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 Bridport for 46 years…
I was fortunate to grow up on a farm in the beautiful Vale of Belvoir, Nottinghamshire in the 1950s and 60s. In so many ways it was an idyllic childhood, free to roam the fields, observe wildlife, build dens, ride…
Wednesday 30 September - 5.30pm - 7.00pm. The Chairman of Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has invited people to 'attend' the Trust's virtual, online Annual General Meeting via Webex Events. For more information, please see this flyer.
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 on plastic keyboards, drink…
Zoom Meetings - not able to meet at Loders. For more information, please follow this link.
Tuesday 8 September, 2.30pm. Zoom meeting only. Not able to meet in the hall. For more information, please follow this link.
I can’t believe that I have spent much of the past few days obsessed by the Portrait Challenge Bridport. As a former designer, drawing was a big part of my skillset, but portraiture was way out of my experience and…
VJ Day On Saturday 15th August 2020, Bridport commemorated the 75th anniversary of VJ day (Victory over Japan) and the end of the Second World War by the following .......... Flying the Union Flag on the Town Hall and the…
The Bridport Community Orchard is one of the jewels in the town's crown. The Orchard was established in January 2009 with the planting of 23 half standard apple trees. The second planting, in February 2010, brought the total number of…
Even though we remain unable to run a full scale 75th anniversary commemoration of VJ Day on 15 August, Bridport will remember the cessation of hostilities in WWII on the day in a number of ways: The Union Flag will…