The past ten days have taken us through a roller coaster of emotions and thoughts, initial shock and disbelief on hearing of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II; reflecting on her life and what she meant to us, welcoming our…
We are living through a period of time, which although we knew would happen one day, we never imagined it actually happening. The events of the past few days are something which very few of us have experienced before and…
Didn't it Rain? Our long dry summer finally came to an sudden end on Tuesday with a torrential downpour that caused several parts of the town to flood. Whilst gardeners and farmers had been desperate to have their fields and…
The Open Air Dairy Anyone who drives along the A35 between Bridport and Dorchester cannot help but notice a huge herd of dairy cattle every so often in the fields on the right hand side just before the Little Bredy…
Bridport’s Great Big Green Week Bridport’s Great Big Green Week is scheduled to take place between September 24 and October 1. As part of the run up to the opening event, which takes place on Millenium Green on the 24th,…
Bombs Fall of Bridport Tuesday 2 August marks the 80th anniversary of the first bombs falling on the centre of Bridport in 1942. The raids were not directed at the town during the Second World War, but many German aircraft…
Bridport History Society - Birthday Celebration The Bridport History Society was founded in 1995 to promote interest in and research into all aspects of local history and wider historical matters. On the afternoon of Thursday 14 July members and friends…
St Mary’s Parkrun - 3rd Birthday Celebration On the morning of Saturday 2 July the St Mary’s Parkrun celebrated its third birthday and I went along to help them celebrate. It was just over three years ago on 29th June 2019…
St Mary's Primary School - Edible Garden St Mary's Primary Schools Edible garden hosted an open after school event last Friday and I went along to see how it is progressing. When I arrived the garden and field beside it…
The fantastic Bridport Food and Beer Festival, organised by Bridport Local Food Group, is back even bigger and better on Asker Meadow this weekend. The scaled down event last year on Millenium Green was a great success but nothing beats…