Free advice

BUSINESSES in Weymouth and Portland are being offered free advice workshops this week to help with their 2012 Olympic and Paralympic travel plans.

Free one hour workshops with London 2012 officials are being held this Thursday, October 6 at the Heights Hotel in Yeates Road, Portland, and this Friday October 7 at Weymouth Community Fire Station in Radipole Lane, Weymouth.

The hour-long workshops will take place at 7.30am, 1pm and 6pm on each day.

Local businesses can discuss travel planning during next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Sailing competition with London 2012 and Weymouth and Portland Borough Council representatives at the Open4Business event.

This is the start of regular monthly workshops, which will continue from November to April.

The sessions are limited to 20 people, to book a place, contact Jess Rice by emailing jessicarice@weymouth.gov.uk Find out more at london2012.com/traveladviceforbusiness

Get your sticker

SHOP owner Glyn Nash is backing the Echo’s Bring on the Games window sticker campaign.

Mr Nash, who is co-owner of The Paper Shop in Fortuneswell, has claimed one of 10,000 window stickers produced by the Dorset Echo, the borough’s 2012 operations team, the Weymouth and Portland Chamber of Commerce and NHS Dorset’s Team Dorset Challenge.

The shop has also been a supply point for members of the public to claim the stickers.

He said: “The Olympic sailing events are going to look good with Portland in the background. I’m proud that we’re hosting the Games.

“I deliver papers to the sailing academy and I’ve seen a lot of developments going on. If people want to get a Bring on the Games sticker they can come here.”

Ticket Ballot

MORE than 100,000 applicants have applied for more than one million tickets for the London 2012 Paralympic Games tickets.

The ‘unprecedented demand’ means ballots will take place in 16 out of 20 sports and also for the opening and closing ceremonies.

Following the application process for London 2012 Paralympic Games tickets, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has confirmed that 116,000 people applied for 1.14million tickets between September 9 and 26 this year. Oversubscribed sports include archery, athletics, boccia, track cycling, equestrian dressage, football, goalball, judo, rowing, shooting, swimming, table tennis, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair fencing, wheelchair rugby and wheelchair tennis.

Payment will be taken by October 31 2011 with notification sent by November 18 2011.

In December LOCOG will put remaining Paralympic Games tickets on sale, on a first come, first served basis.

Recruiting now

THE British Sailing Team in the Olympic and Paralympic classes is looking for a Paralympic Bosun to assist at national and international regattas until September 2012.

Skandia Team GBR is recruiting for a bosun, based in Weymouth, to assist its Paralympic athletes as they prepare for the 2012 Games.

Responsibilities will include ensuring all competition equipment is ready to race, to assist the athletes with adjusting equipment, repairs and maintenance of equipment.

Applicants must have significant experience in the maintenance and repair of dinghies or small keelboats and associated equipment, be self-sufficient, an outstanding team player and have a full driving licence and EU passport.

The deadline for applications is October 19, 2011, visit rya.org.uk/abou tus/jobvacancies/Pages/ParalympicBosun.aspx