PETER PAN Last Friday night was ‘Panto' night and what a fantastic show the Bridport Pantomime Players put on. The annual pantomime is one of the events I particularly look forward to each year and this year’s performance of Peter…
BLANDFORD FORUM CIVIC DAY One of the highlights of being Mayor is being invited to Civic Days across the county. A Civic Day is an opportunity for the host town to show off what it has to offer but more…
CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT ALARM BELLS ARE RINGING EVER LOUDER The following news reports, taken from the BBC News website this week, are but the tip of the iceberg in terms of the evidence concerning mankind’s impact on the planet, we…
Just a few items for you this week and they tick several of the UN Sustainable Development Goals I talked about in last weeks Blog. Can you spot which ones? MAYOR’S - YOUNG PEOPLE INITIATIVE THE INITIAL GATHERING In September…
A warm welcome to 2023. UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS Despite growing up during the Cold War, the world today seems to be in far a more fragile and vulnerable position than it has ever been in my lifetime. The impact…
Twelve months ago I wrote the following as an introduction to my end of year blog: This New Year's Eve, you might be spending the evening watching a romantic movie with a loved one, binge watching a favourite TV series…
A spotlight was switched on this week as Bridport Town Council draws attention to the Stalking Dog sculpture on Palmers Fish pass. With the co-operation of Palmers Brewery, help of local lighting specialist, Shelley James and equipment provided free of…
Walking home through town a couple of evenings ago after attending a mayoral event I was struck by how cheerful our high streets are looking. The big tree in Bucky Doo Square, the illuminated street garlands, the Christmas trees above…
Bridport Town Council arranged and hosted a meeting with the Foundry Lea development consortium and local stakeholders last week, in the aftermath of works that wrongly removed trees and hedgerow alongside the Foundry Lea development site on the town’s western…
BRIDPORT INVESTMENT PLAN Earlier this year Bridport Town Council and other stakeholders raised concerns about the pressing need for investment in our area and the relatively low level of historic funding allocated to Bridport and West Dorset. When the Town…