after he won a poetry competition among the local schools. At the opening, he was joined by Weymouth and Portland Mayor Councillor Doug Hollings. As a result of the scheme's success, Newton's Cove Coast Protection Scheme was a 2004 finalist in the Prime Minister's better public buildings awards. See also List of Dorset beaches Jurassic Coast References External links bettterpublicbuildings.gov.uk Beaches of Dorset Coves of Dorset Geography of Weymouth, Dorset Jurassic Coast