sewage treatment James Hodgson, South West Water operations manager for the area, assured campaigners at last week’s meeting that they were carrying out “extensive investigations into illegal misconnec tions” along the river, adding that “ sewage is going into the wrong pipe” and a team are work ing on it with water quality checks carried out twice a week Local residents and councillors have been rais ing issues about sewage effluent in the river at the Woodmead Road bridge for a year This is Teresa Fowler Tel: 01297 444743 07721 flower at Woodmead Lyme Regis DT7 NE of the most colourful characters to have rved on Lyme Regis Town Council is set to ake a return to the town, and says he will seeking re election at the earliest oppor nity DJ and artist Jeff Scowen served on the uncil between 2016 and 2019, reaching the position of deputy mayor before resigning and moving to north Wales
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ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners from Lyme Regis have met with South West Water and the Environment Agency to discuss ongoing ‘disgraceful’ pollution of the River Lim. The River Lim Monitors a volunteer group run by Turn Lyme Green along with regular sea swimmers and Green Party councillor Be linda Bawden, met with representatives from South West Water and the Environment Agency at the Uplyme Sewage Treatment Works last week, to discuss unregulated polluting of the River Lim, near the Woodmead Road bridge South West Water was recently given a one star rating, out of four possible stars, for water pol lution in the UK’s annual Environmental Perfor mance Assessment for 2021, which found the company required "significant improvement” The government’s water company regulator OFWAT also announced in June that it would be launching an investigation into South West Water because of concerns regarding their FRANCESCA EVANS francesca@lyme online co uk Lim is a ‘disgrace’ dance instructor Sarah Causley and her Fitsteps class get into the carnival ahead of last Saturday’s grand procession, topping off a week of events raised £15,000 Photo by FRANCESCA EVANS
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LYME Bay Medical Practice has published its first newsletter for patients and the community at large The practice serves people in Lyme Regis, Charmouth and Uplyme, as well as the rural sur roundings It incorporates the previous Lyme Regis Medical Centre, Kent House Medical & Dental Practice, and Charmouth Medical Prac tice in a single unified practice with sites in Lyme Regis and Charmouth Amid increased demand for services, the first newsletter focuses on different types of consul tation and how to make appointments, and on the range of clinical services available at the practice
It also includes interesting statistics about the use people make of the service, introduces the newly appointed clinical pharmacist, gives some information on the Patient Participation Group, and offers advice about Vitamin D deficiency, which affects over half the population and is par ticularly important due to the recent hot weather
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The practice plans four issues of the newsletter per year The autumn edition will contain, among other things, information on Community Services provided by Dorset HealthCare, and on prescriptions, including how repeat and ‘batch’ prescriptions are handled between the practice and local pharmacies
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In an introduction to the first newsletter, GP Dr Forbes Watson said: “I write at a time when the NHS continues to be under huge pressure It seems that COVID is largely under control for now but that could easily change if we see more new variants, so we must continue to be aware and take reasonable precautions “We will encourage the wearing of masks in the surgeries for the foreseeable future and are now actively preparing for the autumn vaccination programme “Demand for services has never been higher and General Practice is offering 12 5 per cent more appointments than pre pandemic We try to offer as timely access as possible, however we accept it is not always as quick as some would want and we apologise for that “As I am sure you have heard the NHS has sig nificant workforce challenges which have been compounded by COVID absence Lyme Regis and Charmouth are not protected from this “I also know many of you are frustrated by waits for hospital services This is slowly improv ing but unfortunately will take a considerable time to correct and we in general practice have little influence “The practice was recently inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and I am pleased to report maintained our ‘Good’ rating “l am also pleased to report we have recently recruited an experienced pharmacist to the team, who will work closely with our nurse prac titioners and GPs to deliver a range of services including medication advice, long term condi tion reviews and minor illness assessment and treatment “I would like to thank staff for their hard work and commitment and you for your support and understanding during these challenging times I wish you well for the summer ”
From May to July 2022, 12,838 patients at tended appointments with the practice and 298 did not attend their appointments The practice answered 15,992 telephone calls, prescribed 24,741 medications, processed 1,017 e consults and made 292 home visits They registered 169 new patients, bringing the total patient number to 9,014 The newsletter also includes the following use ful advice on how to make an appointment: The surgery has both face to face and telephone appointments available daily We offer the fol lowing booking methods for all appointments, please ensure you can provide the following in formation for the patient: ● Name ● Date of birth and ● Home address If calling on behalf of any patient over the age of 16, including parents or guardians, we will re quire written or verbal consent from the patient to discuss their medical records with you Urgent (‘Triage’) Appointments For all urgent matters, please telephone the surgery between 0800 and 1200 when you will be asked to give a brief outline of your symp toms If appropriate, you will be added to the triage list for a nurse practitioner (NP) to call you back that morning Following your call with the NP, if they are un able to help you over the telephone, they will di rect you to the most appropriate healthcare professional This could mean prescribing med ication over the phone or asking you to attend the surgery at short notice Please ensure that the telephone number you provide for the NP to call back on is in a good signal area and that you are available for their call They will not be able to make repeated at tempts to contact you NB: If you are suffering from chest pains or shortness of breath please call 999 We have a Minor Injury & Illness service at Lyme Regis Medical Centre Where possible please give us a call before attending We do not have X Ray facilities, so if there is any likelihood of broken bones, concussion or severe wounds, please call 111 Routine GP Appointments There can be a variable wait for a routine or fol low up face to face appointment, therefore please book your appointment as soon as possi ble You are more likely to be offered an appoint ment with your preferred clinician if you are able to book early E Consults If you have an ongoing issue which you feel cannot wait until the next available GP appoint ment, but is not considered ‘triage’ you can com plete an ‘E consult’ form which you can find on our website Please complete the E consult form with as much information as you can, sending photos where appropriate (e g for a rash or mole) Our Nurse Practitioners review these forms, normally within 48 hours, whereby you can expect to be contacted To read the full Lyme Regis medical Practice newsletter, visit the website www lymebaymed icalpractice co uk/news 3
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ONE of the most colourful characters to have served on Lyme Regis Town Council is set to make a return to the town, and says he will be seeking re election at the earliest opportunity
In one of the most controversial moments during his council career, Jeff passionately opposed the removal of the Marine Theatre’s advertising rotunda at the entrance of Marine Parade, even threatening to chain himself to the structure but his argument was eventually lost He was also embroiled in events leading to the dramatic resignation of Cllr Cheryl Reynolds in 2019 Cllr Reynolds was accused of bullying Mr Scowen in a formal complaint made to West Dorset District Council’s monitoring officer regarding this and several other issues The claim was not upheld but she resigned from the council when Mr Scowen was elected deputy mayor, saying she could no longer work with him or the new mayor at the time, Cllr Larcombe Cllr Reynolds has since been re elected to the town council and now serves as deputy mayor herself Mr Scowen was also known for his support of the arts, in particular the Marine Theatre, and environmental issues in the town, back ing the council’s decision to declare a climate emergency He was passionate about promoting Lyme Regis and moving with modern times, gaining support to scrap the town’s traditional printed holiday guide for a new map, interactive web site and app, which he described as “ground breaking” He was also elected chair of the Tourism, Community & Publicity Committee, which he said was an ambition of his since first joining the council This position is also now held by Cllr Reynolds
The lifeboat crew were asked to carry out a shoreline search between Eype and West Bexington east of Lyme Regis Later the woman was found ashore by coastguards and the lifeboat crew re turned to Lyme Regis three minutes after midnight
DJ and artist Jeff Scowen served on the council between 2016 and 2019, reaching the position of deputy mayor before resigning and moving to north Wales for family reasons Speaking exclusively to LymeOnline, he says he now intends to move back by November and wants to seek re election to the town council at the earliest opportunity, with the ambition of eventually becoming Mayor of Lyme Regis With Cllrs Brian Larcombe and Belinda Bawden having announced their intention to resign in April but not yet having handed in their official letters of resignation there could be two vacancies on the council arising soon He told LymeOnline he had been distressed by poor behaviour seen on the council, but was now ready to return and hoped to bring some respect back to the chamber Mr Scowen first won a seat on Lyme Regis Town Council in 2016, beating former mayor Ken Dibben in a by election. He was returned to the council with 549 votes in May 2019 He quickly became known as one of the most colourful characters the council had ever seen and was a keen social media user, regu larly posting quirky videos to help promote the town, and setting the ‘Pride of Lyme’ Facebook page However, his comments on social media often split public opinion and caused heated debates
VETERAN Lyme Regis singer Roy Wootton will be leading local performers in a concert to raise funds for Save the Children this weekend The concert will be held in the Marine Pa rade shelters tomorrow (Saturday) from 2pm Roy will be joined by a wide variety of performers of all ages The event is free to attend but donations would be welcome to the Lyme Regis branch of Save the Children
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Dorset Climate Action Network is organising a Greener Homes Event on the first two week ends in October to showcase examples of sustainable living The focus this year is on low cost solutions to cut energy use, reduce waste and save money, as well as looking after nature in your garden Alongside that will be an opportunity to view low carbon technologies like solar panels, heat pumps and electric cars The event has been running in West Dorset for nine years and it’s the second year it will reach out across Dorset This time Dorset Council is getting behind the publicity to get more people to join in The organisers provide insurance cover, a website and a booking system You can open your home on just one of the days (October 1, 2 and 8, 9) or more than one Last year 50 homes opened to 500 visitors The aim is to double the numbers this year If you’re interested in getting involved email dorsetgreenerhomes@gmail com for more in formation
ST John Ambulance has been commissioned by NHS England to provide significant sup port to ambulance services across the coun try, which is hoped will help with “unacceptable long waiting times” in Dorset Following a competitive tender process, St John Ambulance was commissioned by the NHS to provide an auxiliary ambulance ser vice, through a £27 5million contract over the next four years, which started on August 1 The news was welcomed by West Dorset MP Chris Loder following “rigorous cam paigning for months” to improve the ambu lance service Mr Loder said: “This announcement is a great step forward to address the problems we face in West Dorset of unacceptably long wait times and stretched capacity, for which I have been lobbying hard in parliament since COVID
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FEARS over the risk of fire and the effect new buildings will have on the landscape have failed to convince Dorset planners to reject a battery storage facility at the solar site at Wyld Meadow Farm in Monkton Wyld Several residents and Hawkchurch Parish Council claimed fire from a lithium ion battery was possible and, if a blaze did break out, might be difficult to contain But the operators of the solar park, which is close to the Dorset Devon border, dismissed the claims saying the facility would fully com ply with all the relevant safety standards Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service and Dorset Council’s environment protection
THE latest figures released by police show there were 42 reported crimes in the Lyme Regis area during June 2022 These figures show a slight decrease in crime compared to the previous month (May 2022), when 44 crimes were reported across the area, and from 48 crimes during the same month last year (June 2021) From the 42 recorded incidents in June 2022, 36 took place in Lyme Regis itself, and six in the Uplyme area, including two inci dents at Raymonds Hill There were no re ported incidents in Charmouth In Lyme Regis, crimes included 15 inci dents of violence and sexual offences, eight of anti social behaviour, three burglaries and 10 listed as ‘other crimes’ In Uplyme incidents included two burglar ies, one incident of criminal damage and arson, and one vehicle crime There was also one incident of anti social behaviour and one theft in the Raymonds Hill area Monthly crime figures so far released for 2022 in the Lyme Regis area (including Up lyme, Raymonds Hills, Charmouth, Wootton Fitzpaine), are as follows: ● January 2022 33 ● February 2022 16 ● March 2022 41 ● April 2022 53 ● May 2022 44 Figures for July 2022 have not yet been re leased For more details on the latest figures, visit www police uk and use the Crime Map tool to search incidents by individual towns and streets Please note, not all crimes that occurred can be shown on the map so these figures may be reduced
Figures show 42 crimes reported in Lyme Regis area during June
DORSET Council is launching a survey ask ing the public about their priorities for better bus services in the area In March 2021, the government launched Bus Back Better, a new National Bus Strat egy for England with the key aims of making buses more attractive for passengers, more affordable, easier to understand and use, faster, more reliable and greener Dorset Council submitted a Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) and bid for fund ing with the aim of revitalising bus services in the county The bid was unsuccessful but there will be future funding opportunities which the coun cil intends to apply for to deliver the plan The BSIP will be refreshed annually, and the council is now launching a survey to seek further input from the public on their priorities for better bus services while under standing that funding is limited The council will also be collecting the views of local businesses, tourism and health service providers, and town and parish councils as well as local transport ac tion groups and other stakeholders The survey comes just as Lyme Regis lost its Stagecoach service to Seaton A smaller bus from Axe Valley Mini Travel is now run ning on this route, with support from Devon County Council, but is less frequent Lyme Regis and Charmouth councillor Be linda Bawden has called for support from Dorset Council to fund a more frequent ser vice The survey can be completed at https://www dorsetcouncil gov uk/bus sur vey by midnight on September 11
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fire crew with blaze on cliffs LYME Regis lifeboat crew assisted firefighters in accessing a small wildfire on Pinhay Cliffs, between Lyme Regis and Seaton, on Wednesday, August 10 Crews from Lyme Regis, Seaton and Colyton were called to the incident in the undergrowth at the foot of the steep cliffs Due to the difficult location, the lifeboat crew ferried firefighters to the site, where they extinguished the fire using a light portal pump and jet Photo credit: RNLI Lyme Regis
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Dorset Council asks public for priorities for future bus ser vices team raised no objection to the application, with a council report concluding that sophis ticated monitoring systems should detect any malfunction and shut down and isolate any faulty container The proposed development is for six battery storage containers, similar to shipping con tainers, with a single transformer and six in verter units on a site of approximately four acres The solar farm, over 27 acres with more than 20,800 panels, produces about 4 8MW of power, enough for 700 homes, and has been in operation since 2013 St John contract with NHS to help cut long ambulance waiting times
As mentioned in my last column, you can now add tourist information centre, butcher and stationers to that list! There were plenty of other imaginative en tries and, as vice chair of Lyme Regis Football Club, I was particularly proud to see our youth section representing our black and yel low club colours so well, placed first in their category for their table football entry Now Regatta & Carnival has passed by, along with the heatwave, we look ahead to end of summer events, including the spectac ular Candles on the Cobb another com pletely unique event to be held over the August Bank Holiday weekend, on Sunday 28 see the Rotary Club’s feature on page 15 for details on how to buy your candle and be a part of it In this issue of LymeOnline, we also carry full details on the upcoming Lyme Folk Week end at the beginning of September (see page 22) and Mark Hix’s Oyster Celebration, which will be held on Saturday, September 3 (see page 18) And then I shall be kept busy over in East Devon as the carnival circuit tours our neigh bouring towns I’ll be an expert by the end of September, as I’ll be attending Seaton, Coly ton and Axminster on consecutive Saturday nights throughout the month, and have even been invited to judge at Axminster’s event So keep an eye out on the LymeOnline and Axminster and Seaton Nub News websites for full coverage of our much loved quirky events as we head into autumn
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THIS time of year always brings out the fun, quirky and just plain bonkers events that always have me thinking, ‘what must people visiting think?’ From the Gloucester cheese rolling to Ottery tar barrels, the South West (are we counting Gloucester as South West these days?) seems to do it best when it comes to these age old traditions just another Saturday night to you and I, but what I imagine must seem like completely bizarre spectacles to onlookers from further afield This week I attended the annual barrel rolling for Beer Regatta Week for the first time Slightly more tame that Ottery’s barrels with no flames in sight, but still riotous fun for the participants and watching crowds (see page 27) In Lyme Regis, many such events have been curtailed in the name of health and safety or political correct ness over the years we all remember con ger coddling and, more recently, the yard of ale But it was great to see the rein carnation of one long lost Lyme tradi tion the pram derby return to this year ’ s Regatta & Car nival programme in the new guise of the Wacky Wheelbarrow Race. Okay, far less beer was consumed, but the spirit was still there And it was even better to see our own Mayor of Lyme Regis, Cllr Michaela Ellis, prove she was up for a bit of fun and take part with her daughter Kelsey Organisers sug gested I enter a Ly meOnline team next year and, since I could barely keep up with the wheelbar rows while taking photos, the training has already started! Of course, you can always rely on Lyme’s grand carnival pro cession as an excuse to forget all the doom and gloom and have a good laugh Well perhaps al though one of this year ’ s more topical entries from Lyme video news bulletins, every Friday morning on the LymeOnline website
Carl Salter’s topical carnival entry poking fun at the changing face on Lyme’s high street
■ AMID the car nival chaos, this tongue in cheek image was sent to us by Ashley Ball, of his father Nigel as the tin man ‘facilitator’ brought in to get the town council’s poor behaviour under control once and for all chatting to fellow council follower Ken Gollop outside the Guildhall After months of infighting, walk outs and argu ments, an independent facilitator is being brought in to oversee an ‘away day’ for councillors to settle their differences We’re not sure where it’s being held yet maybe in Oz? Let’s hope they find some peace at the end of the yellow brick road!
Regis resident Carl Salter did have a hint of doom and gloom, but was well received from residents and all taken in good jest Never one to shy away from making a state ment, Carl dressed as an undertaker and wheeled signage down the town that read ‘Welcome to Lyme, no banks, no post office, but don’t panic, we still have an undertaker’
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● Phoebe Holmes Simeon achieved 3 A grades and is off to study Classics at the University of Oxford Students also performed highly across our BTEC cohorts with two students achieving a Distinction* in Sport, two students achieving a Distinction* in Business Studies and one stu dent achieving a Distinction* in Travel and Tourism These include Rosy Shepherd, Phoebe Clarke, Isabella Mckenzie, Isobel Taylor, and Ted Osborne
● Freddie Caswell achieved 3 A* grades in Bi ology, Chemistry and Maths Freddie is also taking a gap year and will apply to study medicine this year
● Isabella McKenzie achieved a D* and 2 A grades
● Robert Wolfreys achieved 2 A* grades and an A grade in Drama, English Literature and Religious Studies, respectively
● Freddy Shaw achieved 2 A* and 2 A grades in Maths, Physics, Further Maths and Politics, securing him a place to study Mathematics and Philosophy at the University of St An drews
● Amy Le Bas achieved 4 A* grades in Chem istry, Physics, Maths and Further Maths Amy is taking a gap year to gain some work experi ence before applying to university
● Jasper Melville achieved 2 A* grades in Re ligious Studies and Music Technology and a B grade in Geography securing him a place to study Sound Technology at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
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THE Woodroffe School in Lyme Regis said it is “delighted” with an excellent set of A level examination results achieved this year, which represents the school’s strongest performance Students collected their results on Thursday and were rewarded with free ice creams at Woodroffe, amid national news that grades were expected to drop after the past two years when exams were not held due to the coron avirus pandemic. Woodroffe School headteacher Dan Watts said: “At The Woodroffe School, we are im mensely proud of our students, and we wish them the very best for the future “We continue to offer our full support and assistance to all students in the coming days and weeks, following the release of the A Level and Level 3 results These have been unprece dented times and together we succeed “This has been another challenging year for all students and the ongoing disruption to ed ucation has again been most keenly felt by those taking their final exams this summer, the first to do so since 2019 “Our school has a long track record of aca demic excellence and this year, despite the challenges, is no different Our students have achieved incredibly well across the full range of A Level and Level 3 qualifications and will continue to do so within their chosen new des tinations “We are amazed by the resilience and perse verance shown by our students in challenging circumstances We also recognise the addi tional anxiety caused by the events of the past three years and thank our parents and carers for their continued support “Our staff worked incredibly hard to ensure that our students have been cared for and have continued to receive the best education possi ble We have ensured that students have been given every chance to succeed and pursue their chosen next steps “Students should be reassured that the grades they have received today have been fully earned and are the result of their hard work, dedication, and perseverance ” As ever, there were some outstanding indi vidual A Level performances:
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Dorset’s young people are being thanked for their hard work and resilience following this year ’ s exams, and provided with ways to find out about their next options Cllr Andrew Parry, Dorset Council portfolio holder for Children, Education, Skills and Early Help, said: “Students and staff have demonstrated remarkable resilience over the last two years during challenging conditions because of the pandemic, and I thank them for all their hard work “You should all be very proud of your achievements “Young people may feel uncertain if things haven’t worked out as planned, or hoped for, but I say to them please do not despair There are many different routes to further education and employment, with training and support to get there I wish everyone the best for their re sults and for the future ” Vik Verma, director of Education and Learn ing at Dorset Council said: “Good luck and thank you to all our young people and to staff across our schools, colleges and post 16 insti tutions for their hard work and determination “From further education, to apprenticeships, work and training, there’s a wealth of support to help you choose what is right for you ”
● Leo Gillies achieved 2 A* grades in Biology and Maths and an A grade in Chemistry Leo is also applying for Medicine this year
It is also worth noting that a significant num ber of students who took a gap year were suc cessful in securing university places and they will be starting courses at some of the best uni versities in the country in September Some examples include James Turner who is off to Cambridge to study Anglo Saxon, Norse and Celtic, Roisin Hogarth who is off to King’s College London to study International Rela tions, Sonny Makepeace who is off to Gold smiths, University of London to study Media and Communications, Fleur Mitchell who is off to Plymouth Marjon to study Primary Ed ucation with QTS, and Nate Gillian who is off to study Computing at the University of South Wales Mr Watts added: “Students will be leaving Woodroffe to take up places at many of the top universities in the country We wish them well and are confident that they are on course to succeed at degree level and beyond “We are delighted that the school year ended positively and that students were able to expe rience some of the key moments in their on going development, it was fantastic to see them enjoying time together at prom and see ing them celebrate their success today ” Miss Keaney, head of sixth form, added: “I am delighted with the success of our sixth form students this year They worked incredi bly hard to achieve an excellent set of results “I am always impressed by the resilience of our students, and their drive to succeed I wish them the very best for the future ”
A number of students have also been suc cessful in securing excellent apprenticeships in engineering, nursery education and flight training Students include Stephen Gliddon, Isobel Taylor, Posy Doble and Ted Osborne
● Callum Priestly achieved 2 A* grades in Maths and Further Maths and an A in Physics, securing him a place to study Physics at the University of Southampton
● Dulcie Deverell, Molly Hunt, George Jacks, Freya Redfearn, Olivia Whitaker, and Imogen Winter all achieved 1 A* grade and 2 A grades
THE Friends of Lyme Regis Museum are wel coming all to a talk exploring the life and times of Lyme Regis’ most famous fossil hunter, Mary Anning, by Dr Tom Sharpe The talk, entitled ‘Mary Anning: the Geolog ical Lioness of Lyme’, will be held at the Woodmead Halls at 2 30pm on Friday, September 23 Although Sussex geologist Gideon Mantell didn’t really hit it off with Mary Anning when they first met on his visit to Lyme in June 1832, thinking her a “prim, pedantic, vinegar looking thin female, shrewd and rather satir ical in her conversation|, he still considered her “the geological lioness of the place” New research will help us to look at how Mary Anning was seen by her friends, visitors to Lyme, her clients and customers and by the scientists who examined her fossil finds Dr Sharpe will attempt to put some flesh on the bare bones of what little we know about Mary Anning, her life and the role she and Lyme Regis played in the developing science of palaeontology in the first half of the 19th century He will also discuss how she has been perceived in the 175 years since her death Tom Sharpe was curator of palaeontology and archives at the National Museum of Wales, where he developed a particular inter est in the history of fossil marine reptiles and the work of Lyme geologists Henry de la Beche and Mary Anning He is a fellow of the Geological Society, the Royal Geographical Society and The Muse ums ’ Association and has served as chair of the Geological Society’s Geological Curators’ Group and History of Geology Group He was also a trustee of Lyme Regis Mu seum from 2013 2018 and is author of ‘The Fossil Woman: A Life of Mary Anning’ pub lished by the Dovecote Press in 2020 Entry to the talk will cost £2 for members of the Friends of Lyme Regis Museum and £3 for visitors
An insight into the life of fossil hunter Mar y Anning
Friday, August 19 2022 7www lyme online co uk AJ10 8Xon, EDev Street,orea House, FLibr 773371395 50 Sidmouth 12 2LEEX von,, Deeete Stror11 F 04807 20129 Seaton 9 6LEEX von,, Deeet7 High Str3 31121395 440 tertonBudleigh Sal 13 5NUEX von,, Deeetest Str11 W 50517 30129 Axminster your yfortailored us,y usbDispensed Eyecare… ent!o book an appointmtukwwww.bennettrogers.cowall us or visitC acticesed prefurbishwly rNe eg carHearin T)aminations (OCxe eyed ecd & enhanStandar ramesglass fd sunle antaced specHandpick eamdly & qualified triened, fExperienc e 1981cdent opticians sindepenocal inL Sidmouth|Seaton|SaltertonBudleigh|Axminster in...patientsoming newwelcWWee’re Get discounts and rewards at the finest food and drink retailers, eateries and experiences across the Jurassic Coast with Jurassic Feast Visit jurassicfeast com or download the app This week’s recipe of wasabi beef has been contributed by Jurassic Feast partner Bowl cut, a pop up street food and delivery ven dor with a big passion for handmade ramen and Chinese noodles, based in Bridport WASABI SALT BEEF 2 5kg beef brisket FOR THE BRINE 275g soft light brown sugar 350g course sea salt 10 peppercorns 55g saltpetre (we use Surfy s Prague Powder #1) 2 5 litres water FOR THE RUB 25g mustard powder 30g wasabi powder (or wasabi concentrate) 50g garlic powder 25g onion powder 20g course sea salt 20g light brown sugar METHOD In a pot, combine all the ingredients for the brine and bring to a simmer, whisking until ev erything dissolves Allow to cool Place the brisket in a large bowl Pour the cooled brine over the brisket, making sure it is completely submerged Sometimes the brisket bobs to the top of the water; placing a few plates or bowls on top as a weight can help Put your brining brisket in the fridge for 5 days, making sure to turn the piece of meat at least once during this time After 5 days bring your meat out of the brine and pat dry with kitchen towel Preheat oven to 180°c Combine all ingredients for your rub in a mix ing bowl, rub meat all over If your meat looks well rubbed and you have some mix left, don’t worry, don’t add more Place the brisket in a large baking tray and wrap with tinfoil two to three times you want to make sure it’s wrapped very tightly Place meat in the oven and immediately turn temperature down to 100°c and leave in for five to six hours Once done, take out of oven and cut open the foil, let cool completely, slice and serve over toasted rye with smoky Mayo and kimchi
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AFTER taking time out during the pan demic and a tentative relaunch last year, Charmouth Gardeners’ hugely popular annual show returned to full strength on Saturday Despite concerns that the recent dry spell would have quelled entries, 164 people took part with nearly 700 ex hibits displayed across St Andrew’s Community Hall and the village hall in cluding fruit, vegetables, flowers, home produce, crafts and photography Chil dren from Charmouth Primary School also entered more than 75 paintings Trophies were presented by Char mouth Gardeners president Ron Dampier at the end of the afternoon, with several newcomers taking home silverware Quite unusually for village shows, the awards were handed out very evenly with no one taking more than one prize Show secretary Diana Burn said: “Our traditional village event has been a great success made possible by the enormous support of volunteers ex hibitors and the many visitors who came to see the displays ” Winners were as follows: Wyn Dur bridge Bowl for Best Vase of Garden Flowers/Shrubs Jan Plummer; Marcel Clouzy Cup for Best Exhibit in Floral Ar rangements Arabella Turner Newton; B D Founders Trophy for Best Dahlia Exhibit Sandy Hinton; Joe Tisshaw Trophy for Best Exhibit of Sweet Peas Diana Burn; The Rose Cup for Best in Rose Classes Sandra Shaw; Stan Durbridge Bowl for Best Pot Plant Jan Coleman; Grace Laker Cup for Highest Points in Classes 6, 27, 28, 29, 30 Richard Fereday; Poppleton Cup for Best Exhibit in Flower Classes Sue Brunner; George Cup for Best Exhibit in Fruit & Vegetables Penny Rose’ Tha latta Cup for Best Exhibit in Adult Handicraft Classes Gerard McKeown; Children’s Cup for Most Awards in Chil dren’s Section Alexis Westbury and Ruby Kite; Mattingly Pudding Plate for Best in Class Bakewell Tart Helen Hughes; Clouzy Cup for Best Exhibit in Home Produce Jacqui Polley; Horton Cup for Most Points in Home Produce Alan Finch; Moseley Cup for Best Photograph Rob Davis; Norah Kidd Trophy for Most Points in Photographic Section Vicki Dunstan; RHS Banksian Medal for Highest Points in Flowers, Fruit & Vegetables Ron Dampier
THE first Party in The Park in Charmouth for over four years, held over the first weekend in August, was considered “the best yet” by or ganisers
A spectacular fireworks display topped off the evening Raffle prizes were donated by local busi nesses and this alone raised more than £550 towards the event
The barbecue sold out of burgers from Taste of Devon and the bar was kept busy all night serving Palmers Brewery ales and other refresh ments
A warm and sunny afternoon saw more than 500 people attend the event in the Barrs Lane playing field, where musical entertainment was provided on stage by The Headrush and a disco from Sound2light, including a memorable and very long conga towards the end of the night
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WALL to wall sunshine and soaring tempera tures helped ensure Lyme Regis Regatta and Carnival Week was a huge success, with £15,000 raised for local good causes Following a joint firework display with Lyme Regis RNLI, the week kicked off with a torchlight procession which saw hundreds of torchbearers make their way through Langmoor and Lister Gardens on to the sandy beach, where a giant circle of light was formed A week of events followed, including old favourites such as welly wanging, egg catching, a dog show, Candles Down the River, a duck race, beach treasure hunt, a junior town crier competition, top bins football challenge and pavement art, plus new events including an open mic afternoon, the Wacky Wheelbarrow Race and a disco at the Marine Theatre, before the ever popular grand carnival procession on Sat urday night Organiser Rob James said: “The week was a stunning success, and we could not have wished for better weather “From the amazing sight of hundreds of torch bearers at the start of the week, to seeing so many enjoying themselves at the disco and the brilliant atmosphere in town for the procession “We are grateful for the enormous amount of positive feedback we have received, and we are delighted to have raised more money than last year which will be distributed to local good causes ”
Chairman of the Regatta and Carnival team, Alan Vian, added: “I would like to say a massive thank you to all the wonderful volunteers who came along to help, without volunteers carnival week would not happen “I’d like to mention Lynnette Ravenscroft in particular for running the carnival kiosk so su perbly and our youngest team member, Jacob Denning, who was ever present throughout the week, plus Joshua Denning for his usual collect ing heroics “It was wonderful to see so many local organi sations participate in the procession, making it a real celebration of Lyme Regis “I’d like to thank our primary sponsors Lyme Bay Holidays and Toad Hall Cottages plus all the other wonderful local businesses who supported carnival this year “Thinking ahead to next year, we ’ re actively looking for new people to join our team, so whether you can offer us a few hours of your time or would like to be involved throughout the week, please get in touch via our website or so cial media ” Next year, Lyme Regis Regatta and Carnival Week will take place from Saturday, August 5 to Saturday, August 12 For more information, visit the website ly meregiscarnival co uk or search for Lyme Regis Regatta and Carnival on Facebook
A mix of characters in this year’s carnival procession and, below, Eastern Promise belly dancers Left, Luna and Ruby in the pavement art competition (photos by Francesca Evans unless otherwise credited)
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Hundreds of torchbearers gather on Lyme Regis beach following the torchlight procession one of the opening events of Regatta & Car nival Week (photo credit: Rob James, Regatta & Carnival)
Regatta & Carnival Week raises £15,000
Friday, August 19 2022 11www lyme online co uk Carnival supporters as characters from Grease in this year’s procession The Mayor of Lyme Regis, Cllr Michaela Ellis, with consort Alan Ellis and town crier Alan Vian Liane Costin and Nelle Austin in Lyme Regis Power Boat Club;s patriotic carnival entry (photo credit: Rob James, Regatta & Carnival) Lyme Regis Pantomime SocietyThe Ball family with their Wizard of Oz theme entry Lyme Regis Majorettes and, below, Lyme Regis lifeboat crew
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Ukrainian refugees and supporters in this year’s carnival Lyme Regis Youth Football Club’s table football entry (photo credit: Lynnette Ravenscroft) Lyme Regis/St George’s Twinning Association members with their 1960s hippy theme entry
The Lyme Luggers Ukulele Group Lyme Morris ready for the procession Fancy dress in the carnival left, fossil hunter Mary Anning; above left, a young Native American chief; centre, Neville Causley and Lucie Wootton from Causley Cabs as the Queen and her driver; and right, Noah and Betty Turner as characters from Disney’s Encanto Lyme Regis School of Ballet (photo credit: Rob James, Regatta & Carnival)
The Regatta & Carnival Week torchlight procession through Langmoor Gardens, led by the Mayor of Lyme Regis, Cllr Michaela Ellis, her consort Alan Ellis and town crier Alan Vian (left)
Friday, August 19 2022 13www lyme online co uk Anita Williams presents the Williams Trophy, in memory of her father Stan and uncle Pete both keen carnival supporters to winners of the first Wacky Wheelbarrow Race, with other entries pictured right and below
Wacky Wheelbarrow race entries included the Mayor of Lyme Regis, Cllr Michaela Ellis, and her daughter Kelsey Lyme Regis School of Ballet entertain on the seafront There was plenty of fund and games to be had on the seafront throughout the week (photo credits: Lynnette Ravenscroft)
Prizes for the pavement art competitions were awarded by Philip Evans MBE, man aging director of LymeOnline, which sponsored the events
Regatta & Carnival Committee chairman Alan Vian pre sents the trophy for welly wanging (photo credit: Rob James, Regatta & Carnival)
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Lyme Regis Sailing Club race officer Dave Guthrie presents Joshua and Karen from the Regatta & Carnival Committee with a donation from the sailors who took part in the club’s annual regatta (photo courtesy of Lyme Regis Sailing Club)
Regatta & Carnival Committee chairman Alan Vian presents the trophy for egg catching (photo credit: Rob James, Regatta & Carnival)
The Tano Taiko Drummers kick off Regatta & Carnival Week (photo credit: Rob James, Regatta & Carnival) Rosettes were awarded in the annual family dog show (photo credit: Rob James, Re gatta & Carnival)
The annual duck race and Candles Down the River were both held at the River Lim (photo credits: Rob James, Regatta & Carnival) Children enjoyed the teddy bear’s picnic on the seafront Children rushed to make a sand pie ammonite on the beach in record time
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SO, WHAT IS ROTARY? It’s the largest service organisa tion in the world, and it’s open to all. You don’t have to be a bank manager or a hedge fund di rector, a professional person or be academically qualified. Rotary is indeed OPEN TO ALL You just need a desire to give something back to your community That’s the only qualification you need and you will be part of a group of people who share that desire and whose motto is SERVICE ABOVE SELF It doesn’t demand huge amounts of your time, an hour or two a week, whatever you can spare We are all different, all have dif fering calls on our time, family, business etc, just give what you can, when you can So, what is this SERVICE that you talk about? It’s giving something to your community to help make it stronger, healthier, more enjoy able, brighter, cleaner, more 'sustainable' It’s helping the elderly and the youth of the community in ways that matter most to them education, encouragement, support, wel fare, companionship, for example It’s taking part in community life and help ing to support community organisations and activities that need that little bit extra on oc casions, just to survive or thrive BUT WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY COM MUNITY? The Rotary COMMUNITY is where we are situated Rotary is a global organisation with 1 2 million members So we support our Local community and the Global commu nity, wherever help is needed We try to direct sustainable help to where it will have greatest impact You will see Ro tarians from time to time responding to dis asters around the world by raising funds for disaster relief charities such as ShelterBox or Red Cross Or we are distributing Dictionar ies to local schools to help improve literacy, or funds to local youth or elderly organisa tions to ensure their well being SO HOW ARE YOU ORGANISED? Well, we can decide that for ourselves We have the Rotary International umbrella with some structure and discipline that allows us to work in all sorts of theatres fully protected by insurance and with incredible support if needs be, such as the matching, pound for pound, of the funds we donated towards the new cancer unit at Dorset County Hospital But in our own little Club in Lyme Regis we have a great deal of autonomy and we can run the club in a way that suits us In fact, we run it quite differently now than when I joined in 2002, it's just that the current membership wanted changes so we changed, simple as that We do need people to look after the finances, to ensure that com munication within the club and with our sis ter clubs in the UK is optimal, to organise events etc, but beyond that we just do things as we think suits everyone best and gets the best results Oh, and we always try to have fun while we do it We’re not a stuffy organisation, we enjoy a bit of banter like everyone else and we make sure we enjoy the tasks we set our selves SO, HOW DO I JOIN? DO I NEED A SPONSOR? No, not at all Contact the Sec retary at secretary@lymeregisrotary org and come along to one of our meetings and chat to us See what its all about, and tell us what you would like to do if you joined us, for its YOU who could be the FUTURE of this great organisation, so best that its organised to suit YOU Give us a chance, give it a go, you won't be disappointed makes a difference - why not join us?
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Criticism of MPs Despite Mr Loder’s pledges, he was among Con servative MPs to be criticised back in October 2021 after they voted to remove seven lines from an amendment to the Environment Bill, put for ward by the House of Lords, which suggested putting a new legal duty on water firms to “take all reasonable steps to ensure untreated sewage is not discharged from storm overflows”
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ECO groups Turn Lyme Green and Plastic Free Lyme Regis have bid a fond farewell to Polly Benfield, in her capacity as secretary to Turn Lyme Green (TLG) Polly has worked tirelessly for both organisa tions since TLG’s inception some 15 years ago She was there at its formation alongside Can dida Blaker when the group launched its first campaign to cut down on plastic bags used in the town TLG’s aim was to be an organisation that was broad in its reach with its focus on protecting the natural environment and the community’s interaction with it Polly s range of duties extended far beyond her remit also providing a warm welcome to newcomers She was a very significant part of the group’s success As the project developed she also became a leading member of Plastic Free Lyme Regis some five years ago In this role, she instigated and took a significant role in The Boomerang Bag project which now has more than 500 reusable recycled cotton bags in circulation around the community At a meeting in July, members of both groups expressed their thanks to Polly for her efforts and presented her with a bouquet of flowers provided from Suzy Galina’s garden (pictured) Polly will continue to be involved in TLG and Plastic Free Lyme Regis activities, particularly Boomerang Bags TLG is now looking for somebody who can help book meeting venues, assist with organis ing agendas, arranging speakers and general administration and management The secretary role comprises: ● Liaising with chair and treasurer
● Notes of action points from business meet ings ● AGM each year; sending out email notices of meeting and managing event
CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE outside the permitted outflows into the river, which allowed 680 hours of sewage going into the River Lim last year This is legal after heavy rain, although cam paigners say the outflows have been happening at other times too Another nearby outfall in Windsor Terrace is also pouring contaminated water into the river, with the Monmouth Park building site in Colway Lane being identified as a possible source, al though the developer has previously refuted this claim There have been repeated posts on social media about the problem of pollution, including the risk of harm to people paddling at the ford and dogs, and many local residents have raised complaints on the issue Vicki Elcoate, who co ordinates the River Lim Monitors, said: “We were pleased that South West Water and the Environment Agency are dedicated to sorting this out The impact on the river is par ticular severe at present with the hot weather and low water levels ” At the meeting, retired freshwater ecologist Gra ham Roberts told the water company that the poor condition of the river was a “disgrace” He asked: How could we let this happen? During one of the monitoring group ’ s recent walks along the River Lim with Mr Roberts, sev eral kick samples produced virtually no sign of in vertebrate life, which is a key indicator of river health Mr Roberts said: “These small rivers are a vital part of our local environmental contribution to wildlife and enjoyment for all who visit and enjoy Lyme Regis “The current state of the river, particularly in the lower reaches, must be addressed by all parties responsible for water quality and quantity
“I hope over the coming three years with the massive interest of local support we can get this river back to a fully functioning ecological and community asset “The recent hot weather with increasing low natural flows will only exacerbate the issues cur rently being observed “I would expect, as a minimum, that both the Environment Agency and South West Water are fully behind ensuring compliance by all responsi ble ” Serious release of biobeads South West Water uses plastic biobeads at the Uplyme Sewage Treatment Works and large num bers of identical blue and black biobeads have been found on the beach and in the river mouth at Charmouth The company admits that there was a serious re lease of these biobeads into the sea when a retain ing screen failed, and also acknowledged that biobeads found scattered around the site could easily be washed into the River Lim The River Lim Monitors called for urgent action to prevent any further escape of biobeads into the environment, which are a danger to the wildlife that feeds on them South West Water is aiming to reduce permitted sewage overflows into the River Lim to 10 a year, but the monitoring group are calling for a huge reduction in hours of releases, rather than the total number They believe these should be reduced to zero by 2025, if not sooner, to meet the target of restoring the river to health West Dorset MP Chris Loder described the news that South West Water had been given a one star rating in the UK’s annual Environmental Perfor mance Assessment for 2021 as “ very disappoint ing”, adding: “I have already made it clear during the summit I held with them, in no uncertain terms, that South West Water needed to properly address the serious concerns about water quality within its remit “That it has come to this after so many repeated warnings is very disappointing I also made sim
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The River Lim Monitors have set a 2025 target to clean up the river, which would also improve bathing water quality and the enjoyment of the river for all Co ordinator Vicki Elcoate said: “It’s the con stant vigilance that’s paying off Local residents walk the river almost daily and are now alert to changes including the smell of sewage or poor water quality “We’ve also been lucky enough to find otter poo, see a kingfisher and trout struggling to survive ”
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PUBLIC engagement continues on the Lyme 2030 Vision project, asking residents and visitors for their ideas and priorities for a cleaner, greener future While in person consultation events have now continued, the ‘Community Conversa tion’ continues online with a Lyme Area Cli mate Action Map Building on the Royal College of Art and Transport Planning Society's 'Future Town' community engagement project in Lyme Regis two years ago, the 2030 Vision Com munity Conversation has been set up to en sure any climate and environmental action planning in Lyme Regis, Uplyme and Char mouth meets the needs of our local com munity and reflects your priorities While clean rivers and beaches were shown to be among the highest priorities at the in person consultation events, transport and air quality are so far the top issues on line, with community involvement, funding and political leadership said to be the top three things needed to make the sugges tions happen, according to comments left on the Climate Action Map Other priorities for the future which have less of an environmental theme include a dedicated pre school for Lyme Regis The ideas proposed so far at the face to face events and online were recently dis cussed by Lyme Regis Town Council and some will be taken forwards for public con sultation or for consideration by Dorset Council You can join the Community Conversation and suggest ideas for the future by visiting https://lyme2030vision commonplace is/
ilar representations to the Environment Agency ”
The government said it was “disingenuous and untrue” to suggest that MPs had backed dumping human waste into rivers, adding it would cost up to £660 billion to upgrade England’s Victorian sewer system to stop all storm overflows overnight But following a huge backlash and campaigning led by environmental charity Surfers Against Sewage, the government later made a u turn, an nouncing that the Environment Bill “will be fur ther strengthened with an amendment that will see a duty enshrined in law to ensure water com panies secure a progressive reduction in the ad verse impacts of discharges from storm overflows”
The low rating came after the government’s water company regulator OFWAT announced in June that it would be launching an investigation into South West Water because of concerns re garding their sewage treatment Mr Loder continued: “I have voted through par liament many new measures to better hold water companies to account over their environmental record through the Environment Act “These measures include introducing new obli gations for companies to publish water quality and sewage spill data, as well as a legal duty to produce an action plan to tackle sewage dis charges Here we are seeing the resulting scrutiny man ifest itself But this should not have to happen for Lyme Regis and the surrounding area to have its concerns on water quality properly met I shall be doing all I can to make sure this happens ”
Founding member of Turn Lyme Green steps down as secretar y
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The river faces many challenges including from householders putting garden waste near or in the river and letting vegetation overhang it There are alien species including Japanese knotweed and Himalayan balsam and pollution from farms up stream If you ’ re interested in helping in the campaign or sharing your concerns about the river, contact Turn Lyme Green chair Laura Noel on laura noel51@gmail com and they will arrange a meeting in the autumn to launch a new action group What about Charmouth? Meanwhile in Charmouth, the Lower Char Com munity Project has secured a £1,500 grant from the Wessex Water Foundation Environment Fund to start to clean up the River Char The project aims to bring the river back to health, to make the water safer for local people and visitors to enjoy and to allow wildlife that has disappeared from the Char Valley to return and flourish there A specific problem for Charmouth is that the rain falling on the majority of its roofs enters the sewers rather than draining to soakaways Periods of heavy rain can overwhelm the system leading to screened but untreated sewage spilling into the River Char around 15 times a year, which is one reason why there is an environmental alert on a sign at Charmouth Pool, by the river mouth, warning that the beach stream is unsuitable for swimming or paddling These spills add to the Char’s acknowledged phosphate, nitrate and mercury pollution The river mouth is also heavily polluted with plastic biobeads, which are known to be used in sewage treatment plants to the west of Char mouth, including in Uplyme The project aims to implement water saving and water harvesting measures within the com munity to reduce the number of these spills The community project was formed in early 2022 It is working closely with Wessex Water and has support from Charmouth Parish Council and from Char Valley Parish Council’s own Com munity Project, which covers the River Char higher up the valley and is run by Dorset AONB and Dorset Wildlife Trust Both projects together aim to identify sources of pollution to the river run off from farmland, leaking septic tanks, sewage spills, etc to mea sure regularly pollution and water quality in the Char and its tributaries to build public awareness and to reduce pollution dramatically To find out more and join the community pro ject, visit www riverchar org of River be addressed’, says ecologist
Friday, August 19 2022 17www lyme online co uk COBB ARMSCOBB ARMSCOBBLYMETHEARMSREGIS Marine Parade, Lyme Regis, Dorset DT7 3JF • 01297 443242 • cobbarms.co.uk Situated on the harbour, the centre of Lyme Regis. We are a family-run pub, that prides ourselves on our local Palmers ales, and exquisite FancyourWhetherselection.menuthisbefrompubclassics,toourlocally-sourceddailyspecials.Somethingforallthefamily.Ourdoorsareopen7daysaweektilllate.visitingtheJurassicCoast?Wealsohavethreenewly-renovatedB&Broomstooffer. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Win a meal for two a t The Oyster & Fish House HOW are your shucking skills? How many oysters can you shuck against the clock? Enter the oyster shucking competition and you could win a meal for two at The Oyster & Fish House in Lyme Regis There are only ten places available and you must have experience of shucking oys ters You will have twp minutes to shuck your oysters but make sure they are per fectly shucked the winner will be the one with the most perfectly shucked oysters The judges’ decision is final! To enter, send your name and contact de tails by email to marketing@theoysterand fishhouse co uk and tell us why you think you can be our Oyster Opening Champion 2022! The successful applicants will be contacted by email with instructions for the day The winner will receive a voucher for The Oyster & Fish House to the value of £150 No cash alternative, and is valid for one year For more details and sample menus, visit theoysterandfishhouse co uk moment with our guests too!”
The event is free to attend but those attending are asked to register their interest online to give organisers an idea of how many people to ex pect Simply buy your tokens on arrival with cash or card and exchange them for food and drink at any of the stands at the event, which runs from 10 30am to 4 30pm A £1 cash deposit will be required for reusable cups The Oyster & Fish House restaurant will be open for lunch as normal on the day Black Cow Oyster Mary Mark Hix Serves 4 Oysters do have a bit of a morning after thing about them and the combo of sliding down an oyster topped with frozen Black Cow bloody Mary is a bit of a sobering thought You can make your bloody Mary mix as spicy as you wish and even use it with other raw shellfish like queen scallops or clams 12 rock oysters, shucked For the Bloody Mary 30 50ml Black cow vodka or less if you wish 1tbsp Worcestershire sauce if you wish The juice of ½ lemon a couple drops of Tabasco, depending on how spicy you like it 200ml tomato juice Freshly grated horseradish to taste Celery salt Mix all of the ingredients together for the Bloody Mary then transfer to a container with a lid and place in the freezer for about 2 3 hours, stirring every so often as its freezing Once frozen you can break it up into small crystals with a spoon and return to the freezer until required To serve, spoon the frozen Bloody Mary mix over the oysters
Finest local seafood to be served up at first Hix Oyster Celebration
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Celebrating local food and drink from the Dorset coast, The Hix Oyster Celebration will be a daytime event taking place on the deck of The Oyster & Fish House in Lister Gardens, and the adjoining pitch and putt area A free event to attend, guests are welcome to pop by for their first oyster or stay for a few dozen and enjoy chatting to all the local pro ducers that will be hosting alongside Hix Visitors can expect to try a range of fresh local oysters, shucked by the oyster growers them selves, paired to local drinks from Black Cow Vodka, Somerset Distillery, Palmers Brewery and Lyme Bay Winery If you ’ re not a fan of the humble mollusc, there will be seafood tacos on offer from Sally’s Fish Camp And if you prefer your oysters with a little kick, James McCarthy of Red Panda and East Kitchen will be serving up Asian inspired oyster dishes With Lyme Folk Weekend taking place all weekend, the organisers have teamed up with Hix to provide live music throughout the day, taking place at the ‘Oyster Stage’ on the pitch and putt area 12noon, 2pm and 4pm Event organiser Jo Harris said: “We used to run this event at one of our London sites pre pandemic and it was always so much fun for everyone involved, so we thought it was time for a reincarnation of the Oyster Celebration in Dorset It’s always lovely to share a first oyster
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WITH the popular Food Rocks festival still on hold for the time being, Lyme Regis chef and restaurateur Mark Hix and his team have been hard at work putting on an alternative foodie event this year
Councillors were impressed with the unit when two of their members came to the grants’ meeting in March to speak in support of their application They spoke of the adventures they had since the unit was formed in January 2020, including rafting, rowing, and learning first aid and rescue skills, with trips to Paris and South Korea coming up Councillors had no hesitation in awarding the unit the full £466 requested to help extend their reach further
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HOW many council lors does it take to pitch a tent? Two ap parently! We went to visit the Powder Monkeys Ex plorer Sea Scout Unit at their base in Up lyme to see how they’ve spent the £466 community grant we recently awarded The Powder Mon keys applied for a grant to buy three ex pedition tents to en able their members to take part in Duke of Edinburgh’s expedi tions, along with two feather flags to pro mote the relatively new unit at events We were invited to meet the Explorers and see the tents and flags but they had a surprise waiting for us! They had left one tent for the council lors to put up them selves and Cllrs Rob Smith and Gill Stam mers threw them selves into the task The Explorers showed us pictures of recent expeditions and activities and chatted over coffee and cake Unit leader Sarah Dean said: “We are very grateful for the support of the council The feather flags are fantastic and enable us to promote our unit when fundraising and taking part in events both locally and nationally “The purchase of the tents allows us greater flexibility when camping and will improve the experience for our Explorers when taking part in Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expeditions ”
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LOCAL tourism businesses are invited to fea ture on the town’s official tourism website for free! Lyme Regis Town Council has joined forces with Visit Dorset to create and invest in a new Visit Lyme Regis website to support the town’s economy The website, visit dorset com/lyme regis, was launched in February and attracts thou sands of visits each month, with over 28,000 visiting the site in May To help with ongoing challenges following the pandemic and the cost of living crisis, we want to continue offering Lyme Regis tourism businesses a free page on the website to pro mote themselves Or businesses can choose to stand out with an enhanced page, which means they would rank higher in searches, and feature in the highlights sections and on the popular web cam page. Cllr Cheryl Reynolds, chairman of the Tourism, Community and Publicity Commit tee, said: “Things are really difficult for small businesses at the moment as they continue to struggle and bounce back. “We want to help struggling businesses and we ask you now to work in partnership with us together we can make this website a real success for Lyme Regis and a valuable tool for promoting your business ”
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WHAT projects and ideas do you think the town council should introduce? We’re speaking to the local community about the projects we ’ re hoping to imple ment from 2023 and beyond We have some of our own suggestions but we know there will be lots of great ideas from the public we haven’t thought of The council is running a public consulta tion, both online and in paper form, until 30 September and we want to hear from as many of you as possible The mayor, Cllr Michaela Ellis said: “Un derstanding your thoughts and views on these objectives is extremely important to the council as it will help us to prioritise what we do “Your feedback will enable us to provide a better service to the town and ensure we are all working towards the same aims “We can’t promise to deliver on every idea and some proposals will be restricted by funding and external factors, but your sug gestions will help us make more informed decisions ” Our ideas include supporting the delivery of a post office in the town following the clo sure of the Lyme Regis branch in July, im proving the town bus service, perhaps by extending it to weekends or expanding the route, and installing free to use gym equip ment in the gardens We’d also like to host an annual event aimed at local residents and businesses to include live music, activities, theatre and sport, make better use of the flat roof area in the Lister Gardens for outdoor entertain ment, introduce covered eating areas where people could shelter from the seagulls and the sun, and support a repairs’ café or com munity workshop in the town We would be interested to hear your thoughts on whether we should reduce or remove the precept this is the amount of money you pay in your council tax bill which pays for services delivered by the town council This doesn’t mean any of our services will be cut as a result, but it would save an aver age property around £64 a year, which we understand might be a welcome move in the current cost of living crisis And finally, we think it’s important we start to look at future uses for Strawberry Fields, the large piece of land we lease off Charmouth Road The online survey is available at https://www surveymonkey co uk/r/YXM XDT8 and paper copies are available at the council office and library Councillors will also be carrying out fo cussed consultation with local groups, in cluding at the Talking Café in Hallett Court, at the Seaside Store and the Community Café They will also be visiting pupils at St Michael’s Primary School and the Woodroffe School to hear what they have to say
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Drone to deter seagulls? A NEW seagull deterrent is being trialled this summer in Lyme Regis Local drone pilot Max Redwood noticed that when he flies his aircraft around the skies of Lyme Regis, the seagulls aren’t so keen on it So we’ve enlisted his help to try and keep the seagulls away from people on the beach and seafront and coax them out to sea Max will be flying his drone regularly over the summer and during some of the major events, flying at various times of the day to hopefully take the birds by surprise The aircraft won’t harm the seagulls in any way and there is no need for the drone to chase or fly at them in an aggressive way to endanger them
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The theory is that the birds are scared of the drone noise and try to attack it, follow ing it out to sea to try and intimidate it Al though they do return, Max has observed that they are a bit more wary and not so brave Who knows if this will work, but it’s worth a try!
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ORIGINAL works by Lyme Regis artists Julie Oldfield and Chloe Harris have been selected for the Society of Women Artists’ prestigious annual exhibition in early September
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Using mixed media including copper, paint and various chemicals she creates stunning seascapes and landscapes, many of which are inspired by local scenes (pictured left) Residents may be familiar with her work, which is regularly on show at the Harbour Inn and at the Town Mill galleries, with her next exhibition there opening on Friday, August 26
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After two years of holding the event online only, the society is excited to be showing again at the Mall Galleries in London, with Princess Michael of Kent presenting awards at the private opening on September 7 Julie is a successful, established artist working from her studio just outside Lyme Regis
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■ I HAVE great sympathy for your Uplyme correspondent who suddenly finds that she is not eligible for the new Dorset short stay parking permits because she lives in nearby Devon She has benefitted for years from a sensible interpretation of where people actually live and shop across county boundaries However, in a much needed review of the many parking discs available in the old dis trict council areas, our new Dorset Council team has not been so pragmatic For not only have they more than doubled the price of the shopper’s short stay permit they have also made it a Dorset wide disc So I can now go shopping in Sherborne, Blandford Forum, Gillingham and other nearby places! And the final added complication is that the simple, easy to use parking disc has gone, and I am required to use my phone We need better joined up thinking in this im portant area
Chloe studied art at The Woodroffe School and Exeter College and is an emerging artist with a unique style of abstract print cityscapes, recently featuring Exeter, Leeds and Manchester (see right) Her talent was recognised with the Karin Walker Award for Best Young Artist in the 2021 Society of Women Artists exhibition and her work has been chosen for shows all over the UK Last year Julie was proud to become an elected associate member of the Society of Women Artists and, this year, Chloe too is de lighted to be offered associate membership This means that both have been acknowl edged for their ‘exceptional’ artistic talent and can add the initials ASWA after their names The Society of Women Artists’ exhibition will be open to the public at the Mall Galleries in London from Tuesday, September 6 to Sun day, September 11, 10am to 5pm To see more of Julie and Chloe’s work visit www julieoldfield co uk and www chloehar risprint com Lyme Regis artists to take part exhibition
■ AT last someone is making a stand against this issue of motorcycles Well said Paul Starck (LymeOnline Letters, August 5) Julia Lawrance made a comment last year, particularly regarding the noise, pollution and irritation caused by hundreds of noisy bikers parking on the seafront near the Rock Point Inn Dorset Council blame Lyme Regis Town Council for 'allowing this' and vice versa, but frankly when it was agreed in the past, there were no quality restaurants there Now diners (and our guests) routinely com plain about this, have to endure idling engines left running and fumes which is unaccept able so much for Green Lyme! When events close the seafront on the odd occasion, bike traffic falls by 75 per cent so can only be a good thing Bikes are welcome, as anyone else, but they should park in car parks in designated areas at a fee (generating income for the town) like everyone else, which will reduce the volume considerably Jon Golding (by email)
■ I WAS very pleased to read your recent ar ticle concerning the role the Seaton Wetlands play in the conservation of protected species (LymeOnline, July 22) I do wonder, though, if your readers are aware that a potential threat has been posed to the possible wellbeing of this wonderful na ture reserve right on our doorstep An application has been made to excavate a gravel quarry on the banks of the River Axe at Westford, roughly between Holditch, on the Dorset side of the river, and Chilson/Chilson Common, on the Somerset side Approximately half a mile of land alongside the river on the Dorset side would be exca vated to extract approximately 930,000 tonnes of gravel and sand A concrete access road of approximately one kilometre in length would be cut out across the green fields of the adjoining farmland to accommodate heavy traffic, causing damage and pollution to the wildlife and environment Roughly 453 metres of hedgerow will be torn out, destroying wildlife habitat and driving existing wildlife away Although the applicant states that silt pans will be utilised, there is obviously the risk of severe impact such a quarry would have upon the water of the Axe, as the quarry borders the river
■ FURTHER to Paul Starck’s letter in LymeOn line (August 5) concerning noise produced by motorcyclists: every year at which I have been involved in, we have the Coast to Coast motor cycle run, commencing at Lyme Regis, which in volves about 140 plus vintage, veteran and post war bikes, organised for the past 34 years by the Westland Motorcycle Club and raising much needed funds for Headway, a charity ded icated to improving lives after serious brain in jury across the spectrum Are they to be banned on the grounds of noise pollution? Up to a year ago I rode a Motorguzzi California EV, a fully dressed bike for continen tal touring I covered 96,000 ‘ care free’ miles Not once in my 56 years of motorcycling did I experience any discrimination from the 15 coun tries I have visited in Europe Maybe it’s just a ‘British thing’ Back in 1977 when the final stage of the M5 motorway was opened up, I met up with my good friend Dr Fiona Evans, who was involved in a pilot scheme incorporating doctors being on site with the ambulance crew One day we rode up on the busy Stroud Road to visit the magnificent Gloucester Cathedral with its great Medieval east window Fiona de liberately stopped outside an old coaching inn, which had a huge banner depicting ‘No Bikers’ I put away my motorcycle clothing into my panniers and reappeared as a civilian Fiona wore a striking red, designer, leather suit to match her Ducati thoroughbred motorbike Throughout our mediocre meal, the landlord kept throwing uncomfortable glances in our di rection Although Fiona was a striking woman, with a shock of rich auburn hair which cascaded down to her waist, together with an infectious smile, the landlord remained unmoved! Afterwards, he shadowed us around the very back of the inn, where he noticed our immacu late bikes He then proceeded to jump up and down like some raving, huge bear! “Can’t you read the sign?” he yelled at her Fiona calmly told him: “I am not a biker, but a motorcycle touring enthusiast Besides, if I came across you dying on the motorway, would I leave you to bleed to death, knowing the bombastic in dividual you are? Because I am a medical doc tor ” Well that’s different! “No sir, because of your discriminating be haviour, I would never set foot into your pub again!”
The damaging consequences of any run off to the life in, and ecology of, the river are enormous, not simply in the river itself but also to its banks to the animals and birds which live there Our award winning Seaton Wetlands an outstanding area of wildlife could be seriously affected if any mishap were to occur Whilst Dorset Council initially refused the application, the applicant appealed against the decision and have made a further applica tion A six day enquiry concerning this appli cation is now to be held at the Guildhall, Chard, commending on Tuesday, August 23 Anyone who wants the opportunity to show their opinion can attend You can register your interest with the clerk to Tatworth and Forton Parish Council: clerk@tatworthandfortonparishcouncil org u k For any who want to know more about this application (Dorset P/FUL/2022/00109 Westford Park Farm), visit change org/p/dorset council stop the new quarry in dorset aonb Edwina Boult Chard
■ I TOTALLY agree with Paul Starck regard ing the noise and air pollution caused by the large number of motor bikes coming into the town, as well as the local motorists that have illegal exhausts (LymeOnline Letters, August 5) It’s about time something was done about it If the town council are serious about turn ing Lyme green, then surely this should ad dressed as part of that plan I have never understood why motorcyclists are allowed to park free of charge all along the front at Cobb Gate, particularly at height of summer when there are so many pedestri ans The cost of parking for other motorists has increased so much over the past two years, so it should be similar for all motorised vehi cles Why aren’t we focussing on more park and ride facilities to keep as much traffic out of the town? Come on Dorset Council/ Lyme Regis Town Council and Dorset Police Name and address supplied
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There is an action packed programme in the Countryside Arena including a falconry display, ferret racing and the very popular terrier racing Alongside there are more than 400 trade stands offering a wide range of products and services, a large Howden Food Hall full of award winning produce, a cookery the atre with demonstrations from local chefs, a fantastic selection of ‘food to go’ and the Melplash Inn where you can enjoy a pint and take in the day All youngsters 16 years and under can at tend the show for free Adult tickets on the day cost £19 and are £17 in advance, avail able online www melplashshow co uk or from local venues There is a free shuttle bus to the show ground just outside Bridport throughout the day, running from Lyme Regis and stopping at bus stops in Charmouth, Chideock and Bridport
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Celebrating local farmers and produce at Melplash
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As well as giving local farmers the chance to meet up and celebrate what they do, it is a platform for us all to learn more about food, farming and the countryside, and to recognise the importance agriculture has in all our lives
The Devil’s Horsemen, a world famous horse and rider stunt team, are the main at traction in the Bradford Building Supplies main ring, during the day they will be joined by horse and hounds, show jumping and the highlight of the day, the Grand Parade of winning animals
FROM when the gates open at 8am until they close, there is a full day of entertainment to be enjoyed by all the family at the annual Melplash Agricul tural Show, to be held on Thursday, August 25 For 175 years, the Melplash Agricultural Society has been supporting and promoting local farmers and food producers, and at the Melplash Show this year you will find that this is still the case today
The Discover Farming area at the show has become a must visit for all families who are interested in learning more about farm ing and food production This year the theme is ‘Stay Healthy Dorset Style’ The marquees are going to be packed with interactive ‘farming to food’ activities for children to explore and to find out where their food comes from, how farmers care for the environment and, importantly, how the environment and good food cares for us all!
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 (Matinee) MAGELLAN CIRCUMNAVIGATION Bob Whitley is a Poole based songwriter, multi instrumentalist and composer who has been delighting audiences across the Dorset folk scene for over 20 years His Magellan Circumnavigation (pictured above) is a brilliant blend of theatre and mu sical storytelling, bringing to life the story of the greatest voyage of human exploration, at a time when sailors believed in gigantic sea monsters, demons, boiling seas at the Equator and mag netic rocks that drew the nails out of the tim bers Bob is joined by Dorset based cellist and vo calist Lee MacKenzie, whom regular Lyme Folk visitors will know from his appearances in folk band Kadia Lyme Folk Weekend will be held from Friday, September 2 to Sunday, Septem ber 4 with headline gigs at the Marine Theatre and free entertainment on the seafront. To buy tickets, visit www.ly mefolk.com/tickets
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LYME Folk Weekend is back in two weeks’ time with another three days of amazing entertain ment Along with all the usual free music and danc ing, including two outdoor stages and open air ceilidh, there are three stunning headline con certs and an extra special bonus matinee per formance in the Marine Theatre As usual, the main focus of the festival will be on the Seafront Stage, with free music on all three days from 12noon until 7pm There will also be an exciting tie up with the Hix Oyster Celebration (see page 18), with music, demonstrations and food and drink stalls throughout the day on the pitch and putt green in Langmoor Gardens Tickets are still on sale for the Marine Theatre shows so here's what's in store on the big stage FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 THE SAM SWEENEY BAND Sam Sweeney (pictured top right) has ap peared twice on stage at the Marine Theatre He first played at the festival in 2019 when he presented the last ever performance of his Un finished Violin show, and then last year he was part off the amazing Fay Hield Trio along with squeezebox virtuoso Rob Harbron Now Sam returns in his own right with his full band to play music from the acclaimed album Unearth Repeat The new band brings together Sam’s unique fiddle playing, the double bass of Ben Nicholls, keyboard player Dave Mackay and guitarist David Delarre SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
There are not many bands on the folk scene who can claim a unique sound but Ranagri (pictured middle right) are definitely out on their own Four superb Irish and English musicians, combining voices, guitar, bouzouki, flutes, whistles, harp and percussion, Ranagri return to Lyme Folk Weekend for the first time since wowing the Marine Theatre audiences in 2018 They have been described as having ' a sound that's completely new, which has great energy and immediately makes you want to dance' Their album ‘Playing For Luck’ was released to great acclaim in 2019 and they have em barked on a nationwide tour in 2022, culminat ing in the headline show in the Marine Theatre And in a special treat, opening the show on Saturday night will be Lyme Folk favourite Steve Dagleish Steve has been a big part of the festival for many years, appearing at several of the Revisited fundraisers and headlining the seafront stage It promises to be a memorable night SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 SETH LAKEMAN When you think of folk music and the West Country, there is really only one name that springs to mind Seth Lakeman (pictured front page) Award winning singer, songwriter and multi instrumentalist, Seth has been the undisputed leader in his field since the 2005 Mercury Prize nomination for his stunning album Kitty Jay catapulted him into the forefront of the new British folk movement, followed by his gold selling Freedom Fields in 2006 His new album Make Your Mark, written dur ing his enforced 18 months off the road, fea tures 14 powerful, brand new songs including the first single Higher We Aspire which was playlisted on BBC Radio 2 Seth will be joined on stage by Alex Hart If you think you ' ve seen Alex at Lyme Weekend before, you have a good memory! Believe it or not, Alex was the first voice ever to be heard at the festival, when she performed with her band on the opening night of the inaugural event in 2013 Welcome back, Alex!
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The Old School House Cafe The Hub, 9 30am 1 30pm Community café open at The Hub in Church Street every Thursday and Friday morning, affordable food and drink free wifi Live Music Night The Nag’s Head, 9pm Weekly live music at The Nag’s Head from 9pm Saturday, August 20
Save the Children Concert Marine Parade, 2pm Lyme Regis singer Roy Woot ton leads local performers in this free seafront concert with donations welcome for the Lyme Regis branch of Save the Children Live Music Night The Nag’s Head, 9pm Weekly live band at The Nag’s Head from 9pm Sunday, August 21 The Sunday Sessions Marine Theatre, 2 30pm This regular free entry event is the Marine Theatre’s dedicated time to promote quality live music a post roast music session Enjoy local drinks and the best musicians If you’d like to play, just turn up! Tuesday, August 23 LRTC Planning Committee Guildhall, 7pm Members of the public are wel come to attend town council meetings and speak for up to three minutes in the public forum For agendas visit the website lymeregistowncoun cil gov uk Thursday, August 25
AN exhibition of work by the late Dot Wood, a former art teacher at The Woodroffe School in Lyme Regis, has gone on display at Symondsbury Estate The work exhibited in ‘Landscapes, Seascapes and Hedgerows’ now open until September 4 was created by Dot during her time at Poole Hospital, while battling Acute Myeloid Leukemia
The Old School House Cafe The Hub, 9 30am 1 30pm Community café open at The Hub in Church Street every Thursday and Friday morning, affordable food and drink free wifi Lyme Regis Community Bingo Woodmead Halls, 8pm Bingo night every Thursday, raising funds for local organisa tions which are members of Lyme Regis Community Bingo Association Doors open 7 30pm, eyes down 8pm Friday, August 26 The Old School House Cafe The Hub, 9 30am 1 30pm Community café open at The Hub in Church Street every Thursday and Friday morning, affordable food and drink, free wifi Live Music Night The Nag’s Head, 9pm Weekly live band at The Nag s Head from 9pm Saturday, August 27 Live Music Night Lyme Regis Football Club, 9pm Lyme Regis Football Club hosts monthly live music nights on the last Saturday of the month, this month with The Pickwicks All welcome, free entry but donations welcome, bar open Live Music Night
The Nag’s Head, 9pm Weekly live band at The Nag’s Head from 9pm Saturday, August 27 Lyme Regis Comedy Club Marine Theatre, 7pm Four comedians for £12! Au gust s headliner is widely cele brated for his ingenious punchlines Julian Deane won the ITV Stand Up Hero and the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year competitions He’s joined by Tom Toal and Tom Glover Tickets available at marinethe atre com Candles On The Cobb The Cobb, 8pm Not to be missed thousands of candles in memory of loved ones will be lit around Lyme’s historic Cobb harbour, raising funds for Lyme Regis youth projects, the British Red Cross and Cancer Research UK To buy a candle visit candleson thecobb com
Exhibition of work by late art teacher goes on display
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“Then in mid July her leukaemia returned with a speed and severity that overcame even her legendary fighting spirit She was gone from us in only a few days “Almost the last thing she said to me was that she wanted her exhibition to go ahead I promised her it would, and thanks to Phil and Christine here it is “My heart bursts with pride to see it hang here for all the world to see, but breaks that she is not here to enjoy it with us She would, I am sure, want me to add her thanks to the staff of Fortuneswell Ward in Dorchester who did everything they could for her in that last week “Dot lived as she worked with positivity and love Her glass was always half full, more often than not with a paintbrush standing in it as she contemplated the next beautiful view ” Money raised at the exhibition will help pro vide art therapy for people living with cancer WHAT’S ON | COMPETITIONS
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She had been looking forward to hosting the exhibition after leaving hospital in March, but her illness sadly came back in July and she died soon after The following was written by Dot herself, to explain the inspiration behind this exhibition: “For 40 years I was immersed in the creative processes of students as a teacher of art and photography I began my teaching career in 1978 in Stockport, then moved to warmer climes in the Bahamas to return to the UK in 1985 with a family and two very young chil dren “For the following 30 years I settled in to life at The Woodroffe School, Lyme Regis, through its emergence as a specialist school in the visual arts in my role as director of arts. “I had always loved my job, was passionate about working with young people and enthu siastic in leading community projects with children from other schools throughout the local area “On retirement in 2018 I was excited to have the time to start developing my own creative process and enjoyed painting landscapes and seascapes mostly from the local area, but some from my home in the Peak District and holidays in Scotland “Then in December 2021 my world turned upside down I was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and was told that I would be spending possibly the next six months in isolation in Poole Hospital “Chemotherapy began the moment I arrived in hospital and I was very poorly for the next few weeks “Once things began to improve I started drawing and every day posted a sketch on my Facebook page, along with an update of my current situation regarding blood results and whether my neutrophils were on their way up or down “Progressing from pencil crayons and an A5 sketchbook, I then moved up to A4 and pas tels, working initially from my imagination and my hospital surroundings through to de veloping studies from my photographs that I taken from walks in the local area and also from holidays before lockdown “I also did some studies of the lovely nurses and they brought in photos of their pets so every day my whole morning was filled with 100% concentration on my composition for the day “Every day I stuck up my completed drawing on the wall of my room and was able to stare at it for the rest of the day working out what I should do the following day and often getting out of bed to touch up bits that I wasn’t happy with “My skirting board became stained with rainbow shades from the pastels and my lovely cleaning lady and I joked that her mop became the prettiest in the hospital “On March 25 2022 I was discharged with 78 days of drawings and pastel studies com pleted “Once back in my studio I rolled out the biggest piece of paper that fitted my table about 2m x 1m and began to produce a large scale expressively joyful piece that celebrated my release. “Working with acrylic paint and pastel I then continued to develop a series inspired from all the hedgerows and flower studies I had taken whilst in hospital “I would like to dedicate this show to all the staff on Durlston ward, Poole Hospital and thank them all for their unstinting care in looking after me so well, and for their encour agement and enjoyment of my work ” Dot’s husband Ian Wood added: “Dot’s spell in Poole Hospital seemed to focus her mind intensely on where she wanted her art to go Rather than dwelling on the cruel hand fate had dealt her, she only ever looked forward to when it would all be behind her and she could get on with living again “As soon as she was back home and in her studio, she worked with greater passion and purpose than I had ever seen “She was thrilled to secure this exhibition at Symondsbury, telling a close friend with whom she swam every morning that she was ready, after all these years, to have her work affirmed by sharing it with the wider public She was busy, happy, and apparently well
Thursday, September 1 The Old School House Cafe The Hub, 9 30am 1 30pm Community café open at The Hub in Church Street every Thursday and Friday morning, affordable food and drink, free wifi Lyme Regis Community Bingo Woodmead Halls, 8pm Bingo night every Thursday, raising funds for local organisa tions which are members of Lyme Regis Community Bingo Association Doors open 7 30pm, eyes down 8pm Friday, September 2 The Old School House Cafe The Hub, 9 30am 1 30pm Community café open at The Hub in Church Street every Thursday and Friday morning, affordable food and drink free wifi Lyme Folk Weekend Marine Parade and Marine Theatre all weekend An exciting programme of live music, with ticketed headline gigs at the Marine Theatre and free performances on Marine Parade, plus in Lister Gardens for the Hix Oyster Celebration on Saturday August 20 See ly mefolk com for details and tick ets Live Music Night The Nag’s Head, 9pm Weekly live music at The Nag’s Head from 9pm Send your diar y dates to francesca@lyme online co uk Visit: www lyme online co uk/events
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Contributions collected and handed to the Lodge after the Buffs helped out an arts and crafts weekend in Beer came to more than £100 Raffle tickets to win a taster flight prize given to the Buffs of Beer by Aviation Services of Ex eter Airport raised more than £250 for the Devon Freewheelers The Buffs of Beer has announced the FORCE Cancer Charity as its fundraising cause for 2022/23 If your club or organisation can help with a do nation to keep the blood bikes on the road, con tact the Devon Freewheelers on 0300 800 0105
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THE latest figures released by police show there were 49 reported crimes across the wider Axminster area during June 2022 These figures show a decrease in crime compared to the previous month (May 2022), when 57 crimes were reported across the area, and from 65 crimes during the same month last year (June 2021) From the 49 recorded incidents in June 2022, 26 took place in Axminster Town, and 23 in Axminster Rural, which also covers Up lyme, Kilmington, Hawkchurch, Dalwood, Stockland, Chardstock and surrounding areas In Axminster Town crimes included nine in cidents of violence and sexual offences, six of anti social behaviour, three incidents of shoplifting, and eight listed as 'other crime' In Axminster Rural, crimes included five inci dents of criminal damage and arson, four thefts, four incidents of violence and sexual of fences, and 10 listed as 'other crime' Monthly crime figures so far released for 2022 for the wider Axminster areas were as follows: ● January 2022 43 ● February 2022 52 ● March 2022 51 ● April 2022 58 ● May 2022 57 In the wider Seaton area there were 38 re ported during June 2022 These figures show a decrease in crime compared to the previous month (May 2022), when 43 crimes were reported across the area, and from 56 crimes during the same month last year (June 2021) From the 38 recorded incidents in June 2022, 13 took place in Seaton Town, and 25 in Seaton Rural, which also covers Beer, Branscombe, Colyton, Colyford, Axmouth, Rousdon and surrounding areas In Seaton Town, crimes included five inci dents of violence and sexual offences four of anti social behaviour, two thefts, and two listed as 'other crime' In Seaton Rural, crimes included nine inci dents of violence and sexual offences, six of criminal damage and arson, four thefts and six listed as other crime Monthly crime figures so far released for 2022 for the wider Seaton areas were as fol lows: ● January 2022 23 ● February 2022 24 ● March 2022 27 ● April 2022 52 ● May 2022 43 Figures for July 2022 have not yet been re leased For more details on the latest figures, visit www police uk and use the Crime Map tool to search incidents by individual towns and streets Please note, not all crimes that occurred can be shown on the map so these figures may be reduced
LOCAL MP Richard Foord has called on the government to ban bonuses for South West Water executives, blaming failures to fix leaking pipes for the current drought in Devon Mr Foord (pictured), Liberal Democrat MP for the Tiverton & Honiton constituency, which also includes Axminster, Seaton and Uplyme, and his party called for a ban on " eye watering" bonuses after it emerged that South West Water had paid out £2 8 million in bonuses despite water com panies leaking billions of litres of water every day He said the money should be going into fixing leaking pipes in stead Water companies have only promised to halve leaks by 2050, despite predictions of a rise in summer droughts as record tem peratures continue to be broken England's water company bosses have awarded themselves almost £27 million in bonuses over the past two years, despite reports they allow a staggering 2 4 billion litres of water to be leaked every day Commenting, Mr Foord said: "It is outrageous that whilst thou sands of people across Devon and the wider South West suffer from hosepipe bans, water company bosses reward themselves with big bonuses despite not even bothering to patch up their leaks "The worst part is, Ministers are letting water firms get away with it These are the very same water companies which pollute our local rivers with raw sewage, harming both animals and people swimming in them, and local people are sick of it "It is time someone stood up to these companies and demanded action That should start with fix ing these leaks, and then once and for all ending the sewage pumping into waterways " A drought was officially de clared in Devon and Cornwall last week, alongside much of the South East, London, and the Midlands It came after a meeting of the National Drought Group on Fri day, which included representa tives from the Environment Agency, water companies, and Water Minister Steve Double The change to drought status does not automatically trigger anything, but the Environment Agency and water companies will step up to manage the impacts and put drought plans into ac tion Steve Marks, the Environment Agency's drought lead for Devon and Cornwall, said: "With contin uing exceptionally dry and hot weather, river levels across Devon and Cornwall are excep tionally low many showing the lowest flows on record this places incredible strain on local wildlife and this is why Devon and Cornwall are moving to drought status " Water Minister Steve Double added: "All water companies have reassured us that essential supplies are still safe, and we have made it clear it is their duty to maintain those supplies " Action being taken across the two counties includes monitoring rivers, ensuring people and com panies who have water abstrac tion licences only operate within the terms of their licence, and re sponding to environmental emer gencies, such as rescuing stranded fish A spokesperson for South West Water said: "If we continue to ex perience an unprecedented and prolonged period of hot and dry weather, alongside extremely high levels of demand we will take the next step to introduce water restrictions to help reduce usage and to protect the environ ment We continue to review our position daily " The last drought in England was in 2018
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THE Devon Freewheelers' 'vital' service has been given a £3,000 boost thanks to a year of fundraising by the Buffs of Beer
The Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (Buffs) of Beer chose to support the Devon Blood Bikes as its charity of the year in recog nition of its free transport and courier service that helps the NHS and community at no cost The Buffs of Beer recently presented £3,000 to the Devon Freewheelers a total raised thanks to the members of Ye Rattenbury Lodge organising a host of fundraisers, get togethers and attending community events Russell Roe, CEO, based at the charity's Honiton headquarters, said: "We are so grateful to The Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes of Beer for choosing to support the Devon Free wheelers, and raising such an incredible sum "Rising fuel costs mean the charity now has to find at least £1,000 a week to keep the Blood Bikes on the road, so we can continue to oper ate our free transport and courier service "The Buffs of Beer, or any organisation choos ing to support the Devon Freewheelers as its charity of the year, can be assured that their fundraising efforts will be used to provide help to the NHS, air ambulances and the community of Devon "On behalf of the charity and its volunteers, I would like to thank all the members of Ye Rat tenbury Lodge for the imaginative ways in which they raised funds for the Devon Free wheelers
Brother Basil Her bert, Ye Rattenbury Lodge secretary, said: "Last year we chose the Freewheelers as they had a local branch in Honiton, are manned by unpaid volunteers providing a vital service support ing the NHS in Devon transporting blood and vital medicines at short or little notice " He added: "The Lodge raise money for our nominated charity through various activities during the year Over the last year the Buffs of Beer organised a raft of fundraising events in aid of boosting the blood bikes charity More than £500 was raised thanks to a Queen's Platinum Jubilee raffle, with prizes do nated by local businesses and individuals Lodge members marshalled the March Grizzly Run, and a £500 donation made to the group by the event organisers was added to the total A raffle to win bottles of spirits raised more than £85; a members' breakfast get together added a further £75 through donations
The Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes' (Buffs) of Beer brothers presenting the cheque for £3,000 to the Devon Freewheelers
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THE annual Axe Vale Wildlife Day is back and promises lots of fun for everyone at East Devon's stunning Seaton Wetlands nature re serve Organised by Axe Valley & District Conser vation Society (AV&DCS) with the team at Wild East Devon, the event will be held from 10am to 4pm on Sunday, August 28 and will feature lots of fun wildlife themed activities for all to enjoy At 10am there will be moth trapping and identification a great way to get up close and learn more about these fascinating crea tures At 12noon, Mike Lock from AV&DCS will be leading a botanical stroll around Colyford Common From 1pm Anne Swithinbank will be hosting the Nature Table in the Reed Base, featuring a screen show of photographs of natural finds that people have discovered in the UK If you have some fantastic finds you would like to have shown, email your photographs to AV&DCS before the day, in jpeg format, with 'Nature Table' in the subject line Please include your name and where and when they were taken and send to sarakloveridge@gmail com Alternatively you can bring along your natural objects on the day Throughout the day there will also be fun ranger led children's activities, bird hide ID Sessions, pond dipping, bug hunting, stalls and refreshments Entry is free and all are welcome Please be aware that dogs are not allowed on the re serve For more information about AV&DCS, visit www avdcs org ■ FUN for all the family is to be had at Park Farm in Membury this weekend, as it hosts Axe Sheep Fest The event will be held on the farm (EX13 7TB) from 12noon on Saturday, August 20 with a full programme of activities, including sheep shearing competitions throughout the day, including the Devon County Show lamb shearing as part of the English circuit, build ing up to finals at 5pm There will also be sheep races at 1pm, two competitions at 3pm, an auction at 7pm and speed shearing at 8 15pm Families can also enjoy a barbecue and all day bar, children play area, cake stall and ice creams Entry is free for all up to 8pm and, after 8pm, entry will cost £10 for over 18s only and there will be a live band The event will be raising funds for the Motor Neurone Disease Association Fun for all a t Valley Wildlife Day
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THE popular barrel rolling retur ned to the streets of Beer on Tuesday night as part of the village's Regatta Week programme Having not been held since 2019 due to the coronavirus pandemic, crowds lined Fore Street to watch the traditional event Races were split into age categories, with young boys and girls going first with empty barrels The men's and women's races proved a bit tougher, with the barrels filled with water and competitors having to lift them over hay bales along the route Beer Regatta Week continued throughout the week, with Regatta Day being held yester day (Thursday) Events included a children's fancy dress competition, sailing races, best decorated beach huts, the popular decorated raft race and a firework display see the Seaton Nub News website for full coverage Is wildlife in the River Axe under threat? See letters on page 20
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■ FOR most of the 1990s, I was privileged to photograph Premier League and European football tour naments This picture I took at Genoa, Italy, where Arsenal had just beaten Sampdoria FC The two Arsenal match heroes were a very young looking Ian Wright and goalkeeper David Seaman, who were obviously celebrating as they made their way off the pitch The press aeroplane was also used as the players’ and Arsenal management aeroplane I recall that our press bus was late and we were lucky they didn’t fly back to the UK without us. Happy days.
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The Seasiders’ manager, Julie Simier, is un likely to subscribe to that view as he knows well there are no easy teams in the Premier division But Lyme will be among the favourites Simier is pleased that he has signed three new players Dan Beer and Stu Broom from Axminster Town and Haydn Lewis from Millwey Rise Matt Preece will be managing Lyme Re serves, who play in Devon and Exeter Divi sion Three They kick off the season tomorrow (Saturday) at home to Broadclyst Lyme are sticking to two teams this season, having pulled their third X1, the Rovers, from the Perry Street League towards the end of last season due to a lack of players Uplyme 1st team enjoyed an excellent sea son, finishing in second place in Division Six, their first season in Devon and Exeter foot ball They have been promoted to Division Four and start their games next Wednesday (August 24) away to Colyton 2nds Upyme booked their place in the semi finals of the Reg Eglon Cup this week with a 5 1 vic tory over Combe St Nicholas A with two goals from Oscar Sladen, one apiece from Alex Jones and Brad Bowditch and a penalty by Connor Tate They now meet Perry Street in the semi final
ALL the Lyme Regis Bowling Club league teams were back in action last week, the championship side losing 2 8 away to Branksome Park The second team had a good 8 2 win at home to Sherbor ne A, whilst the ladies, drew at home to Blandford On the friendly front, Lyme managed a narrow win against Merriott at home and a good win in their triples game away to Sid mouth.OnSunday, the club ran their annual Ron Gridley Triples tour nament, with 27 club members competing in some pretty chal lenging conditions The eventual winners were Richard Cridge, Avril Sherring and Tony Young The runners up were: Nicky Driscoll, Jasmine Bishop and Ron Eager The whole event was run with exquisite precision by competition secretary, Rom Hunt
LYME Regis Gig Club were out at Torridge in North Devon on Saturday, August 6 compet ing in an age rated regatta Torridge hosted seven clubs for their annual regatta, only for age rated racing The regatta, featured races for the Veterans (over 40s), Super Vets (over 50s) and the new class, “Masters” (over 60s) Saturday started with the Ladies Vets race Lyme set off in their racing gig “Tempest” with sunlight flashing off the oars for the spectators Lyme managed to make up some places around the course finishing second to Boscastle The Men’s Veteran Team also came second in their race, this time to Bude In the Super Vet’s races the Ladies held off competition from hosts Torridge to finish sec ond, behind Boscastle again Lyme’s Men’s Super Vets team is one of the strongest in the country and this was evident in an outstanding race from start to finish Lyme Men won comfortably finishing over 25 lengths ahead of Bude, Torridge and the rest of the clubs Then came the Master’s racing, which fea tured Ladies, Men’s and Mixed teams In a very close race the Ladies just finished second behind Torridge in what turned out to be the closest race of the day Less than two feet separating the boats at the end of the race In the Men’s Masters, Lyme Men fielded two teams Lyme again had a comfortable lead from the off and again finished first, way ahead of Barnstable, Torridge, Bude, Lyme’s second Crew finished fifth ahead of Boscastle This just left the Mixed Masters Race, where crews were made up of 2 Vets, two Super Vets and two Masters plus being mixed sex as well Lyme led from the start to finish with a com fortable lead This meant Lyme Regis finished first or sec ond across all seven races of the day and had won the overall event Toby Newson,the Lyme Men’s captain said: “It has been a great day for our teams It is re ally good that our training through the year has given strength across all our teams with still a few regattas left in the season ” Lyme will also be competing most weekends in regattas across the South West and con tinue to build on successful results in the World Championships, held on the Isles of Scilly in May
WRESULTSestDorset Men Division Two Lyme 48 75, Sherborne A 43 C Boyle, R Legg, B Parsons, J Moseley 18 12; J Enticott, J Owen, J Sherring, R Gale 18 12 B Driscoll, A Hopkins, J Maslen 12 75 19, points deducted for fielding only 3 players LFriendliesyme62, Merriott 60 J Moon, K Berry, E Sarson, A Weech 11 21; A Sherring, J Murphy, S Hawkins, J Maslen 23 13; R Hunt, L Young, A Darvill, R Gale 17 10; A Hopkins, J Berry, S White, J Sher ring 11 15 Lyme 86, Sidmouth 64 P Walker, P Knight, P Weech 19 8; M Ap plegate, A Sherring, A Weech 14 9; N Driscoll, J Maslen, A Darvill 16 8; P Cridge, J Enticott, J Sherring 11 15; P Stoke Faires, S White, B Driscoll 8 19; J Bishop, J Owen, R Cridge 18 5
Seasiders looking for silverware this season
COULD this season see Lyme Regis reaching their potential in the Devon and Exeter League Premier division? That’s the question the Davey Fort faithful will be asking after the Seasiders finished last season in fine form after a poor start, ending up in fifth place In the previous COVID affected season, Lyme finished top of the reduced table but with only five clubs seeing out the season, there was little kudos in that That was in the days when there were two Premier divisions, east and west, and Lyme were beaten in the play off Premier final by Lapford The two divisions were amalgamated last season with Lapford finishing in top place, followed by Thorverton and Beer Albion in second and third place Lyme finished fifth behind Kentisbeare Lapford applied to join the Devon League but were rejected because their facilties did not meet the required criteria This led to a number of players moving to other clubs to play at a higher standard and Lapford have folded after 100 years. Beer and Thorverton have joined the Devon League which many might think could open the way for Lyme to finish in a top two posi tion
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Triples competition at Lyme Bowling Club
Success for super-fit Lyme vets in North Devon regatta
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The Gridley Triples winners (from the left): Tony Young, Avril Sherring and Richard Cridge
Ten-man Uplyme back on top FOR the second week running, Uplyme and Lyme Regis found themselves with only six recognised cricketers in a team of ten, and pulled off back to back wins, which leaves them top of the Devon Cricket League Division C East with just three games to go Uplyme now have a ten point lead over Sidmouth 2nds, who were beaten by neighbours Ottery St Mary At home to Braunton, Uplyme loss the toss and were put into bat where Mark Batey (pictured) missed his century, being stumped on 95 as he went for a six off the last ball of the innings
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LYME Regis Gig Club teams enjoyed a successful regatta at Torridge in North Devon, competing in age related racing The regatta featured races for the vet erans (over 40), super vets (over 50), and a new class, (masters (over 60) On Saturday in the Ladies Vets Race, Lyme finished second to Boscastle. Lyme Men’s Veterans team also came second to Bude Lyme Men’s Super Vets is one of the strongest in the country, evident in an outstanding race in which Lyme led from start to finish, finishing over 25 lengths ahead of Bude Lyme’s Ladies, Men and Mixed teams also competed in the Masters , finishing first or second across all races to win the overall event
Batey was well ported by Jack Lam Wilson (59) an Tyler Wellman (4) in Uplyme’s score of 253 5 In reply, Braun ton, who are sixth in the table, were bowled out for 176 runs in 34 overs, giving Up lyme a seven wicket victory and 20 points to sen them back to top sp C Division East The previous Saturday after some indifferent form in recent weeks, Uplyme and Lyme Regis stormed back to the top of the Divi sion C East after beating close oppo nents Alphington and Countess Wear by 106 runs A string of poor results saw Up lyme drop to seventh place after leading the table for several weeks at the beginning of the season They returned to winning ways with a narrow victory over bottom club Upottery and a 20 point win over rivals Alphington took them to the top of the table on equal points i h Sidmouth 2nd X1 plyme won the toss nd elected to bat They lost opener Mark Batey for a duck but his part ner, Anand Ab hishek, was again in sparking form with a knock of 88 which put them on the road to victory None of he other batters re y got going with the ption of Steve Batey, who contributed a useful 38, setting the home team a tar get of 222 runs to win off of 44 overs On their own wicket, 222 runs would normally not be beyond Al phington, but it was a spell of nine overs from Tyler Wellman, who claimed five wickets for the loss of 19 runs, which sunk them and the home side were all out for a meagre 116 runs Tomorrow, Uplyme are likely to be fielding another weaken side due to unavailability away to second place Sandford, another tough fixture
Success for Lyme super-fit veterans in Torridge regatta
In memor y of a great ser vant PLAYERS past and present and supporters will gather at the Davey Fort tomorrow (Sat urday) to remember one of Lyme Regis Football Club’s greatest characters The new grandstand at the Fort will be named after for mer player and long serving caretaker, Ken ‘Cooey’ Hitch cock, who died recently after a 60 year association with the SeasidersKenplayed for the club, served on the committee and acted as caretaker of the clubhouse for many years. Last summer he singularly manned the car parking at the Davey Fort which raised £17,000, keeping the club fi nancially stable after the losses incurred during the na tional lockdowns. The unveiling ceremony will be held at 12noon and will be attended by the mayor of Lyme Regis, Cllr Michaela Ellis, followed by kick off at 3pm.
