Making it all happen
Organising Festival Weekend takes a lot of hard work. We’re grateful for everyone’s contribution to make making it happen.
The Dorset Seafood Festival was founded way back in 2008 by Brian Cooper and Roger Dalton, and subsequently masterminded by Brian’s children, Laura and Stuart. Their stewardship has seen the Festival grow and develop into one of the UK’s most recognised food and drink events.
In early 2024, Laura stepped back from her role, passing responsibility for management and administration to a group of small, local businesses and staunch festival supporters, led by Weyfish, Weymouth’s historic harbourside fishmonger, and local PR and communications agency, In The Bag PR, opening an exciting new chapter in the festival’s success story.
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