The mayor of Bridport has given others "food for thought" as he showcased the many ways in which the town is battling climate change.

Mayors from across the county visited Bridport as part of councillor Ian Bark's Mayor's Civic Day.

When asked what form he would like the day to take, he immediately said he wanted to share what Bridport is doing to deliver on its climate emergency declaration.

The first stop of the day was to St Mary's Primary School's edible garden where headteacher Kate Batorska explained the value of the garden in enabling pupils to discover the joy in growing and eating seasonal vegetables. Local Filmmaker Robert Golden gave a speech on the development of the garden and the climate crisis and children read out poems.

The mayors then made their way, via the Bridport Green Route, to the town hall, passing the Rights Respecting mural in St Mary's playing fields and the community orchard.

In the town hall, they listened to four speeches on some of the work being done to deliver the town council's climate emergency declaration.

Student Eddie Rose spoke about Bridport's Rights Respecting Charter and Rights Respecting in the context of mitigating the impact of climate change and David Dixon then described some of the steps the town council had taken, including a climate action plan and £10,000 for delivery of the plan, solar panels, energy efficiency workshops and more.

Raja Jarrah and Eileen Gray spoke about Bridport Community Shed where members recycle, reuse and repair.

After lunch it was a trip to the Bridport Cohousing development near the hospital.

Cllr Bark said: "We were addressed by Cohousing member Lin Scrannage, who explained what the project was all about and why it is so important. It is fair to say that the mayors were blown away by what is being achieved and will be looking at ways in which they can support similar developments in their own towns."

This was followed by a visit to West Bay to see the West Bay Discovery Centre and its exhibition on the impact plastics are having on our seas, as well as the launch of Cycling Without Age in Bridport - a scheme that gives trishaw rides to the elderly - and an ice cream from Baboo Gelato.

Cllr Bark added: "It had been a full-on day and the mayors were full of praise for what our town is doing and returned home with much food for thoughts as to what they could be doing in their own towns."

Read the mayor's blog in full here.

Thanks to Bridport Camera Club, Will Austin, Robert Golden and Tim Russ for the photos.

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