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  • Some thoughts on philosophy and faith

    April 2025 Philosophy offers pathways through which we can explore the nature of faith, reality and our being. Open-ended enquiry is essential and through refinement in thinking can result in a mind that is free of judgement, free of the ‘mote in the eye’ that St Paul speaks of. We begin, then, by seeing the…

  • The spring hare: nature’s power to heal and refresh

    April 2025 March is already turning into April after the winter storms of both weather and world affairs. Turning our attention to the awakening of Nature around us can be a blessing. The poet William Wordsworth knew this when he greeted 1 March 1798 with: It is the first mild day of March: Each minute…

  • In the pod: The Revd John Rees

    March 2025 The Revd John Rees has been active in ministry in the Parish of Bridport for just over a year now, so we thought it was time we caught up with him to find out how things are going – and to learn a bit more about his life and career… The Bridge: A…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…