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The Millside named business of the year THE Millside Restaurant has been named Lyme Regis’ Business of the Year.

The restaurant, which was taken over by owners John and Georgina Baker shortly before the coronavirus pandemic hit the UK, scooped the top prize at the inaugural Lyme Regis Business Awards on Wednesday, organised by Marketing West and LymeOnline.

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COVID figures start to drop across Dorset IN line with the national picture, coronavirus cases across Dorset have started to drop.

The latest figures showed that there were 969 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Dorset Council area, down from 1,006 on July 23, and 1,843 in the Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole area, a decrease from 2,113.

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A PARACHUTIST from the British Army’s Red Devils display team lands on Lyme Regis beach, a highlight of the Lifeboat Week programme, watched by an estimated crowd of 3,000 on the seafront. See pages 10-13 for full photo coverage of the events.

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LYME Regis Lifeboat Week has raised an estimated total of more than £33,000 for the RNLI, with the results of some events still to come in.

The week was opened by star RNLI collector Joshua Denning, aged 17, during a ceremony outside the lifeboat station.

He kept his record as top collector last week, with £1,048 being donated to the RNLI

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A packed programme of events, competitions and entertainment was held throughout the week, with highlights including a parachute display by the British Army’s Red Devils, watched by an estimated crowd of 3,000.

Other popular events included a fun run, swimming challenge, bathtub race, yard of ale competition, the illuminated boats and duck race.

There was also plenty of children’s activities and live music on the seafront.

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Lyme gardener in the record books for towering teasel!

SPENDING more time in the garden during lockdown has paid off for one Lyme Regis resident, who has now broken a

Guinness World Record.

Anning Road resident Andy Brown has been growing teasels in his front garden for several years to attract birds.

The extra attention he gave his garden during the spring and summer of 2020, coupled with the glorious weather, helped Andy break the world record for the tallest teasel specimen recorded at 3.26 metres.

The previous record had stood since 2016, grown in East Anglia, and was recorded at 3.22 metres.

It has taken nearly a year for the world record application to be processed due to changes to the operating procedures and recording processes implemented during the coronavirus pandemic, but Andy can now show off his certificate and say he’s officially a world record holder!

LYME Regis resident Andy Brown with his certificate from Guinness World Records for his towering teasel plant (pictured left)

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COVID-19: The latest on local coronavirus figures IN line with the national picture, coronavirus cases across Dorset have started to drop.

The latest figures released on Friday, July 30 showed that there were 969 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Dorset Council area, down from 1,006 on July 23, and 1,843 in the Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole (BCP) area, a decrease from 2,113.

This means the case rate per 100,000 people was 256.0 in the Dorset Council area, compared to 265.8 the previous week, and 466.2 in the BCP area, compared to 534.5.

However, the number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals across Dorset had increased from 27 to 36.

Up to July 27, 1,064,337 doses of COVID vaccinations had been administered to people

in Dorset.

A spokesperson for Public Health Dorset said: “In line with the national picture, we have seen a decrease in COVID-19 cases across the county over the past week, particularly in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council area where the case rates are 466.2 per 100,000.

“Dorset Council’s case rate have also seen a slight decrease risen from 265.8 to 256.0 in a week.

“The average rate for the South West is 362.9 and for England it is 375.2.

“Case rates are highest amongst younger people, but we are seeing cases increase across all age groups.

“The number of people in hospitals in

Dorset with COVID-19 has increased from 17 to 27 over the past week, and we have started to see a small number of deaths related to COVID-19 in the county.

“It’s important to note that these figures do not include data from the lifting of restrictions on July 19.

“We must keep doing all we can to prevent the spread of the virus. Make sure you get your second dose of the vaccine to get maximum protection, and keep doing regular rapid tests to check you aren’t infectious.

“Please continue to self-isolate if you have symptoms, test positive or are identified as a close contact.”

COVID case numbers in the Lyme Regis area have also started to level off, but sur-

rounding areas have seen increases.

In the seven-day period up until July 31, there were 14 recorded cases in the Lyme Regis, Charmouth & Marshwood Vale area, the same figure as the previous week.

The latest figures for surrounding areas are as follows: Uplyme, Kilmington & Colyton – 18 (increase of 6); Seaton –11 (increase of 2); Axminster – 19 (increase of 1); Burton Bradstock & Chideock – 12 (no change); Bridport South & West Bay – 16 (increase of 10); Bridport North – 13 (increase of 4).

You can find out more details on COVID case numbers in your local area at https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/ or visit the LymeOnline website for the latest figures as they are released each week.

Town looks forward to the return of Regatta & Carnival Week!

A WEEK of fun events and entertainment is lined up when Lyme Regis Regatta and Carnival Week bursts into life this weekend.

The annual extravaganza starts on Saturday, August 7 with the Tano Taiko Drummers playing in the Marine Parade Shelters at 7pm before the torchlight procession through the seafront gardens at 9pm.

There are more than 60 events programmed during the week, with some of the highlights including a family dog show, egg catching, beach sports, the moving ‘Candles Down the River’, where you can sponsor a candle in memory of a loved one, plus a duck race, pavement art competitions, beach treasure hunts, a teddy bears’

picnic, as well as live music in the Marine Parade shelters.

Organisers are looking forward to entertaining children and families again after the pandemic meant the event could not go ahead last summer.

Town crier Alan Vian, who is chairman of the Regatta and Carnival Committee, said: “We’ve got some great events planned are we are looking forward to seeing the many families who come each year to Lyme as well as making new friends.”

Carnival organiser Rob James added: “We are hoping as many people come along and support carnival week events as all proceeds will go to local good causes in Lyme Regis.

“We are extremely grateful to our pri-

mary sponsors Lyme Bay Holidays and all the other wonderful local businesses who are supporting us.”

The week culminates with a beach party with DJs on the sand on Friday, August 13 and the grand carnival procession on Saturday 14, which will make its way from Holmbush car park down Pound Street, Broad Street and along the seafront from 8pm.

Those wanting to take part should be at Holmbush car park for 7pm for judging.

A full listing of events, more information and the opportunity to sign up to some of the headline events is available on the Lyme Regis Regatta and Carnival website at lymeregiscarnival.co.uk

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‘Litter heroes’ help clean up Dorset with summer challenge

Police launch new operation to tackle anti-social behaviour DORSET Police has launched a new robust operation aimed at tackling anti-social behaviour in its communities.

Operation Relentless aims to remind residents and visitors that the force takes a tough approach to anti-social behaviour (ASB) and send a very clear message to those involved that it simply will not be tolerated in the county.

Overall reports of anti-social behaviour have fallen in Dorset over the last two years. However, it traditionally increases over the summer months and tackling it remains a force priority.

Security guards have been employed in Lyme Regis for the past two summers to help tackle increasing issues on the seafront and in the public gardens.

Superintendent Alan Setchell, Dorset Police’s anti-social behaviour lead, said: “We know from speaking to our communities and from public surveys that anti-social behaviour is an ongoing issue and remains a real concern to residents and businesses.

“Anti-social behaviour is a very visible form of disruption in our communities and is closely linked to how safe people feel. When it is persistent it can have a significant impact on people’s lives.

“Operation Relentless has been introduced to allow us to provide a clear and consistent message that we take reports of anti-social behaviour seriously and it is not acceptable.

“We want to empower our communities to help us fight this issue and take the anti away from antisocial by reporting incidents of anti-social behaviour involving loud, abusive, rowdy or intimidating alcohol-related behaviour, drug misuse and intimidating gangs of people to Dorset Police.

“We know that there is not one simple solution to all the issues anti-social behaviour can cause.

Each policing area throughout Dorset has its own dedicated plan to tackle such activity and officers continue to work closely with the respective local authority to identify and reduce incidents.”

OVER the month of June, 120 litter heroes took part in a month-long litter picking challenge in their local areas of Dorset.

Signed up to the challenge were a real mix of participants, from families with young children, to young adults and older residents of Dorset.

For the duration of June, the participating litter heroes took part in a challenge of their choosing. Alongside the choice of creating their own challenge, three challenges were suggested by Litter Free Dorset.

Over two thirds of participants took part in a 10 times challenge, where they litter picked their local area 10 times over the course of June. Other participants opted

for the 10 minutes daily challenge, whilst some litter heroes signed up and completed a staggering 10-hour challenge, where they litter picked for 10 hours over the course of one day.

In total our volunteers collected approximately one ton of litter – the equivalent weigh of a baby humpback whale!

By taking part, individuals reduced the impact of plastic pollution and littered waste in our local environment.

Results showed the most common form of litter was confectionary and food packets. Other plastic items such as disposable PPE, plastic drinks bottles and wet wipes were also very abundant.

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LymeForward offering recipe bags to children LYME Regis Foodbank is offering recipe bags to local children to encourage healthy eating, cooking experiences and better mental and physical health during the summer holiday. The bags are being offered on a weekly basis during the holiday to children who have been identified through the school meals voucher scheme. They contain recipes and ingredients for two savoury meals and a sweet dish. If you are interested in receiving recipe bags, please contact the foodbank by Friday of each week on schools@lymeforward.co.uk or by calling 07955 772 314.

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Environmental theme for Summer Reading Challenge THIS year’s Summer Reading Challenge is off to a flying start with more than 1,000 children in Dorset signing up in the last three weeks.

The Reading Agency’s Summer Reading Challenge is delivered in partnership with public libraries. This year, they have teamed up with wildlife charity WWF for the theme ‘Wild World Heroes’, inspiring children to explore ways of helping to save the planet.

The challenge focuses on action for nature and tackling real-world environmental issues, including plastic pollution, wildlife decline and nature loss.

The challenge runs until September 11 and children aged between 4 and 11 years can sign up for free at their local library or visit www.summerreadingchallenge.org.uk for more details.

Does your town council need to change?

DORSET residents are to be asked for their comments as part of a review which aims to ensure that town and parish councils across the county continue to reflect the communities they represent.

Town and parish councils play a vital role in providing local services and acting for their communities. Through what is known as a Community Governance Review, Dorset Council wants to hear local people’s views on whether: ● The boundaries of the parish need changing ● An alternative set up would work better, i.e. for very small areas if a parish meeting would work better rather than a parish council ● The parish should be divided into wards, or existing wards need altering ● The parish should be grouped with other town/parish councils They can also give their thoughts on: ● Changing the number of town/parish councillors ● Changing their town/parish council’s name The consultation starts today (Thursday) and the questionnaire is now available to complete at www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/communitygovernance-review Cllr Spencer Flower, leader of Dorset Council, said: “Town and parish councils provide and maintain many essential services for their local communities, and are at the heart of our towns and villages.

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THE busy season is well and truly upon us and it has been another non-stop couple of weeks in the LymeOnline office.

I say office, but last week I decamped to my dining table so I could easily dash back and forth to the seafront for all the Lifeboat Week events.

I was also able to meet lots of our readers on the LymeOnline stand, handing out free newspapers outside the lifeboat station, and it was great to hear so many positive comments, especially from visitors who say they keep up to date with everything going on in Lyme Regis throughout the year via our website.

Lifeboat Week is one of my favourite events to cover and this year was no exception – in fact I probably enjoyed it more having missed out on everything last year.

The yard of ale is always a highlight for residents (although I’ve never fancied giving it a try myself!) and this year it was touching to hear tributes made at the event to the late Adam Bounds, who died suddenly just a few months ago. Adam was one of Lifeboat Week’s biggest supporters, a great friend to many in Lyme Regis and was very much in our thoughts over the past week.

He would have been front and centre in the crowd, loving every minute.

Tributes were also paid to Adam during the Lifeboat Week football match between Uplyme and the emergency services on Saturday, which raised £300 for the RNLI is his memory (see page 24).

After covering all the Lifeboat Week fun, it was time to switch hats as I hosted the annual Sausage & Cider Festival at Lyme Regis Football Club. The Friday before the event seemed to be one of the those days when everything went wrong – the barbecue broke, the headline

banned pulled out after testing positive for COVID and one of our main organisers was ‘pinged’ by the Track and Trace app and had to self isolate... and then the rain started.

When I arrived at the clubhouse early Saturday morning to start cooking sausages and the oven door handle fell off in my hand, I was pretty adamant the entire thing would be a disaster.

But as they say ‘it’ll be alright on the night’, and it certainly was. Just as the gates opened, the rain cleared, the crowds poured in and I couldn’t have asked for a better day. The atmosphere was electric as we tore up the dance floor (or the pitch) and enjoyed a long-awaited celebration with friends. A huge thank you to everyone who came along on the day!

It was straight back to work the following day for the annual Blessing of the Boats ceremony (see page 14) and to cover the final of the East Devon Bash T20 tournament, which LymeOnline was sponsoring, out at Uplyme.

This week, the LymeOnline team also helped to host the first Lyme Regis Business Awards (see page 6) and it was great to see how delighted the winners were to be acknowledged after such a challenging year. Congratulations to all, especially The Millside Restaurant for winning the overall Business of the Year prize.

And now for Regatta & Carnival Week... I’ll be decamping to my dining table once again – see you on the seafront!

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time, so this review is timely and required to be undertaken to keep local democracy up to date. It also gives an opportunity to harness the knowledge and experiences of local people to ensure their councils reflect local identities and interests.

“It is an appropriate time to undertake the review of all town and parish councils in the area, being just over two years since Dorset Council was formed.”

As well as the online questionnaire, paper copies will be available at Dorset Council’s libraries or by calling 01305 251010.

Comments need to be submitted by October 28 2021.

The comments will be considered and draft recommendations prepared for full council on December 14 2021. Further consultation will then follow and these comments will be considered before a decision is made by Dorset Council in April 2022.

Any changes to the town and parish councils will become effective from May 2024.

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LYMEMatters The Millside named Business of the Year

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Can Lyme cope with even more visitors?

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OR many West Country resorts, the big challenge is how do we attract more visitors?

For Lyme, the challenge is how do we cope with the demand?

Our town has never been more popular, demonstrated last week during Lifeboat Week and it’s likely to stay that way until the end of the season and into the shoulder months.

This, of course, is good news for the hospitality trade, but these are still challenging times and the COVID restrictions have made life very difficult for pubs, cafes and restaurants.

There has been huge difficulties in finding enough seasonal staff which has forced some establishments to actually close their doors in the town’s busiest period. When has that happened before?

The current difficulties caused by the number of people being pinged by the track and trace app, requiring them to self isolate, is also a major problem. One local pub was forced to close its doors last week - Lifeboat Week - one of the most busy times of the season. Just think of the financial implications of that.

As of August 16, these restrictions are being eased as it won’t be necessary to self isolate for fully vaccinated adults and all under 18s who are pinged. This should help to reduce the staffing difficulties.

There is a growing body of Lyme residents who never go near the seafront this time of year and would prefer Lyme to revert to being a quaint little resort which is not so popular with the masses.

Whilst we all know this would have an extreme effect on the town’s economy and provide far less employment, their views also need to be taken into consideration as council taxpayers.

All this provides a huge challenge for Lyme Regis Town Council. It amazes me that the one committee which deals with tourism has hardly met during the last year because “there was nothing to discuss”. Balderdash!

Now Cheryl Reynolds is chairing that committee, I expect this will soon change.

The relationship between the council and the hospitality trade is at an all-time low and one of the first things that needs is to done is for the council to listen to those on the front line and work with them.

When people start travelling abroad for their holidays again and use Lyme as a second holiday destination, the over-crowding might reduce slightly. Then the emphasis has to ensure that those who come have a better experience, rather trying to cram more into the town.

And one of the priorities for this is to tackle Lyme’s traffic issues and its massive lack of parking.

We are lucky to live in such a beautiful town. The council are the custodians of all that attracts so many here. Councillors need to step up to this challenge rather than spending time slagging each other off.

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yme Regis town councillors held their annual “away day” when they escape from the Guildhall and discuss their main issues in convivial surroundings.

I understand that the recent spate of poor behaviour was high on the agenda and it was impressed upon councillors that the content of their deliberations were not to leak out, which is at it should be.

I have heard a whisper, however, that they want to draw a line under the recent squabbles in the council chamber.

We wait with bated breath.

THE Millside Restaurant has been named Lyme Regis’ Business of the Year.

The restaurant, which was taken over by owners John and Georgina Baker shortly before the coronavirus pandemic hit the UK, scooped the top prize at the inaugural Lyme Regis Business Awards yesterday (Wednesday), organised by Marketing West and LymeOnline.

The Millside was named Restaurant of the Year and Overall Business of the Year with John and Georgina’s three-year-old daughter Darcy collecting the certificate on behalf of her parents, who are unfortunately self isolating with the restaurant closed until Tuesday after being ‘pinged’ by the Track and Trace app.

She was accompanied by family friend Jon Golding and staff member Chase Holland.

Commenting on social media, Georgina said: “This is just incredible, we are lost for words, honestly! So so many ‘thank yous’ are owed to this.

“To our awesome team, for all you mean to us, is everything this is about. To our suppliers for the stunning food produce, wines, beers, flowers and more. To our community, it is a true honour to be a part of this amazing town.

“To my little girl Darcy, who made us so proud today going up on stage to collect the award as we are self isolating, and Jon for saying a few words on our behalf!

“Thank you LymeOnline and Marketing West for putting this together for our community, and well done to all the other winners. Everyone deserves to take this year as a win.”

Almost 100 entries from 51 local businesses were received for the first Lyme Regis Business Awards.

The ceremony held at the Woodmead Halls yesterday and streamed live on YouTube, with guests including the Mayor of Lyme Regis, Cllr Brian Larcombe MBE, and mayoress Wendy Larcombe.

In his opening speech, Cllr Larcombe spoke about the difficulties local businesses have faced during the coronavirus pandemic, and how they now had the opportunity to come out of it stronger with Lyme Regis more popular than ever with holidaymakers.

He commented: “Well done to all who have come through the last 12 exceptional months, maintained your business and trading, and continue to look to the future, even if presently with a challenged optimism, and for the part you all play in making Lyme

Regis the special place it is.”

The judging of the awards was independently carried out by a group of local judges, with each having up to 100 votes to allocate to each entry.

Comments made by the judges included delight at the range of businesses that entered and the overall quality of the entries. This resulted in some very high scores and close results.

The full list of winners was as follows: Café– Pub-Hospitality Award – Tom’s; Independent Business Award Green Business of the Year – The Pop Up Kitchen; THREE-year-old Darcy collects the Business of the Year award on behalf of her parGreen Business of the ents, Millside Restaurant owners John and Georgina Baker, supported by family friend Year – Go Eco Cabs; Jon Golding, staff member Chase Holland and sponsor Philip Evans of LymeOnline New Business of the Year – The Monmouth Pantry; Best Service Pro- Pilot Boat, Woodmead Halls, NFU Mutual, Lyme viding Business – The Lyme Launderette; Restau- Regis Town Council, Gavin Dixon Finance Solurant of the Year – The Millside; Best Customer tions, Higos Insurance Services,Thomas Westcott Service – FitAgain; Tourism-Accommodation Accountants, Lyme Bay Holidays, Dorset Growth Award – Jurassic Footgolf; Arts, Crafts, Artisans Hub, and The Holmbush Cafe.

Award – The Town Mill; Local Rising Star – Robin Wylde; Community Support Award – Lyme Bay Ladies.

Nigel Reeve of the award organisers Marketing West Events said: “I’d like to start by thanking LymeOnline for their fantastic support, help and advice as we took these awards from an idea to reality. Also, all the businesses that took the time to enter. It shows the level of drive and confidence of these local businesses.

“We said all the way through that these awards were being created to promote the range and quality of local business. The aim is simply to encour- THE Mayor of Lyme Regis, Cllr Brian Larcombe MBE, colage people to use the great range of local lects the Rising Star Award on behalf of winner Harriet businesses on their doorstep. Hopefully these Mansell of Robin Wylde, with Philip Evans MBE of Lyawards have helped achieve that.” meOnline and category sponsor Trish Hilton of the HolmThe awards were sponsored by LymeOnline, The bush Café

THE team from Tom’s collect the Café-Pub-Hospitality Award from sponsor Philip Evans on LymeOnline

ALI McLoughlin from The Pop Up Kitchen collects the Independent Business of the Year Award with sponsor Elaine Street of Higos Insurance Services

JAY and Jo Major of Go Eco Cabs collect the Green Business of the Year Award

THE New Business of the Year Award is presented to Carlotta Paolieri of The Monmouth Pantry

RITA Chard and Michelle Blackmore from Lyme Launderette collect the Best Service Providing Business Award

PERSONAL trainer Andrew Watkinson of FitAgain picks up the award for Best Customer Service

GARY Davies of Jurassic Footgolf is presented the Tourism-Accommodation Award

PETRINA Muscroft of the Town Mill collects the Arts, Crafts, Artisans Award

LISA Eastwood of Lyme Bay Ladies picks up the Community Support Award

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Virtual handover of presidency for Rotary Club of Lyme Regis THE Rotary Club of Lyme Regis held a virtual meeting during which the presidency was handed over to Chris Buckingham for the 2021/22 year.

Richard Main ‘passed over’ the president’s ribbon to Mr Buckingham, after being congratulated on his own successful year in office.

Despite the difficulties of lockdowns and the many restrictions on the activities of the club, members managed to continue regular meetings online and, although having to cancel many of their major events, they were still

able to contribute to many local and national causes, as well as responding to provide computers for local school children and internationally to the emergencies in Nepal and Beirut.

The main event of the year was a very successful online auction, which raised much needed funds for local and regional charities.

In this new Rotary year, members hope to be able to continue with the major events undertaken in the past, including the popular Carols around the Christmas Tree, the Lyme Lunge,

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golf day, major events in the town's calendar as well as raising significant amounts of money for good causes.

New president Chris has additionally put forward a programme to further support links with local primary and secondary schools, grow the membership of our club, create a link and support for elderly residents and support Rotary International’s global environment initiative.

Links have already been made with the local action group Turn Lyme Green and the club recently promoted its initiative of ‘End Plastic Soup’ at the Uplyme Summer Show where members were able to demonstrate a nurdle machine, lent to them by the town council.

The machine attracted much interest, demonstrating how much micro-plastic there is in a small sample of local sand, much of which was small enough to be ingested by marine life and as a consequence enter the human food chain.

If you want to help your local community and get involved with Rotary, visit www.lymeregisrotary.org or contact secretary@lymeregisrotary.org

A glimpse of our history with Peter Lacey 19th Century Lyme Regis, Part II – The 1864 Riot WHILE sprats were at times cheap and plentiful there was a source of free food for the poor.

Edible mollusca, such as winkles and limpets could be gathered from the sea ledges.

That they were part of the poor’s diet is evident from the large number of shells found in the gardens and under the floor boards during renovations in the old part of the town.

Limpets have been described as ‘tough and indigestible’. Small ones could be eaten after boiling, larger ones had to be boiled, shelled and then fried. It was also possible to make limpet soup. The fact that the poor resorted to such forms of subsistence is further evidence of hardship.

Shrimping had provided a further source of free food until the rock pools accessible from the shore were destroyed. Roberts’ diary (1840-55) states that ‘the poor are no longer able to take shrimps in the same abundance due to quarrying of the sea ledges’.

Important for working-class families was the twice weekly market days when they could purchase general groceries at competitive prices, evidently there was a lower price for townsfolk. However it was not until after the 1914-18 World War that nutritional research revealed the importance of a balance diet in counteracting disease and malnutrition.

Poverty and hunger were a breeding ground for social unrest, this was certainly the case in November 1864. The price of bread was once again the catalyst, public anger led to what the newspapers reported as ‘Food Riots at Lyme Regis’.

The protest involved some 500 persons (a fifth of the population) they were demanding that

the price of bread be reduced.

“The ill-tempered mob consisting of large numbers of men, women and children marched to the town mill and bombarded it with missiles smashing most of the windows.” An appeal by the mayor to disperse was rejected as was the reading of the Riot Act. It took the intervention of the coastguard and special constables to restore some semblance of law and order. However, it was not until the early hours of the morning that the streets were cleared of protesters.

So serious was the situation that the next day the magistrates increased the number of Special Constables and stationed the Coastguard in the Assembly Rooms. A large contingent from the Dorset Constabulary arrived later that day and took control of the town.

The price of wheat dictated the cost of bread, at the time of the riot it was in the region of two shillings per pound weight. After 1869 wheat could be imported free of duty and by 1894 wheat prices were some 70 per cent lower.

The riot encapsulated the growing strength of the working-classes, the majority being disenfranchised. It was not until the Reform Act of 1884 that all male householders were eligible to vote. Previously only men who occupied property with an annual value of £10 were allowed to vote.

The Election Register of 1859 listed 198 men, only seven were from the poor part of the town, the number included just one fisherman and only 10 mariners. Lyme has moved on since the 1900s, but poverty and hunger has still to be eliminated.

Peter Lacey Local author and historian

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RICHARD Main (bottom) virtually hands over the president’s ribbon to his successor Chris Buckingham (centre), with new president-elect Alan Vian pictured top

Christmas dinner in a heatwave IN heatwave weather, about 60 members of the Rotary Club of Lyme Regis and guests tucked into a traditional Christmas dinner.

After the club’s Christmas party was cancelled in December due to the coronavirus pandemic, the event was rearranged at the end of July and held during the hottest week of the year at Lyme Regis Golf Club. Those attending enjoyed a traditional roast turkey dinner, complete with holly, crackers, silly hats and Christmas pudding ice cream.

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Children share story of Lyme’s ‘kindest citizen’ in new animation for museum TO mark its centenary year, Lyme Regis Museum will soon be launching its own animated film, ‘Thomas Coram: Lyme Legend’, celebrating the life of the town’s “kindest citizen” and founder of England’s first charity, The Foundlings Hospital.

The animation, which has been produced by children from St Michael’s Primary School and The Woodroffe School, has been generously funded

by Lyme Regis Town Council from resources pledged to the museum through its grant scheme.

With the guidance of art teachers Dot Wood and Alison Bowskill, and the expert support of animator Matthew Dean, the finished film will soon be available through the museum’s YouTube channel.

Museum director David Tucker said: “This is second time we’ve worked with our local schools to produce an

animated film.

“Their previous work, explaining the town’s famous 1839 Landslip has been viewed by thousand in the museum.

“As soon as we’re able, the Thomas Coram film will be on show in the museum too.

“When the situation allows, we’re looking forward to a premiere, so the young people can share their work with their parents and town councillors.”

Nick Kiddle, headteacher at St Michael’s, added: “Our children, having one of their classes in school named after Thomas Coram, were inspired to be actively involved in this project; understanding more about one of Lyme’s important characters.

“It was wonderful to see their involvement and enthusiasm working on the film, an amazing experience

they will now be able to share with others.”

Art teacher Dot Wood commented: “It was so good to work on a project about caring for abandoned children with our local youngsters.

“I’ve long felt that the Thomas Coram story is one that Lyme residents should be made far more aware of, as he is someone who came from Lyme and we should be recognising him as a local hero. I hope that sharing this film will help us do that.”

Lyme Regis Museum strives to make a difference to the lives of local people and over the last three years has run a series of free events for local people of all ages. The museum also presents children at St Michael’s and Mrs Ethelston’s schools with free admission tickets each year.

■ TRACY Chevalier, patron of The Friends of Lyme Regis Museum and best-selling author of 'Remarkable Creatures', her popular novel about Mary Anning, visited Lyme Regis on Wednesday.

Tracy called into the museum and Lyme Regis Bookshop to sign copies of 'Remarkable Creatures', which are now on sale in the museum shop.

She is pictured left with museum director David Tucker.

New museum exhibition explores artist’s fascinating family history ARTIST Jan Edwards is sharing her fascinating exploration of her ancestry in a new exhibition which opened at Lyme Regis Museum this week.

As part of Lyme Bay Arts’ series of exhibitions in the museum’s Rotunda Gallery, ‘Family Geology: Stratification of Sarah’ will be open until September 12.

Jan is a paper and book artist, a member of Lyme Bay Arts, whose Victorian ancestors were farmers who worked on the land in the Norfolk fenlands and then, after emigrating, in the Australian outback.

They understood the geology of their landscape in an intimate yet

harsh manner, and this installation is a fictionalised representation of their story, an homage to their courage and tenacity in searching for a better life.

Inspired by family documents about her great aunt Sarah, who at the age of 10 went unaccompanied to Australia with her younger brother, Jan has created a series of artworks that resonate physically and colourfully with the geology of these different homelands.

The Lyme Regis Museum is open daily from 10am until 5pm, admission fees apply and more information is available on www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk

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“We’re Due Another!”

WE’VE all seen headlines like ‘300m of the World Heritage Site destroyed’, but without erosion we’d have no world heritage site or fossils, because they’d be no coast.

On one hand, coastal engineers strive to protect property. On the other, scientists want to protect the coast by limiting the scope of coastal protection schemes.

For scientists, the best way to protect the coast is to do nothing. It’s landslides that creates our beautiful coast and rare wildlife habitats.

For Lyme Regis, landslides are a mixed blessing. They put fossils on the beach where we can pick them up. I found my first pyrite ammonite 50 years ago, and yet, I know that rough seas will ensure new fossils are on the beach this morning.

The front of Lyme is built on landslides; that’s why since the 1960s we’ve lost homes in Langmoor Gardens, East Cliff and Marine Parade.

The museum provided historical images to help the engineers when Phase 2 of the coastal protection works were completed in 2005. To date, about £60million has been spent on coastal defence in Lyme Regis. Like the advert says ‘because we’re worth it’!

Our coastal defences are astounding and show what exceptional engineering can do.

We can all see the Cart Road in front of the museum, or the beauty of Langmoor Gardens.

What we can’t see are the 2,500 soil nails and complex drainage systems ‘holding it all up’.

But nothing lasts for ever and the sea is going to win in the long run. 1959 saw the largest coastal mudslide in Europe, in 1986 the ‘New Slip’ took away half of the Spittles fields, in 2001 a huge tear appeared on Timber Hill and 2008, the ‘Tip Slip’ occurred. We can still see

evidence in the Undercliff of the legendary 1839 landslip.

The instabilities Lyme has always faced are becoming more common across the world.

Sea levels are rising and increased storminess is going to challenge many of the world’s coastal cities.

A career in coastal engineering might be a good career choice for the future! In the winter of 2014 we had two ‘once in 50 year storms’ within a few days. Much further back, the ‘Great Storm of 1824’, which destroyed the Cobb has been called a ‘one in 200 year event’. That means we’re due another!

By Richard Edmonds Richard Edmonds is currently fossil walk guide at Lyme Regis Museum. He has 25 years’ experience of collecting fossils and explaining our unique coast to visitors.

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Lifeboat Week another spectacular success!

CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE Lifeboat Supporters, said: “The provisional total is an absolute tribute to our fantastic volunteers who toiled well beyond the call of duty working long hours to achieve a great result.

“There was evidence that the public – our visitors and local residents – were delighted to see the return of Lifeboat Week.

Many people said they were so pleased to see the event taking place as it signalled a return to some sort of normality.

“We must place on record our sincere thanks to everyone who donated so generously to our charity and they are, quite literally, helping to save lives at sea.”

There were many success stories for events during the week.

PICTURED top, star RNLI collector Joshua Denning officially opens Lifeboat Week along with crew members Dave Holland and Sam Ellis, and town crier Alan Vian. Above, Joshua is presented with an RNLI helmet signed by the crew by Elliott Herbert for his help during the week

For example, the wine or water tombola raised £9,000, the lifeboat crew sold 600 hot dogs raising £1,715, some £1,021 was collected in the name the welly dog competition and a produce stall raised a record £800.

The week was rounded off on Sunday with the lifeboat crew’s annual Blessing of the Boats ceremony, which had been postponed from May due to the coronavirus pandemic.

A fireworks display was also held yesterday (Thursday), jointly hosted by organisers of Lifeboat Week and Regatta & Carnival Week, which kicks off on Saturday, August 7.

Lifeboat Week photos by Francesca Evans, Richard Horobin and Deborah Gildersleeves unless otherwise credited

WILLIAMS Crabbe, 7, and his brother Charlie, 5, sons of lifeboat crew members Tom Crabbe, clean the propellers of the Lyme Regis lifeboat ‘Spirit of Loch Fyne’

THE British Army’s Red Devils Parachute Display Team meet members of the lifeboat crew after dropping into Lyme Regis beach. Right, children take part in the pavement art competition

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www.lyme-online.co.uk THE British Army Red Devils Parachute Display team land on Lyme Regis beach in front of an estimated crowd of 3,000

Photo by Richard Austin

LIFEBOAT operations manager Nick Marks and chairman of the Lifeboat Supporters Groups, Ken Lavery, are introduced to members of the Red Devils

THE Mariners Away shanty singing group entertain on Marine Parade

ENTRIES to this year’s bathtub race, won by Lyme Regis Sailing Club (pictured above left), followed by Lyme Regis fire crew in second (above right) after the lifeboat crew were disqualified for cutting the course

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ABOVE and below left, a record number of children took part in beach treasure hunts. Below right, lifeboat crew member Seb Cope tries his hand at the hold in one competition off the North Wall

MOLLY, aged 10, with her 5.4cm crab which gained her second place in the crab fishing contest on the Cobb (photo by Mark Ellis)

TOWN crier Alan Vian and RNLI mascot Stormy Stan lead the teddy bear’s picnic.

Below, Eastern promise entertain with belly dancing on the seafront

THE famous yard of ale competition at the Cobb Arms attracted a huge crowd

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PC Kirsti Frecknall and PCSO Amanda King join in the fun soaking lifeboat crew member Nikki Williams in the stocks. Below, lifeboat crew member Sam Ellis is soaked by younger brothers JJ and Max

THE traditional illuminated boats, captured by Daryl Turner

MORE than 1,000 ducks were sold for the Irene Roper Duck Race, held in memory of a former Lifeboat Week organsier PICTURED above, below and left, children take part in beach races

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VOLUNTEERS from Lyme Regis lifeboat crew line the slipway for the service

Lifeboat Week ends with Blessing of the Boats

FLORAL wreaths in memory of those lost at sea were passed on to the lifeboat and then taken out into the bay. Below, Royal British Legion standard bearer Jon Hunt lowers the standard as the lifeboat leaves the harbour

HAVING been postponed from its usual date on Rogation Sunday in May due to the coronavirus pandemic, the annual Blessing of the Boats ceremony instead this year rounded off another successful Lifeboat Week.

Hosted at the lifeboat station on the Cobb, the non-denominational service is held to honour Lyme’s seafaring a maritime history, and remember all those lost at sea.

The service was led by the Golden Cap Team Rector, the Reverend Chris Martin, with prayers led by the Revered Chris Woodman of Lyme Regis Baptist Church.

The Mayor of Lyme Regis, Cllr Brian Larcombe MBE, delivered the reading and a poem called was written and read by Eden Bristow, daughter of a new lifeboat crew member.

Hymns and the National Anthem were accompanied by Lyme Regis Town Band and the Lyme Bay Moonrakers shanty singing group provided additional musical entertainment.

Following the blessing, carried

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francesca@lyme-online.co.uk out by the Reverend Martin, floral wreaths were passed down the slipway by members of the lifeboat crew, the Lyme Regis branch of the Royal British Legion, and representatives of Lyme’s many seafaring organisations.

They were then passed on to the lifeboat and taken out to sea, accompanied by one of Lyme Regis Gig Club’s vessels, to remember all those lost at sea.

EDEN Bristow reads a poem about the RNLI, watched by the Reverend Chris Martin, and left, the Mayor of Lyme Regis, Cllr Brian Larcombe MBE, delivers the reading

THE Lyme Bay Moonrakers provided musical entertainment at the service, along with Lyme Regis Town Band

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ARTS | MUSIC | THEATRE | WHAT’S ON | COMPETITIONS

Marshwood musician to host album launch

MARSHWOOD-based musician Leonie Prater will host a launch event for her new album ‘Metamorphosis’ at the Marine Theatre on Lyme Regis on Thursday, August 26.

Join Leonie as she performs live alongside support acts.

Leonie released her album in March but is looking forward to officially launching it at the Marine now that restrictions have eased.

Although born in the UK, she was raised in St Gallen, Switzerland, where her musical journey began. She has performed at several festivals and shows such as Chraen Openair, Vorstadt Sounds Zurich, JungKult St Gallen and Openair St Gallen, where she played on the same line-up as The Killers, Chvrches and Depeche Mode.

Available on vinyl as well as digital, ‘Metamorphosis’ is her first big project and includes songs both based on per-

What’s on Saturday, August 7 Sunday, August 15

Regatta & Carnival Week Events all week, largely based on the seafront For full details of all events, find the programme online at lymeregiscarnival.co.uk

Thursday, August 12

‘Curtain Up’ Woodmead Halls, 7.30pm An evening of music and comedy, brought to you by a small cast of local performers and guest acts. Book at www.ticketsource.co.uk/lymecurtainup Lyme Regis Community Bingo Football Club, 8pm Bingo night every Thursday, raising funds for local organisations which are members of Lyme Regis Community Bingo Association. Please note this week’s event will be held at Lyme Regis Football

Prepare to be captivated by the talents and versatility of the eight performers; comprising three all–singing, all-dancing actors, whose vitality and vocal dexterity will amaze, sharing the stage with five musicians displaying musical agility and expertise on more than a dozen instruments between them.

‘Broadway and Beyond’ will set your feet tapping, your heart singing and leave you wanting more... dazzling performance not to be missed!

The show will be held at the Marine Theatre on Friday, August 13 with the bar opening at 6.30pm for a 7.30pm start. For full details and to book advance tickets for £19, visit the website www.marinetheatre.com

Send your diary dates to francesca@lyme-online.co.uk www.lyme-online.co.uk/events

Club and not the Woodmead Halls.

Friday, August 13 Talk: ‘Food Glorious Food’ Zoom, 11am This Zoom presentation by David Dury will feature the history of all our British classics, from fish and chips to curry, roast dinners to cooked breakfasts and afternoon teas to comforting desserts. For details on how to join, visit the website www.lymeregisu3a.org ‘Broadway and Beyond’ Marine Theatre, 6.30pm Now in its thirteenth successful year touring the UK, Broadway and Beyond is a thrilling and entertaining mix of musical wit from the most popular musicals of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Book at www.marinetheatre.com

‘Curtain Up’ Woodmead Halls, 7.30pm An evening of music and comedy, brought to you by a small cast of local performers and guest acts. Book at www.ticketsource.co.uk/lymecurtainup

Saturday, August 14

Charmouth Flower Show St Andrew’s Community Hall & Charmouth Village Hall, 2.30pm Exhibits split over the two venues will include flowers, fruit and vegetables, home produce, photography, children’s sections and handicrafts. Entry is £1.

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NOW in its thirteenth successful year touring the UK, ‘Broadway and Beyond’ is a thrilling and entertaining mix of musical wit from the most popular musicals of the 20th and 21st centuries.

The show will be coming to the Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis on Friday, August 13 and consists of music from shows that have all appeared, at one time or other, on or just off Broadway – New York’s legendary theatre district.

Featuring songs from classic productions such as ‘Oklahoma!’, ‘Kiss Me Kate’ and ‘The Music Man’, through to more modern musicals like ‘Miss Saigon’, ‘The Producers’ and ‘Spamalot’, there is something to charm and delight the whole family.

sonal stories or everyday situations.

For more details or to book tickets to the launch, visit www.marinetheatre.com

Thursday, August 19

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

OPENING TIMES: 10.30AM - 4.30PM, 6.30PM - 8.30PM DAILY A SELECTION OF ORIGINAL PAINTINGS AND FRAMED PRINTS. ABSTRACT IMPRESSIONISM INSPIRED BY MEMORABLE TIMES, FEELINGS AND PLACES - COASTAL, FLORAL, INDUSTRIAL AND ATMOSPHERIC. www.townmill.org.uk

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Strawberry Tree moves to new home at Town Mill SPANISH pop-up The Strawberry Tree has found a permanent new home, taking over The Courtyard Café at the Town Mill in Lyme Regis.

Business partners Ed Pemberton and Giselle Benrimoj came up with the idea for The Strawberry Tree at the end of 2018, combing their love and extensive experience of Spanish food, drink and culture with a desire to create and share one-off experiences that bring people together in a fun and convivial way.

They have since been popping up at events and enjoyed a successful stint at The Pop Up Kitchen in Broad Street, but have now moved to their permanent new home, tucked away in the Town Mill’s courtyard of artisan businesses.

Between them, Ed and Giselle have spent more than 60 years living, eating and drinking in the Iberian Peninsula.

Many of The Strawberry Tree’s recipes are inspired by Giselle’s family history – originally Sephardic Jews from Granada in Spain – who were pushed out of their homes in the 1400s and forced to leave the country by the Spanish Catholic kings, ending up in Morocco and then later Gibraltar by the 1600s.

Ed also lived in Madrid for about 15 years until 2012, when he moved to Dorset and his love of Spanish food and drink comes from his Spanish mother-in-law.

At their new venue at the Town Mill, Ed and Giselle will be offering a range of light bites, Mediterranean-style light lunches, coffees and cakes during the day, and in the evenings they will have a selection of hot and cold Spanish tapas,

with occasional paella evenings which proved a hit during their time at The Pop Up Kitchen.

Along with indoor seating in the cosy cafe overlooking the River Lim, The Strawberry tree will be serving diners outside in the Town Mill’s beautiful courtyard gardens.

There are also plans to further expand, with Ed and Giselle set to take over the neighbouring Courtyard Gallery from January 1 which will undergo a full refurbishment with a new entrance and toilet facilities.

They will then be running this as an arts cafe, continuing to work closely with local artists and hosting regular exhibitions, along with a retail corner and takeaway offering which will work hand-in-hand with Lyme Regis Brewery, just across the courtyard.

The Strawberry Tree is currently open Monday 5pm to 9pm, Wednesday to Saturday 12pm to 3pm and 5pm to 9pm, and Sundays 11am to 4pm. They are currently operating a walk-in policy only with no bookings.

For more information, visit www.strawberrytree.co.uk or find The Strawberry Tree on Facebook and Instagram.

Lyme’s ‘Rising Star’ opens second dining venue in town

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CHEF Harriet Mansell, who was named the town’s ‘Rising Star’ at Lyme Regis Business Awards this week, has just opened her second dining venue.

Lilac, a 40-cover wine bar, opened in premises in Broad Street formerly occupied by Cellar 59 at the end of July.

Serving a variety of wines from the West Country, including low-intervention and biodynamic options, Lilac will echo the ethos of Harriet’s debut restaurant Robin Wylde, which opened in Silver Street in October 2020 following a successful stint at The Pop Up Kitchen.

Both the restaurant and new wine bar shed a light on the quality and abundance of West Country produce, wild and foraged ingredients.

Lilac will offer a selection of wines sourced from small-scale Dorset vineyards, to include

the Furleigh Estate, Sharpham, Castlewood, Dunleavy & Limeburn Hill, as well as Langham Winery in Dorchester who are creating the very first English sparkling wine by the keg, which Lilac will showcase.

An inimitable selection of international wines will also be available, alongside beers, ciders, meads, soft drinks and coffee. High quality natural canned wines, ideal for the beach, will be available to takeaway.

A continuously changing menu of seasonal small plates will accompany the drinks, with a focus on vegetables, zero waste and sustainability. Examples of dishes on the menu include tempura sea vegetables with smoked roe and elderflower.

For more details or to book visit www.lilacwine.co.uk/

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Motorbikes at Cobb Gate spoiling the atmosphere... in more ways than one!

■ WHY are motorbikes allowed to park at Cobb Gate in the pedestrian walkway and right in front of two eating establishments, The Rock Point Inn and Lyme Bay Cafe Bar? Apart from the noise pollution with them coming and going right throughout the day and late into the evening, the emissions from the exhausts fumes is shocking.

Recently, while visiting The Rock Point Inn, planning to have a relaxing evening on their terrace having dinner with a few friends, it was spoilt by the fact that we couldn’t have a decent conversation between us because of the noise from the bikes below.

The fumes rising from the exhausts just added to our discomfort.

Some of them do turn off their engines right away, others seem to take pleasure in revving up their engines whilst static, possibly having no idea the impact it was making to the people sat and stood around them.

As a pedestrian that walks along the pathway frequently, it is not always easy to walk without bikes

meandering around you, either parking up or leaving, with bikers weaving their way to and from the road.

I really don't understand why: 1) They are allowed to park there 2) It is free with what seems like no control over the numbers allowed, as it fills up they just extend further along towards the museum and Marine Theatre.

3) They can’t use the car parks in Lyme and pay for parking, like all other visitors who come to Lyme in private motorised transport.

If this is something that the town council can do something about then I appeal to them to do so with some speed.

If they are truly committed to reducing their environmental impact and improving their environmental performance in the town then this is surely one simple way to help in this process.

■ WITH regards to the town council’s disrespectful behaviour – what is new?

The Elizabethan town council had much the same problem in 1570. However, they came up with a solution; rule two in Politic Orders stated that ‘all council members were to argue and consult without vehemence or indecent words’.

A fine of 40 shillings was imposed on any member breaking the rule, the money going to the Cobb maintenance fund.

I suggest the council adopt a voluntary code with

a fine of £10 going to the foodbank. They of course could start behaving like responsible adults and stop setting a bad example for the young people of the town.

Elizabethans believed that council members were elected ‘to benefit the common good of the town’.

It is about time that certain council members did just that.

Julia Lawrance (by email)

Impose a fine on badly behaved councillors

Peter Lacey, Fairfield Park, Lyme Regis

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COVID guidance to work from home ended on July 19 and many people have questions about their rights with workplaces re-opening.

Here’s what you need to know if you’ve been asked to return to your normal workplace. ● I’ve been working from home, can my employer ask me to return to my normal workplace?

The short answer is yes. When you enter into a contract to work for an employer you have to comply with ‘reasonable management requests’. That means your employer can ask you to return to your normal workplace if your original contract specified that you would be office-based or based elsewhere.

You can ask to keep working from home, but that doesn't mean your employer has to agree.

Start by having an open conversation with your employer about your wishes, and consider making a flexible working request, which is a legal right all employees have.

You can include your reasons why working from home is better for you and how it will also help the business. ● What can I do if I’m worried about safety measures at work?

Your employer has a legal duty under the law, and under your contract, to ensure that your workplace does not pose a risk to your health and safety.

Current guidance says employers should complete a COVID risk assessment and take steps to prevent transmission.

While wearing a mask in an enclosed space will no longer be mandatory, employers will still be free to set their own policies like requiring workers or customers to wear masks.

If you are unhappy with safety measures at your workplace, you could report your employer to the Health and Safety Executive, but ideally you and your employer can resolve the issues together. ● I’m uncomfortable about taking public transport, what are my options?

Your employer’s duty is limited to things that

are under its control, and so there is no clear legal position about whether it has to take into account the risks you face when travelling to and from work, as part of its health and safety assessment.

That said, your employer should listen to your concerns if you’re worried about having to use public transport after being called back into work. You could reach an arrangement that you’re comfortable with, for example, asking to travel at quieter times of the day. ● What happens if I need to self-isolate?

You shouldn’t go into work if you're self-isolating because you have coronavirus symptoms or have been in contact with someone who has tested positive for coronavirus.

You must tell your employer that you have to self-isolate. It’s worth telling them in writing so you have a record for later use.

If you’re unable to work from home, you may be entitled to benefits, sick pay or a self-isolation payment of £500 from your local council.

If you’ve been furloughed before by your employer, they might also be able to furlough you for the period you need to self-isolate. See the Citizens Advice website for more information.

Remember the rules on self-isolating are changing. From the August 16, if you've had your second vaccination, you won't need to self-isolate if you have been in contact with someone who's tested positive for coronavirus. If you have symptoms you'll need to self-isolate until you test negative.

Citizens Advice in Lyme Regis are now running drop-in advice sessions on Wednesdays 10am to 12 noon at the town council offices, Church Street, DT7 3BS. Please ask at the town council reception and no appointment is needed.

Alternatively, telephone Freephone 0800 144 8848 or send an email using the contact form on the website www.bridportca.org.uk.

Lyme Regis writer included in key worker poetry anthology A POEM inspired by the help of Chris Legg at Lyme Regis undertakers A.J. Wakely has been selected for inclusion in an anthology of the 100 best poems about key workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

Sophie Olszowski (pictured), who lost her husband Simon in March, explained: “I write about science and medicine professionally, but Simon always encouraged me to do more creative writing.

“When I heard about Poetry for Good, the first national poetry competition celebrating the role of key workers, I remembered how sympathetic and kind Chris Legg had been, and I wondered whether undertakers were in some way the unsung key workers of the pandemic.”

Sophie’s poem can now be found at poetryforgood.org.uk The Undertaker I laughed about you, The kind of laughter that comes easily, In the wake of death, And has nothing to do with happiness.

So I confided in you, I wanted to put a biscuit in his coffin, In case he’s ever hungry, And you nodded, as if it were obvious.

Before I met you, Wondering why anyone would choose your job, Of all the options, Strange, like chiropodist, or dentist.

Then I returned to you, Saying I wanted to tumble in beside him, But instead, added a small wooden heart, As you watched, your eyes saying simply, “Of course.”

Then I visited you, To plan place, readings, date and car, And knew I could trust you, To look after my love, my world.

I was unsure about you, Choosing the dead as your companions, Yet you understand the living, Better than most.

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Sausage & Cider a recipe for success!

THE annual Sausage & Cider Festival is expected to have raised thousands of pounds for Lyme Regis Football Club.

While the final total has not yet been announced, Saturday’s event was deemed a huge success with revellers excited to get back to normality and celebrate the lifting of lockdown restrictions together.

Despite showery weather in the morning, festival-goers poured into the Davey Fort ground as soon as the gates opened and enjoyed a full programme of live music and entertainment.

The festival was officially opened by town crier Alan Vian, followed by performances by Lyme Morris.

Also on the bill was the Lyme Luggers Ukulele Group, Dorset Phil and young vocalist Phoebe Blue, with local duo Guilty Pleasure taking the headline slot in the evening.

The event also offered more than 20 ciders to try and award-winning sausages from Lyme Regis Butchers on the barbecue.

Organisers tried to cut down on plastic waste at this year’s festival, with branded reusable cups spon-

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Other major sponsors included Advantage Digital Print, Devon Carpets, RBS, Sonder Digital and LymeOnline.

Organiser Francesca Evans said: “The atmosphere was brilliant and it was great to see everyone enjoying a taste of normal life and taking part in some much-needed celebrations and dancing after such a challenging year.

“We have not yet finalised how much was raised but we expect it to be several thousands of pounds which will help us to complete our four-year programme of improvements at the Davey Fort, as well as covering running costs of the club which had to be closed for several months during lockdown.

“A big thank you to all our sponsors and supporters, volunteers, performers and everyone who came along on Saturday to make this such a great occasion for the Seasiders.”

TOWN crier Alan Vian and members of Lyme Morris at the opening of the festival

HEADLINERS Guilty Pleasure got the crowd going (photo by Edward Mills)

LYME players Sam Pollard Jones and Joe Bond enjoy the festival

THE Mayor of Lyme Regis, Cllr Brian Larcombe MBE, with sister-in-law and festival organiser Heather Larcombe

CLUB chairman Howard Larcombe (far right), with festival organiser Adrian Wood (second from right) and friends Mike Higgs and Wayne Wixted

SINGER Phoebe Blue wowed the crowd with her voice

THE Lyme Luggers Ukulele Group on stage

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Business awards launched in Axminster Axminster businesses will be recognised for their service and contribution to the community in a new business awards initiative.

Marketing West Events, the company behind a series of successful local business awards, has launched the Axminster Business Awards.

The plan for the awards includes a networking breakfast at the Community Waffle House on Tuesday, September 14 and an awards ceremony in November.

The awards will also be streamed live online to reach the maximum number of businesses.

A website for the new awards has just been launched at www.axminsterbusinessawards.co.uk and entry forms will be available early this month.

Entry will be free and businesses can enter as many categories as they want. There’s a

list of the categories on the website, but if anyone wants to suggest additional categories they are encouraged to do so. Category sponsorship is also available.

The awards are being organised in conjunction with Totally Locally Axminster.

Barry Hedges of Totally Locally Axminster commented: "We are excited that Marketing West is bringing its excellent business awards scheme to Axminster.

"We are lucky to have a bedrock of independent local businesses that make the town the special place that it is and they are overdue for some recognition."

Nigel Reeve of Marketing West added: “The response to date has been great, especially after the last 15 months of lockdowns.

Our first aim was to get a group of supporters together followed by starting to place the category sponsorships.

“The focus of the awards is to promote the range and quality of local businesses. We are deliberately holding the launch at breakfast time and the awards at lunchtime, instead of an evening ceremony.

"We want to retain the focus on the local businesses, instead of making the awards an excuse for a party.”

East Devon netballer front and centre of national initiative

Having quit playing netball aged 18, the Back to Netball initiative has helped East Devon resident Rosie Bennett reconnect with the sport.

Years later, she now coaches, umpires and is the captain for the team she founded.

Back to Netball is a friendly, judgementfree environment for women of all ages and abilities to fall in love with netball again.

Rosie, aged 30, a former Woodroffe School student who now works at Axminster Tools & Machinery, attended her first session after being invited by a work friend and said: “I told her I hadn't played since school and she said ‘that doesn't matter, that's the whole point.

“My very first experience of netball was at primary school. Then throughout secondary school, I continued being on the team for the different matches there and then took a bit of a break.

"I never thought I'd play again.”

Rosie instantly enjoyed being back on the court and found that her memories of playing netball came back to her.

She added: “Myself, along with a lot of other people there, we just naturally got back into the flow of it.

“There were some who were still finding their feet, but they continued just because they were enjoying it.

“It doesn't matter about their ability at all, they're having fun, which is really good to see.

“Learning new skills and different ways of doing it was a great starting point just to learn how to build your skills again.

“As soon as you build those skills, you learn how to put them into the gameplay.”

New research shows that almost nine in ten (88 per cent) members of the netball family say the sport gives them a sense of belonging, with 73 per cent saying it makes them feel empowered.

Back to Netball sessions involve a mix of drills and games with a chance to get advice from knowledgeable coaches.

Rosie, who is one of over three million UK women who play netball each year, said: “Whenever something happens in the game

volved in participation programmes, such as Walking Netball or Back to Netball, contact your regional Netball Development Officer.

There's something for everyone no matter what your age or ability – for more information visit www.englandnetball.co.uk/support/regions

that the coaches want to point out, they say ‘see what's happened here, this is what we would suggest that you do. Let's go back and try it.’

“I thought that was really good, that you actually have the scenario being played out on court.”

Getting back into netball led to Seaton resident Rosie setting up her own team, the Beer Blazers, who now play in the top division of the Honiton Netball League.

She also organises pay to play sessions at Axminster Tools and Machinery, while she is currently working towards her coaching and umpiring qualifications.

But the biggest thing Back to Netball has given Rosie is confidence.

“When I started my current job, I went there thinking I want people to know who I am,” she said.

“I think Back to Netball started building that because that's how I started going there thinking: oh, everyone knows who I am, this is really nice.”

For more information about how to get in-

A guide to public services in Axminster

AXMINSTER Town Council has produced guide to public services to clarify confusion over the responsibilities of the three-tier local government system in Devon.

Announcing the initiative on social media, Axminster town councillor Steve Bolt wrote: "There is quite often confusion amongst our residents regarding which council entity is responsible for the various amenities around the town.

"I saw this in a recent post when someone referred to the council, meaning East Devon District Council, and I was subsequently approached about the very subject, where it had been assumed that Axminster Town Council had the responsibility."

In order to clarify how the three councils of serving Axminster - the Town Council, East Devon District and Devon County - work together to provide our public services, the town council has produced a leaflet that can be found on the town council website www.axminstertowncouncil.gov.uk Residents who would like an A5 booklet copy to keep in their house for future reference should contact the town council on 01297 32088 and one to be sent out to them. They can also be collected from the Guildhall.

Cllr Holt concluded: "We hope this will help resolve some of the confusion that surrounds the issue of three authorities providing a variety of services."

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■ TWENTY years ago I was sent to the Royal Marine camp at Oakhampton to meet up with the famous – now infamous – Jimmy Saville. This was obviously before he was outed as a notorious and disgusting child sex offender.

He had agreed to talk to a group of young offenders and persuade them to see the errors of their ways. The youths had been sentenced to a session of short, sharp, shock treatment at the army camp.

On meeting Saville I instantly disliked the man; it was obvious that he thought the article was all about him.

I was told pictures of the youths were not permitted, so Saville instantly volunteered to be photographed, quickly removing his track top showing off his body. Where he got his trade-mark cigar from, I hadn’t a clue.

It was sickly watching him showing off his solid gold Rolex and ID bracelet to the youths.

Whilst he was talking to his bored-sick audience, he asked them if there was any questions, to which one youth shouted out “Jim, can you fix it for me to get the f*** out of here?”

He was quickly removed; how dare he insult the nation’s Jimmy? If only we had known what sort of human he was back then.

Support still available for Dorset residents struggling in pandemic AS COVID restrictions ease and government financial support reduces, Dorset residents are reminded to reach out for support if they are facing difficulty.

Paying bills and debt Specialist advisers from Dorset Citizens Advice are waiting at the end of the phone to talk through, confidentially, all the options available with people who are unable to pay their bills or who need help with debt. They can be contacted on Freephone 0800 144 8848.

The advisers can help with budgeting, repayment plans, and prioritising which bills must be paid first.

Daniel Cadisch, chief officer at Citizens Advice Central Dorset, said: “With government interventions coming to an end, many people may find themselves struggling financially. If you are unable to pay bills, rent or mortgage repayments, we urge you to seek help as early intervention is key.”

Housing Residents struggling to pay their rent are urged to seek advice and support now. Dorset Council’s housing team can provide assistance at an early stage to help resolve the situation.

Cllr Graham Carr-Jones, Dorset Council portfolio holder for housing, said: “The council has a duty to prevent homelessness. We will work with you to understand your current situation and identify what steps we, and you, can do to help you stay in your current home.

“If your landlord has asked you to leave your rented property or given you a notice to quit and you are struggling to find somewhere else to live, contact us for advice and support.”

Call Dorset Council on 01305 221000 or visit dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/housing. Dorset Citizens Advice can also look at all the options available to prevent eviction. Call them on 0800 144 8848.

Employment and redundancy support As of July 1, the government was paying 70 per cent of the salaries of employees on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (furlough) and employers are paying 10 per cent. In August and September, the government will pay 60 per cent and employers will pay 20 per cent.

If you are having difficulty getting your furlough pay, or your employer is trying to change your contract while you are furloughed, you should seek advice immediately.

Cllr Laura Miller, Dorset Council portfolio holder for adult social care and health, said: “If you are struggling financially or finding things tough, please reach out for support. It’s been a difficult time for many people, but help is available and solutions can be found.

“Our colleagues at Dorset Citizens Advice are ready and waiting at the end of the phone to help you. All conversations are confidential, and they will work with you to find a way out of any immediate problems you are facing and help you plan for the longer term.”

Call Dorset Citizens Advice on 0800 144 8848 or visit dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/reaching-out Health and wellbeing Although many people welcome easing in lockdown restrictions, it can also cause feelings of anxiety or stress. This may apply to people more vulnerable to the virus, and others take time to adjust to the change.

If you are struggling, support is available to get you through it. Go to the health and wellbeing tab at dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/reaching-out to see what support is available.

Accessing food If you are struggling to afford nutritious and wellbalanced food, there are schemes around Dorset that can help. These include foodbanks, social supermarkets, community fridges and a mobile larder that are run by the community and supported by Dorset Council and Public Health Dorset.

Visit dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/reaching-out and go to the ‘Access to food’ section for full details.

Free school meals Dorset Council is working with schools to make sure families who need it (including those who receive free school meals) can receive food vouchers if they are unable to attend school.

The council will be providing a voucher for the summer holidays for eligible children and each school will be provide details of the scheme to families who qualify. Contact your child’s school to find out more.

Training and jobs Despite the disruption caused by COVID-19, there are job and training opportunities throughout Dorset. Visit the training and jobs pages at dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/reaching-out to see the range of ideas, advice and current vacancies.

Bench to commemorate former Uplyme resident A BENCH has been placed on the King George V playing field in Uplyme in memory of Geoff Stevens, a former resident of the village who died last year, and his wife Sue. The seat was arranged by their daughter, Laura Woodham and her sister Anna, with the help of Jim Thomas from the King George V playing field committee.

Mr Stevens’ parents ran the old post of-

fice in Uplyme and Geoff attended the Woodroffe School where he was a keen cricketer.

Among those present at the unveiling of the seat were the four grandchildren Leo, Katie, Max and Jessie - best friends Will and Liz Mason, cousin Janet Marchant of Seaton, and Johnny Batten, an old Woodroffe School friend of Geoff’s.

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SAILING independently last weekend

YOUTH sailors with their Optimists on the slipway at Lyme

Young sailors at Lyme put through their paces

ALL the Optimist sailors at Lyme Regis Sailing Club, some only eight-years old, completed their sessions and were awarded their Optimist Class Association certificates, Level 1 for Beginners and Level 2 for Intermediates.

All sail independently and have practised safe capsizing, quite an achievement in spite of extra restrictions this season.

Coaches Sarah and Tim Parsons are experienced sailors and regularly take part in club and class racing.

They introduced new parents to their team of volunteers on the successful start and end to the sessions, and will continue in September with these groups, then recruit a new group of beginners for next April.

The Optimists are the youngest youth training group at Lyme, which include beginners from 10 years, improvers and race training coaching for the more experienced.

All groups are full for this season though enquiries are still coming in.

WITH their certificates at Lyme Regis Sailing Club

Photos Tim and Sarah Parsons

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Four Lyme members in the national mixed fours final

By Paul Moffitt

MEMBERS of the RNLI pictured in their annual contest with Lyme Regis Bowling Club as part of the Lifeboat Week festivities

FIRSTLY, congratulations to Lyme Regis Bowling Club members Pam and Allan Weech with Ann and Trevor Allman who have won through to the final of the National Mixed Fours.

Also, Paul and Steve Pomeroy and Barry Rattenbury and Paul Moffitt won their quarter and semi-finals to reach the final of the County Mens Fours.

In the leagues, the ladies trounced Dorchester 65-40 in the DWBL league 1. The men made an unnecessary trip to Sherborne for their Championship clash as, the heavens opened and flooded the green without a bowl being bowled.

In the Edna Paisley League, Lyme overcame Dorchester to run out 4-2 winners.

The annual Silver Jubilee Cup was won by a Lyme team of Ron Hunt, Alan Nabarro and Barry Rattenbury. Teams from Honiton, Axminster, Topsham, Bridport, Sidmouth

and Chardstock were the invited teams to partake in this annual contest with Honiton being the best placed away team.

A very successful RNLI drive was held at the club to raise funds for Lifeboat Week in Lyme.

A dozen members of the RNLI and their children took part. Who knows, there may have been a budding bowler amongst them?

Results DWBL League 1 Lyme 65, Dorchester 40.

N Driscoll, E Sarson and A Rattenbury 2112; A Allman, A Allman and P Weech 18-9; C Pomeroy, P Knight and S Rowe 26-19.

Edna Paisley League Lyme 4, Dorchester 2.

E Sarson, N Driscoll & A Sherring 18-12; M Haseman, T Boyd & P Knight 15-19; In The mens Percy Baker, Lyme 2 went down 2-4 against Dorchester as did Lyme 3 going down to Melcombe Regis.

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Honiton too strong for the Seasiders

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MORE than £300 was raised for the RNLI in memory of former Axminster resident Adam Bounds over the weekend.

The town was left shocked at the end of May when much-loved Adam, aged 41, died suddenly after suffering a brain haemorrhage.

Uplyme Football Club, where Adam previ-

ously played, took on a team made up of local emergency services volunteers in a charity game at their Venlake ground as part of Lyme Regis Lifeboat Week on Saturday.

Lifeboat Week was one of Adam's favourite local events and he always returned to meet with friends in Axminster and Lyme Regis during the week.

The game raised more than £300, adding to the overall Lifeboat Week total, which currently stands at more than £33,000 for the RNLI. The event was attended by Adam's father, Les Bounds, a former Axminster player, and his teenage son Owen played for the Uplyme team.

It’s going down to the wire!

A SEVEN-wicket victory over Kentisbeare saw Uplyme and Lyme Regis draw level on points with the Devon Cricket League Division D East leaders, Alphington and Countess Wear, who keep their top spot with a better average.

With four games left to play, it looks like an exciting run-in to the end of the season with the other front runner, North Devon, having dropped points when they were beaten by Alphington.

They now trail the top two by 19 points with four games left to play.

The league title could be settled on August 14 when Uplyme are at home to Alphington in an all-to-play-for fixture.

Kentisbeare won the toss and elected to batbut struggled against Uplyme’s lively six-man attack,

five of whom all took two wickets apiece, the most economic being Andrew Harrison who had 21 runs knocked off his four overs.

In reply, Uplyme knocked off the required overs, losing just three wickets in the process, the top scorer being the stylish Sam Farrow who hit 78. Andrew Harrison chipped in with 31 and Tyler Wellman added 27 useful runs in their total off 173-3, earning another 20 points.

Tomorrow (Saturday), Uplyme are home to mid-tablers Feniton (1pm start).

Uplyme fall short of Bash victory by eight runs

PHILIP Evans, managing director of Lyme Regis Media, which sponsored the East Devon Bash competition, presents the cup in his name to Seaton Pirate’s captain Joel Seward

WITH Uplyme and Lyme Regis and Seaton having finished the first East Devon Bash T20 competion in first and second place, the Uplyme Muffin Men were favourites to beat the Seaton Pirates in the final, held at the King George V playing field on Sunday.

But in an exciting match, Uplyme failed by just eight runs after the Pirates had posted 149-4, having been put into bat. Having lost three early

wickets, captain Matt Hewer (25), Joel Seward (60) and Tristan Wakley (40) were instrumental in setting a challenging target for Uplyme to lift the cup.

Seward’s innings, full of classy shots, proved to be key in the end.

Star bowler for Uplyme was Gareth Stoneman, who finished with figures of 3 for 25 off his four overs.

Uplyme got off to a good

start and it looked like they were up to the challenge with openers Joe Elsworth (22) and the irrepressable Tyler Wellman hitting 56.

But they lost Sam Farrow, run out on 22 and looking dangerous, and Steve Batey in quick succession and suddently the tide had turned.

Mark Batey did his best to narrow the gap, but in the end Uplyme fell shortby eight runs with Seaton worthy winners.

LYME Regis continued their programme of pre-season friendlies on Wednesday evening at home to Honiton Town, who play in the South West Peninsular League Premier East Division, two levels above the Seasiders.

This was probably Lyme’s sternest pre-season test and they struggled in the first half to deal with Honiton’s lightening quick front-runners, particularly Frank Rosenwald, conceding three goals before the interval.

It could have been more as Honiton hit the bar twice in close succession.

But it was a different story in the second period after manager Julien Simier changed things around at half-time, bringing on Rikki Sargent at full-back which allowed Robbie Fellingham to move into midfield where he was in commanding form.

Lyme pulled one back with a Tom Bastin header and Brad Rowe was unlucky when his fierce drive skimmed the bar.

Honiton completed the 4-1 scoreline in the 85th minute but manager Simier will be well pleased with Lyme’s second half performance against such good opposition.

Simier has been encouraged by his side’s performance in friendlies against teams competing at a higher level and with a number of new signings he will be confident that Lyme will be challenging for honours in the coming season Last evening the Seasiders were hosting the Bass Bottle competition against neighbours Uplyme. Last year’s game ended in a draw.

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