Bridport breakfast briefing: What's on, weather, roadworks and more

By Lottie Welch

16th Dec 2021 | Local News

Bridport breakfast briefing: What's on, weather, roadworks and more
Bridport breakfast briefing: What's on, weather, roadworks and more

Start your day with Bridport Nub News' breakfast briefing.

Find weather, things to do, opening times, roadworks and more.

Weather

The Met Office forecasts it will be cloudy with highs of 10 degrees.

Sunrise and sunset

Sunrise: 08:07

Sunset: 16:06

Things to do today

• Help Bridport Museum decide what to keep in its collection with The Right Stuff? Exhibition • Explore [L] https://bridport.nub.news/e/illuminate [L+] Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens while they are illuminated • The Christmas Tree festival at Bridport United Church will be on until December 19 • Enjoy a BBQ with Santa at Groves Nurseries and be entertained by Pickle Bottom Elf • Artists at Artyfacts Studios will be open late this evening for late night shopping • Bridport Art Society will be hosting a talk on the great British pantomime

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Attraction opening times

Bridport Museum: 11:00 - 15:00

Bridport Leisure Centre: 06:30 - 22:00

Rockburn: 16:00 - 21:30

Tourist Information Centre: 09:00 - 17:00

Freshwater bowling: 10:00 - 21:30

Freshwater swimming pool: 10:00 - 18:30

Highlands End soft play: 12:00 - 17:00

West Bay Discovery Centre: CLOSED

Supermarket opening times

Morrisons: 06:00 - 22:00

Lidl: 08:00 - 21:00

Co-op: 06:00 - 22:00

Waitrose: 08:00 - 20:00

Roadworks

• There will be temporary traffic lights in West Bay close to the Parkdean resort • Flooding works are being carried out in Portesham until January. Goose Hill will be closed until December 17 and a signed diversion will be in place • Jurassic Fibre will be carrying out works along the A35 towards Dorchester until December 16 • White Way in Litton Cheney will be closed until January 5 while Openreach carries out works • Dorset Council will be carrying out works in West Road until December 17

Tide times

High tide at West Bay: 04:20, 16:43

Low tide at West Bay: 09:47, 22:08

Fun fact of the day

Christchurch was once the world centre for manufacturing fusee chain used in watches

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