Promotion

A HAMPER of Dorset produce has given international journalists a taste of the county's best.

The Rural Farm Shop Co. based at Bere Farm, Lytchett Matravers, run by Martyn and Kay Pring, helped to showcase the best of Dorset’s food and drink products to an audience of more than 600 overseas journalists at the World Media Briefing event.

Destination Dorset – the private and public sector destination management organisation – held a competition to encourage sports and lifestyle journalists together with tourism and travel writers to sample and taste the best of Dorset food.

Journalists handed over their business cards and one lucky winner received a hamper pack made up of local Dorset food and drink goodies.

Mr Pring, director of The Rural Farm Shop Co., said: “As a business we’re trying to develop a position as a real champion of Dorset local food and drink.”

Memorabilia

LONDON 2012 has introduced a series of new memorabilia focused on Weymouth and Portland and the sailing; visit the website shop.london2012.com for more information.

Media

INTERNATIONAL journalists are set to descend on Weymouth and Portland today to plan their 2012 Games coverage.

For the past three days, Jacqui Gisborne, regeneration and tourism officer at the borough council, has been raising awareness of Dorset at the World Media Briefing in the capital, run by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) and VisitBritain.

Jacqui said: “It's the fourth time we've been invited by LOCOG to have a presence at their World Media Briefing and literally all the global journalists have been learning what facilities there will be for media during Games time.

“Portland will have an accredited LOCOG-run media centre, Weymouth will be offering media facilities in the Pavilion for accredited and non-accredited media as we want to maximise the global exposure for the area.”

Today 17 journalists will be testing out the journey time between London and the borough, touring the proposed media facilities and local beauty spots.

Volunteers

TEENAGERS could be the first to find out the results of the Olympic sailing competition hosted in Weymouth and Portland.

The London Organising Committee (LOCOG) requires teams of seven young people, aged 16 to 18, for Technology Print Distribution Team roles at the home Games, with two team leaders who can display good communication skills and a friendly, outgoing manner; an ability to problem solve and perform under pressure.

These Young Games Maker roles cover the critical timing, scoring and results service for the competitions in the borough, so they will be among the first to find out the official outcomes of each event and will be responsible for distributing them to key individuals around the venue.

Applications close at midnight on Monday, October 31, 2011.

Team leaders such as teachers, coaches and youth group leaders, from organisations such as sports clubs, volunteering organisations, youth clubs and schools and colleges can apply on behalf of their young people at www.london2012.com/young-games-maker.

Schools and colleges wishing to submit a team application will need to be a member of the Get Set network www. london2012.com/getset