The Mayor Cllr. Ron Bridle and his wife Harriet had an enjoyable weekend welcoming The Mayor Yannick Borde and the Councillors of St Berthevin. At the Lawns Club in Minehead, Cllr. Bridle also met members of both twinning associations to celebrate the 20th anniversary of twinning between both towns. 

Amongst the events planned Cllr. Bridle attended the reception to welcome The Mayor of St Berthevin and Councillors to Minehead, he gave speech to welcome the visitors to Minehead which was translated by his wife Harriet. Later he joined in showing the visitors new developments in Minehead such as Minehead Eye, the building of the new Minehead Hospital and the new Morrisons Supermarket.

There was a dinner and dance at the Minehead First School on the evening of the 28th and gifts were exchanged between the towns in celebration of the Anniversary. On Sunday 29th they all met at the West Somerset Railway and heard a brief history of the railway. The party then took a ride to Watchet where they were informed of its local history before visiting various places in the Town.

Upon their return the Mayor accompanied by his wife Harriet joined the group for lunch at the Lawns Club where a celebratory cake was cut at the end of the meal. Cllr. Bridle thanked everyone who had taken part in the celebrations with  a special mention to Elizabeth from St Berthevin who made a tremendous effort in translating for him and the Mayor of St Berthevin.

The Mayor of Minehead Cllr. Ron Bridle was invited to attend the Minehead Flower Show which was held at the West Somerset Community College, he was welcomed by David Bryan the president of Minehead and District Gardeners Association. The show was well attended and the displays were well organised with many varieties of flowers and vegetables. Mr Blay thanked local business's for their sponsorship of the show. There was also a big thank you to Minehead Town Council for the grant given in support of the show. Fiona Johnson from the West Somerset Garden Centre presented the cups and trophies. The Mayor Cllr. Ron Bridle presented the Minehead Town Cup to Sid Dunscombe who was the exhibitor who won the most points overall.

The Mayor of Minehead attended this function at Butlins.

The Photograph shows attendees for the Exmoor Rescue Event, the Mayor of Minehead Cllr Ron Bridle is shown in the centre of the picture accompanied by his wife Harriet. Also shown are Cllr. Stephen White and Mrs Margaret White (Mayor and Mayoress of South Molton 2009 -2011) The event was also attended by Sir Ranulph Fiennes OBE.