Waitrose donates to Bridport Hat Festival

The Bridport branch of Waitrose has donated £230 to Bridport Hat Festival charities thanks to its ‘Community Matters’ scheme. HatFest was one of three local causes chosen for the town centre supermarket’s August ‘green token’ collection box. The early-September festival gives all of its after-expense profits to head-related charities, with Brain Tumour Research and BIRT, …

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Beans means money as Hays Travel raises £500 for HatFest charities

Staff at Hays Travel in Bridport raised an amazing £500 for the Bridport Hat Festival charities by sitting two of their number in a paddling pool filled with baked beans for much of ‘Haturday’, September 2nd. Festival-goers inured to unusual sights during the annual hat madness still paused at the prospect of Abigail Osgood and …

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Bridport Hat Festival 2017

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2017 Best Hatted Dogs

Holly and Ivy, dressed in full ‘Cowboy-and-Indian’ style and pictured with their owners Steve and Ellie Ives, were joint winners of the Best Hatted Dog competition (judged and sponsored by Mark Dicker of Animal House). Click on the images below to enlarge.

2017 Best Hatted Shop Window

Sponsored by Stags Estate agents As usual it was a difficult decision but the judges shortlisted the following  shopwindows: RSPCA Cancer Research YMCA Weldmar Hospicecare Trust East Street Lavender Blue and declared that the 2017 winner is :RSPCA   Lorna of the RSPCA is seen here receiving the award from Amy Furness of Stag’s Bridport …

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Luke’s Hatted Keep Fit

A new event for 2017 is the Hat Festival Workout. And here are some seriously mad hatters preparing for the great day! Below are a couple of photos – click to enlarge.

2017 Hat Auction

The hats were there as was our auctioneer Jim Rowe – and the bar was open! You will not often see so many smiles under one roof: check out these photos! Click on them to enlarge.

2017 Fun Hat Winners

BOYS Sponsored by Nantes Solicitors Click on the images to enlarge! Rafferty Heath, ‘Puppet Show’, Bridport. Hugh Watkins, ‘Cheese Board’, Bridport. William Joy, ‘Yellow Dumper Truck’, Bridport. Oliver Naton, ‘Crab Hat’, Bridport. GIRLS Sponsored by Nantes Solicitors Grace Jackaman, ‘Green Alien’, Poole. Elisa Dinscombe, ‘Fairy Castle,’ Bridport. Xanthe Heath, ‘Pink Flower Hat’, Bridport Sophia Dinsmore, …

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