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 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 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 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…
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…
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 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 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…
BLOG 111 – PARKING, ECO CHURCH, VIOLET DERRING, NOTPLA, COMONWEALTH DAY & MORE Something of a Magnum Opus I’m afraid this week due to me giving myself a week off to celebrate hitting three score years and ten! ENVIRONMENT SERVICE…
EMPLOYMENT, REMEMBRANCE, WINTER FUEL, WARM HUBS, DISCOVERY CENTRE & MORE BRIDPORT JOBCENTRE Bridport’s Jobcentre located at 1 West Street may not be the most attractive building on the high street, but it is possibly one of the most important. Last…