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Friday 30th August - Sunday 1st September Lyme Regis Folk Festival
Sunday 1st
Jim Causley; Woodroffe School, Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick; Emily Portman Trio; Spiers and Boden
MC: Catherine Burke Lyme Folk Weekend performance 6.00pm - 11.00pm at the Marine Theatre
Friday 6th
International guitar star Robbie McIntosh
- lead guitarist with The Pretenders, Beatles singer Paul McCartney and John Mayer - gives his first-ever concert in Lyme with a “two shows in one gig” performance at the theatre, entitled “The Night With Robbie McIntosh”. Two special shows at the Marine Theatre organised to flank the Guitars On The Beach record attempt on Saturday, September 7th. Tickets for this unique show - priced at
£12.50 - are available from the Marine Theatre and Lyme Regis Tourist Information Centre
Saturday 7th
 Food Rocks
Food Festival
Guitars on the BEACH: Lyme Regis UK Record Bid.
Hoping to see 2,000 guitars playing on the beach The massive band will play Buddy Holly's 'Rave  On'
all at the same time. 5pm
on the beach. For further details please contact: Geoff Baker geoffbaker12@btinternet.com Mobile 07938 935 537 Office 01297 442539. See
right for more info.
Sunday 8th
Food Rocks
Food Festival
Tuesday 10th
 Coach Trip to Avebury Manor & Gardens (National Trust)
as featured in the BBCs ‘The Manor Reborn’ & Avebury Henge World famous Stone Circle. Depart Uplyme Village Hall 8.00am ULRH Members Coach £11 (Non members £13) Avebury Manor & Garden Entry £9.00 NT members FREE Ring Rob Harvey 01297 631664 by Sept 1st to book Uplyme and Lyme Regis
Horticultural Society
 Saturday 21st/Sunday 22nd
Lyme Regis/Barfleur Twinning Association
a Barfleurais contingent visits Lyme for completion of twinning formalities
Saturday 21st
Autumn Show and Plant Sale
Schedules at the Summer Show and local shops. Donations please of plants and produce (cakes, jam, veg. etc) Entry £1. Refreshments. Uplyme
and Lyme Regis Horticultural Society 2-4pm Uplyme Village Hall. Details Brian Cursley 07831 533580
Saturday 21st - Sunday 29th September 2013  Lyme Regis ArtsFest
Tuesday 24th
The Maritime History of Lyme Regis
by Peter Lacey. Lyme Regis Society 2.30pm £1.50 Woodmead Hall
Wednesday 25th
‘Abbotsbury Gardens’ - Past, Present and Future
by Steve Griffith – Curator of Abbotsbury Gardens 7.30pm Uplyme Village Hall. For more details contact 01297 444034 or Uplyme and Lyme Regis
Horticultural Society
September 2012 ~ Daily Diary
 Grand Annual Rotary Book Sale
100's of books. 100% of proceeds will go to Rotary charities. In the past four months the Rotary Club of Lyme Regis has given over £4500 to deserving charities of which £1500 has been donated to help young people in Lyme and in Dorset. Come along to our Book Sale and help us raise more funds for these worthy causes. We promise you a good read
at reasonable cost – now, where else can you get that sort of commitment nowadays? 10.00 am – 3.00pm at The Shelters, Marine Parade
Rockpooling
 Explore rockpools out on Broad Ledge with Lyme Regis Museum marine biologist Chris Andrew and geologist Paddy Howe. See at close quarters the magical world of seaweed, fish and creatures like velvet swimming crabs and squat lobsters that lie in the wake of the receding tide.
3pm. Meet at Lyme Regis museum.
THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII
Living Spit: Marine Theatre
"Lyme Life in Flowers"
St Michaels Church Flower Festival raising money for the of the Church Fabric Fund
ArtsFest 2012 Launch Party
Everyone is cordially invited to join the ArtsFest artists for the preview party. Refreshments, music and a first peek at the group exhibition 'What on Earth' 6.00pm - 8.00pm The Malthouse, Town Mill Complex
Lyme Regis ArtsFest Grand Opening Ceremony
Join the Mayor and Town Crier with a Saxophone Quartet from Woodroffe School at the official opening of ArtsFest starting at the Marine Parade Shelters and then touring the main exhibitions and Art Trail
Charmouth Literary Festival
www.charmouthliteraryfestival.co.uk
 Table Top Sale
organised by the Uplyme Branch of the Royal British Legion (Women's Section) Tables £5 each Tel 442435 to reserve a table. 2 -4pm Uplyme Village Hall
The Secrets of Animation: Workshop
How do animators create the illusion of life? By Keith Robinson. £8/£6 11am - 12.30 and 2 - 3.30pm Langmoor Room, Marine Parade Shelter Tel 445255
Arts and Crafts Market
Prints, jewellery, photographs, ceramics, glass, paintings and textiles for sale. 11am - 4pm Marine Parade Shelters
A look at George Vialls
Architect of the Lyme Regis Museum: a look at his life and career. Lyme Regis Museum was built in 1902. Its architect, George Vialls produced a stunning building in Northern European renaissance style with a grand staircase. Join the museum’s former curator, Max Hebditch, in looking at the life and career of this outstanding architect. Drinks from
6.30pm - all are welcome, free.
18.30 - 20.00 Lyme Regis Museum, Bridge Street. Free entry.
 Local Producers’ Market
quality handcrafted food and craft from local smallholders who follow the highest standards of environmental practice. Stall-holders will be selling a range of local food products including fresh vegetables, organic eggs, handmade ice-cream, elderflower products, preserves, cheese, locally grown cut flowers, pottery, sheepskins, and other crafts. 11.00am - 4.00pm : Market Area,
Marine Parade Shelters
Arts and Crafts Market
Prints, jewellery, photographs, ceramics, glass, paintings and textiles for sale. 11am - 4pm Marine Parade Shelters
Flash Doodle
See how doodling can free up your hand and eye. drop in 11am - 4pm Jubilee Pavilion, Marine Parade
 Pamper & Shopping Day
Pamper & Beauty Treatments, Local Traders selling a range of gifts, clothing & home-wares. Free entrance & complimentary tea/coffee on arrival
Free prize draw to win Sunday Lunch for a family of 4. 10am to 5pm Fairwater Head Hotel, Hawkchurch
Mark Hix's Kitchen Table Demonstration at Mark's home
Join Mark in the kitchen at his Charmouth home for an intimate cooking experience. Every month Mark hosts an open cooking demonstration where he will demonstrate and cook a stunning array of dishes based on the best of the season's ingredients. Mark cooks the dishes, which are served as part of a four course lunch with wines to match each course.
With plenty of time to chat to Mark while he creates a British seasonal feast in front of your eyes Hix's Kitchen Table is a culinary experience to savour. Classes run from 11.30am till 2.30pm and cost £175 per person which includes a signed copy of Mark's new cookbook, HIX Oyster & Chop House. Places are limited to 8 people per course and bookings must be made in advance.
Please note tickets are non-exchangeable and non-refundable.
To book your place contact Jo Harris
LitNight
part of Lyme Regis ArtsFest, which this year promises to be an evening of historical intrigue in the company of three accomplished writers who will talk about their craft and answer questions over a delicious three course meal (and no doubt several glasses of wine!) Tickets £19.95 per person, including dinner. By the Bay
THE WHITETOP MOUNTAIN BAND
with Stompin' Dave. Marine Theatre
Re:collection Workshop
A drop-in day for adults at Lyme Regis Museum – sketch or photograph the museum’s collections. Join artist Jennie Pearson with your sketch book or camera for a day of inspiration, convivial discussion and encouragement. Collage materials provided and a glass of wine at midday – all are welcome, free. 11am to 4pm Lyme Regis Museum
 United Prayer Meeting
for Lyme (and other local churches 7.30pm Uplyme Village Hall. Meet people from other churches, hear and pray about their various activities.
THE SECRETS OF ANIMATION
ArtsFest: Marine Theatre
 AGM and Election of Officers
Outing & Ramble competitions; Club judging Lyme Bay Photographic Club 7.30 pm Woodmead Halls
Poetry Competition evening
by the winners of 'Wordfest'. Marine Theatre
CALLING ALL MUSICIANS – ‘young and old’, professionals and amateurs,
electric and acoustic: all musical styles. Come and play your music outdoors in the beautiful seaside town of Lyme Regis.
Busking pitches available all over town. Play for as long or short a time as you want.
Also, CALLING ALL PIANISTS/ KEYBOARD PLAYERS - All ages and abilities Play Me Piano' area in the Performance area of The Shelters, Marine Parade, Lyme Regis seafront. Play for just a minute or for half an hour. Let us
know what you want to do! Last year nearly 100 people played - come and help us beat that this year.
Come and support the work of B Sharp and the young musicians we work with by busking/playing and donating part or all of your takings. For more information on B Sharp please visit www.bsharp.uk.com To book a busking pitch: contact Fran on franwilliams@bsharp.uk.com or
07968 177663. To book a slot at the Piano area: contact Pete on petewild@bsharp.uk.com or 01297 560030. 11am - 8pm Marine Parade shelter and all over the town.
Mark Hix, award winning chef, will be situated alongside the piano in the performance area on Saturday 15th between 2 –3pm cooking tasty morsels for you to try.
Joseph Weld Hospice Fete
(postponed from 21st July) Joseph Weld Hospice, Dorchester
 Short films/presentations about Barfleur
join ArtsFest for drinks and short films/presentations about Barfleur and the artists who live there. Two Barfleurais will be attending, so please turn up to find out more about our twin's artistic community! 7.30pm, at the Malthouse
Lyme Regis Farmers' Market
'Makes a lovely day out with Lyme's beautiful sandy beach to sit and eat your farmers' market picnic food on whilst taking in the fantastic views.' Featuring: Mighty Hop Brewery, Capreolus Fine Foods, Manna Kitchen, The Flower Field, Ford Farm Cheese, Baking Birds, Dorset Shellfish, Bridport Gourmet
Pies, Parrett Preserves, Wootton Organic Dairy Cheese, Barley Sugar Bakehouse, Wyld Meadow Lamb & Beef.' 10:00 - 16:00 Marine Parade Shelters. Lyme Regis Farmers Market
CALLING ALL MUSICIANS – ‘young and old’, professionals and amateurs, electric and acoustic: all musical styles. Come and play your music outdoors in the beautiful seaside town of Lyme Regis.
Busking pitches available all over town. Play for as long or short a time as you want.
Also, CALLING ALL PIANISTS/ KEYBOARD PLAYERS - All ages and abilities
Play Me Piano' area in the Performance area of The Shelters, Marine Parade, Lyme Regis seafront.
Play for just a minute or for half an hour. Let us know what you want to do! Last year nearly 100 people played - come and help us beat that this year.
Come and support the work of B Sharp and the young musicians we work with by busking/playing and donating part or all of your takings. For more information on B Sharp please visit www.bsharp.uk.com To book a busking pitch: contact Fran on franwilliams@bsharp.uk.com
or 07968 177663. To book a slot at the Piano area: contact Pete on petewild@bsharp.uk.com or 01297 560030
Lunch with Nathan Outlaw
Nathan Outlaw and Mark Hix at Hix Oyster and Fish House in Lyme Regis Nathan  Outlaw is one of the UK’s most renowned chefs. His pure philosophy on food ensures only the
best display of seafood, local produce and natural flavours. His recent relocation in early 2010 to St Enodoc Hotel in Rock, has seen Restaurant Nathan Outlaw grow from strength to strength. Named the UK’s Best Fish Restaurant by The Good Food Guide 2011, his menu comprises 80 per cent of Cornish-landed fish, and with the avoidance of gimmicks Outlaw explores modern fish cookery in great depth. More info
and reservations see: http://www.hixoysterandfishhouse.co.uk/whatson/45/
'My Tasty Travels with Linda Bellingham' in Lyme Regis
The table is set for cooking on Monmouth Beach during Linda Bellingham's visit to Lyme Regis and Charmouth in July. Scheduled to be screened today. ITV 4 - 5pm
Thomas Trotter organ recital
 J.S.BACH Concerto after Prince Johann Ernst BWV 592, Allegro – Grave - Presto. Four Early English Pieces: What care you? (Bull) – My Lady Carey’s Dompe (anon) – Ut.Re.Mi.(anon) – Coranto “Battle” (Bull). J.STANLEY Voluntary Op 5 no 1 Adagio – Andante – Slow – Allegro. P.HINDEMITH Sonata no 3 (on Old Folksongs) 1. “O Lord, to whom should I
complain”, 2. “Awake, my treasure”, 3. “I bid her then”. Ad WAMMES - Ride on a High Speed Train. E.ELGAR Vesper Voluntaries Introduction – Andante – Andantino - Poco lento – Poco allegro. G.ROSSINI William Tell Overture arr. E.H.Lemare.
Thomas Trotter is an internationally renowned organist. A scholar at the Royal College of Music, London, and subsequently organ scholar at Kings College, Cambridge, he culminated his formal studies with Marie-Claire Alain in Paris. He was appointed Birmingham City Organist in 1983 in succession to Sir George Thalben-Ball, and is also a visiting
Professor of Organ at the Royal College of Music, London. In addition to giving thirty recitals each year at Birmingham Town Hall, he regularly tours North America, Europe, Australia and Japan. He has performed with leading orchestras, including the San Francisco Symphony, the Royal Philharmonic, the London Philharmonic and the Berlin Philharmonic. In May 2002 he was the recipient of the
Royal Philharmonic Society award for Best Instrumentalist in 2001, the first organist to win this award. Tickets £10/8 children £5 from Lyme Regis TIC in advance on 01297 442138 or at the door. 7.30pm St Michaels Church.
I PETERBOROUGH
Eastern Angles: Marine Theatre
Neal's Yard Party Ladies Night
- pamper treatments from Neal's Yard (www.nealsyardremedies.com) plus drinks specials, nibbles and raffle. All welcome. From 7.30pm Lyme Regis Football Club
Glamorous fund raising dinner and auction
for Cancer Research UK, featuring live music, a terrific 3-course dinner and charity auction. Tickets £35 per person. By the Bay
Autumnal Equinox: The Autumn Equinox is the first day of the autumn season and occurs when the sun passes the equator moving from the northern to the southern hemisphere. The sun is directly overhead at the equator and day and night are of approximately equal
lengths. At equinox, the Sun rises everywhere on Earth (except the Poles) at about 6am in the morning and sets at about 6pm in the evening (though this can vary a little when time zones and daylight saving etc are taken into account).
Race Night
Tickets £6 including supper. Woodmead Halls
“The Lyme Regis Undercliff”
by Donald Campbell Organised by the
Lyme Regis Society £1.50 includes refreshments. 2.30pm Woodmead Hall
'How hedgehogs can save the world (and help in the garden as well)'
by Hugh Warwick. Writer and ecologist Hugh Warwick will be talking about one of Britain's best loved animals - the hedgehog. He has studied them, on and off, for over 25 years, has written about them,
rescued them, radio tracked them and talked, incessantly, about them. He will be sharing his insights into the madness of the extreme end of the hedgehog lovers world while arguing that a little bit of hedgehog love in all our lives could be the key to the salvation of humanity. For more information about Hugh and his
work, visit
www.urchin.info Members Free, Non Members £2. Organised by Uplyme and
Lyme Regis Horticultural Society.
7.30pm Uplyme Village Hall. Details 01297 444034
 World's Biggest Coffee Morning at The Hub
Come and visit The Hub . Not only will you see all of the fantastic improvements made to this historical community building but you will be able to enjoy some of the best coffee and cake in town by donating to the Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning for Macmillan Cancer Support. 9am-1pm The Hub, Church Street
World's Biggest Coffee Morning, raising money for MacMillan Cancer Support. ALL proceeds from coffee sold at By the Bay on FRIDAY 28 SEPTEMBER will be donated IN FULL to this worthy cause - so why not pop down for coffee with friends
and make your contribution count. By the Bay
‘Fashion from Finland’
 A Fashion Show featuring clothing on sale at the Onni shop, including designs created by Marja Putus, who has made her mark in her native Finland by using natural fibres. South Devon jewellery designer Kate Higham will also be
displaying her bespoke pieces. The collections will be showcased by four models. The event is part of an exhibition of work by four Finnish designers and artists at the Town Mill. In aid of Amnesty International, Lyme Regis Group. Tickets are on sale at Onni, 35a Broad
Street, and cost £6, which includes a glass of wine. All proceeds will go to Amnesty International. For more information, call 01297 443824. 5.30pm The Town Mill Malthouse, Mill Lane
 Mary Anning Weekend at Lyme Regis Museum
A weekend of talks, walks and children’s activities. Fossil fish and sharks will be the theme of a programme of talks by six scientists in this field of research. Among the speakers will be the eminent environmentalist Sir Crispin Tickell; Tom Sharpe of National Museum of Wales; Dr Matt Friedman of the University of Oxford; John Cawley and Dr Stefanie
Klug of University of Bristol; and Richard Edmonds, Jurassic Coast Earth Science Manager. Tickets for these talks are available at the museum shop. A highlight of the weekend will be a return visit to Lyme of the Philpot sisters’ collection of fossil fish. The sisters lived in Lyme at the time of Mary Anning and their important collection went to Oxford University in 1880. 10am to 5pm
Lyme Regis Museum
Museum admission is free all weekend.
Launch of Gig Club's new Gig 'Tempest'
 the Lyme Regis Gig Club will celebrate the launch of their new 6 men/ladies sea rowing Cornish Pilot gig boat “Tempest”. The Lyme Regis Gig Club are proud to welcome “Tempest” the third of our wooden clinker built boats built locally by our very own Lyme Regis traditional wooden boat builder, Gail McGarva.
“Tempest joins the host of other Cornish Pilot Gig boats, keeping alive an element of our seafaring heritage. I believe it is a privilege to build such vessels. They demand patience, accuracy and passion and rightfully so.” Gail McGarva. Celebrations will be all day. Weather and crews permitting, there will be sea rowing races off the Cobb in the morning,
refreshments and craft stall from 9.00am, a raffle and tombola and of course, the “Tempest” launch and celebrations at 4.00pm from the slipway. Everyone is welcome to come along and join the celebration. Rowed by our Youth members, Tempest will be welcomed onto the water at 4.00pm off the slipway at Lyme Regis harbour by her sister Cornish Pilot gigs, “Rebel”
and “Black Ven”
Mary Anning Weekend at Lyme Regis Museum
SATURDAY – in and around Lyme Regis Museum
Get up close to rare FOSSIL FISH AND SHARKS.
Meet the Philpot fish on a return visit to Lyme from Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Drop in to Lyme Regis Museum’s ground-floor gallery – FREE
Get hands-on with 3-D art
– MAKE A GIANT FOSSIL FISH with artist Darrell Wakelam. Cutting-and-sticking fun for children of all ages. Outside Lyme Regis Museum – drop by from 11am to 4pm, materials provided FREE
Have a go at AMMONITE POLISHING
with fossil experts Paddy, Chris and Brandon. Take home your own beautiful 190-million-year-old treasure. Outside Lyme Regis Museum from 10.30am to 4pm – materials at pocket-money price.
SATURDAY – on the beach and around town
10am FOSSIL HUNTING WALK – get out on the beach with geologists Paddy and Chris. Everyone should find a fossil! Booking advised – phone, email or call in to
Lyme Regis Museum. Ticket £10 adult: £5 child/student.
12.30pm AND 2.30pm MARY ANNING WALKS. Do you want to know about Mary Anning’s life in Lyme? Then go on Natalie’s guided walk. Booking advised – phone, email or call in to
Lyme Regis Museum. Ticket £6 adult: £3 child/student.
10.30am to 1pm – A Morning of Discovery – in the Marine Theatre
Footsteps through Time: the Jurassic Coast in Context.
Richard Edmonds, Earth Science Manager for the Jurassic Coast explains its importance. 10.30am – Marine Theatre
11.30am – John Cawley of University of Bristol reveals his new research: Pachycormus – Extinct Mesozoic Ray-finned Fish.
12.15pm – Dr Stefanie Klug also of University of Bristol brings to life: Sharks of the Lower Jurassic.
Booking advised – phone, email or call in to Lyme Regis Museum. Ticket £6 adult: FREE child/student. Combined ticket (morning and afternoon) £10 adult: FREE child/student.
2pm to 5pm – in the Marine Theatre: Living Fossils, Collectors and the Human Future
2pm – Tom Sharpe of the National Museum of Wales discusses: The Philpot Family and other Early Lyme Fossil Collectors.
3pm – Dr Matt Friedman of University of Oxford asks: Coelacanth: Living Fossil or Specialised Survivor?
4pm – Sir Crispin Tickell author of the influential Climate Change and World Affairs poses the question: The Human Future: Whither the Anthropocene?
Booking advised – phone, email or call in to Lyme Regis Museum. Ticket £7 adult: FREE child/student. Combined ticket (morning and afternoon) £10 adult: FREE child/student.
Mary Anning Weekend at Lyme Regis Museum
SUNDAY – in and around Lyme Regis Museum
Get up close to rare FOSSIL FISH AND SHARKS.
Meet the Philpot fish on a return visit to Lyme from Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Drop in to the museum’s ground-floor gallery – FREE
Get hands-on with 3-D art
– MAKE A GIANT FOSSIL FISH with artist Darrell Wakelam. Cutting-and-sticking fun for children of all ages. Outside the museum – drop by from 11am to 4pm, materials provided FREE
Have a go at AMMONITE POLISHING
with fossil experts Paddy, Chris and Brandon. Take home your own beautiful 190-million-year-old treasure. Outside the museum from 10.30am to 4pm – materials at pocket-money price.
3pm – Listen to Daphne Baker’s fascinating insight: MARY ANNING – FOSSIL PIONEER about the life and times of the Anning family in Lyme. FREE
– in the museum’s geology gallery (first floor)
SUNDAY – on the beach
10.45am FOSSIL HUNTING WALK – get out on the beach with geologists Paddy and Chris. Everyone should find a fossil! Booking advised – phone, email or call in to Lyme
Regis Museum. Ticket £10 adult: £5 child/student.
THE THREE BILLY PIGS
Noisy Oyster: see-play-Sunday Marine Theatre
 
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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.
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.'
