Mayor’s Blog 158 6th October – Lions’ Swimarathon – Bridport Leisure Centre I was invited to be present for the Lions’ fundraising Swimarathon, to say a few words and to sound the hooter for the opening rounds. We had friends visiting…
Mayor’s Blog 157 6 September – The Children’s Democratic Republic of Bridport A great big THANK YOU to the organisers! Well this was just ‘something else’! Brought together by The Bank of Dreams and Nightmares – being invited to open this unusual…
Mayor’s Blog 156 30 July, Opening of Asker Meadows Nature Reserve It was a warm summer evening when I was kindly invited by the organisers of the Askers Meadow Wildlife Reserve team to do an official ‘opening’. So much thought…
Mayor’s Blog 155 25th July – Raft Race – West Bay What a lot of fun! After some bright and sunny weather this day started off fairly grey and people were saying the Raft Race would be ‘washed out’ – my…
Mayor’s Blog 153 27th June, St James Park Care Home, Bradpole This was a beautiful sunny afternoon and we had the pleasure of visiting St James Park Care Home in Bradpole, a charming place, where we were welcomed by their Home…
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…
Mayor’s Blog Hello everyone! So proud and pleased to be representing our wonderful town as Mayor for the coming year. I want to keep up the good work, continuing the Mayor’s blog to let you know what we’ve been up…
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…
Come along and watch the grand unravelling/rollout of Bridport's longest scarf!! Raising funds for Bridport Community Kitchen, the scarf will begin its unravel at 10am on Friday 26 April at the kitchen and make its way up to the Town…
Mayor’s Blog 150 This week: Holocaust Memorial Day, Charity Marathon, West Dorset Singers, Court Orchard Tree Planting, Mayoress Report. Holocaust Day – The Fragility of Freedom Last Friday I travelled to Dorchester to represent Bridport at the Holocaust memorial Day…