๐Ÿ””#Earthquake M2.5 strikes 23 km W of #Bridport (#Australia) 10 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1908003
๐Ÿ””#Earthquake M3.1 strikes 22 km W of #Bridport (#Australia) 10 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1906929
Sound Journey I (432), by Nigel Crawley

track by Nigel Crawley

Nigel Crawley

This one seems to have conveniently slipped under the radar of local news. The entire village of #Littlebredy near #Bridport #Dorset is being evicted after the anonymous new owner bought the estate last autumn.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/28/village-dorset-eviction-private-money-power-rural-england

An entire village in Dorset is facing eviction โ€“ proof that private money holds all the power in rural England

This scandalous story gives lie to the claim that the biggest threat to country life comes from city dwellers, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian

โ€˜Near #Bridport in #Dorset right now, an entire village is facing eviction, following the sale of the #Bridehead Estate for about ยฃ30m. The official new owner, Bridehead Estate Ltd, is registered to the same address, with the same officers, as a company called Belport. The Telegraph reports that the estate โ€œwas bought by #Belport, a private equity firm, on behalf of a wealthy client last autumnโ€, but no one knows who the client is.

This eviction impacts the lives of 32 families living there.

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โœง Battle of Groix โœง

The Battle of Groix was fought on 23 June 1795 off the Biscay coast of Brittany between elements of the British Channel Fleet, commanded by Admiral Lord Bridport, and the French Atlantic Fleet, under Vice-admiral Villaret de Joyeuse. The British fleet of 14 ships of the line was covering an invasion convoy when i...

#BritishChannelFleet #FrenchAtlanticFleet #Biscay #Brittany #Bridport #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Groix

@cl3mcg Thanks! I've almost certainly got a ยฃ20k grant (yes, MUCH less than the minimum ยฃ2.7m Go-op are trying to raise) to pilot the new community bus service. I just need to convince #Bridport Town Council to accept the money on our behalf (our small community org didn't pass the financial due diligence tests because the grant is more than our turnover) ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿ™

History repeating: 1936 (top) and 2024.

Visit https://bl.ag/inn to learn more about the 1936 Inn Signs Exhibition and https://bl.ag/biles for details of George Biles: King of Signwriters, which is showing in Bridport, Dorset until 29 August.

#signs #SignPainting #exhibitions #pubs #inns #Bridport #Dorset

The Inn Signs Exhibition of 1936

The signs and sign painters that fired up the public's imagination in this one-of-a-kind exhibition.

BLAG Magazine: Adventures in Sign Painting Craft, Community & Culture

I've added this wonderful photo to the article at https://bl.ag/biles, documenting the life and work of Bridport's George Biles. It shows him on the first day of his apprenticeship at Frederick Barrett & Sons in 1914.

The picture is among a collection of archival images and other items shared by Biles' surviving family, some of which will be shown in the exhibition that starts next Thursday: https://www.bridport-tc.gov.uk/george-biles-lottery-project/.

#Bridport #Dorset #SignPainting #throwbackthursday

Ye Olde Sign Shoppe: George Biles, King of Signwriters

The diverse and prolific output of sign painter George Biles and his Bridport Signs Service Studios.

BLAG Magazine: Adventures in Sign Painting Craft, Community & Culture