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Weymouth Area Development Trust CIC

Join the hundreds of people who work to make Weymouth a great place to live!

Our Mission

‘To create a bright future for Weymouth through enterprise, employment, positive community action and empowerment’

Make a difference!

We are a community led, not for profit company, set up by a group of local residents to bring people and organisations together so that we can create a brighter future for Weymouth through enterprise, employment, positive community action and empowerment.:

“We are about regenerative projects in three areas, community, economy and environment because we believe in making a difference. We can’t save the whole planet but we can start in our own Town!”

Community

… is about the people of Weymouth

Economy

… is about the jobs they have and the businesses they run

Environment

… is about the place we live in, the streets and the green spaces

Our Projects

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Weymouth Community Led Affordable Homes Group

Weymouth’s first Community Land Trust As a resident led group we set up an Affordable Homes Group in 2019. We are all residents in Weymouth and we are currently searching for suitable building plots/buildings. Using the Community Land Trust model …

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Weymouth Farmers and Makers Market 2022

Held every 2nd Sunday of the month 10am-3pm just outside The Range, New Bond Street, Weymouth. More information available at Facebook PROJECT PARTNERS

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Co-working and business support in Weymouth. Looking for new premises! Launched under the umbrella organisation, Weymouth Area Development Trust, Starfish Enterprise is a co-working project offering flexible, supportive and affordable space, where the local start ups and small businesses can …

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Tumbledown Farm

Tumbledown in Weymouth is a 27-acre former farm owned by Weymouth Town Council, which is being developed into a community asset in partnership with WADT, based on the following vision. “An inclusive greenspace which nurtures the life-giving environment to support …

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Totally Locally

Local independent businesses are supporting each other to encourage people to shop locally so that we can keep the wealth in the Town and help local businesses to survive and thrive. Working with Weymouth Bid we now have 79 members …

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News & Events

Weymouth Farmers and Makers Market hailed a success!

In 2019 we ran a Facebook campaign linked to Totally Locally Weymouth. We asked if people wanted a Weymouth Town Market again and got two and a half thousand positive responses. So we set about looking for a market organiser, …

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Weymouth Bounces Back 2021

Help for Weymouth businesses to bounce back from pandemic. Welcome Back! Businesses in Weymouth are invited to find out what support is available to help them move forward after the pandemic at an event on Tuesday. Weymouth Bounces Back, will …

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Tumbledown Farm 2

Weymouth Town Council has approved a business plan outlining how the Tumbledown project will transform a site in Weymouth to create a sustainable and inclusive community asset. At the latest Full Town Council Committee meeting, members discussed and agreed details …

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Thank You Transition Towns

Transition Towns – Weymouth is supporting the Tumbledown Project with the purchase of tools and equipment that will enable groups to access Tumbledown and join in the activities needed to prepare the land for next year’s growing. Project Manager, Clive …

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Tumbledown Farm 2

A special thank you to Knighton Countryside Management, based at Piddlehinton, Dorchester for their generous donations of fencing, fence posts, gates and tools. The Adult’s Social Services Team of the Weymouth Local Office spent the day at Tumbledown helping to …

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Weymouth Farmers and Makers Market 2022

Following the most recent Government Announcement around restrictions, we are working towards plans to re-open the Weymouth Farmers’ & Makers market.  Keep watching at Weymouth Farmers’ & Makers Market | Facebook to see latest information on dates and traders. As and when …

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