Councillor Resources Page - Bridport Town Council

Project information

This section provides information on planned projects:

Town Councillor Role

This section provides an introduction to the role of town councillors:

Make a Difference! – your guide to being a Bridport town councillor.
The Good Councillor’s Guide – general information on the role of the councillor, published by the National Association of Local Councils (NALC).
Councillor ‘Job Descriptions’ – for the Mayor/Chair, Council Leader, and town councillors.

What We Do

The links below are to documents that show the work we do:

Draft Town Council Plan 2024-2029 – a first draft of a corporate plan for 2024-29.
Bridport Investment Plan – this is our plan for securing Bridport’s economic future, in an environmentally sustainable way.
Climate Emergency Action Plan – in 2019 the council declared a climate emergency and set out a plan to address this at a local level.
Town Council Services Summary – this aims to be a comprehensive description of the services we provide.
Map of Town Council Land and Buildings – this shows all of our property holdings, and other land and buildings we’re responsible for.
Town Council Grants and Support Funding – a summary of how we approach giving financial support to community organisations.
Bridport Events Calendar 2024 – we are involved in some way (e.g. through financial, logistical, or administrative support) in all of the major events in Bridport, and in many of the smaller ones too.

Scope of Activity/Powers

In this section you’ll find a range of key documents that define the extent of our operation and the main rules that we work to:

Finance

This section provides information on our plans for both expenditure and income, for the current year 2024-25 and beyond:

Contacts and Links

A couple of documents that provide information supplementing the above, and contact details for support at a ward level: