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Red Arrows will not appear in 2019 THE Red Arrows will not be appearing in Lyme Regis next summer. It was hoped that Lyme would have been included on the Arrows’ summer programme for 2019 but RAF Events have informed the town that the team will be spending several weeks in the United States next summer, which will take priority over non-airshow appearances. REPORT, PAGE 3
Councillors call for better police service
COUNCILLORS have turned down a proposal to give Lyme Regis’ enforcement officers more powers to combat crime, arguing that residents already pay for policing and should be receiving a better service. Members considered joining the Dorset Police Community Safety Accreditation Scheme, which would see enforcement officers trained to tackle crime, but instead agreed to push Dorset Police for better coverage in the town. REPORT, PAGE 2
Marching in Remembrance SERVING and retired members of the Armed Forces were among those to take part in Lyme Regis’ annual Remembrance Sunday parade and later packed St Michael’s Parish Church for a special service, which also marked 100 years since the end of the First World War. See full report and photos on pages 10-12 (photo by Richard Austin).
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Young sailors praised at annual prizegiving LYME Regis Sailing Club’s burgeoning youth section enjoyed their annual prizegiving before fireworks and a bonfire on the beach. The young sailors who received awards were congratulated on their achievements and commitment to the club. REPORT, PAGE 24
NEW PROVIDER TO BE APPOINTED FOR MEDICAL CENTRE PATIENTS at Lyme Regis Medical Centre have been assured there are no plans to discontinue services when Virgin Care’s current contract expires in January 2019.
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services ahead of upcoming changes to primary care in Lyme Regis. Virgin Care, subjected to a great deal of criticism over their fiveyear term of running the medical centre, will not be renewing their contract and a new provider will
be appointed in due course. NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is in discussions with Virgin Care, to continue providing the service on a temporary, fixed term contract beyond the end of its current contract in January. The CCG is developing plans for the future of the practice, ensuring primary care services will
continue at the premises under new arrangements next year but no formal procurement process has been started yet. Patients registered with the practice have received letters from the CCG with more information on its plans and details of an upcoming engagement event run by the CCG, where local peoCONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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‘Questions remain to be answered’ over future of Lyme medical centre CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE ple can ask any questions they may have. More events will take place as plans progress to ensure patients are kept up to date. Staff at the practice are being supported by their current employer Virgin Care and the CCG and will be kept up to date with the plans as they develop. Dr Blair Millar, locality chair and GP, said: “While the running of Lyme Regis Medical Centre will change next year there are currently no plans to discontinue services at the centre. With this in mind, we are advising patients that they do not need to register with another practice. “This does not change the direction of plans being developed by all West Dorset practices to provide resilient primary care services within the area and to ensure continuity of care for Lyme residents. “We are keen to manage a seamless transition for patients at the practice and to ensure the sustainability of primary care services throughout Lyme Regis and the rest of west Dorset.” Community services based at the site which are also currently managed by Virgin Care will be put out to tender. Staff and patients will be kept informed of developments in this area as they happen. If patients have any concerns or questions, they are encouraged to contact the primary care team at Dorset CCG at primary.care@dorsetccg.nhs.uk or telephone 0333 241 2495. Chris Boothroyd, chairman of LymeForward’s Health and Wellbeing group, commented: “It’s a relief at last to know a bit more
about the CCG’s plans. Patients at the Medical Centre have been told that the Virgin contract will end on May 31, so we now have a definite timescale. The past 18 months’ silence about the future of that contract have been worrying for residents, and the uncertainty must have been even more concerning for the dedicated staff working at the medical centre. “But the CCG’s statement, beyond general reassurances, tells us nothing much about the practical details of how future primary care and community services will be organised: who will be in charge; what doctors, nurses
and other clinical staff will be available to us and for how much of the time; where they’ll be based – these and other down-to-earth questions remain to be answered. “There’s a lot of work ahead for all of us to continue making clear to the decision-makers what local people need and expect: capable GPs and nurses, in good supply, locallyknown, locally committed, not here-todayand-gone-tomorrow, and easily accessible. It’s down to everyone to take a real interest and to make our voices heard.” See Lyme Matters on page 6
LYME Regis Medical Centre in Uplyme Road has achieved an overall rating of ‘good’ from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after its latest inspection. The inspection report recently published rated the services, which are run by Virgin Care, as ‘good’ across all five measures of safe, effective, caring, responsive and wellled. Positive feedback given in the inspection report said “staff involved and treated patients with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect”. Feedback from patients was positive about the way staff understood their personal, cultural, social and religious needs. Patients said they found the appointment system easy to use and that they were able to access care when they needed it. Waiting times, delays and cancellations were minimal and managed appropriately and patients with the most urgent needs had their care and treatment prioritised.
Inspectors found the practice routinely reviewed the effectiveness and appropriateness of the care it provided and staff had the information they needed to deliver safe care and treatment to patients. The CQC also found a strong focus on continuous learning and improvement at all levels of the organisation. Staff had the skills, knowledge and experience to carry out their roles and were encouraged and given opportunities to develop. Alison Robinson, Lyme Regis Medical Centre service manager, said: “We are delighted to see the hard work of our colleagues recognised by the Care Quality Commission. “We aim to provide our community with the highest possible standard of care, delivered with compassion and dedication and the report confirms that this is what inspectors found.”
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Council calls for improved policing as it throws out community safety scheme COUNCILLORS have turned down a proposal to give Lyme Regis’ enforcement officers more powers to combat crime, arguing that residents already pay for policing and should be receiving a better service. The town currently has one Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) who has assured the council that patrols have not been reduced. However, in recent months residents have raised increasing concerns about a perceived lack of police presence in Lyme Regis. At this week’s meeting of the town council’s Town Management & Highways Committee, members considered joining the Dorset Police Community Safety Accreditation Scheme. The scheme could see the council’s enforcement officers accredited to combat crime, disorder, public nuisance and other forms of anti-social behaviour in co-operation with the police, or the employment of a new enforcement officer dedicated specifically to the scheme. Enforcement officers would receive specialist training, enabling them to access and share information with the police and giving them the power to request the name and address of a person committing an offence or anti-social behaviour; seize alcohol and tobacco from underage persons; and direct and control traffic. Councillor Jeff Scowen has spoken in favour of private security to help combat crime in Lyme Regis on social media, and said the Community Safety Accreditation Scheme was “marvellous” and “purpose made for us”. However, other councillors expressed concerns that residents already paid for policing through their council tax, and they should instead concentrate on pushing for an improved service from Dorset Police. Councillor Brian Larcombe said: “I can un-
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francesca@lyme-online.co.uk derstand the want but I think it’s a cop out. We haven’t got enough constables or PCSOs serving our needs. “This doesn’t give the people concerned much in the way of arrest powers, it’s very little authority.” Councillor Larcombe said the council should instead press Dorset’s Police and Crime Commissioner to lobby the government for increased funding for policing. He added:“The answer to our problems is to get proper policing and not to do this kind of thing, which if we had this would suggest that everything in Lyme is now OK because we’ve got these little vigilante groups doing things that they really don’t have the authority for. “This is a cop out. We already pay our taxes for proper policing.” The Mayor of Lyme Regis, Councillor Michaela Ellis, said: “We already pay for policing in our council tax and I’d hate to see the ratepayers of this town having to pay twice, in effect, for policing. “If we start paying for this it will spread elsewhere and we’ll end up with no police on our streets anywhere.” Councillor Ellis said she would try to arrange another meeting with the Police and Crime Commissioner, and encouraged residents to report incidents to the police. Councillor Derek Hallett commented: “Fifty-two per cent of the rates we pay go to the police and what does Lyme Regis get? Absolutely nothing... Sooner or later this town will be paying the price for no police presence. “I’m not saying this is a bad idea, it might be better than nothing at all, but we’re still getting nothing for our money.”
Councillor Scowen said he agreed that the council should continue pressing for an improved police service, but suggested that they could join the scheme in addition to this. “We’re looking at right now what are we going to do? How long will it take to filter down from government, if it ever does, to get our police back?” he asked. “This is in addition, I would suggest to pressing continuously, it’s not instead of. It’s us actually doing something with the support of the police that isn’t going to cost too much.” Councillor Larcombe commented: “We have gone from having constables to PCSOs and this would be a level even lower. “I don’t think we should be asking our enforcement officers to be out there taking on this kind of confrontational stuff. “This is a national debate that we’re part of and we should fall in line with other town and parish councils that say, ‘we pay our taxes, give us the resources that that revenue produces’.” Councillor Steve Miller said the case for needing to join the scheme had not been proven and they had not seen the statistics needed to back it up. Councillor Stan Williams said: “We are not getting the reasonable share of officers. We should be fairly represented based on the number of people in the town and in the summer season it must be quite frightening how many people are in this town and you never see and police officer.” It was agreed not to pursue the Community Safety Accreditation Scheme any further, and instead to continue pushing the police for an improved service. It is hoped that Police and Crime Commissioner Martyn Underhill will attend a council meeting in February.
Rock Point Inn sold THE Rock Point Inn in Lyme Regis has been sold. It is understood that the pub and adjacent fish and chip shop and kebab bar has been acquired by a Cornish-based St Austell Brewery for an undisclosed sum. The pub, which has ceased trading, has been run for 35 years by local businesswomen Gail Caddy. Over the years the pub has raised thousands of pounds for local good causes, especially the old folk’s Christmas lunch fund. St Austell Brewery were unable to confirm they had acquired the pub when contacted by this newspaper. They run 176 hotels and inns across Cornwall, Devon and Somerset , including many of the South West’s most famous pubs. The Rock Point will be their first pub in Dorset. St Austell Brewery is also the largest wholesale distributor of beer, wines, spirits, cider and soft drinks in South West England Founded in 1851 by Cornishman Walter Hicks, the company is still family-owned and employ more than 1,000 full and part-time workers. Their principal brand is Tribute Ale, one of the fastest growing cask ales in the UK. It is understood that the new owners of the Rock Point will carry out an extensive refurbishment of the prime seafront premises when planning permission is granted. The company has a reputation of renovating their premises to a very high standard and are likely to add further letting rooms to the Rock Point with its stunning views over Lyme Bay. The change of ownership will mean Lyme has lost one of its remaining two skittle alleys, the other being at the Ship Inn in Coombe Street. The Rock Point was formerly known as The Vaults and once housed the town’s only nightclub, Buddles Bar, when Brian and Julie Hayball were the licensees.
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Red Arrows will not appear in 2019 THE Red Arrows will not be appearing in Lyme Regis next summer. The RAF’s crack aerobatic team appeared in Lyme for more than 40 years - except in bad weather - until last year when the date requested by local organisers coincided with an engineering day, which prevented the Arrows from continuing their long relationship with the town. It was hoped that Lyme would have been included on the Arrows’ summer programme for 2019 but RAF Events have informed the town that the team will be spending several weeks in the United States next summer, which will take priority over non-airshow appearances. The Red Arrows, first brought to the town by Philip Evans MBE in the early 1970s as part of the Regatta & Carnival festivities, went on to appear free of charge for four decades as the main attraction for the town’s Lifeboat Week. But when Ministry of Defence rules changed and a charge was made for a visit by the Red Arrows, Lifeboat Week organisers did not feel they could commit charity funds to the cost of an appearance. In a bid to maintain the long association between Lyme and the Red Arrows, Mr Evans formed a Lyme Regis Red Arrows 100 Club to
raise the money, with generous financial support from Lyme Bay Holidays. On the day it was hoped that Red Arrows would appear in Lyme this year, the town council co-ordinated ‘I Love Lyme Day’, which was considered to be a success and attracted a reasonably large crowd but not as big at the Red Arrows. The day included an appearance by the RAF’s freefall parachute team, The Falcons, and The Flying Circus wing walkers, arranged by Mr Evans and again supported financially by Lyme Bay Holidays. Mr Evans commented: “Although more low key than Red Arrows Day, it was an enjoyable day with full support from the town council staff. “We applied for a visit by the Red Arrows for August 2019 by the end of September, the closing date, but it has since been announced that the Arrows will be in the United States for the whole of August and we received a call from RAF events this week informing us of this. “There is also talk of the Red Arrows not appearing at their usual events as a matter of course so regretfully it might be several years before we see them in the skies over Lyme again.”
THE body of a man was found in the Barrs Lane area of Charmouth on Saturday, November 10. Police were called to the scene at 8.42am and the ambulance and fire services also attended. They discovered the body of a local man aged in his 60s. The man’s death is not being treated as suspicious. His next of kin have been informed and the coroner notified.
Have your say on new rector
WITH St Michael’s Parish Church in Lyme Regis having bid a fond farewell to the Reverends Stephen and Jane Skinner this week, the Parochial Church Council (PCC) is now preparing to advertise for the next team rector. The PCC invites the people of Lyme Regis to come and share their views about the qualities they would like to see in the new rector. All are welcome to attend a discussion at St Michael’s Parish Church Hall on Sunday, December 2 from 11.30am, where you will be able to share ideas in a warm environment over a cup of tea or coffee.
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LymeNet closed down after 18 years LYME Regis Development Trust has confirmed that LymeNet, which has provided key skills, education and IT support to local people, closed down on October 19 after more than 18 years in business. A spokesperson for Lyme Regis Development Trust (LRDT), which operated LymeNet, said: “Although this was a very sad day, we would like to take this opportunity to celebrate and remember the positive impact that LymeNet has had in the community and what has been achieved for the people of Lyme Regis and its surrounding areas over the years.” LymeNet opened in 1999 in St Michael’s Business Centre, under the management of Trevor Golds, and quickly grew to become a place where old and young were learning side by side to study a wide range of topics, from maths, English, IT and French, to fossil hunting, using a mobile phone, web design and much more. It had a well-deserved reputation for being a friendly and relaxed place to learn and most people requiring the service were often referred to LymeNet by word of mouth. The service also catered for visitors requiring help with varied requests, such as printing travel documents, small businesses requiring printing and photocopying, and children and young people for after school and homework clubs. On occasions, LymeNet also supported local schools by providing education other than at support, as well as helping home-educated youngsters as a supplement to their learning. Over the years the service was able to reach into the local extended community, and offered outreach in Charmouth, Bridport and neigh-
bouring villages. It also provided support to job seekers who would visit the centre for careers advice and guidance, and were able to use the LymeNet Job Club, which achieved many successful outcomes for its clients Many positive relationships were gained and maintained along the way, working closely with organisations such as the Job Centre, Adult Education, Credit Union, Read Easy, the Boat Building Academy and the local food bank, and LRDT would like to thank all of them. LymeNet was one of many such centres that opened in the late 1990s, but most of those closed after the first 10 years and soon it was the only one of its kind in a 25 mile radius, more recently operating from Lyme Regis Library. For local people without their own transport, or with child care or mobility issues, this was a vital service. A number of people have worked for LymeNet during these 18 years, from paid employees to volunteers and LRDT would like to thank them all for their time, expertise and support. A spokesperson for LRDT added: “And now, with a heavy heart, the time has come where sadly government funding, as with other learning centres, has dwindled over the years and in recent times LymeNet has only been saved because of some generous learning opportunities provided by the Big Lottery and Lloyds Foundation. “The one remaining funding stream from the National Careers Service ended at the end of September and with it ended all hopes of keeping LymeNet open.
“Irene Benson, who started with LymeNet in 2000, was the only member of staff remaining and she left at the end of October with some wonderful memories of what LymeNet and its clients have been able to achieve.” Mrs Benson commented: “So many individuals, of all ages, who have used our service over the years, still speak in glowing terms of what it has done for their confidence and self-esteem. They had a friendly, local facility where they could get support to learn new skills and individually tailored learning. Many of them worked towards and achieved qualifications. “These were all things which, for a variety of reasons, they had no hope of achieving elsewhere. It has always given ‘that little bit extra’, which is why it has been able to make such a positive difference to so many lives. “We would like to thank the people of Lyme Regis for their support of LymeNet for the past 19 years, we enjoyed working with you.” Lyme Regis Development Trust intend to continue to offer office services such as photocopying, printing and laminating from its offices at The Hub on Church Street and will also be able to signpost residents to careers and learning services locally. Lyme Regis residents are also welcome to attend Axminster Job Club, based at Pippins Community Centre in Lyme Road, Axminster, offering free careers advice, Citizens Advice and Learn Devon services, with free parking and refreshments. There is also a Job Club based at Bridport Library.
Lyme mourns one of town’s great storytellers LYME Regis was saddened by the recent death of Jimmy Hallett who died aged 76 after a brave two-year fight against cancer. A funeral service was held at Lyme Regis parish church followed by interment at the town cemetery. Jimmy was born in Sherborne Lane, Lyme Regis, and educated at the Lyme Regis Junior and Senior Schools. He grew up in Anning Road and trained as an electrician in Lyme with Wallis & Tomlin and then worked for Costains as a journeyman, ending up in London where, having lost contact with his hometown, he decided to buy a £5 emigration ticket to South Africa. After working in the copper mines in South Africa, he joined the BP Shipping Line as an electrical officer and spent nearly 30 years at sea for
various shipping lines, including P&O, and cargo ships, travelling all over the world. He met his wife to be Penny through friends and after their marriage Penny spent 12 years travelling on board ship with him. When the Falklands war broke out Jimmy volunteered to go to the South Pacific to help refuel the Royal Navy ships. Penny had never visited Lyme so Jimmy brought her to his hometown and they decided to run a guest house, Albany, in Charmouth Road, for many years, later moving to Amada House in Coombe Street. Jimmy took a keen interest in local affairs and was a popular figure around the pubs in Lyme. He was also a member of the Montagu Freemason’s Lodge.
Body of man found in Barrs Lane area
Philip Evans writes: “Jimmy was one of Lyme’s big characters – small in stature but big in heart. He was a great storyteller and would often regale you with his tales on the high seas and his days in Africa. “Whilst he lived most of his life away from Lyme, he had a great love for his home town. He will be greatly missed by his many friends.” His wife Penny would like to thank all those who sent messages of condolences after Jimmy’s death in the Sir Joseph Weld Hospice in Dorchester where she spent her last days with him. She also thanked Becky and Mark and the staff at the Volunteer Inn where his life was celebrated and where he was a regular occupant of “the old man’s chair!”
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CALLING all local craft and food providers. The Pilot Boat in Lyme Regis is staging a Sunday morning market in its bar area and is looking for stall holders. The Pilot is making its bar area available for the market every Sunday between 9 am and 12 noon free of charge. Charity stalls are also welcome. Those interested in booking a stall should call the Pilot Boat on 01297 443157.
Festive for senior citizens SENIOR citizens from Lyme Regis are invited to attend the annual Over 70s Christmas Lunch on Saturday, December 15. The traditional three-course Christmas lunch will be held at the Woodmead Halls at 12.30pm for 1pm. Tickets cost £5 and can be purchased by calling Michaela Ellis on 01297 443942.
Free finance tips for over 50s
CITIZENS Advice is offering finance tips for the over 50s at an event in Charmouth. Information and ideas to help you manage your financial affairs will be offered at the talk on Tuesday, November 20, 7pm for a 7.15pm start at Charmouth Library.
Christmas Day lunch in Axminster
A CHRISTMAS Day lunch will be held in Axminster Guildhall for single people of any age and couples where one person acts as a carer. Booking forms for the lunch are available from Axminster Library, the Post Office, the Co-op, Tesco, ARC and Axminster Medical Practice. Pre-booking is essential for both lunch and transport and the form will include a contact number for transport bookings to-and-from the venue. Places are limited to 100 on a fist come-first served basis. There will be no charge for the lunch but donations would be welcome on the day. Further information call Lesley Frankau on 01297 33420 or email lfrankau@btinternet.com
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Loving wife Penny and the family wish to give heartfelt thanks for all the support given through his long and brave battle with cancer. Special thanks to the doctors and nurses of Lyme Regis, Dorchester and Poole. Thanks also to Becky and Mark of The Volunteer Inn for the refreshments and to his dear friends for beautifully decorating ‘the old man’s chair’. James will be sadly missed and goes with all our love and affection. Donations for The Dorset County Hospital Cancer Appeal and The Weldmar Hospicecare Trust are still being accepted c/o W.G. Potter Funeral Directors, William Potter House, West Street, Axminster, EX13 5NX.
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Launch day coming up Huge crowds enjoy bonfire night for Boat Building pupils STUDENTS at Lyme Regis’ world-renowned Boat Building Academy will mark the end of their 40-week course with a boat launch on Tuesday, December 4. At 1.30pm, students from the class of February 2018 will walk their boats from the academy on Monmouth Beach down to the harbour, to be launched for the first time. Having spent the best part of nine months learning how to build boats, the day marks a celebratory end to their training.
Campaign launched as young people admit they wouldn’t tell family and friends about mental health issues NEARLY three quarters of young people in the South West would tell friends and family they are ‘fine’ even if struggling with a mental health problem. New research released by the mental health anti-stigma campaign, Time to Change, reveals that when asked, nearly three quarters (70 per cent) of 16-24-yearolds in the South West would tell friends and family they are ‘fine’, even if struggling with a mental health problem, such as depression or anxiety.
FAMILIES flocked to Lyme Regis on Saturday, November 3 for a spectacular fireworks display marking Guy Fawkes’ Night. Despite the strong winds, which resulted in displays in several neighbouring towns being called off, the sky was lit up with one of the best displays seen in the town this year, followed by the lighting of a beach bonfire by the Mayor of Lyme Regis, Councillor Michaela Ellis.
Lyme Regis fire crew were later called to put out the bonfire at the request of the police, due to the high winds. This annual event attracted an estimated crowd of over 5,000, many of whom come to Lyme every year especially for this occasion. There was no entry charge for the event, with the fireworks funded each year from the donations put in the collection boxes.
Dream painting of PM splits opinion Unusual demo for Lyme art society AS Brexit negotiations reach fever pitch, Lyme Regis artist Maxime Xavier has created an eye-opening painting of Prime Minister Theresa May. Based on a dream, the painting shows Mrs May sitting side-sadle on a roaring lion, leaping through the EU stars as she contemplates the pen used to sign Article 50.
AN unusual demonstration held members of Lyme Regis Art Society enthralled, as Simon Bramble showed them his unique style of painting, using only four colours. Simon’s paintings are about forms and colours rather than realism and he combines buildings with the Devon countryside in complimentary designs.
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Campaign launched to see Mary Anning on new £50 note FANS of Lyme Regis fossil hunter Mary Anning are hoping to see her face on the new £50 note. Members of the public are being asked for their suggestions of who should appear on the new £50 note, as well as Her Majesty The Queen. Nominees must have contributed to the field of science and “have shaped thought, innovation, leadership or values in the UK”, and must “inspire people, not divide them”. Nominees must also be deceased, as the only exception to this on printed money is the Queen. You can place your vote online at www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/50-pound-note-nominations
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Government grant of £6m for Dorset roads DORSET will receive more than £6million from the government to repair its roads ahead of the winter. The money has come from the Department of Transport following an announcement in the Budget by Chancellor Philip Hammond. It is part of £71million being spent to improve road networks across the South West. County councillor Daryl Turner said the investment will “benefit nearly every resident” in the county.
Pool manager supports record-breaking swim MANAGER of the Flamingo Pool in Axminster, Steve Buxton, was one of just 300 people selected to join record breaker Ross Edgley as he completed his swim around Great Britain. Supporters were invited to apply for places in the ‘flotilla’ to join Ross as completed the final mile of his world record swim and Steve was among those selected to take part in the event.
IT was great to see all corners of the community come together as Lyme Regis marked 100 years since the end of the First World War over the weekend. After a stormy night, wreath laying at the HMS Formidable grave in the cemetery on Saturday morning seemed an apt way to start the weekend’s commemorations. The weather was not on our side; as the short service got underway, lightning flashed, the loudest clap of thunder echoed around the valley and the heavens opened. I practically jumped out of my boots as I clung to my umbrella. During the two-minute silence, thoughts quickly turned to the men of Lyme Regis who would have had to battle on no matter what the conditions, nothing to shield them from the rain, far from this little town and terrified. Then, as the Reveille was played, as if on cue, the rain stopped, the sun shone and a rainbow appeared over the cemetery. Peace at last. Luckily the weather was much improved for Sunday’s events, bringing out the biggest crowd I can ever remember for the parade and church service. Lyme was lucky to be among the 30 seaside towns chosen to take part in Danny Boyle’s unique Pages of the Sea, which drew in additional spectators. It was a difficult event to capture on camera but the aerial shot on page 11 shows the portrait of Rifleman Kulbir Thapa was pulled off perfectly with very limited practise time and on a beach ravaged by storm the previous evening. Well done to all those involved! The busy weekend came to an end with Lyme taking part in the national
Battle’s Over commemorations on Sunday evening. I was told I’d be joining the mayor on the North Wall as she lit a beacon, symbolising an end to the darkness of war and a return to the light of peace. With the tide rapidly coming in, events didn’t go quite as smoothly as those earlier in the day, but the lifeboat crew came to our rescue (quite literally), lending us their iconic yellow wellies to wade across to the beacon and then pulling us back to dry land in the harbourmaster’s tender, as the water was by then deemed to deep to walk through. With bonfire night and Remembrance now behind us, thoughts start to turn to the festive period - although I think I might be a bit Christmased out by the time it actually comes around. Preparations seem to start earlier every year and it’s no different in the LymeOnline office, where we have been busy working on the festive edition of our popular Lyme Life magazine for several weeks. The magazine will be completed next week and will be out at the end of November, just in time for the switchon of Lyme’s Christmas lights on Saturday, December 1 (see page 21). We have just two more printed editions of LymeOnline coming out before Christmas. I can’t believe it’s come around so quickly and soon we’ll be celebrating the paper’s first anniversary!
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Anonymous letter Lifeboat launched for praises lifeboat crew exhausted windsurfer LYME Regis lifeboat crew was launched in stormy conditions on Saturday, November 10 to rescue an exhausted windsurfer. A member of the public had been watching the windsurfer from the beach, but after losing sight of him for 10 minutes, she raised the alarm with the coastguards.
THE RNLI has said it is “lucky to have such wonderful supporters” after Lyme Regis lifeboat crew were sent an anonymous letter, praising their dedication and bravery. The lifeboat station received the anonymous letter this week, which described the crew as “truly, wonderful brave people who risk their lives to save others”, which was simply signed “From Me”.
Award-winning play broadcast live to Lyme’s Marine Theatre ALAN Bennett’s multi-awardwinning drama ‘The Madness of King George III’ will be broadcast live to the Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis, in National Theatre Live’s first ever broadcast from Nottingham Playhouse. Written by one of Britain’s bestloved playwrights, Alan Bennett , this epic play was also adapted into a BAFTA Award-winning film following its premiere on stage in 1991. It will be shown on Tuesday, November 20. For ticket details or to book, visit www.marinetheatre.com or call 01297 442138.
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For God’s sake behave! Vicar’s last sermon tells council to find ‘peace in their hearts’
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T’s not easy being a councillor. There are very few bouquets but many brickbats in being a member of the town council. Whatever we think of them, we should be grateful that they serve the community in this way giving up hundreds of hours of their spare time.
But with public service comes a responsibility to conduct themselves in a manner which shows respect to each other. In recent weeks the council has fallen well short of the criteria set down for those in public office and I believe the town in general is fed up of the personal feuds and inappropriate behaviour. Avid council watcher Nigel Ball, always quick to praise the council when deserved but never afraid to point out their failings, the right of everyone on the electoral roll, writing to this newspaper, says the council are setting a bad example and should make peace with each other. ■ WITH my British Legion president’s hat on, I would to say a warm thank you to the hundreds of people who turned out for the Remembrance parade and church service on Sunday. I have never seen the church so full. The usual programme was changed so that the two minutes’ silence was observed in The Square at the bottom of the town and many have commented of the poignancy of the occasion as we commemorated the centenary of the ending of the First World War. The Pages of The Sea event on the main beach was also a brilliant success with many taking the opportunity of paying their own touching personal tributes to family members who served in World War One and other conflicts. This was a day of which Lyme can be justly proud.
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That theme was also expounded when the vicar of Lyme Regis, the Reverend Jane Skinner, made her last sermon in the parish church before moving to a new benefice in North Devon, when she preached at the Remembrance service. Choosing her words carefully and delivering them in a sympathetic manner, the Reverend Skinner said that people had to find peace in their communities and not just in countries. She mentioned the town council in this context. I glanced over to the seven councillors who attended the service, sat in the corporation pews. There seemed little reaction to these comments. I’m not sure all of them even realised the vicar was referring to them. I have some sympathy for the councillors, especially those who do not engage in the social media rantings, much of which is inaccurate and a good deal of it defamatory. But to steer the council back onto a more respectful course, they have to stand up to be counted and not just sit back and hope matters will improve. They could end the rowing tomorrow if they all committed to adhere strictly to the code of conduct and come down hard on anyone who does not. It’s time to draw a line under the family feuds and personal vendettas. Councillors don’t have to like each other. They don’t have to share a dinner table. But they must appreciate that they are all entitled to a view and be allowed to express that view without being subjected to bitterness and spite. Some councillors work harder than others. Some of them have more to say than their colleagues. That does not give them carte-blanche to deride their fellow members. I think one severe effect of such behaviour is the great impact on council staff. They inevitably get drawn into such squabbles and the decision making often gets clouded by personal issues. This also has an effect on the standard of debate in the Guildhall, generally low compared to councils in years past. As Geoff Baker once so succinctly put it, this is the town’s council not the council’s town and they should never forget that.The town wants their councillors to behave in a respectful manner, pulling together for the benefit of all and not engage in frivolous pranks like producing a council nude calendar, one of the ideas put forward on social media this week (presumably as a joke?) to improve morale among members.
HEATHER Larcombe restocking the shelves at Lyme Rocks, the town’s new sweet shop, after a busy half term
Such sweet memories
AS a kid growing up in Anning Road, we spent most of our school holidays on the playing field or down the beach. Those were the days when our mums would kick us out early in the morning and we’d only go home when we were hungry. Occasionally we might be sent on an errand to the nearby shops - that would be Millard’s Stores in Church Street or John’s Back Shop in Staples Terrace. And for treats there was only one place to go - Mrs Dale’s Sweet Shop in Mill Green (now a private house) where the shelves were lined with jars of aniseed balls, sherbert lemons, refreshers, liquorice catherine wheels, black jacks and a host of others I can’t remember. It’s where we spent our pocket money and Mrs Dale would always tell us to be sure to go straight home. Occasionally we might stroll down to Nelly Cox’s in Coombe Street, part bakery, part sweet shop. There used to be a proper old fashioned sweet shop in Broad Street called
George’s, now Papa Luca, run by the family of Philip George, who was one of my best school pals and who was born in Lyme Hospital a day before me. They moved to Yeovil and I have never seen Philip since. Many years later former town crier Richard Fox and his wife Marilyn ran a sweet shop on the opposite side of Broad Street in premises now occupied by Fortnam Smith & Banwell. Such memories came flooding back when I popped into Lyme’s new sweet shop - Lyme Rocks - situated under the Guildhall where the shelves are straining under the weight of dozens of sweet jars, many of them offer the brands that have stood the test of time. The shop is being run by Fiona Markham with help from Heather Larcombe who were encouraged by the popularity of their new venture, especially during half term. I have a notorious sweet tooth and find it difficult to pass Lyme Rocks without popping in. And their frozen yoghurt is just to die for - and apparently good for me. Honest doctor!
Be there, your health may depend on it LIKE me, you are probably fed up to the back teeth of all the shenanigans in the council chamber. So here’s something which is crucial to all our lives in and around Lyme. We know how over-stretched the NHS and social care services are becoming. So there's no avoiding the fact that we'll all have to do more to take care of ourselves, and to work harder at looking out for our friends and neighbours. That's why the 'Drop-in to DRoP!' event on 28th of this month is so important. It brings to one place in Lyme a good sample of the organisations and groups able to help us with caring for ourselves and for each other.
They will bring plenty of information, as well as being able to answer questions and point us towards other people who, even if not present at the time, could be useful contacts. Quite a number of those coming to this event are based further east in the county – Bridport, Dorchester and beyond. Our corner of Dorset has suffered from being on the edge of the county; getting health and care providers to notice us and give us a fair crack of the whip is sometimes an uphill struggle. To gather so many to the town on a late November afternoon is not an everyday occasion. That's another reason for a good local turn out. If busy people take the time to come to
Lyme and offer us their services, it would be a poor return if few people came to see them. That certainly wouldn't help to convey the message "Lyme and Charmouth are here and deserve equal treatment with the rest of Dorset." If they go back east saying "Well, they're not interested out there in the west" that would be a guarantee of more neglect, with only ourselves to blame. So let's wave the flag for attention when we have the chance, and fill the halls at the Baptist Church between 4pm and 7pm on Wednesday, November 28. Don’t miss this opportunity. Your health may depend on it. See the advertisement on page18.
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Going green is good for business!
PLASTIC Free Lyme Regis (PFLR) is hoping to bring together businesses and local organisations for an open discussion on the practicalities and benefits of “going green”. The campaign group will be hosting a public meeting on Tuesday, November 20 for all local businesses and organisations to attend, following on from its first business forum in March, attended by some 50 people. Grenville Barr, chairman of PFLR, said: “This is an opportunity to share experiences over the past months and summer season, ask questions and swop ideas. “We want to encourage more businesses to find ways to eliminate single-use plastics. Together we can improve and protect our environment to benefit our residents, business and visitors.” With support from the council and community, the Plastic Free Lyme Regis campaign saw the town become the 24th in the country and first in Dorset to gain the Surfers Against Sewage Plastic Free Communities award in June. This month’s meeting will see the launch of a new award scheme for local supporters of the campaign, which will appeal to all kinds of businesses - from clothes and gift shops to
offices to food sellers and cafes. Mr Barr commented: “Many types of businesses are looking hard at their everyday practices and are finding ways to use reduce their drain on world resources. “This could be ditching single-use plastics, or finding sustainable alternatives to energy use or sources for paper and importantly how to increase effective recycling. “We want to recognise publicly all these local efforts to protect our environment for the future.” With this award, PFLR wants to congratulate those local businesses who feel strongly about protecting our environment and are responding to customers who are also looking for environmentally-friendly solutions to the use of plastics and improved recycling. For example, more than 20 local business support the ReFill scheme, which provides free tap water top ups for refillable water bottles.
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“We want businesses and local organisations to come together to learn from each other, but also to look to the future with fresh ideas and commitment,” said Mr Barr. Some business owners who have already put plans in place will talk about their experiences at the meeting. All are invited to attend the meeting on Tuesday,
November 20 at the Driftwood Café in Lyme Regis Baptist Church, with doors opening at 7.15 for a 7.30pm start. Plastic Free Lyme Regis is a sub-group of Turn Lyme Green (TLG), which promotes sustainable living in Lyme Regis. Set up in 2007, TLG engages the community in environmental issues. It meets regularly to plan campaigns and events. For more information on the campaign, contact Plastic Free Lyme Regis by emailing info@plasticfreelyme.uk or visit the website www.plasticfreelyme.uk.
Zero waste shop comes to Lyme A NEW, mobile zero waste shop is proving a big hit in towns across West Dorset, with new stops in Lyme Regis and Charmouth recently added to its weekly schedule. Following a successful crowdfunding campaign in June, which was sponsored by 11 local businesses and raised half of their startup fees, four mums from Bridport Libby, Kate, Alex and Lora - set up The Green Weigh in August and have now secured permanent trading pitches in eight locations across East Devon and West Dorset, reaching towns and villages on its mission to encourage people to shop more responsibly and reduce plastic waste. Libby said: “There has been more and more media coverage of the plastic pollution crisis, most recently BBC1’s ‘Drowning in Plastic’. The Green Weigh’s mission is to provide an alternative to those who want to reduce their plastic impact and buy food free from packaging, whilst reaching communities who may be isolated. “As mums on tight budgets with young children, family life does not allow for big expenditures on food. We feel that plastic free
shopping must be accessible to everyone, on any budget, so that as a whole society we can begin to address the plastic crisis.” Customers can use any container for their purchases, such as Tupperware, glass or cloth bags to stop filling their cupboards with unnecessary plastic packaging. Simply weigh the container, fill with products, weigh again and pay. Lora commented: “A lot of our customers reminisce that this was how they and their mothers used to shop! They are sometimes surprised at the big range of products we stock and I think more and more people are looking for plastic-free alternatives.” The Green Weigh will be making weekly stops at the Stonebarrow lay-by in Charmouth every Monday from 9.30am to 12noon, followed by Lyme Regis Football Club from 12.30pm to 3pm. It will also be making weekly stops in Bridport, Burton Bradstock, Bradpole, Netherbury, Dorchester and Axminster. For further details and all trading locations, search The Green Weight on social media or visit or www.thegreenweigh.co.uk
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Thank you for your support this year THE Alexandra Hotel & Restaurant and Dorset House both celebrate success at the finals of the Dorset Tourism Awards. The Alexandra picked up a gold award for Small Hotel/Boutique Accommodation of the Year and a silver for Responsible, Ethical and Sustainable Tourism (pictured below), while Dorset house received gold for B&B and Guesthouse of the Year and was named overall Winner of Winners (above) for its continued dedication to high standards. Lyn and Jason Martin from Dorset House said: “We are bowled over by this award. We love the positive spirit which abounds in Dorset and knowing how accomplished the
county’s tourism businesses are, we are immensely proud to receive this accolade. “With a combined four awards, Lyme Regis definitely stole the show at the awards ceremony.” Sean Smith, general manager at the Alexandra Hotel, added: “We are very happy and proud of our success at the awards and share our excitement and congratulations with our friends at the Dorset House.” A record 72 trophies were presented to tourism businesses from across Dorset at the 2018 awards dinner, held at The Lighthouse in Poole with the guest speaker being impressionist Debra Stephenson.
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Sponsorship scheme launched to resettle Syrian refugee family UPLYME Community Sponsorship – a project set up to sponsor the resettlement of a Syrian refugee family – will host a public meeting on Friday, November 23 to explain the scheme to local residents. The meeting will be held from 6pm to 7.30pm in Uplyme Village Hall. Uplyme Community Sponsorship has been set up to sponsor the resettlement of a Syrian refugee family in the local area under the national community sponsorship scheme, which was launched in 2016 by the Home Secretary and Archbishop of Canterbury. This scheme falls under the umbrella of the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme, whereby the government committed to resettle up to 20,000 refugees in the UK, from camps in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt and Turkey, over the five-year period of 2015 to 2020. According to the United Nations Refugee Council, more than 5.6 million people have fled Syria since 2011, the vast majority to neighbouring countries – Turkey 63.8%, Lebanon 16.9% (representing 17% of their total population), Jordan 11.9%, Iraq 4.4% and also to Egypt 2.3%. There are more than 6.6 million internally displaced people in Syria and more than 470,000 have been killed. The war in Syria, now in its seventh year, has created the crisis of 13.1 million
people in need of humanitarian aid. Before applying to resettle a refugee family, the community sponsorship group must fulfil several criteria, crucially finding suitable accommodation which is available for rent for at least two years and raising a minimum amount of £9,000 (for a two-parent family). The local authorities then agree to the application before it is submitted to the Home Office. The public meeting will be an opportunity to provide information to members of the community and respond to any questions or concerns. Sarah Uppard of Uplyme Community Sponsorship will explain the scheme and a speaker from Ottery St Mary will speak about their experience of successfully resettling a refugee family. Members of the community are warmly invited to attend the meeting, to exchange views and information or to volunteer their skills in supporting the charity and the project. Refreshments will be available and donations will be accepted to start fundraising for the Uplyme Community Sponsorship scheme. Further information about the project is available on the website www.gov.uk/government/publications/applyfor-full-community-sponsorship or email uplymecommunitysponsorship@gmail.com
Poppies go on display at church AN impressive display of more than 3,000 poppies at Uplyme Church commemorated 100 years since the end of the First World War. The art installation and exhibition, organised by Frances Rogers, included poppies which had been knitted, crocheted and felted by the local community, as well as a mini field of poppies created by Mrs Ethelston’s Primary School. There was also projections of local soldiers who fought and lost their lives in the First World Wars and a short, thought provoking film. The church was packed for the opening night of the exhibition, which was filmed live for BBC Spotlight news with a musical performance by Uplyme Gospel Choir.
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Lyme and Charmouth could benefit from £2.3million government grant AN ambitious portfolio of projects, which could benefit Lyme Regis and Charmouth, progressed a stage further in the government’s Coastal Communities Fund this week. The bid for funding, known as ‘Gateways to Business Growth in Dorset’ is being led by Dorset Coast Forum, which has now been invited to proceed in the second stage of the application process. It includes projects in Swanage, Weymouth, Portland, Lyme Regis and Charmouth, and will now be worked up in detail ready for the next stage of assessment in January 2019. The portfolio aims to improve these key business areas in Dorset by making enhancements which will benefit local businesses, encourage new businesses to the area and increase tourism. Natalie Poulter, Dorset Coast Forum co-ordinator, said: “We’re really pleased that Dorset’s portfolio has been selected to go forward to the next stage of the process. “This fund is very competitive and our selection shows the strength of the broad concepts and the strong track record Dorset has for making the most of the funding we’ve received previously. “We’d like to thank all our partners for helping to get the bid this far.” Looking ahead to the next stage of the application, Natalie added: “It’s important that these projects are worked up with consultation and input from a wide range of stakeholders and the different community groups at in each area. “We are looking forward to working with all those relevant groups in the coming weeks to help us get the final submission right for the communities involved.” If successful, ‘Gateways to Business Growth in Dorset’ would bring an additional grant of £2.36million to Dorset, matched by almost
River Lim Path. Disabled access around Lyme Regis town and gardens (£20,000) ● New Lyme Regis seafront railings (£60,000) ● Lyme Regis Theatre Square demountable marquee (£25,000) ● New beach access at Charmouth (£295,000) ● Riverside footpath to link east and west Charmouth beaches (£15,000) ● Visit Lyme promotional material (£55,000) The team will now submit the detailed application to the Coastal Communities Fund in January 2019 and expect to hear whether or not it has been successful in April 2019. The Coastal Communities Fund is administered by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, to support projects which generate jobs and invest in regenerating England’s seaside towns and countryside. Dorset Coast Forum has a strong track record for delivering projects such as this, and is currently delivering Dorset Coastal Connections, a £5.6million portfolio from the previous round of the same fund. The forum is an independent, non-political partnership organisation which promotes a sustainable approach to the management, use and development of Dorset’s coast to maintain its natural and cultural qualities for the benefit of future generations. Its members and partners are from the public, charity and private sector, and it has a core team hosted by Dorset County Council and based at County Hall in Dorchester. The team works with forum members to develop and deliver strategic projects for the coast’s wider benefit. For more information, visit the website www.dorsetcoast.com ●
£2million additional funding from a range of other sources. The local components of the funding bid, put forward by the Lyme Regis and Charmouth Coastal Community Team, include the following: ● Interpretation (£80,000) - Providing directional, seafront and historical town information that encourages visitors to explore Lyme, Charmouth & Uplyme along and adjacent to the seafront and river valley, thus increasing footfall in the museum and other venues and enhancing the visitor experience. By integrating the coastal and inland pathways with the town and village centres, the project plans to encourage a broader experience, enjoying local food and drink and increasing dwell time and consequent expenditure with local businesses. ● Development and promotion of walking routes (£10,000) - To improve ‘legibility’ of the town, integrated with signage/interpretation as outlined above, and linking to the improved
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COUNCIL SHORTS ■ TOWN councillors have refused a proposal to install drinking water taps at various locations around the town. The proposal was put forward by Councillor Jeff Scowen, but fellow members felt it was unnecessary with many local businesses already taking part in the national ReFill scheme, offering free water bottle refills to the public, whether they’re a paying customer or not. The Mayor of Lyme Regis, Councillor Michaela Ellis, also pointed out that the town used to have drinking water taps but they were removed on health and safety grounds. ■ A FALCONER will visit Lyme Regis for a oneday seagull control trial during the Easter holidays 2019. Town councillors have agreed for a falconer to bring a bird of prey to the seafront between 12 noon and 4pm for the cost of £95 an hour, in an effort to deter seagulls. However, some councillors expressed concerns that this was just a temporary fix and they should continue their efforts to educate the public and businesses in helping with seagull control. ■ A NATURE trail will be created in woodland area in the Langmoor and Lister Gardens. The area above the existing ‘woodland walk’ in the gardens will be developed into a nature trail with a bark chip path and information boards following council approval this week. The project is expected to cost £1,500 and the Mayor of Lyme Regis, Councillor Michaela Ellis, described it as a “fabulous idea”. ■ TOWN councillors have refused a request to introduce residents-only parking restrictions in South Avenue, Lyme Regis, saying it would be “unenforceable”. Residents of South Avenue requested that parking restrictions already in place in Anning Road be extended. However, councillors expressed concerns over the new online-only system used to manage the restrictions, which they said allowed people who did not live on Anning Road to pay for permits. Dorset County Council is responsible for enforcing the parking restrictions but town councillors felt its enforcement officers did not visit the town regularly enough to make the scheme worthwhile.
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Record crowds fall silent on Remembrance Sunday A TWO-minute silence was observed over the weekend by what is thought to be one of the biggest Remembrance Sunday crowds seen in Lyme Regis. Crowds lined the streets for the annual Remembrance Sunday parade, led down Broad Street to St Michael’s Parish Church by the Mayor of Lyme Regis, Councillor Michaela Ellis, her civic party and members of the Royal British Legion. Although the procession was slightly depleted this year, following the closure of the Woodroffe School’s Combined Cadet Force, it was still well attended by local organisations, retired and serving members of the Armed Forces. The procession was followed by a special Remembrance Sunday service in the church, led by the Reverend Jane Skinner – her last service as team vicar for the area before moving to a new benefice in North Devon. Hymns were accompanies by Alex Davies on the organ and Lyme Regis Town Band, while St Michael’s Children’s Choir gave a moving performance as local organisations laid poppy wreaths at the alter. The mayor gave the lesson and prayers were led by the Reverend Keith Vivian. The Reverend Skinner also interviewed Kevin Taylor, parade marshal with the Lyme Regis branch of the Royal British Legion, about his military career and what Remembrance Sunday meant to him. Philip Evans MBE, president of the Royal British Legion, read the town’s Roll of Honour – the names of all men from Lyme Regis who
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francesca@lyme-online.co.uk died in the First and Second World Wars – followed by the Exhortation. After the service, the procession formed up and marched past the war memorial in Monmouth Street before making its way to Cobb Gate where a large crowd of residents and visitors gathered for the two-minute silence, followed by the national anthem. The silence was also observed shopkeepers in Broad Street, stepping outside of their businesses for the two minutes. Following the traditional Remembrance Sunday commemorations, crowds made their way to the beach for the unique Pages of the Sea event, created by award-winning film producer and director Danny Boyle to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Lyme Regis was one of 30 seaside towns across the country chosen to take part in the event, which saw a portrait of Rifleman Kulbir Thapa VC – who made history as the first Gurkha to win a Victoria Cross – created in the sand by volunteers, including art students from the Woodroffe School. Members of the public were also invited to create their own silhouettes of soldiers on the beach. An open mic session was held on Marine Parade, where members of the public could share poems and songs on the theme of Remembrance. Acclaimed singer-songwriter Billy Bragg read a poem written by British poet and playwright Carol Ann Duffy especially for Pages of the Sea, as well as performing some of his
own work. The day was finished with Lyme taking part in the national ‘Battle’s Over’ events in the early evening, which included the lighting of a beacon by the mayor and her consort on the North Wall. The Last Post was played by Denis Bye and another two-minute silence was observed before town crier Alan Vian gave a special cry to mark the event, and the bells were rung at St Michael’s Parish Church. Charmouth also held a Remembrance Sunday parade through the village centre and Uplyme observed a silence at the war memorial. Uplyme Parish Church also marked Remem-
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brance with an impressive display of poppies which featured on BBC Spotlight news (see page 8). On Saturday, in short services organised by the Lyme Regis branch of the Royal British Legion, wreaths were laid at the Polish war memorial in Anning Road and at the HMS Formidable grave in Lyme Regis cemetery, with crosses also placed on war graves. In the afternoon, Lyme Regis Football Club observed a two-minute silence before kick-off, with chairman Howard Larcombe placing a wreath on the centre of the pitch, and players laying crosses in memory of six former players who lost their lives in the First World War.
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www.lyme-online.co.uk THE portrait of Rifleman Kulbir Thapa VC – who made history as the first Gurkha to win a Victoria Cross - etched in the sand at Lyme Regis beach as part of the unique Pages of the Sea event. Photo courtesy of 14-18NOW
MEMBERS of the Lyme Regis branch of the Royal British Legion in Sunday’s Remembrance procession
LYME Regis town councillors march in the parade
CHILDREN from St Michael’s Primary School and Lyme Regis Majorettes were among those to take part in the procession
THE 1st Lym Valley Scouts on parade
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LYME Regis lifeboat crew took parade in the parade
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THE mayor’s civic party with town crier Alan Vian and macebearers Heather Britton and Jon Hunt leadering the procession
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PICTURED left, a wreath laying service continued throughout thunder, lightning and torrential rain in Lyme Regis cemetery on Saturday, followed by a dryer service at the Polish war memorial in Anning Road (top left). Wreaths were laid in both locations by the president of the Royal British Legion Philip Evans MBE and the Mayor, Councillor Michaela Ellis. The Reverend Jane Skinner led the services and the Last Post was played by Denis Bye. Right, the mayor and her husband Alan light the beacon on the North Wall, having waded across the incoming tide wearing the RNLI’s iconic yellow wellie boots. Above, the beacon alight (photo by Richard Austin).
A WREATH was laid in the centre circle at the Davey Fort ground in Lyme Regis by football club chairman Howard Larcombe before kick-off on Saturday. Players also placed crosses with poppies around the wreath, in memory of six former players who died in the First World War. The club is also carrying out research into members who fought in the Second World War and hopes to install a permanent memorial to them all in the future. Left, an open mic session was held on the seafront as part of the Pages of the Sea event, with members of the public invited to share poems and songs with a Remembrance theme
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Sixth form adventures in Naples WARM sunny days and evenings greeted 30 sixth form students from the Woodroffe School in Lyme Regis as they descended onto southern Italy for four days to discover the geographical and historical features of the Naples Bay area.
The geography and classical civilisation students started with a visit to Vesuvius to discover evidence of previous eruptions and what actions are in place to mitigate against future eruption events. This was followed up with a
visit to Pompeii and Herculaneum to discover how the eruption impacted on these historical towns as well as gaining an insight into Roman life. The trip ended with a walk along the famous ‘Path of the Gods’ on the Amalfi Coast.
French exchange in eleventh year THIS year marks the eleventh anniversary of the Woodroffe School’s very successful French exchange with Lycée Hector Berlioz in Vincennes, Paris. This year, the school welcomed 20 French pupils, who paired up with some of our Woodroffe’s Year 11, 12 and 13 linguists. The French students visited Mrs Ethelston’s and St Michael’s Primary Schools on their first day and spent the next day at Woodroffe, enjoying time at the beach after school hours. The Woodroffe students were excited
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to share with them their British way of life, as well as the breathtaking local scenery. After only five days together students were sad to part ways on the Monday morning but have remained in touch via social media, consolidating their friendships and continuing to practise their language skills. The Year 12 and 13 students will be returning the visit next March to experience a similar adventure in French schools and to discover some of the most beautiful landmarks of Paris.
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Ian McKellen show Leading ska band comes to Lyme sells out instantly TICKETS instantly sold out after Sir Ian McKellen announced that he will appear on stage at the Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis next summer. Sir Ian, who famously played Gandalf in the ‘Lord of the Rings’ film series, will be touring the country with his one-man show to celebrate his 80th birthday. He commented: “The show starts with Gandalf and will probably end with an invitation to act with me on stage. In between there will be anecdotes and acting. Live theatre has always been thrilling to me, as an actor and in the audience.” The event at the Marine Theatre is part of a wider programme of raising money for the historic venue, which includes seeking new patrons, sponsors, and Theatre Friends. The money raised from the event will go towards specific projects at the arts venue. Sir Ian added: “I’m delighted to be making my debut in Lyme Regis as part of the UK tour celebrating my 80th birthday. “I’m pleased that all profits will support the youth theatre and help update the Marine’s dressing rooms. See you there, I hope!” Theatre director Gabby Rabbitts commented: “We were so pleased when Sir Ian’s team rang the Marine. It’s delightful to work with him to raise money for the venue.
“We’d love to meet new potential patrons and sponsors that would like to work with us in our wide programme of fundraisings. We can’t wait to share this special event with the community.” With six Olivier Awards, a Tony, a Golden Globe, two Oscar nominations, four BAFTA nominations, and every major theatrical award, Ian McKellen is a true national treasure and widely regarded as one of the greatest stage and screen actors.
WITH regular airplay on one BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6music, it is no surprise that The Simmertones are often named as one of the UK’s biggest ska and reggae acts. This celebrated ten-piece band are headlining at a concert in Lyme Regis that also features DJ Ska Au Go Go, who has one of the largest reggae record collections in the South West. During 2016/17 The Simmertones' live shows reached new heights, with appearances at The London International Ska Festival, Madness' House of Fun Weekender, and Camp Bestival. This acclaimed ska band are frequently played on BBC Radio particularly by Jo Whiley and Steve Lamacq, who have playlisted their
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songs ‘Run For Your Life’, 'Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps' and ‘Dr Who’. The Simmertones’ album 'Something For The Weekend?' won Best Album at the South West Music Awards in 2013. The album received worldwide airplay, as well as rave reviews from Ruby Turner and members of The Specials and Madness. They will headline at the Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis on Friday, November 23, starting at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £7 in advance or £9 on the door with 10 per cent off for Theatre Friends. To book, call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com
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SCREENINGS at the Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis will now be available to under 18s in education at a special price of £5 advance or on the door. This price will be available for the foreseeable future at all screenings, and is part of the venue’s current programme of widening participation in the arts across the community. With normal admission from £11, this new price has been made available following negotiations with distributors such as National Theatre Live, The Royal Shakespeare Company, and Met Opera. Screenings are broadcasted or recorded at live events such as plays, operas, and musicals, and started at the theatre earlier in the year. Their aim is to increase accessibility to events happening around the world that might otherwise be hard to see. Theatre Manager Sophia Moseley said: “The price of £5 is bonkers value for these screenings: they are sublime cultural events of an international quality. We’re pleased to make this announcement, which aligns closely with our central value – the Marine makes culture accessible to
all.” Events included in this scheme are broad. Based on the novel that also inspired Hitchcock’s celebrated thriller, composer Nico Muhly’s ‘Marnie’ receives its US premiere at the Met Opera this season, and is broadcast live to the Marine from New York on 10 November. Written by one of Britain’s bestloved playwrights Alan Bennett, Mark Gattiss stars in ‘The Madness of George III’, which was also adapted into a BAFTA Awardwinning film following its premiere on stage in 1991. It is broadcast on November 20 from Nottingham Playhouse. This latest offer comes after the Marine recently announced it had slashed its booking fees. Previously 10 per cent, tickets under £10 will now only have a 50p booking fee added and those of £10 and over will incur a booking fee of £1 when purchasing from Lyme Regis and Bridport Tourist Information Centres. Details of all screenings are available on the website www.marinetheatre.com, where you can also book tickets.
‘Animals in Mind’ A MENAGERIE of clay and metal animals all awaiting adoption will be on display in a heartwarming exhibition at the Town Mill in Lyme Regis, from November 22 to 28. Three friends – Hilary Bradt, Penny Ireland and Pat Greenland – met while studying animal sculptures in clay with Brendan Hesmondhalgh in Yorkshire, and are now sharing their collection of endearing creatures (real and imagined) made out of clay as well as scrap metal in the Town Mill’s Malthouse Gallery. Seaton-based Hilary is a travel expert, publisher of the Bradt Travel Guides, who has been awarded an MBE and Lifetime Achievement Award. Explaining her fascination with animals as well as different media, she said: “I love the combination of skeletal consistency with the excitement of working in a wide variety of media. “I progressed from wood to stone carving, then to clay, but I when I get the chance I particularly enjoy forging and welding scrap metal for the challenge of achieving an animal likeness with the most unlikely materials.” For Pat Greenland, who has spent most of her life in the New Forest, her attraction to the three dimensional form dates from
childhood, and her current preference is for working in clay. “I have used several media for sculptures but I find the plasticity and strength of stoneware clay superb for bringing to life the animals I find endlessly fascinating,” she said. “Finding attitudes that express personality and often humour, the tenseness of the body and muscles, all this I try to achieve in each piece.” Penny Ireland is Kentish and spent most of her career in scientific research centres in Kent and London. Now settled near Axminster, she started by sculpting the human form but, as she puts it, “became intrigued by the similarities as well as differences in morphology across the animal kingdom”. Penny added: “I like to undertake less familiar subjects and try to use a study of their evolution as part of the creative process. I have worked with wire, wood and plaster but clay is my favourite medium. “The malleability allows for detailed features to be incorporated and the glazing provides the opportunity to experiment.” ‘Animals in Mind’ will be open daily from 10.30am to 4.30pm, admission is free and further details can be found on www.townmillarts.co.uk
Lyme Regis Comedy Club Marine Theatre, 7pm Jayde Adams headlines a night of four comedians in this great value night out. Tickets £8 in advance or £10 on the door - call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com. Doors open 7pm for 8pm start. Ages 16 and over only. Christmas Shopping Night Lyme regis Football Club, 7pm Get your Christmas shopping done under one roof or just treat yourself! A range of stalls will be offering jewellery, bath products, homewares and more. Full bar will be available, free entry.
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Jurassic Art & Craft Fayre, Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre, 10am An opportunity to buy unique Christmas gifts by local artists including glass, wood, jewellery, pottery, knitted and stitched items, painting, cards and homemade cakes and preserves. Charity Table-Top Sale Charmouth Village Hall, 10am A table-top sale with proceeds of table hire (£6 per table) going to Cancer Research UK and proceeds from refreshments to Shelterbox. To book a table, contact Andrea on 01297 561083. Black Ven Spoken Word & Acoustic Music Open Mic Night The Galley Café, 7pm Spoken word and acoustic music open mic nights on the third Saturday of every month during winter. All welcome. Sign up at 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start, £2 entry, homemade cakes, hot drinks and full bar available. Music: Dat Brass Marine Theatre, 8pm Hailing from the streets of London and raised by jazz and punk, this is a high octane, ten piece brass outfit which has played at festivals across the UK. Tickets £8 in advance or £10 on the door - call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com
Sunday, November 18
Talk: Tales From Under Shady Tree Woodmead Halls, 2.30pm Local resident Ken Gollop will give what is billed to be his last ever talk with more than 60 nostalgic photos of Lyme Regis and some familiar faces. Please arrive early to assure a good seat. Donations will be taken on the door for Lyme Regis Museum. 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, November 20
Live Screening: ‘The Madness of King George’, Marine Theatre, 6pm Alan Bennett’s multi-award-winning drama starring Mark Gatiss takes to the stage in this National Theatre Live screening at the Marine Theatre. Tickets £11 or £13.50 on the door – call
442138 or visit 01297 www.marinetheatre.com. Doors open 6pm for 7pm start.
Wednesday, November 21
Music: Gigspanner Big Band Marine Theatre, 6.30pm Formed by Steeleye Span’s fiddle player Peter Knight, this band has built a reputation for dismantling traditional folk music and “reshaping it in fascinating ways”. Tickets £21 in advance or £23 on the door – call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com. Doors open 6.30pm for 7.30pm start.
Thursday, November 22
Lyme Lunches, Lyme Regis Football Club, 12.30pm Community lunch for the over 50s organised by LymeForward. Tickets for a two-course lunch cost £6 and are available from Penny Black Café, behind the post office. Tickets must be booked in advance. Apologies for the incorrect date in the previous edition of LymeOnline. Meet & Remember Lyme Regis Football Club, 2pm Memory Café to provide a supportive, friendly environment for those experiencing memory loss or who have recently been diagnosed with dementia and friends/relatives/carers who support them, organised by LymeForward. All welcome, free entry. Apologies for the incorrect date in the previous edition of LymeOnline. Cinema: ‘Phantom Thread’ St Andrew’s Community Hall, Charmouth, 7pm Set in 1950s high society London starring Daniel Day Lewis as a renowned couturier who meets a strong willed young woman, who becomes his muse and lover. Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm start. Tickets £5.50 in advance or £6.60 on the door, available from Morgans of Charmouth or Nisa Charmouth Stores. Refreshments and bar available. Lyme Regis Community Bingo Woodmead Halls, 8pm Bingo night every Thursday at the Woodmead Halls, raising funds for local organisations which are members of Lyme Regis Community Bingo Association. Pilot Boat Quiz Night Pilot Boat, 8pm Weekly quiz night at the Pilot Boat for teams of two or more with cash prize for the winner plus £100 jackpot prize!
Friday, November 23
Uplyme Community Sponsorship Public Meeting, Uplyme Village Hall, 6pm Uplyme Community Sponsorship has been set up to sponsor the resettlement of a Syrian refugee family in the local area under the national community sponsorship scheme. A public meeting will be held to provide information to members of the community and respond to any questions or concerns. All welcome. Music: The Simmertones Marine Theatre, 7.30pm One of the UK’s leading authentic ska and reggae bands comes
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Friday, November 23
Bethany Chapel Coffee Morning, Bethany Chapel, 10.30am Refreshments and cakes raising funds for the air ambulance and lifeboat. Free entry.
Saturday, November 24
Music: Chris Wood Marine Theatre, 6.30pm A concert from the uncompromising folk guitarist and singer whose music reveals his love for the unofficial history of the English speaking people, with support from Jess McAllister. Tickets £14 in advance or £16.50 on the door – call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com. Doors open 6.30pm for 7.30pm start. Live Music Night @ The Nag’s Head The Nag’s Head, 9pm Regular live music nights at The Nag’s Head, this week with class rock group Shakedown Ridge.
Sunday, November 25
Café Worship Uplyme Church, 9.30am Relaxed, all age, café-style worship at Uplyme Church on the last Sunday of each month. Jazz in the Bar Marine Theatre, 7pm Maggie Reeday jazzes up the songs of Stevie, with Philip Clouts at the piano, in the intimate setting of the Marine Theatre bar. Tickets £8 in advance or £12 on the door – call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com. Doors open 7pm for 8pm start, please note this event is upstairs with limited seating. 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, November 27
Talk: ‘Jurassic Coast: Treasure Trove for Science’, Woodmead Halls, 2.30pm A talk by Sam Scriven, Earth Science Jurassic Coast Team Trust, joint with Dorset Wildlife Trust, organised by the Lyme Regis Society. Entry costs £2 for society members or £3 for visitors, including refreshments. Theatre: ‘Pop Music’ Marine Theatre, 6.30pm Following characters G and Kayle on an epic journey through 30 years of pop, this is a theatre and music show by the acclaimed company Paines Plough in association with Latitude Festival. Tickets £10 for adults, £7 for under 18s or £5 for Woodroffe School pupils in ad-
vance, £12 for adults or £7 for under 18s on the door - call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com. Doors open 6.30pm for 7.30pm start.
Wednesday, November 28 AGM & Talk: ‘Foraging From The Garden’, Uplyme Village Hall, 7.30pm Uplyme & Lyme Regis Horticultural Society’s annual general meeting at 7.30pm, followed by a talk by local writer and broadcaster Anne Swithinbank at 8pm. Please come along to hear how the society is being run, as well as hearing Anne tell us how to get more from our own patch.
Thursday, November 29 Screening: ‘The King & I’ Marine Theatre, 6pm Winner of four Tonys, Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ‘The King and I’ is screened to the Marine Theatre. Tickets £11 in advance or £13.50 on the door – call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com. Doors open 6pm for 7pm start. Lyme Regis Community Bingo Woodmead Halls, 8pm Bingo night every Thursday at the Woodmead Halls, raising funds for local organisations which are members of Lyme Regis Community Bingo Association. Pilot Boat Quiz Night Pilot Boat, 8pm Weekly quiz night at the Pilot Boat for teams of two or more with cash prize for the winner plus £100 jackpot prize!
Friday, November 30 Theatre: ‘Intronauts’ Marine Theatre, 6.30pm A performance with puppetry and integrated animated projection by the Green Ginger Company. Tickets £12 for adults or £10 for under 25s in advance, £14 for adults or £11 for under 25s on the door – call 01297 442138 or visit www.marinetheatre.com. Doors open 6.30pm for 7.30pm start. Cancer Research UK Christmas Bingo Woodmead Halls, 8pm Bingo with Christmas-theme prizes. Eyes down 8pm, all proceeds to Cancer Research UK.
Saturday, December 1 Christmas Fayre, Coffee Morning & Duck Race, Uplyme Village Hall, 10am A coffee morning and Christmas fayre to include stalls, tombola, raffle and homemade cakes, followed by a Christmas Quacker duck race, all in aid of Uplyme Village Hall. Some stalls still available for £5 – call Becky on 07590 495 909 to book. Lyme Regis Christmas Lights SwitchOn, Broad Street, from 3pm onwards Lantern making workshop at 3pm in Lyme Regis Baptist Church followed by lantern competition judging at 4.30pm and lantern parade at 5.15pm with Lyme Regis Majorettes and Father Christmas, during which the Christmas lights will be switched on. The mayor will then switch on the big Christmas tree at 5.30pm.
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LYME REGIS TOWN COUNCIL Town did itself proud at Remembrance events THE past week has seen the culmination of our special year of Remembrance in Lyme Regis - and what a poignant way to end it. At the beginning of the year, a team put together by the council, involving many organisations in the town, started putting together a programme of events to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War. The aim was to involve the whole community in the commemorations, to demonstrate the town’s gratitude to those who defended our freedom, and to help children in the community understand the realities of war and the importance of peace. commemorations were The launched in May when Silent Soldiers appeared around the town, standing as a silent tribute to those who never returned from the war between 1914 and 1918. Union flags lined the high street, a poppy garden was created in the Langmoor Gardens, and books with a First World War theme were donated to the three local primary schools. We also gave every pupil at the three schools a packet of poppy seeds to grow at home, and invited them to make a trench cake, a dense fruit cake which would have been sent to loved ones on the front line. The mayor, Cllr Michaela Ellis and Ian Marshall, chairman of the Lyme Regis branch of the Royal British Legion, had the hard task of choosing a winner from each school. Year 5 pupil Lily Dean took the top
prize at St Michael’s Primary in Lyme Regis, year 6 pupil Millie Hutchings won the competition at Mrs Ethelston’s in Uplyme, and joint winners at Charmouth Primary were year 4 pupil Tegan Farmer and year 6 pupil Sasha Farmer. Congratulations to the three winners, who each won a £10 book voucher, and our thanks to all those who took part. In September we were honoured with a visit from the county regiment, The Rifles, who exercised their Freedom of the town of Lyme Regis with a march through the town, followed by the unveiling of the enhanced war memorial featuring four additional names. In the final run-up to Armistice Day, the Royal British Legion launched their Poppy Appeal in the town and hosted a rousing Festival of Remembrance at the Woodmead Halls, while the Marine Theatre screened the film War Horse. On November 11, the town came together to mark 100 years to the day when the guns fell silent, with our mayor and councillors joining with the community for the Remembrance parade, church service and two-minute silence. A remarkable event took place on Sunday afternoon, when a giant portrait of war hero Rifleman Kulbir Thapa VC emerged out of the sand. Our beach was one of 30 in the country chosen to host this nationwide gesture of remembrance, when the large-scale portrait was carved into the sand and washed away as
the tide came in. The event was planned with military precision, but when heavy storms on Friday night washed away much of the sand and left debris strewn across the beach, we made the lastminute decision to rake the beach with the tractor to ensure the event could go ahead. Council staff are once again to be commended for their efforts to ensure the day went smoothly, from helping with road closures and chopping up wood for the beacon, to clearing the debris from the beach and emptying bins. With the portrait still visible in the sand, the mayor waded across to the North Wall, wearing wellies borrowed from the RNLI, to light the beacon, as part of a national tribute called Battle’s Over. The lighting of the beacon was accompanied by bugler Dennis Bye playing the Last Post and followed by town crier Alan Vian crying out for peace. We made all our car parks in the town free for the day, as did West Dorset District Council – we felt this was only fitting for such a special day. What a way to end this commemorative year – we would like to thank all the organisations who helped make the events happen, and the whole community for contributing to their success. The town did itself proud and most importantly, the 63 fallen servicemen of Lyme Regis.
TRENCH cake competition winners Millie Hutchings (above) from Mrs Ethelston’s Primary in Uplyme and Lily Dean (below) from St Michael’s Primary in Lyme pictured with the Mayor of Lyme Regis, Councillor Michaela Ellis, and chairman of the Lyme Regis branch of the Royal British Legion, Ian Marshall
Major lighting Council restores gravestone project planned of Victoria Cross recipient for gardens THE seafront gardens will be lit in an array of colour in a new project we’re currently working on. The Langmoor and Lister Gardens were designed as a place to encourage wildlife and somewhere the public could sit in pleasant surroundings and enjoy the view. Now we’d like to enhance the gardens with a major lighting scheme, drawing out key features of the area and illuminating pathways and points of interest. It is also hoped the gardens can be lit for special events, such as red lighting for Remembrance and festive lighting at Christmas. The scheme will cost around £60,000, half of which will be paid for through section 106 funding, which are community contributions relating to planning permissions for developments in Lyme Regis. We were one of 11 organisations to apply to West Dorset District Council for this funding and we are thrilled to receive funding to progress our project. We’re now talking to design consultants about how the scheme will look and are aiming to have the illuminations in place ahead of the peak season.
A GRAVESTONE in Lyme Regis cemetery in memory of a Victoria Cross recipient has been reinstated by the council. A memorial to the late Edgar Christopher Cookson VC, who died on 28 September 1915, had fallen into disrepair. The Royal Navy Lieutenant-Commander is not buried in Lyme Regis, but he is memorialised on a gravestone to his parents. The stone cross had fallen on the ground and the stone plinth on which it stood was subsiding. In recognition of the importance of this gravestone during this centenary year, the
council decided to pay for the memorial to be repaired in time for Armistice Day. Edgar Cookson was killed in action when he was shot down while endeavouring singlehandedly to destroy with an axe the boom placed by the enemy across the River Tigris near Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia (now Iraq). He was awarded the VC posthumously by King George V on 29 November 1916 at Buckingham Palace. Edgar Cookson is laid to rest at Amara War Cemetery, south of Baghdad, and a memorial can also be found at the Church of St Candida and Holy Cross in Whitchurch Canonicorum.
Disappointment over transfer of assets WE’RE bitterly disappointed the deal for the town council to take on various assets and services in Lyme Regis has been scuppered. We have been in talks with West Dorset District Council for three years and the final deal was on the verge of being agreed. But at the eleventh hour, the new Dorset Council’s shadow executive stepped in and called a halt to deals with all town councils in West Dorset. The deal for Lyme would have meant the town council taking on public toilets, the
tourist information centre and a town-centre car park, and also included a land swap at Monmouth Beach and the management of several leases and areas of land, such as Theatre Square. We believe this would have been of great benefit to Lyme Regis and would have protected non-statutory services such as public toilets and tourist information. It is hugely disappointing that we have now reached this point, with many hours of member and officer time gone to waste.
Local organisations invited to apply for council grant funding LYME Regis organisations will soon have another chance to apply for funding from the town council for community projects. Around £40,000 has been allocated in our budget for the annual grants to community groups and organisations that provide services and opportunities in Lyme Regis. Each year we invite applications for grants of up to £4,999 and we expect to receive more than 20 bids from a range of organisations covering all sectors. We recognise the important contribution local organisations make to the town and it gives us great satisfaction to see our money being put to good use in the community. Applications will be open from the end of January, with a deadline at the end of February, and a special council meeting on March 27 to consider the applications. If any organisation would like to have a chat about a prospective application or to check eligibility, we’d be more than happy to discuss it and offer some guidance. Call us on 01297 445175 or email admin@lymeregistowncouncil.gov.uk
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A glimpse of our history by Peter Lacey
World War 1 – A Naval Disaster JUST five months after war was declared its impact was felt in Lyme Regis when the battleship HMS Formidable was sunk in Lyme Bay. Two torpedoes struck the ship in the first hour of the New Year 1915. The ship had been off Portland awaiting daylight in order to negotiate the anti-submarine boom and anchor in the harbour. In one of the ship’s boats there were 74 men when it pulled away from the sinking ship. It was bitterly cold and, in the darkness and without a compass, the seaman had no positive idea of their position. Waves were breaking over the boat; to avoid being swamped those with boots used them as bailers, one of the boots is on display in the museum. Daylight did little to ease their dire situation and by nightfall several had died of exposure. To lighten the boat and improve the chances of survival it was necessary to cast the dead overboard. In all 17 bodies were consigned to the sea. War time blackout restrictions meant there were no shore lights. Fortunately a negligent act allowed a bright light to shine out and indicate the shoreline. After 23 hours of rowing and bailing in an open boat, breaking waves swept it onto the beach at Cobb Gate. The boat contained six dead and 51 living, three of whom later died. Able Seaman John Cowan was believed dead and laid out on the floor of the Pilot Boat Inn. The landlord’s crossbred collie dog Lassie knew better, licking Cowan until he regained consciousness. For this life saving act Lassie was awarded a medal and a silver plaque. Reputedly the dog’s action inspired the Hollywood films featuring a sheepdog with the same name. Six of the dead were buried in the town’s graveyard following a civic service attended by a large number of residents. A Celtic cross marks the mass grave, the youngest being a boy seaman aged 17 years. Of the 755 officers and men on the battleship, 551 perished. It was the
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first naval disaster of the war. There are conflicting reports as to who did what in rescuing the seamen on that dark and stormy night when the ship’s boat beached. James Stockley, a police sergeant, received three bravery awards on unsubstantiated claims. The Chief Constable decided not to endorse a fourth award of the Police Silver Medal, possibly taking the view that enough was enough. Eyewitness accounts claimed that there were three other men equally deserving recognition. Mrs Annie Harding, who with her husband and daughter had been the first to spot the boat stated that “Stockley had instigated what she termed the Stockley legend”. Anyone who pays their respects at the grave will be reminded of the sacrifice that thousands of brave seamen of the Royal Navy made in defending our shores during the First World War. Peter Lacey, Local author and historian
■ AN open letter to Lyme Regis Town Council: I would like to express how well everyone conducted themselves publically over the Armistice weekend. Both with regards to the public cohesion with councillors, visitors and locals, all out in force for such a memorable weekend as well as simple actions such as free parking at the Cobb car parks, so simple, but so poignant. You would not believe how many locals came up to me to ask, “why can't we all work and enjoy things together in this way all the time, we always seem to be battling, stop!” This reflects on recent discussions and actions by the council expressed in the media over the past weeks as well as the past decades. Of course, this is referring to the manner in the way some of the councillors conduct themselves in the chamber and around the town. There has been many comments in the papers and from people around town about the way
items are addressed at meetings. As you know, I have not been to any meetings of late, but my feeling is nothing has changed in the way councillors conduct themselves. You, Lyme Regis Town Council, are setting a bad example, not only to the town but also to the next generation. All this personal self-display and targeting of comments towards other councillors, who are your comrades in the battle to make our town great again. You were elected or chosen to represent the voice of the townspeople, not to be the creators of anymore conflicts. We have all been reminded of history over this poignant weekend and surely this is a tap on the shoulder to all to sit around the table and work out a solution peacefully before you fire the first bullet. Let’s hope you can reflect on what I, and many, have said for a long time. Nigel Ball, Talbot Road, Lyme Regis
■ ON Wednesday I attended a monthly paper shuffling, paper flapping, box ticking meeting, otherwise known as the Lyme Regis Town Council public meeting. What a disappointment! The councillors on the top table looked bored and uninterested in the public’s concerns and worries. The mayor looked as though she was struggling to stay awake. The two shining lights were Derek Hallett,
who voiced a few of his concerns, and the passionate and enthusiastic Jeff Scowen. Snub out these two and you will be left with very bored looking representatives who the public will have no faith in. If this is the best they can offer then heaven help us! It’s no wonder that few people turn out to vote. What a shame. D. Hunt (address supplied)
■ WHILE checking the beaches and harbour for any damage after Friday night's storm, I was shocked to see so much plastic cluttering the debris on the strand line of our sandy beach, normally seaweeds and timber of various kinds. Today [Saturday, November 10] there is not a footprint in that line free from some coloured piece of man made rubbish which will take decades to degrade, if it ever does! Right beside the compound for the 100th Armistice artistic memorial to be etched in the sand, curling its way along our treasured amenity, the usual brown flotsam contains millions of tiny reminders that this is a world wide problem, evidenced right here on our doorstep. It's not just swirling in the Pacific gyre, dumped far away by less advantaged cultures or untraceable shipping, it’s hard evidence of our wasteful lifestyles too. What could I do? Turn Lyme Green have been effective in some areas, the beach clean teams do their bit, but no one else on hand today and the scale of the problem was way beyond me even to clean a small area before the next tide. No resources to call on as I got soaked again, it would need an army and then what would we do with the tangled litter? I picked up the largest item, a blue broken bucket on the edge of the harbour and carried it to a sheltered corner, then turned away confused. I checked out Monmouth Beach, only the larger remnants seem to have been tossed to the top of the pebble banks. I collected a few. Why hadn't I pursued my idea of asking for plastic recycling bins at the Cobb two weeks ago? What next? Look closely, this stuff is floating about unseen,
all the time, between our swimmers and paddle boarders let alone the pleasure boaters and working fishing vessels further off shore. Devastating! I bump into Max Gollop from our Marine Aquarium and we share concerns. His biggest worry is for the rising ocean temperatures which are destroying the food chain for the fish we eat and make attempts to conserve. There is still reluctance in some quarters to acknowledge the global warming scientific evidence. Are we collectively doing enough? Can we, as long as countries are not pulling together? Max was articulate. Conservation, environmental pollution, all good initiatives look like being overtaken by the bigger threat. Being aware, like Max, many of us feel helpless to make a significant impact. My personal Remembrance will be to honour those who suffered so much for our future by doing a bit towards that future, limited as I am. A few bottle tops and unidentified plastic scraps, it doesn't seem much. I wonder how many others feel the same as they watch 'Drowning in Plastic' or the fabulous Attenborough? Sally Holman, Cobb Road, Lyme Regis
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Drop-in to DRoP! It's important to keep fit and healthy, and to have good support if recovering from treatment or living with long-term conditions. DRoP! (Don't Rely on Pills!) is a free one-off drop-in event bringing to Lyme Regis a range of people and organisations that offer non-clinical services helping us to maintain physical and mental health, to live in as fulfilling a way as possible, or to manage living independently when that is difficult. Nearly forty organisations have so far promised to come. Between them they cover from childbirth to old age, a variety of ways to keep well or to help those living with physical and mental health conditions, and lots of practical advice and ways to avoid isolation. When? Wednesday 28th November, any time between 4.00pm & 7.00pm. Where? The Pine Hall of the Baptist Church, Broad Street.
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A COUPLE of years ago I got a call from the Nikon PR office. They explained that they were launching a new campaign to persuade selected photographers to switch from Canon to Nikon, I think the campaign was called ‘Back to Black’. I didn’t show too much interest until Nikon said they would send me a selection of their best camera bodies, lenses and flash system. This also included a 400mm F2.8 lens, bringing the value up to approximately £30,000 worth of camera gear. I have a 600mm Canon lens and I was keen to compare the two, so I took the Nikon 400mm to Stover Park near Newton Abbot. I was in the bird hide when a heron crept across the hide about 25 metres away. Its body language let it be known it was about to catch a fish, and as he did this picture was the first image the Nikon lens had captured. The next morning The Guardian newspaper used it as a centre page spread, Nikon were impressed but I stayed with my Canon equipment. I did use the Nikon gear for a month, I couldn’t find fault in any item, it was top class photographic equipment.
Fire crews appealing for new recruits FIREFIGHTERS in Lyme Regis and Charmouth are looking for some new recruits and will be offering those interested in learning more about the role to ‘have a go’ throughout November and December. Fire crews will be on the Marine Parade in Lyme Regis from 7pm to 9pm on Monday, November 26 and from 11am to 2pm on Sunday, December 2 for potential new recruits try out what it’s like to be an on-call firefighter. You’ll be able to talk to the existing crew members and have a go at practical exercises. There’s no need to book, just turn up. Crews at both the Lyme Regis and Charmouth stations train on a Monday night, every week from 7pm, and those interested in finding out what being on-call is all about are welcome to come along. Watch Manager at Charmouth, Graham Hunt, said: “The easiest way to see if being a firefighter is for you is to come along, have a chat with the crew and try your hand at different
things. There will be opportunity to try on breathing apparatus, climb a ladder, assemble some of the vital equipment needed and do the national firefighter selection test for carrying equipment. “On-call firefighters receive the same training and development as full-time colleagues, and we can be called to all manner of emergencies, including fires, road traffic collisions, animal rescues and flooding. The pay does vary, depending on how much cover you give, but it is fantastically rewarding to be a part of your community and to be in a position to help people.” Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service needs new oncall recruits to provide fire cover at locations across West Dorset, but particularly in Charmouth and Lyme Regis. On-call or retained firefighters are ordinary people doing extraordinary work, who may have other jobs or responsibilities as well as their vital role with the Fire & rescue Service. Sixty
per cent of firefighters in Dorset and Wiltshire work on an oncall basis, making them hugely important to both the service and the communities they serve. Contracted hours can vary, but on-call personnel usually make themselves available for between 48 and 120 hours per week. Between them, each fire station team will provide cover for weekdays, evenings, nights and weekends. In order to be on-call, you will need to be 18 years or over and able to respond to the fire station in around five minutes once your pager goes off. This can be from home or work, and employers can benefit from a firefighter’s training – such as first aid, manual handling, a greater understanding of health and safety in the workplace, and enhanced team spirit. If you are interested in being an on-call firefighter but can’t attend the above events, visit www.dwfire.org.uk/be-one-ofus
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Christmas season to get underway with the big switch on WIDELY regarded as one of the best displays in the South West, Lyme Regis’ impressive Christmas lights will be switched on on Saturday, December 1. Improving the town’s Christmas lights display was an ambition of six times Mayor of Lyme Regis, the late Barbara Austin MBE. She formed a small committee who worked tirelessly with her to ensure that Lyme Regis had one of the best displays for miles around. When Barbara died at the end of 2012, the committee decided to carry on her work and, under the guidance of chairman Christine Lovell, they have continued to raise thousands of pounds each year to keep Barbara’s legacy alive.
For this year’s big switch on, children are invited to join in the Christmas lantern workshop in Lyme Regis Baptist Church Hall from 3pm, or bring along your premade creations for judging at 4.30pm. The annual Christmas Lantern Parade will follow, including Lyme Regis Majorettes and Father Christmas, setting off down Broad Street at 5.15pm with the displays across the street lighting up as it passes. The Mayor of Lyme Regis, Councillor Michaela Ellis, will then light up the main focal point, the Christmas tree at the bottom of Broad Street in 5.30pm.
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Sparkling performance from Millard By Richard Jackman
THE seniors’ November stableford at Lyme Regis Golf Club was well attended on Guy Fawkes day and as with firework displays there were a few stars, some glittering performances and of course a few damp squibs! The brightest was Paul Millard as he sparkled on a few holes and finished with a bang, scoring 22 points on the back nine, as he won division one with the only score in the forties – 41. Four people had 39 points, but on countback Jerry Garrett’s dazzling 12 points on the last four holes took silver on countback while Julian Cox scored a steady stream of well taken points to take third spot. Division 2 was even closer as the top five all lit up the table, scoring 36 points each. It was Gareth Vaughan who took the golden
‘reign’ as his gross birdie on the penultimate hole meant he won on countback. Colin Evans and Danny Hopkins were both on fire, scoring 18 points on each nine, but just on countback it was Evans who took second spot. The ladies had fun playing a yellow ball competition and the result was a close run thing as most teams returned their yellow ball. In the end the steady performance of Linda Richmond, Susan Moore, and Ros Clemmans, won the day as it went down to countback over the last 6 holes. Both top teams had some star performances and performers so Rosemary Shepherd, Sheila Claringbold, Marilyn Wilson, were no exception as they also came in with 67 points. Mary golding won the nine hole competition.
Buxton’s ‘magnificent’ back nine AS the clocks went back so two people strode forward in the monthly stableford at Lyme Regis Golf Club as they won their respective divisions with scores in the 40s. Steve Buxton was able to afford a blob on the second hole as he set about repairing the damage to great effect, accelerating magnificently on the back nine where he scored 21 points taking his overall tally to 40 to win Division 1 by two points from Andrew Dawe. Dawe started like a greyhound scoring three points on five of the first seven holes, in his 22-point front nine, but could not maintain the pace finishing on 38 points, two shots ahead of new club president David Lock who included three gross birdies in his last five holes. In Division 2 the winning margin was even greater as Ian McGowen plundered points at will, including a four-point gross birdie on the the 15th followed by two gross pars as
he won convincingly with 41 points. Richard Emm had a good front nine of 20 points then ‘blobbed’ 10, but held his nerve to take second place with 36 points while young Samuel Beviss, playing off 28 despite a handicap of 36, still managed a very creditable 35 points to finish third. The ladies November medal Division 1 produced an exciting three-way tie on nett 76. Jill Swainson started cautiously, but improved surely and steadily to come in with nett 76 and on countback took a well-earned top spot, just ahead of Gilly Madill’s surefooted second place. Countback can be a cruel decider as the best starter misses out as countback looks at the last nine holes played, so it proved as third placed Jane Dixon started her round with a brilliant opening burst on the front nine scoring a nett 35.
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Devon & Exeter Premier Division - November 5 Newtown 2, Lyme Regis 1st 0 By PHILIP EVANS
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LYME Regis 1st team produced their best performance of the season against Devon & Exeter Premier division leaders Newtown and manager Gerard Hitchcock was disappointed to come away with nothing to show for their efforts.
The Seasiders held the Premier frontrunners in the first half and dominated the opening exchanges after the break until conceding a terrific goal after 15 minutes, followed by a second 20 minutes from time. Although disappointed with the result, Hitchcock was delighted with how his side performed, saying: “We won’t lose to too many teams playing like this. It was definitely our best performance os the season.” Lyme had one great scoring chance in the first half but Simon Pollard-Jones scuffed his shot from close range. Hitchcock said it was difficult to single out any of the players in a good all-round team performance,
but he thought Fred Parsons in central midfield and centre-back Gary Knight both had outstanding games. ■ Lyme Regis Reserves moved into third place in Devon & Exeter Division 4 with a comprehensive 4-0 victory of Feniton 2nds. The Seasiders’ second string dominated the game throughout and opened the scoring after just nine minutes when Julien Simier celebrated his 36th birthday when he cooly converted a penalty after being pole-axed in the box. Lyme extended their lead after 16 minutes when Jack Farrant fired home from close range and went in 3-0 up at half-time after Simier noticed the Feniton keeper out of position and calmly placed the ball from 20 yards out into the corner of the net. Feniton came more into the game after the break but Wesley Holmes tied up the three points with a header from a Fred Thompson free-kick, his first senior goal for the Seasiders.
Shane Featherstone scores his first goal for the Seasiders in Lyme Reserves 5-0 win over St Martins 2nds
Skittles League loses the Rock Point alley WITH the change of ownership of the Rock Point Inn, Lyme Regis Skittles League have lost the use of another alley. There is now only one alley in Lyme Regis at the Ship Inn but the Woodmead Halls is looking to invest in a portable alley which could be made available to teams on an ad-hoc basis. Trappers and No Hopers are sharing top spot in the Men’s Division One League on six points apiece with Anthill Mob in third place. Royal British Legion are enjoying their best season to date, sharing the lead in Division Two with Rousdon Rebels. Wootton Wobblers have opened up a two-point lead over Hot Gos-
sips in the Ladies division. With the closure of the Rock Point alley , there will be some fixture changes in both the Ladies and Men’s Leagues. Full details will be sent out later this week to all teams. Results from week ending November 10: Ladies - Generations 294 v Wootton Wobblers 326 (BL drawn); Pin Pals 290 v Skittso’s 318 (+BL); Rollercoasters 278 (+BL) v Hot Gossips 244; Smashers 282 (+BL) v La Crème 253. High Scores: Anthea Gillings 64; K Talbot 64; Donna Heath 63; Karen Aldworth 60; Carolyn Sparks 60. Men’s - Skittle Me Timbers 318 (+BL) v Rousdon Rebels 333; Al-
leytwits 316 (+BL) v British Legion 324; Roadrunners 360 v Flyers 335 (+BL); Young Guns 356 v Marksmen 333 (+BL); Anthill Mob 325 (+BL) v No Hopers 338; Clueless 347 (+BL) v President’s Men 330; Miscellaneous 318 (+BL) v Shakers 316; Wreckers 318 (+BL) v Trappers 319. High Scores: Terry Tozer 77; Paul Grinter 74; Grahame Kent 68; Simon Beal 65
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Devon & Exeter Premier P W D L F A Gd 12 10 2 0 39 6 33 11 8 2 1 54 15 39 11 7 2 2 37 14 23 10 5 4 1 34 9 25 10 5 4 1 34 9 25 10 5 1 4 22 21 7 9 5 0 4 27 21 1 11 4 1 6 15 30 -15 11 3 2 6 18 27 -9 10 3 1 6 21 21 0 9 2 3 4 18 21 -3 9 3 0 6 6 39 -33 8 2 0 6 10 29 -19 12 2 0 10 22 41 -19 10 2 0 8 12 45 -33
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Saturday, November 17 Lyme Regis 1sts v Okehampton Argyle Kick-off 2.15pm
Points needed after two tough games
Prize-giving for Lyme’s young sailors YOUTH sailors who have attended training sessions on Tuesdays and Saturdays brought their parents and families along to Lyme Regis Sailing Club on Saturday to enjoy their annual prize giving before the fireworks and bonfire on the beach. Commodore Jerry Rook presented the trophies and congratulated those selected by group leaders. Addressing the crowded club, Sally Holman announced individual winners, successful for a mixture of achievement, teamwork, commitment or progress. Ages of youth sailors range from 10 to 17 years, abilities from beginners to independent club sailors.
The youth Section has been an important feature of the club for many years and has expanded with an Optimist section and match racing skills for the older students. “At present, half of the recently elected officers and committee have family members involved in youth training, seen very much as the future of the club,” commented the Commodore. Jerry has been heavily involved in race training for those achieving a good skills standard. 'We continue to offer a low cost opportunity for local young people to have a go at sailing, in a safe environment where they have experi-
enced sailors and young volunteers to teach them,” Sally told the families. 'We work to RYA guidelines with emphasis on seamanship and good practice. On Saturdays they get a chance to develop skills further with the aim of joining club racing, or enjoy a sail with friends. Your support as parents is very important.” Coach Jim Thomas thanked organisers and all who have supported the youth Section, including harbour master Grahame Forshaw. Natasha Dower won the cup for the best result at the club regatta, Simon Law for the best placing
throughout the season in club racing, held for two years by Cameron Moss who is now 18 and competes at club and national level in his RS800. The Jim Gait trophy for Seamanship, awarded to the top youth all rounder, sailor and volunteer, went to popular Jack Young. Four Tuesday sailors completed Modules of their D of E Bronze, from Skills to Volunteering levels, mentored by Jim Thomas, and three older youth members were taken through their Power Boat L2 as a reward for assisting on the water at the past three major championships the club has run.
Reserves consolidate third place PHILIP EVANS
philip@lyme-online.co.uk LYME Regis Reserves cemented their third place in Devon & Exeter Division Four with a resounding 50 home victory over St Martin’s 2nds on Saturday. And the Seasiders’ position may be even better as there is talk that a point deducted earlier in season for not fulfilling a fixture may be credited back to their points tally, putting them level on points with second place Elmore, who they meet in their next league game on
November 24. Lyme got off to an explosive start when Jake Farrant opened the scoring when he side-footed the ball home after just 90 seconds. The Seasiders’ second string lined up with Steve Batey donning the goalkeeping gloves with their usual keeper, Robbie Fowler, being called up for the first time. Batey soon had chance to show his all-round ability when he brought off a brilliant diving save from a rare St Martin’s attack. It was one of a few attacks he had to deal with all afternoon. Lyme should have gone two up after 28 minutes when Daly Holmes
placed the ball wide after good work by Farrant, but they did not have to wait long before Dominic Rowe made it 2-0 when he curled one into the far corner of the net from wide on the left. After the break Lyme continued to dominate and were rewarded for their energy up front when Shane Featherstone got his first goal for the club when he latched onto to a through ball and rounded the keeper to slot home. It was Featherstone who also got Lyme’s fourth goal when he doubled his tally with a confidently taken penalty after Mark Batey was
poleaxed in the box. The Seasiders went close when Sam Burke headed over the bar from a Daly Holmes’ cross and Burke was also unlucky after good work down the left from Dan Boot. Soon after and just before the final whistle Holmes provided the perfect cross from Burke to head home his first goal for the Seasiders and complete the 5-0 scoreline. This was Featherstone’s best performance in a Lyme shirt and Wesley Holmes also stood out, working hard in midfield and enjoying the wet conditions.
FOOTBALL AFTER two tough away games in the Devon & Exeter Premier Division, Lyme Regis 1sts will be looking to get back to winning ways with a home game against bottom of the table Okehampton Argyle on Saturday (kick-off 2.15pm). The Seasiders put in a good performance when they lost 2-0 to top-ofthe-table Newtown and on Saturday they also conceded four goals at Exwick Villa, who are sitting in second place in the Premier Division, without being outplayed. An out-and-out striker is still a must if the Seasiders are to keep pace with the front runners and the news that Declan Ellis could return soon from a long-term injury and former club top scorer Joe Bond is expected back from his travels in the New Year will be well received by the Lyme faithful. Despite their two defeats, Lyme retain sixth place in the table and will be going all out for maximum points against Okehampton. Then they face another tough encounter when Exeter side Cronies, not the force to be reckoned with they were last season, visit the Davey Fort on Saturday, November 24. Manager Gerard Hitchcock was not too despondent about Saturday’s defeat, accepting that Exwick Villa are one of the top sides inn the Premier Division. He told LymeOnline Sport: “We’ve played two of the top teams in the last two games and we need to make sure we get points against Okehampton. And we are more than capable of giving Cronies a run for their money.” On Saturday Lyme Reserves travel to Perry Street Premier strugglers Pymore in the second round of the Dorset Intermediate Cup (kick-off 1.30 pm). Lyme Rovers, who were unable to fulfil their Dorset Minor up game match on Saturday due to injuries, are away to Crewkerne Rangers A in the Perry Street League Division Three. Uplyme, who also conceded five goals without reply at home to Perry Street Division One leaders Waytown Hounds, are away to Ilminster Town Reserves who are one place above them in the league on goal average.
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