Bridport History Society Birthday Celebration and the Bridport – St Vaast Twinning Association Visit Bridport History Society – Birthday Celebration The Bridport History Society was founded in 1995 to promote interest in and research into all aspects of local history and wider…
Bridport – A Truly Eventful Town St Mary’s Parkrun – 3rd Birthday Celebration On the morning of Saturday 2 July the St Mary’s Parkrun celebrated its third birthday and I went along to help them celebrate. It was just over…
Refugee Week, and more Refugee Week Refugee Week is a UK-wide festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. Founded in 1998 and held every year around World Refugee Day on the 20 June, Refugee…
Bridport Primary School – Edible Garden Bridport Primary Schools Edible garden hosted an open after school event last Friday and I went along to see how it is progressing. When I arrived the garden and field beside it was thronged…
Bridport Food and Beer Festival 2022, The Plott and Gordon Court The fantastic Bridport Food and Beer Festival, organised by Bridport Local Food Group, is back even bigger and better on Asker Meadow this weekend. The scaled down event last…
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations and more … The recent extended Bank Holiday weekend marked the official celebration of the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Alongside Bridport Town Crier John Collingwood, I have had the honour of carrying out…
Becoming Mayor Again, Magic Tenners and the Queens Platinum Jubilee I would like to begin this week’s Blog by thanking my fellow Town Councillors for electing me to serve this, my third term as Bridport’s Town Mayor. It is without…
DORSET ART WEEKS 14 - 29 MAY 2022 Come into Bridport TIC and pick up a Guide featuring many of the studios taking part in this year's Dorset Art Weeks. plus a map showing all the Bridport Studios. Alternatively go…
It’s all about Community Over the past week or so I have been reminded of the importance of community. Events that have been held in Bridport, many of which I have been thrilled to have been able to attend, have…
An Event Filled Bank Holiday Weekend in Dorset’s Eventful Town Wow, so many things going on this weekend, it was impossible to go to them all. Bridport really lived up to its reputation as Dorset’s Eventful Town. Brandens Trail Brandens…