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Saturday 28th July - Friday 3rd August
 Lyme Regis Lifeboat Week
2018
- fun for all the family
For full information about Lyme Regis Lifeboat Week; competition entry details and confirmation of times please see the full programme available from outlets throughout the town and posters. (Sorry but the organisers have asked us not to publish times in order that they can sell more programmes - only £2 from shops around the town) Fun for all the family.
The 48 page Lifeboat Week programme, with full details and timings of all events is now available at the
Lifeboat Shop at the harbour and throughout Lyme Regis and Charmouth. www.facebook.com/LymeRegisLifeboatWeek
The
following items in red are in aid of Lifeboat Week
Wednesday August 1st
RNLI Valuation Day
In aid of Lyme Regis
and Charmouth Lifeboat Week
The Lyme Bay
Auctions team will be providing appraisals of jewellery & watches, silver,
antiques, collectables, ceramics, artwork or anything ‘old and
interesting’ (photos of larger items welcomed) A small donation for
each valuation welcomed
Support your RNLI: Sell unwanted
items and make a difference Items may be entered in
forthcoming auctions with all or part of the proceeds donated
directly to the RNLI. All items sent to auction from the Valuation Day
will attract a donation from Lyme Bay Auctions
of Seaton,
01297 22453
info@lymebayauctions.co.uk
www.lymebayauctions.co.uk
10.00am till
4.00pm at the Lyme Regis Lifeboat Station
 'Snakes
alive' TALK &
DISPLAY by
Animal Encounters
Take a close up look at snakes and exotic reptiles with
Chris Johnson. Proceeds to RNLI. Tickets £3, from Brian Cursley 07831
533580, Uplyme Post Office and RNLI shop.
7.30pm Uplyme Village Hall
Thursday August 2nd
The Red Devils
 The
British Army’s official parachute display team will be a star
attraction of our Lifeboat Week.
The Red Devils, based at Netheravon Airfield on Salisbury
Plain, are a team of 15, all of whom have seen active service
in the Falklands, Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Sierra Leone,
Afghanistan or Iraq. They are widely acknowledged as among
the best display parachutists in the world, and carry out
spectacular shows at public events worldwide, promoting the
British Army and the
Parachute Regiment, known as ‘The Paras’.
A classic Red Devils display will see up to ten team members
jumping from an
altitude
of 10,000ft. Trailing smoke to demonstrate their speed
and movement, the highly skilled skydivers will freefall at
speeds up to 120mph before opening their parachutes. Then they
will demonstrate breath-taking high-speed ‘swoop’ landings and
spectacular ‘canopy formations’. A commentary will keep
everyone informed and the skydivers will be available
afterwards to meet spectators. 2-3pm
Full details
in the Lifeboat Week Programme available from the Lifeboat
shop and many other outlets in Town and at Charmouth.
Friday August
3rd
Taunton
Flower Show
9.15amCOACH TRIP
Show gardens, competitive classes for plants, produce and crafts, a floral
marquee, trade stands and events in the arena. £19 includes admission.
Bookings: Rose Mock 01297 34733 or 33049.
Grand
Lifeboat Week
Firework display
Full details
in the Lifeboat Week Programme available from the Lifeboat
shop and many other outlets in Town and at Charmouth.
10pm The Cobb
Saturday
4th
- Sunday 12th August
2018
Regatta
and Carnival Week 2018
See
lymeregiscarnival.co.uk
Raising funds for local good causes
 Saturday
4th
Lyme Regis Sailing Club Regatta races
Tuesday 7th August
 Music
by the Sea’
Lyme Regis Town Band, 8pm - 9.15pm The Shelters, Marine Parade.
Weather permitting
John Betjeman: Poems, Places and
People - an illustrated talk by Don Archer
 Probably
the best-loved poet of the twentieth century, John Betjeman was much
more than a poet: He was a man of many interests, enthusiasms and
abilities: writer, critic, lover of Victorian architecture and country
railways, conservationist, radio and television personality.
His topographical writings and
guidebooks, particularly those about churches, towns and villages,
give us not just information but a sense and spirit of place. An
eccentric and lover of eccentricity, he has much to teach us about how
to look at places and how to look after them.
By profession a physical chemist,
Manchester-born Don Archer has lived and worked in Devon for over 50
years. His varied teaching career (at secondary schools, technical
college and university) culminated with heading the science side of
the School of Education at Exeter University.
His interest in industrial history
and archaeology, particularly of Victorian times, brought him to John
Betjeman. In his talk, Don touches on a few poems, rather more places,
and scores of people associated with Betjeman.
Coffee is served from 10.00 to 10.45
followed by talk at 11.00 until noon.
Woodmead Halls, Lyme Regis
Organised by U3A Heritage Coast
Lyme Regis. Entry is free for U3A members; for non-members a £2
donation is suggested.
Thursday 9th August
Grand Fireworks Display
August 13th to 19th
LYME Regis Community Week
to raise funds for local organisations
Tuesday 14th August
Music
by the Sea’
Lyme Regis Town Band, 8pm - 9.15pm The Shelters, Marine Parade.
Weather permitting
Sat 18th - Friday 24th
Aspire Merlin Nationals
Lyme Regis Sailing Club
Sunday August 19th
National
Trust Castle Drogo
9.30am
COACH TRIP Dramatic
castle and grounds overlooking Teign Gorge, cafe and shop. NT members
£12.50, non NT £18.50. Bookings: Gill Williams 01297 444927 or 444034.
Limited places! Uplyme and Lyme Regis Horticultural Society
Tuesday 21st
Music
by the Sea’
Lyme Regis Town Band, 8pm - 9.15pm The Shelters, Marine Parade.
Weather permitting
Wednesday August 22nd
TALK
by Sue Applegate ‘Plant to Plate’
– this
illustrated talk by Sue of Hurstbrook Plants describes how the UK fresh
produce industry supplies farm assured food to farmers’ markets and
supermarkets. Seasonal, UK grown produce will be available to buy
afterwards 7.30pm
Uplyme and Lyme Regis Horticultural Society
Sunday 26th 2018
Candles on the Cobb returns
Candles on the Cobb is back!
Organised and run this year by the Rotary Club of Lyme Regis with the
blessing of the founders of this event, Phil Street and Mike Higgs, with 3
members of the original team and is being orchestrated to be part of
Lyme’s WW1 commemorations.
Proceeds to be shared 50/50 with the Royal
British Legion and Lyme Regis youth projects.
5000 candles will be generously supplied
again by Quinnell Candles. Individual candles and a certificate in
memory of a loved one may be purchased online at candlesonthecobb.org
This community event is one not to be
missed, 5000 lit candles outlining the historic harbour walls.
See Rotary Candles on
the Cobb
Monday 27th Summer Bank Holiday
Tuesday 28th
Music
by the Sea’
Lyme Regis Town Band, 8pm - 9.15pm The Shelters, Marine Parade
AUGUST 31 - SEPTEMBER 2
Lyme Folk Weekend
Friday August 31
Lyme Folk weekend
Kicking things off will be one of
our favourite acts from previous years - the wonderful
Jon Whitley and Jay LaBouchardiere, otherwise known as
Ninebarrow. Jon and Jay will be joined on stage
by several 'Friends', namely the amazing trio
Kadia, superb guitar virtuoso
Will McNicol and brilliant young a capella
group
The Teacups. Join all 10 of them for what will be a
unique gathering of unforgettable folk!
2018 Dates
to be advised:
Walk of Light
Teddy Bear's Picnic
in the Marine Parade Shelters - bring your own picnic.
 Sadly
the The Red Arrows are unable to attend Lyme Regis in 2018
Lyme Regis Gig Club Regatta
Day
Pavement Art Competition The Shelters
 Judging of Floats for Grand Carnival Procession
in Holmbush
Car Park
followed by
Grand Carnival Procession
from Holmbush car park to Cobb Square (by the Cobb Arms)
via Broad Street
 Grand Duck Race
from the Upper Mill, Windsor Terrace to Jordan Flats.
 
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August
2018
Get Fossiling on the Jurassic Coast! Join one of Lyme Regis Museum’s famous fossil walks along this historic stretch of
Dorset coast with Geologist Paddy Howe and Marine Biologist Chris Andrew. Some families return time and again to search with Paddy and Chris among the sand and rocks for fossils that have been washed down onto the beach after 190 million years. For adults and children alike, it’s an unforgettable experience.
Meet at 
the houses in which Jane is said to have stayed and hear stories of Lyme Regis as she would have known it. See where Louisa Musgrove fell on the Cobb.'
Schedules now available at local shops; Uplyme, Raymond's Hill and Lyme Regis Post Offices; Ginger Beer, Broad Street, Lyme Regis
