Hundreds of revellers filled the streets of Bridport to celebrate the New Year 2008 with many sporting fancy dress costumes. The Bridport Spartans did not see their ranks swollen to expected numbers with many of their recruits defecting to Pirates (OTC). By the time the Town Hall Clock struck thirteen many partyers were pooped and were simply shouting insults to the sky from the gutter, vandalising street furniture and commiting violent acts. Happy New Year!
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Posted by The Man with the Badge, on 04-01-2008 21:21,
The majority were good tempered, mellow and having fun. There were a few idiots who had to make an exibition of themselves and found the only way to Weymouth that night was a ride with the local fuzz....... I bet you thought you were big and clever at the time.....
Posted by St. Huge le Vast, on 05-01-2008 17:42,
I listened hard for the thirteenth chime of the Town Hall clock, alack and alas, unsuccessfully. But I was rather hampered by missing numbers one to twelve as well, due to the overwhelming hubbub spilling out of the open windows of that well-known and normally respected South Street bistro, the Screech and Flowerpott. All we could hear outside were the bass notes and percussion of whoever was playing inside. Next year, guys, why not see in the New Year with the rest of Bridport and count the chimes with us for a few seconds? Going bonkers in Bucky-Doo on the stroke of the New Year is unmissable. Best wishes for '08 to all, even the partygoers in the bistro.
Posted by goccibos, on 08-01-2008 10:32,
Agree with St Huge (2) the music from B&B was way too loud and really spoilt the atmosphere....I heard (ha ha) that the chimes are muted after 7pm now due to compaints of ""residents"", guess its the people in the old co-op flats.
Posted by Rustic, on 10-01-2008 01:38,
Whilst I am completely oblivious to the ammount of noise made at big celebrations and see it as a modern way that the ""yoof"" and the ""thick"" seem fit to express themselves, what really struck me about this years celebrations was driving through the town at 9 oclock on the first of Jan to be greeted with the mountains of garbage, pools of puke, and the empty alis wrappers strewn throughout the town but particulary prevelent in the centre of town. What made matters even worse was that it was all still there at 4pm when I drove back through. Considering how many hundreds of pounds that my council tax has gone up in the last few years I would have thought the council could organise a couple of early morning cleaners.
Posted by draino, on 10-01-2008 08:39,
You would've thought so eh? OR howabout the pubs (who do quite well in sales of alcohol on this night)get a couple of staff in early to sweep the street around their premises, I notice that Ali's and the Indian in East Street do this (thereby taking responsibility rather than say it's not my problem).
Posted by Carlito, on 10-01-2008 09:59,
Well...as long as it get's cleaned up at SOME point...who cares? I remember hazily staggering through similar detritus on a year earlier 01/01/07 at about 11.30am, and was compelled by a pair of well-trodden knickers to detour from my route into the spoons, where I sank 3 pints of Vitamin K and a Chicken Tikka Masala for breakfast. Those knickers very nearly saved my life. It's the only thing the spoons is good for...the consumption of vile food and nearly-off beer when you're so close to death's door that you need to find a pub that would have no problem fitting in a paramedic crew and a stretcher.
Hundreds of revellers filled the streets of Bridport to celebrate the New Year 2008 with many sporting fancy dress costumes. The 
