Turning the Tide

An Exhibition about Plastics in our Oceans

Tuesday 18th May – 31st October – Everyday the centre is open

11am-4pm

West Bay Discovery Centre

Discover the history of plastic and the problem with single-use plastics. Learn how you can help in the fight to reduce microplastics in our oceans.

Admissions free – donations welcomed

01308 427288

manager@westbaydiscoverycentre.org.uk

http://www.westbaydiscoverycentre.org.uk

Bridport Fiver Fest No 5

9th-23rd October 2021

We’ll be joining many other cities, towns and villages across the UK taking part in the National Fiver Fest organised by Totally Locally HQ that week.  This year lots of towns that are used to running Fiver Fests on their own will all be choosing the same week, that way we can show the importance of supporting local independent business on a much bigger scale.

The National Fiver Fest has already garnered lots of national press so it will be wonderful to put on a great event for Bridport.

The £5 Message is what the whole of Totally Locally is built around.  A simple message that makes it easy for people to shop local. No pressure, no guilt. Easy.

The £5 message
IF EVERY ADULT IN BRIDPORT SPENT JUST £5 A WEEK IN OUR INDEPENDENT SHOPS & BUSINESSES, INSTEAD OF ONLINE OR AT THE BIG SUPERMARKETS, IT WOULD BE WORTH OVER £4.6 MILLION PER YEAR GOING INTO OUR LOCAL ECONOMY. WHICH MEANS MORE JOBS, BETTER FACILITIES AND A NICER PLACE TO LIVE. MAKES YOU THINK DOESN’T IT?!

The 12-day real-ale event will feature vegan and vegetarian ales, among the 20 festival ales produced by award-winning brewers from the across the UK and Ireland.

There are 16 beers which have never previously featured nationally in our pubs (17 not featured in a Wetherspoon festival before), two gluten-free beers, three vegan-friendly brews and three speciality ales.

You can download the tasting notes, in advance: here.

Mike Denham has combined a musical life as a respected performer of early 20^th century American piano styles, ragtime in particular, with a career as a chemical engineer on the safety of nuclear power stations and North Sea oil production.

As a young man he enjoyed the opportunity to accompany famous figures in the world of traditional jazz, including on occasion Ken Colyer and Humphrey Lyttleton.
His “SpeakEasy” concerts, at which he duets with guests of the highest calibre from the UK and the international scene, are popular at several West Country venues.

Mike has performed solo ragtime at concert venues including London’s Purcell Room and St George’s Bristol, and at many UK festivals and jazz events.  He particularly enjoys bringing ragtime to attractive settings like Dillington which host a range of music genres.

Tickets £15 (under 18s £6.)
Includes coffee/tea, from 10.45am in the Theatre.

Coffee, Concert and Sunday Lunch (Main Course) £30.

Jinder is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist.

He is best known for his extensive catalogue of dark folk-and-country-influenced solo work, including his 2019 Top 40 single, ‘Keep Me In Your Heart’, which features in the 2019 film Fisherman’s Friends and has been successfully covered by many other artists.

He is also known for his brief tenure as the frontman of The Mercurymen. A musician from an early age, Jinder began a lifelong career in songwriting in his early teen years.

Psychadelephant need no introduction, but we’ll do one anyway.  A local four piece band based in the South West with ethically inspiring lyrics. Fronted by Grace Gillan and Jake Miller, and joined by Jack Revy and Chris Warren, expect to moved, stimulated and left wanting more!

The Golden Cap Association (West Dorset) was founded in 1978 and has over 375 members, and organises illustrated talks on the last Monday of the month.

For more information you can contact Mike Nicks on (01308) 459855

Angel Heart and Rattlebox Theatre presents The Tales of Robin Hood,

A show for the young, old and middle ages.

Join England’s Greatest Outlaw as he and his Merry Friends take on the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham! Be swept along in the adventure as dynamic puppetry and colourful acting bring these much-loved tales to life. With comedy, derring-do and even interactive archery The Tales of Robin Hood is a quiver full of fun for both young and old alike. Inspired by the Medieval tales and performed by Dave Oliver and James Richardson, Angel Heart Theatre and Rattlebox present an interactive make-believe tale where the real and imaginary collide, and friends are never far away. Touring with Artsreach, Dorset’s rural touring arts charity.

Ticket Prices:
Adult £6.00
Under 18s: £5.00
Family of Four (two adults and two children): £20.00
Telephone booking: Georgina Burnham 01308 424922 or Sue Smiley 07802 347872
You can book online at Artsreach online ticket sales powered by TicketSource – a booking fee applies.

Join us for a litterpick in Bridport! We will meet at Mountfield Gardens in Wykes Court car park and go for a wander around the gardens and streets from there. Look out for the Morvil the Whale flag!

Everybody welcome, all equipment provided.

We look forward to seeing you there, helping us to clean up the planet 2 Minutes at a time.

For more info contact mike@2minute.org or 07903259355

Meet the Clean Jurassic Coast Mermaid!

11am – 1pm: Face Painting
2pm – 230pm: Storytelling
230pm – 4pm: Help the Mermaid clean up with a beach clean

Join Us for Hallowgreen
Celebrate a plastic free Halloween with us all week
Help us find the spiders which have been hidden all around the centre
Get ideas for plastic free Halloween crafts

This event takes place every Thursday (during term times) at The Chapel in the Garden.

Exercise to classic music at your own place.

All abilities, all ages, no frills – Bring Your Own Hula Hoop.

Pay what you can – the suggested donation is £3.00.

All proceeds go to The Chapel in the Garden.

Bridport Arts Centre

A lot can change in twenty years!

Like a high-end cheese, Mabon matured gradually into the virtuosic Titans of original, interceltic music that they are today.

Two decades of sparky jigs and slammin’ reels; stirring songs and exquisite ballads; award-winning performances, mighty banter and a faithful following of ardent fans – this is a band that knows its stuff.

But now Mabon is hanging up its boots – the next twenty years will be about fresh challenges for each of these five firm friends and marvellous musicians.

No scandal, no mystery; no drama, no acrimony; not even the tried and tested “musical differences”. It’s time for more family time, new projects – and yes, less motorway mileage and fewer cups of service station coffee.

A thousand shows, dozens of countries, five continents; with a hard-earned reputation for dazzling live performances; Mabon is going out on a high with a Farewell Tour in spring 2020.

This is a band ending on a very good note – and plenty of them!

Come and catch those notes live while you can – this tour is ‘The Last Huzzah!’

Jamie Smith’s MABON – live photo Hamish Burgess

https://youtu.be/chXgrPrEEy4

Date: Thursday 28 October 2021

Time: Starts 7:30pm

Ticket Price: £16.00 (Members £14.00)

Tickets available from Bridport Tourist Information Centre, Bridport Town Hall, South Street DT6 3LF. Tel: 01308 424901 or

www.bridport-arts.com

Come along to Bridport’s famous Ropemakers Pub for an evening of folk music and song sessions.

Every fourth Thursday of the month, the October session will have an Irish influence.

Come along and enjoy, or take part and play and/or sing!

 Energy Efficiency Campaign – Lowering Household Bills

3 Money Saving Workshops

30^th October, Venue: WI Hall, North Street, Bridport

09:45 – 10:30: Domestic Lighting – saving £s and the planet

11:00 – 11:45: Exterior Lighting – saving £s and not disturbing the neighbours

12:00 – 15:30: Understanding the challenge of decarbonising our homes

The first two of these informative workshops will be facilitated by Dr. Shelley James, and the last by The Centre for Sustainable Energy

Organised by Bridport Town Council & Transition Town Bridport.

Domestic Lighting- Saving £s and the planet

Saturday 30th September

9.45am-10.30am

Bridport WI Hall

Lighting accounts for 18% of the UK’s energy budget and 8 out of every 10 lightbulbs end up in landfill. Dr Shelley James will explain why-and what you can do about it. She will share examples of different types of light and sensors that can improve the quality of light in our homes and cut your energy bill by up to 40% at the same time.

Booking: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/domestic-lighting-saving-s-and-the-planet-tickets-169844091249 

Bridport Housing Event – Housing Fair

10am to 2pm, Saturday 30th October, Bridport Town Hall.

A range of organisations involved in local housing, community led and commercial, will set up their stalls upstairs in the Town Hall to be available to answer questions and discuss problems and solutions.

Exterior Lighting- saving £s and not disturbing the neighbours

Saturday 30th October

11am-11.45am

Bridport WI Hall

Badly designed outdoor lighting pollutes the night sky across more than 80% of the British Isle. This takes a heavy toll on the environment- not only in terms of electricity use and disturbed sleep for ourselves and our neighbours, but in disruption to plant and animal life.

Dr Shelley James will explain how you can enjoy the benefits of lights outside  while reducing the human and environmental cost. She will exceed the LEED standard for exterior lighting .

Booking: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exterior-lighting-saving-s-and-not-disturbing-the-neighbours-tickets-169845818415?aff=erelpanelorg

Bridport Arts Centre

The Highland Joker presents

The Bubble Show!

Join Mr Bubbles with his extraordinary soap bubbles in all shapes and sizes!

Enjoy bouncy bubbles, bubbles inside bubbles, smoke bubbles, square bubbles, giant bubbles and even fire bubbles! The Bubble Show is a unique blend of magic, storytelling and bubble art!

Actor, storyteller and Guinness World Bubble Record holder, Eran The Bubble Man is one of the top bubble artists in the world and brings you an interactive, fun, international award-winning bubble extravaganza!

Suitable for ages 3-12

Duration 60 minutes – No interval.

Date: Saturday 30 October 2021

Time: 2.30pm

Ticket Price: £14.00 adult/ £8.00 child / £25.00 family

Family ticket = 1 Adult, 3 children or 2 Adults, 2 Children

Tickets available from Bridport Tourist Information Centre, Bridport Town Hall, South Street DT6 3LF. Tel: 01308 424901 or

www.bridport-arts.com

An evening of music in aid of the Bridport Refugee Support Campaign.

Featuring Rosie Smith, The Avalon Sound, Grace & Jake and Sammy Hurden.

Tickets are £12.00; on sale from Bridport Tourist Information Centre.

All proceeds will go to Bridport Refugee Support Campaign.

Bewitched Halloween Party 

Saturday 30th October

Held outside under the big barn roof, Grow Slow, Broomhill Farm, Bridport, DT6 5LB

7.30pm-1am

Free Entry

A night of potions, spells and music

Live Music & DJs, Hot veggie food, Licenced Bar, DJ Diamante, Beat Safari

Dress on the dark side.

www.growslow.co.uk

We formed the band back in 2003 because of our passion for The Smiths.

We didn’t just want to be a tribute band – we wanted to play the music of The Smiths and recreate what is was to see and hear The Smiths live – it just happens that when you do that, the world calls you a tribute.

For us that was a world of silly wigs and props – everything we felt a homage to The Smiths shouldn’t be. So we spent a year rehearsing every week to make sure that when we launched we sounded genuine – The Smiths and their fans (like us) demand nothing less.

We focused on the sound and spirit of The Smiths live.

Fast forward 11 years and some 500 shows later and we see and hear ourselves now spoken of as being in the top tier of tributes globally.

The years in between have seen us play throughout the UK, overseas and at major festivals such as Glastonbury.

We’ve appeared on numerous TV and radio shows and many a newspaper column written.

The word tribute has also developed and grown in respect in that time, coming to represent something that is not silly or trite but the best way to see and experience the music of bands no longer with us played by artists who are as passionate and dedicated to their shows as actors and actresses.

It’s a pleasure and privilege to be seen as the foremost tribute to THE SMITHS.

Date:  Saturday 30 October 2021

Time: Starts 8pm

Ticket Price: Advance £15.50 / Door £17.00

Tickets available from Bridport Tourist Information Centre, Bridport Town Hall, South Street DT6 3LF. Tel: 01308 424901

www.electricpalace.org.uk

Muddy Summers and the DFWs are a radical feisty-folk-punk-pop band based in the UK. They perform predominantly on the festival circuit and we at the Ropemakers are extremely proud to have them perform for us. With an all-female line up and, it has to be said, it is their best and most successful incarnation by far.

You may find yourself swaying, laughing, nodding in recognition and despair, your hackles and goose bumps raised in solidarity. There’s every chance you’ll be singing along at the top of your voice to the more anthemic festival favourites.

Dryadic boast an impressive mix up of rhythms which underpin candid, heartfelt lyrics, traversing an acoustic spectrum with Eastern European influence at one end, and British trad-folk at the other. The Brighton based duo masterfully command their audiences with a inimitable balance of trad, new, alternative, romantic and political. Songwriters Zora (vocals, guitar), and Joanna (fiddle, guitar, vocals) formed the outfit in 2017 following the breakup of the gypsy folk-roots 5 piece – The Tatsmiths who were well known for their kicking performances at Glastonbury, Boomtown, Brighton Pride, Brunswick Festival, Shambala and more.

Halloween Bingo Night

Hosted by Bridport Musical Theatre Company

Sunday 31st October

Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm start

Fancy dress recommended

Prizes-Raffle-Refreshments

Limited space based on Covid-19 secure measures, entry based on first come first served

All proceeds raised support future productions