PRESS RELEASE 10th October 2025 Bridport Town Council Agrees Local Plan Response To read the press release, please follow this link. The link to the Town Council's response can be found at the end of the article.
The Bridport Millennium Green is made up of the gardens surrounding Mountfield (the Bridport Town Council offices) and the meadow and woodland on nearby Coneygar Hill. It is owned by a charitable trust. The next Five Year Plan will focus…
Essential maintenance and deep cleaning will take place at eight of Dorset Council’s Household Recycling Centres (HRCs, or “the tip”) during October. Each site will close for two days to allow this work to be carried out safely. For more…
Saturday 2nd – Teddy-bears’ picnic and crowning Carnival Princess and Attendants on the Millennium Green A delightful event. Lots and lots of children with all sizes and shapes of teddies, having a wonderful picnic with extra attractions and lots to do…
Dorset is evolving and the choices we all make now will shape our towns, villages and countryside for the next 15 to 20 years. To guide future development, a Local Plan and a Local Transport Plan is being prepared. Update…
Dorset Council has submitted plans to build a £28.3 million reablement centre on the former Sidney Gale Care Home site in Bridport, creating a purpose-built facility. Due to open in 2028 following a planning application in 2025 and construction starting…
1st & 2nd July – University of York We were delighted to be invited to attend and take part in a workshop/conference on Rights Respecting at the University of York. As still the only ‘town’ which has declared itself to…
6 June – Rotary Club of Bridport – President’s Evening 2025 This was held at The Bull in town. A formal evening, hosted by the current President where we were invited to their President’s Dinner. There is so much good…
4 May – Ukrainian Door Almost my last event as Mayor for 2024-5, was the event to welcome the Ukrainian Door, an actual door from a bombed home in Ukraine which has been lent to Bridport for a while and…