Mayor’s Log – July 2026
Mayor’s Log Number 3 Wednesday July 1st – Selecting a new Town Crier Today was exciting but also sad. We had four types of advertising for this job, a try out at the food festival, Facebook, Bridport News and I did…
Mayor’s Log covering June engagements
Mayor’s Log Number 2 Friday June 5th – The 6th Battalion, The Rifles. Cocktail evening , Dorchester The CO of The Rifles invited myself and many other Mayors and dignitaries from all over Dorset to this very interesting and informative…
First Blog of 2026!
Mayor’s Blog 171 December was very ‘light’ on Mayoral duties, however those I attended were very enjoyable. Our Deputy Mayor, Jonathan Bourbon, happily attended some carol services around the county in my stead. Good to have a presence at those. …
Mayor’s Blog, Number 169 –
Mayor’s Blog 169 5th October – The Lions’ Swimarathon competition On this Sunday morning I was invited to sound the horn for the first round of this great local Swimarathon, run by the Bridport Lions. I never fail to be highly…
Mayor’s Blog 160 Happy New Year
Mayor’s Blog 160 December Blogs Dear Readers, I must have been visited by some mischievous Christmas elves! I was adding the last photo to this set of blogs and whoosh! Everything else I’d prepared just vanished into thin air and was…
Mayor’s Blog – 157
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…
Hello Summer!
The Summer Holidays are here and there's lots going on in and around Bridport and West Bay. As well as our Events page, https://bridportandwestbay.co.uk/visit/events/ we have a page dedicated to family friendly activities in the area. You can pick up…
Have a read of the Mayor’s latest Blog –
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, Number 130 –
Mayor’s Blog 130 This week : Hazelmead Cohousing and the “Common House” project, Bridport Royal Charter Pageant 1953, Discovery Centre 5 th Birthday, RNLI Seatown Barbecue (Cancelled), Next week. Hazelmead Cohousing, Bridport On Monday I was invited to celebrate the…
Mayor’s Blog including a message from the Mayoress –
Mayor’s Blog 128 Wimborne Civic Day, Morrison’s Foodbank week, Trustees and a Chair required, Mayoress’ reports and a “Whats on” Wimborne Civic Day Bridget and I had a very busy and wet Friday representing Bridport at the Wimborne Mayor’s Civic…