Mayor’s Blog- Your Voice Matters
Since becoming a Councillor and more recently Mayor, I have become much more aware of the things that concern people. I now get phone calls, e-mails and stopped in the street to be told about an issue that is of…
Gold for Bridport TIC!
Dorset Tourism Awards 2020 The Winners in the 2020 Dorset Tourism Awards were announced yesterday during an online awards day. We are thrilled to announce Bridport Tourist Information Centre has been awarded Gold in Visitor Service of The Year. We…
Mayor’s Blog – You Are Not Alone
You Are Not Alone The pace of change during my lifetime has been astounding. Alongside the many wonderful scientific and technological advances that have made all our lives so much easier than those that lived by previous generations we now…
Bridport Town Hall goes green for Kidney Cancer Awareness Week
UK landmarks light green for Kidney Cancer Awareness Week Kidney Cancer UK are lighting up Clock Face of Bridport Town Hall between Monday 1st to Friday 5th February as part of Kidney Cancer Awareness Week. The aim is to raise…
Mayor’s Blog- Food and Water
Food I was privileged to grow up on a farm in the beautiful Vale of Belvoir on the Nottinghamshire Leicestershire boarder. We were beef farmers winning supreme championship prizes at all the prestigious national agricultural shows. <img width="1024" height="853" src="https://www.bridport-tc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Lincoln-Red-1024x853.jpg"…
What’s On February
What's On in West Dorset- February 2021 Take a lot at some virtual and online events to keep you entertained during lockdown 3 What's On Feb 2021
Mayor’s Blog – Dealing with Bridport’s Waste
Dealing with Bridport’s Waste Over the past few months I have become increasingly aware of the waste my household generates and what happens to it. Hence my involvement in the Plastic free Bridport campaign and my recent Blog looking at…
Josie Kemp & Lauren Soley embark on a trek of over 100 miles of the Jurassic Coast for Cancer Research UK, ‘come rain or shine’!
In April last year Josie Kemp’s mum, Pippa Stone, passed away. Out of the blue she’d had a seizure, which they learned later had been caused by an aggressive brain tumour, and sadly she died just 18 days later. Pippa…
Census 2021
Households across Dorset, along with the rest of England and Wales, will soon be asked to take part in Census 2021. Bridport Town Council staff will be receiving training to offer support to residents with completing their forms this year.…