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Calls for reduced speed limits around Lyme Regis to avoid ‘serious accidents’

LYME Regis Town Council has given its backing to a Community Speedwatch scheme being set up in the town, and the introduction of 20mph speed limits, after residents warned of “serious injuries” if action was not taken

A number of residents attended last week’s Town Management & Highways Committee meeting to complain about dangerous driving and parking in various areas of the town

Ware Lane resident Annie Coleman spoke of concerns shared by those living in the Sidmouth Road area, saying the current 30mph limit was too high” for the stretch of road with no pave ment and a dangerous blind corner, with two ac cidents having occurred in the past four years

She said that the lack of parking restrictions on Sidmouth Road “caused real problems” to traffic flow, especially when buses and lorries were using the road

Residents requested that a 20mph speed limit be introduced, and that the single yellow line be extended all the way up to Ware Lane on both sides of the road, and on the north side from Ware Lane upwards

The meeting then focussed on concerns over speeding in the Haye Lane area, with several res idents warning of the risk of a “major accident” and “serious injury” if no action was taken to slow down traffic

Residents suggested that signage warning of a “single track lane” should be erected or that speed bumps could be introduced, particularly on a sec tion of the lane where there is a clear line of sight, which one residents said “ cars bomb down”

They also called for a reduced 20mph speed limit, with particular criticism of the current na tional speed limit on one of the narrowest stretches of the lane

The council were then given a presentation by Dorset Police Community Speed Watch co ordi nator Maria Attwood

Community Speedwatch schemes see volun teers from the community monitor the speed of traffic in 20, 30 and 40mph zones This would re

quire a minimum of six volunteers who would be given full training

When caught speed ing, drivers will re ceived an initial letter informing them they have been caught, but with no further action taken If the same driver is caught speed ing three times, the third letter will be de livered by hand by a uniformed police offi

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Cllr Cheryl Reynolds said she had previous tried to set up a Com munity Speedwatch scheme but struggled to find volunteers who were concerned about abuse or backlash from their neighbours

“It’s not going to be as easy as you think,” she warned residents

Cllr Reynolds said they would also have to pur chase their own equipment, with a camera costing about £300, and she thought it unlikely that any 20mph speed limits would be introduced in the town, as she had previously failed to get this the limit reduced outside the primary school

But Cllr Belinda Bawden said she had already been contacted by several residents who had ex pressed interest in a Community Speedwatch scheme, and that Dorset Council was considering introducing 20mph speed limits in towns and vil lages across the county

The council agreed to support the Community Speedwatch scheme and to cover the cost of a camera, and to support the introduction of 20mph speed limits across the town where pos sible

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TRILL Farm’s recipe for chicory and dolcelatte tart works equally well as a veggie centrepiece or served alongside thin slices of very rare roast beef The sweetness of the honey works well with the bitter edge of chicory

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RONNIE DUNCAN

Passed away peacefully on 1st October 2022 aged 98 years.

Beloved husband to the late Mary, dad to James and Ann, granddad to Alice.

The funeral service will take place at East Devon Crematorium on Friday 21st October at 12:15. Flowers welcome or donations if desired to The RNLI c/o AJ Wakely & Sons of Lyme Regis.

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Trill Farm Garden delivers organic veg through their vegetable box scheme with door to door deliveries in and around Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Axminster, Seaton, Colyton and Rousdon

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A few springs lemon thyme, leaves picked Green salad, to serve Method

Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6 Heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan and fry the chicory halves for a few minutes on each side until golden, and tender when pierced with a knife You need to remove as much moisture as pos sible so keep cooking them until they give up their liquid Sprinkle over the sugar, a squeeze of lemon juice, toss the pan until all the liquid has evap orated

Unroll the puff pastry sheet and lightly score a ½cm border around the edge Using a tea spoon, spoon blobs of the cheese over the tart inside the border, reserving about ¼ for the top

Arrange the chicory on the tart and dot with the remaining dolcelatte Bake for 20 minutes until the pastry is puffed, crisp and golden

Meanwhile gently heat the honey with the thyme and lemon zest until runny Drizzle over the tart and serve with a green salad

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The Reverend Chris Martin conducted a very per sonal service and his eldest son Lee Caddy gave a touching Eulogy in loving memory of his Mum

The family would alo like to thank A J Wakely & Sons for their kind and professional service and Ali of Busy Bee for the beautiful floral tributes The Golf Club provided a welcome venue for family and friends to enjoy an afternoon tea and share their memories of Sally

A special thank you to all the kind family and friends who sent flowers and for their donations to The Fortuneswell Cancer Trust Over £300 has been receiveds so far in loving memory of Sally

Haye Lane is among the areas where speeding is a concern, with a stretch of the narrow lane currently under the 60mph national speed limit

Jack Caddy would like to thank his dear family and friends for attending the funeral of his beloved late wife Sally on 26th September at St Michael’s Church, especially family members who travelled a distance to be with him on the day

Councillors’ behaviour slammed in report by town clerk – for second year running

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plaints regarding Lyme Regis Town Council made up half the total complaints received by Dorset Council’s monitoring officer in previous years

The town council also received several critical comments in Dorset Council’s local governance review earlier this year

One respondent described the council as “ a laughing stock” and said councillors did not have the town’s best interests at heart, while others complained about claims of bullying and several went as far as to call for the council to be abol ished altogether

The council is now planning another ‘ away day’ for members, which will be overseen by an inde pendent facilitator in an attempt to put personal differences to bed

In his latest report, presented to councillors this week, the town clerk said that the integrity of the council was good and the individual competence of employees and councillors was high

He said there was a “positive and constructive atmosphere in the council and very little conflict” between the election in May 2019 and autumn 2020, but this had deteriorated again since early 2021

Mr Wright reported: “Although recently there has been some improvement, since the beginning of 2021, the behaviour of some councillors, along with associated tension inside and outside the council chamber has become a distraction and has created a negative public perception

“This is despite a commitment from all council lors to accept collective ‘rules’ about behaviour and subsequent reminders Some members do not seem to recognise it is their behaviour that is adversely impacting on other councillors and staff

“Generally, along with a preoccupation with de tail and history, debate can drift from subject matter; sometimes this comes across as inten tional

“While the council still manages to deliver core policy objectives and business priorities, if the level of tension and division in the council cham

ber persists, then this could be compromised

The behaviour of some members is adversely affecting the well being, participation, and deci sion making roles of other members, as well as member officer relations

“Members are still making decisions without thinking through the implications of those deci sions As a consequence, a lot of member and of ficer time has been spent managing the consequences of those decisions

“Members need to remain mindful of the impli cations of the decisions they make and their cost and practicality of implementation

“Similarly, having invested time developing agreed objectives, some members and officers continue to add issues to the ‘to do’ list To some extent this is inevitable, but there’s a ‘tipping point’ where new issues begin to push aside agreed objectives, core business activities and re duce the time set aside for responding to unfore seen events

“In addition, unplanned expenditure has an ad verse impact on the council’s budget Members and officers need to be more mindful of identify ing major spend through the budget setting pro cess

“The views of 14 independent members will be disparate But comments are still made by some members which go against the grain of what the council is trying to achieve and sometimes trans late into negative press headlines

“There are officer failings, too There has been slippage on council agreed objectives and pro jects, e g the full implementation of the trans parency code, the move towards a fully electronic office and the development of an asset investment strategy

“These observations and their redress are criti cal to the well being of this council, its function ality and public perception

“The extent of the problems is acknowledged by the council, but some members fail to recognise their contribution to events An external consul tant is being engaged to help the council confront and remedy the issues it faces ”

Mr Wright went on to say that these observa tions were “not unique to Lyme Regis Town Coun cil”, adding: “The issue which is critical for any organisation is the extent to which it recognises its shortcomings, commits itself to doing some thing about it and then follows through with ac tions ”

Officers have now developed a risk register for the council, which numerically quantifies the probability and impact of risks

The most challenging risks faced by the council are:

● Poor relationships between some members and the impact of this on the council

● Conflict between personal and council interests, i e , members acting as advocates of external or ganisations rather than representing council in terests

● Dorset Council s £29m budget gap for 2023 24 and the impact this could have on its services in Lyme Regis

● The age of the council’s assets and future invest ment

● The council’s negative image in the town

The town clerk’s report was noted on Wednes day night with very little discussion by council lors

The Mayor, Cllr Michaela Ellis, suggested that poor behaviour and relations between members should be scored lower in the risk register as she believed this had improved in recent weeks

The town clerk said the council had not had many meetings recently, due to the summer re cess and national period of mourning for the Queen, and had not had any controversial matters to debate He advised against reducing the risk until improved behaviour had been shown over a longer period of time

Cllr Bawden also disagreed that the issue should be moved down on the risk register, saying she did not feel things had improved and they should wait until after the away day with the independent facilitator

Coming up in Lyme...

■ AUTHOR Pam Vass will tell the story of the ‘Suffragettes in the South West’ following her careful research into the campaign for women’s suffrage for her book ‘Breaking the Mould’

This talk will be held at the Woodmead Halls today (Friday) from 11am Entry is free for members of the Lyme Regis U3A and £2 for guests

■ THE Great Big Dorset Hedge is a Dorset Cli mate Action Network project to map, plant, ex pand extend and join up sections of hedgerow across Dorset into multiple corridors that pro mote biodiversity and help wildlife to flourish

You can find out more about it from Julie Leah, one of the project co ordinators, in a talk at the Driftwood Cafe in Lyme Regis Baptist Church, organised by Turn Lyme Green

The talk will be held at 7pm on Tuesday Oc tober 18

■ THE Lyme Regis branch of Cancer Research UK will host its annual coffee morning and cake sale at the Baptist Church from 10am on Friday, October 28

■ THE Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Lyme Regis, Cllrs Michaela Ellis and Cheryl Reynolds, are inviting children to enter their Halloween competition

Children up to 11 years are asked to draw a spooky pumpkin and join them at the Marine Parade shelters at 5 30pm on Saturday, Octo ber 29 for the chance to win a real pumpkin

Lots of fun to be had, cake and hot chocolate available

■ LYME Regis Football Club will continue its monthly live music nights, with Hot Java per forming from 8pm on Saturday, October 29 All welcome, bar open with affordable prices

■ EXETER Male Voice Choir will perform a concert of praise followed by a full Sunday tea at Uplyme Village Hall on Sunday, October 30 from 4pm

This event has been organised by Bethany Chapel and there is no admission charge and no collection

See page 16 for full What’s On listings

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A headlinegrabbing week for the council

editor Francesca Evans

LOOKING BACK:

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the summer recess and national period of mourning for the Queen, it’s been a headline grabbing return to the town council chamber over the past two weeks

Last week, the Planning, Town Management & Highways, and Environment committees were crammed into one week, with councillors debat ing Mark Hix’s decking area (page 10), speeding vehicles (page 2) and tree planting (page 12) and a record breaking electric boat challenge that will put Lyme at the centre of the latest maritime technology next year (page 7)

And this week I attended Strategy & Finance, where councillors were castigated once again for their bickering and personal disputes in the town clerk’s annual risk report (see front page)

For the second year running, the poor be haviour of councillors has been listed among the biggest risks faced by the council, with the clerk saying some members don’t seem to realise they’re part of the problem No surprise then that the report was noted with virtually no dis cussion Nothing like burrying your head in the sand

If I was one of those councillors that kept my head down and got on with the job quietly, I wouldn’t want to be tarred with the same brush and would be asking for the clerk to name names Not holding my breath

At the same meeting, members turned down a proposal to scrap the town council tax precept for a year to help residents amid the rising cost

of living; set the draft budget and objectives for the coming year; and agreed the council should move out of its historic offices at Guildhall Cot tage, described by the town clerk as “ an awful place to work” full reports on all these discus sions will be coming soon to the LymeOnline website

It’s made for a busy week of writing, but amid all the headline stories, the one that stuck out most to me was the report on the state of the River Lim and risks to our main bathing beach, presented at the Environment Committee last week

I couldn’t quite comprehend the shocking fig ures revealing the dangerous levels of E coli found in the water, with campaigners now warn ing they’re at levels that could see a person hos pitalised or a dog killed

It took me three hours to write a full feature on the issue (see page 6) but just as I was ready to ‘ go live’, the LymeOnline website crashed and then it was four days of tearing my hair out and threatening to throw computers out of windows Technology can’t live with it, can’t live without it

Apologies to anyone who struggled to access our website towards the end of last week, but we have thankfully ironed out almost all of the is sues and it’s now back up and running

The issue of water quality and downgrading of the town’s main beach could have a serious im pact on tourism and the local economy, and it’s never nice to write about something that could be so detrimental to your hometown

Sha ve Cross continues to build empire

WITH two successful businesses al ready operating in Lyme Regis, and their popular country pub near Brid port, Tom Littledyke and Georgia Well man the couple behind the growing Shave Cross empire are getting ready to open their latest exciting venture

The Shave Cross Farm Shop will shortly be opening in the former premises of Lyme Regis Butchers in Broad Street, offering a range of local produce

But what’s really got everyone talking is their plans to open the ‘Under the Stars’ mini cinema in the basement, with regular film screenings, late night pizza and cocktails I can see it becom ing a new favourite!

But this is now a public health risk and there’s no point sweeping it under the carpet The only way action will be taken by the water companies is to keep shouting about it, which is why I have promised campaigners from the new River Lim Action Group that I won’t back down until we

see a real improvement in our water quality I’ll even be joining the volunteer River Lim monitors next week as they take their latest water samples, so I can learn more about the process and keep the momentum going Enough is enough

Time to get talking about mental health

MONDAY marked World Mental Health Day and it was great to see so many joining the discussion about how it’s just as important to look after our minds as well as our bod ies.

As one social media influencer put it, we need to keep talking until having a mental health awareness day seems as a strange as it would be to have a physical health awareness day

With the cost of living crisis, environmental emergency and war in Ukraine adding to everyday pressures of life, it’s no wonder more and more of us are struggling with mental health issues of some kind now said to be one in four people.

I’m not ashamed to admit that I often struggle with stress, anxiety and negative thoughts plaguing my mind, a lot of which I put down to my excessive use of social media and unhelpful comparisons with oth ers

It’s good to know that there is support

available for those who need it, and you can lear n more about mental health services available in the local area at an upcoming public forum, organised by the Patient Par ticipation Group (PPG) of Lyme Bay Medical Practice

Those attending are welcome to ask ques tions, but bear in mind that the panel will be made up of practitioners not politicians who are there to help, not to address diffi cult issues such as government funding

A spokesman for the PPG told LymeOn line: “Mental health services face huge dif ficulties The speakers are practitioners, not responsible for funding, nor for recruiting trained staff out of thin air, and certainly aren’t politicians!

“So the evening’s a chance to understand how we can make best use of the services available for ourselves and those we care for ”

See advertisement on page 8 for details of the event

■ SOMEHOW a whole year has flown by since these snowy scenes were captured on the Cobb Lyme Regis went Willy Wonka mad as stars such as Timothée Chalamet and Matt Lucas were welcomed to town for the filming of Warner Bros’ upcoming musical ‘Wonka’ a prequel to the famous ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ story The Cobb was transformed with period props, a steam boat and a covering of fake snow It may already be a year on from filming, but fans will have to wait a little longer to watch the final film ‘Wonka’ is set to be released on December 15 2023, having been pushed back from its original release date of March 17 2023 due to the coronavirus pandemic Photo by RICHARD AUSTIN

Lyme Regis residents urged to stay out of ‘toxic’ River Lim

AND BEACH QUALITY COULD BE DOWNGRADED AMID E. COLI SPIKES

EXTREMELY high levels of potentially dangerous faecal bacteria have been found in the River Lim and the main beach in Lyme Regis is now being con sidered for downgrading in terms of bathing water quality

These were the findings of a Freedom of Information request, submitted from envi ronmental campaign group Turn Lyme Green to the Environment Agency

Campaigners have described the River Lim as “toxic” and “almost dead”, warning that no one should be entering the river, as bac teria levels could see people “put in hospital” and could “kill dogs”

They added that signage to this effect should be erected along the river course

In its Freedom of Information request, Turn Lyme Green submitted questions about escherichia coli (E coli) spikes recorded during water quality monitoring of the main bathing beach in Lyme Regis in August and September

The Environment Agency has now re sponded, saying this was “unusual for the site but not exceptional”

The bathing water standard at Lyme Regis front beach is now at risk of being down graded from ‘good’ to ‘sufficient’ the sec ond lowest rating and the Environment Agency has therefore carried out investiga tions into the quality of the River Lim, with 20 samples taken between May and Septem ber 2022, all showing contamination by fae cal bacteria in both wet and dry weather

Turn Lyme Green’s interpretation of these samples show that there was an average of 22,815 units of E Coli per 100ml of water

The lowest reading was 1,700 units per 100ml and the highest was 56,000 per 100ml

The figures have been described as “shock ing” and put the River Lim well over safe lev els of bacteria

Just 1 unit of E coli per 100ml of water is considered unsafe to drink. Swimming beaches should not exceed 88 units per 100ml and beaches not designated for bathing should not exceed 406 units per 100ml

E coli can cause a range of infections in cluding urinary tract infection, cystitis (in fection of the bladder), and intestinal infection E coli bacteraemia (blood stream infection) may be caused by primary infec tions spreading to the blood

The Environment Agency commented: “We have identified a number of contami nated surface water discharges to the stream and are working with South West Water to resolve these issues as soon as possible ”

The figures come after increased concern and publicity over sewage outflows into rivers across the country, with 680 hours of sewage outflows going into the River Lim last year

Water companies are legally allowed to do this during heavy rainfall, but campaigners have argued that outflows are happening at other times too

South West Water was recently given a one

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star rating, out of four possible stars, for water pollution in the UK’s annual Environ mental Performance Assessment for 2021, which found the company required “signifi cant improvement”

The government’s water company regula tor OFWAT also announced in June that it would be launching an investigation into South West Water because of concerns re garding their sewage treatment

South West Water has assured campaign ers that they are carrying out “extensive in vestigations into illegal misconnections” along the river and is committed to reducing its sewage outflows

Turn Lyme Green has been carrying out its own monitoring of the River Lim in recent months, after becoming concerned over the level of pollution caused by sewage outflows

Shocking indictment of water company Campaigners have already managed to hold meetings with the Environment Agency and South West Water to discuss their con cerns, and were recently visited by Baroness Jenny Jones one of two peers representing the Green Party in the House of Lords who gave her backing to their persistent cam paigning

Speaking on the figures revealed by the Freedom of Information request, Vicki El coate, who is leading the River Lim Monitor ing Group, said: “This is a shocking indictment of those who should be looking after the river. They knew the pollution was bad when they last took samples in 2015 and nothing has improved

“We are optimistic that, by highlighting this issue, both South West Water and the Environment Agency will put in the neces sary resources to stop the unpermitted sewage contamina tion

“South West Water has pledged to reduce its permitted dis charges and we urge them to do this as soon as possible ”

In its response to the FOI request, the En vironment Agency said that the salinity recorded at the beach was high, indicating the samples taken contained less that 1 per cent freshwater, so the River Lim was not the likely source of the E coli spikes at the beach in August and September However, it admitted this could not be ruled out en tirely

The agency is also currently looking into possible links with issues at the Cobb Gate sewage pumping station and the Monmouth Beach sewage outfall pipe, where residents are frequently complaining about an offen sive odour

All these concerns were discussed at a pub lic meeting this week, where it was agreed

that a River Lim Action Group should be set up to continue campaigning for urgent ac tion to be taken

Laura Noel, chair of Turn Lyme Green, who also chaired the public meeting, said: “The new River Lim Action Group has lots of good ideas about action we can take lo cally

“Having poor water quality is bad for wildlife and potentially harmful to human health The clean up needs to start now ”

There are also major concerns that water quality issues and po tential downgrading of the town’s main beach could have significant detrimental effects on tourism and the local economy

The issues were brought to Lyme Regis Town Council’s Envi ronment Committee this week, where the figures were described as “frightening”

Councillors also received a report on how bathing water monitoring is carried out by Jim Flory of the Environment Agency, who admitted that the contamination levels re vealed by the Freedom of Information re quest were “ very high”

He said the faecal bacteria could have come from humans, dogs or birds, with pi geons often a significant contributor

While this could pose a threat to human health, he said it did not necessarily affect the wildlife in rivers But campaigners ar gued that the River Lim was “virtually dead”, with local ecologist Graham Roberts re cently reporting that there was “virtually no

sign of invertebrate life” in the Lim, which is a key indicator of river health

Green Party councillor and river monitor Belinda Bawden said she had received a lot of anecdotal evidence that people had suf fered from serious infections believed to have been caught by swimming in the sea lo cally

Re designation of

Church Beach as bathing beach

The town council agreed to call an urgent meeting with the Environment Agency and South West Water to discuss what could be done to prevent the main bathing beach from being downgraded, and to request the results of the latest water monitoring at the beach be released as soon as possible

Councillors also agreed to look into re des ignating Church Beach as a bathing beach

This beach was de designated in 2016 due to “lack of use ” and after consistently being graded ‘ poor ’ in water monitoring tests by the Environment Agency, most likely due to its proximity to the mouth of the River Lim When a beach is de designated, water quality testing is no longer carried out But campaigners have argued that Church Beach is now much busier, due to the increased popularity of sea swimming throughout the year and because dogs are allowed on it, and water quality monitoring should be reintro duced

If Church Beach was to be re designated as a bathing beach, it would also encourage the Environment Agency to carry out further testing in the River Lim, which would allow for the impact of actions already taken to improve the water quality to be monitored during the winter

Having poor water quality is bad for wildlife and potentially harmful to human health. The clean-up needs to start now.”

Laura Noel, Turn Lyme Green

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The River Lim in Lyme Regis has been described as ‘toxic’ and ‘almost dead’ after latest water quality samples showed extremely high levels of faecal bacteria

Public meeting called on plans for affordable housing in Uplyme

THERE will be a public meeting this month to consider a proposal to bring much needed affordable rented homes to the Uplyme community

Lyme Regis Community Land Trust, with support from Uplyme Parish Council, is considering an opportunity that has arisen to provide up to six family homes on the edge of the village

If the plans come to fruition, as a priority these homes will be al located to families with an Up lyme connection that is those meeting the criteria of residency, employment or close family con nection to the parish

This will be possible because of the involvement of a Community Land Trust (CLT) using an excep tion site, ensuring these homes will be held for the local commu nity in perpetuity, and not subject to right to buy in the future

There is a shortage of affordable rented accommodation in the parish, and the need for such was highlighted in Uplyme Parish Council’s Housing Needs Survey carried out last year

The CLT said a scheme such as this would “greatly benefit the so cial cohesion and future viability of the parish”

The parish council has already indicated support for affordable

housing on the site, and the CLT has agreed to become involved to push this through to fruition

The public meeting will be held in Uplyme Village Hall on Wednesday, October 19 at 7pm Lyme Regis CLT, together with representatives from the parish, district and county councils will be attending

The role of CLTs, and how they can facilitate such housing schemes for local people, will be explained by a representative from Middlemarch Community Led Housing CIC

Lyme Regis CLT will explain to the Uplyme community the de tails of what has been done so far in exploring this scheme, where it is, and exactly the number and type of the housing units pro posed

It is still early days but now is the time to involve the commu nity in what can be achieved How these homes would be allo cated to members of the Uplyme community will also be ex plained

Anyone who is a resident of Up lyme, or who has an interest in its development and community, is strongly encouraged to attend this meeting, and demonstrate support Refreshments will be provided on the night

Young skipper to launch record breaking electric boat challenge in Lyme Regis

LYME Regis will be placed at the forefront of marine industry technol ogy next year, as the first attempt to drive an electric boat around Britain will be launched in the town

The Round Britain eRIB challenge aims to support the marine indus try’s transition to electric propulsion

To do this, 17 year old skipper

Harry Besley, who has been visiting Lyme Regis regularly his whole life, will attempt to drive an electric boat around Britain

This will set two world records for the fastest circumnavigation of Britain in an electric boat, as this has never been done before, and for the youngest skipper to circumnavigate Britain in a power boat

The Round Britain eRIB Challenge is scheduled for summer 2023 and is backed by several key industry bodies, including the Royal Yachting Association, British Marine, British Ports Association, The Yacht Har bour Association, UK Harbour Mas ters Association, and The Green Blue

This environmental challenge orig inated from the lack of an alternative to fossil fuel propulsion in the small leisure powerboat market

The electric RIB being built for the challenge will be used to showcase the capabilities of electric propul sion, and as part of the pre chal lenge trials the boat will hopefully be available to sponsors for a demo/drive experience

It is hoped the boat will be moored in Lyme Regis from June, with Harry cur rently undergoing training with local sailor, former lifeboat crew helm and Woodroffe School teacher Jim Thomas

He plans to set off later in summer de pending on the weather and the aim is to finish the trip back in Lyme Regis

It is hoped the challenge will contribute to a more widespread eBoat charging infrastructure across the country

A significant part of the Round Britain eRIB project is to encourage the installation of charg ing infrastructure so that the chal lenge boat can be charged on stops along the way This will contribute to the development of more widespread eBoat charging infras tructure, which will support local sailing clubs, marinas, harbour au thorities, port operators and private owners in the transition of their ves sels to electric, zero emission propulsion

Encouraging these installations also builds momentum in the direc tion of the UK government target, which states in the Clean Maritime Plan that by 2025 all new vessels being ordered for use in UK waters must be designed with zero emis sion propulsion capability

Harry said: “I believe that we cause

too much damage to the world, and I want to change that I wanted to do something that people will remem ber, something that could have an impact If we are successful, then this project could change the future for the leisure marine industry for ever ”

Harry and his mum, project man ager Jaqui Besley, gave a presenta tion on their project at Lyme Regis Town Council’s Environment Com mittee meeting last week, where members agreed to be a gold spon sor of the project, for the cost of £5,000 This will need to be ap proved by full council on October 26

You can find out more about the Round Britain eRib challenge at www roundbritain erib org

Remembering Dot a t community workshop

LYME Regis Development Trust unveiled a plaque commemorat ing former trustee Dot Wood, who died in July following a bat tle with leukemia Dot, a former art teacher at The Woodroffe School in Lyme Regis, was instrumental in setting up the development trust’s community workshop at The Hub, where res idents can learn practical skills such as woodworking

A plaque renaming it The Dot

Wood Workshop was unveiled by her husband, Ian Wood, on Wednesday, watched by staff and volunteers of the trust and those who make use of the work shop

Mr Wood is pictured above (far right) with members of the trust and below with those who have used the workshop

For more details on the work shop, visit www lrdt co uk/ly meregiscommunityworkshop

Lyme Regis ‘not sufficiently prioritised’ by police, says MP

WEST Dorset MP Chris Loder has said he does not believe that Dorset Police has “sufficiently prioritised Lyme Regis” to resolve ongoing concerns over anti social behaviour and drug crime

In his latest column for LymeOnline, printed in full below, the Conservative MP said that recent incidents, an incre mental increase in violent crime and lev els of policing in Lyme Regis gave him “real cause for concern ”

His comments came after a number of residents made complaints about anti so cial behaviour and drug use, particularly on the main residential estate in Lyme Regis, saying that the police and Magna Housing Association had not done enough to tackle these issues

Some described the ongoing incidents as a “living hell” and said they had been forced to consider moving elsewhere

In a recent interview with LymeOnline, Police and Crime Commissioner David Sidwick admitted that policing required improvement in Lyme Regis He said he believed that Magna Housing had “failed in its commitment to the community”

Lyme Regis Town Council discussed concerns over policing in Lyme Regis at a meeting of its Town Management & Highways Committee last week

Councillors received a report which opened discussion on issues such as the rise of graffiti, drug use and the level of policing in the town

The report said: “The widespread graf fiti across Lyme Regis in May and June 2022, was reported to Dorset Police as a crime The final outcome was that no one could be prosecuted and no further ac tion was taken

“This has added to a sense of frustration but without more members of the public willing to re port crime, more police resources for

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the area are unlikely to be forthcoming

“A lack of central government funding for the police service has left it short of officers everywhere but not least in rural areas However, Lyme Regis has had a re cent uplift in staff assigned, from one PCSO to one police constable and two PCSOs

“A police intervention to deal with drug crime was recently reported to the coun cil office by the police and congratulated on social media by Chris Loder MP

“The town council may wish to influ ence a rise in the numbers of officers as signed, commencing with an invitation to again meet with the Police and Crime Commissioner ”

Complaints over lack of policing were also raised by members of the public in the ‘Complaints and Incidents Summary’, considered at the same meeting

One person wrote: “I am writing to ex press my concern with regards the total lack of police presence in Lyme Regis that over the years has got worse I live in Charmouth House, Portland Court, and our block of flats, along with the Chesil House, has been plagued with anti social behaviour over the last year

“Individuals living in rented accommo dation are involved with regular drug usage and noise It is impacting on all residents in our blocks

“Whilst the management committee of the block/s is attempting to address these issues, we have reported the incidents to the police So far to date their response has been to do nothing about the matter

“It is a real shame that especially within the last two years when walking the streets of Lyme the smell of cannabis is smelt far too often and becoming the norm This was never the case even a few years, but there has been a marked

change in the blatant behaviour of indi viduals within our community

I have yet to see a police car or officer in the town this year and really do won der why Lyme is never seen as a place to police I very much welcome a conversa tion to discuss the lack of police in our town and the ongoing drug issues we have ”

Another wrote: “I have lived in Lyme for 19 years and am so disappointed at the lack of police presence or enforce ment officers in the town; by 5pm Satur day and Sunday, large groups of young adults and teenagers congregating on the beach, lots of anti social behaviour wit nessed, smashing glass bottles, throwing stones one hit a pregnant lady ”

A third also raised a complaint about late night anti social behaviour outside Jane’s Cafe on Marine Parade, where there were a large group of “stoned” men playing loud music and shouting at 2 30am

At the meeting, Cllr Belinda Bawden re ported that Sargeant Mike Brown had re cently confirmed that police were “increasing visibility” in Lyme Regis, adding: “Regular patrols are now taking place in the area and we have now agreed that the location is a priority location for the Neighbourhood Team The team are aware of the reported issues and are fo cussed on taking positive action where the evidence allows We have developed a plan that my team are working to now

Cllr Bawden also reported that Chris Loder MP would soon be chairing a meeting between all agencies involved, including the town and county councils, police and Magna Housing Association Cllr Cheryl Reynolds said she also had a meeting planned with an inspector from Dorset Police to discuss the issues in her role with the Lyme Regis Community Support Group

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OVER the last few months, I have become in creasingly aware of the difficulties concerning drug crime and antisocial behaviour that have affected many residents within the Lyme Regis community, and I’d like to share with you some insights on what I have been doing to address this problem

I have been to meet a number of constituents who have been affected by drug crime and an tisocial behaviour over the last few months It was a real eye opener to see for myself the blight that drug related crime has been causing to communities here

As a result, I researched statistics of crime re ports in Lyme Regis, and the incremental in crease in reports of violent crime in particular was of deep concern This is why I took the case as high up as possible including a sum mit with the Home Secretary earlier this year I do not believe that Dorset Police have suffi ciently prioritised Lyme Regis to sort this out I was promised that there would be an additional police officer dedicated for the town I have asked where this officer is but have not yet re ceived a response to my enquiry from Dorset Police

With all these issues combined this has given me cause for real concern

And I am pursuing these issues head on and through many avenues as your MP As a Mem ber of the Parliamentary Select Committee for Transport, I recently questioned representatives of the British Transport Police to Westminster to examine how their input can be used to

tackle county lines drug movements, disrupt crime chains and protect the vulnerable young people who may have been caught up in it

And there are positive steps being taken locally here Two weeks ago, I learnt of a major police operation within Lyme Regis having executed another two drugs warrants, arrested a suspect and seized a haul of drugs, suspected stolen goods and weaponry This demonstrates the sheer importance of rural policing and the differ ence it makes within communities

I am looking to hold a further meeting with the town council as well as Dorset Police and others in order to further sort out this issue

Visit www chrisloder co uk for links to my social media channels and news, or email hello@chrisloder co uk if you are interested in a face to face meeting at one of my surgeries

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Town council says no to Mark Hix’s restaurant decking

DESPITE HAVING PREVIOUSLY SAID IT WAS ‘AMENABLE’ TO PROPOSAL AND CONSIDERING LEASE AS LANDOWNER

LYME Regis Town Council has recommended re fusal of plans to retain the decked area outside the renowned Oyster & Fish House in Lister Gardens, despite being the landowner who would commer cially benefit from the development

The Oyster & Fish House, owned by celebrity chef Mark Hix MBE, was granted permission to extend its outdoor eating area during the coron avirus pandemic, although some councillors have since said they did not expect such a “permanent structure” to be constructed

This permission was granted without formal plans being presented, when the government re laxed regulations on al fresco licenses to help businesses during the pandemic

The permission has now expired and the restau rant has submitted a formal planning application to Dorset Council to retain its decked area

During a confused and at times heated debate at last week’s town council Planning Committee meeting, members struggled with their position as both the landowner of Lister Gardens, and as consultees on all local planning applications for Dorset Council

The concept of ‘making permanent’ the decked area and setting up a formal lease between The Oyster & Fish House and town council had previ ously been discussed by the Strategy & Finance Committee in July

Town clerk John Wright wrote to Coastal Marks the business behind the Oyster & Fish House after this meeting saying: “Although a formal rec ommendation wasn’t made, the committee was amenable to Coastal Marks’ request, provided a suitable price could be agreed ”

This correspondence has been included in the planning application documents, which Cllr Cheryl Reynolds said should be considered “ pre determination” and it would be better for the Planning Committee not to comment on the ap plication at all Heather Britton, chair of the Lyme Regis Soci ety, spoke against the application, saying that

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there were historic covenants for Langmoor and Lister Gardens that restricted the use of the ma jority of the land to “ a garden or pleasure grounds for use by the public” and to only “erect such buildings therein as shall be usual or necessary for such purposes ”

She added: “This proposal would set a danger ous precedent in leasing or selling off parts of Langmoor Gardens for commercial benefit and conflict with the covenants and intentions of the original conveyance in 1913

“The Lyme Regis Society strongly objects to the proposal that land in Langmoor Gardens is leased to Hix restaurant The commercial exploitation of our town asset is unacceptable and should be re fused

“The society believes that the gardens should be protected in perpetuity from any action that would damage the integrity of that public open space and that the Hix request should be refused and the wooden structure removed ”

Architectural designer Sebastian Cope spoke in support of the application, saying it had received a lot of positive feedback from both residents and visitors, that is made use of a previously redun dant area of the gardens, was visually attractive and had no detrimental effect on views from the gardens

He added that Mark Hix’s restaurant brought a lot of visitors to the town, which also economi cally benefited other businesses and that the ex tension of the restaurant had provided additional employment

A statement from the applicant said the future of the business would be in “serious jeopardy” if the decking had to be removed, and this would re sult in the loss of jobs

Cllr Belinda Bawden, who also represents Lyme Regis at Dorset Council, said she was concerned

that a permanent struc ture had been built without proper permis sion She said this went against the government guidelines on relaxing al fresco licenses dur ing the pandemic

Cllr Bawden also ex pressed concerns that the application was “ very misleading” in implying that the town council had previously approved the plans, when this was the first time that formal plans had been put forward

“It’s a little galling to see notes on the plan ning application saying we have approved this because we have not,” she added

“It’s really unfortunate and it’s all come about the wrong way around ”

Cllr Caroline Adlridge shared Cllr Bawden’s concerns and said the correspondence from the town clerk to Coastal Mark “bares little resem blance” to the discussion held at the Strategy & Finance meeting

Cllr Reynolds said these discussions amounted to “predetermination” and they should not make any further comment on it, adding: “I want noth ing to do with it ”

Cllr Bawden disagreed that it was predetermi nation and the two then bickered as they contin ued to interrupt one another Cllr Reynolds said: ‘Forget it, I’m not listening to you Belinda ” Cllr Bawden replied: “You never do ” Cllr Aldridge added: “It’s quite wrong to say it’s predetermination ”

Cllr Reynolds: “Well, you carry on then ”

In an effort to get the debate back on track, deputy town clerk Mark Green said the council did need to be careful to separate landowner is sues, and planning issues

He said that the correspondence from John Wright was an “interpretation” of the discussion held at the Strategy & Finance meeting, and made it clear that further discussion was needed

“Here you need to focus on the planning merit of what’s in front of you only,” he added Cllr Bawden then proposed that they recom mend refusal of the application, on the grounds of ingress into a public amenity and the detrimen tal effect on the gardens

This was agreed, with Cllr Reynolds abstaining from the vote

The final decision on the decking will be made by Dorset Council and full plans can be viewed at https://bit ly/3ErzPgF

No civic ser vice on Remembrance Sunday

THERE will be no civic service as part of the Remembrance events in Lyme Regis in November

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The civic service in St Michael’s Parish Church could not be held last year be cause of the COVID 19 regulations

But the Lyme Regis branch of the Royal Legion were keen to reinstate the service on Remembrance Day, Sunday, November 13

The Legion asked if the service could be held in the afternoon, as was custom sev eral years ago However, the church were unable to do this as the Lyme Bay Chorale had already booked St Michael’s for a con cert in the after noon, proceeds of which will go to the Royal British Legion

The Legion agreed to stage the usual Re membrance parade in the mor ning, mov ing off at 10am so that the service would be over in time for the 11am two minute si lence

The church, however, were unable to start the service until 11am due to the clergy conducting services in other churches in the Golden Cap Benefice

A spokesman for te Legion said: “We are disappointed we are unable to hold the civic service in our church but we hope we can enter into discussions to do so next year

The Remembrance Parade will line up at the entrance to Langmoor Gardens at

10am The parade will move off at 10 15am and process down Broad Street, up Church Street and into Monmouth Street for a service at the War memorial at 10 30am, concluding with the two minutes silence at 11am

Prayers will be led by town crier Alan Vian, Lyme Regis Town Band will be in at tendance and the Roll of Honour will be delivered by the branch president, Philip Evans MBE

The Legion chairman, Daniel Buckley, will deliver a short address and the Kohima Epitaph Wreaths will be laid by represen tatives of local organisations

The Mayor of Lyme Regis, Cllr Michaela Ellis, wil lead the parade and town council lors will join at the Guildhall

Those attending are then invited to Lyme Regis Football Club for refreshments

Legion members will be out and about in Lyme and Charmouth prior to Remem brance Sunday, selling poppies and the branch will be hoping to maintain its repu tation as being one of the top fundraisers in the county

Other Remembrance events will include an Armistice Day service just before 11am on Friday, November 11 at the war memo rial, and wreath laying services at the grave of HMS Formidable in the cemetery and at the Polish war memorial in Anning Road on the morning of Saturday, November 12

A three level decked area at Mark Hix’s Oyster & Fish House was constructed during the coronavirus pandemic

COUNCIL SHORTS

■ THE town council is looking to expand its private parking area outside the Guildhall in Lyme Regis

Members have approved plans to create a ramp in the current parking area between the Guildhall and museum, opening access for additional spaces on the level above

This would allow for the creation of six new parking spaces for the loss of one, for the cost of £4,500

They will also be installing a remote con trolled retractable bollard at the front of Cockmoile Square the area in front of the Guildhall and museum to prevent unau thorised parking, for an additional cost of £1,695 plus VAT

■ MORE trees could be planted in the An ning Road playing field in Lyme Regis over the coming years

The town council’s Environment Commit tee has agreed in principle to take part in the School Tree Planting Project, which will see a tree planted in towns across West Dorset for every new reception class each school year

With little remaining space for new trees in Lyme Regis, councillors have suggested that more could be planted around the perimeter of the playing field

Cherry trees were planted in the field in 2020 as part of the VE Day 75th anniversary commemorations

Councillors will now look at appropriate sites on the field in more detail

■ LYME Regis Town Council has agreed to support the Hedgehog R Us Highway initia tive to help with the conservation of hedge hogs

The council has agreed to purchase a box of 50 hedgehog highway surrounds for the cost of £150, which create a five inch gap in fences and are essential in the battle to prevent the endangered animal, allowing them to forage for food and meet mates

The town council has agreed to sell 10 of their 50 hedgehog highway surrounds to Charmouth Parish Council, which has al ready expressed interest, and to offer the same to Uplyme Parish Council

■ A PANEL of councillors has been se lected to decide on a commercial tenant for the Lister Room on Marine Parade, Lyme Regis

The room, above the National Trust shop, was originally built for community use as part of the redevelopment of the Marine Pa rade shelters in the early 2000s

But councillors have now agreed to let the space commercially due to lack of use

The deadline for applications closes today (Friday) and last week deputy town clerk Mark Green reported that two had been re ceived, although he expected more to come in before applications closed

The Mayor of Lyme Regis, Cllr Michaela Ellis, and Cllrs Cheryl Reynolds, Belinda Bawden and David Sarson will now form a panel to select the successful applicant

■ LYME Regis Town Council’s ban on glyphosate weed killer products is proving difficult for its gardening team

The use of potentially carcinogenic glyphosate products were banned on coun cil owned land in 2019 to protect the envi ronment and wildlife, but in 2021 this was alleviated specifically to tackle invasive Japanese knotweed

Now the gardening team is having diffi culty clearing mares tail and has requested permission to use glyphosate products to tackle the weed

But members of the Environment Commit tee were concerned this was a native plant, not invasive, and other options should be explored further before resorting to glyphosate

Lifeboat crew on lookout for new launch authority

VOLUNTEERS responsible for operating the RNLI lifeboat in Lyme Regis are looking for a new member of the team to authorise the launch of the vessel in an emergency

The role is deputy launching authority and the man or woman selected will be joining a team of five who are on a duty rota for four days at a time when they can be called out 24 hours a day if coastguards request launch of the lifeboat

Newly appointed lifeboat operations manager Mark Colley said: “The rota is very flexible be cause many people have jobs and families so the duties can be tweaked on a regular basis

“This is a very important role and ideally we

need someone living no more than five miles from the lifeboat station

“He or she needs to be a team player, a good communicator with leadership skills and prefer ably some local maritime knowledge

“We have a very sociable team of volunteers and everyone is regarded as a member of the crew We hold regular training sessions and there are plenty of social events for crew and their families ”

Anyone interested in applying should visit rnli org/support us/volunteer/volunteering op portunities with applications closing on Decem ber 18

New lifeboat operations manager Mark Colley on the lookout for a volunteer deputy launching authority

Walkers donate £500 to crew

THREE friends from Martock in Somerset walked the Liberty Trail from Ham Hill to Lyme Regis and donated almost £500 to the local lifeboat crew on their arrival

Nick Perry and Mark Farrell have walked the 28 mile Liberty Trail for the past two years, and this year were joined by their friend Davey Thomas

The Liberty Trail is based on the stories of some of the men who joined the Monmouth Rebellion In the early summer of 1685 vil lagers from throughout Somerset and Dorset were making their way to the coast at Lyme to join the Duke of Monmouth

He was expected to land at Lyme to lead a rebellion against the King with the rallying call of 'Liberty to the People of God'

The three friends carried nearly £500 to donate to members of Lyme Regis lifeboat station, pictured left with crew members

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Grab a bargain during Lyme Regis Fiver Fest

THE annual Totally Locally Fiver Fest got un derway in Lyme Regis over the weekend, with plenty of bargains to be had

Shoppers can take advantage of special £5 deals being offered by a wide range of partic ipating businesses, up until October 22

A concept initiated by grassroots organisa tion Totally Locally, Fiver Fest aims to encour age shoppers to support their local high street and independent businesses, therefore boosting the local economy

If every adult in Lyme Regis spent just £5 a week in their local independent shops and businesses, it would boost the economy by £700,000 a year

Businesses currently offering special £5 deals are as follows:

● Amid Giants & Idols Coffee and cake

● Baby Boutique Bloom & Blossom skin care collection for baby, kids and mums, from Pyjamarama Relaxing Shower Gels and Dry Body Oils to Wonder Worker Multi Tasking Balm to Newborn Baby Sleep and Bedtime Bodywash, Bubble Bath, Royal Dahl Hand Washes and Moisturisers, plus lots more

● Beach House Café Tea/coffee & bacon sandwich or apple cake

● Fuego Two coloured glass vases, normally £3 50 each for £5 Also two notebooks, nor mally £3 95 each

£5

● Ginger Beer Four dinner candles, normally

● House of Flowers

● Lilac Wine Bar Glass

● Lyme Convenience Store

● Lyme Rocks Three sticks of

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● Millside Restaurant

● Molesworth & Bird

● Monmouth Pantry Slice

packet

● Nag’s Head

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● Old Forge

sandwich, normally £6 50

● The Kiosk Smoked salmon & cream cheese breakfast bagel, served to 11 30am

● The Old Bonded Store Tea Room

● The Old Fudge House Pink gift box of de licious home made fudge and a takeaway coffee

● The Pilot Boat Local cream tea for £5, a pot of tea for one with two scones, cream and jam

● The Town Mill Town Mill Tote bag and 1 5kg of wheat flour, usually £6 50

● Tom’s Either two hot drinks or a choice of the daily soup of the day Both fish and veg etarian available

● Town Mill Bakery Coffee or tea with a pas try or bowl of soup with bread from 11am

● Uplyme Stores Bottle of Hardy’s bin wine

A ppeal for informa tion and photos of Lyme’s hospitals

THE Lyme Regis U3A is inviting anyone who has photographs, information or stories about the various Lyme Regis Hospital sites over the year to share them for an upcom ing talk

Rachael Pope is currently researching and preparing the talk on Lyme Regis Hospitals for the U3A’s history group and is looking for contributions from residents She said: “I would particularly like to know more about the paintings/stencils in the previously named children's ward at the last hospital on Pound Road Do you know who painted them? A long time ago I was told it was someone local.

“What do you know about the mater nity home on Windsor Terrace? Who owned the home? Were you bor n there? I now know that twins were born there on May 30 1934 ” Anyone with photographs or information should contact Rachael by emailing rachaelpope1@outlook com

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Make our home your home this Christmas!

The ingredients for a perfect Christmas!

We are now taking bookings for the festive season, so whether you and your colleagues, or family and friends fancy joining us this December, we have sourced the perfect ingredients to give you a Christmas to remember.

Situated on the seafront of The Cobb, The Cobb Arms is the local favourite, a beautiful pub with two cosy snug areas, with an open ire, a cosy dining-room, perfect for all events.

Whether you want somewhere for a quick drink with friends, or a meal with great service, food and atmosphere, The Cobb Arms is the perfect spot for you.

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‘Pull Up A Chair & Tuck In’

Our autumn menu is a veritable feast of seasonal lavours. From rich Oxtail soup and Rise Bakery bread, to beef bourguinon with creamy horseradish mash, or smoked haddock kedegeree with a soft boiled egg. There is something for everyone to enjoy at this glorious time of year!

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ARTS | MUSIC | THEATRE | WHAT’S ON | COMPETITIONS Star-studded line up at Soul & Blues Revue

A STAR studded line up promises an unfor gettable evening of soul and blues classics at Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis on Friday, October 21

The Great British Soul & Blues Revue is a special supergroup performance from Jo Harman, Mike Mayfield, Eddy Smith and Joanna Cooke

This unique collaboration will celebrate some of the greatest songs ever written From earthy blues classics to dance floor 70s soul favourites, this gritty shakedown will, by turn, break your heart, and then have you dancing in your seat

The term " supergroup " is no exaggeration Jo, Mike, Eddy and Joanna are all success ful solo artists in their own right

Jo Harman (pictured right) is one of Eu rope ’ s finest soul/blues singers She’s an in ternational touring and recording artist with many awards to her name

The Daily Mirror described her as “the UK’s best female blues soul voice”

Singer guitarist Mike Mayfield is a touring and recording artist As an accompanist and session musician, he's much in demand He's played with Ed Sheeran, Jessie J, Emeli Sande, Joss Stone and Jamie Cullum

Husky voiced Eddy Smith on piano has been making his mark on the UK’s growing Americana scene with his band Eddy Smith & The 507 His distinctive vocals are often compared to Joe Cocker, Van Morrison and Rag ‘ n ’ Bone Man.

Rising star Joanna Cooke, originally hail ing from Lyme Regis, completes the im pressive vocal line up Motown's Martha Reeves once described her as that “baby girl singing the blues”

Julie Sheppard, of organisers Jazz Juras sica, said: “We’re very excited to bring this one off show to Lyme Regis

“Any one of these artists merit a headline slot but to have all four on stage, singing these iconic songs together, will be off the scale backed by an ace band

“It’ll be a long time before we see anything like it again, so don’t miss it ”

The Great British Soul & Blues Revue will be held at the Marine Theatre on Friday, October 21 from 8pm Tickets cost £16 in advance or £20 on the door, or £8 for under 18s

For more details or to book tickets, visit www jazzjurassica co uk

Paul Young brings Tex Mex band to Lyme

EIGHTIES star Paul Young is bringing his Tex Mex band of supergroup musicians to the Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis on Saturday, November 5

Young, who rose to fame after hits such as ‘Wherever I Lay my Hat’ and ‘Come Back and Stay’, formed Los Pacaminos with musicians and friends who played with him throughout the 1980s and 90s

Their friendships stretch back 20 to 30 years, and it's these solid connections that create a special, foot stomping atmosphere at a Los Pacaminos show

Los Pacaminos play the very best in Tex Mex border music, from The Texas Torna

does and Ry Cooder to Los Lobos and even Roy Orbison

Drew Barfield, Mark Pinder, Steve Greetham, Jamie Moses and Melvin Duffy (the UK’s premier pedal steel player) are all part of the line up

Speaking of the Los Pacaminos experience, Young said: “We all enjoy each other's com pany anyone who's seen us will know that the fun is there on stage and the audience can join in with us ” Los Pacaminos play at the Marine Theatre on Saturday, November 5 fro 8pm Tickets are available for £25 in advance, available at www marinetheatre com

Marine Players returns to stage to present 1920s theme comedy

By David Ruffle

NOW, here's a question: what do flappers, kit tens, socks, irascible Australians and mistaken identities have in common?

The answer is simple (if you know) It's the lat est production from the Marine Players, 'There Goes The Bride' Rehearsals are well under way for the Players’ return to the stage, with cast members being whipped into shape by director Chris Gill

If you imagine the worlds of The Good Life and PG Wodehouse colliding, that will give you some idea of what to expect lots of laughter and supreme wordplay

An hilarious comedy written in the 1970s and harking back to the roaring 20s, this Ray Cooney farce features advertising executive Timothy Westerby crashing into a disastrous mid life crisis on the day of his daughter’s wed ding

As to where the aforementioned flappers kit tens, socks, etc fit in, all that will revealed Confused? You will be, but will have a great time being so Come and see a cast you know and love, including Harry Ford, Juliet Henham, Claudia Marshal, Fred Humphry, Anne King, Richard Harvey, Hayley Michael and Brian Rat tenbury

Much admired local performer Anne King will be back on stage for ‘There Goes the Bride’

‘There Goes The Bride’ is written by Ray Cooney and John Coleman and is an amateur production by arrangement with Josef Wein berger

The play will be staged at the Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis from Wednesday, October 26 to Saturday, October 29 nightly at 7 30pm Tick ets cost £12 in advance and are available at www marinetheatre com

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What’s on

Friday, October 14

Exhibition: ‘Harvest’ Town Mill Malthouse

Celebrate harvest with the Town Mill, incorporating its apple day and honey harvest, displays of apple and honey recipes and hive goods along with other vegetables and fruits Open until October 20

The Old School House Cafe

The Hub, 9 30am 1 30pm Community café open at The Hub in Church Street every Thursday and Friday morning affordable food and drink, free wifi

Talk: Suffragettes in the South West, Woodmead Halls, 11am Author Pam Vass will tell the story of the Suffragettes in the South West following her careful research into the cam paign for women’s suffrage for her book ‘Breaking the Mould’ Entry is free for mem bers of the Lyme Regis U3A and £2 for guests Further de tails at lymeregisu3a org Lyme Regis Comedy Club Marine Theatre, 7pm Twelve pounds and four acts; it’s the best value comedy event in the South West This month’s headliner James Lambert is an “expert, charm ing stand up The Sunday Times Tickets available at www marinetheatre com

Saturday, October 15

Coffee Mor ning and Jumble Sale

Uplyme Village Hall, 10am

A coffee morning and jumble sale in aid of Uplyme Village Hall Live Music Night

The Nag’s Head, 9pm Weekly live band at The Nag’s Head from 9pm

Tuesday, October 18

Talk: Char mouth Heritage Coast Centre Past, Present & Future Woodmead Halls, 2pm Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre senior warden Phil Davidson presents this talk for the Lyme Regis Society

All welcome, entry free for members and £3 for non members, including refresh ments

Tea Dance Marine Theatre, 2pm

Experienced tea dance teacher Peter Arnold of First Class Dance School leads the first of these free, monthly community events, with com plimentary refreshments Sit and watch or join in with the simple steps

Talk: ‘The Great Big Dorset Hedge’ Lyme Regis Baptist Church, 7pm

The Great Big Dorset Hedge is a Dorset Climate Action Network project to map, plant, expand, extend and join up sections of hedgerow around Dorset into multiple

WHAT’S ON

Send your diar y dates to francesca@lyme online co uk Visit: www lyme online co uk/events

corridors that promote biodi versity and help wildlife Find out more from project co or dinator Julie Leah in this talk organised by Turn Lyme Green LRTC Planning Guildhall, 7pm

Members of the public are welcome to attend town council meetings and speak for up to three minutes in the public forum For agendas visit the website lymeregis towncouncil gov uk Wednesday, October 19

Uplyme Affordable Housing Public Meeting, Uplyme Village Hall, 7pm Lyme Regis Community Land Trust will share their propos als for six new, affordable rented properties for those with a local connection with Uplyme at this public meet ing, also attended by mem bers of the parish, district and county councils

Thursday, October 20

The Old School House Cafe The Hub, 9 30am 1 30pm Community café open at The Hub in Church Street every Thursday and Friday morning, affordable food and drink, free wifi

Lyme Regis Community Bingo Woodmead Halls, 8pm Bingo night every Thursday raising funds for local organi sations which are members of Lyme Regis Community Bingo Association Doors open 7 30pm, eyes down 8pm

Friday, October 21

The Old School House Cafe The Hub, 9 30am 1 30pm Community café open at The Hub in Church Street every Thursday and Friday morning, affordable food and drink, free wifi

Great British Soul & Blue Revue Marine Theatre, 7pm Jo Harman, Mike Mayfield, Eddy Smith and Joanna Cooke will thrill with an evening of soul and blues classics Tickets £16 from marinetheatre com

Saturday, October 22

Lyme Morris Workshop

Lyme Regis Baptist Church, 2pm Lyme Morris is now recruiting both men and women dancers and musicians Come along to this free taster afternoon no experience re quired to dance, just a pair of comfortable shoes Musicians interested in playing lively folk music can bring along their instruments To book contact Peter Morton on petemor ton56@googlemail com or call 07917 748 087

Lau Marine Theatre, 7pm

For the first time in over a decade, Lau present an en tirely acoustic tour The pio neering Scottish folk trio have always experimented with sound and form; the results have always been complex and thrilling Tickets £18 50 from www marinetheatre com Live Music Night

The Nag’s Head, 9pm Weekly live band at The Nag’s Head from 9pm

Sunday, October 23

The Sunday Sessions Marine Theatre, 2 30pm This regular free entry event is the Marine’s dedicated time to promote quality live music a post roast music session Enjoy local drinks and the best musicians If you d like to play, just turn up!

Wednesday, October 26

There Goes The Bride Marine Theatre, 6 30pm

The Marine Players return to the stage with an hilarious comedy written in the 70s and harking back to the roaring 20s Tickets £12 from marinetheatre com Nightly performances also being held on October 27 28 and 29

Public Forum: Mental Health Services & Support Woodmead Halls, 7pm Organised by the Patient Par ticipation Group of Lyme Bay Medical Practice, bringing to gether experts from local NHS mental health services, addiction support and chari ties to answer questions

Send questions in advance to DOCCG PatientParticipation l ymebay@nhs net or drop them into the red ‘Messages for the PPG’ box in the en trance of Lyme Bay Medical Centre or Charmouth Medical Practice Free entry

LRTC Full Council Guildhall, 7pm Members of the public are welcome to attend town council meetings and speak for up to three minutes in the public forum For agendas visit the website lymeregis towncouncil gov uk

Thursday, October 27

The Old School House Cafe The Hub, 9 30am 1 30pm Community café open at The Hub in Church Street every Thursday and Friday morning, affordable food and drink free wifi

Lyme Regis Community Bingo Woodmead Halls, 8pm Bingo night every Thursday, raising funds for local organi sations which are members of Lyme Regis Community Bingo Association Doors open 7 30pm, eyes down 8pm

Marine keeps hard of hearing in the loop!

THOSE who are hard of hearing and love the arts are celebrating in Lyme Regis this week The Marine Theatre has installed a hearing loop following requests from town residents in the last year

People who use a hearing cannot pick out and distinguish sounds in noisy environments with background noise The hearing loop fit ted in the Marine Theatre sends a signal from the PA system directly to hearing aids Reducing background noise, this enables more people to enjoy all the live music, com edy, and community events that the Marine Theatre offers

Lyme Regis resident Cynny Sharp ap proached the arts venue to suggest installing

the hearing loop and was also delighted to help test the new system earlier this week.

She said: “I’m going to cry when I first at tend an event with the new hearing loop Pre viously, I’ve walked out of films without subtitles, feeling isolated I couldn’t hear a word Hats off to the Marine and hurrah!”

Marine Theatre director Gabby Rabbitts added: “We take inclusivity seriously, so felt compelled to raise the funds from our events to finance this important project

“Thanks to Cynny and others for raising the issue with us and we hope this will help more members of the community to enjoy events here ”

Free tea and cake a t monthly community events

WITH the rising cost of bills, mortgages and food, you don’t get much for free these days, which perhaps makes news from a local arts venue particularly welcome

The Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis has an nounced that it is starting a series of free community daytime events They will happen monthly on a Tuesday afternoon, and will even include free tea and cake

The launch event is a special tea dance with Peter Arnold, of First Class Dance School Those who attend are welcome to either sit and watch the dancing or join in with the sim ple steps

The series continues with a vintage tea party with singer Kate Mullins performing live music in November, and a special Christmas cabaret with acclaimed performers Charlie Bicknell and Louise Innes

Marine Theatre director Gabby Rabbitts said: “We are always working hard to include as many members of the community as pos sible, which is why I am so pleased to an

nounce this series of free events

“We promise a gentle and welcoming atmo sphere I hope this will encourage new faces to visit us for the warmest of welcomes ”

No booking is required The tea dance takes place on Tuesday, October 18, vintage tea party on November 22, and Christmas cabaret on December 2, all at 2pm

Lyme Regis resident Cynny Sharp and Will May of Gordon Morris Hearing outside the Marine Theatre

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Axminster finally gets to celebra te carnival

AXMINSTER will finally get to celebrate car nival this weekend

After the annual carnival procession was put on hold for two years during the coron avirus pandemic, Axminster residents were looking forward to its return in September

But the event had to be postponed at the last minute following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, as police from Devon were seconded to London for the state funeral

Going ahead with the procession without police cover would have put future carnivals at risk if any incidents took place, so organ isers had to take the difficult decision to postpone

The carnival procession will now be held this weekend on Saturday, October 15, starting at 8pm

The event will see illuminated floats, ma jorette troupes and walking entries make their way through the town centre

Herberts Fun Fair has also returning to Axminster for the event, and will be in the Webster's car park in Lyme Street, open today (Friday) from 5pm and on Saturday from 2 30pm

Official opening ceremony for much awaited new skatepark

AXMINSTER’S long awaited skatepark is fi nally complete and residents will celebrate at an opening day this weekend

All are welcome to the opening day from 10am to 4pm on Sunday, October 16, with speeches and the official ribbon cutting to be held at 12noon

After years of waiting, construction on the first phase of the new skatepark at Cloakham Lawn & Sports Centre finally got underway in April this year, and the second phase has now been completed

Unlike many other skateparks in the area, Axminster's is not council owned and will instead be run as a charity, meaning it will eventually have to become financially self sufficient, including maintenance and insur ance, so it needs as much support from the community as possible

The managing committee say they want the facility to be more than just a skatepark, but a community hub

Axminster co opts new councillor

AXMINSTER Town Council has announced the co option this week of Rebecca Lippett, who joins the council to fill the casual va cancy left by the recent resignation of Sue Brooker

A spokesperson for the council said: “We look forward to working with Cllr Lippett as part of our forward thinking, innovative and customer focused town council ”

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Castle Street could remain closed for months as dispute over ownership of unsafe wall continues

CASTLE Street in Axminster could remain closed for several more months, as a years long dispute over the ownership of an unsafe wall continues

Following concerns raised by residents and businesses, Axminster town councillors were re cently given an update on the situation in Castle Street, which has already been closed for months due to a safety issue surrounding a masonry wall adjacent to the former public toilets

The Mayor of Axminster, Cllr Jill Farrow, said the town council was limited in what it could do to resolve this issue, as the wall was not its re sponsibility

"We known it's a complete pain for residents and businesses in Castle Street that it's closed but we have no power, " she said

"We know that residents are very concerned about it and we are very sympathetic to their concerns but I'm not sure there's anything more we can usefully do

"We have tried very hard to raise it with East Devon District Council (EDDC) and Devon County Council (DCC), but the issue is lack of ownership of the building "

Town clerk Paul Hayward further explained: "Usually with property, your deeds will say whether you own the boundary wall to the left, right, rear or front In this case, the properties above believe that their boundary stops at the wall, and that the wall only constrains their gar den

"In this particular case, the wall then continues for a number of metres down to the roadside and it's that section of the wall that's causing conster nation "

Mr Hayward said it was Axminster Town Council that initially reported concerns over the safety of the wall, but EDDC and DCC then as sessed the situation and put in place the emer gency road closure

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They were now in discussion with residents and occupiers of the above premises, and were trying to ascertain who was responsible for the wall

"Whoever is responsible will have to put it right, but it most certainly is not Axminster Town Council We are extending every courtesy and offer of assistance to the residents, DCC and EDDC because someone owns it

"The wall is bowing and there's a considerable amount of masonry behind it, so we as a council have a duty of care to protect residents and users of Castle Street, but of course it's causing some inconvenience "

Suzie Daniel, owner of Tower House in Castle Street and the former Chubb motorcycle storage area the 'old clink' which formerly adjoined her house, said the issue was having "real im pacts" on residents

"I have spent hours and hours researching and speaking to the town council, EDDC and DCC about who owns it and have learnt that this is a process that has been going on for several years Well, someone owns this building, someone has to take responsibility at some point because it is dangerous

"I have a personal interest because I live there My neighbour has lost the sale of his flat because of this road closure, so there are real impacts on people living there and it's a key thoroughfare of Axminster

"EDDC building control is saying that it will be closed until they find who owns it At some point we have to say, sorry, someone has to take re sponsibility You can't search for 20, 30 years for an owner who's not going to come forward or who doesn't exist

"The owners of the properties above, their

deeds say they do not have responsibility for this wall, but if that wall is about to fall down their gardens will collapse as well Something has to be done "

Ms Daniel, who has submitted a petition to EDDC and DCC calling for action on this matter, said the building also had historical importance to Axminster and should be repaired

"When I bought my house I was told the tunnel in the house was used to take prisoners down to the old clink, so there's historic importance as well," she said

"It is an historical place, why can't it be done up with heritage funding as a tourist attraction?"

The mayor said they would pass her comments on to EDDC and DCC and encouraged Ms Daniel to take her concerns to the district and county ward councillors to follow up

Herita ge Centre hosts Georgian Coffee House Day

ON Michelmas Day September 29 Axmin ster was transported back to the Regency period when 25 volunteers from Axminster Heritage Centre dressed in empire line dresses, bonnets, breeches and top hats took part in a Georgian Coffee House Day Diana Church organised the Coffee House ladies, who were dressed in white cotton bonnets and long aprons and served tea, coffee and home made cakes in the Coffee Houses set up on the Minster Green and in the Bradshaw Room

During the day, poems by Shelley, Byron, Coleridge and Wordsworth were recited in the museum whilst people sat together on

long tables

A fine Georgian bank was set up by Mr John Dirring who played the part of Mr Gundry from Samuel and Joseph Gundry of Bridport, Dorset and who was suitably at tired in a top hat and frock coat

Axminster is fortunate to have many Geor gian buildings which provided the perfect backdrop for the day which ended with a fascinating talk on Georgian Axminster by local historian David Knapman

The event was organised to raise funds for the museum and to provide a showcase for local crafts such as knitting, spinning and calligraphy

A display of farm cart wheels etc from ' Mike Rowland Wheelwrights' of Colyton who hold the royal warrant was on show in the Bradshaw Room

The actors wandering around the town pro vided colour and entertainment to market day and gave people an insight into how Axminster would have looked in the Re gency era

Axminster Heritage Centre is open from 10am until 4pm Monday to Friday and 10 am to 1pm on Saturdays until October 31 when winter opening hours begin

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Colyton wheelwright ‘will never forget’ attending Queen’s funeral

COLYTON wheelwright Greg Rowland

MBE was one of some 2,000 people who attended the state funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, alongside 18 monar chs, 55 presidents and 25 prime ministers

As well as being invited to the service, Colyton based business Mike Rowland & Son Wheelwrights and Coachbuilders made an important contribution to the day's pro ceedings, as they had previously refur bished one of the wheels on the State Gun Carriage that carried the Queen's coffin, and then checked all of them

Greg (pictured), who runs Mike Rowland & Son Wheelwrights and Coachbuilders a firm started by his father in 1964 was awarded an MBE in the Queen birthday honours list this year

His company has held a Royal Warrant since 2005 and is one of only two firms that look after carriages for The Queen

Speaking of his experience at the funeral for Colyton Parish Newsletter, Mr Rowland said: "I had the great honour of being in vited to the state funeral of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll at Westminster Abbey, as one of the 180 ordinary people who had made a difference in their fields awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours this year

"I missed two phone calls from an un known number on Saturday, then on Sun

day they left a message and a number to call back I rang to go through the details and they said my official invitation would arrive in the post on Tuesday

"By Thursday nothing had arrived and I wasn't pleasant to be with! I phoned the number I'd been given but it no longer ex isted, so rang some others who'd received MBEs at the same time as me and they were in the same boat

"Finally, we received confirmation emails on Thursday from Buckingham Palace which reassured us the official invites would be received by Saturday I immedi ately ordered a new suit, black tie and shoes online

"The invitation arrived, as promised, with instructions for the postman that it had to be delivered first thing before the rest of his round or else there would be consequences and he would be held to account!

"For all of that, the invitation itself was rather disappointing, printed on bright yel low paper with a black border As it turned out, the invites were actually colour coded and I was to sit in the Nave of the Abbey

"I stayed overnight with friends in Finch ley and caught the tube to Waterloo at 5 30am, then walked to Westminster and joined the queue waiting outside the Abbey

"The seating arrangements didn't have a ranking system in the designated areas it

was first come, first served for everyone re gardless of status Because I'd arrived early, I managed to get an aisle seat in the Nave just before the Tomb of the Unknown War rior

"It felt intimate in the Abbey and was just like being at a funeral service in St Andrew's Church, Colyton, except the gravity and surrealism of the occasion soon hit home as we waited

"I'd refurbished one of the wheels of the State Gun Carriage for the Duke of Edin burgh's funeral last year, unused since Lord Mountbatten's funeral in 1979

"There are five wheels in all, including the spare, and once I'd fixed the Duke's, I was sent the other four individually after each one had been refurbished, staggered in case the gun carriage was suddenly needed for Her Majesty the Queen

"The pipers played as the funeral cortege approached Westminster Abbey The bag pipes grew louder and louder through the open doors until the wheels I had refur bished came into view and halted, an nouncing the Queen's arrival

"Those wheels had carried the Queen on her final journey through London and it's hard to describe the shivers I felt It was a profound moment for me in a day I will never forget "

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Police make appeal after increase in burglaries

A MAN was arrested on Wednesday night in connection with a series of incidents in Seaton, including criminal damage, burglary, arson and theft from motor vehicles

The arrest comes after police appealed to the public for more information and witnesses fol lowing a recent increase in burglaries in the Seaton area, including at the Seaton & District Hospital League of Friends shop, Taste of Devon Butchers and The Hideaway all in one night

Seaton Neighbourhood Policing Team said:

"We'd like to take this opportunity to thank the people of Seaton for their support and assis tance in providing the vital information and CCTV that helped us identify the suspect

"The man remains in custody at this time, and we will provide a further update in due course

"In the meantime, please be reassured that these appear to be isolated incidents and you can expect to see increased patrols throughout the evenings and night time "

Those who may have footage or may have witnessed the incidents can still submit these by emailing 101@dc police uk and quoting EN/015618/22

While these types of events are said to be “rare in nature” for Seaton, business owners and residents are reminded to remain vigilant to suspicious persons and to consider in stalling security lighting, cameras and other prevention measures

If you'd like to learn about what you can do to protect your home or business, visit the website https://crowd in/cLqpVW

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Uplyme exit senior cup on penalties

UPLYME 1sts travelled to Ted burn St Mary, who sit two leagues above The Swallows in the Devon Senior Cup

With some regular players miss ing, it was a great opportunity for some Reserves to step up and compete at a very competitive level

In reality, it looked like Uplyme were the side in a higher division, as they dominated possession and chances throughout the game Connor Tate thought he had forced an own goal after his teas ing cross was turned into the goal by a defender, but it was inexpli cably ruled out by an offside flag from the Tedburn linesman

The home keeper pulled off nu merous important saves and Todd Lowe in the Uplyme goal pulled off two important stops

near the end to record his third clean sheet in as many games

It finished 0 0 and so went straight to penalties and here there were goals aplenty Every outfield player scored their spot kicks, meaning it was down to the keepers Sadly, Lowe missed his and Tedburn celebrated the win Managers Pete Blandamer and Steve Gillan were satisfied with the performance

"We were missing a few regu lars, but the young lads that came in did very well and all handled the pressure of a penalty shootout,” they said “At the back, Conor Newns was back to his intense best and Fin Mclean led the team with calm quality as always

“We hammered them 0 0 but we lacked a killer finisher "

Lyme loses last alley for time being

LYME Regis has lost its last skittle alley just as the local league was due to start again after being suspended for two years during the COVID 19 cri sis

Fixtures are due to start to morrow but the Ship Inn has been closed following a new tenant withdrawing Owners JC & RH Palmer are hoping to find a new tenant and discussions are ongoing with the league about how they might be able to continue using the Ship alley

At one time, Lyme and Uplyme had six alleys the Talbot Arms, the New Inn (now part of the Royal Lion), the Ship, Pilot Boat, Rock Point and the London Inn

The new league consists of 16

mixed teams: Alley Twits, Anthill Mob, British Legion, Clueless, Flyers, Hopes Wrecked, Hot Gossip, Marksmen, Pin Pals, President’s Men, Road Runners, Rousdon Rebels, Skittles Me timbers, Skitso’s, Trappers, Wootton Wobblers

There are now only three alleys

The George in Charmouth, Wootton Fitzpaine Social Club and Rousdon Social Club

First week

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Superb second half showing wins Seasiders the points

LYME Regis 1sts took on Ex eter University 2nds on Satur day and struggled for most of the first half against a team that were very comfortable on the ball

The students played out from the back and continually stretched the Seasiders and it was no surprise when they took the lead The goal came midway through the first half from a long ball which caught the Lyme defence by surprise, and sud denly the students' right winger was clear and he laid the ball back for a easy finish Lyme responded to the goal and had good chances to get a undeserved equaliser

Lyme changed their formation in the second half with captain Rob Fellingham moving into midfield

The Seasiders were a different team

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in the second half with centre for ward Brad Rowe leading the line superbly and it was Rowe who got the equaliser with a bullet like shot from 20 yards

This spurred on Lyme and the large crowd and the second goal came from a Fred Thompson cor ner to the far post which saw the hard working Ben Turner bundle the ball home

Lyme were not finished and had the momentum and the third goal came from a Rob Fellingham free kick which he whipped in which the keeper couldn’t hold and Robbie Fowler was on hand to poke the ball home Fowler has been playing well for the Reserves and he along with his

First win for Ressies

LYME Regis Reserves picked up their first victory of the sea son with a 2 1 victory over a fit and committed University of Exeter 5th X1 in Division

Three of the Devon and Exeter League, lifting them to ninth place in the table.

After a sticky start to the season, no one was more delighted with their display than new manager Wally Blackmore

With the Seasiders’ first team hav ing free afternoon, Blackmore was able to strengthen his side with the likes of Fred Parsons, Cam Fowler and Alex Rowe

The game also saw the return of bustling centre forward Steve Batey whose strong running up front made a big difference

Lyme started strongly and Batey had two good chances which he failed to convert in the opening three minutes, but it was third time lucky as he gave the Ressies an early lead

Josh Rawlins had a good chance

to make it 2 0 when his shot from deep on the left skimmed past the post and Toby Fowler was unlucky with a header which hit the bar

The Seasiders went in at half time with a 1 0 lead and soon after the break Rawlins combined well with Parsons before unleashing another shot which went just wide University played some attractive football at times and got back into the game with a wonder goal from deep on the left to make it 1 1

A 40 yard thunderbolt from Par sons was tipped over the bar in the 76th minute and Lyme secured the points late in the game when a long throw from Batey was headed into his own net by a Uni defender

There were a number of candi dates who were in contention for the man of the match award Batey caused also sorts of trouble up front and Toby Fowler defended stoutly throughout But in the end it went to brother Robbie for his workrate in midfield

fellow teammate Fred Thomson were called up due to injuries and both gave a good account of them selves

Lyme thought they had made it 4 1 when Brad Rowe finished well, but the offside flag was up The Uni lads were not finished and it made it a nervous end to the game with a ex cellent shot from the edge of the area to make it 3 2

Lyme’s faithful supporters' nerves were pushed to the limit as the ref played 10 minutes of injury time with the students pushing hard with waves of attacks

Lyme held on for a deserved vic tory based on their second half per formance in front of the largest crowd of the season It was a great game and a fine team performance with Brad Rowe taking the man of the match honours

The manager ’s view...

■ HAVING played only ever y other week in the last month, we knew our biggest challenge would be to find a good rhythm against a young, tricky Uni team who like to play from the back and beat teams through the lines

And in the first half we struggled, no rhythm, ver y slow in our mo vements and intentions without the ball

Even though we were poor, we cre ated the best chances in the first half only for them to score from a long ball over the defence which we struggled to deal with We had a lot of positive things to take into our second half, we changed a couple of things tactically We picked ourselves up, and found our Seasiders’ character

We were fantastic in the second half, scoring really quickly from Brad Rowe and from then on pushed really hard The second goal came from a fantastic corner from Fred Thomson (who played exceptionally well coming into the team) with a chest finish from Robbie Fowler The third goal from Ben Turner finished the game until the ref decided to give 10 minutes added time, for some reason I am still trying to understand, in which they scored

creating a bit more nerves in the end of the game

We played really well again with lots of character Hard for me to pick a man of the match as we were poor as a team in the first half and great as a team in the second half Robbie Fowler had a great game, Garr y Knight and Dan Beer were outstanding at the back. Will Meech was phenomenal in goal. Alex Rowe was incredible at left back, swapping with Robbie Felling ham, pushing in the middle, giving us more control and tempo in the game

The midfield was again working re ally hard with Fred Parsons and Ben Turner dominating it Brad Rowe gave us more of a focus point second half with excellent mo vements which he struggled with the first half I am hoping we can manage to bring that quality of football and spirit into a 90 minute game as there will be games where we can't afford to start that poorly and give the other team a heads up

Seasiders push for top five place

LYME Regis 1st team travel to Clyst Valley tomorrow (Saturday) where three points could see them move into fifth place in the Devon and Exeter Premier division

After last week’s excellent 3 2 victory over a lively Ex eter University 2nd X1, the Seasiders are currently in sixth place, on the same number of points at Clyst

If the club is awarded the three points from the game with Dawlish United called off only three hours before kick off, they would have been in fourth position

The league have yet to con sider whether Lyme will get the points but it seems likely as Dawlish fielded a full Re serve team against Uplyme on the same afternoon with a side which allegedly con tained six first team players

Lyme Regis Reserves have been drawn at home to Wool in the Dorset Intermediate Cup (kick off 2 30pm)

Uplyme went out of the Devon Senior Cup last Satur day, drawing 0 0 at full time against Division Three side Tedbury St Mary but then losing the penalty shoot out 10 11 (See match report on page 23) Uplyme have no fixtures this weekend

In the Perry Street League, Charmouth 1sts are at home to Drimpton in the Arthur Gage Cup (kick off 2 30pm)

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Man of the match Brad Rowe led the front line superbly

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