West Bay Car Boot
West Bay Car Boot will be returning for 2021 Every Sunday from 18th April until 31st October*. The car park will be open at 6.30am for traders to set up. The car boot opens from 7.30 for the public. Finishes…
Mayor’s Blog – Bridport Tree Planting
Bridport Tree Planting – investing in the future. Like most people I am a big fan of trees. As a small boy climbing them was the main attraction. As I grew older I gradually came to realise what amazing, complex…
Mayor’s Blog – Mayor receives his jab!
Mayor receives his jab The 10th February marked the 50th anniversary of the release of Carol King’s album, Tapestry. In 2020, Tapestry was ranked number 25 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Listening to…
Mayor’s Blog – Dealing with Bridport’s Waste
Dealing with Bridport’s Waste Over the past few months I have become increasingly aware of the waste my household generates and what happens to it. Hence my involvement in the Plastic free Bridport campaign and my recent Blog looking at…
Census 2021
Households across Dorset, along with the rest of England and Wales, will soon be asked to take part in Census 2021. Bridport Town Council staff will be receiving training to offer support to residents with completing their forms this year.…
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 – A Time for Giving
Christmas – a time for giving. As a child Christmas meant the mysterious delivery of presents down the chimney into my sack and the excitement of tearing off wrapping paper to see what Santa had brought me. Later in life…
Mayor’s Blog – So Proud of Bridport
So Proud of Bridport I have never been more proud to be a citizen of Bridport than over the past week. REASON 1 On Monday evening BBC Spotlight South West included a feature about Bridport in its evening news broadcast.…