MORE volunteers are needed as the battle to vaccinate the county continues. The Bridport Medical Centre has acted as a vaccination hub for the Jurassic Coast Primary Care Network since December and has been notching up more than 1,100 jabs per session. Over the past four months, a huge number of volunteers have signed up to serve their community as Covid clinic marshals to help the elderly and vulnerable to get their vaccinations as quickly as possible. In the words of one of the volunteers, “the quicker we get everyone vaccinated, the quicker we can all get back to the pub.”
Work to build a new roundabout at Miles Cross will start next January - and take about half a year to complete. The new infrastructure to make the A35 junction at Symondsbury safer comes ahead of the building of the vast Vearse Farm housing development on the western edge of Bridport. A total of 760 homes are being built at the site. The development is expected to support more than 2,000 jobs and represents £6.5m of investment in the Bridport area. Bridport Town Council and Symondsbury Parish Council have established a stakeholder group to liaise with developers. The Vearse Farm Working Group includes a range of local organisations, and at a meeting this month they were introduced to the developers of housing and other infrastructure at the site, Vistry Partnerships and Barratt & David Wilson Homes.
Work to build a new roundabout at Miles Cross will start next January - and take about half a year to complete. The new infrastructure to make the A35 junction at Symondsbury safer comes ahead of the building vast Vearse Farm housing development on the western edge of Bridport. A total of 760 homes are being built at the site. The development is expected to support more than 2,000 jobs and represents £6.5m of investment in the Bridport area. Bridport Town Council and Symondsbury Parish Council have established a stakeholder group to liaise with developers. The Vearse Farm Working Group includes a range of local organisations, and at a meeting this month they were introduced to the developers of housing and other infrastructure at the site, Vistry Partnerships and Barratt & David Wilson Homes.
Medical incident outside Bridport Medical Centre, West Allington Picture: Google Maps EMERGENCY services were called to West Allington today after a person suffered a medical incident near Bridport Medical Centre. Paramedics, the fire service and air ambulance attended the incident this morning to assist a member of the public who required medical attention and was taken to hospital. The road was closed while emergency services worked at the scene, and staff from the medical centre also assisted in dealing with the incident. A spokesman for Bridport Medical Centre said: The team has been dealing with an incident this morning. Emergency services were in attendance and a member of the public has been taken to hospital.
I was one of those fortunate to receive my first jab. The organisation of the Health Centre to undertake this huge task, to make us all safe, and eventually to resume a freer life, was simply magnificent. I received an initial phone call giving me an appointment. When I arrived , an army of volunteers directed us, informed us where to go, and watched over us as we waited in the enormous marquee afterwards. We were not rushed, but felt cared for, there were chairs to sit on everywhere. The giving of the vaccination felt like the best present ever, and given with a smile (behind the mask). Most reassuring.