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‘Ammonite’ film makers donate £15,000 to town LYME Regis Town Council has confirmed a donation of £15,000 has been made by the makers of Mary Anning biopic ‘Ammonite’. The council negotiated the fee after Fossil Films Ltd. took over several areas of the town for production in March, including Bell Cliff, Coombe Street, the Cobb and Monmouth Beach. Councillors will decide how to spend the money at a meeting of Strategy and Finance Committee on July 10. Suggestions have included contributing towards a statue of fossil hunter Mary Anning in the town, or supporting local youth causes. REPORT, PAGE 3
Council bans use of harmful weed killer
LYME Regis Town Council received applause from the public last week when it agreed to stop using glyphosate products, such as Roundup weed killer, now known as a “probable carcinogenic”. The council agreed to stop using Roundup by just one vote, after hearing concerns that it could cause cancer and had a detrimental effect on the environment and wildlife. REPORT, PAGE 8
ARCHIE Woollacott, one of the 14-year-old boys rescued by Lyme Regis lifeboat crew last week, after they were swept 200 metres out to sea from the River Axe, visited the lifeboat station after his ordeal to present the crew with a homemade cake as a thank you. The volunteer crew was widely praised after the dramatic incident attracted much attention from the regional press and on social media. See full story on page 10.
Gardens a ‘disgrace’
COUNCILLORS TELL STAFF TO GET SEAFRONT GARDENS UP TO SCRATCH THE town council has instructed its outside workforce to get Langmoor and Lister Gardens in Lyme Regis looking up to scratch before the summer holidays. The seafront gardens were described as a “disgrace” and full of
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the seafront gardens. He made a number of recommendations at the meeting but some councillors questioned whether they had the manpower to get the job done. Mr Ball’s recommendations included cutting back overhanging plants and weeding flower beds immediately, and then ripping some
out in autumn, reducing their size and replacing them with perennial planting schemes to cut costs on planting and maintenance. He added that some areas of planting could be scrapped altogether and replaced with lawn, including the pampas grass.
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A DIFFICULT season for Lyme Regis Skittles League - which saw players left with just one alley in the town following the closure of the Rock Point Inn - ended on a high as the league hosted its annual presentation night at the power boat club. REPORT, PAGE 23
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Council told other areas of town will suffer if focus placed solely on seafront gardens CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE Mr Ball said that cracks in pathways throughout the garden needed filling in and some spot weed spraying on paths was required, although he acknowledged this was a “contentious issue”, as the council also discussed banning the use of the carcinogenic weed killer Roundup at the same meeting (see page 7). Mr Ball added that the morale of the council’s outside staff was poor and they needed to split up the workforce and not have them all working in the same area at once. “We have to get the gardens into perspective, we have to get it tidy and we have to do it now before the summer,” he added. “You can do it with what you’ve got; we just need to be mindful of what we have.” The Mayor of Lyme Regis, Councillor Brian Larcombe MBE, thanked Mr Ball for his work and said the council had been concerned about the condition of the gardens for quite a long time. Deputy mayor Jeff Scowen commented: “I don’t care what some people say, the gardens are a disgrace. There’s no getting away from it, it’s all weeds and thistles. Nigel’s plan is workable and affordable.” He asked the council’s operations manager Matt Adamson-Drage if he could deliver on the project and whether he had the workforce required. Mr Adamson-Drage commented: “It’s a big project and will cost a lot of money if we’re talking about replanting beds. It’s doable but it will cost us money. “There are other areas of the town that also need servicing. If we keep all our gardeners in the gardens, which I would like to do, the cemetery will grow long, for example. There’s got to be a balance. “Ideally we would like more gardeners but I don’t know if that’s realistic.” Councillor Stan Williams suggested putting the cemetery work out to tender, saying it was simple grass cutting and hedging.
Works supervisor Pete Williams said: “The gardens were initially designed to house five gardeners full-time and we currently have five gardeners to manage all of Lyme Regis.” Councillor Larcombe replied: “We have never had more staff than this and the gardens don’t need anything more than ongoing maintenance. If you leave it, it becomes more work so it’s a little bit of work often.” Councillor Williams added: “We always used to do well. We entered Britain in Bloom and got good reports from that, and we certainly had less staff than we have now.” Pete Williams said he would like to invite councillors around the town with him to see which areas the gardeners were responsible for. “I think that will give you a better idea of our workload and what we’re actually up against,” he added. Councillor Michaela Ellis said the council needed to understand which jobs would not get done if they committed all the gardeners to Langmoor and Lister Gardens. Mr Williams said the cemetery, Anning Road and Henry’s Way play parks, car parks and East Cliff would be left. He suggested that the council employ a seasonal grass cutter that could also work on other jobs during poor weather. Councillor Scowen commented: “We are missing the root cause of this; we haven’t done enough over the years with the gardens. In future, we need to keep up with it. “The gardens haven’t been weeded for a long time and if you need more staff, come to us and prove to us that you do, we have the money. “We have left the gardens to such a state and now we’re having a tropical spell. I don’t think we can sort them out without contractors, it’s gone too far.” Addressing the staff, he added: “I’m not knocking you guys, you do a great job, but we need more communication and a better structure.” No formal recommendation was made on how to move forward, but it is expected that more gardeners will be committed to Langmoor and
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Lister Gardens over the coming weeks. As a side note, Councilor Larcombe complained that the flower beds around the war memorial in George’s Square had not been planted in time for the 75th anniversary of DDay in June. Mr Williams said this was “beyond his control”, as the plants had been withheld from the supplier because the council owed them money. Mr Adamson-Drage said this was one of many things that had been held up following the loss of the council’s finance manager, who recently left his post and has not yet been replaced.
Councillor fulfills ambition to lead tourism committee
THE deputy mayor of Lyme Regis, Councillor Jeff Scowen, has been given his first committee chairmanship since joining the council three years ago. Councillor Scowen was elected chairman of the Tourism, Community & Publicity Committee this week, which he said had been an ambition of his since first joining the council. He was elected unanimously with no other nominations for the post. The council’s youngest ever member, 19-yearold Kelsey Ellis, was elected vice-chairman, just beating fellow new member Belinda Bawden. Councillor John Broom has retained the chair of the Town Management & Highways Committee, with Councillor Scowen also continuing as vice-chairman. The Mayor of Lyme Regis, Councillor Brian Larcombe MBE, continues as chairman of Human Resources with new member Gillian Stammers as vice-chairman. Councillor Larcombe has also been elected vice-chairman of the Planning Committee, serving under new chairman Graham Turner. The only remaining chairmanship to be decided is for the influential Strategy & Finance Committee, which will meet on Wednesday, July 10.
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Film donation of £15,000 to create ‘beneficial legacy’ for Lyme Regis LYME Regis Town Council has confirmed a donation of £15,000 has been made by the makers of Mary Anning biopic ‘Ammonite’.
Several areas of the town were taken over by Fossil Films and transformed for the making of the movie, based on Lyme’s pioneering fossil hunter Mary Anning and starring Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet in the lead role, alongside Golden Globe Award winner Saoirse Ronan. Filming took place at various locations over several weeks in March, including at Bell Cliff, Coombe Street, the Cobb and Monmouth Beach in Lyme Regis, as well as at Charmouth Beach. Fossil Films has donated £15,000 to the town council as a thank you for allowing use of the Bell Cliff area, which was transformed with elaborate props and sets to resemble life in the 1800s. The figure had previously been leaked but the town council has now made an official announcement, saying the donation “represents the co-operation between the council and film company and a commitment to create a beneficial legacy for the town”. Town councillors will now be asked to decide how the money will be spent, with suggestions including a donation to the proposed Mary Anning statue, and supporting the youth of Lyme
Regis. The Mayor of Lyme Regis, Councillor Brian Larcombe MBE, said: “The council would like to see this donation spent on something tangible for the town. It is really important the money doesn’t get absorbed into council funds, but is used to support a worthy project or cause to create a lasting legacy for Lyme Regis. “Thank you to Fossil Films for the donation and their co-operation during the filming. It was entirely possible for the film company to shoot ‘Ammonite’ in another town or on set, so the decision to film in Lyme Regis was welcomed. “Although there was some disturbance to the town, it will hopefully provide a boost to the local economy when Lyme Regis is showcased on the big screen.” Town councillors will be asked to think about how the money should be spent at a meeting of the Strategy and Finance Committee on July 10. A release date for the film has not yet been announced but it is hoped it will create a tourism boom for Lyme Regis, similar to that seen after the release of ‘The French Lieutenant’s Woman’ in the 1980s. At that time, the town received a donation of £8,000 – the equivalent of £34,400 today.
Cash point a ‘pig’s ear’ THE town council’s efforts to install a cash point in the Bell Cliff area has been described as a “pig’s ear” after their planning application was turned down. The application to install a cash point at the top of Bell Cliff was rejected by Dorset Council because of the listed buildings on the site. The town council is now hoping they can get one installed at the bottom of the Bell Cliff steps instead but Councillor John Broom said he thought they would have the same problem with the second application, because the Bell Cliff wall itself was listed. Councillor Jeff Scowen asked: “Why didn’t someone advise us that this was going to be a hiccup? Why have we spent thousands of pounds on having BT install a connection when really we were never going to get it anyway?” The council’s operations manager Matt Adamson-Drage said he was trying to get provider Cashzone to submit the second application but they were difficult to get hold of. Councillor Scowen replied: “It’s a bit of a pig’s ear and expensive.”
Gym to hold charity party LYME Regis gym B! Health & Fitness will be raising funds for those affected by dementia at their biennial charity event. The gym, which also has a branch in Honiton, hosts a major fundraising party every two years, this year to be held at Stockland Village Hall on Saturday, July 6 from 7pm til late.The event will include food provided by The Old Dairy Catering Company, and auction and raffle, and live music from Area 52. All proceeds will be split between Honiton Admiral Nurse and Lyme Regis Memory Cafe, which both help those suffering from dementia. Tickets cost £30 and are available by calling B! Health & Fitness on 01297 442266 (Lyme Regis) or 01404 46677 (Honiton).
Church to host beach stall AWARD winning actresses Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan on the set of ‘Ammonite’ in Lyme Regis Photo by Richard Austin
ST Michael's Parish Church in Lyme Regis will hold its annual beach stall on Thursday, July 11. The popular event will be held in the Marine Parade shelters from 10am to 3.30pm. Stalls will include books, cakes, bric-a-brac, homecrafts, jewellery, bags and scarves. All profits are for church funds.
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Mayor starts Coast to Coast motorcycle run THE Mayor of Lyme Regis, Councillor Brian Larcombe MBE, accompanied by wife Wendy and town crier Alan Vian, officially started the annual Coast to Coast Motorcycle Run on Sunday, June 23. The event, organised by the Westland Classic Motorcycle Club, saw hundreds of motorcycles line up on the seafront before heading off on their journey to Weston-super-Mare. The annual event raises funds for brain injury charity Headway Somerset.
Now it’s ‘Guitars On The Teach’!
Rock star funds theatre’s website JUST over a year ago, Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan was made an honorary patron of the Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis, having attended shows there for many years. Now the arts venue, celebrating its 125th anniversary, has announced that the rock star - known for hits including ‘Smoke on the Water’ has funded its recently-launched new website.
GUITARS On The Beach (GOTB), the record-breaking event which draws hundreds of guitarists to play together on the sand in Lyme Regis, has launched a drive for more music to be taught in schools. Following a ‘music matters’ call by the Prince of Wales, organisers of the popular annual seaside playalong are leading a local push for more young people to be taught to play the guitar. And thanks to the generous donation of 11 guitars by Guildford-based Anderton’s Music Company, one of the main sponsors of this year’s event, now a new generation of guitarists will be able to join the giant band on the sand next June. GOTB organisers were inspired to act after Prince Charles spoke out against the lack of music education in schools. The Prince of Wales said: “I am one of those people who believes in the importance of arts and music education in schools. People forget or may not realise
what an enormous contribution the creative arts makes to the whole economy. It’s immense. So we certainly shoot ourselves in the feet if we ignore it altogether.” Now GOTB organisers have provided nine instruments to Lyme’s Woodroffe School in the aim of starting up a guitar class there. The guitars were received by head of music Jon Cullimore, who was told that if students learn to play well, then GOTB will give them a slot onstage at next year’s event. GOTB chairman Brian Street said: “Like Prince Charles we’re keen for more youngsters to learn to play music and now, thanks to this kind donation from our sponsor, we can help make that happen. “We especially hope that students who have never played guitar before will be inspired to become good enough for us to add them to the line-up of the bands playing at next year’s Guitars On The Beach.”
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Sausage & Cider Festival this weekend! LYME Regis Football Club is looking forward to its biggest fundraiser of the year – the annual Sausage & Cider Festival, which is set to return tomorrow (Saturday, July 6). Organisers hope this year’s event will be their “biggest and best yet”, with the festival having attracted significant interest on social media. Gates will open at 2pm and entry is free. The event will include a wide selection of locallymade ciders as well as other fully-stocked bars, Colyton Butchers’ award-winning sausages on the barbecue and a full programme of live music including headliners DeltaTango7. Photo by Ed Mills
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Free gull-proof bags to stop scavenging DORSET Waste Partnership is offering free seagull-proof bags to stop the birds scavenging rubbish on collections days. The free reusable, heavy-duty sacks are available for residents of coastal areas affected by seagulls, where they are unable to accommodate wheelie bins. For details or to request a bag, call 01305 221040 or email enquiries@dorsetwastepartnership.gov.uk
Busy season as Uplyme Morris tour West Country IT’S been a busy few weeks for Uplyme Morris, having recently appeared at the Velo Vintage mass cycle ride in Seaton and the Cherry Tree Fayre in Axminster. The dancing side’s growing reputation across the West Country will see them perform at the famous Stonehenge on Sunday, July 14 with hosts Sarum Morris.
THE bunting’s up in Broad Street so it must officially be summer! I even enjoyed my first proper dip of the year in the sea last week - still pretty chilly, mind you. The new summer edition of our popular Lyme Life magazine (pictured below) has just hit the streets, including features on all the upcoming festivals, special events and things to do this season. As always, there’s plenty to look forward to in Lyme Regis. This week has mostly been spent obsessively checking the weather forecast, as I’m among the organising team behind Lyme Regis Sausage & Cider Festival, to be held at the football club’s Davey Fort ground in Charmouth Road tomorrow (Saturday, July 6). Fingers cross
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it’s all looking good! The festival is our biggest annual fundraiser, having raised a total of £10,000 over the past two years for the club’s ongoing development scheme, and has firmly made a name for itself on Lyme Regis’ calendar of favourite events. This year we’re hoping it will be bigger and better than ever, having attracted significant interest on social media over the past few months. We’ll have an impressive selection of 24 ciders on offer, plus fullystocked bars inside and outside, and a Pimm’s and prosecco tent if you fancy something a bit special. A variety of Colyton Butchers’ award-winning sausages will be sizzling on the barbecue, plus extra snacks and ice creams will be served from the club’s kitchen. A full programme of live music will include the Lyme Luggers ukulele group, local singer Harvey Causley, indie punk band Dark Matter and the popular DeltaTango7 will take our headline slot once again. You can even bring along the kids and keep them busy on our bouncy castle and giant inflatable slide. Gates open at 2pm and entry is free - so I hope to see you all there! Francesca Evans, Editor
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Lyme Bay Arts to host Leaking church tower display in Symondsbury causes damage inside A SPECIAL preview exhibition called ‘Art in Squares’ is being hosted in The Gallery Symondsbury, the new home of Lyme Bay Arts CIC, a group made up of local artists who organise showcases and events around our region. A wide diversity of subjects and styles will be on display from July 20 to August 4.
THE urgent need for repairs at St Michael’s Parish Church in Lyme Regis was emphasised last week as plaster began falling from the inside of the tower. The main church entrance had to be locked to the public after plaster fell from the walls of the baptistry, with church-goers asked to use the north entrance instead
Renowned harmonica player comes to the Marine PAUL Lamb is a globallyrenowned harmonica player, having performed with some of the biggest names on the scene – Buddy Guy, The Who, Mark Knopfler, and Rod Stewart. He will appear with his band The King Snakes at the Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis on Saturday, July 13, with the bar opening at 7.30pm for an 8.30pm start. Tickets cost £12 in advance or £15 on the door, with 10 per cent discount for theatre members. To book, call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com
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No end to traffic chaos
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During that time one of the town council’s prime issues will surely be Lyme’s continuing traffic problems, an issue that many believe is unsolvable. It’s not as though successive councils have not given attention to this over years. I well remember Stan Williams standing for the old borough council in the late 1960s on a pledge to deal with the town’s traffic chaos, favouring a one-way system. That was 50 years or more ago and no one has really come up with an answer as the problem has grown more severe year after year. So do we accept that there is no answer or will the new town councillors strive to ease the situation with fresh initiatives? The matter has been brought back in focus with the commissioning of a transport feasibility study by a company called Hydrock, recently released to councillors, and costing £25,000. The prime purpose of this report was to provide evidence of the need for a second park and ride operation on the Sidmouth Road side of town, following East Devon District Council’s refusal of planning permission. Temporary permission for the park and ride facility just over the Devon border, in the parish of Uplyme, was granted to ease Lyme’s parking problems whilst the Charmouth Road car park, operated by the former West Dorset District Council, was used as a contractors’ compound for the eastern cliff coast protection work. It was never meant to be a permanent arrangement. Subsequent negotiations with East Devon to continue using the site of the old football field for park and ride fell apart amid accusations of inefficiencies on both sides. Uplyme Parish Council also got dragged, unfairly so in my opinion, into the argument that ensued. The Sidmouth Road issue is now well and truly dead. As one town councillor told me this week: “We lost the battle and we must move on.” The council are unlikely to try and reopen negotiations, although there are many in the town, paticularly the traders, who would like to see it operating again. However, the analysis shown in
the Hydrock report did not warrant a second park and ride because the existing car parks were capable of dealing with the influx of vehicles, even in peak times. I should point out that the Hydrock report was commissioned by the old council, not the current one, and it would not be too much of an exaggeration to say that the incoming councillors, and those who were re-elected, are not highly impressed with the report. The report is primarily about parking and not traffic, and there has been some negative comment about the commissioning of such an expensive exercise. The fact is that the report, whilst professional in its presentation, doesn’t really say anything that the councillors and townsfolk did not know already. There are one or two statistics about traffic flow that are interesting, but most of the report concentrates on Lyme’s parking facilities and how they might be changed to accommodate more. One conclusion, however, that the town council-owned Cabanya car park, a long-stay facility as it is the nearest park to the beach, should be changed to short term seems way off the mark. Those who would read the report to draw their own conclusions can do so by downloading it from the agenda of the Town Management & Highways Committee on the town council website. I did just that and took it to bed with me to read, sad man that I am, but could not work out why I couldn’t follow it, when I realised that it had only printed out every other page. A complete copy, however, is available at the town council offices. One issue that has troubled past councils is the number of double decker buses travelling through the town and why the current timetable oftens sees two of these large vehicles passing each other in the narrowest part of town, Church Street. Discussions have taken place with the bus operator, First, but they will not budge in adjusting the timetable for financial viability reasons, but would consider providing drivers with radio contact to ensure they don’t cross at the same time. That does not seem to have happened. Extending traffic lights back to the old London Inn in Church Street has been put forward many times but rejected by the former county council because they believed it would exacerbate the situation as there would be too long a gap between
A FAMILIAR occurrence - buses locked in Church Street - but there seems to be no solution in sight to end this with First Bus refusing to alter their timetable lights and tailbacks would increase. Introducing a one-way system has also been mooted on a number of occasions and a trial of such was advocated by former mayor Owen Lovell who may well campaign again for this should he win his seat back in the by-election on August 8. It’s difficult to see how this would work without using Anning Road and Woodmead Road and it would not be possible for double decker buses to negotiate Woodmead Road. The town council is already pressing for better signage to direct traffic from the A35 to the Charmouth Road park and ride via the Fernhill roundabout to stop vehicles travelling through the town, seeking approval from Highways England, an initiative which MP Oliver is supporting.
Other issues that have been discussed include the restricting of coach trips from the town centre, maximising the Charmouth Road park and ride and ensuring deliveries to Broad Street shops are limited to a set time early in the morning. Lyme has a rich council, openly acknowledged by councillors, and it may well be necessary to throw more resources at this problem, which they can afford. Perhaps the appointment of a traffic management officer on a seasonal basis could help to ease the situation and keep the traffic flowing during the summer months. There is a strong view among many that there is no real solution to this long-running blight on summer in Lyme and we have to live with it so what’s the point of throwing money at it? They have a point.
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HARD working skittle league secretary Mark Williams receives a trophy from The George landlord Dean Herbert for a top score of 91 during the season
SKITTLES has been the main winter pastime in Lyme for more years than anyone can remember. There was a league in the town before the Second World War and it was reformed in the late 1940s when Lionel Cornish put in a new alley at the New Inn (now part of the Royal Lion). When I first started playing as a 17 year-old, the league had use of eight alleys - Talbot Arms, Rousdon Social Club, Wootton Social Club, The George (Charmouth), Coach & Horses (Charmouth), Pilot Boat, Ship Inn and the New Inn. Later, an alley was opened at the Rock Point Inn. With two men’s division and one for the ladies, skittles is still very popular in and around Lyme, but during the last year the lack of alleys has been a real problem. The alley at the Pilot Boat was lost last year when the pub was refurbished and another one disappeared when the Rock Point was closed and sold to St Austell Brewery, leaving
the Ship as Lyme’s only pub to accommodate skittles. The alarm bells really started to ring when the Ship was closed temporarily when landlord Alan Hensen left. Fortunately, the Ship was reopened when the staff from the Pilot Boat took over running the bar in evenings, which may well have saved the league from extinction. It is hoped a new landlord will take over the Ship when a refurbishment is completed and Palmers Brewery have confirmed that the alley will be retained. The lack of alleys has caused a huge amount of work for league secretary Mark Williams who did a marvellous job in rescheduling the fixtures and they managed to get through the season with all league and cup games played. I attended the annual presentation night at the Power Boat Club last week and it was good to renew old skittling acquaintances and to see the league in fine spirits despite continued concerns about the future of the Ship Inn. See photo feature on page 23
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Council to ban carcinogenic Roundup weed killer LYME Regis Town Council received applause from the public last week when it agreed to stop using glyphosate products, such as Roundup weed killer, now known as a “probable carcinogenic”.
Councillors considered a report which outlined how American company Bayer, the owners of Roundup, had recently lost a third court case that asserted glyphosate causes cancer. The report also said that, while the product was still licensed in the EU, the World Health Organisation’s International Agency for Research on Cancer had increased its rating from “possible carcinogenic” to “probable carcinogenic” - its second highest carcinogenic classification group. Five councils in the UK had already gone pesticide free, with campaign groups being set up in many more, but all county and city councils continue to use glyphosate, except in Bristol. Several members spoke passionately in the public forum at last week’s meeting. Keen environmentalist Simon West, from Broad Street, said: “One of the things not mentioned in the report is the damage it is now scientifically proven to do to the bee population. Many studies have been done that prove that glyphosate adversely affects the gut bacteria of bees and is a contributory factor to the declining number of bees we have in our countryside. “I ask the council please to stop using this very dangerous poison. As mentioned in your own report, there are major lawsuits going on in the United States, some extending to $2billion against the manufacturers. What I would hate to see is our council being sued by its own employees for continuing the use of something that is now a probable carcinogen.” Steve Philips, from Woodberry Copse, added: “This item is very important to us; it cannot go on, it must stop. The report talks about the few councils that have banned them but that’s nothing, it’s the tip of the iceberg. They are councils leading the way, in the way it’s got to be. “I don’t want this stuff used within 100 miles of me. It’s a killer, it’s an absolute killer and it should be stopped immediately. You can show the way for the rest of the county that this is how it’s got to go.” Nigel Ball, from Talbot Road, has worked as a
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francesca@lyme-online.co.uk horticulturalist for 35 years. He said he had used glyphosate many times and was “on the fence” on the issue. He suggested that the council could still use small doses of Roundup in small areas to get rid of weeds on hard surfaces, and the council had to question what the alternative was. “People will shake their heads at this because they don’t realise the simple implications of what you’re letting yourself in for,” he added. “You do not have the staffing levels to cope with what you’ve got and you must take that into consideration.” Tracey West, also from Broad Street, replied: “Spraying glyphosate on hard surfaces you will incur run-off and the run-off comes down and goes into our waterways. It definitely does kill, it kills creatures so we have to consider that. “Using vinegar does work, by hand does work, it’s a longer process, I know, but there are more natural ways to deal with weeds and it’s wonderful to see the town council take a strong, positive step forward with this.” Deputy mayor Jeff Scowen started the council’s debate, commenting: “We really need to take a lead here and stop it immediately, dispose of it properly and show the way. We are leading in plastic free, in environmental issues. This is the thing to do, stop this poison. “It’s not just about the possible effect on the people that use them. As we’ve heard tonight it’s about the bees and the whole environment. We lose bees and we’re dead; no bees, humanity dies. “This is a positive thing for us, let’s fly the flag. Yes, I know it’s going to cause problems and it’s not easy to get rid of weeds but let’s get our priorities right. Health and safety of the planet trumps everyday being able to get rid of weeks effectively.” Councillor Belinda Bawden said that Bridport Town Council stopped using Roundup last September and had reported no problems, complaints or increased costs, although it used some volunteers to tackle weeds. Committee chairman John Broom replied: “There must be additional costs from hand weeding rather than spraying. That is ridiculous, it’s just not true.”
Local tots take part in Book Trust’s reading challenge TWO young readers have completed Bear’s Reading Adventure, a reading scheme run by the Book Trust for babies and toddlers at Lyme Regis Library. The youngsters also recently enjoyed a lively Pyjamarama Rhyme Time, with songs, rhymes, stories and a free book to take home. The next event for children at the library will be to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ‘The
Very Hungry Caterpillar’ at 2.30pm on Friday, July 12. This will be a fun event for babies and toddlers, for which Primary Colours in Lyme Regis has kindly donated a ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ prize for a free draw for all those who attend. Contact the library on 01297 443151 for more information on events or follow on Facebook.
Councillor Gillian Stammers suggested that the council ask its outside workforce how they felt about using the product. Operations manager Matt Adamson-Drage said the team were split 50-50 on the issue. The Mayor of Lyme Regis, Councillor Brian Larcombe MBE, questioned what the alternatives were and was told that a foam sprayer, flame thrower or simply hand weeding were the options, but these were not as effective as Roundup. Councillor Scowen commented: “We’re looking at this the wrong way. One member of our staff left about six months ago - he left his career - because he did not want to use it. We really need to grab the bull by the horns. I don’t care if we need contractors or expensive equipment, let’s look after our staff. “Asbestos - the best fire-retardant material known to man, but it’s carcinogenic, like this stuff. Get real, look at the internet and all the reports like I have and you will be horrified. Companies do not pay out billions of dollars if they’re in the right. “Take the lead and stop using the stuff, and from that point work on how we deal with the weeds. Don’t look at it the other way around, I implore you, it’s poison.” Councillor Michaela Ellis said she could see two sides to the argument. “The council decided before that we would continue using it because it was licensed until we came up with another solution to deal with the weeds,” she said. “At the moment I can’t see that solution, unless it’s going to cost us more and more man hours with the workforce or we’re going to find a mass of volunteers throughout the town that will help us. “I want us to not just think about banning it tonight, we need to have a solution in place. If we do this we’re going to need more staff and then the townspeople will be asking how may more staff are we going to get. Councillor Scowen said: “There is no effective alternative to Roundup, let’s not kid ourselves, it’s not out there. But let’s get our priorities right;
we, the staff, the planet, the bees, the flowers they come first.” Referring to an earlier debate in which Councillor Scowen had suggested the outside workforce spend more time improving the appearance of Langmoor and Lister Gardens, Councillor Kelsey Ellis commented: “You’re going on about the workforce having to focus on improving the gardens, but if you’re then going to make them weed by hand that’s going to take up even more of their time. “I’m on the fence with this because I totally agree it’s harmful to the workers and to the environment but also have to think about how the workers are going to deal with it.” Councillor Scowen replied: “I can’t believe this council. It is clear cut; forget the problem of sorting out the weeds, look at the poison to the users, look at the facts in America and make your decision. We can cover the cost of additional work to get the weeds out. I implore you.” Although members of the public are not allowed to speak during council session, Mr Ball then tried to add further comment about his experience in using chemicals to tackle weeds. He was immediately interrupted by Mr Philips, who commented: “I’m not having this. Just because this is the Jurassic Coast doesn’t mean you have to behave like dinosaurs. Please, look at what’s going on here - ‘Roundup’s OK, I’ve been using it for years’. It’s not OK, it’s a killer, it’s terrible.” Mr Ball then said he had used lots of chemicals in the past 35 years, some of which had now been banned. However, he had disagreed with the way the former county council sprayed Roundup over vast areas, because of its effect on the environment and run-off into the river. “All I suggested was that it could be used on some hard surfaces and that the council has to consider what it’s going to do.” It was eventually agreed to ban the use of Roundup on council land with immediate effect, passed by six votes to five, which received applause from the public gallery.
Double win for Lyme gardener in annual Melplash competition
LYME Regis resident Erica Savory has won two awards for her spectacular garden in the annual Melplash Agricultural Society Garden Competition. Mrs Savory won best large garden and best overall in what is considered the most prestigious amateur garden competition in the area, covering a 12 mile radius around Melplash village church. It is the second time Mrs Savory has topped the competition, having won best medium garden and best overall three years ago. The winners of each category are invited to act as judges the following year, a task which Erica said she found hugely interesting and is looking forward to again next year. Other Lyme Regis winners this year included Peter and Barbara Lacey, who came second in the medium garden category, and Debbie McCarthy who came second for small gardens.
Pine Walk resident Erica describes her unconventional garden as one of many levels; not just physically as it slopes downwards offering spectacular sea views, but also with many levels of soil, including blue lias and clay which she has had to learn to work with since she and husband Chris built their own house on the site, neighbouring National Trust land, 13 years ago. The garden, which also recently featured in Country Living magazine, is described as having its own micro-climate and a mix of exotic plants. Erica says sometimes you think it can’t be in England. Erica and Chris will be opening their garden at 1 Pine Walk (DT7 3LA), off Holmbush car park, to the public on Sunday, September 8 as part of Weldmar Hospicecare’s Open Gardens event. Entry will be £2.50 and there will be refreshments and plants for sale.
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Get your entries in for Uplyme’s 90th annual Summer Show EXHIBITORS for the 90th Uplyme & Lyme Regis Horticultural Society Summer Show at Uplyme Village Hall are invited to submit their entry form by 8pm on Wednesday, July 10 three days before the big event. Entry forms are available from the website www.ulrhs.wordpress.com, or in the Sumer Show Schedule, available free from Uplyme Post Office, Raymonds Hill Post Office and Ginger Beer in Broad Street, Lyme Regis. Entrants can choose from 148 categories to enter, including flowers, fruit and vegetables, floral art, preserves, cookery, wine, craft, photography, junior and fun classes. Twelve classes are solely for those aged 16 and under and there are ten classes including the potato – the theme of this year’s show. Society chairman Robin Britton said: “Whatever your interests there are competition classes that you can enter so do not be afraid to have a go – entries are free.” The show will be held at the King George V playing field in Uplyme on Saturday, July 13. Outside the horticultural tent there will be plenty of attractions. Owls ‘R’ Us are new to this year’s Summer Show with a static display of six different types of owl plus a hawk and a falcon. Visitors will be able to touch the birds and take their photographs with them. There will also be llamas, alpacas, farrier shoeing horses, wildlife and butterfly conservation. A circus skills workshop will be available for all ages, while woodturners, spinners and quilters will also be running demonstrations.
Scouts celebrate best ever results at national competition UPLYME & Lyme Regis Horticultural Society chairman Robin Britton with schedules for this year’s Summer Show Mrs Ethelston’s School Choir will open the show and Lyme Regis Town Band and HiDDeN will provide music throughout the afternoon. Free train rides, a family dog show, bouncy castle and stalls from local groups, charities and businesses will all add to the occasion. And of course there will be excellent refreshments, including cream teas, a bar and ice creams. The show will be open from 1pm to 5pm. Entry is £2.50 for adults and free for accompanied under 16s.
TEN members of the 1st Lym Valley Scouts had their best weekend yet at the annual Strategy Competition in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. Their two teams came 18th and 118th out of 334 teams from across the country – placing themselves in the top five per cent and 35 per cent respectively in the UK. Scout leader Karen Yelland said: “This is an outstanding result. I’m so pleased they have been rewarded well for their efforts – they worked well as teams and put in a lot of effort. “It’s great that the Scouts have these opportunities to push themselves and shine, not just locally, but nationally as well.” The Scouts partook in a number of activities
during the event, ranging from racing up a climbing wall to doing a ‘supermarket sweep’. When the Scouts finished the challenge, they had the opportunity to dance in the music tent, enjoy the inflatable activities, and mix with Scouts from across the country. This summer has been particularly busy for the Scout troop, now numbering 25, which has attended the Uplyme and Anning Road fetes; been out and about playing Lyme Regis Monopoly; been preparing for their trip the south of France this August; and are getting ready for their second annual cardboard boat regatta happening in a few weeks time.
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Post Office service opens at library A POST Office service has opened Charmouth library as a temporary solution following the closure of the village’s branch last month. There had been a post office in Charmouth for 224 years until the branch – run by Steve and Gill Pile for the past 20 years – closed in May. Mr Pile had been planning to retire for several years and said he and his wife had done everything they could to help the Post Office find a suitable location for a replacement service, but to no avail. However, the Post Office has now announced that a weekly outreach service will operate at Charmouth Central library in The Street, with
the first session having been held on Thursday, June 27. The outreach service will be open every Thursday from 10.15am to 4pm officers a wide range of Post Office products and services, as well as banking services for personal customers and small businesses. This will provide a temporary solution while a permanent site is found. Matt Walls, Post Office Change manager, said: “We are pleased to be able to reinstate the service as a hosted outreach service in a temporary unit while we continue to seek a permanent solution.”
CUSTOMERS were delighted to have a Post Office service in the village once again when the first outreach session was held in the library
Charmouth resident follows family connections to Sri Lanka CHARMOUTH resident Nick Gilbey recently visited Sri Lanka, after clearing out his great aunt’s attic led to an impressive discovery about his family’s connections with the east.
Mr Gilbey was clearing out the attic when he came across a newspaper clipping from The Times, describing how his grandmother Ethel Leslie-Smith, and great aunt Winifred Burrows, had gifted to Ceylon - the former ‘crown jewel’ of the British Empire, now Sri Lanka - the sacred bone relics thought to be the remains of the Buddha. The bones were found in a beautiful casket in Sanchi, India, in 1851 by Nick’s great-greatgrandfather, General Frederick Charles Maisey. The clipping from The Times was accompanied by a letter, dated around the same time, from the Governor of Ceylon, Sir Andrew Caldecott, thanking the two sisters and saying their gift was valued so highly that “all the big temples in the island have clamoured for it”. Frederick Maisey was the son of renowned artist Thomas Maisey. He went to India in 1842 to become an ensign in the Bengal Native Infantry and was an ardent antiquarian, passionate about the vestiges of ancient India that Englishmen were discovering at the time. Maisey was best known for his archaeological work with Sir Alexander Cunningham in Sanchi, the most ancient of Buddhist sites in India. It was in Bhojpur, a site near the famous Sanchi stupa, that Maisey discovered the sacred bone relics. Described as “the most curious and costly of all
the discoveries” made there, the casket contained three small pieces of bone, each about 10mm long, and “seven precious things”, as described in The Times. These were “thin round pieces of gold, a bead of garnet, a crystal bead, two beads of pale greenish crystal and some minute fragments of pearl”. Maisey had to hand the crystal rock casket over to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London in 1856, but he managed to keep the objects enshrined within it. He was adamant that the bone relics were of the Buddha. Not only were they discovered inside the most perfectly-shaped stupa in the area, but the casket was the most exquisite and ornate to be discovered. His main argument was that the casket had no inscription, and only the name of the Buddha was then considered too sacred to be written. The General died in 1892 and his lifelong labour of love, ‘Sanchi and its Remains’, was published posthumously the year after. The relics were handed down to his son, Colonel Maisey, and later to the two sisters, Mrs Leslie- Smith and Mrs Burrows. The newspaper cutting discovered by Nick reported that his grandmother had been in Ceylon in the 1930s, and a postcard to her sister, also discovered in the attic, revealed she had then travelled to Australia by ship. During the voyage, Mrs Leslie-Smith called in at Colombo, Ceylon, where she met a Buddhist monk who, learning about the great treasure in the care of the two sisters, had told her how highly
CHARMOUTH resident Nick Gilbey and Buddhist monks in at the Temple Room where the sacred relics are kept
such objects would be venerated on the island. The meeting inspired the two women to gift the relics to the island in 1940. The donation was welcomed with grand processions and was taken to the Vidyalankara Pirivena temple in Peliyagoda, chosen as home for the relics by Sir Baron Jayatilaka, leader of Ceylon Buddhists. Having pieced this puzzle together from his home, Nick was inspired to travel to the island now known as Sri Lanka to see if he could find any memories of his relations or what the sacred gifts they had donated. He visited in April and found his family not only remembered, but also thanked each evening in the chants recited in the special shrine in the temple. The monks had incorporated the name of Winifred Burrows into the evening worship, and have sung her praises for the past 80 years. Unfortunately, Nick was unable to view the relics as these are now only displayed during a
ceremony in December, when devotees queue up to worship, but he said the warm welcome he received more than made up for this. While he was happy to learn that the relics are still safely enshrined, another object value for its academic lustre - the diary of his great-great grandfather General Frederick Maisey - is lost. The diary accompanied the relics when they were gifted to Ceylon, but from here it disappears from record. All the late antiquarian’s diaries are held at the British Library in London, except this particular volume, written at the time of the discoveries at Sanchi. The British Museum, as well as the Victoria & Albert Museum, would have welcomed photographs of this record, but Nick was sadly unable to provide them after his trip to Sri Lanka - perhaps another quest awaits him to complete the story?
Cubs test the water at sailing academy
EIGHTEEN members of the 1st Charmouth Cub Pack descended on the National Sailing Academy on Portland for a water activity day at the end of June. As soon as they had squeezed into their wet suits, they were paired up and sent out into the harbour, where the Olympic sailing events had taken place in 2012, for their first activity - paddle boarding. Next up was kayaking followed by a spot of raft building. Surprisingly, their two rafts
held together and were sturdy enough for some of the braver Cubs to stand up on them. As if that wasn't enough activity for one day, the Cubs still had time for a brief visit to Portland Castle and the chance to sit in, or on, most of the exhibits at the nearby D Day exhibition. A really enjoyable day was had by all the Cubs, and the dads and leaders who stayed on to help.
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Celebrity to open ‘bigger and better’ Lifeboat Week A FAMOUS face from one of the country’s most beloved sitcoms will officially open Lyme Regis Lifeboat Week this summer. John Challis (pictured), who played Boycie in ‘Only Fools and Horses’, will kick off the annual fundraising week in aid of the RNLI. The opening ceremony will be held at Lyme Regis lifeboat station, based at the historic Cobb harbour, at 1.30pm on Saturday, July 27. The event will be followed by a welcome display by Lyme Regis’ Atlantic 85 ‘Spirit of Loch Fyne’ lifeboat, and the crew hope to be joined by Exmouth’s Shannon class lifeboat. A packed programme of events will ensue in the following week, with one of the highlights set to be a visit from the Army’s Red Devils parachute display team, who will be landing on the sandy beach on Thursday, August 1. Many favourite events will be returning this year, including the popular bathtub race, the tug o’ war across the harbour mouth, the yard of ale
competition outside the Cobb Arms and the illuminated boats. Music to suit all tastes features heavily in this year’s programme, with performances scheduled from the Greenwich Youth Band, shanty singing groups The Chantry Buoys and Harbour Voices, popular local band DeltaTango7 and the Three Counties Swing Band. There will also be plenty of sporting events, including the annual fun run and swimming challenge. Golf enthusiasts can try their hand at the Hole in One competition off the North Wall and you can cheer on the lifeboat crew as they take on a side from Uplyme Football Club. Family-friendly activities will keep the children busy all week, with the programme including sand sports, treasure hunts, pavement art and a teddy bear’s picnic. New to this year’s programme will be a singalong version of hit film ‘Mamma Mia!’ to be screened at the Marine Theatre alongside a competition for the best Abba costume for both
VOLUNTEERS from Lyme Regis lifeboat crew pictured at last year’s bathtub race
adults and children. The week will be topped off with a firework display, held jointly with Lyme Regis Regatta & Carnival Week on Saturday, August 3. Lifeboat Week is organised by the Lyme Regis and Charmouth Lifeboat Supporters, with help from the lifeboat crew. Chairman of the supporters group, Ken Lavery, said: “At first there were lifeboat days, but Lyme Regis has had a action-packed lifeboat week since the 1970s, and in recent years the event has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for our life-saving charity.
“On average the week raises between £30,000 and £35,000 and we are deeply grateful to visitors, residents and traders for their generous donations. “This year we believe we have a bigger and better event all round, and all we need for another great week is good weather.” For full details of all Lifeboat Week events, don’t forget to buy your programme, available in many local outlets including the RNLI shop on the Cobb or download a copy from the website www.lymeregislifeboatweek.co.uk
Lifeboat and coastguards rescue teen boys swept away by current TWO teenage boys being swept out to sea from the River Axe were rescued on Friday, June 28 by Lyme Regis lifeboat crew and coastguards. The volunteer lifeboat crew was launched at 6.20pm after a report of one boy in difficulties near Seaton. It later became clear that two 14-year-old boys were in the water, with one trying to help the other. Archie Woollacott, from Fishpond in Dorset, had jumped off the harbour wall on the River Axe and began to be swept towards the sea. His friend, Bozhidrar Bobev, or Bo, from Seaton, jumped in to help, but both were taken by the current from the river mouth. The lifeboat was on the scene within ten minutes of launching and, with the help of Beer coastguards, found the boys some 200 metres out at sea south of the River Axe. Lifeboat helm Murray Saunders said: “The coastguards were a terrific help and guided us to the boys who were waving to us. It was very fortunate that we found them so quickly. They were obviously very cold and relieved
to see us.” The boys were taken aboard the lifeboat and then winched from the lifeboat to a coastguard helicopter. It is thought they had been in the water for an hour and were transferred to an air ambulance and taken to hospital to be checked over. Archie said: “Bo is a really good guy for helping me. I was freezing, and my mum has now told me I can’t go out for ten years! I was really pleased to see the lifeboat crew.” Archie visited Lyme Regis lifeboat station on Sunday to present the volunteer crew with a cake he had baked himself. He added: “I just wanted to meet the crew who saved me and to say thank you properly.” Archie’s mother, Emily Legg, commented: “We are so grateful to the lifeboat crew and, of course to Bo, who will be on our Christmas list for ever.” Bo’s mother, Daniela Georgieva, added: “Bo was very tired after his ordeal but he is very well now. I am very grateful for the professional way in which they were rescued.”
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Environmentalists encouraged to join Successful film screening new group tackling climate change series for local eco-groups THOSE passionate about the environment are invited to contribute to a new working group focussed on how Lyme Regis can help mitigate climate change. The One Planet Working Group is being set up by environmentalist Simon West, who recently called for Lyme Regis Town Council to follow the lead of several local authorities around the country and declare a climate emergency. Working with other environmentally-minded organisations in and around the town, the aim of the new group will be to encourage a reduction of human consumption of everything to a sustainable level, so that it can be provided by one planet. Mr West commented: Many councils around the UK and internationally have declared that the world is in a state of climate emergency; Dorset Council and Bridport Town Council have done so in the past month. “I’m a passionate environmentalist and I've been actively urging Lyme Regis Town Council to do the same. My efforts have been met with grateful offers of assistance from a few of their newly appointed town councillors and other members of the community. “Informally, a small group of us have spent some time working out exactly what that would mean to Lyme citizens and businesses and we've tried to determine what the council would have to do the other side of making such a declaration. “Our thoughts have initially centred around the useful framework for change outlined in the Sustainable
Development Goals, created by the United Nations. The Sustainable Development Goals are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all and include goals on the following themes: no poverty; zero hunger; good health and wellbeing; quality education; gender equality; clean water and sanitation; affordable and clean energy; decent work and economic growth; industry, innovation and infrastructure; reduced inequalities; sustainable cities and communities; responsible production and consumption; climate action; life below water; life on land; peace justice and strong institutions; partnerships for the goals. More details on the Sustainable Development Goals can be found at www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G0ndS 3uRdo or www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-developmentgoals/ Mr West added: “You'll probably realise there are several initiatives happening in Lyme Regis right now that meet a handful of these goals. Off the top of my head, no poverty and zero hunger are certainly being addressed by our food bank and community cafe - I suspect there are many more. “We feel that the best way to evoke positive long-term change to make Lyme Regis more resilient and able to mitigate any forthcoming climate chaos, is to create a steering group of like-minded individuals who may already be members existing groups in Lyme Regis, but that's not a pre-requisite. “We need to formalise and come to-
gether to do outreach in the wider community and get them involved with a variety of co-ordinated actions. “We need to knit together and harness all the energy of other environmentally-flavoured groups, both in and around Lyme Regis. “Our group will take its name from a number of other similar groups which have been set up around the country the Lyme Regis One Planet Working Group. One of our primary aims is to encourage a reduction of the human consumption of everything to a sustainable level, so that it can be provided by one planet, or less. “There has never been a more important time to bring our communities together through positive people who can help deliver the solutions we all need to learn more about. “There is no silver bullet to solving our climate crisis but I believe that together we can do a huge amount to shore up our defences against extreme weather events, against sea level rise and more besides. “If any of the following words resonate with you, please consider joining - we need you: environmentalist, permaculture, growing organically, sustainable living, going plastic-free, ethical businesses, sustainable living, protecting waterways, resilience, seasonal cooking, green building, ecotourism, electric vehicles, simple green living. Those interested in signing up to the group and receiving updates should fill out a registration form at https://forms.gle/rwrVwaqomkzwBVqv5 or email Simon on simon@swandev.co.uk for details.
PLASTIC Free Lyme Regis member and film screening organiser Jake Causley with raffle winner Sacha Upton TURN Lyme Green and Plastic Free Lyme Regis have been hosting a successful series of free film screenings of Sir David Attenborough’s latest natural history show, ‘Our Planet’. The final episode, ‘Forests’, was screened on Friday, June 28, when the raffle for a hardback copy of the ‘The Blue Planet’ book was also drawn. The prize was won by Sacha Upton, who has been an avid watcher of the entire series along with his family. A screening of the special featurelength ‘Behind The Scenes: Our
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Council to ban glyphosate weed killers THE council is on the brink of banning the controversial practice of weed spraying with potentially harmful chemicals. Councillors agreed – subject to final confirmation from the Full Council – to an immediate ban on glyphosatebased products. This council will join only a handful of others in the UK to stop using the product, amid fears of the health risks associated with it.
The Town Management and Highways Committee heard impassioned speeches from members of the public who wanted the council to ban glyphosate-based products. Councillors had a lively debate and eventually agreed to the ban, but this will need final approval from the Full Council on July 24 before it comes into effect. One thing to note – the ban only applies to the town council’s activities.
Could housing be built at Woodmead car park? COUNCILLORS are being asked to consider the prospect of affordable rented housing on a town council car park. The Lyme Regis Community Land Trust (CLT) has asked the council for permission to carry out a feasibility study for Woodmead car park in Hill Road. The CLT is proposing 10 to 15 one-bedroom maisonettes along the edge of the car park for local people who work in the town or have another need to live in Lyme Regis. As car parking spaces are at a premium in the town, the CLT is also hoping to acquire the grassed area behind the emergency services centre, which could be offered to the council as a land swap to minimise the loss of parking spaces. The request to carry out the feasibility study will come to the council’s Strategy and Finance Committee on July 10. The council is not being asked to commit to anything further at this stage and if the study is agreed, it will not prejudice any further decisions on the proposed scheme. The CLT says 38 qualified applicants missed out on a home at Garmans Field, where 15 units were provided, so it feels there’s a real need for this development.
Dorset Council will continue to use the product in the town. In our efforts to become more environmentally-friendly and sustainable in our activities, we are also conducting a wildflower experiment on the banking near the football club on Charmouth Road. It has been well-received so far and will help us consider whether we can introduce more wildflower areas on land we own.
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WE have a vacancy on our council and nominations are invited by the deadline at 4pm on Friday 12 July. If there are more than two candidates, a by-election will be held on Thursday, August 8. Nomination packs can be downloaded from www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk, from the town council office, or by emailing admin@lymeregistowncouncil.g ov.uk The recent election saw six new councillors joining eight councillors from the previous term, a good balance of experience and new ideas. They’ve got off to a good start, with lots of new projects and plans in the pipeline, and we’re encouraging residents who want to contribute to this new-look
council to consider standing for election. To stand for election, you must be: ● A British citizen or a citizen of the Commonwealth or European Union; ● Aged 18 or over; ● A Lyme Regis elector; or in the past 12 months occupied land or premises in the area the council serves; or work in the area the council serves; or live within three miles of the town council boundary. If you want to know more, the best people to speak to are our councillors, who would be more than happy to share their experiences – their contact details are available on our website at www.lymeregistowncouncil.gov. uk/councillors
Gardeners seek inspiration at Somerset’s Tyntesfield house OUR gardeners were inspired this week after a trip to formal gardens in Somerset. The team visited Tyntesfield, a Victorian Gothic Revival house with gardens and parkland near Bristol. The gardens at the National trust estate feature woodland, flowered terraces, topiary-lined walks, an arboretum, a rose garden and an orangery. Our gardeners met with Tyntesfield’s head gardener to talk about sustainable gardening and planting, see how a team works in large, formal gardens, and get some inspiration for the Langmoor and Lister Gardens. The entire gardening team will be concentrating on the seafront gardens over the next few weeks to bring them up to scratch. The gardens are in need of a good tidy up, so all our gardening manpower and some of our maintenance staff will be focused on that area. This will involve a significant
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amount of work, as well as the woodland walk remaining closed off while the lighting project is progressed, so please bear with us during this time. Some other areas of the town will receive less attention during this period, but essential jobs like watering pots and hanging baskets and beach raking will continue.
Flowers to remember first moon landing THE main flower bed in the Langmoor Gardens is this year celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. Each year the bed is planted to commemorate or celebrate a special event – last year it was a poppy for the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. If you can get high enough, you will see flowers planted in the shape of a rocket, the moon and the earth, with ‘Apollo 11 – 1969’ written underneath.
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Lyme shows off its varied talent for Marine’s 125th anniversary show LYME Regis’ performing organisations came together to help the Marine Theatre celebrate its 125th anniversary in June. ‘The Lyme Regis Revue’ included performances from Lyme Regis Pantomime Society, Lyme School of Ballet, the Marine Players and young musicians from B Sharp, showing off the varied talents of the local groups. Lyme School of Ballet kicked off the show, with younger members bringing the cute factor as they performed a comedy version of ‘Swan Lake’ wearing L-plates. Older pupils wowed the crowds, as did principal Miss Freya Lovett who sang ‘Never Enough’ from ‘The Greatest Showman’ to accompany one of her dancers. The pantomime society then had the audience in stitches as president Bill Street - who regularly played the dame in his younger years and is now in his 80s - made his return to the stage in ‘Oh What
a Shambles’, which brought many favourite pantos performed at the Marine over the years together. After the interval, youngsters from Lyme Regis-based charity B Sharp performed some of their own music, including a powerful song on plastic waste and the environment. The show closed with the Marine Players bringing their popular production of ‘The Vicar of Dibley’ from March 2018 back to the stage. Gemma Hatton reprised her lead role of parish vicar Geraldine Granger, and audiences were delighted that Lorraine Knowles returned as Alice Tinker, this time playing opposite the Marine’s duty manager Tom Rushforth as Hugo Horton. The Marine Theatre will continue to celebrate its 125th anniversary throughout the year, and you can find out how to ‘Adopt a Year’ of its history at www.marinetheatre.com
Stars from ‘Fisherman’s Friends’ to appear at Lyme Regis screening THE cast and crew of the film ‘Fisherman’s Friends’ will reveal secrets and anecdotes from filming at a special screening to be held at the Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis. The film is based on a true story about Port Isaac’s Fisherman’s Friends, a group of Cornish fishermen who achieve a top 10 hit after they are signed by Universal Records. Ian Brown – the film’s co-producer and manager of the real-life band – will join actor Dave Johns in conversation at this special fundraising event in aid of the theatre, and roots musician Jinder, whose song is in the film, will also perform.
The film stars an ensemble cast headed by Daniel Mays, James Purefoy and Tuppence Middleton with David Hayman, Noel Clarke, Dave Johns, Maggie Steed, Sam Swainsbury and Christian Brassington playing roles. The plot follows a fast-living, cynical London music executive who reluctantly heads to Cornwall on a colleague’s stag weekend where he’s pranked by his boss into trying to sign a group of shanty singing fishermen. He becomes the ultimate ‘fish out of water’ struggling to gain the respect or enthusiasm of the unlikely boy band who value friendship and community over fame and fortune. Attempting to
overcome the fishermen’s scepticism about the music business, he finds himself drawn into the community, has his integrity tested and ultimately is shown the meaning of loyalty, love and friendship. The screening and question and answer session will be held at the Marine Theatre on Friday, July 12, with the bar opening at 6pm for a 7pm start. Tickets cost £8 in advance or £12 on the door, with a 10 per cent discount for theatre members. To book, call 01297 442138 or visit the website www.marinetheatre.com
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‘David and Goliath’ musical What’s on... premieres at parish church Friday, July 5
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COMPOSER Nicholas Brown (far right) and singers at the premiere performance of ‘Go, Goliath!’ in St Michael’s Parish Church, Lyme Regis
Review by By Gill Hanscombe
A PACKED audience enjoyed the first performance of ‘Go, Goliath!’, written as a special commission by composer Nicholas Brown and with text by Simon Ford, at St Michael’s Parish Church in Lyme regis last Saturday. The story might be old, but this dramatic new
piece was fresh and modern: there were many children in the audience and they were riveted right from the start. Scored for organ, piano and saxophone, male principal singers and adult and children’s choirs, this premiere performance took just over half an hour. The music offered innovative ways of combining voices and instruments; sometimes colour came from deep organ resonance, at other times from a mellow saxophone obbligato, while throughout, the piano part moved through a palette of musical idioms from hints of folk and music hall to jazz and classical lyricism. Composed in six sections or ‘scenes’, the work enacts how David slew Goliath (and why), by deftly moving the text between principals and choirs, with short instrumental interludes acting as section breaks. In this performance, the narrator’s role was sung by Daniel Rudge, whose rich baritone effortlessly filled the space. The music for this part was the most decorated and vocally demanding, and it was sung with a confident and convincing technique. The other soloists included David Fouracre as Goliath, suitably menacing in his growling deep notes, and Alex McNeice as David, who had a sweet lyric tenor voice that should fill out more with further development. There were a further three single-line parts for David’s father Jesse, a passer-by, and King Saul, all of which were sung with pleasant competence. As is usual in music drama, the intermittent commentary came from the chorus, made up not only of the adults of Lyme Bay Chorale, St Michael’s church choir and extra singers, but also of 40-plus boys and girls from the Devon County Junior Choir, superbly directed by
Rachel Smith. Unaccountably, only four of St Michael’s own children’s choir were there to join them, so some of our local children missed a rare and exciting experience. Before ‘Go, Goliath!’ we were treated to half an hour of vocal music from the Devon County Junior Choir. The first piece, ‘Cantate Domino’ by Anna Laura Page, was particularly moving because the blend of girls’ and boys’ voices in an excellent unison was tonally accurate, very lyrical and unforced. The following songs – ‘Joshua’, ‘You Raise Me Up’, ‘Electricity’ and ‘Sailing’ – showed great vocal facility for such young singers; they had command of rhythmic variation, accuracy of pitch and singing in parts, as well as having some control over colour, intensity, warmth and humour. The whole company for ‘Go, Goliath!’ deserves unreserved congratulations for presenting such a fine performance. They had already rehearsed throughout the afternoon and the children’s choir in particular were wonderfully disciplined; still when required, full of energy when singing, and able to give complete attention to the conductor. The staging was cleverly arranged so the adult choir filled the chancel, the children’s choir ranged across the top of the nave, the narrator used the pulpit, the soloists could fill the space in front of the conductor, the organ could swell out from the back of the church, and the piano and sax were placed at the side. These placings made even more accessible the different dramatic combinations of voice and instrument. It was a privilege to be in the audience for this event, and to know that in our region, musicians and singers, adults and children, can have the ambition and energy to initiate and complete such a large-scale project as a new music drama. Thanks are due to organist Alex Davies, who directs Lyme Bay Chorale, saxophonist Alison Davis, pianist and musical scholar Peter Lea-Cox, soloists and choirs, and of course to composer Nicholas Brown and writer Simon Ford.
Charmouth Challenge Charmouth Primary School, 10am Eight-mile fell run through some of the finest coastal scenery in the South West on Dorset’s beautiful Jurassic Coast, plus shorter fun run for children and the less experienced runner. For full details visit charmouthchallenge.co.uk/ Back to the 80s Fitsteps Woodmead Halls, 10am A special 1980s theme Fitsteps class with Sarah Causley in aid of Cancer Research UK. Lyme Regis Sausage & Cider Festival Lyme Regis Football Club, 2pm A selection of locally-made sausages and cider, plus a full programme of live music and other attractions at Lyme Regis Football Club. Music: The Dohl Foundation Marine Theatre, 7pm The UK's best-known Bhangra group performs at the Marine Theatre, starting with an optional dance workshop with support act the Bollywoodettes. Tickets £16 in advance or £18.50 on the door - call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com. Bar opens 7pm for 8pm start. Live DJs @ SWIM SWIM, 8pm Resident DJs Tom Juno, James Baker & Friends play every Saturday night and Sunday afternoon at SWIM.
Sunday, July 7
Sunday Craft Market The Pilot Boat, 10am A weekly Sunday craft market at the Pilot Boat Inn, Lyme Regis. Call 01297 443157 to book a stall. Live DJs @ SWIM SWIM, 12noon Resident DJs Tom Juno, James Baker & Friends play every Saturday night and Sunday afternoon at SWIM on Marine Parade. Sequence Dancing Woodmead Halls, 8pm Lyme Regis Sequence Dancing Club meets every Sunday at 7.45pm for an 8pm start. The friendly, welcoming group enjoys popular sequence dances and visitors are welcome.
Wednesday, July 10
Talk: ‘The History of Paper’ Woodbury Hall, Axminster, 10am A talk by Robin Clarke who spent his working life in the paper industry and demonstration of hand paper making, organised by the Heritage Coast branch of the U3A. Coffee served from 10am followed by the talk at 11am, please note the change of regular venue to Woodbury Hall, Axminster EX13 5TL. Entry is free to U3A members and £2 for nonmembers. LRTC Strategy & Finance Committee Guildhall, 7pm For agendas see www.lymeregistowncouncil.gov.uk Uplyme Parish Council Uplyme Village Hall, 7.15pm For agenda see https://uplymeparishcouncil.org/ Wednesday @ The Pilot The Pilot Boat, 8.30pm Weekly live music nights at the Pilot Boat.
Thursday, July 11
Cinema: ‘Green Book’ (12A)
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Marine Theatre, 8pm Winner of three Oscars, a working class Italian American bouncer becomes the driver of an African American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South. Tickets £6 in advance or £7.50 on the door - call 01297 442138 or visit marinetheatre.com. Bar opens 6.30pm for 7.30pm start. Lyme Regis Community Bingo Woodmead Halls, 8pm Bingo night every Thursday at the Woodmead Halls, raising funds for local organisations which are members of Lyme Regis Community Bingo Association. Pilot Boat Quiz Night Pilot Boat, 8pm Weekly quiz night at the Pilot Boat for teams of two or more with cash prize for the winner plus £100 jackpot prize!
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‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ Rhyme Time, Lyme Regis Library, 2.30pm Join this special Rhyme Time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’. Suitable for 0-4 years. Cinema/Talk: ‘Fisherman’s Friends’ Marine Theatre, 6pm Screening of the heartwarming film followed by a Q&A with members of the cast and crew, and music by Jinder, whose song features in the film. Tickets £8 in advance or £10 on the door - call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com. Bar opens 6pm for 7pm start. Friday @ The Pilot The Pilot Boat, 9pm Weekly live music nights at the Pilot Boat.
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Dorset Street Food Festival Lister Gardens Food and drink to suit all taste buds at the second annual Dorset Street Food Festival, to be held all weekend in Lister Gardens.
Saturday, July 13
Uplyme Summer Show & Country Fayre, King George V Playing Field, 1pm Traditional horticultural show with classes in flowers, fruit, vegetables, home produce, crafts and photography, plus stalls and other attractions all afternoon, including a family dog show. For full details visit https://ulrhs.wordpress.com/ Music: Paul Lamb & The King Snakes Marine Theatre, 7.30pm This band has been at the top of the British blues scene for over 30 years. Tickers £12 in advance or £15.00 on the door - call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com. Bar opens 7.30pm for 8.30pm start. Live DJs @ SWIM SWIM, 8pm Resident DJs Tom Juno, James Baker & Friends play every Saturday night and Sunday afternoon at SWIM on Marine Parade.
Sunday, July 14
Sunday Craft Market The Pilot Boat, 10am A weekly Sunday craft market at the Pilot Boat Inn, Lyme Regis. Call 01297 443157 to book a stall. Live DJs @ SWIM SWIM, 12noon Resident DJs Tom Juno, James Baker & Friends play every Saturday night and Sunday afternoon at SWIM on Marine Parade. The Sunday Sessions Marine Theatre, 3pm Free live music in the Marine Theatre bar. If you'd like to play email
declan@howlrecords.com Music: Petites Announces Gypsy Jazz Marine Theatre, 7pm On Bastille Day, take a musical journey inspired by the gypsy jazz of Django Reinhardt and the Hot Club de France. Tickets £8 in advance or £12 on the door - call 442138 or visit 01297 www.marinetheatre.com. Bar opens 7pm for 8pm start. Sequence Dancing Woodmead Halls, 8pm Lyme Regis Sequence Dancing Club meets every Sunday at 7.45pm for an 8pm start. The friendly, welcoming group enjoys popular sequence dances and visitors are welcome.
Tuesday, July 16
Secondhand Book Sale Marine Parade shelters, from 11am Two-day secondhand book sale in aid of the Friends of Lyme Regis Museum (also on Wednesday, July 17). Cinema: ‘How Green Was My Valley’ Marine Theatre, 6.30pm Spanning 50 years, director John Ford's film revolves around the life of the Morgans, a Welsh mining family, as told through the eyes of its youngest child Huw (Roddy McDowall). Tickets £6 in advance or £7.50 on the door call 01297 442138 or visit Bar www.marinetheatre.com. opens 6.30pm for 7.30pm start.
Wednesday, July 17
Secondhand Book Sale Marine Parade shelters, from 11am Two-day secondhand book sale in aid of the Friends of Lyme Regis Museum (also on Tuesday, July 16). Wednesday @ The Pilot The Pilot Boat, 8.30pm Weekly live music nights at the Pilot Boat.
Thursday, July 18
Cinema: ‘Roma’ (15) Marine Theatre, 6.30pm A major winner at the Oscars, BAFTAs, and Golden Globes, this film is set in Mexico City's upscale Colonia Roma district, where a quiet but swift change is on its way. Tickets £6 in advance or £7.50 on the door - call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com. Bar opens 6.30pm for 7.30pm start. Cinema: ‘On The Basis of Sex’ (12A) St Andrew’s Community Hall, Charmouth, 7pm True story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her struggles in the cause of equal rights. Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm start. Tickets £5.50 in advance from Morgans on Charmouth Stores, or £6.50 on the door. Lyme Regis Community Bingo Woodmead Halls, 8pm Bingo night every Thursday at the Woodmead Halls, raising funds for local organisations which are members of Lyme Regis Community Bingo Association. Pilot Boat Quiz Night Pilot Boat, 8pm Weekly quiz night at the Pilot Boat for teams of two or more with cash prize for the winner plus £100 jackpot prize!
Friday, July 19
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Lyme’s Banksy stork fading fast THE image caused quite a splash when it mysteriously appeared overnight in February 2012. But now the painting of a stork holding a fish in its mouth, by allusive artist Banksy, is fading fast on the banks of the River Lim. The painting can just about still be seen on the wall of a Palmers Brewery-owned garage at Gosling Bridge in Coombe Street, Lyme Regis. While many suspected it was the handiwork of the controversial graffiti artist, it was not confirmed as an official Banksy until an image of it appeared on his website two months later. Having been subjected to the elements of the river for seven years, the painting is now fading fast, leaving residents wondering whether they have missed a trick, especially in light of what happened in Banksy’s hometown of Bristol in 2014. A piece of his artwork that was painted on a wall outside a cashstrapped youth club was sold to a private collector for £403,000, saving the organisation from closure. Could the image in Lyme Regis have been worth £100,000 or thereabouts? Photos and words by Richard Austin
THEN AND NOW: The Banksy stork pictured above and left when it was first painted in February 2012 and, far left, today, having significantly faded
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Does anyone have the time? THE three public clocks in Lyme Regis are currently not working. The Millenium Clock at Cobb Gate has been losing time. Remedial repairs were carried out in May and the engineer is expected to return today (Friday) to make further repairs. The wording ‘Mayor Owen Lovell’ - referring to former councillor Owen Lovell who was mayor in the year 2000 - will also be re-introduced to one side of the clock during this repair. The internal lighting in the clock outside the Jubilee Pavilion on Marine Parade has also failed and is expected to be fixed this week. The clock on St Michael’s Parish Church is also not working and will not be repaired until the tower is refurbished.
Crossing expected later this year A NEW pedestrian crossing is likely to be installed in Broad Street, Lyme Regis, this autumn/winter, providing resources are available, according to Dorset Council. Permission for the crossing was eventually granted by the now defunct Dorset County Council in January of this year, following several months of the town council going back and forth on the issue. Town councillors have now requested that the bus stop currently outside Co-operative be moved to its original position further up Broad Street to make space for more on-street car parking, as the crossing will result in the loss of about five spaces. Dorset Council said they would start looking at parking/bus stop issues and, depending on consultation and objections, this would take about eight to 12 months to complete.
Request for residents’ parking permits under consideration THE request to introduce residents’ parking permits in South Avenue, Lyme Regis, is still being considered by Dorset Council. Having originally refused to put forward a request for the permits, the town council eventually agreed as all resident of South Avenue signed a petition for them. The request is now being assessed by Dorset Council’s Communities Highways Team Leader.
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The Phoenicia finally arrives in Lyme PHOENICIA, the only traditionally built replica Phoenician ship in the world, finally arrived in Lyme Regis yesterday (Thursday). The ship had been scheduled to visit Lyme last month but was cancelled at the last minute due to unforseen circumstances. She arrived yesterday morning and was expected to stay overnight and into Friday with the opportunity for residents to go aboard. Later this month, Phoenicia will make her way out of UK waters to the Mediterranean for the start of an epic cross-Atlantic attempt. The expedition, known as ‘Phoenicians Before Columbus’, will be led by local man and captain Philip Beale FRGS, and aims to prove that the Phoenicians reached the
Americas 2000 years before Columbus. It has the support of Colonel John Blashford-Snell CBE, sailing legend Sir Robin Knox Johnston and historian and broadcaster Dan Snow, who wishes the crew “all the very best as they set off on this remarkable adventure”. The expedition is also the proud recipient of the Captain Scott Society’s ‘Spirit of Adventure’ Award 2019. The building of Phoenicia was commissioned by Philip Beale for its first expedition - a successful circumnavigation of Africa in 2008/10. The crew said they were looking forward to sharing the ship’s intricacies and details of their mission with residents in Lyme Regis, as part of their tour of the south coast before heading to the Mediterranean. Lyme Regis harbourmaster Grahame Forshaw MBE said: “It’s always exciting to have a visiting vessel and very appealing. “The arrival of Phoenicia will help freshen the mind that in the 16th/17th centuries, Lyme was the second busiest port in Britain.” For more information on the expedition and Phoenicia’s visit to Lyme, see the website www.phoeniciansbeforecolumbus.com Pictured right, Phoenicia as she set sail from Portsmouth this week and, right, in full sail
Call for help with new shopping bag initiative PLASTIC Free Lyme Regis is starting a new shopping bag initiative to help rid the town of plastic waste, to be launched in the autumn. More details will be announced in the coming months, but to get started the group is looking for donations of clean material that can be turned into tote bags – durable cottons, old curtains, upholstery fabric, etc. All that fabric tucked away in your cupboards can be saved from the landfill by giving it new life as a bag. Plastic Free Lyme Regis is also looking for volunteers to help in a number of ways, including those with sewing machines who would like to make bags at home or join together with a local sewing group; anyone nifty with scissors who would like to cut out pieces for bag-makin kits; or volunteers to help with ironing. Polly Benfield, a member of Plastic Free Lyme Regis’ strategy committee, said: “These are just some of the ways you could help or get involved. This is a community project and you
can help from home or join a group to sew together. “It’s going to be a lot of fun and the start of many conversations!” Donations of material can be taken to Alice’s Bear Shop at St Michaels Business Centre, off Pooles Court, Church Street DT7 3DB anytime between 10am and 4pm, or call Polly to arrange collection or to offer skills and help on 01297 446066 or email polly@benfield.org.uk For more information on Plastic Free Lyme Regis visit www.plasticfreelyme.uk
Lyme Light Singers to present concert of summertime songs A SPECIALLY created group of singers will give a lighthearted concert next week in aid of the Uplyme Community Sponsorship scheme, which aims to resettle a Syrian refugee family in the area. The Lyme Light Singers – a group of musical friends who all sing in other local choirs – will be performing madrigals, folk songs and other lively pieces from Orlando Gibbons and John Dowland to Vaughan Williams and beyond. There will also be a couple of solo instrumental items and a comic monologue. The Uplyme Community Sponsorship scheme was set up last year and is raising money to sponsor the resettlement of a Syrian refugee family in the local area. Under a government scheme that aims to resettle up to 20,000 Syrian refugees in the UK before the end of 2020, local groups must raise a minimum of £9,000 to support a two-parent family. “This is such a good cause, and we’re all delighted that we can use our musical talents to
help people in need,” said the group’s leader, Ian Luckraft, who has organised the concert with his wife Kay. “We’re lucky to have so many good singers around here, and it was easy to get the group together because everyone wanted to help.” The concert will be held on Friday, July 12 at 7.30pm in the Pine Hall at Lyme Regis Baptist Church. Tickets are £8 or £5 for students, available from Lyme Regis Tourist Information Centre (01297 442138), Uplyme Stores or on the door. Refreshments will be available in the interval.
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Tales from behind the lens of our award-winning photographer THE year was 2005 when the high profile Boris Johnson came down to Devon to help promote his dad Stanley in his bid to become a West Country MP. The pair had a day of grip and grinning as they met members of the voting public and the unofficial word was that they would end the day in a father versus son game of squash. I managed to persuade the pair to let me have five minutes on court as they warmed up for the big match. Poor Stanley managed to accidently walk nose first into the glass background whilst Boris didn’t hold back anything as the tiny rubber ball whistled past my ear. I don’t know if Boris, now frontrunner to become the next Prime Minister, was using the warm-up as a chance to wack a pesky photographer but it was all good humour and good fun, although if it were repeated today and I was Jeremy Hunt, would the ball have been a little faster or more accurate?
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bly, say all of us. Yet large numbers of people do have periodic or longterm difficulty in getting a good night’s rest. Arranged by LymeForward, on Thursday, July 18 from 3pm to 4pm, at the Woodmead Halls, Ellie Sturrock is offering a free, open, session for anyone who would like practical sleep advice. This offers a combination of treatments for managing poor sleep. These are all psychological and behavioural, with no medication involved. It does not actively treat restless legs or sleep apnoea, but for early morning waking, insomnia, night time worries or nightmares, this will give you some strategies to use right away. Ellie is a senior therapist with Dorset Healthcare’s ‘Steps to Wellbeing’ service. A most interesting and sympathetic professional who works regularly in Lyme Regis, she said: “All are welcome, no charge, no booking, just come along.” This is a rare opportunity, so if you think it might help you, don’t miss it.
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Film funding should go to food bank ■ IT was good to read on the LymeOnline website that the town council has confirmed that the makers of the Mary Anning movie 'Ammonite' have donated £15,000 to the town, to be used for a worthy cause (see page 3). Apparently the size of this donation was 'leaked' weeks ago, can't imagine by whom. There has been much suggestion that
the money should go towards the £175,000 cost of creating a Mary Anning statue down at Cobb Gate, or else given to some sort of youth project. Those ideas have their merits but, given that Mary Anning was often poorer than poor in her time, might it not be more fitting, and ‘worthy’, if the £15,000 was donated to help feed those residents whose families sadly
depend on our food bank? At a time when we live in a Lyme in which some of our community cannot afford food, a grotesque blot on our social landscape, I am not convinced that Mary Anning would want the money to be spent on adulation when the modern likes of her are near starving. Geoff Baker Sidmouth Road, Lyme Regis
SUV drivers should take note of climate change disaster
■ IT astonishes and massively offends me how many of my generation are currently driving around Lyme or visiting Lyme in their huge vehicles. I am horrified how very many of the 60+ babyboomers clearly do not care for the environment. Every time I drive up Pound Street, which is a lot, I am having to mount the pavement because some geriatric is hammering down it, clearly not in control of the slightest sense of awareness that his SUV is the width of Chesil
Beach. And then the irritating fossils can't park it without a) a month of Sundays, and b) taking over half of the space which was previously beside it. Anyone over the age of 70 should be shouted at to start giving a damn about the climate change disaster, which they and my generation created. I am disgusted by our lot, absolutely disgusted. Geoff Baker, Sidmouth Road, Lyme Regis
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Difficult season finishes on a high ONE of the most difficult seasons in the history of Lyme Regis Skittles League ended on a high note with the annual presentation night at the Power Boat Club. A question mark hung over the future of the league when they lost the alley at the Rock Point Inn when it was sold, and the Ship Inn was closed temporarily, leaving no alleys in Lyme. But the Ship was re-opened with staff from the Pilot Boat running the pub until new licensees are appointed. League secretary Mark Williams had to burn the midnight oil in rearranging the fixture list on a number of times and, with the co-operation of team captains, the full programme was completed by the end of the season. It turned out to be another good season for the No Hopers who finished top of men’s division one, with Marksmen in the runners-up spot. No Hopers, skippered by Jon Broome, also won the Cornish Cup and The George Nomination Cup as well as the Bert Smith trophy for the highest score (413) in the league and cup competitions. The division two men’s league was won by Rousdon Rebels with Royal British Legion finishing in second place. The ladies league was won by Wootton Wobblers with Hot Gossips in second place. A full list of winners can be seen on www.lymeonline.co.uk
NO HOPERS, winners of men’s division one as well as three other trophies pictured with The George landlord Dean Herbert who presented the trophies
SMASHERS, winners of the Doug Clark knock-out cup and the Dave Smith knockout cup for the highest score (348) in the league and cups
WOOTTON WOBBLERS, winners of the ladies’ division and The George Nomination Cup.
LA CREMÉ, winners of the Bob Sweetland knock-out cup and runners in the Doug Clark knock-out competition
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, captained by Jon Hunt, came runners-up in division two, their highest position since joining the league
MARKSMEN, runners-up of men’s division one and runners-up in the Cornish Cup, named after the former landlord of the old New Inn, Lionel Cornish
TERRY Holmes(left) and Emma Blackmore from the Hot Gossips, winners of the ladies’ knock-out pairs competition
SKITTLE ME TIMBERS who picked up the wooden spoon in men’s division two at the end of their first year in the league
TRACEY Chapman, the ladies’ highest individual scorer (77) in league and cup games
MARK WHATMORE celebrates his highest nomination score (61) with Dean Herbert
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Silver in county foursomes By Richard Jackman
LYME Regis Golf Club fielded teams in each of the three ladies county foursomes held at Ferndown Golf Club. Each pair plays on the first day and the top four meet in the semi-final and final the following day. In the bronze division, and playing their first match together, Amy Mudford and Sarah Kilcoyne played very well finishing sixth out of 20 pairs, only half a point off qualifying for the final four and Jane Dixon and Di Harris finished a creditable seventh in the silver division. The scratch pairing of Melissa McMahon and Rosie Jackman battled through to secure fourth spot, so qualifying to play the top finishers Parkstone who finished nine shots better. Match play is different and the Lyme pair dug deep to secure a 4 and 3 win, much against the odds. In the other semi-final, Broadstone saw off hosts Ferndown so played Lyme in the final. Broadstone had players playing off 4 and 5 respectively whereas Lyme fielded McMahon off 1 and Jackman off 12 and in the final that difference counted but, although losing 4 and 3, the Lyme pair played incredibly well to finish second in the competition.
■ IN the monthly stableford at Lyme
Regis Golf Club, James Nathan Turner was on cracking form as he rounded off the front nine with two gross birdies on the last two holes, in his front nine score of 22 to finish top on 41 points. There was a tussle for second and third spot as Nic Snape and Craig McGowan vied for the honour. Snape’s front nine of 18 and back nine of 21 gave him silver on countback as McGowan had started brightly with 21 on the front nine. The seniors’ June stableford saw an-
DORSET County President Grace Burke, left, presenting the scratch runners-up trophy to Rosie Jackman and Melissa McMahon, watched by ladies county captain Tracey Bryant other Turner win and although no relation, Roger Turner’s 41 points was very well-worked as he made no mistakes on the difficult holes, securing many valuable three pointers, pulling together 21 points on the front nine. Nick Franks finished his round brilliantly scoring 15 points on the last five holes to come second on 39, while Graham Winter upped his game on the back nine scoring 20 points to finish a good third on 38 points. The midweek stableford saw David Lyon warming up for the club championships as he won with 38 points from Mark Lewis (34 points) and Graham Paterson (33). The ladies’ Centenary Sword and Committee Cup competition was a relatively low scoring affair in tricky con-
ditions, but the competition was keen as Cyndy Mudford started well and held off the rest of the field with 32 points, while newcomer Susan Jeffery blew out on three holes but still had some good holes to finish in second spot on 31.Jill Swainson had an erratic round but scoring 17 on the front nine and finishing with a birdie took third place with 30 points. In the nine-hole competition Di Dick held off the competition to win with 16 points ahead of Caroline Holland, 15, who beat Mary Golding, also 15, on countback.
■ THE seniors at Lyme Regis Gold Club held their club championships over two days and in relatively benign conditions. On day one, there were no
spectacular scores so in both the gross and nett championships there were probably 15 in each competition who were in with a shout. In the nett competition, Jeremy Linnert added a 75 to his very worthy 69 on the first day to set a marker of 144 for others to catch. Neil Smith and Arthur Daines were playing together and clearly spurred each other on as Daines added a nett 69 to his 73 to score 142. However, Smith, starting with a gross birdie, was in sublime form, his putting, especially on the last few holes, was excellent, so it was no surprise that his second round nett 65 was the best round of the competition, giving him the Cyril Gallie Cup, for the best nett score of 137 over the two rounds.
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Swashbuckling Harvey saves day for Uplyme HAVING posted the lowest league score in the club’s history when they were skittled out for just 28 runs the previous week, Uplyme & Lyme Regis Cricket looked like they were in for another drubbing at Topsham St James on Saturday when they had just 37 runs on the board with seven batsmen back in the pavilion. But a swashbuckling 67 not out from Harvey Brimicombe restored their fortunes and took Uplyme to a final respectable score of 163-9 off their allotted 45 overs. Harvey’s knock included five fours. Uplyme’s opening order failed with
the bat with just three other players reaching double figures – Gabriel Maltby (21), Mark Brimicombe (11) and Charlie Moss (12). But Uplyme’s attack were in superb form, bowling out the home team for 100 runs in 41.3 overs to earn the villagers 19 useful points which keeps them in the top four of the Devon Cricket League division E East. The bowling honours were shared by Steve Batey (3 for 5 off seven overs) and Harvey Brimicombe (3 for 29 off 8 overs). Tomorrow (Saturday) Uplyme are
at home to Woodbury & Newton St Cyres, who are well down the table (start 1.30pm) when another good points haul is within their grasp. ■ AFTER a good start to the season, which saw them in third place in the Devon Cricket League Division E East, Uplyme and Lyme Regis Cricket Club were brought down to earth when they were skittled out for just 28 runs – 13 of which came from extras! The visitors to the King George V playing field were North Devon 2nd X1, one of the best sides seen on the village ground for some time.
Uplyme won the toss and elected to bat but they were all back in the pavilion after just 16.2 overs with only Harvey Brimicombe (12), Marc Brimicombe (1), Bruce Maltby (1) and Gabriel Maltby (1) troubling the scorers. No less than seven batsmen failed to score. North Devon knocked off the required runs in just 7.2 overs for the loss of two wickets, both claimed by Tyler Wellman, back from his cricketing exploits in Australia with Uplyme’s twin club, Deepdene Bears.
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Uplyme & Lyme Regis Cricket Club Saturday, July 6 Uplyme & Lyme Regis v Woodbury & N/St Cyres King george V Playing Field 1.30pm start
10-0 league win for the ladies By Paul Moffitt WITH tournament week out of the way, it was back to league action for Lyme Regis Bowling Club. The ladies covered themselves in glory with a fine 10-0 win over Dorchester. The men fared less well with the championship side, going down 2-8 away at Branksome Park, and Lyme 2 lost by the same margin against Bridport A. In the friendlies, Lyme won two of the three games played with wins against Sherborne and Faringdon, but they lost to a touring team from Swansea/Bristol. Congratulations to Barry Driscoll, Alan Nabarro & Carl Stephens who won their county quarter-final in the triples but, missed out on a trip to Leamington when beaten in the semi-final. Results Dorset Mens’ Championship: Lyme 44; Branksome Park 78. M Heneghan,A Nabarro, D Meylan, B Rattenbury 24-17; B Driscoll, G Clode, A Weech, S Pomeroy 5-34; T Allman, B Parsons, C Barber, S Chant 15-27. West Dorset Men Division 1: Lyme 43; Bridport A 65. S Dowling, J Owen, R Hobbs, K Hickman 13-24; N Solomon, R Gale, P Eagles, P Pomeroy 15-27; B Smith, A Henson, P Stephens, J Moseley 15-14. Friendlies Lyme 99; Sherborne 93 R Bishop, A Sherring, J Lewis, P Moffitt 34-12; E Sarson, J Moon, J Bishop, N Benson 15-25; T Young, D CourtenaySmith, S Dowling, A Rattenbury 18-18; L Young, J Sherring, J Moffitt, B Rattenbury 18-16; B Smith, D Sarson, A Preece, H Dowling 14-22. Lyme 109; Faringdon 72 J Davies, D Courtenay-Smith, A Preece, P Weech 28-9; B Smith, E Sarson, A Rattenbury, Chas Barber 27-9; M Davies, D Sarson, B Parsons, B Rattenbury 13-15; P Ward, P Stephens, A Weech, P Knight 21-19; M Knight, J Owen, J Moseley, Chris Barber 20-20. Lyme 97; Swansea/Bristol 120 J Davies, D Courtenay-Smith, B Driscoll, B Rattenbury 15-26; N Driscoll, G Clode, P Stephens, D Meylan 12-25; E Sarson, R Gale, J Lewis, Chris Barber 22-15; P Ward, D Sarson, A Rattenbury, J Moseley 17-17; A Darvill, M Davies, A Preece, A Weech 15-17; P Moseley, J Owen, B Parsons, Chas Barber 26-19.
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