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Child finds ‘drugs’ in playing fields PARENTS Virgil Turner and Hannah Moses were left distraught after their four-year-old son Noah found what was thought to be drugs in the Anning Road playing field in Lyme Regis this week.

Noah found a bag of unidentified pink pills and sensibly handed them to his parents, who live just a few doors from the park.

The incident comes after several complaints of drug-taking and underage drinking in the playing field’s teen shelter.

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Kilimanjaro climb raises £5,000

LYME Regis resident Louise Powell has returned home after climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in memory of her father.

The former Woodroffe School pupil, who is currently studying social work at Southampton Solent University, raised £5,000 for the mental health charity Mind through her hike up the highest mountain in Africa.

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OUTGOING captain of Lyme Regis Golf Club Lee Caddy (second left) and partner Lynnette Ravenscroft (centre) handed over a cheque for £20,125.18 to staff and volunteers from the Fortuneswell Cancer Trust in Dorchester following a busy year of fundraising events. See report on their final fundraiser on page 18 Photo by Rob Coombe

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LYME CHOSEN FOR UNIQUE REMEMBRANCE EVENT LYME Regis has been chosen to host a unique nationwide gesture of remembrance for the men and women who left their home shores during the First World War, fronted by Academy Award-winning film producer Danny Boyle.

Lyme’s main sandy beach has been selected as one of just 30 in

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philip@lyme-online.co.uk the country as a venue for Boyle’s ‘Pages Of The Sea’ commission to mark the centenary of Armistice Day on Sunday, November 11.

Only three other resorts - Folkestone, Weymouth and Looe, have been accorded the honour on the south coast.

It is anticipated that the event, to be staged after the town’s Remem-

brance Day activities, will attract a huge crowd as there are so few venues along the south coast and the town council has moved quickly to put arrangements in place to maximise Lyme’s profile.

Each event will centre around the drawing of a large-scale portrait of a casualty from the First World War, designed by sand artists, which will be washed away as the tide comes in.

In addition, the public will be

asked to join in by creating silhouettes of people in the sand, remembering the millions of lives lost or changed forever by the conflict.

Acclaimed poet Carol Ann Duffy has been invited by Boyle - who wowed critics across the world with his opening ceremony at the 2012 Olympic Games in London to write a new poem which will be read by individuals, families and CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

Best season for triathlete Florence

LYME Regis based triathlete Florence Swan has just completed her most successful season yet.

The undergraduate from Cardiff Metropolitan University has been competing in the British Triathlon’s National Super Series for juniors aged 17-19.

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Boy, 4, finds suspected ‘drugs’ in the Anning Road playing fields FEELINGS were running high among parents of young children in the Anning Road area of Lyme Regis earlier this week after a fouryear-old boy found a sachet of pills believed to be recreational drugs.

It was the latest in a saga of events which led to residents urging the council to remove the teen shelter in the Anning Road playing field because of obvious drug dealing and anti-social behaviour.

The council decided to remove the shelter but no immediate action was taken and now a rescinding motion, reversing that decision, will go before the council on October 31.

The motion is been put forward

by Councillor Cheryl Reynolds and signed by five other members, the required number to reverse a decision - Michaela Ellis, Steve Miller, Richard Doney, John Broom and Sean Larcombe.

Their argument is that moving the teen shelter, or doing away with it completely, will only result in moving the problem elsewhere in the town.

They believe it will be better to work with the police to solve the problem. They have also agreed to erect close circuit television in the playing field.

But parents have little faith in the police being able to make any appreciable difference because of their lack of resources in Dorset.

The sachet of pink pills was found by four-year-old Noah Turner who thought they were sweets but sen-

sibly handed them to his mum and dad, Virgil Turner and Hannah Moses.

Mr Turner has been at the forefront of trying to stop the anti-social behaviour at the teen shelter and has suffered continual abuse and threats when confronting the culprits. He alleged he was recently assaulted and last week had fireworks thrown at him.

After the suspected drugs were found by his son, Mr Turner called the police but was told there was no one was available to visit the scene.

Other parents have expressed their concern about a growing drugs problem in Lyme Regis.

One parent who did not wish to give her name for fear of retribution, told this newspaper: “We know drug dealing is going on in the teen shelter. We know who they are and so do the police but nothing seems to happen.

“Most of the trouble happens late in the evening when they know the police are unlikely to turn up.”

Residents plan to attend the council meeting on October 31 to reinforce their argument.

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Inset, the sachet of drugs found by Noah

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Louise climbs Kilimanjaro and raises £5,000 in memory of dad LYME Regis resident Louise Powell has returned home after climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in memory of her father.

The former Woodroffe School pupil, who is currently studying social work at Southampton Solent University, raised £5,000 for the mental health charity Mind through her hike up the highest mountain in Africa.

She decided to take on the challenge in memory of her father Derek, who committed suicide last year, as it was something they had wanted to do together.

Speaking about the trip, Louise commented: “I was away over 11 days, eight days of walking - six days up and two down. The days consisted of four to eight hours of walking per day in a range of different temperatures, from 30 degree heat in the day to minus figures during the night.

“To complete the trip, the main day is summit day. We set of at 1am and reached the Uhuru summit at the top of Kilimanjaro at 8.20am, using head torches through the night. It then took another five and a half hours down with wind chills of -15 and a lot of snow through the whole of summit night!”

Louise originally set a fundraising target of £3,500 but has surpassed this, with £4,500 donated through her online fundraising page and other events, including a sponsored head shave, and a further £500 donated at her father’s funeral.

Louise added: “This trip to Mount Kilimanjaro was something my dad and I had planned to do together and was very important to me. As well as raising much-needed funds for this amazing charity, I wanted to raise awareness about mental health and inform people that they don't have to hide their mental illnesses and there is help out there.

“I loved the whole trip! There was eight of us

Rotary raises £1,175 for earthquake victims THE Rotary Club of Lyme Regis recently held street collections in Lyme Regis and Charmouth for the victims of the Indonesia earthquake.

A total of £864.07 was collected and this was rounded up to £1,175 thanks to match funding grant ‘The Big Give’ and Gift Aid. The funds were split between Shelterbox and Water Survival Box. Both of these are Rotary organised charities which provide emergency assistance for those affected by natural disasters and conflict.

■ THE Rotary Club of Lyme Regis held its annual quiz night at Uplyme Village Hall last week, raising funds for the Nepal School rebuilding project.

The quiz was attended by 60 people and raised the sum of £517, which is expected to increase to £550 before being sent to the Rotary Club of Yeovil, which is managing the fundraising appeal to gain the maximum grants available.

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LYME Regis student Louise Powell pictured at the Uhuru summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in our group, run by Charity Challenge and all raising money for different charities. All members of our group made it to the summit without experiencing any major altitude problems.

“A big thank you goes to the Royal Standard for hosting the charity head shave night, the Rotary Club, Uplyme Fete and the Nag’s Head for donating, and all my friends and family for all the donations and support.

Town council moves quickly to host national beach tribute ■ CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE communities as they gather on the beaches on November 11.

In addition to volunteering on the day, workshops and events will be offered in the lead up to November 11 where individuals or groups will be able to find out more about the stories of the First World War or create material in response that can be shared on the beach on the day.

The events in Lyme and Weymouth will be led by Activate (Performing Arts), an organisation in Dorset focused on producing large scale outdoor performing arts, core funded by Dorset County Council.

‘Pages Of The Sea’ is part of 14-18 NOW, a programme of extraordinary arts experiences connecting people with the First World War, part of the UK’s official centenary commemorations.

It commissions new work by leading contemporary artists across all art forms. The programme has included more than 200 artists from 35 countries, taking place in 160 locations across the UK. Over 30 million people have experienced a project so far, including 7.5 million children and young people.

Lyme Regis Town Council was informed that Lyme had been selected as one of the beaches to host the event late last week and called a meeting of those who they thought could help stage and promote the prestigious event at the Lister Room, on Tuesday.

Those invited included representatives from the Royal British Legion, Lyme Regis Museum, the Woodroffe School and the Marine

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It is hoped that talented artists from the Woodroffe School can be trained to create the image in the sand.

The council was represented by the Mayor, Councillor Michaela Ellis, Deputy Mayor Stephen Miller, Councillor Cheryl Reynolds, chairman of the Tourism, Community & Publicity Committee, town clerk John Wright, and operations manager Matt Adamson-Drage.

Public relations expert Geoff Baker was also invited to assist with publicising the event.

After the meeting, he said: “The nearest other chosen beaches are Weymouth to the east and Looe to the west. This will be a fine way to honour those of your own families who never returned.

“I’m supporting this because five of my grandma’s siblings from Widworthy went to war and only one of them came home.”

With only three beaches in the West Country involved, Mr Baker believes that the event could attract a massive crowd to Lyme Regis and stressed the importance of getting the message out to all other towns in the area.”

The town council has called another meeting for Monday, October 29.

Lyme Regis will also be taking part in the antional ‘Battle’s Over’ events on November 11, including the lighting of a beacon on the North Wall at 7pm followed by bell ringing.

The town council is also looking for a piper and a bugle/cornet player to take part in events. Anyone able to help is asked to contact Matt Adamson-Drage on 01297 445175.

“Thank you also to BBC Spotlight too for interviewing me for their mental health story, more for rasing awareness rather than funds, as I also wanted to get the message across about mental health issues as well as raising money.”

Louise’s online fundraising page is still open for donations and can be found at www.justgiving.com/fundraising/louise-powell25

PLANS to provide a free cash point at Bell Cliff in Lyme Regis have hit a stumbling block, as the necessary utilities took so long to install at the site that the supplier is no longer providing the facilities.

The town council agreed to install a cash point at Bell Cliff after Lloyds closed in 2017, leaving only one free cash point in town, outside Tesco Express. Arthur Fordham & Co has since installed its own free cash point, opposite Bell Cliff.

The town council’s operations manager, Matt Adamson-Drage, reported at a recent meeting that, within the time it took BT to install a phone line at Bell Cliff, the Bank of England had changed its charges for companies providing cash points, and most had stopped installing them because they no longer made any money.

Mr Adamson-Drage said he was trying to negotiate with the town council’s chosen provider Cash Zone to install a one-off, but there had only ever been a verbal contract in place.

Councillor John Broom commented: “So we’ve been going ahead with nothing at all?”

Councillor Jeff Scowen added: “We’ve just got a pile of rubble with a hole in it - great!”

Councillor Cheryl Reynolds said the electricity and phone line had been installed at “considerable expense” and she did not think the council should drop the idea.

LymeOnline to relaunch Lyme in Bloom Awards COMMUNITY newspaper and website LymeOnline is planning to re-launch the Lyme in Bloom competition for local gardeners.

Up until recent years, an annual competition was held for gardens of all sizes and varieties to be judged in a number of categories, with a prizegiving held in the Guildhall.

LymeOnline plans to resurrect the popular event in 2019, and hopes Lyme can improve its floral displays to enter the regional South West in Bloom competition in three years time.

The local competition would not require any public funding.

LymeOnline intends to set up a voluntary committee of residents, businesses, gardening enthusiasts and a representative of the town council to take the scheme forward, with sponsorship already offered from one local business.

A public meeting is due to be called before the end of the year to get the initiative off the ground, with full details to be announced soon.

Entering the South West in Bloom competition in 2022 would require the council to undertake a threeyear planting scheme in Langmoor and Lister Gardens and in other public areas across the town in preparation, which may require an additional gardening budget or an extra member of staff.

Town councillors offered their initial support to the scheme at last week’s Town Management & Highways Committee meeting.

Councillor Jeff Scowen commented: “I think this is a great idea. With our location we really should make more of our floral displays. I’m dead in favour of putting resources into getting this award.”

However, some concerns were raised about the amount of resources and work it would take to prepare the town for South West in Bloom, with some members saying it would take longer than three years.

Councillor John Broom said that Langmoor and Lister Gardens would have to be completely dug out, as they currently looked “like a forest”.

Councillor Stan Williams added that the entrances to the town were a “mess” and the road verges were a “disaster”.

The Mayor of Lyme Regis, Councillor Michaela Ellis, said organisers would have to look into exactly what was required to enter the South West in Bloom competition, and suggested they speak to neighbouring towns that had previously entered.

“It’s a lot of work,” she added.

“It’s all well saying it’s just one more gardener, but you need to consider ratepayers’ money. Is that what they really want us to spend it on?”

Councillor Scowen replied: “Yes, they love beautiful flowers!”

Councillors agreed in principle to support the scheme.

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Military expert to give talk on WWI battles Lifeboat launches in Storm Callum

THE events which led to the end of the First World War will be re-told by a military expert in a talk in Lyme Regis. Chris Copson, curator of The Keep Military Museum in Dorchester will look back at 1918, the last year of the Great War, at the event on Thursday, October 25 at 3.30pm in the Guildhall.

Chris will speak about Kaiserschlacht, the 1918 Spring Offensive, and the resulting Hundred Days Offensive by the Allies at Amiens, which eventually led to Armistice.

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Theatre slashes ticket booking fees LYME Regis’ premier arts venue, the Marine Theatre, has announced that booking fees have been slashed in a move which is anticipated to be popular with the local community. Previously 10 per cent, tickets under £10 will now only have a 50p booking fee added and those of £10 and over will incur a booking fee of £1 when purchasing from Lyme Regis and Bridport Tourist Information Centres.

LYME Regis lifeboat launched in rough sea conditions on Friday, October 12 to a report of a person in the water near Chesil Beach.

The volunteer crew responded to a call from the coastguard following a report of a person in difficulties. The crew were contacted by the coastguard at 3.35pm and launched in heavy seas during

Golden donation for lifeboat

CHILDHOOD sweethearts Mr and Mrs Rawlins donated to Lyme Regis lifeboat crew to mark their golden wedding anniversary. The couple met aged 11 when they were both members of Lyme Regis Sailing Club and were later married at Uplyme Church. They now live in Kent.

Storm Callum.

Half an hour later the crew were stood down when a local coastguard response team reported it was not a person in the water.

The alarm had been raised by a member of the public and was recorded as a false alarm with good intent.

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Kate Adie to give talk for church JOURNALIST and former BBC chief news correspondent Kate Adie will give talk at St Andrew’s Church in Charmouth. The event will be held on Friday, November 2 from 7.30pm, in aid of Changing Spaces, raising funds for the restoration of the church.

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Mark Hix to raise funds for sculpture trail CELEBRATED chef, restaurateur and food writer Mark Hix will host a fundraising event at his Lyme Regis restaurant in aid of the town’s sculpture trail. The four-course dinner, artist conversation and auction will be held on Monday, November 12.

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New voluntary body to improve Dorset schools THE county council has set out proposals for a redefined relationship with schools and academies across Dorset. The aim of the proposals is to bring about school improvement through the creation of a new Dorset School Improvement Board (DSIB) together with a system of school clusters. The DSIB would be an independently chaired, school-led, voluntary body representing both academies and maintained schools.

Bowling drive boosts Lifeboat Week total THE record-breaking total raised during this year’s Lifeboat Week has been boosted by a further £200 thanks to Lyme Regis Bowls Club. It was announced in September that Lyme Regis Lifeboat Week raised an all-time record of £34,765 for the RNLI. Lyme Regis Bowls Club presented a cheque for a further £200 raised during the club’s Lifeboat Week bowling drive.

SINCE launching the LymeOnline website and newspaper at the beginning of the year, I’ve had a lot to learn, especially on the digital side of things.

So this week I took up the opportunity to get some advice from leading industry experts, and headed to Cardiff for a News Impact Summit, hosted by the European Journalism Centre and Google News Initiative.

I hadn’t been to a seminar since finishing university seven years ago, so I was a little unsure what to expect, but it was great to meet and hear from so many like-minded individuals, all passionate about finding new ways to ensure journalism has a sound future.

In particular, I was pleased to meet Richard Gurner from the Caerphilly Observer in Wales. A similar business model to LymeOnline, the Caerphilly Observer is a community news website and free fortnightly paper that has seen such success since launching several years ago that Richard is now considering making it a weekly publication.

It was inspiring to hear such a success story and it goes to show what a thirst there is for this type of hyperlocal news in communities all across the UK. The theme of the News Impact Summit was Local News and Community Engagement, with many asking how journalists can become more engaged with their local communities.

I’d like to think that LymeOnline is already pretty engaged with Lyme Regis - we love being a part of the community, hearing from our readers, sharing your stories and getting involved in local events.

This week, we’ve announced our plans to resurrect the Lyme in Bloom gardening awards, with the hope that the town will one day be able to also enter the South West in Bloom competition. You can read all about it on page 3.

While we’re talking about community, I’ll put my hat on for two other local organisations I’m involved with...

Lyme Regis Football Club will be hosting a wine and cheese tasting night this Saturday (October 20), starting at 7.30pm - tickets for £15 will be available on the door.

The Lyme Regis branch of Cancer Research UK will host its annual coffee morning and cake stall as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, from 10am at Lyme Regis Baptist Church on Friday, October 26.

Please come along and support both events!

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Half term storytelling party at Pop-Up Kitchen THE new Pop-Up Kitchen in Lyme Regis will host a half term Storytelling Tea Party for children. Lyme grandfathers Geoff Baker and David Austin, authors of the recently-launched ‘Silly Grandads’ reading project, will give a premiere of their latest children’s stories at the Pop-Up Kitchen on Wednesday, October 24 from 4pm.

Student volunteering at Hub’s youth club THE Hub in Lyme Regis has welcomed Lydia Glover as a volunteer at its Wednesday and Friday youth club sessions. Lydia is a second year health and social care student at The University Centre Somerset, based in Taunton. She has ambitions to become a primary school teacher and hopes that her experience volunteering at The Hub will help her achieve her aspirations.

‘Britain’s Got Talent’ star headlines Lyme Regis Comedy Club LYME Regis’ regular comedy club welcomes a ‘man of many voices’ Danny Posthill, who reached the final of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ in 2015.

He performs alongside former English Comedian of the Year Jack Campbell at the Marine Theatre on Friday, October 26.

Danny Posthill is an impressionist and stand-up comedian who has performed all over the world. His subjects include Jimmy Carr, Billy Connolly and Lee Evans.

This is a regular event at the Marine Theatre, which has four comedians on the bill. Resident compere Tom Glover hosts, and Matt Price is also on the bill.

Tickets cost £8 in advance or £10 on the door, with 10 per cent off for Theatre Friends. Doors open at 7pm for an 8pm start. Call 01297 442138 to book, or visit www.marinetheatre.com

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Our heroes in the sand T

HIS is the poignant image that visitors to the seafront in Lyme Regis will see etched in the sand at the water’s edge on our main beach on the afternoon of Armistice Day (November 11).

As reported on our front page, the image will be that of a casualty from the First World War and will be simultaneously created on 30 beaches around the UK and just three in the West Country - Weymouth, Lyme and Looe.

It is hope that talented artists at the Woodroffe School will be trained to create the image, designed by a team of sand artists called Sand In Your Eye, and local people will be encouraged to create silhouettes of their own family members who were killed in the First World War, also in the sand.

It is all part of a national initiative, labelled 1418 NOW, a programme of “extraordinary arts experiences” connecting people with the First World War and part of the UK’s official centenary commemorations of the end of the conflict that took the lives of millions, including 63 men from Lyme Regis.

Acclaimed film director and screen writer Danny Boyle was commissioned to come up with

the idea which he has called Pages Of The Sea. Boyle, of course, will be remembered for staging that memorable ceremony for the opening of the 2012 Olympics held in London, three years before he won eight Academy Awards, including Best Director and Best Picture for ‘Slumdog Millionaire’.

On November 11 Danny Boyle will walk one of the 30 beaches chosen to display his commission. Who knows, that might be Lyme?

This is a wonderful opportunity for Lyme and the town council wasted no time last Friday after hearing the exciting news that the beach had been chosen as one of the venues to kick-start the arrangements.

I was invited to the meeting as president of the Royal British Legion, along with chairman Ian Marshall, and we pledged our full support on a day when we will be busy honouring the men of Lyme who made the supreme sacrifice and never returned to their home town.

I will be reading out their names from the New Book of Remembrance at the special service in the parish church on the morning of November 11. It sounds simple, reading out a list of names.

I knew none of them. But I did grow up knowing their sons and grandchildren and of all the things I have done in public over the years, this

is the most emotional. This year, appropriately for the 100th anniversary, Armistice and Remembrance Day fall on the same date.

I have often written in this column about Lyme punching above its weight when it comes to our profile as a seaside resort. This is yet another ex-

ample of this. The brilliant idea is for the image to be created at the water’s edge so when the tide comes in it will gradually was away, a symbolic depiction of how many lives were washed away in what was meant to be the war to end all wars.

An occasion not to be missed, I think.

Bloom awards will not cost a penny Harvest homes still thriving ELSEWHERE in this paper (page 3) you will read that LymeOnline intends to revive the Lyme In Bloom awards.

These ran for many years very successfully and after floating the idea in this column we have decided to go ahead with the awards in 2019 after a really encouraging response.

A number of people have already come forward to offer their services and we are planning to hold a public meeting later this year to form a small committee of interested persons to kick-start the idea.

Out of courtesy I asked for the matter to go before the town council and it got a reasonable, if not wholly enthusiastic support, from councillors which is encouraging.

But I would like to stress that we are not

asking the council to finance the awards. I already have sponsorship in place to meet all the prize-money and running costs.

I did mention in my first piece about the idea in this column that it would be good if the Lyme In Bloom awards could encourage an entry in the South West Britain In Bloom competition in future years, pointing out that it could be a big tourist attraction. This idea was not quite so enthusiastically received by town councillors who thought this could be cost prohibitive. And there was me thinking they had plenty of money.

But the two are not dependant on each other. Making the town more attractive with floral displays won’t cost the public purse a penny.

I’M pleased to see that the old Lyme Regis tradition of holding harvest homes is still thriving.

When I was growing up a harvest home - an auction of harvest produce - was held in virtually every pub for a different charity.

In those days George Curtis, the father of former mayor Ivor Curtis, was a prime mover. The lots on sale consisted almost entirely of harvest food stuffs - marrows, onions, cheese, jams and pickles.

And the tradition continues to this day with the Nag’s Head, one of the most popular pubs in town for locals, hosting a harvest home for the Christmas Lights fund, raising a fantastic £1,500 (see page 7).

Whilst the bread and cheese-type lots are still popular they don’t go for great amounts and so

the range of items on sale have long strayed outside the harvest theme.

In recent years that indomitable duo, Phil Street and Mike Higgs, officiated at dozens of these events, raising thousands of pounds along the way.

Today Simon Flux has emerged as the auctioneer of note and does a fantastic job.

The Nag’s Head event was held late afternoon on a Sunday and the pub was packed with eager bidders.

The money raised will help to finance Lyme’s brilliant Christmas illuminations - the best for miles around - which will be switched on at about 5.30pm on Saturday, December 1 after the usual lantern building workshop at the Baptist Church and parade.

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ALTHOUGH I played a bit as a young man, I am not a golfer. I’m not sure why because I have enjoyed playing most sports and have many friends and colleagues who are addicted to golf.

I took a few lessons from the late Jack Hoare when I first started as a reporter and as I worked on a sports desk which kept me occupied on a Saturday and Sunday, my two days off were a Monday and Tuesday when all my mates were working.

So I took up golf and often played early week with Joe O’Donnell and Arthur Larcombe and lingered a little too long at the 19th hole!

Later in my career, whilst working for Independent Newspapers, I did think about taking up the game again. But our boss, Tony O’Reilly, one of the world’s most

successful and charismatic businessmen, was interviewed by the Financial Times and was asked how he managed to run HJ Heinz in America and Independent Newspapers in Ireland. He replied: “Because I don’t play golf.” From that day onwards none of his senior executives admitted they were keen golfers.

But I’ve always been a great admirer of Lyme’s beautiful golf course with one of the most spectacular views of any links in the country.

And this past year, the club’s 125th anniversary, I’ve been invited to a number events. That’s probably because the club captain this year has been Lee Caddy, the only locally born player to hold such a position since Linley Baker in 1986, and the only person who has cap-

tained both the golf club and the football club.

I first got to know Lee when I was assistant manager at Lyme Regis Football Club and picked him for the Reserves when he was 14. I took him home smelling of beer and his mum, Sally, never forgave me.

Lee went on to win every honour possible for the Seasiders as club captain and succeeded me when I stood down as chairman after ten years.

A natural sportsman, Lee took up golf and I know he was enormously proud to have been elected captain of the golf club in such an important year.

The club invited me to be one of timekeepers when they attempted a world record attempt on the fastest round of golf ever, which was good fun.

Lee and his partner Lynnette also invited Jackie and I to a sausage and mash fundraiser for their captain’s charity and I was also privileged to be their guest speaker at the club’s annual dinner.

And then there was last week’s ladies’ night, a crazy event which was packed out and featured a number of black-tie chaps threatening to do the Full Monty. Fortunately they bottled it at the last moment but it was a fitting finale to a memorable year in which Lee and Lynnette have raised a fantastic £21,000 for the Fotuneswell Cancer Trust at Dorchester, a record amount for the golf club.

Lee will be the first to admit that without Lynnette’s entrepreneurial and creative talents that sum would have been a great deal less.

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Traditional harvest home raises more than £1,500 for Lyme’s Christmas lights A TRADITIONAL harvest home raised more than £1,500 for Lyme Regis’ Christmas lights display.

The event was recently held at the Nag’s Head, hosted by new landlords James and Rebecca, with more than 100 lots donated by local businesses.

Among the prizes up for grabs were vegetable boxes from Millers Farm Shop, chicken dinners and meat hampers from Colyton Butchers, ploughman’s lunches from Charmouth Bakery, restaurant vouchers, sports memorabilia and tickets, and prints by Lyme’s award-winning photographer Richard Austin, son of the late Barbara Austin MBE, who first established the Christmas Lights Committee.

Simon Flux acted as auctioneer for the

evening, ensuring no one left the pub empty handed, assisted by landlord James who sold the star prize of a weekend in a holiday home with a hot tub to wife Rebecca, followed by a bidding war for who would join them, raising a further £100.

Anne Wood’s homemade pies and sausage rolls also proved to be a hit with the crowd, raising more than £100, which will keep Anne busy baking for a month to fulfill all her prepaid orders.

Volunteers from Lyme Regis Christmas Lights Committee, led by chairman Christine Lovell, would like to thank the Nag’s Head for hosting the event, Simon Flux for being auctioneer and all those who helped to organise and generously donated.

NAG’S Head landlord James takes over in his auctioneering debut

CHRISTINE Lovell and Pat Stamp from Lyme Regis Christmas Lights Committee. Below, lucky winners took home produce supplied by local businesses

ORGANISERS of the Christmas lights harvest home and, below, auctioneer Simon Flux (right) with Les Herbert Photos by Philip Evans and Lynnette Ravenscroft

Mary Anning statue could cost up to £300k A STATUE of famous fossil hunter Mary Anning could cost between £250,000 to £300,000 but campaigners keen to see the memorial erected in Lyme Regis say they won’t be taking any funding from the public purse.

A public meeting was held last week to discuss the possibility of erecting a statue of Mary Anning in her hometown Lyme Regis.

The idea has been mooted several times before but is now being taken forward by town and district councillor Cheryl Reynolds, after she was contacted by 10-year-old Dorchester resident Evie Swire, who asked why there was no memorial for the pioneering palaeontologist.

Councillor Reynolds has been working with Evie’s mum Anya Pearson and designer Esther Yarnold to launch the campaign Mary Anning Rocks with social media pages already set up and a website coming soon.

Speaking at the meeting, Councillor Reynolds said a “tremendous” amount of work had already gone into the project and it had attracted the interest of several international artists, celebrities and well-known names from the world of science.

She said a high-quality bronze statue produced by a reputable artist would cost between £250,000 to £300,000 but she emphasised that they would not be seeking any money from the council.

Instead, money would be raised through crowdfunding and donations from those who had an interest in honouring Mary Anning.

Councillor Reynolds said she did not anticipate any problems in raising such a large sum, as the project had already gained significant support.

Town councillor Jeff Scowen questioned where the statue would be located, but Councillor Reynolds said she wanted to get the project established before discussing a location.

Councillor Scowen added: “It will be phenomenally good for tourism and for the town.”

A committee was set up to take the project forward, with Councillor Reynolds acting as chairman.

The Mary Anning Rocks website www.maryanningrocks.co.uk will be launched soon, where you can currently find links to the campaign’s social media pages.

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Charmouth to take part in ‘Battle’s Over’ event CHARMOUTH Parish Council will be playing a part in Battle’s Over, an international commemoration marking 100 years since the guns fell silent at the end of the First World War. Organised by Pageantmaster Bruno Peek LVO OBE OPR, Battle’s Over will take place on November 11 with events throughout the UK, Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and at scores of locations overseas, including New Zealand, Ireland, Australia, Bermuda, France, Belgium, Canada, the United States and Germany, to name but a few.

It begins at 6am with lone pipers playing ‘Battle’s O’er’, a traditional Scottish air played after a battle, outside cathedrals in the country, following which a specially written tribute will be read out.

At the same time, more than 1,000 pipers will be playing the tune in individual locations within their local communities.

At 6.55pm buglers will sound the Last Post at more than 1,000 locations, including Charmouth’s Foreshore, where at 7pm a beacon will be lit on Charmouth’s Evans

Cliff in a tribute called Beacons of Light, signifying the light of peace that emerged from the darkness of four years of war.

Then at 7.05pm, more than 1,000 church and cathedrals will ring their bells as part of Ringing Out for Peace organised in association with the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers, which represents 65 societies of ringers from the British Isles and overseas. Also at 7.05pm, more than 140 town criers will perform a specially written Cry for Peace Around the World, the first of them in New Zealand and then across the globe through the various time zones.

Charmouth will be taking part in playing the Last Post and the Beacon of Light, starting at 6.55pm on the beach.

Paul Oatway of Charmouth Parish Council said: “We are proud to be playing a part in this historic international event to commemorate the centenary of the end of the Great War, and to recognise the contribution and sacrifice made by the men and women from our own community.”

Free public wi-fi installed on beach CHARMOUTH beach has recently joined the front line of digital connectivity in the form of free public wi-fi.

The newly-installed network now available at Charmouth beach provides free, seamless wi-fi connectivity over a significant area on both sides of the River Char.

Installation of the beach’s wi-fi service was funded as part of the Dorset Coastal Connections portfolio. The aim is to enhance digital connectivity along Dorset’s coast, thereby promoting and boosting the Dorset economy.

The Dorset Coastal Connections portfolio of 18 projects received funding from the Coastal Communities Fund and is coordinated by Dorset Coast Forum.

Dorset Coastal Connections project officer Nikki Parker-Goadsby said: “We are really pleased that Charmouth Beach is benefiting from the Digital Connectivity funding which aims to promote Charmouth Beach to visitors

coming to the Dorset coast.

“We look forward to more coastal communities also receiving free public Wi-Fi as part of this project over the next year.”

Councillor Mary Penfold, West Dorset District Council’s portfolio holder for enabling, said: “It is fantastic news that free public wifi is now available to both residents and visitors to Charmouth Beach. It’s boosting Dorset digitally and is a great addition to a popular seaside family destination.”

The local Coastal Community Team commented: “We recognise the increasing importance of being connected in this digital world.

Both residents and visitors can benefit from instant connection to the internet using the free Wi-Fi, whilst enjoying the Dorset Coast at Charmouth Beach.

“Not only does it cover the immediate area surrounding the Heritage Centre and beach huts but also extends along east beach on the other side of the river.”

Scouts develop Artificial Intelligence AS part of their Digital Maker Activity Badge, members of the 1st Charmouth Scout Group have been busy building a four-strong team of robots.

Assembled from kits, these have now been glued together, vividly decorated and set to work.

In addition to greeting individual members by name, each of the four Scout patrols have also programmed their robots to perform some novel tasks. These included displaying a range of smiley faces and singing 'Ode to Joy', which is part of Beethoven's ninth symphony.

Buying the robots was the idea of assistant Scout leader, John Smith, who also masterminded their construction and programming.

“I was keen for the Scouts to work on a meaningful project as part of their badge,” he said.

“My research indicated these BinaryBots would be complex enough to offer the Scouts a real challenge.

“They all took to the task with relish and some were soon digging around in the software to see what other interesting functions their ‘creation’ could undertake.

“We will now let the Scouts ‘adopt’ a robot for a few weeks so they can really put them through their paces.

"As we do not have wi-fi in our headquarters, we approached the Newlands Holiday Park about using their links and we were delighted they let the Scouts come along and log into their IT facilities.”

THE completed BinaryBots and, right, members of 1st Charmouth Scouts pictured with one of their robots built as part of their Digital Maker badge

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Musical tribute to the fallen men of Uplyme THE men from Uplyme who were killed in the First World War will be remembered at en evening of music and readings in the village church next month.

The event, named ‘The 28’ in honour of the men whose names appear on the village memorial, will be held at 8pm on Saturday, November 10, the eve of the centenary of the end of the war.

Performers will include Judi Allen, Charlie Barber, David Campbell, Jeremy Hayes, Jo Hayes, Geoff Hughes and Ian Thomson.

Uplyme resident Jeremy Hayes, who has devised the show, explained: “We are a group of friends who play music and sing together on occasions, and we wanted to do something to mark the anniversary.

“We walk that memorial nearly every day, but most of us don’t know much about the names on it. These men were just villagers like us - like our sons and brothers - and we wanted to pay a small tribute to their sacrifice.

“We hope the people of Uplyme and beyond come and join us, enjoy the music, and help us honour those men.

“It’s a free event, but we hope to raise a little money for the Royal British Legion on the night.”

OVER the summer, the 1st Lym Valley Scout Group were donated four air rifles by Devon County Scouts and members have since been hard at work adapting the Scout hut in Uplyme to ensure they could use them.

The group’s range officer, Dave Wareham, along with local carpet fitter, Adam Clark, put together a backdrop which allows shooting to take place in hut without damaging the building.

“The ability to do shooting in the hut is another feather in our cap,” said Dave.

“This now means we the costs of undertaking this activity are much cheaper than when we had to go elsewhere. It also means that more young people than ever can do activities which might have been seen as unachievable in the past.”

Adam, whose two children attend the Scouts, added: “The Scouts are very good at offering a wide range of activities.

“I think that there’s something for everyone, and there’s always opportunities to have experiences that other young people just don’t get locally!”

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3rd. proposed a plan to November In May 1604 Robert Catesby – with residents and the House of the country will be It’s a real community affair the King, together with OWNS up and down Night this blow up during the wood for the fire, celebrating Guy Fawkes and the House of Commons and later businesses donating can’t be many Lords football club and town of Parliament, November but there volunteers from the local ceremonial opening the only one of King than Lyme Regis to host build it on the sand, and locations better suited seize Princess Elizabeth, council staff helping to fireworks and a beach would not be at the clear away the debris the a stunning display of James' children who the gig club helping to bonfire. ceremony. next morning. commemorates the 1605 Guy Fawkes was display will light up the The annual celebration But on November 4th the basement of the A spectacular fireworks – Britain’s most notorious and the capture of Guy Fawkes caught red-handed in set off from the Cobb to blow up the Houses with 36 barrels of gunpowder, harbour as it’s Lords of Michaela Ellis, traitor – who attempted House of gunpowder in 1605. commemorated each Mayor of Lyme Regis, Councillor of Parliament with barrels and his capture is now bonfire as they finish. burning effigies. is expected to light the of James I’s peace year with bonfires and Disappointed by the failure a front-row Spain to improve their by town crier Alan Vian So get those sparklers ready and grab treaty negotiations with Organised each year Catholic gentlemen night is always a or in Lister Gardens – this seat on Marine Parade position, a handful of young whom had been and wife Lynne, bonfire in Lyme Regis, of of the winter calendar from the Midlands, some is a show not to be missed! decided to take highlight being held on Saturday, involved in previous plotting, with this year’s events

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O honour the 63 men of Lyme who fell during the First World War, the Lyme Regis branch of the Royal British Legion is reviving its Festival of Remembrance.

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The festival was an important part of the Legion’s fundraising for the Poppy Appeal throughout the 1990s and 2000s and members have decided to stage the event again for this year only to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War. The festival will be held on Sunday, October 28th in the Woodmead Halls with doors opening at 7pm for a 7.30pm start.

The Legion in Lyme has constantly punched above its weight as one of the smaller branches in Dorset when it comes to fundraising for the Earl Haig Poppy Fund, consistently raising £5,000 and more every year.

This year is likely to be an all-time record with the branch about to receive a cheque for £5,000, half of the proceeds from the recent Candles On The Cobb event, organised by the Rotary Club of Lyme Regis.

Rotarians will be attending the Festival of Remembrance to present the cheque to the branch president, Philip Evans MBE. Members of the Royal British Legion supported the spectacular event which illuminated the Cobb with 5,000 candles, every one bought in memory of a loved one, by building a giant poppy on the beach in honour of all those from Lyme Regis who made the supreme sacrifice during the First World War. This year’s Poppy Appeal in Lyme has also been boosted by a number of other events, including a sponsored sky dive by Legion stalwart Ania Driver and a fun run and fun day at Lyme Regis Football Club.

The Festival of Remembrance on Sunday, October 28 will feature Lyme Regis Town Band, who will present a selection of appropriate music, including a medley of First World War sing-along numbers, together with readings and musical contributions.

Lyme’s Harbour Voices choir will be singing two numbers, as will popular local performer Harvey Causley. There will be readings also by Alexandra Wood, who wrote a short poem inspired by the sight of the giant poppy display at Candles On The Cobb, and local poet and author David Ruffle who has written a special poem for the occasion called ‘It’s Over, Peace at Last’.

The first half programme of music and

words will also feature Scottish piper Scott Graham and two Legion members, standard bearer Jon Hunt and Daniel Buckley, will make a short presentation on their participation in the recent Great Pilgrimage in Belgium, which commemorated then 90th anniversary of a similar event held ten years after the end of World War One. The second half of the programme will be dedicated to a service of remembrance conducted by the Reverend Rosemary Bragg.

A new book of Remembrance containing the names, rank and regiment of all those from Lyme Regis who died in both world wars, donated by Legion members Vernon Rattenbury and David Humphrey, with calligraphy by David Austin, will be presented to principal guest, the Mayor of Lyme Regis, Councillor Michaela Ellis.

Mr Rattenbury and Mr Humphrey, who both served in the Royal Navy, carried out the research into all those who lost their lives in the two world wars, which has resulted in a number of additions, together with rank and regiment, to the rededicated war memorial in George’s Square.

Councillor Ellis will hand the Book of Remembrance to WO1 Mike Durant who will form part of the team who will build the Drumhead, as part of the service, which also includes Jon Hunt, Daniel Buckley and Kevin Taylor, the Legion’s parade marshal.

The exhortation will be delivered by Philip Evans, and during the two minute’s silence poppies will fall from the ceiling.

The evening will conclude with Helen Webber, a member of Lyme Regis Musical Theatre, singing ‘I Vow To The My Country’ and a rousing rendition of ‘Land of Hope And Glory’.

The event will be compered by Philip Evans MBE, who officiated at all but one of the festivals throughout the 1990s and 2000s.

Tickets costing £8 are available from Serendip Bookshop in Broad Street, or from Legion members, on the door or by calling LymeOnline on 01297 442781.

The bar will be open at the Woodmead Halls and teas and coffees will be served during the interval. There will also be a raffle.

Legion chairman Ian Marshall said: “We hope the Festival of Remembrance will be well supported by the people of Lyme Regis.

“It promises to be a very entertaining evening and an excellent fundraiser for the Poppy Appeal.”

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LYME REGIS TOWN COUNCIL Mayor shows off Lyme to visiting dignitaries

LYME Regis was showcased to mayors, leaders and chairmen from across Dorset and Somerset when the mayor hosted her Civic Day. Civic leaders joined Cllr Michaela Ellis and husband Alan for a tour of the harbour area on an unseasonally warm day earlier this month.

The guests met at the bowling club before visits to the Marine Aquarium and the Boat Building Academy in the morning.

At the aquarium, the civic dignitaries were able to get up close to local marine life, including holding a starfish and handfeeding the mullet.

At the Boat Building Academy, they watched students constructing boats and furniture using traditional methods.

Lyme Fish Bar delivered a

lunch of fish and chips at the bowling club, which was followed by a visit to the RNLI lifeboat station, where the guests had a tour of the station, met some of the crew and learned about the charity’s lifesaving work.

All the guests seemed to enjoy themselves and many will be returning in December to watch the launch of the boats which they saw under construction at the Boat Building Academy.

Our grateful thanks to the Marine Aquarium, Boat Building Academy, RNLI and Lyme Regis Bowling Club – you certainly made a good impression on our visitors and helped show Lyme Regis at its very best.

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Council offers full support to new Army Cadet Force THE council is delighted a new Army Cadet Force (ACF) has been formed in Lyme Regis and has given its full support.

There was disappointment in the town when it was confirmed the Combined Cadet Force (CCF) at the Woodroffe School would disband, so news of the ACF has been widely welcomed.

Subject to the approval of the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association, the ACF will meet weekly at The Tunnel near Charmouth and is open to young people aged over 12 and under 18.

Like most new ventures, the ACF needed a helping hand to get started and the council was pleased to be able to provide support.

Championed by Cllr Cheryl Reynolds, chairman of our

Tourism, Community and Publicity Committee, we have agreed to pay the first year’s hire charges for The Tunnel while the unit establishes itself.

Following interviews, there are seven adult volunteers who have been enrolled into the ACF and are now Probationary Officers, and a further two volunteers who will enrol at a later

date.

A public meeting at the Guildhall for young people and their parents was very well attended, with almost 30 prospective cadets already interested in signing up.

Anyone interested in joining, either as a cadet or a volunteer, should contact Cllr Reynolds on 01297 443814 or 07796 074849 or email c.reynolds@lymeregistowncouncil.gov.uk

Council staff enjoy round of golf OUR finance assistant Naomi Cleal defied the odds to win the annual staff mini golf competition.

Last year’s winner, Mick Heneghan, who works at the mini golf hut, was odds-on favourite to take the title again, but was forced to settle for fourth place.

By the end of the round, it was a three-

way tie between Naomi, operations manager Matt Adamson-Drage and cleansing operative and last year’s runner-up Darren Cheney, each scoring an impressive 34.

Naomi took top spot after securing a hole-in-one on hole two, but it took a further five holes to separate Matt and

Darren, with Matt eventually taking the runner-up spot.

At the opposite end of the scoreboard, admin officer Adrianne Mullins and admin assistant Franki Heffernan battled it out to avoid the wooden spoon, with the ‘honour’ eventually going to Adrianne.

OVER £120,000 has been awarded to community groups and projects in Lyme Regis.

The town council is pleased to have worked with West Dorset District Council to support not-for-profit organisations in a variety of sporting, cultural and community projects.

Funding totalling £123,000 has been allocated thanks to Section 106 agreements, which are community contributions relating to planning permissions for 13 developments in Lyme Regis.

Lyme Regis Football Club’s fundraising efforts for a new 60-seater grand-

stand have been boosted, Lyme Regis Sea School will be able to buy three new dinghies, and Lyme Regis Gig Club will receive funding for a new pilot gig.

The 1st Lym Valley Scout Group has been awarded funding to help refurbish the toilets and storage area at the scout hut in Rhode Lane, Lyme Regis Development Trust is developing a community workshop, and Uplyme and Lyme Regis Cricket Club will be able to purchase a new roller.

A garden with a sculpture display area will be created by Town Mill Arts, the Town Mill Trust will receive funding for

all-weather pathways and an electro hydraulic actuator, and the Marine Theatre will benefit from a better lighting system.

The Charmouth Road Allotments’ Association will re-align the main vehicle entrance, and the town council has also been successful in a bid for funding to illuminate Langmoor and Lister Gardens.

It’s great to see a wide variety of interesting and exciting projects being supported, which will hopefully benefit the whole community.

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Local children invited to bake Plans for Mary Anning trench cake for WWI centenary statue moving forward LOCAL children are being encouraged to bake a wartime favourite to encourage them to think about the sacrifices made during the Great War. Pupils at St Michael’s Primary in Lyme Regis, Mrs Ethelston’s Primary in Uplyme and Charmouth Primary have been invited to bake a First World War trench cake to commemorate the centenary of the end of the war.

The dense fruit cake was baked by families during the war and sent to loved ones on the front line, giving them a muchneeded morale boost and a welcome break from their bland diet of canned food, meat and stale bread.

Due to rationing, some of the familiar cake ingredients like eggs and flour were replaced with vinegar and milk, and the dried fruits helped ensure the cake was still moist when it arrived on the front line.

Over the next few weeks, the schoolchildren will be taking their baking creations into school and the best one from each school will be chosen by the mayor, Cllr Michaela Ellis, and Ian Marshall, chairman of the Lyme Regis branch of the Royal British Legion.

Each of the winners will receive a £10 book token, but we hope all the children who take part will enjoy trying out this recipe and learning about life during the Great War.

PLANS for a Mary Anning statue are progressing well following a public meeting last week.

The campaign to install a statue of the pioneering palaeontologist in Lyme Regis has won the backing of broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough and author Tracy Chevalier, and is supported by Lyme Regis Museum.

A committee has now been set up to take the project forward and several town councillors are involved, including Cllr Cheryl Reynolds as chairman, Cllr Owen Lovell as treasurer, and Cllr Jeff Scowen as a committee member.

Dorset businesswoman Anya Pearson, who first approached the council about the idea of a statue, is the committee secretary, and four other local residents make up the rest of the committee.

Thanks to funding from Lyme Bay Holidays, Royal Lion Hotel owner Lesley Stone, and LymeOnline managing director Philip Evans, the website, www.maryanningrocks.co.uk, is under construction and is expected to go live before Christmas.

A Crowdfunding page is also being set up to help raise the money needed for the statue, and this is expected to go live in spring 2019.

Anyone who would like to get involved in the project should contact Cllr Cheryl Reynolds on 01297 443814 or 07796 074849 or email c.reynolds@lymeregistowncouncil.gov.uk

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MARITIME organisations in Lyme Regis were put on show last week as the mayor hosted the town’s annual Civic Day. Councillor Michaela Ellis and her husband Alan were joined by about 30 dignitaries from across the local area, including mayors, mayoresses and consorts, deputies and council chairman, to show off just a little of what the town has to offer.

The mayor chose to focus on some of Lyme’s leading organisations connected with the town’s seafaring traditions, offering her guests a great day at the seaside in glorious autumn weather.

Meeting at Lyme Regis Bowling Club, the civic guests were greeted with tea and coffee before beginning the day’s activities.

Having been divided into two groups, the visitors spent the morning touring the internationally-renowned Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy on Monmouth Beach, where

they were able to take a close look at the current vessels in the workshop, and the Marine Aquarium on the historic Cobb, where Councillor Ellis and her guests were able to enjoy the unique experience of hand-feeding the attraction’s well-trained grey mullet.

A traditional fish and chip lunch, provided

by Lyme’s Fish Bar, was enjoyed at the bowling club, followed by a tour of the nearby lifeboat station. Guests learnt about the B class Atlantic 85 lifeboat ‘Spirit of Loch Fyne’ and the crew’s specialist kit and equipment.

They were also able to look around inside the lifeboat station and the successful RNLI shop.

Guests returned to the bowling club for tea and homemade cake and a talk by Fran Williams, chief executive of Lyme-based youth music charity B Sharp, and some live entertainment from one of its members, Harvey Causley.

PICTURED clockwise from the top - mayor Michaela Ellis and husband Alan with visiting dignitaries pictured at Lyme Regis Bowling Club on Civic Day; the mayor and guests look around Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy; Councillor Ellis hand-feeds the mullet at the Marine Aquarium; guests look around the attraction (below) and, left, the mayor and visitors were shown around the boats currently being built in the academy’s workshop

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THE civic guests also met students and instructors from the woodworking course at Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy. Above right, mayor’s consort Alan Ellis (far left) and guests look around the workshop. Right, one of the visitors feeds fish at the aquarium

THE mayoral party met volunteers from Lyme Regis lifeboat station and learnt about the lifeboat and the crew’s kit and equipment

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Paul McCartney’s guitarist Plenty to entertain kids hosts free gig at theatre at Marine this half term

THEY say that you don’t get much for free in life, but the Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis has announced that three seasoned musicians are performing in a complimentary concert.

The event features Robbie McIntosh, the guitarist from The Pretenders and Paul Mcband, Cartney’s alongside popular local performers Steve Wilson and Jess Upton.

Robbie McIntosh has quietly accumulated a CV which beggars belief, supplying his peerless guitar work for artistes including Tom Jones, Norah Jones and John Mayer.

This is a special in a series of events called the Sunday Sessions – a relaxed afternoon event with the best in local musical talent, local drinks, and Sunday papers, hosted by a headline act.

Jess, Robbie and Steve will be performing some of their collective favourite songs in the intimate setting of the Marine. Expect harmonies, floor-

lifting guitar breaks and a welcoming ambience of genuine community spirit.

Steve Wilson has become one of the most well-loved musicians in the South West as the bassist with The Little Green Men and The Guilty Pleasures, besides fronting his own band, Wilson.

Jess Upton has established a giltedged reputation with her renowned Soul Band, and a guilt-edged reputation with esteemed local band The Guilty Pleasures.

The event will be held on Sunday, October 28 at 5pm at the Marine Theatre. Entry is free and there are no tickets.

‘LILY & the Albatross’, a special play about the ocean, is a fitting highlight to a week of half term events at the Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis.

Combining a unique style of puppetry, live music and visual performance, ‘Lily & the Albatross’ is a heartfelt story set far out in the wild and remote ocean with a small family on an old fishing boat.

While the whims of the water control the daily routines of their little community, Lily (pictured) has a different perspective. Then one day a very special bird flies in from across the water, one that glides in the face of a storm, one that makes Lily question everything and gives her the nudge she needs to truly stretch her wings.

The play will take place on Saturday, October 27 with doors opening at 1pm for a 2pm start.

On Sunday, October 28 the Marine will host a half term Halloween special its popular daytime parties for parents and their children.

With a real DJ spinning records with floorfillers from the 70s to present day, this young people’s ‘club night’ is

very different to a normal children’s party, and will include Halloween face painting, mask-making, and ghoulish decorations to take home after the party, while parents can relax, socialise and enjoy a drink in the bar.

Family-favourite film ‘Incredibles 2’ will be screened on Tuesday, October 23 at 2pm - everyone’s favourite family of superheroes (pictured below) is back but this time Helen (voice of Holly Hunter) is in the spotlight.

For full details and ticket prices of all events, visit www.marinetheatre.com

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Women’s rights to take spotlight as Axminster Musical Theatre present ‘Made in Dagenham’ AXMINSTER Musical Theatre takes on a reallife story which was made into a hit film and stage show for its latest production.

The group will be presenting ‘Made in Dagen-

ham’ in November, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the real-life events that took place in Dagenham in 1968.

Rita’s a busy mum, loving wife and hard-work-

ing Ford factory employee. But something’s very wrong. Rita and her female colleagues find themselves working long hours sewing car seats for far less money than the men... and they’ve had enough!

Finding a voice she never knew she had, Rita leads the women on a trailblazing battle for equal pay, taking on the unions, Ford’s top brass and the government.

As the pressure mounts, Rita struggles to keep up the fight and the happy home she’s worked so hard for.

Inspired by a true story and based on the hit

2010 movie, ‘Made in Dagenham’ is an uplifting musical comedy about how ordinary people can do extraordinary things.

Don’t miss Axminster Musical Theatre’s very British musical which runs from November 13 to 17 at 7.30pm each evening at Axminster Guildhall, plus a matinee on the Saturday at 2.30pm.

Tickets are available from The Archway Bookshop on 01297 33595 or online at www.ticketsource.co.uk Please note, this production contains some strong language.

Spooky days this Halloween at Pecorama!

THE cast from Axminster Musical Theatre prepare for their November production of ‘Made in Dagenham’

13th -17th Nov vem ve ember ber 2018 Axminster Guildh hall Evenings 19.30

Sat Mattinee 14.30

Tickets on Sale from 1st October at Archway Bookshop 01297 33595 or ww ww.ticketsource.co.uk Charity Number 261661 Made in Dagenham An amateur production presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe)

ENJOY some spooktacular, all weather fun at Pecorama in Beer this autumn half term, with Halloween events and games taking centre stage every day between 10am and 5pm.

From Saturday, October 20 to Sunday, November 4 there are also jugglers, jesters and clowns entertaining the crowds in the Station Gallery.

Under 12s can explore and burn off energy in the Play Station indoor soft play area.

From 11am each day take a scary ride on the Beer ‘Frights’ Light Railway.

The Garden Room restaurant will be serving up ‘Fearsome Food’ and despicable drinks

throughout the day.

Challenge your friends with crazy golf, brave the outdoor playgrounds and climbing area, and there’s the world-famous PECO Model Railway Exhibition and gift shop to top off a truly wonderful all weather visit!

Visit www.pecorama.co.uk or call 01297 21542 for more information and to book tickets.

WIN A FAMILY TICKET FOR FOUR TO RIDE THE BEER FRIGHTS LIGHT RAILWAY Simply answer the following question and send your answer to francesca@lyme-online.co.uk by Thursday, October 25: What kind of food is being served at the Garden Room restaurant at Pecorama this Halloween?

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What’s on...

Friday, October 19

Music: Jon Pleased Wimmin Marine Theatre, 8pm This is a night of house classics, Nu Disco, and Electro from the Cream and Ministry of Sound DJ who rose to fame in the 1990s. Tickets £7 in advance or £10 on the door – call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com.

Saturday, October 20

Live Screening: Met Opera’s ‘Samson Et Dalila’ Marine Theatre, 4.55pm Blessed with immense physical strength, Hebrew leader Samson is sworn to defend his people. Tickets £15 for adults or £10 for under 18s – 01297 442138 or visit call www.marinetheatre.com. Doors open 4.55pm for 5.55pm start.

Live Music Night @ The Nag’s Head The Nag’s Head, 9pm Regular live music nights at The Nag’s Head, this week with rock/pop fourpiece ReD.

Sunday, October 21

Sequence Dancing Woodmead Halls, 8pm Lyme Regis Sequence Dancing Club meets every Sunday at 7.45pm for an 8pm start. The friendly, welcoming group enjoys popular sequence dances and visitors are welcome.

Monday, October 22

Children’s Crafts Lyme Regis Museum, 11am-4pm Craft activities for pocket-money prices run by the Friends of Lyme Regis Museum. Further information from Angela Main on 01297 442116.

Music: Martin Carthy Marine Theatre, 6.30pm For more than 50 years he has been one of folk music’s greatest innovators. Tickets £14 in advance or £16.50 on the door - call 01297 442138 or visit www,marinetheatre.com. Doors open 6.30pm for 7.30pm.

Tuesday, October 23

Cinema: ‘Incredibles 2’ Marine Theatre, 1pm Everyone’s favourite family of superheroes is back but this time Helen (voice of Holly Hunter) is in the spotlight. Tickets £3 for children or £4 for adults in advance, and £4.50 for children or £5.50 for adults on the door call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com. Doors open 1pm for 2pm.

Music: Samantha Wright Quintet & Bela Horvath Trio Marine Theatre, 6.30pm Two talented young acts play as part of the Jazz Promotion Network’s Emerging Talent scheme. Tickets £8 in advance or £10 on the door - call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com. Doors open 6.30pm for 7.30pm.

Wednesday, October 24

Children’s Storytelling Tea Party The Pop-Up Kitchen, 4pm Lyme Regis authors Geoff Baker and Dave Austin present their latest ‘Silly Grandad’ children’s books at a half term tea party hosted by the new PopUp Kitchen in Broad Street. Call/text Ali on 07803 574 548 to book.

‘Only Fools and Boycie’ Marine Theatre, 7pm A humorous evening with the actor John Challis, who famously played Boycie, sharing stories from the set of ‘Only Fools and Horses’, alongside anecdotes about his showbusiness friends. Tickets £17 in advance or £19 on the door - call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com. Doors open 7pm for 8pm.

Talk: ‘Japanese Gardens’

Uplyme Village Hall, 7.30pm Nick Wray, curator of the Bristol Botanic Gardens, talks on a unique garden style far removed from western tastes, organised by Uplyme & Lyme Regis Horticultural Society. Entry costs £3 for visitors.

Thursday, October 25

Talk: ‘The Great War’s Final Battles’ Guildhall, 3.30pm Chris Copson, curator of The Keep Military Museum in Dorchester, will look back at 1918, the last year of the Great War. Theatre: Escaping the Storm’ Marine Theatre, 6.30pm Dr Marie Stopes forever transformed how we think about sex; this play explores her time at her rugged Island retreat at Portland. Tickets start from £5 – call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com for full details or to book. Doors open 6.30pm for 7.30pm.

Lyme Regis Community Bingo Woodmead Halls, 8pm Bingo night every Thursday at the Woodmead Halls, raising funds for local organisations which are members of Lyme Regis Community Bingo Association.

Pilot Boat Quiz Night Pilot Boat, 8pm Weekly quiz night at the Pilot Boat for teams of two or more with cash prize for the winner plus £100 jackpot prize!

Friday, October 26

Cancer Research UK Coffee Morning & Cake Stall Lyme Regis Baptist Church, 10am The Lyme Regis branch of Cancer Research UK hosts its annual coffee morning and cake stall as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Lyme Regis Comedy Club Marine Theatre, 7pm Danny Posthill, star of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’, headlines with former English Comedian of the Year Jack Campbell and Matt Price opening. Tickets £8 in advance or £10 on the door - call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com. Over 16s only, doors open 7pm for 8pm.

Saturday, October 27

Bethany Chapel Coffee Morning, Bethany Chapel, 10.30am Refreshments ans cakes raising funds for the air ambulance and RNLI. Free entry.

Children’s Theatre: ‘Lily & the Albatross’ Marine Theatre, 1pm A tale of wild weather, wild birds and wild ambitions for ages 5+. Tickets £6 per child, £4 per additional sibling and £7 for adults in advance, or £8 per child, £5.50 per additional sibling and £9 for adults on the door - call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com. Doors open 1pm for 2pm.

Music: Beat Safari Day of the Dead Marine Theatre, 8pm Time to don your skulls and sombreros to celebrate the Day of the Dead with a Mexican inspired evening of music and dancing, presented by the DJs of Beat Safari. Tickets £5 in advance or £7 on the door - call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com. Ages 16+ only.

Sunday, October 28

Children Love Disco Marine Theatre, 1.30pm A Halloween daytime party for parents and their children (0-10 years), with a DJ, craft activities, and face painting for the little ones, whilst adults can socialise and have a drink. Tickets £3 per child, £2 for adults - call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com The Sunday Sessions Marine Theatre, 5pm

Send your diary dates to francesca@lyme-online.co.uk www.lyme-online.co.uk/events A special post-roast music session with Robbie McIntosh, guitarist with The Pretenders and Paul McCartney’s band, playing a set with Steve Wilson and Jess Upton. Entry free, please note this event is upstairs and has limited seating.

Festival of Remembrance Woodmead Halls, 7pm Organised by the Royal British Legion, enjoy a selection of live music, poetry and presentations marking 100 years since the end of the First World War. Tickets £8 from Serendip bookshop, Tourist Information Centre or on the door.

Monday, October 29

Live Screening: The Met Opera’s ‘La Fanciulla Del West’ Marine Theatre, 5pm Set in the Gold Rush of 1849, La Fanciulla del West combines the action of a great adventure with the emotional punch of Italian opera. Tickets £15 for adults or £10 for under 18s - call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com. Doors open 4.55pm for 5.55pm.

Tuesday, October 30

Talk: WWII Airfields in Devon’ Woodmead Halls, 2.30pm A talk by the South West Airfields Heritage Trust, organised by the Lyme Regis Society. Entry £3 for visitors, including refreshments.

Thursday, November 1

Talk: ‘Hold The Front Page’ Woodmead Halls, 2.30pm A talk by award-winning press photographer Richard Austin. Entry £2 for the Friends of Lyme Regis Museum or £3 for non-members. For further information, contact David Cox on 01297 443156.

Screening: ‘Allelujah!’

Marine Theatre, 6pm Alan Bennett’s 10th collaboration with award-winning director Nicholas Hynter about the NHS. Tickets £11 in advance or £13.50 on the door - call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com. Doors open 6pm for 7pm.

Lyme Regis Community Bingo Woodmead Halls, 8pm Bingo night every Thursday at the Woodmead Halls, raising funds for local organisations which are members of Lyme Regis Community Bingo Association.

Pilot Boat Quiz Night Pilot Boat, 8pm Weekly quiz night at the Pilot Boat for teams of two or more with cash prize for the winner plus £100 jackpot prize!

Friday, November 2

Comedy: ‘Richard Carpenter is Close to You’ Marine Theatre, 7pm Matthew Fflod Jones in the sell-out his parody of the 1970s superstar. Tickets £13 in advance or £15.50 on the door - call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com. Doors open 7pm for 8pm.

Saturday, November 3

Cancer Research UK Curry & Fireworks Night Lister Room, 6pm Enjoy a homemade curry and glass of wine with spectacular views of Lyme Regis’ beach bonfire and fireworks display. Tickets £10 - call 07796 951 991.

Bonfire Night Lyme Regis Beach, 6.30pm A spectacular fireworks display followed by the lighting of the beach bonfire. Please donate in official collection buckets.

Live Music Night @ The Nag’s Head The Nag’s Head, 9pm Regular live music nights at The Nag’s Head, this week with alternative rock group Dark Matter.

Organ society celebrates first year with Baroque Spectacular

THE South Wessex Organ Society (SWOS) is celebrating its first anniversary with a very special event.

The Baroque Spectacular will bring together some superb instrumentalists and singers to perform a selection of music from the period, under the baton of Judy Martin, founder and former musical director of Axminster Chamber Choir.

The programme includes two works by JS Bach – Cantata No. 80 ‘Ein Feste Burg ist unser Gott’ and the Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major (BWV 1066) – plus Handel’s Chandos Anthem ‘I Will Magnify Thee’ and Albinoni’s gorgeous Oboe Concerto in D minor.

The vocal soloists are Harriet Mountford (soprano), Gillian Humphreys and John Mountford (alto), Les Baker (tenor), and Chris Brewer and Christopher Walledge (bass).

In the alto and bass arias of the Bach cantata, the soloists will share their parts, as was usual in the composer’s day, bringing a pleasing variety in mood and tone. Oboeist Nicki Woods will play the solo in the Albinoni concerto.

The concert marks a year of fabulous musical events, including the first SWOS Festival in May, the president’s reception and a number of recitals by established and up-and-coming organists alike.

The society also has lots planned for

2019 with the winter course, formerly known as Lyme Regis Organ School, in February and a series of services based around Bach cantatas.

The Baroque Spectacular will be held on Friday, October 26 at 7.45pm in the Minster Church, Axminster. Tickets are £10 from www.sworgansociety.org/events or are available from Archway Bookshop in Axminster or on the door. Wine will be available in the interval.

The South Wessex Organ Society was founded in 2017 and aims to encourage organ playing and the appreciation of sacred and secular organ music across the region. It works towards this purpose both through recitals and concerts and through practical courses that encourage existing organists on their musical path.

Membership of the society is open to all, organists and non-organists alike. Annual membership is £15 single and £25 for a couple. Members’ subscriptions provide a vital source of income, but equally important is their involvement in helping the society to achieve its aims.

The benefits of membership include special members’ events and a twiceyearly newsletter. Members also take part in electing the board of trustees who manage and direct the society.

WHEN the ‘Beast from the East’ brought heavy snowfall to large parts of the country back in the spring, Artsreach audiences sadly had to forego the opportunity to see an exhilarating new show featuring live music and storytelling, as the performers were left stranded in rural Wales.

Given that both venues were set to be sell-outs, Artsreach is delighted to announce that ‘Dreaming the Night Field’ returns to Dorset to fulfil the performances this November.

English and Welsh are artfully woven together to bring ancient voices and living landscapes to life in an exhilarating performance that features one of Wales’ most engaging storytellers alongside exquisitely haunting live music.

Following a sell out tour with ‘Fire in the North Sky’, and after a much-anticipated visit in the spring was postponed, Adverse Camber finally return to Dorset for two performances with Artsreach, the counties touring arts charity.

‘Dreaming the Night Field: a legend of Wales’ transports audiences to the living landscapes of North Wales and the shining night sky, to discover a world bristling to life, filled with animals, constellations and people caught between making and undoing.

Based on ‘The Fourth Branch of the Mabinogion’, one of Wales’ ancient, treasured legends, this performance includes traditional and new music of song, harp,

accordion and drums, and is quirky, arresting and surprisingly poignant, filled with parallels to our own time.

Powerful and poetic, the story – the inspiration behind Alan Garner’s classic novel ‘The Owl Service’ – is brought vividly to life by one of Wales’ most engaging storytellers, Michael Harvey, and through exquisitely haunting music from singer Lynne Denman and composer/musician Stacey Blythe.

Artsreach Co-Director Kerry Bartlett said: “Both our volunteer promoters and their audiences had been hugely looking forward to seeing this show earlier in the year, with both venues sold out around a week ahead. There’s a buzz around these events now that they are finally happening and the atmosphere will be electric I’m sure!”

‘Dreaming the Night Field: a legend of Wales’ is the latest show from Adverse Camber, one of the UK’s most celebrated storytelling companies. See it in Wootton Fitzpaine, near Charmouth, on Friday, November 9.

For further information and tickets, call 01297 560948 or visit the website www.artsreach.co.uk

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WOMEN from Lyme Regis were honoured for their contributions to the local community and charity at an event at the golf club last week.

The ladies night was organised by Lynnette Ravenscroft, partner of outgoing golf club captain Lee Caddy, to round off a year of fundraising events for their chosen charity, The Fortuneswell Cancer Trust in Dorchester.

More than 100 women packed the golf club for drinks and a game of bingo with luxury prizes donated by local businesses.

Following the interval, Lee Caddy and other men from the golf club entertained the ladies by dancing into the room to ‘You Can Leave Your Hat On’ from ‘The Full Monty’.

They then surprised several of those attending with gifts and flowers, as a thank you for their contribution to the local community and various charities.

Among those to be recognised was the Mayor of Lyme Regis, Councillor Michaela Ellis, for her involvement in several local organisations. Golf club

secretary Melissa McMahon and outgoing bookeeper Connie Mardsen also received bouquets, along with Alice Hines who regularly helps on club days and Ronnie Turner, who volunteered during the club’s 125th anniversary year. Football club stalwarts Betty Hitchcock and Kath Wellman were also recognised.

Jackie Evans and daughter Francesca received bouquets for their voluntary efforts for Cancer Research UK, among other charitable causes, while Helen Iles and Jayne Jones were honoured for their work with Save the Children.

Other regular supporters of Lee and Lynnette’s events, including Lynette’s sister Suzanne Usher, Karen James, Caroline Powley, Lin Paterson and Belinda Iyavoo also received gifts.

Following the presentations, Mr Caddy, who completed his year as captain this week, announced that they had raised more than £20,000 over the past 12 months for The Fortuneswell Cancer Trust.

A cheque was presented to the charity earlier this week (see page 1).

GOLF club captain Lee Caddy leads his friends and supporters in a dance on ladies night Photos by Rob Coombe

JAYNE Jones and Helen Iles from Save the Children receive bouquets from Philip Evans MBE. Left, Lynnette Ravenscroft was presented flowers for her fundraising efforts over the past year

GOLF club captain Lee presents flowers to Jackie and Francesca Evans for their charity work with Cancer Research UK

LIN Paterson, who acted as bingo caller on the night, receives flowers.

Right, golf club secretary Melissa McMahon picks up her bouquet

RETIRING golf club bookeeper Connie Marsden was among those to receive flowers. Right, supporter Belinda Iyavoo receive a bouquet from Graham Paterson

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Exceptional results for ballet pupils

PUPILS from Lyme School of Ballet have once again been extremely successful in their Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Ballet Examinations.

The RAD examination results are as follows: Primary in Dance passed with Merit by Frida Foody, Hannah Slater and Ingrid Stuttaford, and with Distinction by Arabella Newton and Akshiya Kannan.

Grade One passed with Merit by Amy Fox, Millie Harp, Elodie Hide and Ellen Smith, and with Distinction by Lily Barton and Matilda Hurford.

Grade Two passed with Merit by Isla Bowie, Flynn Bowie, Emily Fox and Rosa Lynch.

Grade Three passed with Merit by Rhea Wootton and with Distinction by Louis Donovan and Esme Skevington.

Grade Five passed with Merit by Olivia Whitaker and Samidi Nanayakkara, and with Distinction by Chloe Duncan and Anthony Duncan.

Intermediate, including pointe work, passed with Pass by Anna Le Bas, Merit by Eliane Round and Katy Roy, and Distinction by Similcé Jacobson.

Lyme School of Ballet would like to send huge congratulations to all the boys and girls who took examinations and have been so successful, and would welcome more boys to join the school for their own opportunity to achieve fantastic results in classical ballet.

The school’s principal and teacher, Miss Freya RAD RTS, has completed a Level 4 Certificate in Higher Education, and Level 5 Diploma, in Dance Education with the RAD. She is also a fully registered RAD RTS teacher and a Silver Swans Licensee, enabling the school to offer classical ballet classes for adults.

For enquiries regarding Lyme School of Ballet, contact Miss Freya on 07535 432 379 or visit www.lymeschoolofballet.com

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WE WILL REMEMBER THEM IN our regular series commemorating the 100th anniversaries of the deaths of all men from Lyme Regis and the surrounding area who died in the First World War, this week we remember Frederick Francis Restrick and Frank Stocker. With thanks to Vernon Rattenbury from the Royal British Legion for the research.

FREDERICK FRANCIS RESTRICK

Rifleman, 1st Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle Corps, Service No. R/39609 Born 1885 in Blackheath, Kent, and died October 26 1918 in Passchendaele, Belgium Frederick Restrick lived with his family in Lyme Regis until his marriage at Gloucester in 1910, and then he moved to Forest Hill in London. He enlisted at Camberwell, Surrey.

The 1st Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle Corps served in France and Flanders throughout the war.

Fred joined the battalion in the field some time in 1916 taking part in many actions with them throughout 1916, 1917 and 1918.

The final battle he took part in was the Battle of Selle, October 17 to 25 1918.

Son of Annie Restrick of 152 Perry Rise, Forest Hill, London, and husband of the late Adelaide Restrick (nee Lane), who had

died February 2 1918, he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium, panel 115 to 119, 162a and 163a and also on the Lyme Regis war memorials in the parish church and in the town.

FRANK STOCKER

Sergeant, 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards, Service No. 18006 Born 1894 in Uplyme and died October 27 1918 in Gembloux, Belgium Frank Stocker joined 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards in France sometime in 1916. He then fought on the Somme and in 1917 he was in action in the Third Battle of Ypres, June to November 1917, and the Battle of Cambrai, November 20 to December 7 1917.

Frank was taken prisoner, then reported missing on May 12 1918 and confirmed a Prisoner of War on October 17 1918.

He died in the Gembloux Communal Hospital, Belgium. His death certificate does not state cause of death.

Son of Harry and Henrietta Maria Stocker, of Loom Cottage, Uplyme, he is buried in St Symphorien Military Cemetery, Hainaut, Belgium, grave I.B.16 and is commemorated on the Uplyme war memorial.

Pastel landscapes on display for Lyme Regis Art Society MEMBERS of Lyme Regis Art Society enjoyed a demonstration of pastel painting by the talented Rebecca De Mendoca.

Rebecca trained in theatre design, working with several wellknown figures before concentrating on her own work, teaching and running courses.

At this week’s art society meeting, she brought a depiction of rocks on Dartmoor, created with a wash of blue paint over primed paper with the rough finish best suited to pastel work.

Rebecca often paints over old pictures prewashed with water then dried or mixes paint into the basic primer to start with a coloured base.

Originally working in monochrome, landscape painting showed her that colour is essential to create depth and space. She visits the area she wants to paint to sketch and photograph taking easily-carried boxes of warm or cool colours from her range of unison pastels.

In her demonstration, charcoal lines added deeper pools of shadow and the suggestion of cracks and crevices in the rocks, making the mass stand out against a paler sky of softly blended blues with flesh tones nearer the horizon.

Rebecca chooses the more saturated tones of each colour and builds up sev-

eral layers, often making strokes of different colours as a way of blending and twists and turns the edges of the pastel to create harder lines for finer definition. She finds that an air-force shade of blue-grey is a good choice for features in the middle distance and “knocks back” greens there with blues.

She scrumbled in shades of green around the foreground with flecks of orange suggesting dried grasses and any loose pastel bits were scraped off with a very thin plastic card. Pictures are double mounted with the smaller mount inside next to the painting so any dust falls down between the two mounts.

After tea, members were shown various ways of creating tree shapes and of methods of painting images of water.

A spokesperson for the group said: “Rebecca has a very lively and humourous style of demonstration so we not only had a very informative afternoon, but also a very entertaining couple of hours.”

Lyme Regis Art Society meets on alternate Tuesdays at the Woodmead Halls from 2pm to 4pm until the end of March. The next meeting will be on November 6 with a demonstration of by Simon Bramble entitled ‘Folk Art in Oils, Acrylics and Watercolours’.

Visitors and new members are always welcome. For further details, contact Sheila Stratton on 01297 445464 or visit www.lymeregisartssociety.org.uk

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Year 7s invite parents to ‘Meet My Tutor’ THE Woodroffe School’s new Year 7 students packed the sports hall this week to entertain parents and carers at the annual Meet My Tutor event.

Using ensemble theatre and choral speaking, the drama club presented their version of ‘The

Owl and the Pussy Cat’ by Edward Lear under the direction of Anne Cruwys-Finnigan, head of drama.

This was followed by musical pieces directed by head of music, Jon Cullimore.

Jonathan Galvin-Mayes performed a trombone

Prizes for keen photographers CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the Woodroffe School’s annual photography competition for their pictures taken during the geography department’s recent visit to Dartmoor. The brief was to capture the essence of the moor, and taking the three prizes are Anya, Louis and Teganne (pictured above). They were presented with gift vouchers in assembly. Below, one of the winning photos.

solo of Brahms' ‘Lullaby’, while Noah Scott-Sentance entertained with a guitar solo of his own composition, ‘Tranquility’.

Oriel Chapman then performed a vocal solo of ‘Down’ by Jason Walker.

The evening was concluded with the whole year group singing rousing renditions of ‘Stand By Me’ by Ben E. King and ‘This Is Me’ from hit film ‘The Greatest Showman’ by Pasek and Paul.

The cast of ‘The Owl and the Pussy Cat’ included: Abigail Morrissey, Amber GeyserWilcox, Bella Markham, Bella Powell, Bethany Tattershall, Bobby Burke, Celeste Shields, Daisy Browning, Daisy Weldin, Darci Street, Eden Betteridge, Edie Noble-Dowling, Eleanor Bulpin, Eva Mohammed Joyce , Eva Ralph, Eve Collins, Felix Ford, Finn Clark, Henry Birchall, Iona Oldfield, Jayda Sealey, Kenzie Mills, Livvy

Loveridge, Lola Evans, Lotte Thorp, Madeline Wallace-Wallis, Maeve Wright, Maisy McCollum, Maja Palka, Max Perner, Millie Ashford, Millie Carswell, Oriel Chapman, Oscar Newall, Oscar Tunbridge, Peggy Ivins, Poppy Dyer, Rachel Pollard, Romany Demkiw, Ruby Blandamer, Samual Stuckey, Scarlett Knivett, Sophie Vernon and Tom Aspinall.

Ms Cruwys-Finnigan said: “I would like to say a very big thank you to eight of my Year 10 GCSE drama students who helped me and worked so well with the Year 7 - Amber Aldridge, Aleena Barker, Orla Hankin, Sam Harris, Ellyn Kendall, Imogen Knivett, Tom Miller and Robert Wolfreys, also, Charlotte Thompson in Year 13.

“With such a large number of Year 7 wanting to take part I really could not have done it without my fantastic assistants.”

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Plans for housing on Tales From Lyme’s Past library site scrapped

A glimpse of our history by Peter Lacey

PLANS to develop the library site in Silver Street, Lyme Regis, with housing have been scrapped.

Plans to develop the site have been on the table for five years, with Dorset County Council last year gifting the site to Lyme Regis Development Trust to take the scheme forward. It was hoped that a new library, shared with other community facilities, would be built, along with some housing, including affordable housing.

However, it has now been announced that the proposal has been “drawn to a close” as it is not financially viable.

David Gale, lead trustee for Lyme Regis Development Trust (LRDT), said that after “considerable efforts dating back over five years”, the trust and its local housing association development partner has been “finally been forced to the conclusion that the scheme is no longer financially viable and will not be progressing the project any further”.

He commented: “The proposed scheme would have been of significant community benefit with provision of a replacement modern library and affordable housing of much needed one-bedroomed flats for rent, based on the site being generously gifted by Dorset County Council.

“The investment of the trust included geotechnical analysis of the site ground conditions, but this together with the associated structural design outcomes after further cost analysis and careful financial appraisal has proved the pro-

ject to be no longer financially viable, despite the significant anticipated financial contribution from LRDT and further income from the inclusion of market flats.

“Along the way all other logical avenues have been explored, but it is now felt there is no viable solution given the current uncertainty over increasing construction costs and prevailing government public finance for housing.

“Lyme Regis Development Trust remains grateful to Dorset County Council for the offer of gifting the land and their continued collaborative support throughout this investigative design development stage.”

Daryl Turner, Dorset County Council’s Cabinet member for Natural and Built Environment, said: “The county council was very sorry to learn that the innovative solution put forward for the site by the trust was no longer viable.”

He confirmed that the county council has no plans to do anything else with the site or to change the operation of the library at the current time.”

Trafalgar Heroes ON October 21 1805 an historic sea battle took place off the dangerous Spanish coastline between Cadiz and Cape Trafalgar.

A British fleet of 27 man-of-war battleships, under the leadership of Admiral Lord Nelson, defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet of 33 warships. It was a battle that became part of our maritime heritage, although the victory was overshadowed by the death of Lord Nelson during the battle.

The records reveal that there were four men from Lyme and one from Uplyme who took part in the five hour battle. The most senior of the Lyme men was Lieutenant Francis Roskruge of the 100 gun Britannia. Apart from his general duties as Second Lieutenant he was the ship’s signal officer, an important role in a warship.

He invented a system of fleet night signals and sent a copy to Nelson a few days prior to the battle. The Admiral responded making the comment “that in many respects your signal book is ingenious, however I fear a multiplicity of signals could cause confusion”, nevertheless he thanked Roskruge for his diligence.

An eye witness account states that during the battle “Roskruge was on the lower gun deck when he was bought down senseless with a severe head wound from which he died later without regaining consciousness”.

William Saunders, a volunteer seaman rated ‘able bodied’, served on Nelson’s flagship the Victory. He survived the battle and returned to Lyme. The 1851 census records him as a ‘mariner living at Church Cliffs’, he died in 1856 aged 86 and was buried in a part of the churchyard that became subject to landslip.

His remains were probably deposited in the sea, a fitting final resting place for a seaman.

Also on the Victory was Francis French. Also rated ‘able bodied’, records reveal he was a ‘pressed man’, probably taken from a merchant ship. He continued in service until invalided out in 1841.

Serving on the Royal Sovereign was Thomas Hounsell rated ‘landsman’, a term used for anyone who had never been to sea before. He retired with a naval pension and lived in Horse Street. He died in 1868 aged 85 and is buried in the cemetery.

Serving on the Orion was marine (seagoing soldier) Stephen Fowler of Uplyme, another naval pensioner. He died in 1857 aged 76.

Awards from a Government Fund of £300,000 was made to those who took part in the action. Roskruge’s grant of £161 would have gone to his next-of-kin. The other four each received £4-12s-6d plus any prize money, Saunders and French had Victory prize money of £1-17s-6d each.

Maybe Roskruge’s name should be on the town’s war memorial, after all he died serving his country in what was Britain’s most epic sea battle.

Trafalgar became a popular name for merchant ships. In 1806 Henry Chard of Lyme built a single-deck 75 ton cutter of that name.

Thanks to Graham Davies of the museum’s research team for providing details from the parish records.

Peter Lacey, Local author and historian

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THE drill hall pictured in the 1890s, known today as the Marine Theatre (below) IN 1893 it was announced by a Mr Philpot that he intended to build a drill hall on the site of the old baths in Lyme Regis, which by then were in a very dilapidated condition.

The baths themselves had gone through various incarnations with various uses, but Philpot's proposal would be the birth of what we know now as the Marine Theatre.

The building was officially opened in March 1894 and there are plans afoot to commemorate the 125th anniversary in the spring of 2019.

These celebrations will not only allow local talent to be showcased and appreciated, but also allow for a new history of the theatre to see the light of the day.

The format of this proposed history has yet to be decided; it may be in the form of a brochure, an installa-

tion, a serialisation in a local newspaper, but supporters can certainly expect to see a play or an evening’s entertainment based on the last 125 years of the theatre's life.

To that end, theatre volunteers invite LymeOnline’s readers to share their memories and experiences of the theatre. These can be anything from performing, volunteering, being an audience member or even repairing various leaks over the years!

David Ruffle, who is leading the project, said: “If you happen to have any playbills or posters of past events that are gathering dust in the attic, then we would love to see them.”

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THE Retireista Project, led by Tony and Stephanie Colston, will start with the launch of a book on Sunday, October 21 SUNDAY, October 21 will see the launch of The Retireista Project a new initiative from Lyme regis couple Tony and Stephanie Colston, former owners of By The Bay restaurant.

A little over a year after selling the seafront restaurant, now known as SWIM, the entrepreneurial couple are set to unveil their latest business venture at Serendip on Broad Street, Lyme Regis, between 2pm and 5pm.

An interactive website, a book and a series of associated seminars combine to provide a go-to source of information and inspiration for everyone looking for help and advice about how get the best out of their lives once their conventional working life comes to an end.

What began as a niggling feeling that they were being put out to pasture as conventional ‘retirees’ following the sale of their business, Tony and Stephanie took a long, hard look at what being retired means in today’s world and decided that it was time the word - and all it stood for – had a make-over: the Retireista was born.

The ultimate aim is to get the word accepted into the Oxford English Dictionary and, along the way, to redefine the meaning of retirement and provide a fresh, new perspective on how to get the

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Second cemetery chapel Well done to all involved in also needs some attention ‘Sea What’s There’ event ■ I WAS pleased to see the letter by Gillian Davis (October 5) calling for maintenance of the Church of England chapel in the Lyme Regis cemetery.

I agree it is a little ‘gem’, and shouldn't be allowed to deteriorate.

There is, however, a second chapel which was apparently for the non-conformists and Catholics. Though less decorative it also needs to be maintained.

Sadly, this chapel is currently used only for storage, whereas the other one is occasionally used for funerals.

As well as the need for mainte-

nance, I would also like to request that we have a display board detailing some of the interesting history of the cemetery and its buildings.

Rachael Pope (by email)

■ CAN I just say how impressed I was with the very interesting and informative evening at the Marine Theatre ‘Sea What’s There’, comprising four excellent speakers presenting to a packed house on different aspects of plastics pollution in our rivers and seas, together with the ongoing stakeholder inclusive management of the Lyme Bay Marine Protection Area.

Plastic Free Lyme Regis are to be congratulated for their efforts in organising and marketing the event with the theatre.

Whilst I believe that the majority of attendees were already aware in principle of

the issues with plastics in our waterways and oceans and were there to learn more, I was pleased to hear that organisations speaking yesterday evening are able to offer educational presentations to schools and the like.

Changing people’s lifestyles and habits can be very challenging and the more people that are aware of their actions lasting effects on the environment, the greater the chances that they will make efforts to change for the better and encourage others to do the same.

Well done to all involved.

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Council submits request for more Church packed for Ted double yellow lines in Roman Road Bignall’s funeral service TOWN councillors have agreed to submit a request for further double yellow lines in Roman Road, Lyme Regis.

Members of the council’s Town Management & Highways Committee have agreed to submit a Traffic Regulation Order to Dorset County Council, requesting double yellow lines on the narrow section of Roman Road, around the junction of Springhill Gardens.

The decision was made after the council was contacted by a Roman Road resident, who said an ambulance struggled to gain access to his drive when called to treat his wife, due to “inconsiderate parking”.

Parking on Roman Road has been a concern for some time, with double yellow lines having previously

been painted on the lower section of the road, around the Horn Bridge area, to ensure that emergency vehicles could pass.

However, speaking at the Town Management & Highways meeting, Councillor Stan Williams said he didn’t think there was any “real problem” in Roman Road.

“The only problem is that people with blue badges can park on double yellow lines anyway, so that defeats the point of them,” he said.

Councillor Cheryl Reynolds said that cars still regularly parked on the space behind the double yellow lines at the bottom of the road.

“I go down there everyday and people still park there,” she added.

Councillor Williams said this was an issue for Dorset County Coun-

St Michael’s Parish Church in Lyme Regis was packed for the funeral service of former publican and popular character around town, Ted Bignall, who died aged 90.

Mr Bignall was the brother of former Olympian Mary Bignall-Rand, who sent her condolences from.

America where she now lives.

Mr Bignall was born in Wales but lived most of his early life in the Shepton Mallet area where he had many jobs, including working on the railways.

He did his National Service in the Army and served in Palestine.

He was landlord of the Angel Inn in Lyme Regis for 23 years and then became steward at Wootton Fitzpaine Social Club for 15 years before retirement.

Mr Bignall was survived by his

cil’s enforcement officer to take up.

Councillor Reynolds replied: “We never have one, that’s the problem.

When do we get an enforcement officer? And if we do they go to Anning Road and King’s Way and then back up the town. They wouldn’t go out to Horn Bridge.”

The Mayor of Lyme Regis, Councillor Michaela Ellis, said that the council “has to try something”.

It was agreed to submit a traffic regulation order to Dorset County Council requesting that the double yellow lines be painted.

However, Councillor Reynolds warned members that this would take at least 18 months to come into force if approved.

wife Marion, daughters Teresa and Mandy, seven grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.

The service was conducted by the Reverend Rosemary Bragg, who also delivered the address. Tributes were paid by his daughters and two of his grandchildren, Sarah and Laura.

His coffin was carried into church by his grandsons and great grandsons and escorted by John Hunt, standard bearer of the Lyme Regis branch of the Royal British Legion.

A wreath was laid at the alter by Ian Marshall, chairman of the Lyme Regis branch.

Interment was at the Lyme Regis cemetery and Ted’s life was celebrated afterwards at The Volunteer Inn.

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Seasiders out of Dorset Senior Cup Sturminster Newton 3, Lyme Regis 1st 1 Saturday, October 13th

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LYME Regis 1st team returned home disappointed following a bizarre result when they exited the Dorset Senior trophy at Sturminster Newton.

Lyme got off to the worse of starts at the Dorset Premier club who opened the scoring after just 25 seconds.

The visitors dominated most of the rest of the game with exception of the last three minutes in which

they conceded two more goals, having levelled the scores at 1-1 by half-time. But again it was a question of not taking advantage of the many scoring chances created and the need for an out-and-out goalscorer is still an urgent requirement if Lyme are to finish in a respectable position in their first season in Premier football.

Manager Gerard Hitchcock is confident they have what it takes to finish in a mid-table position which he feels will be a more than acceptable situation as this is the first season Lyme have competed at such a high level.

The Lyme boss was less than impressed with the standard of refereeing with seven players (four

from Lyme) getting yellow cards, none for dangerous or reckless tackles, and he thought they had two good penalty shouts.

Lyme’s only goal came from Spaniard Jaime Rodriguez, who came on as a substitute when Jake Bearpark was injured and Hitchcock was quick to praise him after the game as one of his star men on the day.

Jaime’s college Ruben Rogel has returned to Spain but Hitchcock is hoping he will have the talented Rodriguez at least until the end of October, possibly longer, as he completes his work experience at the Royal Lion Hotel.

Hitchcock was also impressed with Sam Pollard-Jones.

should have been played to allow a result to be determined on the day.

In a show of good will Merley Cobham Sports along with the Dorset FA have agreed to replay the fixture this Saturday at the Davey Fort (kick-off 2.30pm).

on the 55th minute followed by an Ilminster free-kick which was deflected past the Lyme keeper, Mike Westlake.

The home side also had a third goal disallowed for an own goal.

With their only sub already used, Lyme went down to ten men when Niall Davis, enjoying a good season, limped off with a suspected broken ankle, later confirmed, and expects to be out for several weeks.

Freddie Andrews, 16, who was making his debut for a senior Lyme team, looked dangerous on the left wing and deserved his man-of-thematch accolade from joint manager Rob Larcombe.

Confusion over Reserves cup replay Report by LUKE CLIFTON LADIES, club and junior captains – Kathy Briggs, Gareth Williams and Alfie Crisp

New captains at the golf club

By Richard Jackman IN the Lyme Regis Golf Club October medal Division 1, having started with a nett birdie, Dave Riches sharpened up his game on the back nine to enhance his solid front nine as he came in with a nett 70 to take top spot as he was the only one in the division to better par.

In the testing conditions hard on his heals were Mark Scott and Bob Taylor, both with very creditable rounds of nett 71, and it was Scott who just edged it on countback.

With the best score of the day, Mark Thirlwell took gold in Division 2 as he had an excellent round only carding a nett six on one hole but scoring less on all the others, as his sublime round ended with a nett 68.

Terry Peadon also broke nett par as he stormed home on the back nine in his 70 to finish second while Christopher Service had a good steady back nine to take third with 71.

The seniors’ October stableford produced a flurry of brilliant scores as the leaderboard often changed hands in both divisions.

Division 1 was particularly competitive, none more so than Alan Jones with the best score of the day, 43 points. After a relatively modest front nine, Jones really accelerated, scoring 25 points on the last nine, which included a gross birdie on the last hole to take top spot.

On most other days Ken Lavery’s 42 points would have won the day as he played two steady nines which also included a birdie on the last hole.

This second place marks a continued steady improvement in his game.

Peter Mayles had a 21-point back nine as he came third with 39 points.

Division 2 belonged to John Gannaway. Despite some poor holes, he really made others count as he scored three or four points on 11 of the holes, finishing with a burst on the last few holes to chalk up 41 points and win Alan Weavers came quickly off the blocks with an excellent front nine of 22 points which included four threepoint holes but he could not maintain the momentum to finish with 39 points in second place. After a blob, blob start, Denis McCallum improved throughout the round with 23 points on the back nine to finish third on 38 points.

In wet, swirling conditions, the ladies played their monthly medal and Jill Swainson, if not mastered, then overcame the conditions brilliantly. A well taken birdie on the second paved the way for a nett one under par round of 73. Putting this in context was second placed Ros Clemmans who, as a relative newcomer to golf, coped well with the conditions to come in second with nett 79, while Jenny Scott had 2 consistent nines to finish 3rd on 80.

Despite the blustery weather and drop in temperature there was a good turnout to welcome the new captains at Lyme Regis for the coming year.

With sporting humour each captain was warmly welcomed onto the tee for their traditional drive in as junior captain Alfie Crisp thumped his drive up the fairway.

Ladies captain, Kathy Briggs, proved true and straight with hers, and club captain Gareth Williams did not let the side down. Good luck to all three during the coming year.

PREPARATIONS began well ahead of Lyme Regis Reserves’ Dorset Intermediate Cup fixture against Merley Cobham Sports until shortly before kick-off when it became apparent the match appeared to be missing the man in the middle!

As agreed Merley Cobham’s manager took charge for the afternoon’s football with the bonus of good weather and a great playing surface.

In anticipation of some earlier pressure Lyme set up in a 4-5-1 formation and managed the first 25 minutes well during which MCS held most of the possession coupled with good build up play but lacked quality in front of goal.

Once Lyme began to settle they realised just how much space was on offer, with nice interchanges crafted some good chances to round of the first half.

The second half started in the same fashion as the first as both teams created plenty of half chances, but the deadlock was finally broken with good work from substitute Joel Gosling playing in Daley Holmes who provided a teasing cross which Sam Bevis converted with a welltimed run from the left-wing position.

After a fine game in goal, Rob Harp suffered a dislocated shoulder late into the second half and with Lyme having used both substitutes were forced to switch an outfield player in goal.

With the game nearing its completion MCS were pushing hard against the 10 men of Lyme and an unfortunate spill from stand-in keep Turner resulted in contact between him and MCS striker, the substitute ref pointed straight to the spot. MCS converted the penalty to close the 90 minutes at 1-1.

Confusion followed in the absence of an official regarding the extra time or replay rules, MCS manger was under the impression that a replay was to follow so he blew the whistle at the end of 90 minutes.

After consultation extra time

● LYME Regis Rovers travelled to Ilminster Town B full of confidence with a top three position in Perry Street Division Three but came away nursing a 2-0 defeat.

There were no goals in the first half although the Rovers had a few chances despite the howling wind.

After the break the Lyme defence switched off for a while and conceded

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SKITTLE-Me-Timbers - a new team in the Lyme Regis Skittles League captained by Joe Turner (second from the right)

First results of the season LYME Regis Skittles League results week ending October 13: Ladies Hot Gossips 315 v Skittso’s 300 (+BL) La Crème 297 (+BL) v Pin Pals 279 Rollercoasters 278 v Generations 286 (+BL) Wootton Wobblers 304 v Smashers 293 (+BL) High Scores this week: E Blackmore 60; S Larcombe 60; M Marchant 57; J Sienesi 56 Men’s

President’s Men 344 (+BL) v Shakers 324 British Legion 331 v Miscellaneous 328 (+BL) Clueless 350 (+BL) v Skittle Me Timbers 335 Flyers 305 v Marksmen 322 (+BL) Roadrunners 369 (+BL) v Anthill Mob 324 Rousdon Rebels 358 (+BL) v Alleytwits 351 Trappers 349 (+BL) v Young Guns 348 High Score this week: K Trott 82

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October 19 2018

Flo saves the best to last IT’S been a busy season for Lyme Regis national triathlete, Florence Swan, who has been competing this year in British Triathlon’s National Super Series Junior 17-19.

The series comprises five events, each one including a 750m swim, 20km cycle and 5km run, with the best three results to count.

Florence definitely saved ‘the best till last’ rounding off the series with three cracking races culminating with her best result in the last race of the Triathlon Super Series finishing 7th at the U20's Festival.

This event is considered to be the pinnacle of the season for triathletes aged 11-19 years and a key milestone in the development of future triathlon stars. This final result gave her an overall placing of 12th nationally for 2018.

Another really exciting and positive outcome of her impressive performances over the season was an invitation to take part in the Super League Triathlon in Jersey with representatives from all over Europe.

Racing in the fast and furious and very ex-

OUT in front, Lyme’s triathlete Florence Swan Photo by Tom Shaw/Superleague Triathlon

citing ‘Enduro’ style format, the athletes complete two short distance back-to-back swim/bike/run triathlons with only a few minutes break in between. Florence finished 19th overall with which she was happy with particularly after closely avoiding a bike crash part way through!

Florence also took to the surf in Perranporth’s Extreme Surf Triathlon, finishing first senior female after a gruelling two hour and 27-minutes and 15th overall out of 200 competitors.

Over the summer Florence could be found racing up and down the hills around Lyme Regis and joining open water swimmers from Lyme Bay Swimming in the sea in Lyme Regis.

She said: “Training in my home town with my local coach Malcolm Greenslade added what I needed to get to a level to complete this season on a really positive note.”

With the triathlon season at an end, Flo is back at Cardiff Metropolitan University and is already thinking towards next season and looking to test her ability as she moves up to the Olympic standard distance triathlon of 1.5km swim, 40km bike and 10km run.

Sam the hat-trick man!

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A GLORIOUS hat-trick and a brilliant performance by a late standin goalkeeper returned Lyme Regis 1st team to winning ways in a 5-3 victory over Upottery in the Premier Division of the Devon & Exeter League.

The hat-trick came from Sam PollardJones, his second in successive home games, and it was Robbie Fowler (pictured right), usually a Reserves' or

SAM Pollard Jones - a hat-trick in consecutive home games

Rovers' outfield player, who donned the goalkeeping gloves when the Seasiders' number one keeper, Will Meech, dropped out at the last moment after injuring a hand at work.

Robbie, who has come through the youth set-up in Lyme, is part of the Wellman dynasty synonymous with Lyme Regis Football Club. His grandfather was Brian Wellman, a former Seasiders's goalkeeper who served the club well as an administrator for many years. His great uncle, Alan Wellman, was a player before his time and one of the club's most skilful performers in the 1950s.

This victory saw Lyme move into sixth place in the Premier Division on a day when leaders Colyton were surprisingly held to a 1-1 draw by tenth-placed Feniton in which former Lyme player, 50-year-old Phil Everitt, scored the goal.

Lyme started brightly and opened the scoring after just eight minutes when centre-back Kingsley Wellman latched onto a low corner to the near post from Robbie Fellingham and steered the ball home.

Fowler denied the visitors an equaliser with a great diving save and Lyme had the ball in the net again after 18 minutes but the goal was disallowed for a foul in the box.

Although Upottery are lying in the bottom half of the division with nine points from nine games, they

are no pushovers, having taken points off last season's high flyers Cronies, but Lyme's movement off the ball was giving them a distinct advantage and they moved into a 2-0 lead on 27 minutes when Fellingham netted from the penalty spot after PollardJones was fouled in the box.

The visitors hit back after 37 minutes when Fowler pulled off another brilliant save only to see the re-bound off an Upottery front-runner fly into the roof of the net.

Fred Parsons, looking much more effective in midfield after a slow start to the season, was unlucky not to have increased Lyme's dominance when a power-drive from outside the box was tipped round the post by the Upottery keeper diving at full-length.

A good first half performance from Lyme was crowned just before half-time and Pollard-Jones opened his account after latching onto a decisive through ball from Ben Turner after rounding the keeper to score to make it 3-1.

Lyme looked a little lethargic at the start of the second half with the visitors pulling the score back to 3-

2 with the defence caught flatfooted and soon after were denied an equaliser by the woodwork.

Lyme regained the initiative when Pollard-Jones took full advanced of a great throughball from Cody Bowditch on 59 minutes and waltzed past the keeper to make it 4-2.

But Upottery were not finished yet and reduced the arrears to 4-3 on 68th when one of their strikers found himself unmarked from a corner and headed home from a corner.

The points were secured for Lyme in the 82nd minute when PollardJones completed his hat-trick when he cut inside to fire the ball home and rightly collect the manof-the-match award.

This was a much better performance by Lyme with three of last season's big players, Robbie Fellingham, Ben Vine and Fred Parsons, all looking like they are coming into form. Improving fullback Cam Fowler also impressed and gains in confidence with every first team game he plays and centre-back Kingsley Wellman put in yet another inspiring performance.

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Saturday, October 20 Lyme Regis Reserves v Merley Cobham Sports Kick-off 2.30pm

Reserves’ cup replay at the Davey Fort FOOTBALL: LYME Regis Reserves’ first round Dorset Intermediate Cup match away to Merley Cobham Sports last Saturday ended in confusion.

There was no official referee for the fixture so the home side’s manager agreed to officiate with Lyme’s approval.

The match finished in a 1-1 draw and without a league official present to advise, no one knew whether they had to play extra-time or decide the result on penalties.

At one time it was thought that Lyme would have to return to Merley Cobham just to play extra time, as happened, apparently, in one Dorset cup fixture last year.

But common sense has prevailed and it has been ruled that the fixture will be replayed at the Davey Fort tomorrow (Saturday), kick-off 2.30 pm.

Lyme Regis 1st were due to play Exmouth Town 2nds in a Devon & Exeter Premier League at home and the league have asked Exmouth to switch the game to their own ground, but this was not possible so they are left without a fixture.

Lyme Regis Rovers, who are placed third in Perry Street Division Three despite losing last Saturday 2-0 to Ilminster Town B, are at home (Woodroffe School) to Hawkchurch in the Daisy Hutchings Cup. Uplyme, firmly entrenched at the foot of Perry Street Division One, have a tough game away against league leaders Thorncombe in the Division One Cup. Charmouth have started the season well and should strengthen their second place in Division Two with an away game at Chard Rangers, who are third from bottom in the table.

Uplyme players star down under CRICKET: TWO local cricketers are spending the Australian summer playing for Deepdene 2nd X1, in Melbourne, with whom Upyme & Lyme Regis Cricket Club have an association.

Although they lost their first game, Laurie Thomas was the second top scorer opening the innings with a knock of 22 and took a slip catch.

Tyler Wellman top scored with 27, batting at number 6, and took 1-28 off eight overs.

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