What We Do
Not being an organisation that likes to stand still, in 2019 we launched 3 new initiatives, a Radio Station, Community Workshop, and a Community Café, alongside our longstanding annual Fossil Festival with another project our Farmers' Market in the pipeline for 2020
Lyme Regis Workshed
Unfortunately, all our courses are suspended due to the nationawide lockdown commencing Thursday November 5th. Anyone who had booked a session due to take place during the restrictions, will now be contacted in order to rearrange the session. We look forward to seeing you once we reopen!
We are very excited to have this project underway. Our Community Workshop is about teaching woodturning and basic carpentry skills to those that are interested in learning and developing new practical skills. Built and run entirely by volunteers, we hope that having this amazing resource and space will encourage anybody with an interest to come along and be part of it.
The Workshop is fully equipped with all the equipment and machines to complete woodturning and carpentry projects for beginners right through to intermediate and we hope, possibly even professional standard.
The workshop is for those that are not fortunate enough to have space and equipment where they live and there may be others that want to come to the workshop because they want to work alongside others.
COURSES
Basic Woodturning
Beginners
Every Tuesday and Wednesday
10-00am -12-00pm
Taster session - £5
2nd Session - £25 (£5 plus an annual membership fee of £20)
3rd, 4th, 5th Sessions - £5
Half day
Mondays with either Rod Page or Liz Kent
10-00am-1pm
Non Members - £60
Members - £40
Full Day
Mondays with either Rod Page or Liz Kent
Two students to one instructor
Non Members - £85
Members - £65
Day session with Rod Page (one to one)
A very special, intensive day spent in the workshop learning alongside our highly awarded local woodturner
Mondays
Members/Non-Member - £125
Day session with Liz Kent (one to one)
A very special, intensive day spent in the workshop learning alongside the Chair of Axminster Woodturners
Mondays Members/Non-Member - £125
CNC Router sessions
Every Friday
10-00am -12-00pm
Taster session - £5
2nd Session - £25 (£5 plus an annual membership fee of £20)
3rd, 4th, 5th Sessions - £5
All sessions are taught by fully qualified teachers and experienced technicians.
Only 2 learners will be taught in each session and COVID restrictions will be adhered to.
Full PPE - Visors and masks will be provided.
There is a waiting list for these classes so please get in touch to be added to the list.
Private/Independent workshop booking
Two-hour sessions - £5
Once a member has shown that they are confident and proficient in the workshop to the satisfaction of our instructors, they will be able to book the workshop for private practice. However, there will need to be two members in the workshop at all times to ensure the health and safety for the users. Members only.
This project is sponsored by Axminster Power Tools and headed up by our Trustee Dot Wood. We are always happy to welcome new members. Please get in touch if you would like to find out more.
Lyme Bay Radio
Another very exciting project for us! 18 months in the planning, we secured funds for this towards the end of 2019 and became ready to start building the radio studio at The Hub, in Lyme Regis that is home to our community radio station.
Lyme Bay Radio is a new Digital radio station that is designed and operated by the community and a team of volunteers. It aims to reflect the needs of the community so, alongside music, there are also documentaries about our area and involvement from various community groups.
Launch date 1st of March 2020
The team are very open to ideas especially when they are community based, so please get in touch with the team.
The Old School House
In September 2019 we opened our doors to The Old School House, our community cafe for the first time.
The Community Café is a joint project with Community based organisation LymeForward.
We launched the cafe with a regular coffee and cake session and we are now taking some time to brainstorm it's next phase. ideas for the future include a milkshake shack, street food events and a partnership with our residents , Foodbank, to produce lunchtime specials.
It has also become a safe space for various support groups to meet, e.g the Carers café and Death café.
Look out for events on our upcoming calendar.
The Lyme Regis Fossil Festival
Running since 2006, The Lyme Regis Fossil Festival is an annual event for the whole family. The Festival seeks to enthuse young people about science, earth sciences in particular.
Packed full of events for all ages to find out all about the amazing Jurassic Coast. Enjoy walks, talks, theatre, music, comedy, exhibits, incredible interactive activities and lots of hands-on science for all ages. The Fossil Fair offers fun and rare fossils, minerals and jewellery.
Visitors can listen to experts from the Natural History Museum, Palaeontological Association, Jurassic Coast Trust, University of Bristol, Lyme Regis Museum and many more!
Entry to all exhibition venues is free, with a small charge for walks and talks. There are lots of street performances from outside the museum and along the seafront as well as perfomances and presentations throughout the festival.
For more information on this amazing event head to the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival Website and if you would like to be involved in the festival you can get in touch with the link below.
Lyme Regis Farmers' Market
Our fabulous Lyme Regis Farmers' Market is held on the second Friday of the month in the Marine Parade Shelters.
We proudly bring together local producers, makers and growers from a 30 mile radius to create a diverse and fantastic shopping experience!
We think Lyme Regis is the perfect place for this eclectic mix of traders and products and gives shopper the opportunity to find unique businesses and produce that they you might not see anywhere else, all in one place!
Although we have called our event a 'farmers' market' and strive to include all the typical things you might find at one (bread, fruit and veg, cheese and preserves) we are also welcoming local designers and makers to our event to create a rich and vibrant mix to showcase all the wonderful talent there is right on our doorstep.
SECOND FRIDAY OF THE MONTH
9am - 2pm
Marine Parade Shelters
Lyme Regis
8th December 2020
If you have any questions, please get in touch at lymeregisfarmersmarket@gmail.com
If you are interested in becoming one of our vendors and your product is produced within a 30-mile radius of Lyme Regis then please fill in our application form below and we will get back to you.