Projects – Bridport Town Council

In addition to the delivery of its core services, key ongoing projects for the Town Council include:

Bridport Town Hall redecoration.
Transfer of the Old Railway Line foot/cycle path from Dorset Council to Bridport Town Council
Installations of water fountains at various town & harbour locations
The transfer of newly built toilets at East Street from a local businessperson to the Town Council.
Creation of a comprehensive Market Trader Directory.
Establish a trust to enable transfers of various charitable assets to the Town Council, firstly the WI Hall.
Town Centre Access & Movement study.
Resurfacing of Bridport Football Club Car Park, creating more spaces.
Graffiti and mural projects throughout the town.
Negotiations of numerous asset transfers including toilets from Dorset Council to Bridport Town Council.
Traffic easing solutions in the town centre including South Street
Establish an art gallery/studios space within a large empty property in the town centre. This project potentially includes rehoming some displaced artists.
Reinstate the Riverside Corridor walkway.
Redevelopment of the bus station to potentially include toilets, café and indoor skate park.
Enabling many town centre events to happen in 2021.
Create an ‘Edible Garden’ at Bridport Primary School.
Aesthetic improvements to roundabouts and town entry points.
3G all-weather pitch.
New solar ports at Bridport Town Council owned car parks.
Replacement of the metal ramp skate park with a state-of-the-art, Olympic standard facility.
Electric Supply feeder pillars for Bucky Doo Square to enable music and events in the town centre.
Electric supply feeder pillars for outside the town museum to enable markets traders to hook up to mains electric for lighting and power.
Resurface the footpath through the Askers Meadow Nature Reserve.
Create wildlife pond at New Zealand.
Community project to create and install a quiet sensory area at Bridport Primary School in memory of Brandon, a young pupil who sadly passed away.
Reinstate the wall and gateway to the old Downe Hall entrance to Coneygar Hill.
Redevelopment of Plottingham Fields including an event stage, full refurbishment the play area, installation of a water fountain, flood lights and cycle routes.
Build a purpose-built storage facility on the Old Dairy Site for community storage. The building to be used as an example to Dorset Council and others of a low carbon, self-sufficient building. to lower the town carbon footprint.
Reinstate the Ice House by the entrance to Coneygar hill in line with comments from the Conservation Officer.
Proceed with a 10-year replacement window plan for the Town Council offices at Mountfield. All new windows to be double glazed.
Install new 8m central lighting pole on Bucky Doo between planters, remove existing lamppost from the centre of Bucky Doo Square, to enable new Christmas lighting.
To liaise with structural and ecological engineers to reinstate the riverbank on the River Brit next to the tennis courts.
Improve seating arrangements and design out antisocial motorbike parking at West Bay Harbourside and consider electric motorcycle charging points.
Continued work with the Community Shed group to enable them to carry out repairs on behalf of the Town Council on benches etc.
Submission of a planning application for two kiosks on the greens at West Bay Harbourside and to further pursue commercial letting opportunities for the area, to increase Town Council revenue.
Consultations and upgrading of all town council owned play areas.
Continued work with Dorset Council on traffic orders to accommodate social distancing and future expansion of the historic street market.
Continue with the growth and expansion of the town & community website and social media channels.
Plastic Free Bridport.
Keep Bridport Tidy campaign.

More information on these and other longer term projects will be in the new Town Plan. Information on Town Council services can be seen under Services We Provide.