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Mayor’s Blog 165 6 June – Rotary Club of Bridport – President’s Evening 2025 This was held at The Bull in town. A formal evening, hosted by the current President where we were invited to their President’s Dinner. There is…
Mayor’s Blog 165 6 June – Rotary Club of Bridport – President’s Evening 2025 This was held at The Bull in town. A formal evening, hosted by the current President where we were invited to their President’s Dinner. There is…
Mayor’s Blog 152 12th June – a very busy and enjoyably busy day! A lovely afternoon celebrating the 10th anniversary of St Mary’s Edible School Garden. It was a great pleasure to be invited to this event, one which I have held…
Bridport’s annual Community Charter Fair will be held on Saturday 18th May. Based at Mountfield’s Millennium Green (09.30-15.00) and in Bucky Doo Square (10.00-15.00), this free event will feature over forty Community Stalls, including the Community Shed, and there’s entertainment…
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…
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…
Food and Water On Saturday I had the pleasure of officially declaring open the Bridport Food Fair and the new water fountain in Bucky Doo Square. At both events I was joined by our wonderful Town Crier John Collingwood who…
BRIDPORT FOOD FESTIVAL 2021 The Bridport Local Food Group is extremely pleased to announce that the Bridport Food Festival will be happening this year despite the format having to change to allow for managing social distancing rules. The usual week-long…
BRIDPORT CHRISTMAS ‘CHEER-UP’ MARKET SATURDAY 12 DECEMBER Despite Bridport Christmas Cheer being cancelled the volunteer committee that organises this popular annual event to launch Christmas in the Town has been determined to bring festive cheer to Bridport, and to help…
Sustainable Farming I was fortunate to grow up on a farm in the beautiful Vale of Belvoir, Nottinghamshire in the 1950s and 60s. In so many ways it was an idyllic childhood, free to roam the fields, observe wildlife, build…
Normal Service Resumed - or is it? On Saturday morning my wife and I walked into town. It was immediately apparent that things were different or should I say normal. The traffic coming in from Dorchester was queueing back from…