Mayor’s Blog – Springing Back to Life
Springing back to life We are bang in the middle of what is my favourite time of the year because the period between mid February and mid March is one filled with hope. The dark days of winter are…
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…
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"…
Mayor’s Blog- A New Home for the Bridport Memorial Wild Flower Meadow
A New Home for the Bridport Memorial Wild Flower Meadow One of the projects undertaken by the Bridport Heritage Forum to commemorate the centenary of the The Great War, was the development of a ‘Wild Flower Meadow’ in Jellyfields Nature…
Mayor’s Blog – Return to Lockdown
Return to Lockdown As we find ourselves once more moving towards another Covid-19 lockdown on Thursday 5th November we all need to take stock of how we live our everyday lives in order to drive down the number of cases…
Mayor’s Blog – Bridport Museum
Bridport Museum I recently had the pleasure of visiting the newly reopened Bridport Museum. Like many similar places across the country it has had to remain closed due the current Covid-19 pandemic. Having its doors open again has provided…
Mayor’s Blog – Weldmar Hospicecare on the Move
Weldmar Hospicare On The Move On Monday morning at 10.00am I found myself in Morrisons car park to welcome the brand new Weldmar Hospicecare Community Outreach Vehicle to Bridport for the first time. The Weldmar Community Outreach Vehicle was launched…
Mayor’s Blog – Plastic Free Bridport
Plastic Free Bridport The 20th and 21st centuries have justifiably been dubbed the Plastics Age, such is the influence and ubiquity of this family of materials. Plastics pervade all aspects of society. We clean our teeth with plastic toothbrushes, type…