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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…
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25th July – Raft Race – West Bay What a lot of fun! After some bright and sunny weather this day started off fairly grey and people were saying the Raft Race would be ‘washed out’ – my response was that it’s a pretty wet event anyway – would the…
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Monday 8th July – Young Creatives working with ‘Stuff and Nonsense’ at the Lyric Theatre This is not all that easy to put into words, but I seem to have managed quite a few here! A pic of us surrounded by current and future very…
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27th June, St James Park Care Home, Bradpole This was a beautiful sunny afternoon and we had the pleasure of visiting St James Park Care Home in Bradpole, a charming place, where we were welcomed by their Home Manager, Mihaela Barbulescu, who took around the home and beautiful gardens, which…
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12th June – a very busy and enjoyably busy day! A lovely afternoon celebrating the 10th anniversary of St Mary’s Edible School Garden. It was a great pleasure to be invited to this event, one which I have held close to my heart since its beginnings. An amazing project to…
George Biles Art Exhibition
A major retrospective art exhibition celebrating the remarkable talents of Bridport’s Master Sign Painter, George Biles will take place during August across a few venues in Bridport. George Biles (b.1900 / d.1987) was a highly talented signwriter and pictorial painter who lived in Bridport throughout his life. For many years…
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Mayor’s Blog Hello everyone! So proud and pleased to be representing our wonderful town as Mayor for the coming year. I want to keep up the good work, continuing the Mayor’s blog to let you know what we’ve been up to. Only one event this past week, but the diary…
