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Parish Council News May 2024

Thank you

At the Annual Council Meeting on Monday 13th May 2024 we said thank you and goodbye to Chairman Jennifer Padgham who has resigned. Jennifer served on the Parish Council for many years as a Councillor and as Chairman for the past 3 years and worked so hard to ensure the smooth running and positive future of the council. Jennifer will be missed and we all wish her well.

New Chairman

Voting took place for a new Chairman and Councillor Judy Topley was proposed and unanimously agreed upon, so was duly elected to the post. Councillor Topley signed the declaration of acceptance before taking over the meeting from Vice Chair Stephen Purser. We all wish Judy well in her new role and look forward to working together. Councillor Purser will continue as Vice Chair for a further year.

Groups and roles

Responsibilities for groups and other roles in the parish were reviewed and agreed. Many thanks to all those volunteers in the parish who help to ensure that everything is well maintained and runs smoothly; we are very grateful for your help.

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Bridford Fete Tug of War

Bridford has a long history of successfully competing in tug of war competitions throughout the South West. This continued in 2023 when Bridford beat the team from Christow in the Barbarians Cup, here’s a little clip of the winning pull Bridford’s Winning Tug of War team.

If you think you have what it takes to win the Barbarians Cup, at the Village Fete on 13th July please fill in the Tug of War Entry Form 2024 and email to Graham Padgham.

Remembering Bridford’s Tug of War History

A few remembrances about Bridford’s past connection with tug of war:

40+ years ago there was always a tug of war competition at the Bridford Fête between teams loosely linked to the valley’s pubs.

During the ’80s the Bridford team started winning our annual competition as well as others at nearby villages, such as at the Christow Show, Tedburn St Mary, etc.

It was suggested we should consider pulling at AAA events where pulls are controlled by national tug of war rules including teams being weight related eg under 600kg, 620kg, 640kg, etc.

AAA events necessitated being much fitter than for fête pulls where the heaviest team invariably won, so the Bridford team trained more or less weekly throughout the year.

Our main exercise was lifting a 45 gallon drum filled with concrete blocks up a tree via a pulley in the Old Rectory grounds.

For several years the team travelled all over the South West pulling at AAA events and winning numerous medals.

By the end of the decade the number of team members fell away as they aged and some moved away and Bridford’s successful tug of war era ended.

In 2022 fete committee agreed to revive this historical event and the Barbarians Cup was purchased and is on display in The Bridford Inn.

Bridford Barbarian Tug of War Cup Winners – 2023
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Gritting Update – 7 May

No, not our Snow Team going out, looks as if it will be a different gritting team tomorrow, or the next day, or the day after. I just wanted to say that winter is now officially over ( source: DCC Highways) and I would like to thank publically our Snow Team who’ve been on stand by from last October to go out with the gritter and keep the hill open. We’re very grateful to them all for giving up their time and to everyone involved in storage, cleaning and maintenance. Fingers crossed that everyone will be willing to help out next winter. Anne

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Annual Parish Meeting

Parishioners are invited to attend the Annual Parish Meeting of Bridford Parish Council at 6.30-7pm on Monday 10th June 2024 in Bridford Village Hall. Please come and join us to celebrate all the hard work that goes on in our community. Light refreshments will be available.

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Gritting Update – Tues 5 March

Temperature dropping this evening and the road is damp so Andy H and a mystery AN Other have been out to grit. Our grateful thanks to them for that. We did struggle with availability tonight – we can’t always assume that people are available. Any extra hands would be welcome, please let the Clerk know of you could help. Fortunately temps rise again tomorrow morning and look that way for a while. Anne