IF you fancy a traditional day out this weekend, the annual Upwey Well Dressing is now on view at Upwey Wishing Well near Weymouth.

The theme this year is the Bronze and Iron Age and once again the community has got together to produce stunning images of Maiden Castle and Stonehenge from moss, leaves, flowers, seeds and tree bark.

The dressing of springs and wells is an ancient custom carried out in several places in the country as a celebration of the supply of pure water. Fundraising for charity is an important aspect of well dressing and this year in Upwey it is to help improve wheelchair access for the disabled to the Old School Village Hall.

The Well Dressing is expected to last throughout May.

Dorset Chamber Orchestra will be performing their early summer recital in Dorchester tomorrow night.

The prestigious ensemble will play Schubert's Symphony 5 and Mahler's Symphony 4 with a soprano solo by Sophia Grech.

The concert is in St Mary's Church, Edward Road at 7.30pm and tickets cost £10 in advance from Harmony Music, Trinity Street, Dorchester and at the door on the night.

For a great family day out this weekend, you can't beat Weymouth Sea Life Adventure Park and Marine Sanctuary.

This year the attraction, at Lodmoor near Weymouth, boasts four new amazing children's rides in its £1 million Adventure Island play zone - a drop ride, tugboat, pirate ship and seal-themed roundabout.

And that is before you even get close to the amazing sea creatures that live in the centre, from delicate seahorses to sinister sharks, cute penguins, seals and otters and the spectacular turtle sanctuary.

For full details of what's on, buy tomorrow's Dorset Echo with its eight-page Weymouth Sea Life Adventure Park and Marine Sanctuary supplement complete with a great family offer - two kids go free, saving you £21.