Mayor’s Blog 123
Lots of “B”s this week: Bikes, Bins, Bees, Bee Friendly Bridport, Bridport Chamber Orchestra,Ian Bark kindly helped out this week due to my full diary and he has contributed two items for the Blog atthe end. The Great Big Green…
Mayor’s Blog 122: Bradpole Village Fete, Charity Dog Walk, Bridport Charities, Litter, Raising Awareness.
A varied Blog again this week and if I have repeated anything carried out by our previous Mayor Ian Bark then please accept my apologies but it’s obviously either new to me or needs repeating! Bradpole Village Fete I had…
Mayor’s Blog 121: Bridport Community Kitchen, Connect Bridport, Bridport Arts Centre, Social Media, Mayoress Projects.
Hopefully I am starting to get the hang of things now in terms of “blogging” and fingers crossed it will continue to be varied and of interest. This week I am adding a section at the end from the Mayoress…
Blog 120 – Your New Mayor, Mayor Making, Community Charter Fair, Bridport Arts Centre 50th Anniversary, the New Elizabethan Singers, Neil Barnes’ Shop, and Heritage Walking Routes
Hello from your new Mayor! I felt that I should continue the Mayor’s Blog that our outgoing Mayor, Ian Bark started. So here is my first ever Blog which covers the Community Charter Fair, our Mayor Making ceremony, and my…
BLOG 119 – Coronation Weekend, Coronation Windows, ‘From Street to Sea’, Bridport Bowling Club Centenary and Mayor Making
DORSET CIVIC SERVICE TO MARK THE CORONATION OF KING CHARLES III On Friday, Anne and I attended the Dorset Civic Service to mark the Coronation of King Charles III held in Sherborne Abbey. Along with Mayors and Civic Leaders from…
BLOG 118 – Local Elections 2024, Coronation, Womens Rugby, BridLit Bursary, ‘From Street to Sea’, Town Centre Planters, Coronation Bridge, and more.
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2024 Across much of the country local elections were held on Thursday, but not here in Dorset. It will be our turn in twelve months time when the people of Bridport will go to the polls to elect…
BLOG 117 – PORTLAND CIVIC DAY, SUSTAINABLE BRIDPORT, CHANGING PLACES, HARBOUR HOUSE, DORSET CRIME RATE & more
PORTLAND CIVIC DAY I find Portland a really fascinating place and whenever we have visitors it is one of the places we tend to take them. There is something about its no nonsense mix of rugged beauty and rich heritage…
BLOG 116 – DRAWING FEST 4 ADULTS, LIONS @50, CIVIC DAT, COLOUR WALK & more
A stroll into Bridport on a lovely, sunny, April Saturday morning and the pavements were packed with people browsing the over 100 market stalls, sitting out enjoying a coffee and meeting and greeting friends. All along East Street, West Street,…
BLOG 115 – BURROUGH HARMONY CENTRE, AMAZING DRAWING FESTIVALS, SMITH & SMITH CHAROTY FASHION SHOW.
BURROUGH HARMONY CENTRE - receives National Lottery funding The Burrough Harmony Centre, Bridport’s mental health and wellbeing centre, is celebrating after being awarded £299,086 in funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the…
BLOG 114 – FOCUS ON YOUNG PEOPLE
WHAT DOES EASTER MEAN TO YOU? Before I retired from full time employment the Easter weekend was always greatly looked forward to. It is the first Bank Holiday weekend of the year and falls at a time when the days…