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1st November November opened with another book launch – this time the brainchild of Sheila Meaney, working within Bridport Heritage Forum on a community project called “A House Through Time”. This she explained was “The end of chapter one” – as it can, and will be an ongoing project. Sheila…
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6th October – Lions’ Swimarathon – Bridport Leisure Centre I was invited to be present for the Lions’ fundraising Swimarathon, to say a few words and to sound the hooter for the opening rounds. We had friends visiting that weekend, one of whom said she’d like to come with me…
Council Launches Bridport Workspace and Business Needs Assessment
Bridport Town Council is committed to supporting local businesses, especially the need to increase the resilience of Bridport’s local economy and drive future sustainability. In 2022, the council produced the Bridport Investment Plan, responding to consultations with businesses and the community that called for action to support young entrepreneurs and…
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6 September – The Children’s Democratic Republic of Bridport A great big THANK YOU to the organisers! Well this was just ‘something else’! Brought together by The Bank of Dreams and Nightmares – being invited to open this unusual and quite breath-taking event was something no-one could ever have imagined. …
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30 July, Opening of Asker Meadows Nature Reserve It was a warm summer evening when I was kindly invited by the organisers of the Askers Meadow Wildlife Reserve team to do an official ‘opening’. So much thought and work has gone into the creation of this. There are explanatory and…