West Bay Car Boot 2023
West Bay Car Boot is Back for 2023! Starting Sunday 2nd April. Every Sunday until 29th October. The car park will be open at 6.30am for traders to set up. The car boot opens from 7.30am for the public. Finishes…
Mayor’s Blog – Parking and lots more
BLOG 111 – PARKING, ECO CHURCH, VIOLET DERRING, NOTPLA, COMONWEALTH DAY & MORE Something of a Magnum Opus I’m afraid this week due to me giving myself a week off to celebrate hitting three score years and ten! ENVIRONMENT SERVICE…
Mayor’s Blog – Broadchurch, Eyesight, Food Hub and Housing –
BLOG 110 – BROADCHURCH, EYESIGHT, FOOD HUB AND HOUSING BROADCHURCH 10th ANNIVERSARY March 4th marks the 10th anniversary of the broadcast of the first episode of Broadchurch the start studded multi award winning crime thriller set in West Bay and…
Mayor’s Blog – Panto, Business Awards and Literacy
BLOG 108 – PETER PAN, BRIDPORT BUSINESS AWARDS 2023 & IT LITERACY PETER PAN Last Friday night was ‘Panto’ night and what a fantastic show the Bridport Pantomime Players put on. The annual pantomime is one of the events I…
Mayor’s Blog –
BLOG 105 – CLIMATE ALARM BELLS, COMMUNITY CHEST AWARD, BEST DRESSED WINDOW AWARD, AND THE COMMUNITY ORCHARD WASSAIL CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT ALARM BELLS ARE RINGING EVER LOUDER The following news reports, taken from the BBC News website this week, are…
Mayor’s Blog
BLOG 104 – Young People, Dance, Warm Hubs, Business Information and Networking, and Litter Just a few items for you this week and they tick several of the UN Sustainable Development Goals I talked about in last weeks Blog. Can…
Mayor’s Blog – Goodbye 2022, welcome 2023 –
BLOG 102 – GOODBYE 2022, WELCOME 2023 Twelve months ago I wrote the following as an introduction to my end of year blog: This New Year’s Eve, you might be spending the evening watching a romantic movie with a loved…
Mayor’s Blog – Christmas and more
BLOG 102 – ITS BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS & MORE Walking home through town a couple of evenings ago after attending a mayoral event I was struck by how cheerful our high streets are looking. The big…
Spotlight on the Stalking Dog –
Spotlight on Bridport’s Favourite Sculpture A spotlight was switched on this week as Bridport Town Council draws attention to the Stalking Dog sculpture on Palmers Fish pass. With the co-operation of Palmers Brewery, help of local lighting specialist, Shelley James…
Mayor’s Blog – Christmas Cheer, Light up a Life, Bridport Investment Plan and lots more
BRIDPORT INVESTMENT PLAN, ST MICHAEL’S PLANS SUBMITTED, CHRISTMAS CHEER 2022, LIGHT UP A LIFE, FOUNDRY LEA HEDGEROW REMOVAL, AND MORE BRIDPORT INVESTMENT PLAN Earlier this year Bridport Town Council and other stakeholders raised concerns about the pressing need for investment…