Mayor’s Blog – Lockdown 3
Covid-19 – Lockdown 3 I don’t think there can possibly be one person in our community today that has not felt the weight of last night’s announcement or the anxiety that it will inevitably bring and my thoughts are with…
Mayors Blog – I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas
I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas Christmas as we all know is a time for family, friends, food, giving and sharing. Being able to see my grand daughters open their presents on Christmas morning has to have been one of…
Mayor’s Blog – Moving up to Tier 3
Moving up to Tier 3 Earlier today the Government announced that the Dorset Council area will go into Tier 3 (Very High) from 00:01am on Thursday 31 December. A strain of coronavirus has already reached Dorset according to new data…
Mayor’s Blog – Shop Local
Shop Local Shop Local is the big message nationally this Christmas and what better place to do it than Bridport. On Wednesday I spent the day with BBC Spotlight South West reporter John Henderson filming and interviewing people around the…
Mayor’s Blog – Bridport Business Awards
Bridport Business Awards 2021 On the morning of Wednesday 11th November I was delighted to take part in the launch of the Bridport Business Awards 2021. The Covid-19 lockdown meant that the event had to be a virtual one. It…
Coast Path diverted due to unstable cliffs
Coast path diverted due to unstable cliffs A 200-metre section of the South West Coast Path near West Bay has been closed due to a growing crack in the clifftop. Over the last three weeks, this large section of the…
Bridport Sculpture Trail
Bridport Sculpture Trail – 60th anniversary of AONB Bridport Town Council, The Arts Development Company and the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty have been working together to instigate a new sculpture trail for Bridport. This year it is the 60th…
Mayor’s Blog – A Busy Time for the Mayor
A Busy Time for the Mayor Just when things were starting to settle into a relatively calm ‘new normal’ wham bam the Covid-19 figures started to take a turn in the wrong direction and we are once again living in…
Mayor’s Blog – West Bay Railway Anniversary
West Bay Railway Anniversary Tuesday 22nd September marked the 90th anniversary of the closure of the rail passenger service to and from West Bay. On that fateful day the service that had run between Maiden Newton and West Bay via…
Mayors Blog – Bridport Bounces Back
Bridport Bounces Back Sunday 2nd August marked two significant milestones as Bridport continues to Bounce Back from the effects of the Covid-19 virus on the town. Sunday morning saw the return of the popular West Bay Car Boot Sale and…