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In Bridport and Dorset
Bridport Town Council is the parish authority for the town of Bridport
and West Bay. Local Government in Dorset is based on three tiers
of local authorities, i.e. County, District, and Parish. The Town
Council is responsible for and administers a range of local services
and amenities e.g. street market, allotments, cemetery etc. It supplements
the provision of local government services whilst promoting and
representing the town with other statutory bodies.
Bridport Town Council - Functions:
• Administration of the Democratic Process • Allotments
• Assistance for Local Voluntary Sector Organisations •
Bridport Local Area Partnership • Bridport Market •
Cemetery and Woodland Burial Area • Children’s Play
Areas • Community Planning • Community Website •
Grants Scheme • Local Lead Organisation for Town Centre CCTV
• Local Planning Consultee • Mountfield Offices •
Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces • Provision of Public Seats
and Flower Tubs • Street Naming • Town Hall •
Salt House • Promoting awareness of climate change and energy
use.
Bridport Town Council comprises 18 Councillors who are elected for
four years to represent their electors in the two wards of Bridport,
North and South Ward. Elections for the Town Council were due to
be held in May 2011 and councillors serve for four years. The Town
Mayor is the Chairman of the Council and is elected annually from
among the councillors. On civic occasions when robed, the Town Mayor
is accompanied by two macebearers. The maces date from the 1600s,
while the mayoral chain is one of the oldest in Dorset.
The Leader of the Council is elected annually by fellow councillors
and is the Town Council’s spokesperson on policy matters.
The full Town Council meetings take place approximately every six-eight
weeks, usually in the Town Hall. The Council also appoints committees
and sub committees. Committees and all other meetings take place
at Mountfield. All of the meetings of the Town Council, its committees
and sub committees are open to the public and are advertised on
community notice boards and on the Council’s web site. Members
of the public are able to address meetings of the Town Council in
the Public Forum, held at the start of all Council, committee and
sub-committee meetings.
The calendar of Town Council meetings and all agendas and minutes
are published on the Town Council’s web site. The agendas
are also displayed on notice boards one week before each meeting.
Address: Mountfield, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3JP.
Tel: 01308 456722. Fax: 01308 456112.
e-mail: enquiries@bridport-tc.gov.uk. Website: www.bridport-tc.gov.uk.
Bridport Parish Statistics:
The electorate for the Bridport parish area, which covers the town
centre, immediate surrounding area and central West Bay, was just
under 7,000 as at 2010.
West Dorset District Council Functions:
• Car Parks • Community Planning • Council Tax
Collection • Economic Development • Elections •
Environmental Health • Environmental Services • Harbours
• Housing • Leisure and Recreation • Licensing
• Local Planning & Building Regulations • Markets
• Planning Process and Development Control • Recycling
• Refuse and Waste Collection • Street Cleansing •
Tourism
Address: Stratton House, 58-60 High West Street, Dorchester,
DT1 1UZ.
Tel: 01305 251010 and Typetalk. Fax: 01305 251481.
Website: www.dorsetforyou.com.
E-mail: custservices@westdorset-dc.gov.uk.
Dorset County Council Functions:
• Adult Services • Children’s Services •
County Farms • Dorset History • Economic Development
• Education • Environment • Health Partnerships
• Highways and Transportation • Libraries and Heritage
• Registration • Roads and Traffic • Social Care
• Strategic Planning • Trading Standards • Waste
Disposal • World Heritage Site (Jurassic Coast)
Address: County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester, Dorset,
DT1 1XJ.
Tel: 01305 251000. Typetalk 0870 2409598 Minicom: 01305 267933.
Website: www.dorsetforyou.com.
E-Mail: www.dorsetforyou.com (on line forms)
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