Bridport has declared its intention to be the first Rights-Respecting town in England with its own Rights Charter. In this blog I attempt to explain what this means for me and how it was local schoolchildren who made it happen: …
Chair of the school's Rights Ambassadors introduces the day to the school. The two largest Bridport schools marked World Children's Day with a series of in-school workshops designed and run by pupils. The workshops aimed to increase awareness of children's…
What is a Rights-Respecting town? Bridport is the first town to declare itself ‘Rights-Respecting’ (RR) There are currently 39 ‘Human Rights (HR) Cities’ across the world. A HR City is a municipality that refers explicitly to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and…
Dignity and Respect between trader and customer Like many in the town, I regularly utilise the many services on offer at Footeprints. One morning, Jason Foote approached me from behind the counter and asked whether the Rights-Respecting Town approach could…
Bridport Charter Fair 2019 was held in Bucky Doo Square and Bridport Arts Centre on Saturday 28th September. We presented the Charter Fair Trophy to Jamie Isaacs and Dan Broom for their work in developing the Jurassic Fields music festival…
The coveted Charter Fair Trophy, created by Master Stonemason Karl Dixon, will this year be awarded to Dan Broom and Jamie Isaacs in recognition of their success in developing an initial idea of Dan and Scott Morris, which over a…