Hopefully I am starting to get the hang of things now in terms of “blogging” and fingers crossed it will continue to be varied and of interest. This week I am adding a section at the end from the Mayoress…
Media Release – June 2023Bridport Town Council has received a National Lottery Heritage fund grant of £9,550 toward a local heritage project that will conserve and celebrate the artworks of Geroge Biles. George Biles (b.1900 / d.1987) was a highly…
Hello from your new Mayor! I felt that I should continue the Mayor’s Blog that our outgoing Mayor, Ian Bark started. So here is my first ever Blog which covers the Community Charter Fair, our Mayor Making ceremony, and my…
Please click here to view the leaflet regarding the Community Governance Review. There is an online survey seeking your thoughts on how Bridport Town Council should operate after 2024: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/B6ZLWZ/
Bridport Town Council HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR BRIDPORT HERITAGE? Putting the Bridport Streetscapes & Heritage Interpretation Study into Action, Summer 2023. Media Release Bridport Town Council has opened a consultation on 3 new heritage walking routes and asking…
DORSET CIVIC SERVICE TO MARK THE CORONATION OF KING CHARLES III On Friday, Anne and I attended the Dorset Civic Service to mark the Coronation of King Charles III held in Sherborne Abbey. Along with Mayors and Civic Leaders from…
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2024 Across much of the country local elections were held on Thursday, but not here in Dorset. It will be our turn in twelve months time when the people of Bridport will go to the polls to elect…
PORTLAND CIVIC DAY I find Portland a really fascinating place and whenever we have visitors it is one of the places we tend to take them. There is something about its no nonsense mix of rugged beauty and rich heritage…
A stroll into Bridport on a lovely, sunny, April Saturday morning and the pavements were packed with people browsing the over 100 market stalls, sitting out enjoying a coffee and meeting and greeting friends. All along East Street, West Street,…
BURROUGH HARMONY CENTRE - receives National Lottery funding The Burrough Harmony Centre, Bridport’s mental health and wellbeing centre, is celebrating after being awarded £299,086 in funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the…