BRIDPORT AND WEST BAY Issue no. 17
BULLETIN March 2011 the official newsletter of Bridport Town Counci l
Town Council Elections Community Justice Panels
Elections for the Town Council The Bridport Local Community are to be held on 5 May 2011. All Justice Panels are now beginning
18 seats on the Town Council are to hear cases, following the up for election. The elections are successful recruitment and train- conducted by West Dorset ing of a number of local volunteer District Council and nomination facilitators. papers are available from the District Council or from the Town A Partnership of Bridport Town Council. Market Council, Bridport Police, Magna Housing, Raglan Housing and The market has done exceptionally The deadline for receipt of West Dorset District Council has well this financial year and there nominations in the West Dorset been established to manage the has been a marked increase in the District Council Elections Office, project to introduce community number of stalls on both Saturdays Dorchester is 12 noon on 4 April. justice panels in the Bridport area. and Wednesdays. The market is
managed by the Town Council and, If required, the elections for the Funding and support has also as well as attracting people into the two Bridport Town wards, North been provided by these bodies, to town, it also provides an important and South, will take place on ensure that the panels can con- income stream for the Town 5 May between 7am -10pm. tinue as a pilot for the next Council. financial year 2011/12. If you wish to find out more about Bridport to March in honour of Multi Use Games Arena the work of a Town Councillor, the Rifles Regiment please contact Bob Gillis, Town The Town Council has agreed to Clerk, contact details below. Bridport is to mark its historic links look at a scheme for a multi use with the Devonshire and Dorset games arena in Bridport. Subject Regiment by extending the Freedom to funding being identified, there Winter Weather The Town Council’s outside staff of the Town, which was originally is a possibility to consider worked hard during the bad awarded to that regiment in 1967, to installing a multi use games arena on land to the south of Bridport weather prior to Christmas, to its successor regiment, The Rifles. Football ground, on the site of the help out with gritting and snow This will take place as part of a old training pitch. A project clearing in emergency cases. The Freedom March of town proposal is being drawn up for Town Council, District and organisations on Saturday 26 discussion with potential funders County Councils will now be March. The march will head off and will be reported back to the looking at how we can work from Mountfield at 10.30am and travel down to take part in a service Town Council. together to co-ordinate our at St Mary’s. efforts in the event of extreme Lengthsman conditions next winter. Whilst the soldiers themselves will The Bridport Area Lengthsman
not be able to attend, as they are on continues to work around the The Town Council’s Highways active duty, the Regimental town. He is also now providing Sub Committee will be receiving Salamanca Band will be leading the services for Bradpole, further reports during the year, on march and Brigadier Toomey will Puncknowle and Swyre, the arrangements being put in accept the honour on behalf of the Bothenhampton and place to manage the response in Regiment. Symondsbury parish councils. future years.
Bridport Town Council, Mountfield, DT6 3JP 01308-456722; [email protected]; www.bridport-tc.gov.uk Forthcoming Meetings Annual Town Meeting Magna Housing Move to Mountfield All Town Council meetings are The Annual Town Meeting is to open to the public. Meetings are be held on Tuesday 5 April at 7.00 From 1 May, Magna Housing will held in Mountfield at 7pm pm in Mountfield. This is an be moving their local area office unless shown otherwise and opportunity for everyone in the from Downes Street into there is a Public Forum at the town to hear about the work of the Mountfield. They will share the start of each meeting. Town Council and also to raise ground floor reception with West any issues that you may wish to Dorset District Council. Environment & Social discuss. All electors in Bridport Wellbeing Committee parish are welcome to attend. West Bay Regeneration Scheme 23 March 2011 at 7.00pm
West Dorset District Council and Town Hall Finance and General Purposes Dorset County Council have been Committee Building work on the Town Hall working together to prepare 30 March 2011 at 7.00pm Heritage and Conservation Project designs for environmental im- is continuing. Funded by the provements and traffic manage- Highways and Transportation Heritage Lottery Fund and with ment proposals in West Bay. The Sub Committee support from West Dorset District plans are on display in Mountfield 31 March 2011 at 2.30pm Council and Dorset County and can also be viewed at Council, the driving force of the www.dorsetforyou.com/westbay Plans Committee
4 April 2011 at 7.00pm project is to open up the Town Hall for everyone to visit and The deadline for responses to West Full Council enjoy. Dedicated newsletters are Dorset District Council is 8 April. 19 April 2011 at 7.00pm being produced by the Town Council on the project and more Your Town Councillors information can also be seen at South Ward www.bridporttownhall.org G.J. Ackerman 31, Crock Lane. 458098 Use of Bucky Doo Square P.J. Colfox 1, Mill Lane, Symondsbury 07918 188497 The compound for the Town Hall K.A. Day Delapre Lodge, St Andrews Road 425465 works has slightly restricted the J.D. Hunt 8, Meadow Court, Folly Mill Lane 422719 room available on Bucky Doo D.G. Rickard Rydens, Westown, Bothenhampton 420908 Square. However, the Town D.R. Tett 1, De Legh Grove, West Allington 425070 Council will still be making K.G. Wallace The George, 43 Main St, Bothenhampton 456454 spaces available for music and C.D. Wild Flat 3, Montrose, 91, Crock Lane 420808 charity groups during the works. Ms S.J. Williams 88A, South Street. 459433 There will though be a slight reduction in the numbers of North Ward organisations that can use the square at any one time. Miss S.A. Brown 67, North Allington 423078 N.K. Cast 217, St Andrews Road 456861 New Allotments Ms R.C. Kayes 4 Gore Terrace, Bradpole 427902 The Town Council has begun P.J. Lathey 83 Orchard Crescent 456776 letting new allotments in West Ms F.K. McKenzie 204, Orchard Avenue 425068 Allington behind the medical M.P. Parsons 3, Sparacre Gardens 456697 centre. The land has been very C.M. Ray 9, St Andrews Road 459095 kindly leased to the Town Council Mrs M.J. Ray 9, St Andrews Road 459095 by Amanda Streatfeild for twenty R.J. Stoodley Rogers Cottage, 88 St Andrews Road 456797 years and will enable almost forty new allotments to be made Town Clerk: Bob Gillis 456722 ([email protected]) available.
Bridport Town Council, Mountfield, DT6 3JP 01308-456722; [email protected]; www.bridport-tc.gov.uk