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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 set up in the garden of the Chapel in the…
Town Council Appoints “Outstanding” Clerk
Following a rigorous selection process, Bridport Town Council has appointed Sally Freemantle as its new Town Clerk, replacing outgoing clerk Will Austin. Sally, who is currently Deputy Town Clerk at Yeovil Town Council and Clerk to Chardstock Parish Council, has worked in local government for 25 years and will take…
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2nd April – Westlands Entertainment Centre, Yeovil We were kindly invited by the Mayor of Yeovil to a very entertaining evening’s show at this lovely venue, which was a celebration of the huge number of choirs formed within the community and supported by the town. We were first treated to…
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Hi readers! So sorry I am very late with these two months worth of Mayoral activities….please forgive me, life, family and other commitments! 7th February – Bridport Pantomime Players – 60th Anniversary! An excellent production of The Wizard of Oz, to celebrate 60 years! We were invited to attend this…
Council Tax rise explained
With Council Tax bills hitting doormats at the moment, the Town Council has set out the reasons for increasing its share of the bill. The increase, totalling £15.23 a year or 29p a week at Council Tax Baand D, takes the Town Council’s annual share up to £204.44 – 7.5%…