Author: Olivia_Editor_Berne_2004
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Evaluating the health of our local rivers – and their wildlife
February 2025 Chuck Willmott from the River Brit (Catchment) Project brings us an update on the state of the river and some of the project’s activities… After some initial training in 2018, our project started in Loders, Uploders, Askerswell and West Milton. It was then called the River Asker (Catchment) Project. Initially we covered the…
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West Dorset Beekeeping Association is the bee’s knees for apiarists across the area
December 2024 / January 2025 Members of West Dorset Beekeeping Association have been meeting for an astonishing 134 years to share their craft. The charity draws its members from across West Dorset and provides free advice and support on all bee-related matters to members and the general public. In the spring and summer, members of…
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In the pod: David Brazier
December 2024 / January 2025 This month we meet a newish member of the community. David Brazier has had a successful career in education and retired to Walditch this summer after more than a decade as head of a boys’ school in Surrey. We met him at his new home to hear how he and…
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In the pod: Claire Tudge, Director, Bridport Arts Centre
November 2024 Claire Tudge joined Bridport Arts Centre (BAC) as its director in August 2023. We caught up with her at the centre to find out how she’s getting on, and to hear her plans for the future of one of the town’s cultural hubs… The Bridge: Claire, you’ve been in your role here for…
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There’s a Walditch connection to the first Victoria Cross of World War II
November 2024 A name on the Walditch war memorial is associated with the first Victoria Cross (VC) awarded in World War II – and what is more, this happened partly on the recommendation of the captain of a German warship. Robin Stapleton tells the story… William Fletcher was a petty officer stoker on the 1,340-ton…
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In the pod: stonemason Andrew Ziminski
October 2024 Andrew Ziminski is a stonemason and the author of two books about British buildings. He’ll be talking about the second of those, Church Going, at Bridport Arts Centre on Thursday 7 November at 10am (BridLit Event 23). We caught up with Andrew ahead of his illustrated talk to discover more about his fascinating…
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Learn to grow your own at Bridport Community Allotment
October 2024 Autumn is coming, and Steve Meek is looking back on a successful year at Bridport Community Allotment. Despite some challenging weather conditions in the spring and summer, the enthusiastic team of gardeners there have harvested beans, salad leaves, beetroot, turnips, courgettes, cucumbers, potatoes, garlic, onions, sweetcorn, tomatoes, melons, blackcurrants and more. The list…
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In the pod, Cllr Anne Rickard, Mayor of Bridport
September 2024 Earlier this year Cllr Anne Rickard was elected mayor of Bridport for the second time, and confirmed at the ‘mayor making’ ceremony in June. Now she has settled into her role, we got together with Anne to hear about her interesting life and her hopes for the year ahead… The Bridge: Anne, you’ve…
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Let’s reduce our reliance on single-use plastics
September 2024 During September the Parish of Bridport is taking a look at its use of single-use plastic. Plastics have been around for only 60–70 years and have transformed our lives. Light, durable, versatile and cheap to produce, plastic is all around us. It’s in the products we use, the clothes we wear, wrapped around…
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In the pod: Martin Cox, Melplash Show President 2024
July/August 2024 This year’s Melplash Show President is Martin Cox, whose ‘day job’ is running West Dorset Leisure Holidays (WDLH) from its flagship holiday park, Highlands End. We caught up with Martin at the park on the cusp of the busy holiday season and with the area’s favourite agricultural show on the horizon… The Bridge:…