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April 28th - May 1st Lyme Regis Fossil Festival
April Daily Diary 2010 - some of the many events which took place - keep looking they may happen again in 2011
‘Sidmouth: from the Triassic Age to the 21st Century’ Talk by Dr Robert Symes follows the Friends of the Museum AGM-
everyone welcome 2.30pm at Woodmead Hall
Lyme Live featuring local interviews and music at By the Bay
Under Milk Wood Marine Theatre
Secondhand Book Sale DROP IN FOR COFFEE AND A BROWSE 10am to 12 noon at
the Pilot Boat Inn, Lyme Regis Organised by the Friends of Lyme Regis Museum
Paul Lamb and the Kingsnakes:
The Legends Return to Lyme
Hailed as Europe’s foremost blues exponent, Paul  Lamb has sold record-breaking quantities of albums and performed the world over with his long standing musical compatriots, The Kingsnakes. Won countless awards, voted Top British Blues Band more times than any other. Sheer class, a must for all blues fans!
www.paullamb.com 7.30pm Woodmead Halls. Tickets from: Tourist Information Centre, 01297 442138; Focus, 62 Broad Street;
ONLINE: Lyme Regis TV
The Joy of Politics MarineTheatre
Sunday
EASTER BONNET PARADE
 Make an Easter Bonnet. Come to the Baptist Church Hall for judging and then parade throught the streets of Lyme accompanied by the Lyme Regis Junior band and the Lyme Regis Majorettes to Theatre Square. Organised by the Regatta and Carnival Committee starting at the Baptist Church
Open Garden Chideock Manor, Chideock Large formal and informal gardens, some in process of development. Bog garden beside stream. Woodland and lakeside walks. Walled
vegetable garden and orchard. Yew hedges and many mature trees. Lime walk. Herbaceous borders. Rose and clematis arches. Fine views 5.2 miles from Lyme Regis. Open: 2pm-5pm.
Open Garden Chideock Manor, Chideock Large formal and informal gardens, some in process of development. Bog garden beside stream. Woodland and lakeside walks. Walled
vegetable garden and orchard. Yew hedges and many mature trees. Lime walk. Herbaceous borders. Rose and clematis arches. Fine views 5.2 miles from Lyme Regis Open: 2-5.
‘Lyme’s Charter Seal’ and ‘Model of the Undercliff’ Talks in series History of Lyme in Ten Objects
Thea Hawkesworth tells the special story of these items in the museum’s collection 2:30pm Lyme Regis Museum
Make Way for Lucia Lyme Regis Dramatic Society: Marine theatre
Fashion Party, Lyme Regis Football Club
‘Mary Anning, Fossil Pioneer’ Daphne Baker tells of the life of Lyme’s most famous person 2.30pm
Lyme Regis Museum
Sailing Open Day Your chance to have a go at sailing with Lyme Regis Sailing club (over 18's
only) more info
Nature Walk along the River Lym With local bird expert David Cox.
Sunday morning nature ramble to Uplyme – meet at museum. 10am
Numbers limited – phone or email Lyme Regis Museumto book.
Tel 443370
email:
info@lymeregismuseum.co.uk or call into the Museum shop on Bridge Street
‘Lyme’s Neolithic Stone Axe’ and ‘A Victorian Holidaymaker’s Journal’ Felicity Hebditch and Thea Hawkesworth bring to life these engaging exhibits
Talks in series History of Lyme in Ten Objects 2.30pm Lyme Regis Museum
Easter Holiday FAMILY FUN DAY
Get creative with museum curator Mary Make the biggest dinosaur egg ever!
Free admission to everyone DROP IN ANY TIME BETWEEN 11am and 3pm Lyme Regis Museum
Planning Committee Lyme Regis Town Council 7pm The Guildhall
'An Education'
In the post-war, pre-Beatles London suburbs, a bright schoolgirl is torn between studying  for a place at Oxford and the rather more exciting alternative offered to her by a charismatic older man. Part of the Silver Screen Series at the Regent Cinema. Doors Open 10:15 Film Starts 10:45
Cello Classics Concerts in the West, Marine Theatre
Lyme Live featuring local interviews and music at By the Bay
Ian Briggs & The Supervampers Marine Theatre
LIVE MUSIC with Mark Foxall at By the Bay.
Parnham Voices directed by John Mingay. 7.30pm St Michaels Church
Annual Beach Clean:
Lyme Regis 11am It’s a pleasant morning’s social event - all welcome. Meet by the Slipway at the Cobb. Wear sturdy gloves and boots - a 'picker upper' saves bending too! Bags provided. Part of The Great Dorset Beach Clean
Sailing Open Day Your chance to have a go at sailing with Lyme Regis Sailing club (over 18's only) more info
 Nick Bale from HM Coastguard
speaking at the RNLI Guild AGM. Optional buffet available 7.30pm Lyme Regis Golf club
click here to find out more about the Guild
‘John Gould – the Bird Man’s Link with Darwin’ Imogen Thomas talks on the 19th century ornithologist and
entrepreneur 2.30pm Lyme Regis Museum
Full Council Meeting Lyme Regis Town Council 7pm The Guildhall
Theatre Quiz Night £2 teams of up to 6: 7.30 for 8pm Marine Theatre
‘The HMS Formidable Disaster’ Jack Thomas talks about the sinking of the World War I battleship
and Lyme’s part in the rescue 2.30pm Lyme Regis Museum
Flights Across the Atlantic Darts competition between Lyme Regis and twin town St George's, Bermuda. The Nags Head
 'BEES IN TODAY'S ENVIRONMENT' A U3A talk by a member of West Dorset Beekeepers at Uplyme Village Hall at 7.30pm.
Murder Mystery evening By the Bay
Mixed Media Art Workshop with Julie
Oldfield The workshop uses unusual material combinations, such as
sea water, sand and, in particular, iridescent paints and pastels across textural surfaces. Inspired by distant horizons and the play of light across the wide open spaces along the Dorset coast, the technique uniquely brings out the shifting effects of colour, light and shade on canvas.
At Monkton Wyld Court:
residential or non-residential click on http://www.julieoldfield.com or www.monktonwyldcourt.co.uk
23rd St George's Day
Boat Jumble
Turn Out those Unwanted Nautical Items £5 entrance per private seller's car 9am – 12 noon
Lyme Regis Harbour Slipway All proceeds to the RNLI Pre-book your pitch (no trailers)
and further information: Tel 01297 444234
'Spring Bring and Buy Plant Sale and Coffee Morning' 10am Uplyme and Lyme Regis Horticultural Society, Uplyme Village Hall
St George’s Day Concert Lyme Regis Town Band, Woodmead Hall 7.30pm
Ernest and the Pale Moon Les Enfants Terribles Marine Theatre
“Evening of Clairvoyance” with Hazel Lee (as seen on tv) Hazel will use her clairvoyance skill to link in with the spirit world...raising money for the Spring Healing Centre £15 Price Includes: An evening of Clairvoyance (2 x 45 minute sessions) Tea and
coffee (http://www.thespringhealingcentre.co.uk/). All welcome. Fairwater Head Hotel, Hawkchurch, Nr Axminster EX13 5TX
Lyme Regis Society AGM, Woodmead Hall
‘Butterflies and Moths’ See and hear about local finds – talk by the museum’s entomologist
at 2.30pm Lyme Regis Museum
Community Plan Implementation Meeting Committee Lyme Regis Town Council 7pm The Guildhall
 'How to be a Laid Back Gardener' by Radio 4's Gardeners Question Time panellist Anne Swithinbank 7.30pm Uplyme and Lyme Regis Horticultural
Society, Uplyme Village Hall by ticket only £2.50 from Uplyme Post Office and Ginger Beer, Lyme Regis or Tel 445104
‘Why Birds Sing’ With pictures and sounds – David Cox talks on local birdsong
2.30pm Lyme Regis Museum
Dumb Show Creative Cow: Marine Theatre
'Dead and Alive' Lyme Regis Fossil Festival Schools Day
2012
Jurassic Coast Earth Festival
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Paddy Howe. Adult £9, child £5 – includes free entry to museum. Times of walks are dictated by the tides. Each walk takes two-and-a-half to three
hours. For adults and children alike it is an unforgettable experience.
