Lifeboat Week - Lyme Regis

Annual RNLI Lifeboat Week - A week of exciting events and demonstrations.

Sat 26th July
MX5 owners club rally: an exhibition of MX5 cars from all over the country on the Marine Parade
Lifeboat Welcoming Display off Main Beach: Watch preparations for the launch, listen to the commentary and meet the Crew of the 'Pearl of Dorset'
Lyme Regis Majorettes Display in the Cobb area
'Meet the Lifeguards' Fun, games and sport on the beach
Hawaiian Night disco, the Cobb Arms
Live music in the Royal Standard and at the Nags Head

Sun 27th July
20-20 Cricket at the George IV ground, Uplyme
Lifeboat Week Art Exhibition and Sale by Lyme Regis Art Group. Marine Parade Shelters. 10 am to 5 pm. Weather permitting.
Churches Together Open Air Service; All welcome Marine Parade Shelters 10.30am Collection for RNLI
Classic Car Display by members of The Southern Milestone Club, Marine Parade 11.30
Morris Dancing by 'Treacle Eater Clog' Team at Cobb Square and on the slipway with 'Quayside Cloggies' and 'Dorset Buttons'
'Songs of Praise' presented by Lyme Regis Churches with the Lyme Regis Town Band playing. All welcome, Marine Parade Shelters (East) 3pm
Fun Run Start and Finish at West Gate on Marine Parade 17.30. Enter between 4 and 5.15pm at the Lifeboat Station
'Raven' live music at the Rockpoint

Mon 28th July
Fresh Cakes, Fruit and Produce stall, fruit donated by Forde Abbey Fruit Gardens; Marine Parade Shelters 10am
Tombola All day on the Marine Parade
Belly Dancing: watch, learn and join in. The Shelters, Marine Parade
Children's Fancy Dress Competition Theatre Square (if wet at the Shelters) Individual and Group Prizes. Judged by the Mayor and Mayoress 15.00
The RAF Falcons Parachute display team, landing on the Sand Bar
Chicago Bridge Drive: Lyme Regis Golf Club. All welcome £5 includes light refreshments Lyme Regis Golf Club 7pm
TheatreFriends Lifeboat Week Family Quiz Night, Marine Theatre
Lyme Regis Fire Brigade Exercise, dealing with simulated 'Fire and Rescue' at The Lifeboat Station; the Cobb 8pm

Tuesday 29th July
Guided Tour of the Lifeboat Station by Rob Fossett and the Lifeboat Crew 11am
Children's Sand Sports; The Sand Bar
Pavement Artists Competition, Marine Parade 14.00
Children's Crab Fishing competition; Cobb Harbour area 16.30
Live Music at the Nags Head - country style music from Alan West and Steve Black

Weds 30th July
Emergency Services Day - Men and women from six emergency services will be demonstrating their skills. Coastguards, ambulance crews, the fire and rescue service, the police, RNLI Lifeguards and the lifeboat will all be performing a series of exercises on Emergency Services Day. The coastguard helicopter from Portland and Weymouth’s two and a half million pound RNLI all weather lifeboat will also be joining the demonstrations. Among the exercises will be cliff and sea rescues, a rescue from mud and a car fire.

Open Golf competition Lyme Regis Golf Club 442963
Annual Somers Day Commemoration Parade from Langmoor Gardens to the Cobb: celebration of Lyme Regis & St George's, Bermuda commemorating the founding of Bermuda in 1609; 11.15 - 12 noon Representatives from Bermuda will attend. Led by the Lyme Regis Junior Band
Tombola All day on the Marine Parade
From 11am Barbecue on the Slipway run by the crew
Teddy Bear's Picnic. Admission: Teddy Bears £1 accompanying children and adults free. 15.00
RNLI Pennant Race, Lyme Regis Sailing Club 7pm
Royal National Life Boat Choral Concert at St Michaels Church: Choral, Classic and Piano solos
Yard of Ale Competition, the Cobb Arms 8pm

Thurs 31st
Guided Tour of the Lifeboat Station by Rob Fossett and the Lifeboat Crew 11am
Children's Sand Sports; The Sand Bar
Swimming Race for Children and Adults; Cobb Gate to Harbour Mouth 17.00
Tug of War across the harbour mouth 19.30
'Fun at the Nags' barbeque and live music 7pm
'The Mojos' Live music at the Royal Standard 8pm

For full information; competition entry details and confirmation of times please see the full programme (£1.50 at outlets throughout the town including the Tourist Information Centre).

Dates

RNLI Lifeboat Week 26 Jul 2008 - 2 Aug 2008

 Facilities

Specialist Features

• Family Fun