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Lyme Regis
Area Daily
Diary
January 2019 Events
Tuesday 1st 2019 Bank Holiday
HAPPY NEW YEAR
 Grand Duck Race
A New Year’s Day Tradition! Watch the ducks race down the River Lym Raising money for Lyme's Christmas Lights. 12 noon Higher Mill Flats, Windsor Terrace.
Rotary Lyme Lunge
2019: Take a Plunge
in the sea for Charity
A fancy dress dip in the balmy waters of Lyme Bay
13.00 hours at the Sandy Beach, all for charity. Everyone
welcome, whether ‘dipping’ or contributing to our charity collection.
“If you would like to raise funds for the chosen Rotary charity:
2019 in aid of Dorchester County Hospital
Cancer Appeal please feel free to use the
2019
downloadable sponsor form, where sponsors can sign up to Gift
Aid if they wish. If you have your own charity which you wish to raise funds for then please go ahead. It would help our cause if you would just email us with the amount raised. If you just want a swim, feel free to join us, there is no obligation”
1pm from the Sandy Beach (time to watch the Duck Race First).
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Wet suits allowed, preferably with fancy dress over the top, just a paddle in the sea is enough to say you've 'done the Lyme Lunge' for charity. No doubt the collectors will get as wet as the Lungers! Whether watching or lunging don't forget to arrive early.
This event is weather dependent:
see here for
Surf at Lyme Regis
Our chosen charity for
2018 was SHELTERBOX,
the renowned disaster relief charity run by Rotarians.
Watch the
2018 Lyme Lunge on Youtube
in aid of Shelterbox
watch the
Lyme Lunge 2017 in
aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.
watch the Lyme Lunge 2016
Watch the brides in the 2015 Formidable Lyme Lunge here: The Formidable Lyme Lunge Parade and Formidable Lyme Lunge
Sunday 6th
Twelfth Night
Time to take down your decorations and
Recycle your Christmas Tree
Morning
Worship with Communion
10am
St Peter and St Paul,
(Church of England)
Uplyme
Evening Worship 6pm
St Peter and St Paul,
(Church of England)
Uplyme
Monday 7th January 2019
Tuesday January 8th
Phil Clayton 'The Creative Process Part 11'
Free to members of Lyme Regis Art Society, visitors £5 (this will be
refunded if you decide to join the Society).
Woodmead Halls in
Hill Road, Lyme Regis DT7 3PG from 2pm to 4pm. All are welcome.
FRIDAY 11th JANUARY
“A
year through My Lens”
Charlie Wheeler
has been photographing the swans in the Abbotsbury Swannery for the
last 13 years, he will give us a photographic slideshow with lots of facts and
 interesting
swan things as the year progresses, from setting up territories, nesting
building, eggs and cygnets right through to fledging cygnets at the end of the
year.
Organised
by U3A Heritage Coast Lyme Regis. Entry is free for U3A members;
for non-members a £2 donation is suggested.
Doors open at
10.00am, coffee etc until 10.40am. Talk starts 11.00am
THE HUT PEOPLE
Taking the audience on a musical journey around the world, this English
instrumental outfit is established as one of the best loved acts on the UK
folk scene.
'This is a brilliantly unique sound – a duo of piano accordion
and percussion defiantly unbounded by British traditions as they stride into
world music.’
~ The Scotsman £10 advance / £12 on the door
10% off for Theatre Friends Bar opens 7 P.M., Starts 8 P.M.
www.marinetheatre.com
SUNDAY 13 JANUARY
MUSIC: THE SUNDAY SESSIONS
This is a post-roast music session in our lovely bar
overlooking the Cobb. It is hosted by Street & Matthews, who are joined by
other guests, and there’s a selection of local drinks. Free entry, no tickets
Bar opens and starts 3 P.M.
www.marinetheatre.com
MONDAY 14 JANUARY
 SCREENING: MET OPERA: ADRIANA LECOUVREUR
Screened from New York, soprano Anna Netrebko sings in the
title role based on the eighteenth-century actress whose real-life intrigues
inspired Cilea’s tragic opera.
Encore Screening. Duration: 213 minutes including interval.
£5 under 18s / £15 adult advance or on the door 10% off
for Theatre Friends Bar opens 4:55 P.M., starts 5:55 P.M.
www.marinetheatre.com
TUESDAY 15 JANUARY
SCREENING: THE TRAGEDY OF KING RICHARD THE SECOND
Broadcast live from the Almeida Theatre in London, Simon
Russell Beale leads in Shakespeare’s play about the limits of power. Richard
II, King of England, is irresponsible, foolish and vain. His weak leadership
sends his kingdom into disarray and his court into uproar. Seeing no other
option but to seize power, the ambitious Bolingbroke challenges the throne and
the King’s divine right to rule. £5 under 18s advance or on the door
£11 advance / £14 on the door 10% off for Theatre Friends Bar
opens 6 P.M. Starts 7 P.M.
www.marinetheatre.com
FRIDAY 18 JANUARY
CINEMA AND TALK: THE LAST WITNESS
This is a Q&A and screening with Director Piotr Szkopiak and
Producer Carol Harding. Set in 1947, and starring Michael Gambon, the film is
about a journalist who risks his life to uncover the identity of an Eastern
European refugee and his connection to one of Stalin’s most notorious crimes.
Duration of film: 97 minutes Certificate 15
£6 advance / £8 on the door
10% off for Theatre Friends Bar opens 6:30 P.M. Starts 7:30
P.M.
www.marinetheatre.com
SATURDAY 19 JANUARY
COMEDY: LYME REGIS COMEDY CLUB WITH STUART GOLDSMITH
This edition is headlined by
‘A charming, expert stand-up’
(The Sunday Times). Famed for the Comedian’s Comedian podcast which shines a
light on his fellow comics, guests have included Russell Brand, Jimmy Carr,
and Tim Minchin. He’s joined by three other comedians in this great value
night out. £8 advance / £10 on the door 10% off for Theatre Friends Bar opens 7 P.M., Starts 8 P.M.
www.marinetheatre.com
Wednesday 23rd January
SEASONAL FLOWER ARRANGING
Uplyme & Lyme Regis Horticultural Society kicks off 2019
with a demonstration of Seasonal Flower Arranging on Wednesday 23rd
January. Honiton-based florist Sarah Broom, who specialises in seasonal
workshops and all things floral, will create two flower arrangements to
cheer up January. She will also give professional tips to help those
entering the Horticultural Society summer show in July. The demonstration
commences at 7.30pm at Uplyme Village Hall. Teas and coffees are available
beforehand. Everyone is welcome; the event is free for members and £3 for
non-members.
Uplyme and Lyme Regis Horticultural Society
SCREENING: WILDE WEDNESDAYS: A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE
Starring Anne Reid, this is a screening of Oscar Wilde’s
comedy, recently filmed live at the Vaudeville Theatre in the heart of
London’s West End.
‘[a] spirited and splendidly cast revival’
~ The Independent
Duration: 155 minutes including interval Certificate U
£5 under 18s advance or on the door £11 advance / £14 on
the door 10% off for Theatre Friends
Bar opens 6 P.M. Starts 7 P.M.
www.marinetheatre.com
Friday 25th Burns Night is annually celebrated in Scotland on or around January 25. It commemorates the life of the bard (poet) Robert Burns, who was born on January 25, 1759. The day also celebrates Burns' contribution to Scottish culture. Burns' best known work is "Auld
Lang Syne".
CINEMA: PETERLOO
Mike Leigh’s new film, set in 1819, tells the story of the
British forces’ attack on a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Manchester.
‘Grit and brilliance’
★★★★★
The Guardian
Duration: 154 minutes Certificate PG-13
£5 advance / £6.50 on the door 10% off for Theatre
Friends Bar opens 6:30 P.M., starts 7:30 P.M.
www.marinetheatre.com
Saturday 26th
January 2019
 The
Big Garden Birdwatch
Watch for one hour: you can do your birdwatch with a cuppa, your favourite
biscuit and your feet up.
More info:
The Big Garden Birdwatch
Sunday 27th January
The
Big Garden Birdwatch
Watch for one hour: you can do your birdwatch with a cuppa, your favourite
biscuit and your feet up.
More info:
The Big Garden Birdwatch
MUSIC: JAZZ IN THE BAR: LATIN JAZZ WITH PETE CANTER
From bossa-nova to rhumba, jazz musicians have found Latin
music to be a continuing source of inspiration. Explore it at our regular
night in the Marine’s bar overlooking the Cobb.
£8 advance / £12 on the door 10% off for Theatre Friends
Bar opens 7 P.M., starts 8 P.M.
www.marinetheatre.com
THURSDAY 31 JANUARY
SCREENING: I'M NOT RUNNING
This is an explosive new political play by David Hare,
premiering at the National Theatre and broadcast live.
‘The premiere political dramatist writing in English’ ~
The Washington Post
£5 under 18s advance or on the door £11 advance /
£13.50 on the door 10% off for Theatre Friends Bar opens 6
P.M., starts 7 P.M.
www.marinetheatre.com
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