If you've walked past the town hall recently, you will have noticed something a little different.

Green is the theme in Bridport at the moment, as the spotlight shines on protecting the environment.

Bridport Green Fortnight has received a great response to its campaign to use less plastic locally, according to organisers Transition Town Bridport.

The two-week awareness campaign, which comes to an end tomorrow, has created a buzz in the town, with many businesses, schools and organisations getting on board to defeat plastic waste. The town clock has also changed colour for the duration of the campaign.

The group's Sarah West said: “We’ve had an amazing response from the local community to Green Fortnight. More than 20 town centre shops are displaying green window displays and the Bridport Business Chamber are actively supporting the campaign for less plastic packaging."

She added: “Last Sunday there was a beach clean at West Bay, which attracted more than 60 people. It was great to see all ages and in just an hour we collected 15 sacks of rubbish and more than 2,000 plastic nurdles. We also organised a visit to a sewage plant, which highlighted the problems caused by disposal of items such synthetic wipes and plastic cotton buds into the sewage system.”

As part of Green Fortnight, two local schools, working with local artists, have made sculptures from plastic waste they recovered from beaches. Those made by pupils from Loders CE Primary School are currently on display at Bridport Library, where there is also a special selection of green books to borrow. In addition artwork by St Marys CE Primary School pupils is currently on display at the Soulshine Cafe.

Sarah said: “The fortnight of activities aims to show why plastic generates multiple environmental problems, and how each of us can play our part in reducing these. Our aim is to encourage everyone to look critically at the plastics we buy, particularly single-use items and consider the alternatives. By making changes such as purchasing items from local independent shops using refillable containers, or in paper wrapping, and by refilling water bottles and using reusable coffee cups, we can have a big impact. It will also put pressure on big retailers to change their practices. We have produced a local directory showing people where they can buy non-plastic alternatives, which can be found on the Transition Town Bridport website”.

Green Fortnight ends tomorrow with an evening of stories, poetry and laughter with Matt Harvey and friends at Bridport Town Hall.

Tickets for this are available from Bridport Tourist Information Centre.