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Beach-goers ‘risking lives’ COASTGUARDS and the RNLI in Lyme Regis have issued another stark warning to people risking their lives as they ignore the dangers of the Jurassic Coast.

The latest warning comes after a photo emerged of two adults and four children climbing up a dangerous cliff in Charmouth.

Lifeboat operations manager Nick Marks said he feared serious injury or even loss of life was a “real possibility” if people did not take the dangers of the coast seriously.

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Carnival hands out £12,750 in grants

FOLLOWING another successful year of fundraising events, Lyme Regis Regatta & Carnival Committee has donated £12,750 to local good causes.

Committee chairman Alex Heath said: “We are enormously grateful for the support we have received throughout the year with all our events.

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Bondy’s back on top!

THE tall ship Pelican will anchor in Lyme Regis this April, before taking 28 local youngsters on a six-day training voyage

All aboard the Pelican

FORMER leading goal scorer for Lyme Regis FC, Joe Bond, is back in the groove.

After his travels around the world, Joe has returned to his hometown and played his first game last Saturday when he scored a goal and was named man of the match in Lyme Rovers’ 4-0 win over Farway Reserves.

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TALL SHIP TRAINING VOYAGE FOR LYME’S YOUNGSTERS

YOUNGSTERS from the Lyme Regis area are being offered the unique opportunity to train aboard the tall ship Pelican this Easter.

The Pelican of London is a ocean-going sail training ship that is 45 metres in length, with 43 berths, a professional crew of nine and registered and equipped

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for off-shore, worldwide expeditionary voyages.

She has been specifically designed to give young people an “exciting, exacting and exhilarating seafaring experience”, offering the opportunity to voyage under open skies to far horizons,

make friends, build confidence, work as part of a team, and use perseverance, initiative and leadership to sail a tall ship.

And now this unique opportunity is being offered to those aged between 15 and 18 from the local area for the Lyme Regis Tall Ship Challenge in April.

The challenge is being organised by Adventure Under Sail,

which owns The Pelican and is now led by former LymeForward co-ordinator Adrian Ragbourne as chief executive. It is a six-day sail training voyage aboard The Pelican, which will arrive and anchor off the Cobb in Lyme Regis before setting sail again on April 17 and returning on April 22.

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Emergency services fear fatality if safety advice not adhered to COASTGUARDS and the RNLI in Lyme Regis have issued another stark warning to people risking their lives as they ignore the dangers of the Jurassic Coast.

Emergency services last week warned beach-goers to check tide times before setting off for walks, after high spring tides and a busy half term resulted in two incidents in which seven people were cut off by the tide, and one in which a man was trapped in the mud.

But the latest warning comes after photographs emerged of a couple and four children climbing in the mud on a cliff at Charmouth.

Lyme Regis lifeboat crew’s operations manager Nick Marks said: “This latest evidence of people climbing the cliff with children is a serious concern, as is those who become cut off by the tide.

“I fear serious injury, or even loss of life, is a real possibility when people do not take seriously the dangers that the coast presents.

“That is not to say they should not enjoy the coast, but it is to emphasise that they must take great care and plan their activities according to the conditions.”

The photographs were taken last Thursday by a fossil hunter on the beach at Charmouth, who com-

mented: “I was horrified to see two adults and four children, all apparently under the age of ten, climbing the cliff. Mud was actually falling off the cliff at the time.

“I also saw two wellington boots stuck in the mud and presumably abandoned by their wearers.”

Coastguards, who have dealt with several incidents involving people cut off by the tide or trapped on cliffs, have also issued many warnings and advice.

Nick Bale, station officer for Lyme Regis Coastguard, said: “We have carried out six rescues in the space of 72 hours. In all cases the casualties have put themselves in unnecessary danger through lack of forethought and ignoring straightforward advice and signage. Their rescuers have also been put into these dangerous situations.

“Coastguard advice remains very clear, do not put yourself at risk by climbing cliffs or investigating muddy areas as you can easily become stuck. If you do become stuck, remain calm and keep as still as you can.

“If you find yourself in difficulty at sea, on the beach or the cliffs or if you see something which gives you cause for concern do not hesitate… dial 999 and ask for the coastguard.”

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£1,500 start-up funds for new ACF detachment

THE newly-formed detachment of the Army Cadet Force in Lyme Regis has received a £1,500 cash boost to help get the organisation up and running.

The money has been donated from the fund set up to bring the Red Arrows aerobatic team to Lyme Regis.

The Arrows are not able to appear in Lyme this year because they are performing in the United States throughout the

summer months and there is doubt that they will be appearing again over Lyme Bay in the forseeable future, having visited the town for more than 40 years.

The money, which will enable the detachment to acquire a standard and fund other start-up costs, was presented to the detachment by Councillor Cheryl Reynolds at The Tunnel rifle range where the Army Cadets meet on a Monday evening.

Councillor Reynolds, who is looking after the administration for the detachment, was one of the prime movers in setting up the ACF following the demise of the Combined Cadet Force at the Woodroffe School last year.

A donation of £560 is also being made from the Red Arrows’ surplus to the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund.

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Carnival committee hands out £12,750 FOLLOWING another successful year of fundraising events, Lyme Regis Regatta & Carnival Committee has donated £12,750 to local good causes.

Committee chairman Alex Heath said: “We are enormously grateful for the support we have received throughout the year with all our events.

“The committee, consisting of just 10 people, have worked exceedingly hard to enhance the holidays of the many people who come to Lyme Regis as a family-friendly resort as well as raising so much money for local good causes.

“Plans are in an advanced stage for this year’s events, starting with the Easter Bonnet Parade on Easter Sunday.”

Organisations to receive funding were as follows: B Sharp, Charmouth Brownies, Charmouth Scouts, Lyme Regis Christmas Lights Committee, Charity Santa Sleigh, Get Together Club, Hallett Court, Lyme Kids’ Club, LymeForward (foodbank), Little Rascals Play Group, Lyme Regis Majorettes, Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis Musical Theatre, Lyme Regis Pantomime Society, Power Boat Club (youth section), Lyme Regis lifeboat crew, Sailing Club (youth section), Lyme Regis Sea School Trust, Lym Valley Scouts, St Michael’s Pre-School, Taekwondo Club, The Hub, Lyme Regis Town Band (training band), Uplyme King George V Field (air ambulance night time landing site), Woodroffe School.

Pancake party at church hall

ST Michael’s Parish Church in Lyme Regis will be celebrating Shrove Tuesday with its annual Pancake Party.

The event will be held in the church hall from 10am to 11.30am on Tuesday, March 5, where pancakes will be served with tea and coffee. There will also be a raffle.

Proceeds will be split between the church and Get Together Club.

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Tesco donation helps community café launch Cinema owners working on rebuild AS part of the continued improvements to The Hub, Lyme Regis Development Trust was pleased to accept a cheque from the Tesco Bags of Help Scheme for £1,000 towards a new community café. The money was raised from the charge for plastic carrier bags, with shoppers voting for their favourite causes to receive donations.

Ladies group donate £550 to FORCE THE Raymond’s Hill Ladies Club presented £550 to cancer charity FORCE at their latest meeting, following a talk from Sarah Daniels on the valuable work of the organisation. The ladies also presented a cheque for £250 to the chairman of the Woodbury Hall committee towards the improvements they have made to the hall, near Axminster.

OWNERS of the fire-stricken Regent Cinema in Lyme Regis have released a new statement saying they are continuing to work on a rebuild scheme that is “both financially and architecturally” viable.

The Regent Cinema has been closed since March 2016 after a major fire ripped through the auditorium.

In an official statement released this week – its first in over a year – owners WTW-Scott Cinemas said it

was “still actively engaged in a potential rebuild scheme for the Lyme Regis cinema”.

“We’re currently working on our fourth set of design proposals, from which we need to reach the point where the rebuild scheme is both financially and architecturally viable,” it added.

The statement also said that rumours about the site being sold were not true.

Could you stand for new council? Band welcoming new members HAVE you ever thought about standing as a local councillor?

Now’s the time to find out more, before Dorset goes to the polls on Thursday, May 2 to elect the 82 members of the new Dorset Council. The nomination period to stand opens on Monday, March 18 and the deadline to put your name forward is April 3.

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Uplyme Morris dancers donate to B Sharp MEMBERS of Uplyme Morris were proud to support local youth music charity B Sharp with their latest donation. The morris dancing side collects donations at all of its performances and makes regular contributions to charities and good causes in the Uplyme and Lyme Regis area. In January they made a £150 donation to B Sharp and hope to continue links with the musical charity in the future.

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Care Record to enhance co-ordinated healthcare PEOPLE living in Dorset can look forward to enhanced co-ordinated care as further records are joined up within the Dorset Care Record. The latest records to come on stream cover radiology results from Dorset County Hospital, Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals and Poole Hospital, as well as pathology reports and referrals from Dorset County Hospital.

Zero waste shop to offer new home delivery service MOBILE zero waste shop The Green Weigh will launch a home delivery service in March.

Since launching in August 2018, The Green Weigh’s plastic-free shop on wheels has become a weekly presence in Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Bridport, Axminster, Dorchester and Burton Bradstock, and is now also adding Beaminster and Maiden Newton to its rounds.

THANK you to all our readers who sent kind messages to celebrate LymeOnline’s first anniversary in February.

With my first year as editor under my belt, I thought it was the perfect time to jet off and celebrate in the tropical climes of Bali for a couple of weeks (not sure Dad agreed - he says I’m never allowed to leave again!) and it was lovely to return home to such support. It really makes all the hard work worthwhile.

We’ve reproduced some of your messages on our letters page on page 18, and you can find out how you can support LymeOnline going into its second year on page 17.

Just as I was returning from holiday it seemed everybody else was arriving on theirs for the half term break - and Lyme Regis must be the destination of choice!

It’s hard to believe that this time last year Lyme was blanketed in snow, as we’ve enjoyed such warm weather over the past week or so. I laid on the beach for two hours on Saturday morning, although I wasn’t quite brave enough to strip off to my swimming costume and take a dip like many others!

One visitor in particular caused quite a stir on Monday - a seal basking in the sunshine in Lyme Regis harbour, and he seemed only too happy to pose for photos

(see page 16).

Lyme is only set to get busier as we prepare for the arrival of Hollywood film crews this month.

The transformation of the Bell Cliff area into an 1840s set for the Mary Anning film ‘Ammonite’ starring Kate Winslet and Saorise Ronan - has already begun and I’m told half the town have signed up to be extras! I can’t wait to watch you all on opening night... if only they could hurry up with the cinema rebuild (see page 4).

Speaking of opening night, I hear last week’s panto was a roaring success. I was given a sneak preview of ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ at the dress rehearsal on Monday and I thought it was brilliant. Judging by the audience reviews later in the week, I wasn’t alone. See pages 11, 12 and 13 for our review and photo special.

One final plug for this week sombreros at the ready, it’s Mexican Night at Lyme Regis Football Club on Saturday (March 2). All are welcome for Mexican food, fancy dress, dancing til late and me avoiding as many tequila shots as possible... see you there!

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Cancer support group GO Girls charity launch receives charity status fundraising challenge AXMINSTER and Lyme Cancer Support is pleased to announce it has been granted charity status and is now registered with the Charity Commission. The organisation was set up only five months ago to support anyone affected by any cancer in the Axminster and Lyme Regis areas.

A DORSET-based women’s cancer charity is launching a One Million 5p Challenge at the start of Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. GO Girls wants to raise £50,000 to support the funding of five awareness campaigns to educate women about the five gynaecological cancers: ovarian, cervical, endometrial, vulval and vaginal.

Askew Sisters to appear at folk fundraiser It’s an exciting time for The Askew Sisters, one of folk music’s most exciting young acts, who are about to embark on a nationwide tour to launch their brand new album. And luckily for music lovers in Lyme Regis, the sisters have chosen to include a trip to the Marine Theatre on their travels.

The performance will form part of Lyme Folk Revisited, the annual fundraiser concert for the town’s summer folk festival.

The event will be held on Saturday, March 30. Tickets are now available at www.lymefolk.com, or by calling 01297 442138.

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Why we had respect for the police I

AM of an age that I can remember when Lyme Regis Police Station in Hill Road was manned by one sergeant and at least four constables.

As kids we were pretty much afraid of them. It was in the days when parents would threaten you with being taken to the police station if you misbehaved.

I still have vivid memories of one such occasion. We got caught stealing apples from Braggs Stores, now The Lyme Bay Cafe in Bridge Street.

We would run down the town and as we sprinted past the shop we would nick an apple from the fruit boxes outside and keep on running. On this occasion, however, a Copper was waiting for us and he frog-marched us back to the shop to return the apples and apologise. Then he told us he would be speaking to our parents about it.

My Mum was out to work and I was so scared I put myself to bed - at three o’clock in the afternoon! Can you imagine that happening today?

“I’m marching you up to the police station for pinching apples”. “Yea, whatever mum.”

I can also remember getting in a bit of bother over cutting down some Christmas trees when we received another knock on the door.

As a consequence we grew up respecting the Long Arm of the Law and when I was much older I witnessed an incident at one of the Marine Theatre’s Big Beat nights in the 1960s which demonstrated one of the great differences between policing in those days and the police today.

A group of lads from Sheffield were causing a bit of trouble outside the Marine and the Rozzers, as we often referred to them in those days, were called - one sergeant and two constables. The ringleader called the sergeant “Stripey” prompting the sergeant to remove his metal torch from his belt and hit him square in the face with it, drawing blood, followed by the instructions: “PC Jones, take him to the hospital.”

The other three lads scarpered quickly and we were left dumbstruck. I’m not suggesting for one moment that’s how such incidents should be dealt with today, but we never took any liberties when that sergeant was on patrol when the Marine turned out at midnight.

Memories of how Lyme used to be policed and the rare sighting of a Bobby On The Beat today were stirred when I attended a recent meeting of Lyme Regis Town Council when the Police

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and Crime Commissioner Martyn Underhill, accompanied by Neighbourhood Inspector Darren Stanton, attended to answer recent concerns about the lack of a police presence in Lyme.

It was somewhat ironic that 18 hours after explaining why you rarely saw a policeman in Lyme, a posse of masked and armed Coppers appeared outside of Tesco to make an arrest.

Was Mr Underhill making a point?

Obviously not. It was a real incident which distressed a number of shoppers inside the supermarket as two men were arrested in the street and have subsequently appeared in court.

As a young reporter it was necessary to have a good relationship with the police on the patch that you coverered. In those days we would call at the police station every day and the desk sergeant would take you through the incident book. Occasionally, he would say “better not mention that one yet” as an arrest was imminent.

We never let them down, for if we did we knew the relationship was over.

Those days are long gone. All information now comes through a press officer and the details are often very sketchy for the fear of the populace thinking crime is rife.

Lyme, of course, is a low crime area, although like most small towns in the South West, drug issues seem to be on the increase and burglaries are often fuelled by the need to sustain a drug habit.

When the Tories introduced Police and Crime Commissioners in 2012 I was not a great supporter of the idea, thinking that their salaries (£80k to £100k) could be better spent on more feet on the ground. But of course, it’s not that simple.

This was the first time I had heard Mr Underhill speak and I have to say I was most impressed, as I think most if not all of the councillors were as well.

With more than 50 per cent of our council tax going on policing, and with another big hike on its way, many in recent weeks have expressed the opinion that Lyme is not getting its fair share of the policing budget.

But Mr Underhill, with some operational explanations from Inspector Stanton, soon put that argument to rest, explaining in detail how the police precept was made up and outlining the policing priorities in this digital age.

Much of police work today revolves around fraud, especially in Dorset where there is a high proportion of vulnerable old people. The perpetrator would not necessarily be operating from Dorset, they could anywhere in the world, but Dorset Police would have to meet the cost of investigating. There’s a very cogent argument that says this should surely be financed nationally.

A fact I was unaware of was that there has been

WEST Dorset MP Sir Oliver Letwin was a crucial member of David Cameron’s Cabinet and was at the very heart of government.

But no more. Theresa May soon dumped him and he was relegated to the back benches again.

He will deny being affronted by his demotion but many in the constituency believe he is getting his own back by not being wholly supportive of her in the Brexit debacle.

Sir Oliver, thought to be serving his no government subsidy for policing for three years - it all comes from the precept, much if which goes on police pensions.

Mr Underhill also expressed his disappointment that the proposed merger between Dorset Police and Devon and Cornwall was not going to happen because his counterpart in Devon, Alison Hernandez, was opposed to the idea.

He believed this was not good news for Lyme Regis which would have gained much by being slap in the middle of the new combined police area, rather than out on a limb.

But he has not given up on the idea. He predicted that mergers would be very much back on the agenda if there was a change of government in the near future, or even if there was a new Prime Minister as Theresa May, a former Home

last term as our MP before going to the Lord’s, joined forces with Labour’s Yvette Cooper to force the government to hand power to parliament if no UK-EU withdrawal is approved, a move that undermined his Prime Minister.

Such action may well have been the reason why one of his constituents went to the trouble of painting “How Dare You Letwin” on the A35 near Lyme this week.

Secretary responsible for policing, was also strongly opposed to police forces merging.

One question put to Mr Underhill was the lack of a police presence in Lyme during the summer months when the population of Lyme increased many times.

Inspector Stanton explained that police officers, like all others, wanted to have some holiday during the summer months and staffing levels decreased by at least 15 per cent during the season.

Inviting Mr Underhill to a council meeting was a good idea and we report on his presentation in full on page 7. He’s clearly frustrated by many of the restrictions that have been imposed on his ability to keep the people of Dorset safe but continues to fight his corner for more resources.

Carnival’s hard work pays off for local groups A WORD of congratulations to my favourite Lyme Regis organisation - the Regatta and Carnival Committee.

It’s where I cut my teeth on community work, having spent ten years as secretary from 1969 and the role that gave me the confidence to speak in public and led me to compering a number of events all over the country, including the National Carnival Queen contest at the Lyceum Ballroom in London’s West End. The carnival committee have

announced this week that they are making donations of £12,750 from the proceeds of the 2018 Regatta and Carnival Week to local groups.

In all 26 local organisations will benefit from their hard work. When you consider that the committee consists of just ten people, it is incredible that they put on such a comprehensive programme of so many events with so little manpower.

It takes all year to plan the programme and much effort also goes into other events in

the year organised by the Regatta and Carnival Committee, including the Easter Bonnet Parade and the May Fete.

Talking of local events, it’s a great shame the Red Arrows will not be performing in Lyme this year breaking a tradition that goes back more than 40 years when I brought them to the town for the first time as part of regatta week.

Last year when Red Arrows Day was abandoned because it clashed with one of the engineering days, the town council

promoted a ‘I Love Lyme Day’ which turned out to be quite a fun time. Several people have asked whether there will be another one this year.

Unfortunately, the answer is no, mainly because there will be a new council in place after the May elections and there will not be enough time to organise it.

However, council staff are anxious to build on the ‘I Love Lyme’ brand in future and have not abandoned the concept completely.

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Lyme to lose out as police merger scrapped THE proposed merger on Dorset Police with Devon and Cornwall would have been “superb” for Lyme Regis had it gone through, Police and Crime Commissioner Martyn Underhill has told local councillors.

Mr Underhill, who was in favour of the merger, attended a recent meeting of the council, accompanied by Neighbour Inspector Darren Stanton, based in Bridport, to talk about policing issues in Lyme Regis and to explain why the police precept was rising by a “staggering” £24.

Mr Underhill said he had met with the Mayor, Councillor Michaela Ellis, and the council a few months ago to talk about the merger of Dorset Constabulary with Devon and Cornwall.

He told the meeting: “As you know I supported the merger but the Commissioner for Devon & Cornwall said no to the merger. This is particularly relevant to Lyme. At the moment you are the outpost of Dorset.

“Had the merger gone on it would have been superb for Lyme because you would have been in the middle of the fifth biggest police force in the country and I saw huge opportunities there. It was the intention of myself and the Chief Constable to rewrite the current provision of officers across the three counties.

“I stand here unhappy that we did not merge, but from a Lyme point of view massive bonuses which would have taken away the angst of the people of this town have been blocked by the merger not happening, and for that I apologise. It was out of my hands.

“Did we lose any police officers through not merging? Yes, we did. The merger was supposed to give Dorset at least another 100 officers or front line staff. Without the merge happening, that will now not happen.

“Last year the police precept rise was a staggering £12, this year there will be a £24 precept rise.

These are scary figures. Quite frankly, I don’t agree with the approaches taken by the government.

“This government has two years in a row directed a huge increase in the precept which is a Treasury-led strategy to increase police funding through local taxes. If this policy continues you

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“My budget is roughly 50-50 precept and government grant. For the last three years the government grant has been frozen and the precept has been the way of securing police funding.

“If you live in a deprived area they only get 20 per cent of their funding through precepts. So for the last three years the Police Crime Commissioners in these deprived areas in the north having been getting roughly 20 per cent of what I get. It means that if this carries on, which it is as the government has made it quite clear, policing will be paid by local taxation.

“I am not happy about it, I don’t agree with it and I also believe that for your £24 precept rise you expect to get more, you pay more to get more.

The reality is you are paying more and you are roughly getting the same.

“The precept rise of £24, which has now been approved, will secure £7million for the people of Dorset, but the government are taking away just £6million of that money. So £3.1million goes on police pensions – all public sector pensions have had increases dramatically approved by the Treasury. If you are in the NHS the government pay that; if you are in the fire service or the police you pay that. So over half of the precept I have raised - £13 of the £24 – is for paying for police pensions. We then have inflation and then we have pay increases.

“I have been involved in policing for 40 years, I have been commissioner for six years. I have never known of police pay to be awarded by the government and then publicly funded. They have done that for the last two years.

“This all sounds very depressing but the reality is that by raising £24 we are creating roughly a million pounds more than we had. We are creating seven new posts, one of which is very relevant to Lyme. We are increasing the size of the rural crime team.

“Obviously in Lyme you suffer from rural crime

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on the outskirts. We are bringing in extra officers for the marine section, which again affects you in Lyme, and we are also putting three officers into reducing re-offending to keep people out of prison.

“So you are getting some things for your £24.

The establishment of Dorset Police will increase.

Is the increase to the number I am happy with?

No, it’s not, but it does take us out the trajectory of cuts. The cuts have gone on since I have been here since 2010. This is the first year when there hasn’t been any cuts. I just get frustrated that local tax precepts are being used to fund a public service which should come from central taxation.”

Deputy mayor Stephen Miller asked what they were doing about improving response times and presence as they had already referred to Lyme Regis as “an outpost”. He said for a lot of people in Lyme Regis, this was what mattered.

Inspector Stanton said his area of policing was neighbourhood policing. His officers were PCs and PCSOs with a couple of sergeants across West Dorset. They dealt with long-term problem solving and were not the officers that attended 999 calls.

He added: “I work closely with the Patrol Inspector to make sure we are meeting our priorities in responding to crime. Lyme Regis has a comparable response rate to the whole of the West

Dorset Section. In Lyme Regis we get to just shy of 70 per cent of our 999 calls within 20 minutes.

I would love that to be 100 per cent but we have to cover a very vast area with very few police officers so response times are going to suffer.”

Mr Underhill said police numbers had been reduced by 500 in Dorset since 2010 due to the cuts.

He continued: “If there were five cops working in Lyme Regis, pro-rata that works out about one less officer in Lyme, leaving four. But two of them are working in offices. What are they doing? They are doing online investigations, on-line fraud.

Times are changing.

“When was the last time you had an armed robbery in Lyme? They used to go in banks with a sewn off a shotgun and take thirty grand and get 30 years in prison. Now they can take £300,000 with the click of a mouse.

“Cops are still here but they are not visible. The main threat to the people in Dorset is now fraud.

Fraud is the most prevalent crime by a country mile.”

Councillor Brian Larcombe highlighted the rise in population in Lyme during the summer months, adding: “What we would like to see is a bit more presence in the season.”

Mr Underhill pointed out that the police unions were pushing the government for more double crew patrol cars and this would slow down response times, a point reiterated by Inspector Stanton who said he had spent most of his police career as a single crew.

He also stressed that he lost 15 per cent of staff during the summer months due to holiday entitlement which presented challenges to provide cover during the summer.

Councillor Jeff Scowen asked what more could Lyme do to secure more policing.

Mr Underhill replied: “We have a very good MP but nobody writes to him. They all write to me. I don’t change the law. Write to your MP. They can put pressure on the government.”

Councillor Patrick Ridley asked what Mr Underhill thought about private security to combat crime. The commissioner said there were no such groups in Dorset but he accepted that they had worked in some places.

Does Lyme Regis need more CCTV? See page 9 for full story

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Illustrated talk on the life of village’s tragic naval hero AN illustrated talk on Charmouth’s “tragic hero” James Warden will be held on Thursday, March 7 at 7pm.

Presented by Neil Mattingly and Simon Parsons, the talk will cover the life of naval hero James Warden, who bought the Manor of Charmouth in 1788 but fell out with village residents over changes he made to the property.

The issues climaxed with an argument four years later with his neighbour, Norman Bond, over his dogs.

This led to a duel at Hunters Lodge, between Charmouth and Axminster, where James was killed and his neighbour fled the country to the West Indies.

The talk will cover Warden’s colourful life, the duel and his descendants.

The event will be held at St Andrew’s

NEIL Mattingly and Simon Parsons pictured at the tomb of naval hero James Warden (illustrated right)

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Church, hosted by the Changing Spaces group which aims to raise funds to make the church more of a community venue.

Entrance is free but organisers would be grateful for any donations towards a fund to restore James Warde’s tomb outside the church, which is currently in a poor state of repair.

Another busy year of Charmouth man in Charmouth! charged after armed events CHARMOUTH Events Committee has a of entertainment lined up police arrest in Lyme forbusytheprogramme rest of the year.

A 30-year-old man from Charmouth was one of two people to be charged with offences following a recent armed police raid in Lyme Regis.

Armed and masked police officers carried out an arrest of a man in Broad Street, outside Tesco Express, on Thursday, February 15.

Police have now reported that the man from Charmouth has been charged with possession of a knife blade/sharp pointed article in a public place, possession with intent to supply class A drugs, driving while disqualified and driving without insurance.

He is next due to appear before Bournemouth Crown Court on March 21.

A 31-year-old man of no fixed abode has also been charged with possession of a knife blade/sharp pointed article in a public place, possession with intent to supply class A drugs and will also appear in court on March 21.

Electors welcome at annual parish meeting CHARMOUTH will host its annual parish meeting on Wednesday, March 6.

The meeting will be held at St Andrew’s Community Hall at 7.30pm, when all parish electors are welcome to come and hear reports from the West Dorset Neighbourhood Policing Team, Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group, county councillor Daryl Turner, district councillor Cheryl Reynolds, as well as an update on parish council activities over the past year.

Upcoming events include more film nights, two Party in the Parks and the village’s first ever folk festival.

After a popular start for the regular film nights at St Andrew’s Community Hall, organisers are hoping numbers will pick up again for the next screenings to ensure the events are viable in the future.

The next screenings will be ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ on Wednesday, March 20 and ‘Widows’ on Thursday, April 11. Tickets for both are £5.50 in advance from Morgans or Charmouth Stores, or £6.50 on the door.

Charmouth’s popular Party in the Park will return for two editions this year - the first on Sunday, May 26 and the second on Sunday, August 11. Volunteers are needed for both events, which will include live music, food, drink and fireworks at the Barrs Lane playing field.

The first Charmouth Folk Festival will be held across several village venues over the weekend of September 27 to 29 with more details to be announced soon.

Charmouth Events Committee will hold their annual general meeting on Thursday, October 24.

Another busy year will be rounded off with fireworks on the beach on Saturday, November 2, a Christmas Fayre on Thursday, December 5 and more fireworks on the beach for New Year’s Eve. If anyone can offer help at any of the above events or would like to get involved with the events committee, contact Phil Tritton by emailing phil.tritton@gmail.com

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Does Lyme need more CCTV?

Beavers visit Pets at Home THE 1st Lym Valley Beavers visited Pets at Home in Axminster as part of a busy winter programme.

The Beavers learned how to look after pets and other animals and they also got the chance to handle a number of the animals at the branch.

The Beavers are currently working towards their Animal Friends badge.

Beaver leader Karen Yelland commented: “It

was really good fun to visit Pets and Home, and I’m happy to see the Beavers had so much fun.

“With spaces coming up at Easter, there has never been a better time join the adventure.”

The 1st Lym Valley Scout Group, based in Uplyme, has recently recorded record numbers in Beavers, Cubs and Scouts as the group has grown continuously for over a decade.

TOWN councillors have considered whether they should install more CCTV cameras in Lyme Regis, in light of a recent spate of burglaries and attempted break-ins.

Councillors were asked at this week’s Town Management & Highways Committee whether they wanted to join the new Dorset Council’s CCTV project, allowing Dorset Police to monitor footage from existing cameras in the town for no charge.

Councillor Jeff Scowen said it was a “no brainer” to join the scheme, but also questioned why there were no plans to add cameras in Broad Street, which he described as the “most important area of the town”.

The council’s operations supervisor Matt Adamson-Drage said that adding cameras in Broad Street was “on the table” as part of the recent review of the council’s CCTV system, but it was eventually decided just to upgrade the existing infrastructure.

Councillor Brian Larcombe said the council had considered a report from a CCTV consultant, which recommended areas that cameras should cover and Broad Street was not one of them.

Councillor Scowen pointed out that there had been another break-in in the town centre last week, which followed a spate of burglaries over the Christmas and New Year period.

The Mayor, Councillor Michaela Ellis, advocated that the council should also have ANPR cameras, which can recognise number plates on vehicles.

Councillor Scowen added: “I think we can’t have enough security with what has been happening recently.”

However, Councillor Richard Doney spoke very strongly against CCTV. He commented: “I can understand why people think it’s helpful but there’s a much bigger issue here and that’s the whole surveillance of the public by authorities.

“This country must be in the top five in terms of CCTV coverage and I very strongly object to that. This is a philosophical issue.”

Referring to Dorset Council’s CCTV project, he added: “This scheme all sounds very interesting but what benefit do the police think we are going to get from it?”

Councillor Ellis said footage could be used as evidence.

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francesca@lyme-online.co.uk Councillor Doney continued: “That sort of thing is often not good enough for evidential purposes.

I can’t convince myself there’s any benefit. What it’s doing is increasing surveillance of the public.”

Councillor Stan Williams suggested that traders should pay for their own cameras, commenting: “Most places you go traders put up their own cameras. It’s not really our problem, is it?

“We’re saving them money on doing that. We’re spending council taxpayers’ money on something that... if someone breaks into a place, it’s not really the council’s fault. It’s everybody’s duty to defend their own properties.”

Councillor Larcombe expressed concerns that an increase in CCTV coverage could result in less police officers ‘on the beat’.

He said: “I’d much rather see people doing the rounds, police out being mobile rather than sat at a desk watching a screen.”

Councillor John Broom replied: “You won’t see it, sorry.”

Responding to Councillor Doney’s concerns, Councillor Scowen commented: “I’m pretty certain that the UK has the highest per capita CCTV cameras in the world and I understand Richard’s liberal concerns about prying into people’s lives.

“However, our first duty is to protect the public and I’m afraid any consideration such as those, valid though they may be, don’t hold sway in this situation.

“I don’t see anything wrong with it and I think it’s our duty to put them up and do as much as we can to protect the people that live here and visitors.”

Councillor Larcombe said that the consultant’s report said there were not enough “substantial crime issues to warrant an increase in CCTV”.

Councillor Ellis said “things have changed” since the report, with Councillor Steve Miller adding that there had been an increase in burglaries.

Members agreed to sign up to Dorset Council’s CCTV project and said that increasing the CCTV system to cover Broad Street would be discussed at a future committee meeting.

Spring edition coming out in March 2019 The Lyme Life Magazine promotes all the major events and features the many facets of visiting Lyme Regis throughout the year.

With a 6,000 print run for each issue, the magazine will be available for free from a large number of local businesses and all the major accommodation and tourist outlets in the area.

Get your business noticed this spring by advertising with Lyme Life for as little as £55. Call Debbie on 01297 306152 or email debbie@lyme-online.co.uk View our Media Pack online at lyme-online.co.uk/lyme-life-magazine

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Players wanted for water polo championship LYME Regis Water Polo Championship is now not only the largest sea water polo competition, but the only one in the UK. Organised by Lyme Splash, the third annual championship will take place over the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, August 3 and 4 as part of Lyme Regis Regatta & Carnival Week’s busy programme.

Held in Victoria Pool, off the Cobb, the event has grown each year, with teams from Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Hampshire and Wales taking LEADING Lyme’s new water polo teams will be Andrew and Lucy Watkinson from FitApart.

This year, two teams gain. Can they repeat the success of the 1961 county champions (pictured right) from Kent and one from Cornwall are also at- portunities for a new set of floating water polo tending and more are expected bringing to- goal posts to help the new teams.

Karen commented: “Over the years we’ve gether 16 to 18 teams and their supporters.

Karen Durham-Diggins, chairman of Lyme self funded and raised money from local busiSplash, commented: “It’s a real honour that nesses, such as Lyme Bay Holidays, for safety we have managed to achieve this, a feather in and infrastructure equipment needed for the Lyme Regis’ cap that we hold the event here. water polo and the annual Lyme Splash Lyme It’s now a firm fixture each year for the teams Regis to Charmouth 3.15k swim, as well as and in Swim England’s ASA diary. giving money to charity.

“As it’s grown so much, this year we will be “This year we have a lot of investment in holding a barbecue social evening during the equipment and these specialist goals are a big championship for players, their supporters cost item. We can use them for practice and and volunteers and providing camping at for the actual championship.

Hayes Farm for the duration of the event.”

“Moving forward we will require two floatOrganisers are now hoping to form proper ing pitches, one borrowed from Bridport Barteams from Lyme Regis to compete against racuda’s, and our own.” the visiting sides in August.

Meanwhile, Lyme Regis Museum has supKaren added: “Our aim was to bring water plied Lyme Splash with a newspaper cutting polo back to Lyme Regis and as the hosts of of Lyme Regis water polo players from this tremendous event we feel we are now September 8 1961 (pictured right) who won ready to form a couple of proper teams, practhe county championship after beating Poole. tice earlier and start encouraging younger The caption names them as Kerry Habgood, people to take part.”

Lucy and Andrew Watkinson, founders of Stuart Case, Dave Ross, Keith (surname illegible).

Mike Price, Sandy Stuart and Roger personal training company FitAgain, who have been involved in the event since its in- Long.

Lyme Splash is hoping the new teams could ception, have now stepped up to form the repeat the success of the 1960s players, with ladies and men’s teams.

Anyone interested in joining them should Karen asking: “Where are they now and do they fancy a spot of coaching?” email andrew@fitagain.co.uk.

For more details on Lyme Splash and the Practice will start shortly in swimming pools and from May onwards in the harbour, and water polo championship, visit the website Lyme Splash will be looking for funding op- www.lyme-splash.com

Top accolade for financial adviser

Local youngsters invited aboard tall ship Pelican CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE The Pelican may sail to the Channel Islands or another port depending on the weather and the ship will operate from Portland Marina if necessary.

There are places for 28 young people (14 boys and 14 girls) from Lyme Regis and the surrounding areas to go aboard for the trip.

The crew will also include three mentors who have a background and are qualified in development projects with young people.

Marcus Dixon, former chief executive of Lyme Regis Development Trust, now works as business development manager for Adventure Under Sail.

He commented: “Over the years I’ve worked on a number of initiatives to give people in Lyme Regis new and exciting opportunities.

So I am delighted to be in a position to enable 28 youngsters the chance to join the beautiful

T/S Pelican of London as trainee crew this Easter.

“Sailing ships have always been vessels for broadening horizons, sharing and trading ideas, skills and expertise. They are hardwired into our psyches – exciting endeavours, voyages beyond borders that make new relationships and redefine what is perceived as being possible.

“Sailing a tall ship is a fantastic experience of a lifetime and I hope this is the first of what will be an annual seafaring adventure.”

The cost per person for the six-day voyage is £180, which the youngsters are asked to raise themselves.

Those interested in finding out more are invited to a meeting at The Hub in Church Street on Friday, March 8 at 6pm. Alternatively, visit the website www.adventureundersail.com or email enquiries@adventureundersail.com

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INDEPENDENT financial adviser David Boyce from Bright Future Financial has been announced as one of the UK’s top rated advisers by VouchedFor, the review website for financial advisers.

Mr Boyce (pictured) scored an average 4.9 out of 5 in a guide which recently appeared in The Times newspaper showcasing the country’s best financial advisers based on client reviews.

VouchedFor verifies each client review using a combination of an algorithm and manual investigations. The website also requires advisers to confirm each reviewer is a client before seeing the content of the review in order to prevent advisers only accepting positive reviews.

Mr Boyce commented: “I have a strong commitment to being independent and by offering a whole of market choice, I can provide my

clients the very best unbiased financial advice.

“I take the time to get to know my clients, their objectives and attitude to risk in order to custom build a service that’s right for them.

“I constantly strive to achieve the best outcomes for clients and gaining this recognition based on positive feedback provides me with immense satisfaction.”

Mr Boyce, who is a Chartered Financial Planner, founded Lyme Regis-based Bright Future Financial with business partner Rob James in January last year.

Since launching, the company has gone from strength to strength and is now seeking to recruit additional advisers.

The firm offers advice on financial planning, investments, pensions and inheritance tax.

Full details of their services can be found at www.brightfuturefinancial.co.uk.

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Talented cast shines in ‘Snow White’ T

HE third and final curtain call at last week’s production of ‘Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs’ by Lyme Regis Pantomime Society at the Woodmead Halls was ‘Young At Heart’.

There could not have been a more appropriate ending to one of the best pantomimes I have seen in a long career of covering local stage shows.

Down the years the society has introduced many young performers to the art of pantomime, many of whom have become firm favourites with Lyme audiences - and this was no exception.

Coaxed by a few well-seasoned performers, the youngsters excelled and on the first night I attended, with a near full house, their enthusiasm and enjoyment cascaded across the footlights.

The fun on stage was palpable and it was a cracking show.

Although there was no traditional Dame, it had all the ingredients expected of any self-respecting panto - popular songs, lots of energetic dancing, great costumes, corny jokes, an effective stage set and, of course, a happy ending.

Producer/director Sarah Causley and her two assistants, Amanda Rattenbury-Davies and Lorraine Knowles, can feel well satisfied that this particular show will go down as one of the most popular and professional for several years.

Although still in her mid-20s, Jodie Glover is a seasoned performer and has appeared in more than 50 shows, but this was her first pantomime.

She adapted to the genre effortlessly and with a divine voice and superb acting skills, she sailed through the lead role of Snow White with consummate ease.

Along with leading boy Harvey Causley as the handsome Prince Lorenzo, Jodie produced the musical highlight of the show with their rendition of ‘Orange Coloured Sky’, the 1950s Nat King Cole hit, and accompanied by the Dwarfs her rendition of ‘Everything’s Coming Up Roses’ and ‘Spoon Full of Sugar’ also delighted the audience.

The multi-talented Harvey was a natural for the role of the handsome prince and had a few in the audience swooning as well as Snow White,

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SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS

Lyme Regis Pantomime Society Woodmead Halls especially during their duet ‘Love Will Find A Way’.

Harvey has a natural stage presence and is rapidly becoming one of area’s most sought after performers. A long and successful career beckons.

A successful panto has to have a ‘baddie’ who entices the audience to engage with sufficient boos and hisses and this role fell, not for the first time, to Lorraine Knowles as the Queen Morgiana who ruled over the Kingdom of Moravia with evil intent. Lorraine relished the role and is in danger of being type-cast for ever, such was the intensity of her portrayal. A faultless performance.

With no Dame in this particular version, the task of titillating the audience with a never-ending tirade of corny jokes, delivered with immaculate timing, was entrusted to Daniel Edwards in the role of Muddles, the court jester. He interacted well with the audience and kept the pace bouncing along in an infectious manner.

Much humour was also generated by Drew Morris in the role of the Queen’s ineffective henchman who also established a good rapport with the audience with the occasional well delivered ad-lib. This was Drew’s first venture on the local stage and I have a feeling we will be seeing much more of him in the future.

Top marks also go the Tracey Wood, another newbie to the pantomime scene who made an effective Fairy Goodheart and to young Oliver Taylor who showed great confidence in the role of Tom Bowler.

The big hit of this show was undoubtedly the performance of the Seven Dwarfs, superbly mar-

JODIE Glover and Harvey Causley were the picture of love’s young dream as Snow White and Prince Lorenzo shalled by Jake Causley who gave a very professorial performance as their leader, Prof.

Their very appearance – walking on their knees with false legs flapping in front of them - brought the house down – so take a bow Amanda Rattenbury-Davies (Grumbly), Naomi Davis-Griffiths (Cheeky), Megan Flux (Snoozy), Charis Holland (Sniffly), Cody Wootton (Blusher) and Grace Knowles (Loopy). They were simply fabulous.

Great credit is also due to the enthusiastic chorus line who sang and danced their way through

no less than ten numbers – Louise Rawlins, Lindsey Cozens, Beverley Rattenbury, Logan Street, Joshua Denning, Sarah Causley, Sofia Briggs-Harrison, Isobel David-Griffiths, Kate Wootton, Klara Smith, Millie Ellis, Libby Flux, Darci Street and Oliver Taylor.

So all in all, another successful production in a long list of successes by Lyme Regis Pantomime Society.

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Night at the races will help fund Musical Theatre’s next show MEMBERS and supporters of Lyme Regis Musical Theatre will be going to the races to help raise funds to meet the costs of staging their next production - Cole Porter’s musical hit ‘Anything Goes’.

The former operatic society will be staging a Race Night during Gold Cup week at the Woodmead Halls on Saturday, March 16 with the first race at 8pm.

The £8 tickets include a ploughman’s supper and are available by ringing the telephone numbers on the advertisement (right).

A warm welcome will be extended to allcomers, and not just members of LRMT, and all will be encouraged to have a flutter on the eight races.

‘Anything Goes’ will be the society’s 98th show and plans are already being made to celebrate the society’s 100th anniversary next year, having been formed in 1920.

The first show staged at the Marine Theatre by the operatic society was Gilbert & Sullivan’s ‘The Mikado’ in 1921 and one of the events planned for the centenary is a concert version of the same show.

‘Anything Goes’ will be staged at the Wood-

mead Halls between Tuesday, May 14 and Saturday, May 18 with tickets going on sale from Lyme Regis Tourist Information Centre in mid-March.

Members of LRMT are hard at work rehearsing for ‘Anything Goes’ which the society last performed in 2005.

And for the first time popular stage performer Kelly Apps (pictured) will be directing the show and not appearing on stage.

‘Anything Goes’ was first staged in 1934 with music and lyrics by Cole Porter.

The story concerns madcap antics aboard an ocean liner bound from New York to London. Billy Crocker is a stowaway in love with heiress Hope Harcourt, who is engaged to Lord Evelyn Oakleigh. Nightclub singer Reno Sweeney and Public Enemy #13, ‘Moonface’ Martin, aid Billy in his quest to win Hope.

The musical introduced such songs as ‘Anything Goes’, ‘You're the Top’, and ‘I Get a Kick Out of You’.

Since its 1934 debut, the musical has been revived several times in the United States and Britain and has been filmed twice.

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THE cast and chorus pictured on stage for the finale of ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’

A FEARFUL Snow White (Jodie Glover) is protected by the Seven Dwarfs

Photos by Francesca Evans

TRACEY Wood as Fairy Goodheart

A HAPPY ending for Snow White (Jodie Glover) and Prince Lorenzo (Harvey Causley)

ABOVE and below, lead cast members take to the stage for the final few numbers

LORRAINE Knowles won plenty of boos and hisses from the audience as the evil Queen Morgiana

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SNOW White (Jodie Glover) jokes around with Herman the Henchman (Drew Morris)

SNOW White (Jodie Glover) joins some of the younger chorus members on stage

THE Seven Dwarfs take a bow. Pictured right, Daniel Edwards as court jester Muddles and, below, another colourful chorus number

Production team: Sarah Causley (producer and director); Amanda Rattenbury-Davies and Lorraine Knowles (assistant producers); Amanda Rattenbury-Davies and Sarah Causley (choreographer); Hilary Smith and Yvonne McCreanney (sewing and costume design); Lauren Good (musical director, keyboard); Glynn Rattenbury (percussion); Peter Yates (bass); Terry Cozens (stage manager); Brian Street, Alan Ellis, Michaela Ellis, Brian Rattenbury, Jane Tappin, Mike Tappin, Jonathan Carey, Jon Doody, Alan Taylor, Tanya Rattenbury, Jess Douglas, Aaron Rawlins (stage crew); Ann Yates (prompt); Hilary Smith and Yvonne McCreaney (costume making); Seventh Wave Audio (lighting and sound); Jane Tappin (props); Michaela Demkiw and Sarah Causley (scenery); Carl Salter (set builder); Kathy Smith, Val Hawkins, Una Quick, Shirley Colley, Annette Denning and friends of the society (front of house and raffle).

The costumes came from Shirley Colley’s society stock.

JAKE Causley as lead dwarf Prof and Daniel Edwards as Muddles the jester. Left, Snow White (Jodie Glover) is offered the fateful apple by Queen Morgiana (Lorraine Knowles) in disguise

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Get ready for another busy year in Lyme Regis with this advance list of dates for all the major spring and summer events in the area!

Friday, May 3 - Sunday, May 5 ● Lyme Regis Fossil Festival Sunday, May 12 ● May Fete, Anning Road Playing Field, 1pm Friday, May 24 - Sunday, May 26 ● Jazz Jurassica Sunday, May 26 ● Blessing of the Boats, Lifeboat Station, 3pm ● Charmouth Party in the Park, Barrs Lane Playing Field, 5pm Saturday, June 8 ● Uplyme Fete, King George V Playing Field, 2pm Saturday, July 6 ● Charmouth Challenge, Charmouth Primary School ● Lyme Regis Sausage & Cider Festival, Lyme Regis Football Club

George V Playing Field, 1pm Saturday, July 27 - Saturday, August 2 ● Lyme Regis Lifeboat Week Saturday, August 3 - Sunday, August 11 ● Lyme Regis Regatta & Carnival Week Sunday, August 4 ● Charmouth Party in the Park, Barrs Lane Playing Field, 5pm Saturday, August 10 ● Charmouth Gardeners Show, St Andrew’s Community Hall & Charmouth Village Hall Friday, August 30 - Sunday, September 1 ● Lyme Folk Weekend

Friday, July 12 - Sunday, July 14 ● Dorset Street Food Festival, Lyme Regis seafront

Saturday, September 7 Sunday, September 8 ● Food Rocks

Saturday, July 13 ● Uplyme Summer Show & Country Fayre, King

Friday, September 27 - Sunday, September 29 ● Charmouth Folk Festival

Legendary 60s singer to perform at Marine

SHE was best friends with Leonard Cohen, hung around with The Beatles and presented her own primetime 60s TV show.

The original beatnik folk legend Julie Felix has now announced a concert at the Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis in April.

Signed to Decca, she was known for Californian hippy folk and South American songs such as ‘El Cóndor Pasa’.

In 1964 Julie arrived in the UK to play at legendary clubs such as The Troubadour, after leaving California and hitchhiking through Europe with her guitar.

It didn’t take long before Julie was resident singer on ‘The Frost Report’, and quickly became a household name in the UK. Four years later, Julie was given her own TV series, the first colour series produced by the BBC, and it sold to virtually every country in the world. Guests included The Kinks, Dusty Springfield, and Jimmy Page.

Throughout the 60s and 70s, Julie’s career flourished, and her music reflected her heartfelt beliefs and her love affair with nature.

Decades later, Julie was invited to Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen, Prince Philip, Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall.

What began for little Julie as simple home entertainment, as her father and his friends played Mariachi music into the small hours of the morning, has been this remarkable woman’s vocation for over half a century.

JULIE FELIX AND SUPPORT FRIDAY, APRIL 5, MARINE THEATRE, BAR OPENS 7pm FOR 8pm Tickets: £14 advance or £16.50 on the door with 10% off for Theatre Friends Call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com

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Join us for food, craft beer and cocktails.

Music kicks offf around 8.30pm

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History show comes to Lyme What’s on...

SAM Willis, presenter of the BBC’s ‘The Silk Road and Invasion!’, and James Daybell, one of the country’s leading professors of history, are visiting the Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis to show a new way to think about the past.

Histories of the Unexpected Live is an exciting new show that demonstrates how everything has a history, even the most unexpected of subjects, and how those subjects link together in unexpected ways.

The show is based on the duo's podcast and book of the same name, and has been adapted for a live audience by Daniel Jamieson, one of the country’s leading playwrights.

The show is a freefall through historic themes including the Titanic, Pompeii, Neolithic cave painting, Victorian perfumes and electrical experiments on the human face.

HISTORIES OF THE UNEXPECTED SATURDAY, APRIL 6, MARINE THEATRE, 7.30pm Advance tickets: £12 children, £15 adults On the door: £13.50 children, £17.50 adults Call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com

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Friday @ The Pilot The Pilot Boat, 9pm Weekly live music nights at the Pilot Boat.

Saturday, March 2

SAM Willis, presenter of the BBC series ‘The Silk Road and Invasion’ will host the live show with historian James Daybell

This month at the Marine Catch up with Lyme’s Little Theatre by the Sea

APPARENTLY it’s time to start thinking about your beach body; after the excesses of Christmas and New Year followed by the January blues, what better time to look at yourself in the mirror and imagine you’re lying on a sunkissed Jurassic Coast drenched in factor four... yeah, right, you’re much better off getting yourself down to Lyme Regis Comedy Club on March 23 with headliner Glengarry Glen Glenn and having a good laugh.

Talking of the heat, remember this time last year when Lyme was hit with several inches of snow? So far we’ve had a small sprinkling that brought everything to a grinding halt, (though not the Marine, we carried on regardless) that was closely followed by some fantastically sunny days when Bridport photographer Dawn Potter dropped in to take a closer look at the theatre; she’s going to be one of our recommended wedding photographers. I also met local florist Lavender Blue and celebrant Alicen Dines.

I was working to the sound of Wagner’s ‘Die Walkure’ playing in the background as Steve our techie ran the trailer for this fantastic opera that we are screening on Monday, April 1, you probably know the familiar ‘Cry of the Valkyries’ that for me has always conjured up an image of warring Vikings striding across the battlefield. So it came as a bit of a surprise when I watched the footage and saw a row of rather butch women reining in what I can only describe as enormous planks of wood. But what do I know?

It was of course half term and with the unseasonably warm weather, Lyme was very busy with holidaymakers but only the children were mad enough to strip down to their swimwear. I also heard from Jazz Jurassica’s Julie Sheppard, who has been sunning herself on warmer shores and will no doubt return to the UK with a nicely bronzed beach

body.

Our film night, ‘A Star is Born’, was a huge success. I came along with pretty low expectations of Lady Gaga’s acting ability but was pleasantly surprised and thoroughly enjoyed it.

We have some excellent films coming up including ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, ‘The Favourite’, ‘Mary Poppins’ and of course the sing-along version of ‘The Greatest Showman’. Think of all those calories you’ll burn off walking to and from the bar along with singing along to your favourite songs.

There was much excitement when the news finally broke about Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan coming to Lyme. Stars in the Mary Anning feature film, the whole thing is causing quite a stir amongst the locals including our bar manager Claire who is hoping for a walkon role.

We enjoyed a great piece of theatre when Mark Farrelly brought ‘Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope’ to the Marine. There were some great audience comments on Twitter and Mark loved the Marine, describing it as “magical: a sparkly gem perching on the Dorset coast”.

The European Small-Scale Fisheries Exchange took up residence here with fishermen from across Europe including Greece, Italy and Cyprus meeting to discuss sustainability and challenges of the fishing industry.

The theatre was awash with fish, crustaceans and all things aquatic; I was minded of my winter white skin as I eyeballed some fresh fish on display, I won’t be exposing my beach body anytime soon.

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Bloke’s Brunch SWIM, 9am Free brunch organised by Axminster & Lyme cancer Support for men directly affected by cancer or supporting loved ones with cancer, with talk by local GP Dr Nick Hodges.

Comedy: Rob Newman’s Total Eclipse of Descartes Marine Theatre, 6.30pm Based on the hit BBC Radio 4 series, this whirlwind tour of philosophy explores 3,000 years of good and bad ideas. Tickets £14 in advance or £16.50 on the door - call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com. Bar opens 6.30pm for 7.30pm start.

Mexican Night Lyme Regis Football Club, 7pm Mexican theme night with free entry. Chilli, rice and nachos for £4 each, bar open late with tequila specials, fancy dress encouraged!

Live DJs @ SWIM SWIM, 8pm Resident DJs Tom Juno, James Baker & Friends play every Saturday night and Sunday afternoon at SWIM on Marine Parade.

Live Music Night @ The Nag’s The Nag’s Head, 9pm Weekly live music at the Nag’s Head, this week with Perfect Strangers.

Sunday, March 3

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.

Monday, March 4

Axminster & Lyme Cancer Support Drop-In Lyme Regis Football Club, 2pm Free drop-in session in support of local people living through cancer. Come along for a supportive chat, meet the team and hear about activities and therapies available.

Screening: The Met Opera’s ‘La Fille Du Regiment’ Marine Theatre, 4.55pm Screened from New York, Donizetti’s comic opera is a delight. Tickets £15 for adults or £5 for under 18s - call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com. Bar opens 4.55pm for 5.55pm start (screening duration 155 minutes).

Football Club Cash Bingo Lyme Regis Football Club, 7.30pm Cash bingo in aid of Lyme Regis Football Club, held on the first Monday of every month. Eyes down 7.30pm, book of six for 10 games costs £4.20.

Tuesday, March 5

LRTC Planning Committee Guildhall, 7pm Council meetings are open to the public (except for items under Exempt Business) and members of the public can speak for three minutes each at the beginning of each meeting on items relating to the agenda. For agendas see www.lymeregistowncouncil.gov.uk

Wednesday, March 6

LRTC Tourism, Community & Publicity Committee Guildhall, 7pm For agendas see www.lymeregistowncouncil.gov.uk

Thursday, March 7

Talk: ‘The Relevance of the Amazon Rainforest to Climate Change and Species Survival’, Woodmead Halls, 2.30pm A talk by Sir Ghillean Prance, FRS, a distinguished botanist, an expert on the Amazon rainforest and former director of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew. Entry is £2 for Friends of Lyme Regis Museum and £3 for non-members.

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, March 8

Talk: ‘The Lighthouses of Devon and Dorset’ Woodmead Halls, 10am A talk by Alan Nichols, a retired lighthouse engineer with

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40 years experience, hosted by the U3A Heritage Coast Branch. Tea/coffee available from 10am, talk at 11am. All welcome, entry is free for members and £2 for non-members.

Friday @ The Pilot The Pilot Boat, 9pm Weekly live music nights at the Pilot Boat, this week with the Acoustic Contingency Band.

Saturday, March 9

Music: Amy Mayes Band Marine Theatre, 7pm Expect classic soul and blues, alongside original numbers. Tickets £8 in advance or £10 on the door – call 01297 4421348 or visit www.marinetheatre.com. Bar opens 7pm for 8pm start, with supporting acts.

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, March 10

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.

Tuesday, March 12

Cinema: ‘Blade Runner’ Marine Theatre, 6.30pm Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford. Tickets £5 in advance or £6.50 on the door - call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com. Certificate 15, duration 117 minutes. Bar opens 6.30pm for 7.30pm start.

Wednesday, March 13

St Michael’s Pre-School Open Afternoon St Michael’s Pre-School, 1pm Prosepctive parents welcome to learn more about the pre-school and meet staff.

Defibrillator Awareness Sessions Uplyme Village Hall, 5.15pm A free event hosted by the NHS South Western Ambulance Service to learn how to use a defibrillator. All welcome.

LRTC Strategy & Finance Committee Guildhall, 7pm For agendas see www.lymeregistowncouncil.gov.uk Uplyme Parish Council Uplyme Village Hall, 7.15pm For agendas see https://uplymeparishcouncil.org/

Thursday, March 14

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, March 15

Music: Sam Kelly’s Station House Marine Theatre, 7pm The much cherished blues musician brings his ‘groove band’ to the Marine Theatre, with dancing very much in mind. Tickets £8 in advance or £10 on the door - call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com. Bar opens 7pm for 8pm start.

Friday @ The Pilot The Pilot Boat, 9pm Weekly live music nights at the Pilot Boat, this week with The Stomping Boondocks.

Saturday, March 16

Red Nose Day Fitsteps Class Woodmead Halls, 10am Free Fitsteps class with instructor Sarah Causley, followed by coffee and cake with donations welcome for Comic Relief.

Music: Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman Marine Theatre, 7pm Dartmoor-based husband and wife folk duo. Tickets £14.50 in advance or £17 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 on Marine Parade.

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Everyone’s making the most of the spring weather!

THIS time last year Lyme Regis was blanketed in one of the thickest snowfalls it had seen in recent years, with residents sledging, building snowmen and even skiing down Broad Street! But this year is a different story, with Lyme enjoying unusually warm temperatures over the past week, and it seems it’s not just the usual holidaymaker keen to soak up the sunshine. This seal was spotted on one of the pontoons in Lyme Regis harbour, basking in the sunshine on Monday and showing off its sharp teeth. It is the second sighting of a seal in recent weeks, with one pictured on Monmouth Beach earlier in February.

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NEWS FROM CITIZENS ADVICE IN addition to every year providing help for more than 2,000 people living in this area, the work of Citizens Advice helps our hard pressed local councils save a lot of money.

This has been acknowledged by West Dorset’s MP, Sir Oliver Letwin, who has said: “Being able to refer some of our more vulnerable residents to a local organisation such as Citizens Advice has delivered direct savings to essential services, freeing up resources and budgets.”

Some of the biggest gains come from its work in preventing homelessness and housing evictions which across Dorset as a whole is estimated to save local authorities more than £500,000 annually.

The work that Citizens Advice does supporting families through providing financial advice, maximising income and helping people with housing and employment issues eases the workload of the council departments responsible for the care of vulnerable children. In addition it can assist those responsible for adult services by supporting elderly people with care needs.

Additionally the advice that it is able to offer people having problems paying their council tax leads to local councils managing to recover arrears that otherwise would have to be written off.

The focus of Citizens Advice is always to try and ensure that people have the ability to take control of their long-term futures and lead independent lives and this significantly reduces the demand on our public services.

Its team of trained advisers, the majority of whom are volunteers, have the ability to assess individual needs and save time and money by pinpointing the services that are best able to help each individual.

This work will be particularly important during the forthcoming changes in local government which from the start of April will see West Dorset District Council disappear and become part of the new Dorset Council.

Another part of the work of Citizens Advice is supporting people suffering from ill health and, in particular, ensuring that they get the benefits to which they are entitled.

It works closely with Macmillan to support those suffering from cancer and their families.

This often includes helping them access the financial support that is available and deal with other issues related to their cancer diagnosis.

The help that Citizens Advice provides in supporting employment also has a direct benefit on the local economy. Many of the jobs in this area are in the tourist sector where short term seasonal work and zero hours’ contracts are common.

As a result many struggle to maintain regular employment and by helping people overcome these challenges this increases income and has a positive impact on the community.

The local economy benefits too from the advice that is provided to try and ensure that everyone gets the correct amount of money from Universal Credit, the new benefits system that is being introduced.

Citizens Advice is continuing to run two sessions a week in Lyme Regis which anyone is welcome to attend, even if they do not have an appointment. These are held on Mondays between 10am and 12noon at the medical centre in Uplyme Road, DT7 3LS and on Wednesdays from 10am to 3pm at St Michael's Business Centre, DT7 3DB, in the centre of the town.

The advice that is provided is always free, confidential and impartial. Advice sessions are also held every weekday between 10am and 3pm at the offices of Citizens Advice in South Street, Bridport, DT6 3NY. There is in addition the facility to contact Citizens Advice by email on advice@bridport-cab.org.uk or by telephone on 03442 451291, which will get you through to the Dorset AdviceLine.

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Cadet Force t of the Army following the A NEW detachmen in Lyme Regis Cadet is to be formed of the Combined ial demise School. controvers at the Woodroffe by Councillor Force (CCF) chaired week, where A public meeting, was held last Ellis, disCheryl Reynolds, mayor Michaela and Letwin, Daryl Turner MP Oliver councillor Taylor trict and county ant Colonel Richard County Command support. their gave 3 REPORT, PAGE

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Regis, Councillor councillors by of Lyme The Mayor said she was not convinced meetMichaela Ellis, in favour of recording “should althe arguments ’ behaviour ings, and councillors e”. of arguing in favour ready be impeccabl not.”

Jeff Scowen, be, but it’s Councillor replied: “It should audio recordrecordings, also said that the accuracy Some members to improve John used be clerk town ings could minutes, but still rely on of the council’s minute taker would the Wright said write the minutes. to their notes

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the will write to Town Council Service to comLYME Regis Ambulance emergency reSouth Western “unacceptable” plain about in the area. said that sponse times considered last week and A draft letter concerned that residents e to was were “vulnerabl the council to our loLyme Regis visitors of response due service delays in emergency with the ambulance ders”. cation, combined of fire co-respon policy on use 7 REPORT, PAGE

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in Lyme GREAT sadnessfollowing the Regis this week pub landlord death of former aged 90.

Ted Bignall, a popular figure the Mr Bignall, and old, ran with young Mil Green for Angel Inn in and then many yearssteward at worked as Fitzpaine the Wootton before reSocial Club Bignall athlete Mary tirement. of Olympic from Chewton The brother the railBignall hailed worked on Rand, Mr Somerset and Mendip in moving to Lyme.

Lyme Regis ways before involved withas a landlord He was actively Regis during his time Skittles League supporter of the Lyme Lyme keen Legion and and was a British Royal branch of the Club. at St Michael’s Regis Football will be held on Friday, October A funeral service at 12 noon Parish Church 12.

the 100 years since photos ations to mark of commemor 12 & 13 for full report and Regis as part See pages 11, through Lyme Rifles march memorial to watch The the town’s war they turned out n ceremony at the crowds as didn’t put off attended a re-dedicatio POURING rain World War. The regiment end of the First

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Unfair to target all dog owners

■ I WAS pleased to read the contributions from your letter writers in your last edition (February 15), providing some balance to the dogs on beach debate.

I had been alarmed by the lack of tolerance from previous contributors, demanding a total dog ban on our beaches.

This debate emanated from a person being bitten by a dog in an isolated incident. This was followed by succession of people leaping onto the bandwagon, making ignorant and unpleasant remarks about dogs and their owners.

If a dog owner breaks the law, by failing to exercise control over their pet, in relation to biting or fouling, it is that person who should rightly be brought to book.

To target and persecute an entire community, in this case dog owners, for the transgression of an individual is totally disproportionate and unacceptable in a liberal democracy.

A fair compromise would be, for instance, to insist on dogs being kept on a lead on the front beach during the daytime.

Personally, I am more affronted by humans annexing and cordoning off 20 per cent of the sandy beach for themselves on a sunny summer day, or hurling stones into the water from the pebble beach, within inches of other citizens.

Andrew Kingston, Lyme Regis

Thank you for crossing ■ I WAS so pleased to read that Dorset County Council had agreed to a safe crossing in Broad Street.

Well done Cheryl Reynolds for all your hard work which got this result.

To you all, thank you, thank you, thank you!

Dinah O’Donnell, Lyme Regis

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It is a highlight and essential part of life in Lyme for everyone but perhaps we have a special need now we are not as mobile as in earlier years to be kept in touch.

To have journalism of the standard you provide about the life and happenings in our town is re-

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This site [the LymeOnline website] is a great way for an ex-pat such as myself to keep up with the goings on in the town I grew up in and I love Francesca for doing this. Good on you Pip – she’s a

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My best to you all from sunny (though a little nippy over the last few days) Los Angeles. Oh, and as a by-the-way, one of the first movies I saw on Netflix over here was ‘All Over The Town’ and my American wife was entranced.

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Film compensation could pay for Mary Anning statue ■ THERE has been quite a bit of discussion recently, surrounding the proposed recompense that the producers of the film 'Ammonite', who are going to be filming in Lyme Regis shortly, should make to the town.

The subject of the film is, apparently, a fictional account of a relationship in the life of one of Lyme's most famous residents Mary Anning. I would like to propose that the payment could, perhaps, be used to fund the provision of the statue of Mary Anning, that has also been the subject of much discussion?

When the statue has been mentioned, a sum containing a large number of noughts has also been mentioned! I don't know how much the film producers will contribute to the coffers, but perhaps we could scale back the cost of the statue and use the payment to provide a fitting and lasting remembrance of both the woman herself and the filming in the town?

I hope that this idea will receive some consideration.

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Tales from behind the lens of our award-winning photographer IT was 2003 when I took a call from a picture desk saying could I meet up with Arthur Scargill for lunch and photographs.

I can forgive the younger generation for not knowing who Arthur Scargill is. His name was never out of the news in 1984/85 as he led the National Union of Mineworkers into battle with the National Coal Board.

Opposition to the strike was led by the Conservative government of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who wanted to reduce the power of the trade unions.

Violent confrontations between flying pickets and police characterised the year-long strike, which ended in a decisive victory for the Conservatives and allowed the closure of most of Britain's collieries.

It was described as "the most bitter industrial dispute in British history". At its height, the strike involved 142,000 mineworkers.

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I was with a reporter who asked Arthur all the most obvious questions and I thought he would have shied away, but no, off he went just like he was on the telly all those years ago, arms waving and gesticulating, but he gave the reporter a great interview and he didn’t mind me photographing him as he talked.

First budget set for new Dorset Council COUNCILLORS have backed the first budget of the new unitary authority Dorset Council, which will be formed on April 1 and will replace the six existing county, district and borough councils.

Members of the Shadow Dorset Council voted in favour of the budget proposals for 2019/20, which they said “provide a balanced budget for the year ahead” despite significant financial pressures, including a growing demand for services such as social care for vulnerable elderly and disabled people, and support for children with special educational needs; rising costs due to inflation; and reduced funding from central government.

Members agreed that the budget would ensure that services previously delivered by the borough, district and county councils will continue to be provided to residents unchanged. There is also significant additional funding for social care, waste collection and homelessness.

Officers and councillors from across the county, district and borough councils have been working together over the last year to bring the finances for six councils into one new organisation, with one budget of £295million.

The reorganisation of councils in Dorset has

enabled significant savings to be made, including the following: A reduction in the number of councillors from 204 to 82 delivers £400,000 in savings ● A reduction in the number of senior officer roles, and where there is duplication and overlap across central services like finance, HR, IT and others achieves savings of over £5million ● Additional savings have been made on insurance, audit fees and other activities where the council will only have to pay for one organisation rather than six.

These savings have been reinvested into council services for residents, protecting them from cuts.

While providing a balanced budget, Dorset Council will also see an increase in funding to a number of important services, including: ● An additional £5.8million for the care and education of children ● An additional £900,000 to increase the number of foster carers ● An additional £1.372million for rubbish collection, recycling and street cleaning services delivered by Dorset Waste Partnership ● An additional £1.5million for social care ser●

vices for vulnerable disabled and elderly adults ● An additional £150,000 towards tackling homelessness.

Local services in different areas of Dorset, such as car parks and leisure centres, will continue to be provided unchanged, at the same prices.

However, services which are standardised and provided county-wide, such as planning, building control, local searches and licensing, will have aligned fees so that everyone pays the same amount for the same service.

From April 1 2019, all residents in the new Dorset Council area will pay a standard council tax rate for Dorset Council. This was agreed by councillors to be the most equitable approach as almost all council services are provided in a standard way for residents across the new council area.

Previously, council tax rates varied across the five district and borough councils.

Council tax is charged on the household and is based on the value of the property. The amount of council tax residents pay depends on which property band their home is in and any discounts or exemptions that apply.

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will be £1629.75. This does not include charges for town or parish councils, police or fire and rescue services.

Councillor Tony Ferrari, lead member for finance for the Shadow Dorset Council, said: “Replacing six county, district and borough councils with one new unitary council has enabled us to make significant savings and efficiencies by removing duplication across the old councils.

“The money saved has been reinvested so Dorset Council will continue to deliver all services previously provided by the district, borough and county councils. And importantly we have also been able to invest significant extra money into social care services for the growing numbers of adults with dementia, children with special educational needs, and other vulnerable people in Dorset.

“This budget gets our new council off to an excellent start, providing protection for front-line services for residents. This investment would not have been possible without the reorganisation of local councils.”

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Ship Inn on top LYME Regis Cribbage League results at week 20 sees the Ship Inn, Lyme Regis, topping the table with a three-point lead over Axminster Conservative Club.

In the Beer Leg, Dolphin Beer lead Colyton Club by three points.

Results (week 20): Talbot Arms 1, Royal Standard 4 (B/L 0-3); Gerrard Arms Colyton 2, Colton Club 3 (B/L 3-0); Lamb Swans 2, Stepps 3; (B/L 3-0; New Inn Kilmington B 1, Dolphin Beer 4 (B/L/ 12); The Hind Musbury 2, Shop Inn Lyme Regis 3 (B/L 0-3; Axminster Conservative Club 2, New Inn Kilmington A 2 (B/L 0-3).

Fixtures (Monday, March 4): Stepps v New Inn Kilmington A; Dolphin Beer v Royal Standard Lyme Regis; Ship Inn Lyme Regis v Colyton Club; New Inn Kilmington B v Talbot Arms Uplyme; The Hind Musbury v Gerard Arms Colton; Axminster Conservative Club v Lamb Swans.

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Brace for Finn in Tigers’ victory Southwest Peninsula League – East Division Liverton Utd 0 Axminster Town 3 AXMINSTER travelled to Liverton without the injured Darren Hutchings and Callum Garrett but were delighted

to include recent signing, 16-year-old Recce Maccabe, in the squad.

Having not played a competitive match for a month, the Tigers were a little ring-rusty and failed to do the simple things well in the opening period. This gave the home side some added belief and had it not been for an

Reserves in second place

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philip@lyme-online.co.uk LYME Rovers continued their quest for promotion from Perry Street League Division Three, following last week’s impressive 6-0 win over fellow promotion chasers Winsham with a 4-0 away win against Farway Reserves, a fixture which saw the long-awaited return of ace goalscorer Joe Bond who celebrated his return from his travels with a goal.

This was a solid performance against a battling Farway side.

Rovers took the lead after ten minutes through an excellent Dec Ellis free-kick, his first goal of the season, following a foul on Joe Bond.

Three minutes later Bond made it 2-0 with a great flock header from a Ben Bowditch long throw.

Bowditch added a third on 15 minutes, smashing in a dipping shot from 30 yards.

Rovers continued to push for

more goals with Fin Maclean hitting the bar with a brilliant volley.

The focus continued to keeping another clean sheet and the back four performed flawlessly throughout the 90 minutes.

Clean struck the fourth goal from a free kick on 70 minutes with the Farway keeper fumbling the shot.

Bond missed a good chance later on and Darius Pickering could only hit the keeper with a good chance in the last five minutes.

Joe Bond was named as man-ofthe-match and will be going all out to claim his rightful place leading the first team attack.

This win sees the Rovers jump into second place just one-point behind Division Three leaders Winsham United Reserves.

Uplyme went down 3-0 at home to Division One leaders Thorncombe whilst Charmouth came out on top in a seven-goal thriller against Dowlish Wake and Donyatt in the Tommy Tabberer Cup.

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No Hopers and Rebels on top LYME Regis Skittles League results week ending February 23 Cawston All Cup Smashers 293 v Wootton Wobblers 305; Pin Pals 300 v Marksmen 386; Clueless 356 v Shakers 317; President’s Men 310 v Alleytwits 338; Anthill Mob 325 v British Legion 330; No Hopers bt Miscellaneous (game given); Roadrunners 379 v Wreckers 337; Rousdon Rebels 315 v La Crème 310.

Men’s Skittle Me Timbers 323 (+BL) v President’s Men 309.

High Scores: Paul Grinter 73.

Men’s Pairs (semi-final): The following are through to the final at The Ship Inn on Friday May 31 J Sims and B Rattenbury; N Bearpark and S Beal; A Studley and P Bearpark; Peter Grinter and L Dare; C Flux and N Daniels; M Williams and A Aldworth; P Liston and P Rattenbury; N Charleton and M Bowditch.

Fixtures Monday March 4: La Crème v Wootton Wobblers.

Wednesday March 6: Men’s Bob Sweetland Cup (quarter final) - British Legion v Flyers (at the

Ship Inn); Marksmen v Alleytwits.

Thursday March 7: Skittso’s v Smashers.

Friday March 8: Men’s Bob Sweetland Cup (quarter final) - Roadrunners v Clueless; Young Guns v Miscellaneous (at the Ship Inn).

Notes for League games w/c Monday March 11 - As per fixture book, except Skittso’s v Pin Pals to be played Thursday March 14 (and not Monday, 11th); No Hopers v Anthill Mob moves to Thursday March 14 at the Ship Inn (not Friday 15th).

Notes for League Games w/c Monday March 18 - Monday March 18: Ladies Singles as per the fixture book – playing at Wootton Club and the Ship Inn Friday March 22: Men’s Singles semifinal (Den Parsons Cup), The George - L Hodder; C Kapur; A Sheader; K Trott; M Downs; M Williams; A Rattenbury; G Kent; S Beal; A Studley; R Chapple; P Rattenbury.

The Ship Inn -I Locke; Peter Grinter; Paul Grinter; A Churchill; J Powell; P Hodder; J Rickard; J Fry; R Beviss; A Trott; K Bearpark; P Bright.

Monday March 25 - Ladies Bob Sweetland Cup – semi-final: Smashers v La Crème; Skittso’s v Wootton Wobblers.

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exceptional save on the 15th minute from Ax glove-man Ashley Smith, Livy would have taken a well-deserved lead.

By the 25th minute the Tigers had started to tick and took the lead when midfielder Connor Swingler played a delightful ball to striker Luke Finn, Finn’s first touch was exceptional and this allowed him to riffle home from a tight ankle 0-1.

Ax were now in full flow and another Swingler pass set up Finn for his second the energetic frontman capsulising on some indecision from the Livy back line 0-2. Kieran Daniels and Swingler went close as Livy were relieved to hear the half-time whistle.

Axminster carried on where they had left off playing some neat possession football which frustrated the home side. On the 60th minute Ashley Small

brought a smart save from the home keeper, diving at full length to palm Smalls rasping free kick away to safety.

Minutes later Kieran Daniels blazed over when well placed.

To their credit Livy worked tirelessly to remain in the game but were no match for an enthused Tigers side that scored their 3rd on the 75th minute, a terrific 25 yard strike from Ben Allen ending the contest. Tigers man of the match Charley Skilton hit the post on the 85th minute from a long range drive and Ben Allen was unlucky not to score his 2nd on the 88th minute when well placed.

Special mention must go to Liverton as they have vastly improved (having been previously beaten 10-0 by the Tigers), they worked their socks off and not once did they give up.

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Scramble win for in-form trio

By Richard Jackman

THE three-ball scramble at Lyme Regis Golf Club produced a well deserved win for three in-form players – Neale Cullen, Andy Dawe, and Neil Hampton-Rumbold – as they came in with a very creditable 60.2.

On the comeback trail after injury was George Skellern who, along with David Fidge, both got two birdie 2s as they teamed with Peter Wood to take second spot with 61.2.

Graham Paterson, Jerry Linnert and Lee Caddy completed the podium taking third place with 62.2.

The ladies’ bowmaker saw a runaway win for Anne Humphreys, Cyndy Mudford, and Amy Mudford as they amassed an unbeatable 75 points.

With 65 points in second place were Jane Andrews Mary Minter and Daphne Baker and Emma Davies, Linda Deem and Sarah Kilcoyne were just a point behind them on 64 to

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Saturday, March 2 Lyme Regis 1sts v Witheridge 2nds Kick-off 3pm

Every point now crucial for Lyme

HARD working midfielder Alex Rowe pictured in action in Lyme Regis 1st team’s 3-1 victory over Clyst Valley at the Davey Fort on Saturday. Other Lyme players in the frame are Kingsley Wellman, Daly Holmes. Gary Knight and Sam Burt.

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Lyme in top four LYME Regis 1st team moved up a place to fourth position in the Devon & Exeter Premier division with a confident 3-1 victory over Clyst Valley at the Davey Fort on Saturday.

DEFENDER Gary Knight gets stuck in in Lyme Regis 1st team’s home victory over Clyst Valley

Whilst close rivals Cronies, who have games in hand, were losing 4-1 to second placed Newtown, the Seasiders got off to an exploding start, taking the lead after just one minute 39 seconds when Cody Bowditch poked the ball home from close range after good work by Daly Holmes.

With Chris Herbst back in the first team at left full-back, Bowditch has reverted to his more favourite position of outand-out winger and looked dangerous all afternoon.

Lyme dominated the early exchanges and extended their lead in the 22nd minute when Fred Parsons volleyed home a

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penetrating cross from Ben Vine, who, like Parsons, is clearly back to the form which made them so impressive last season when the Seasiders gained promotion to the Devon & Exeter Premier division, the highest standard at which the club has played.

Five minutes later Lyme cemented their superiority from the penalty spot after Bowditch was brought down in the box.

Vine cooly thumped the ball down the middle to convert the spot kick and claim his 13th goal of the season.

Clyst have struggled in recent weeks but lifted their game in a scrappy second half, pulling a goal back from the penalty spot. Lyme had a number of

near misses but were unable to convert any of them and settled for three important points from the 3-1 score.

It was a reasonably quiet afternoon for the Lyme keeper Will Meech, but he was called upon to make two fantastic diving saves from headers, one in each half, to prevent the visitors getting back in contention.

It was a good team performance from the Seasiders with Parsons and Alex Rowe working hard in midfield and Vine exceptional in the first half.

Another plus for Lyme is that Spaniard Jaime Rodriguez has returned to Lyme and came on as a substitute.

Jaime and his colleague, Ruben Rogel, who both worked at the Royal Lion last summer, played an important role in helping the Seasiders win promotion to the Devon & Exeter Premier division.

LYME Regis 1st team move into the last quarter of the current season in fourth place in the Devon & Exeter Premier division, having jumped a place with a 3-1 home victory of Clyst Valley last Saturday.

The win saw them move above nearest rivals Cronies who were beaten 4-1 by second placed Newtown. Leaders Exwick Villa also suffered a shock defeat by Exmouth Town 2nds.

Lyme’s fourth place will be difficult to hang on to as Cronies have three games in hand and are trailing the Seasiders by just one point.

More pressingly for Lyme, it is essential that they overcome sixth placed Witheridge 2nds to retain a place in the top five when the Mid Devon side, who beat the Seasiders at home, travel to the Davey Fort tomorrow (Saturday).

Lyme have nine games left to play and every point will count if they are to finish in the top five which will be seen as an excellent step forward for the club in their first season in Premier football.

Lyme Regis Reserves return to action after a free day last week and will be looking for three points at Feniton 2nds to regain a top four place in Devon & Exeter Division Four.

Although Feniton are several places below the Reserves, they are never an easy team to beat.

Good news for the first team is that former top scorer Joe Bond, back from his travels around the world, got match practice last Saturday when he scored and was named man-of-thematch in Lyme Rovers’ 4-0 win over Farway Reserves.

If Bond returns to his previous form he could well be the crucial element in Lyme being able to secure a topfive finish.

Another former first teamer until he sustained. a serious knee injury is Dec Ellis who also got on the scoresheet for the Rovers.

The Rovers, now in the runners-up spot in Perry Street Division Three, will be looking to continue their good form with three points against Netherbury Reserves at the Woodroffe School.

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