BRIDPORT AND WEST BAY Issue no. 15

BULLETIN June 2010 the official newsletter of Bridport Town Counci l

West Bay Play Area Opens Civic Walkabout Where such panels have been tried elsewhere, they have greatly The Civic Walkabout on 12 May reduced the re-offending rate and allowed the visiting mayors and helped to remove a considerable chairmen to see a large number of amount of anti-social behaviour projects in the town, including a and relatively low level crime number of Town Council from the criminal system. supported initiatives. As well as However, this is not a “soft the opening of the new play area, option” and for the cases to be the day included a presentation considered by a panel, the from young people from Colfox offender must accept their guilt School on the Rights Respecting and abide by the outcome of the The Mayor and Mayoress open the new project, and visits to the Bridport play area, alongside the young people panel meeting. involved in its design. Local Area Skills Training project, the new housing scheme The police are already using The new West Bay Play Area was at Flaxhayes, St Michael’s similar restorative justice opened as part of the Mayor’s Studios, the Community Orchard techniques in dealing with some Civic Walkabout on 12 May and the Town Hall. juvenile crime and, through the 2010. The opening was attended Dorset Police Safe Schools & Community Justice Panels by mayors and dignitaries from Communities Team, they will be across the County and they were The Town Council has been providing training for the all very impressed with this new working with Bridport Police, volunteer facilitators. To enable facility in West Bay. As part of Magna Housing, West Dorset the Bridport community justice the opening ceremony, the young District Council and the Dorset panels to start as a pilot, Dorset people who had been involved in Mediation Service on a project to Police will also provide a co- designing the play area were introduce community justice ordinator for one year. It is hoped presented with certificates to panels to the Bridport area. The that once the pilot starts, funding recognise their work. agencies have formed a Steering can then be sought to enable the Group which is aiming to panels to be permanently The play area is managed by the introduce the panels this autumn. established. Town Council and was developed in partnership with the Community Justice Panels will Anyone in the Bridport area who Summentor Mentoring enable trained community is interested in being trained as a Programme and Bridport Young volunteers to facilitate a process facilitator, is asked to contact the Persons’ Action Trust. It was that will bring an offender Town Council. funded by the Town Council, together with their victim in a West Dorset District Council, the Allotments meeting, to see the harm that they Dorset County Council’s have caused and to recognise the The Town Council is hoping to Playbuilder Programme, the consequences of their behaviour. provide a number of new Youth Opportunity and Youth Both victim and offender then allotments over the next year. Capital Fund and the Bridport agree a course of action to allow New sites are due to be provided Charter Fair. the offender to make amends for at West Allington, on land to the their behaviour. The panels will rear of the medical centre, leased Since its opening, the play area initially deal with anti-social at a nominal rent from Amanda has been very well used and is behaviour and low level criminal Streatfeild and on land at Priory proving to be very popular indeed. cases. The panels will meet in Gardens, to be transferred at nil Mountfield in Bridport. cost by CG Fry. Bridport Town Council, Mountfield, DT6 3JP 01308-456722; [email protected]; www.bridport-tc.gov.uk Bridport Lengthsman towards the end of the year, Forthcoming Meetings

although this remains to be All Town Council meetings are It is hoped that the new Bridport confirmed. There will be extensive open to the public. Meetings held Area Lengthsman will be starting publicity and information once the in Mountfield at 7pm unless in July. This new post will see a dates are confirmed. The intention shown otherwise. locally employed person carrying will be to minimise any disruption out maintenance tasks and to the public and local businesses Town Council undertaking minor works during the work and also to ensure 22 June (Town Hall) and identified as important by the continued town centre toilet 21 September (Town Hall) community. It will provide an provision, when the existing town enhanced service to Bridport and hall toilets are closed. Finance & General Purposes the surrounding areas, as parishes Committee: 15 September More information will also be can also participate in the scheme. Environment & Social available when the Town Hall is open as part of National Heritage Wellbeing Committee: Park And Ride 1 September Days/Dorset Architectural The Town Council, in partnership Heritage Week 8 - 16 September. Plans Committee: with West Dorset District Council, 5 July, 2 August and 6 September will once again be running the Grants summer Park & Ride service from Highways and Transportation The Town Council’s grants Sub Committee West Bay to Bridport. scheme is now open. Application 1 July (2.30pm) The service will begin on July 17 forms can be obtained from the and run (Wednesdays and Town Council’s offices or on the Best Value & Scrutiny Sub Saturdays) to September 4. As in web site. The closing date for Committee previous years, the route will be receipt of applications is 30 July. 7 September (11.00am) from the West Bay Road car park to outside Spar, East Street, running approximately every Your Town Councillors fifteen minutes, from 9.30 am to South Ward 2.45 pm. The cost will be £1.60, which covers the cost of four G.J. Ackerman 31, Crock Lane. 458098 hours car parking and a return P.J. Colfox 1, Mill Lane, Symondsbury 07918 188497 journey. Payment to be made at K.A. Day Delapre Lodge, St Andrews Road 425465 the Park and Ride ticket machine. J.D. Hunt 8, Meadow Court, Folly Mill Lane 422719 The last journey back to West D.G. Rickard Rydens, Westown, Bothenhampton 420908 Bay, from outside Spar, will be at D.R. Tett 1, De Legh Grove, West Allington 425070 3.00 pm. There is also a walk on K.G. Wallace The George 43 Main St, Bothenhampton 456454 fare of £1.00 return and bus passes C.D. Wild Flat 3, Montrose, 91, Crock Lane 420808 are accepted. Ms S.J. Williams 88A, South Street. 459433

Town Hall North Ward

The Architect has been appointed Miss S.A. Brown 67, North Allington 423078 for the Town Hall Heritage project N.K. Cast 217, St Andrews Road 456861 and work is now commencing on Ms R.C. Kayes Honeylands, Long Bredy 482276 obtaining building control P.J. Lathey 83 Orchard Crescent 456776 permissions and preparing the Ms F.K. McKenzie 204, Orchard Avenue 425068 detailed design plans. This M.P. Parsons 3, Sparacre Gardens 456697 Heritage Lottery Fund backed C.M. Ray 9, St Andrews Road 459095 project aims to restore this Mrs M.J. Ray 9, St Andrews Road 459095 important building and make it R.J. Stoodley Rogers Cottage, 88 St Andrews Road 456797 fully accessible. The start date for the building works is likely to be Town Clerk: Bob Gillis 456722 ([email protected]) Bridport Town Council, Mountfield, DT6 3JP 01308-456722; [email protected]; www.bridport-tc.gov.uk