BRIDPORT AND WEST BAY

BULLETIN June 2014 the official newsletter of Town Counci l

Neighbourhood Plan to Start The Town Welcomes the Rifles Regiment The area for the proposed neighbourhood plan has now been The Rifles Regiment is to return formally designated. The Town to Bridport town centre on Council will work with Allington, Sunday 22 June, to conduct a full Bothenhampton and Walditch, parade, starting in West Street at Bradpole and Symondsbury 11am, to mark its receipt of the Parish Councils on a Plan that Freedom of the town, which was will cover all these areas. The given in 2011. The Regiment Plan, once approved, will be a will be exercising its right to statutory document that will set march through the town, with the out how local people would like Band and over a hundred their area developed. troops on parade, as well as

The Plan itself will be produced many local Army Cadets and Old by a Steering Group of local Comrades. Local organisations people and during the Summer will also be joining the Parade there will be a lot of publicity and and taking part in the Civic Town Mayor, Councillor Maggie Ray, Service at St Mary’s Church. information to enable you to get preparing to attend the Church Service on involved. 1 June, to mark the 70th anniversary of the D Day Landings. New Town Guide If you would like more Bridport and West Bay is to be information, or to your register Multi Use Games Arena promoted with a new Town your interest, please contact the The Town Council, with funding Guide commissioned by the Town Council. from Sport Inspired Town Council and produced by Annual Grants 2014 Facilities, has provided a new Kathy Dare and her associates at multi use games arena on land Kayenne Marketing, a local The Town Council awards grants adjacent to Bridport Football Club marketing firm. at St Mary’s Field. The project has to local organisations that work Leader of the Town Council, for the benefit of the town. The been developed by the Town Council with the support of Sarah Williams said: “ As well grants are intended for charitable, as featuring all the useful voluntary or similar bodies and partners, including the Bridport Football Partnership, Bridport information on the facilities and not for private organisations or services in the Town, the new individuals. A copy of the Football Club, St Mary’s School and children’s centre, local clubs, Guide, which will be produced application form and criteria can locally, will highlight all the be obtained from the Town West District Council and the Youth Council. great things to do in Bridport Council’s web site (address and West Bay. It will be good below) or by contacting the Town The formal opening of this new for locals and great for visitors!” Council. The deadline for receipt of completed applications is 5pm facility will take place early in There will be an opportunity for on 18 August 2014. September. local businesses to advertise within the Guide but it will be limited. For anyone wishing to Skate Park Improvements Working with a steering group of young advertise in the new Town Guide people and skate park users, the Town Council is to introduce new for 2014/15, please contact equipment in the skate park. This is the second stage of improvements Kathy Dare on 07866 423581. to this facility, following re-surfacing last year.

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The Town Council has The Town Council is working with representatives of the Chamber of undertaken improvement works in Trade and Commerce, Bridport and District Tourism Association, the Salt House, including Market Traders, BLAP, West Bay Forum and the Tourist Information providing new kitchen facilities. Centre looking at visitor signage, particularly in car parks. The Salt House is available for Park and Ride hire for events. For details and availability, please contact the The Town Council, in partnership with District Council, Town Council. A booking form is will once again over the summer, on market days, provide the West also available on the Town Bay/Bridport Park and Ride service. Council web site. Town Council Appointments

West Dorset District Council has At its Annual Council meeting, the Town Council agreed the agreed additional funding to memberships of its committees, sub committees and working groups allow the work to go ahead to for the new Council year and made the following appointments: convert the former public toilets Councillor Maggie Ray - Town Mayor building on Fisherman’s Green Councillor Geoffrey Ackerman - Deputy Town Mayor into a Water Sports Centre. This Councillor Sarah Williams - Leader of the Council work will take place during the Summer. The Town Council will Forthcoming Meetings be taking ownership of this All Town Council meetings are open to the public. Meetings are held in building, the Fisherman’s Green Mountfield and the Town Hall. There is a Public Forum at the start of and the Salt House (from the each meeting. Agendas for meetings are displayed on Council notice District Council). boards and published on the Council web site. It is hoped that this area of West Your Town Councillors Bay will become a real South Ward focus for community activity, with new community information G.J. Ackerman 31, Crock Lane 458098 boards already in place. Miss S.A. Brown 67, North Allington 423078 E.T. Colfox North End Farm, North Chideock 07768 646434 Football Club Car Park D.G. Rickard Rydens, Westown, Bothenhampton 420908 Ms G.E. Summers 31, Victoria Grove 421966 The Town Council has taken D.R. Tett 1, De Legh Grove, West Allington 425070 ownership of the car park from the Ms A-M Vincent 9, Newfoundland, Bradpole 459308 District Council. With Section 106 K.G. Wallace The George, 43 Main St, Bothenhampton 456454 funding from the District Council, Ms S.J. Williams 88A, South Street 459433 landscaping works have been undertaken by the Town Council, North Ward creating up to 80 additional parking spaces. P.J. Colfox 1, Mill Lane, Symondsbury 07918 188497 Ms R.C. Kayes 4, Gore Terrace, Bradpole 07920 850167 The District Council will continue P.J. Lathey 83, Orchard Crescent 456776 to manage the car park on behalf Ms G.E. Massey The Retreat, 15 Rax Lane 423817 of the Town Council. The income J.T. May 3, The Sidings, St. Andrews Road 07748 682810 from the car park will be divided C.O Michell 8, The Buildings, Symondsbury 423833 between the Town Council and the C.M. Ray 11, Cordova Gardens 459095 Football Club. New signage is to Mrs M.J. Ray 11, Cordova Gardens 459095 be provided very soon, with Mrs E.A Rickard Rydens, Westown, Bothenhampton 420908 information on the Car Park and the newly installed MUGA. Town Clerk: Bob Gillis 456722 ([email protected])

Bridport Town Council, Mountfield, DT6 3JP 01308-456722; [email protected]; www.bridport-tc.gov.uk