Free Family Fun at Bridport Museum
Are you already worrying about how to entertain your children or grandchildren over the Summer Holidays? Look no further than Bridport Museum.
The Museum is holding a free craft workshop every Wednesday between 10am-4pm during the holidays.
Drop in to make a sailboat, a mask or even a Roman mosaic. See the website for full details of what’s on.
John Bullock back in Bridport!
Singer John Bullock is back to help raise funds for Bridport Museum. He’s performing a new repertoire of songs in a concert at the Chapel in the Garden on Wednesday 1st August.
John will be supported by y’Strel’s Band, and the concert heralds the launch his new CD ‘Beware the Western Wind’, which will be available from Bridport Museum, from 2nd August.
John and the band will entertain with ballads from the album, sea-shanties and, as he puts it, ‘other vaguely fishy stuff.’ It promises to be a night of great fun, with all funds going to help the Museum’s busy fundraising programme.
The concert starts at 7.30pm, drinks will be available in the interval. Tickets are available from the Local History Centre in Gundry Lane at £8.00 each (in advance – £10.00 on the door).
Exhibitions for 2012
- Sails and Swimming: explore Bridport’s sporting history to mark the 2012 Olympics
- A Rather Jolly Jubilee: celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of HRH Queen Elizabeth II
- Dress to Impress: let’s shop for some glamorous party wear!
- Seen and Not Heard: what did children wear in the past?
- Prehistoric Toolbox: what would prehistoric man used for everyday tasks?
- How to Be a Domestic Goddess and Other Useful Things: need some help with those chores?
- Legends of Witchcraft in Dorset: explore local folklore
- Coastal Erosion Along the Dorset Coast: what’s underneath our feet?
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