Daily Diary of Events and Activities June 2008 

Saturday 24 May to Sunday 8 June Dorset Art Weeks 2008   Many local artists - see right

Tues 3rd
Antiques, Collectors, Textiles and Craft Fair  in aid of the Lyme Arts Community Trust (Marine Theatre) Variety of stalls selling Porcelain, Pottery, Linen, lace, Glass, Metalware, Antique and Costume Jewellery, Toys, Dolls, Decorative Arts, various Craft Wares. 9.00am. to 4.00 pm. Marine Theatre. Enquiries farmeradi@aol.com 442489

Weds 4th  
'Colour in the Garden' by Phil Gamble, Uplyme and Lyme Regis Horticultural Society, 7.30pm Village Hall, Uplyme

Thurs 5th  World Environment Day

Fashion Show by the Community Players, Marine Theatre

Mutton Mutton Productions,  From hot flushes (or ‘power surges’ as the girls like to call them!) and memory loss, to HRT... no subject is too taboo to tackle! These three women know more than most about juggling careers with demanding children, long suffering partners, too little money, overgrown gardens and never ending housework!  These fast and hilarious comedy sketches are not only for the Women who ' suffer' but for their men who will be ' oh so familiar' with what they see!!! Express and Star Wolverhampton wrote “This is an original stand up show where you leave with more laughter lines than you came in with''

It has just been on a hugely successful tour which included ' sell out ' shows at The Lowry in Salford, Wolverhampton Arena and Yvonne Arnaud at Guildford. This is your chance to see three 40/ 50 something ladies’ fresh and entertaining take on reaching that ‘certain age’ and all the trials and tribulations involved!

The three talented actresses are Jean Heard who has worked extensively in TV, film and on stage including No Sex Please We’re British at The Strand Theatre and TV’s The Bill, Donna Flinn’s whose wealth of experience has included touring in her own stand up show as well as performing regularly on tour with The New Seekers, and  RADA trained Julia Munrow has written for the National Film Theatre and appeared on stage in countless productions including most recently Underground at The Barbican.  Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, Friday 6 June 8pm £12 (£11 conc) from Lyme TIC 01297 442138

'The Lady in the Van' by Alan Bennett: Studio Theatre, Woodmead Hall

Sat 7th
14th Annual Vintage Vehicle Rally  "Fair Field", Umborne Bridge, Colyton and Colyton Station. A fantastic day out to see a variety of vintage cars, commercial vehicles, motorcycles, trade stands and lots more: see Seaton Tramway

Chicken Shack, Stan Webb's blistering guitar style, matched with a huge stage presence, has made Chicken Shack a firm favourite of rock and blues fans everywhere. The Marine Theatre is proud to welcome them back on stage  and fans of all ages will be getting their mojo working to the driving beat.
Stan  has played with the band since its inception and epitomises the core of rhythm and blues that the fans still love. Robert Muhl, a regular of the Marine theatre said when he heard they were returning "This is a night I will not want to miss, and I'll bring my boys, they're old enough to hear dad's favourites" 
The band was formed in 1967 and reputedly named themselves after the chicken coop where they rehearsed. Doors 7.45pm (Band 8.30pm) £12 Advance / £14 Door  Marine Theatre 8.30 pm.  Tickets from the Tourist Information Centre are £12.00 and £14 on the door, ring 01297 442138.

'The Lady in the Van' by Alan Bennett: Studio Theatre, Woodmead Hall

Sun 8th   World Oceans Day

Gala Day  Enjoy a Tram Driving Experience, guided Depot visits, Photo Stops, a great day out for all the family: see  Seaton Tramway

Burtle Silver Band Concert  Marine Parade Shelters

Tues 10th
Antiques, Collectors, Textiles and Craft Fair  in aid of the Lyme Arts community Trust (Marine Theatre) Variety of stalls selling Porcelain, Pottery, Linen, lace, Glass, Metalware, Antique and Costume Jewellery, Toys, Dolls, Decorative Arts, various Craft Wares. 9.00am. to 4.00 pm. Marine Theatre. Enquiries farmeradi@aol.com 442489

 OPENAUDIO 2008 Season Commencing: Live Recording Contest:  Open to Anyone With a Sound Idea musicians; singers; performers; actors artists; entertainers
FREE AUDIENCE ADMISSION for a great evening of home grown entertainment 8.30pm Lyme Regis Power Boat Club Monmouth Beach

Weds 11th
'Brass Rubbing and Medieval Life' by Shirley Hobden, Uplyme and Lyme Regis WI, 2.30 Uplyme Village Hall

Play reading with Lyme Regis Dramatic Society 'Lark Rise'. St Michaels Business Centre 7.30pm All welcome

Thurs 12th
Rehearsed Reading of one act plays, Marine Theatre

Fri 13th
Hells Bells, Marine Theatre

Sat 14th
Uplyme Annual Village Fête, Uplyme Village Hall & Cricket Field

Talbot House Beyond Eternity Promotions, Marine Theatre

Sun 15th
Sponsored Walk:  Hotter shoes in conjunction with Leukaemia Research in Bournemouth  The walk is targeted at people over 50, it is 5km long, and is more of a stroll than a competition. We have a quiz en route and everyone will finish at the Pavilion for a cream tea and tea dance. It should be a good, fun day, with nice gentle exercise (there is one hill but the rest is flat).  Find out more on www.lrf.org.uk/en/1/fmnw.html

Mon 16th
A celebration of the 364th anniversary of the end of the 6 week Relief of the Siege of Lyme in 1644 when Lyme withstood the assault by the Royalists for two hungry months.  7.00 pm. a parade from Langmoor Gardens led by drummers and featuring people in the costume of the period. The Mayor will make a speech, prayers will be said and then Lyme Youth Theatre will perform a play, specially written for the occasion, about living in Lyme during the siege.

Tues 17th
Antiques, Collectors, Textiles and Craft Fair  in aid of the Lyme Arts community Trust (Marine Theatre) Variety of stalls selling Porcelain, Pottery, Linen, lace, Glass, Metalware, Antique and Costume Jewellery, Toys, Dolls, Decorative Arts, various Craft Wares. 9.00am. to 4.00 pm. Marine Theatre. Enquiries farmeradi@aol.com 442489

Tobias Jones 'Ideal Reality, Practising Community Living' Heritage Coast U3A Woodmead Hall 7.30pm

Weds 18th
TheatreFriends Quiz Night, Marine Theatre

Thursday 19th 
Ensemble na Mara Piano Quartet: Alasdair Beatson's recital for "Concerts in the West" this time last year was probably the most memorable performance of the series.  In fact it was so memorable that he was invited to give a private recital in Devon the following month and the acclaim led Catherine Hodgson to invite him back this year with his Chamber Group Ensemble na Mara.  He has just recorded his first disc for SOMM Recordings and will be appearing at the Wigmore Hall on 14 July and again on 9 October with the Scottish Ensemble.  He was on Radio 3 recently receiving the Royal Philharmonic Society award on behalf of IMS Prussia Cove.

Not only does Alasdair have a reputation to envy but Ensemble na Mara has been earning the plaudits in its own right. It has awards from the Tunnell Trust Music Club Scheme and the Kirckman Concert Society and after winning the 2006 Royal Overseas League Chamber Music Prize, was invited to the Brighton Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe, the Cadogan Hall and the Wigmore Hall.  Recent engagements have taken it to Garsington Manor, the Rosehill Theatre, Sheffield's Crucible Theatre and London's Reform Club.  It will be back at the Wigmore Hall nine days after appearing in Ilminster.

The Ensemble comprises Tom Hankey violin, Jessica Beeston viola, Eilidh Martin cello, and Alasdair Beatson piano.  Their programme is Beethoven's PIano Trio in G, op1 no, Faure's Piano Quartet in C minor and Martinu's String Trio no2.  This should be an evening to remember.  7.30pm.,Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis.

Sat 21st

'In every corner Sing'  City of Bristol Choir Concert of popular choral music from Monteverdi to Rutter with a few surprises from around the world on the way. Conducted by David Ogden; Richard Johnson, organ.   7:30pm St Michael's Parish Church Tickets £10 £8 concessions, £2 children from Lyme Regis TIC

Summer Ball  Supper inc., by the Community Players, Woodmead Hall

Jeremy Hardy, Off the Kerb Productions, Marine Theatre

Sun 22nd
Coast to Coast Motorcycle Run: Lyme Regis to Weston-super-Mare - Westland Motor Cycle Club. Westland Classic Motorcycle Club 01935 429913
 

Chard Concert Brass Concert Marine Parade Shelters

Tues 24th
Antiques, Collectors, Textiles and Craft Fair  in aid of the Lyme Arts community Trust (Marine Theatre) Variety of stalls selling Porcelain, Pottery, Linen, lace, Glass, Metalware, Antique and Costume Jewellery, Toys, Dolls, Decorative Arts, various Craft Wares. 9.00am. to 4.00 pm. Marine Theatre. Enquiries farmeradi@aol.com 442489

Friday 27th
Presentation Evening for the 2008 Regatta and Carnival Queen in the Woodmead Halls
 

Royal British Legion Veterans day presentation and social evening 7.00pm The Pilot Boat Inn

'On Our Doorstep' An exhibition of artwork by the Lyme Regis Wednesday Group. St. Andrew’s Church, Monkton Wyld,  from 2-7pm Free Entry

Sat 28th Mary Anning Day with special guest author Tracy Chevalier

Adventure in the Undercliff: Humble Pond, Humble Hollow and Humble Point with David Allen Dorset Wildlife Trust - West Dorset Group  445659

The Hamsters play Jimi Hendrix, Marine Theatre

'On Our Doorstep' An exhibition of artwork by the Lyme Regis Wednesday Group. St. Andrew’s Church, Monkton Wyld,  from 2-7pm Free Entry

Sun 29th 
Record and CD Fair, Marine Theatre

'On Our Doorstep' An exhibition of artwork by the Lyme Regis Wednesday Group. St. Andrew’s Church, Monkton Wyld,  from 2-7pm Free Entry

Dogs now banned

from the town's main beaches.  Permitted on Back beach, Church Cliff & Monmouth beaches

OPENAUDIO  Live Recording Contest: 

Open to Anyone With a Sound Idea
musicians.singers.performers.actors artists.entertainers

Each Months Winner Appears in All Star October Final
Monthly CASH PRIZE for Winner and Runner-Up
Winners Chosen by Audience Vote
NO ENTRY FEES Entry is Free, Fill in Your Entry Form on the Night
Prizes to be Announced
See OPENAUDIO page at LymeRegisRadio for Updates
For Further Info Contact: 01297 444882       
editor@lymeregisradio.com
FREE AUDIENCE ADMISSION
for a great evening of home grown entertainment
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2008 Season Commencing:
Tuesday. 10th June. 8.30pm
at
Lyme Regis Power Boat Club
Monmouth Beach

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Over 50 artists in 23 venues across Lyme Regis and Marshwood Vale are exhibiting a huge range of diverse and vibrant work, including painting, prints, sculpture, jewellery, photographs, furniture, pottery, textiles and more.

Billed as the UK’s greatest free festival of visual art, Dorset Art Weeks 2008 happens  between Saturday 24 May and Sunday 8 June.

Some of the artists exhibiting in the area:

Greta Berlin. Sculpture  “For the last three years, since doing a study of factory women in Derry, Northern Ireland, I have been making groups of figures, mostly women – as soon as you have more than one figure you have a narrative.” Greta is just completing a 9ft high group that will go to Broomhill Art hotel immediately after Dorset Art Weeks (www.gretaberlin.co.uk)

Ronnie Creswell. Digital images and mixed media "Everything to do with the beach went into the computer melting pot!" (www.dorsetshire.com/ronnie)

Barbara Green Painting  “Apart from the colourful, lively paintings, you can also see lovely views from the cottage garden which is on the slopes of the Hardown Hill. At the last Dorset Art Week event amongst the hundreds of visitors were some who arrived on bicycles, others on foot and one on horse back.”(www.barbaragreen.co.uk)

Lucy Campbell Jewellery and Silversmithing “Inspired by the coast, my contemporary silver jewellery collection focuses on surface texture, with delicate circular forms as a recurrent theme.  I use various silversmithing techniques such as soldering, etching and casting - come and see the creative processes for yourself!” (www.lucycampbell.net)

The Sculpture Garden @ Little Place Sculpture etc  A lively and curious collection of contemporary sculpture by nationally established and emerging artists in gardens and woodland in the centre of Lyme Regis as well as Adrian Gray’s breathtaking balancing stones. (www.dunfordwood.co.uk)

Christine Allison Paintings Christine is showing exciting oil paintings that celebrate the light, colour and energy of the dawn and life by the sea.' (www.christineallison.com)

Gail Sagman Paintings  "In order to trigger states of invention, a wide variety of materials and methods are employed. Absolutely anything can become a painting. "Artist in Residence at the Town Mill. www.gailsagman.co.uk

Peter Wiles Photographs  Most of the work I have shown so far has been of scenes and events in and around Lyme Regis, but I am expanding my subject matter in this exhibition to include locations such as Iran, Thailand and …Birmingham (www.lymescapes.co.uk)

Martyn & Lucy Young Paintings and Swing Seats  Martin Young and his daughter Lucy are both artists with a strong attachment to the Dorset coast. Lucy’s paintings reflect her passion for the Jurassic surroundings and Martin’s bespoke swing seats echo the fluidity of the sea. (www.sittingspiritually.co.uk or www.lucyyoungart.com)

Lynda White Paintings  Lynda White’s collage and acrylic paintings are popular with those seeking landscapes with a difference, where the familiar becomes fanciful and traditional subjects acquire an expressive edge along with watercolours of well known Dorset landmarks.

For details about how reach these artists’ exhibitions, see www.dorsetartweeks.co.uk or pick up a free 100 page brochure from any Dorset library or Tourist Information Centre.

City of Bristol Choir, conducted by David Ogden,

Lyme Regis celebrates Veterans Day for the first time.

Celebrating Veterans at the heart of our Community

Veterans Day is both a celebration of the contribution made by all those who have served in the Armed Forces and a means of raising public awareness of Veterans issues. It takes the form of a nationwide celebration. It is not about commemoration and therefore does not replicate Remembrance Day.

For further information about the evening on 27th June visit the
Royal British Legion page

Bus Passes

Books to your Door

Unable to get to the Library? Housebound?

Tel 01205 2250000 or e-mail libraries@dorsetcc.gov.uk

Boat owners trailing their boats
to launch in Lyme Harbour:

It is now obligatory to have either a braked trailer or a safety chain linking trailer to tow hitch, due to a number of accidents and the steep approach road to the harbour

 Organ Appeal Update

Lyme Regis Jazz Festival

4th - 6th July
organised by Roysters Jazz on behalf of the
Lyme Regis Jazz Committee

Stroller Tickets available for all events
on sale now

3 day stroller £50:  Friday Stroller £15:  Saturday Stroller £30:  Sunday Stroller £17:  Single tickets per session £7:  Marine Theatre £9

Ticket Sales and Programmes from
Harvey World Travel, 5 Bridge Street,
Lyme Regis, DT7 3QA
Tel 01297 442491