Mayor’s Blog

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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!          …

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…

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…

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…

This week: Holocaust Memorial Day, Charity Marathon, West Dorset Singers, Court Orchard Tree Planting, Mayoress Report. Holocaust Day – The Fragility of Freedom Last Friday I travelled to Dorchester to represent Bridport at the Holocaust memorial Day Event 2024 held…

This week: Harbour House, Asker Nature Trail & Mountjoy School, St John Ambulance Recruitment, Mayoress Report (Carer Support). Harbour House West Bay (Bridport’s Longest Scarf) The lovely ladies and staff at the Harbour House have joined in the challenge to…