Details of BridportRadio peers and their feudal rights as bought at the Christmas Party are published here. Funds from the sale of peerages and any associated moneys will be held by Bridport Radio and given as loans to worthy causes, if you have something that will benefit the community and you need some quick cash please contact us.
A balloon carrying Mr Walter Powell (MP for Malmsbury) was involved in a fatal disaster over The English Channel near Bridport. The War Department had loaned the balloon to the Meteorological Society who used it to take observations of the atmosphere. After taking off near Bath the crew were forced to make a landing on the cliffs between Eype and Bridport when disaster struck.
Bridport Radio member Goccibos has come up with a good one - A Bridport Dictionary containing all the local phrases and words. (A bit like the Viz profanisaurus). William Barnes made the Darzet dialect famous now you can continue his legacy by documenting these figures of speech that have become common parlance in these parts. Here's a few to start you off...
BridportRadio member Carlito won the competition set a while back to design our new promotional Mikkimugs and we have just recieved delivery of them, they are great. Do you want one? All you've got to do is massage our collective egos by telling us in 40 words or less why Bridport is such a great place and we would also like to know when was Mikkimugs Founded?
Dear Sir - After the successful sale of our local peerages –the Lord Skilling, the Duchess of Dreadnought and the Baroness of Bucky Doo ( See here for details), I’ve been asked by Bridport Radio to enquire discreetly about how much it would actually cost us to formalise our peerages, through the usual channels. I realise that as a well respected local politician of great integrity, you probably don’t actually knock out the peerages yourself, but was hoping you could put us in touch with the office that does.
Thought it would be a good idea for Bridport Radio members to start passing on top tips about the tradesmen, businesses and other services that we like. At the moment I'm looking for a builder and an electrician that come with a good recommendation. All local businesses are entitled to a free listing on BridportRadio so contact us now to find out how. Meanwhile here are a few best of Bridport businesses to get you started...
Fresh from a night working the apples at the World famous Chideock Cider Shed, our intrepid reporter Scoop Doggy Style has been given full access to the workings of this ancient Dorset Cidermaking legend. A whisper sent round via the modern smoke signal…..
DJ James Baker has been DJ-ing for about 18 years playing soul, jazz. funk, house, hip hop and every thing in between. He has just done a set on solid steel radio for Ninja tunes www.ninjatune.net/solidsteel James is the resident DJ at No. 10 cafe/bar and plays gigs all over the world.
We've all seen this thing before... Funny signage, hilarious typos, you get the idea, there's rubbish like this to be found all over the web which you can wip and we'll wop into Bridport Radio. But to really stand a chance of winning a prize (TBA) it should be on a local theme, extra points if it is from the local rags or features Hu Feckless Tool.