25 July 2012. Nowhere Island arrives in Weymouth. Nowhere island will be off the shore of Weymouth for the sailing events of the London 2012 Olympic Games as a visiting island nation and will then undertake a 500-mile coastal journey around the south-west coast over the summer of 2012. Credit: Grahame Howard / Alamy Live News


Jet skiers surround the island and people on the beach are busy snapping this event in history. Nowhere island is an artwork by Alex Hartley. This has caught the imagination of thousands of people across the world. Thousands of people throughtout the world have already signed up to be citizens, contributing to the online constitution and responding to the year-long Resident Thinkers programme. More than 20 schools and community groups across the South West have been involved in helping to plan how they would welcome Nowhere island to their local port.


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Location: Weymouth, Dorset
Photo credit: © Grahame Howard / Alamy / Afripics
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