Month: September 2022
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The fine organ at St Swithun’s is ready for this season’s recitals
September 2022 Ahead of this autumn’s series of organ recitals at St Swithun’s Church, we take a look at the history of this special instrument and its maker… The current St Swithun’s church in North Allington was built almost 200 years ago, and many Bridge readers will be familiar with its exterior. If you’ve ever…
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Review agrees ‘One Council for Bridport’
September 2022 Dorset Council has announced that from 1 April 2024 there will be significant changes to the way local councils work in Bridport. The new structure will see: • a single town council area incorporating most of the existing parishes of Allington, Bothenhampton & Walditch, Bradpole and Bridport; • a total of 20 councillors,…
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In the pod: Liz Bryant, manager of West Bay Discovery Centre
July/August 2022 The Bridge: Tell us a bit about your career and what led you to this job. Liz Bryant: I’ve had a pretty varied career. I worked in gardening, then I did admin for a publishers in Poundbury, then my partner and I started a shipping consultancy together. We sold that business in 2019,…