A favourite picture of mine taken by Josephine

Just at the right time ?

Wednesday 15th August. The annual cream tea at Abbeyfield was held indoors this year instead of there lovely garden because of the inclement weather. Never the less it was an enjoyable few hours with the usual speedy waitress service and excellent cream teas. Weight of the cake ,tombola were all there to take part in.

Festival Remembrance Albert Hall

Any members and friends wishing to go to this wonderfull evening in November please contact me for information 01297442811 or email ken.whetlor@talk21.com regarding tickets.
Chairman /Secretary Ken Whetlor

Saturday 11th August I was with the Lyme Regis Radio team in the Carnival procession. We had speakers letting people know who we were and talk to them on route down broad street and on to the Cobb. Massive crowds as usual a great evening. This is me resting before the start .

Wednesday 8th August In the morning I was on the beach with the Carnival and Regatta team

interviewing children and there parents before and during the hunt the small mat game 120 had been hidden in the sand earlier in the morning Nearly 90 children took part. But only fifity seven mats were found . Never mind all the children got a prize it was all good fun .If you look at the photos some of the children were very big ! You will notice the pirate he found some, the young lady sitting next to my friend the sound engineer was the winner with seven mats.The interview is on LRRadio

Tuesday 7th August With the Town Clerk and the Vice Chairman of T & A committee I traveled to Bournemouth on Council business. In the afternoon I went to the Bournemouth eye hospital which turned out to be my final visit and have been discharged . A great relief at long last although not all my sight has returned the hospital have done a great job and I must be very thankful to them for what I have. I shall now be heading for the spec shop !

Euplogia quadripunctaria.

In the past day Josephine and I have had a visitor from Europe a Jersey Tiger but only visits Devon in this country she seems to have strayed a bit, quite beautiful a painted lady if ever there was one. A moth who flies at day as well as night its winter is passed as a small caterpillar.She did not stay long and had somewhere else to go you could say a flying visit. We wished her well and sent her on here way. Double click on the picture .


Monday 6th August This morning I visited the photographic exhibition at the Masonic Hall in Broad Street as usual I was made extremely welcome by the members, had my cup of tea and chatted to a few members as one does. It was up to there usual high standard and well worth visit.

Sunday 5th August 11.00am was an interesting morning. I went along and interviewed the members of the Ambulance service ,the Fire Brigade and the Dorset Police for Lyme Regis Radio. This was held in there combined unit open day at the Woodmead car park . All the interviews will be on LRRadio and I should make a point of listening to them .They gave demonstrations by the responder unit and the Ambulance service .Coffee and Tea and some lovely cakes I wish I could eat them well done everyone on the day you all made LRRadio very welcome . May you carry on the good work in the future.



Today at 11.00am this morning was the start of the first Golf ball derby. 100 hundred golf balls were sold and were raced down the slope from the gardens onto the parade . The winner was a young man from London on holiday. My part in all this was interviewing some of the participants for Lyme Regis Radio on various topics about the Golf ball race there holiday perhaps and how they liked the new style Lyme beach and front. In the evening with my wife Josephine we had a meal at the Bay the Bay restaurant and watched the torch light parade go bye . An excellent turn out with the Junior band and Majorettes leading the way. We met many friends old and new who stopped to chat. All the pictures and music from the evening are on the Lyme Regis Radio site please tune in and hear the interviews and the fun of the day. Thee pictures The programme stall ,the golf ball track and the fantastic support waiting to lose there money .Thank you everyone



I shall be out and about helping Lyme Regis Radio out this week . So lets hope the weather is fine when I interview you !!

Josephine's favourite picture

July Diary

July 2nd Attended two meetings one in London and the other in Royal Leamington Spa on the same day . Read my report page
July 4th attended Full Council.
July 5th Gig Club meeting comments on the Gig page
July 6th Opening of the Jazz Festival in Cobb Square.




Also the Lyme Regis football club dinner . Thats me receiving the award for my son Jonathan being highest scorer of the year.



July 7th Umbrella Parade from the Cinema down Broad Street. Dont forget your Brolly Dolly !
Perhaps while you are looking at the site you would like to look at the Royal British Legion page I have just put togther . I would appreciate any comments.









July 9th Tourism & Advertising meeting in Guidhall
July 10th Committee meeting Apologies Taking a Break
July 11th Planning " Still on Break
July 17th Nalc Policy meeting in London Read Report
July 18th 10.00am T & A meeting An excellent meeting report later
July 18th LRTC Policy meeting in evening LRTC notice board or LRTC website
July 20th Dorset Larger Council Meeting Blandford see my report to the meeting

July 24th I am a trustee of Marder and we will meet at 16.00hrs As usual this was a very good meeting the trust being very sucesfull in the past year.

July 24th A meeting of T & A members to discuss the new lay out for the Lyme Regis brochure took place. Progress was made photos and the layout were discussed with the feedback from the meeting on the 18th . We will be meeting again very soon to make a decision when individually we have looked at the photos and thought about the layout
July 31st Meeting at Dorchester .Extraodinary Executive meeting DAPTC



July 25th
Annual Somers Day Commemoration Parade
I joined the Somers Day Parade meeting at Langmoor Gardens 11.00.I then walked down Broad Street with the Mayor leading with the some of the guests from St Georges Bermuda, fellow councillors and members of the Twinning Association. There were some who travelled in front of the parade by car for whatever reason. A disappointing day with light rain and very windy. With all this the group walked to the Cobb and made the usual declarations in the Twinning ceremony. led by the Junior band. Lunch was taken in the Woodmead Hall with around 80 guests . The Mayor of St Georges, the Lord Mayor Plymouth and his lady were in attendance as was the Mayor of Lyme Regis . Lyme Regis Town Crier and the Crier of St Georges with other quest criers were there. The Chairman of WDDC Council was also a quest. A full day ending with the Red Arrows Aerobatic Display Team at 6.30.



July 25th In the evening I went to a Choral Concert at St Michael's Parish Church in aid of the RNLI. With a choir and musicians of over 50 it was s superb evening . Vivaldi,Mozart Carter Handel and many others were there to listen to I am looking forward to the next one in August


July 27th The RNLI Duck race .I had the pleasure of interviewing for Lyme Regis Radio at this event and to mingle and talk to the visitors and the very excited children. Over a thousand ducks went into the water but unfortunately there could only be one winner. The sun came out for this very exciting spectacle in the RNLI calendar.

July 30th attended WDDC Lyme Regis Environmental improvements. Meeting of the Business Continuity group at WDDC, Lyme Regis Offices on Monday 30th July at 14.30 report will be on the reports page This was to be the last meeting for Phase 2 unless a meeting is found to be necessary. I offered my thanks on behalf of everyone present and the Town for all the work that had been put in by the members of the committe in the past and the present.
July 31st Meeting in Dorchester of DAPTC / Extraordinary Meeting of the Executive .

June Diary continued

Sunday 17th June This was a day of remembrance . I stayed indoors to watch the Falklands remembrance parade, service and fly past that was held in London today A truly magnificent day for all those who either watched or took part. It does not seem that long ago, 25 years in fact that Josephine and I went to Axminster to see troops[ passing through on there way. I remember a day like that many years ago when I was there it was called V day. On that day I was perched on the top of the gates opposite the palace with my Auntie Dolly. If anyone in New Zealand reads this and had Granny Dolly please call me

On Friday View from Lyme presented me with a photo album of Josephine and myself during our Mayoral year.
A wonderfull record for us to keep and treasure we shall be making a copy available to the Museum it will be at least a part record record of how the town was in 2007.

The Diary for June

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June 1st Friday Josephine returned back home from her last appointment. We normally eat out on this night and we chose the Indian Restaurant in town this time. As usual a wonderful meal and service. After that we went to the Royal Lion to finish off the evening met some friends and spent the rest of the evening with them.

June 2nd Saturday Went to the Marine Theatre in the morning . The meeting was called VOLUNTEERS FOR LYME. Organised by the Marine Theatre,Town Mill and the Museum who have an immediate and on-going need for extra volunteers to help in three vital areas. It is something that I strongly support with all the many people who attended. John Bartholomew.
Marine Theatre,Godfrey Thomas Town Mill ,Ken Gollop Museum and Oliver Letwin our local MP also supported the project and all spoke very strongly in its favour.

The coffee and bits were also excellent!

Please help if you can we are so fortunate to have such organisations in the town

Nice to meet old friends once again and hear one or two sing.

In the afternoon I went to watch the annual football match with the French side Cruelly that they play every year. A good match unfortunately the visitors won. In the evening they are all dining at the Bye the Bay restaurant I would not like to bet on who is going to win that one.! I was given the privilege of starting the game by kicking off from the centre circle. I was pleased I actually hit the ball and it moved . The old left foot still knows what to do! You see what football lost all those years ago. Comments to the Sun please. Report of the match and evening will no doubt be in the Local Press.

June 5th Tuesday I went to London all day to attend a meeting of the National Association of Local Councils. This was for a meeting of the National Executive of which I am a member being Chairman of the Policy committee . I am also the representative of NALC on the Government committee looking into the state of the country's churchyards and future burial laws. Details are available on the web and also I have put in small report to Council for guidance in the case of people who want to know more.

June 3rd Sunday Having just had our small garden revamped it was to the nursery we must go .At least it was a start and is already starting to look like a magazine cover. Progress will be reported! Designed by Jonathan Whetlor Planted by Josephine Whetlor

and sat in by Kenneth Whetlor !

June 10th Sunday I attended St Michaels Church Lyme Regis at the annual service for the Council and the towns people. You see me here on the left talking to our Legion President Cecil Quick.Natalie Spiller sang the solo verse during communion with great aplomb and the Town Band gave there usual solid performance to accompany the hymns. I was also impressed with the choir nice to hear them . Our vicar must take a lot of credit for the organisation on this morning .Some chap played the organ it was my impression that with a bit more practice he might do well . What do I know ! By the way trust the renovations go well John I will see you on Saturday 30th June Josephine will be there if she is home. Sorry about the picture some one keeping me in the dark again ? Do we know who ?