This Month: Soup & Pud Lunch  ~ RNLI SOS Day  ~ Classical Concert ~ Soup & Ploughman's Lunch ~ Antiques Valuation 

Lyme Regis Area Daily Diary

January  2009    HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE

Thurs Jan 1st 2009
Lyme Lunge: Take a Plunge in the sea for Charity.  Prizes for Best Fancy Dress and First to Finish.  More details from Lyme Regis Rotary later
 

Weds 7th 2009 TheatreFriends Quiz Night Marine Theatre

Thurs 15th  "James Herriot in the 21st Century - Fact or Fiction?" Michael Shaw;  Heritage Coast U3A, Uplyme Village Hall 7.30pm

January 2008 events likely to re-occur in 2009  

Grand Duck Race in aid of the Christmas Lights. Started by Town Crier, Mr Phil Street,  from Woodmead Road Waterfall 12noon. Ducks £1 on sale at the start

Marine Theatre Christmas Entertainment: BOF Productions present
TheatreFriends Quiz Night Marine Theatre

Heritage Coast U3A Coffee Morning  come and find out more about the U3A All Welcome 10am Marine Theatre

Lyme Bay Photographic Club All meetings are free to members. Visitors welcome. Entrance fee £1  The Club meets at the small Woodmead Hall from 7.30pm to 10pm

Back to School

Uplyme WI, 2.30pm Uplyme Village Hall, visitors welcome

Play Reading Lyme Regis Dramatic Society,  St Michael's Business Centre 7.30pm

Planning Meeting Lyme Regis Town Council, The Guildhall

Normal Refuse Collections resume (see end of December for list of alternative dates)

Save the Children Soup and Pudding Lunch at the Inn Place, The Pilot Boat, 1 Bridge Street Lyme Regis 12.00 noon - 2.00 pm £5

Antiques Valuation Day by Duke's:  per item, refreshments.  10am - 1pm in aid of Action Medical Research.  Alexandra Hotel

 Annual Coffee Morning,  Pay your subs., meet your friends, learn about the Lyme Regis Society 10.30am - noon Alexandra Hotel

Lyme Regis Rotary's Annual Soup and  Ploughman's Lunch  Alexandra Hotel 12 noon - 2pm.  Proceeds to go to Charities supported by The Rotary Club of Lyme Regis.

Lyme Regis Action Forum meeting 2.15pm Masonic Hall

Jumble Sale in aid of 1st Lym Valley Scout Group, Uplyme Village Hall Tel 01297 631919

Play Reading Lyme Regis Dramatic Society,  St Michael's Business Centre 7.30pm

What's Your SOS? A fun way for people of all ages to join together to raise funds for the RNLI's latest and biggest fundraising campaign: Train one, save many. Donate £1/€2 - wear your trainers to support RNLI volunteer lifeboat crews and hold a dress down (or dress up) day. Schools, companies and organisations can support the day visit SOS Day or Tel 0845 121 4999 for info

Jumble Sale by the Community Players, Uplyme village Hall 2 - 4pm. Deliveries from 10am - no electrical goods or heavy furniture

The Big Garden Birdwatch

Learn to identify birds using binoculars at Arne's giant bird table watch for the Big Garden Birdwatch. RSPB Arne Nature Reserve nr Wareham, Dorset Tel 01929 553360

Big Breakfast at Whitchurch Canonicorum in aid of CLIC, the village hall and the Bell restoration fund 9am - 2pm

Lyme Regis Traders Organisation and Hotels and Restaurants Association meeting. Woodmead Hall

Regatta and Carnival AGM: Lymenet, St Michaels Business Centre, 7.30pm

REFUSE & KERBSIDE RECYCLING COLLECT ION ARRANGEMENTS  FOR CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR 2007/08

For up-to-date information don't forget to 'reload' or 'refresh' these pages each time you look 

Recycle Your Christmas Trees easily

Leave them in the enclosure provided at the Woodmead Hall Car Park for Lyme Regis Town Council to collect and chip

Click here for more information on recycling

'Affordable Art Exhibition'

A chance to view and purchase works by local artists for under £100

Town Mill Galleries

Recycle those unwanted Gifts:

Jumble Sales on

RNLI Shop, The Cobb

Weldmar Hospice Shop, Broad Street

Volunteers wanted

for Lyme Regis Regatta and Carnival Committee 
Tel. 443696 Secretary  442220

or email lymeregis.carnival@mac.com

SOS day is for everyone

a day when schools, businesses, pubs, clubs and groups have fun and show their support for the bravery and lifesaving work of the RNLI's volunteer crew members and lifeguards.

Holding an event and raising money for SOS day couldn't be easier: whether you organise a dress down day or a cake sale, a sports event or a quiz — the way you choose to raise money is up to you!

Register now
for your FREE SOS day fundraising pack or Tel  0845 121 4999

The Big Garden Birdwatch

Taking part is simple and fun: All you need to do is watch your garden or local park on either

Simply spend an hour counting the birds, recording the highest number of each species seen in your garden (not flying over) at any one time.

Submit your results online: The online form will be open from 26 January 2008 for you to enter your counts. Results will be published in March 2008.

Go to www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch/ to get your form

The Woodroffe School Annual Art Exhibition

Town Mill Galleries, Tel 443579

Free Parking

for Lyme Regis Residents at the Cabanya and Woodmead Car Parks from 31st October to March 2008.  Permits from the Town Council Office