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Jo and I visited the Gig this week to look at progress and it has certainly come on in the last few weeks . Jo is talking to Gail Macarva about the next step in the construction. Sorry we forgot to switch on the lights!
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
This is the big day we need all the help we can muster
LAUNCH is the 29th June 2008,
The first Lyme Regis Gig – REBEL – will be launched on Sunday 29th June 2008 – so keep your diaries free
12.30pm there will be a reception at Power Boat Club with the boat on display – VIP’s to be invited
1pm procession singing sea shanties and carrying the gig down to the slipway
Boat blessing on slipway
Launch and ‘salt throwing’
Speech from Mayor and Club President
Rebel will be rowed out of the Harbour mouth by a team of trained young people from Woodroffe School
Gigs from neighbouring clubs will launch in flotilla (We are expecting around 4 visiting gigs from Weymouth and Swanage)
Some racing will take place followed by a BBQ and fundraising at Power Boat Club
HELP NEEDED for 29th June
AT THE MOMENT WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH THE FOLLOWING:
Organising and manning the BBQ
Cakes
Someone to man cake stall (cake stalls are a tradition at gig gatherings and a good fundraiser!)
Organising a raffle
Raffle prizes
I am sure more help will be needed and will keep you posted………..but in the meantime visit the website to see how Rebel is progressing.
Anyone who order a club polo shirt at the AGM – please could you come and collect from St Michael’s Business Centre, Church St. Lyme Regis or give me a call 01297 445021
Many thanks
Diana
The first Lyme Regis Gig – REBEL – will be launched on Sunday 29th June 2008 – so keep your diaries free
12.30pm there will be a reception at Power Boat Club with the boat on display – VIP’s to be invited
1pm procession singing sea shanties and carrying the gig down to the slipway
Boat blessing on slipway
Launch and ‘salt throwing’
Speech from Mayor and Club President
Rebel will be rowed out of the Harbour mouth by a team of trained young people from Woodroffe School
Gigs from neighbouring clubs will launch in flotilla (We are expecting around 4 visiting gigs from Weymouth and Swanage)
Some racing will take place followed by a BBQ and fundraising at Power Boat Club
HELP NEEDED for 29th June
AT THE MOMENT WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH THE FOLLOWING:
Organising and manning the BBQ
Cakes
Someone to man cake stall (cake stalls are a tradition at gig gatherings and a good fundraiser!)
Organising a raffle
Raffle prizes
I am sure more help will be needed and will keep you posted………..but in the meantime visit the website to see how Rebel is progressing.
Anyone who order a club polo shirt at the AGM – please could you come and collect from St Michael’s Business Centre, Church St. Lyme Regis or give me a call 01297 445021
Many thanks
Diana
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Monday, April 21, 2008
A treat for me.
Last week my daughter treated me to lunch and dinner at the Alexander Hotel this being my first day and only day out since leaving hospital. Apart from the special day two points of note will be remembered by us. The first was the BBC one showing of "Meet the Immigrants" on the Monday evening some of which took place at the Alexander Hotel part of which I was in and the other we visited the Lyme Regis Gig "Rebel" nearly completed in its workshop. What a wonderful sight. Having watched Gigs in other places I cannot wait for the day of the launch of "Rebel". I know my daughter is now as enthusiastic as I am having seen the Gig in the making.
Monday, March 17, 2008
A Joyous crowd with a job well done .
The picture of the oar makers themselves minus Trish who sadly did not make our last sessionOar makers song Sue Beckers 03.08
Oh the gig she was long and the gig she looked great.
She was ready for rowing 2008,
But she needed some blades, 6, 7 or more
And that’s how we found ourselves making her oars
And we shall go rowing the Lyme Regis way,
Out of the Cobb and over the bay.
Now Big Chris and Hugh work as fast as they can,
Any problems and Hugh got them out of a jam
And Chris is so clever with blade and with saw
Whenever we turned round, he’d finished an oar!
And we shall go rowing…
Gill and Sue spent time laughing, said Gill
“Well just think,
Perhaps we can get them to paint the gig pink!
But if anyone needs to push off rocks or shore,
They can use what they like,
But they can’t use my oar!”
And we shall go rowing…
Trish came and joined in, carving curves with the blocks.
And Mike from the Navy – we thought he’d be cox.
While rowing out the Cobb – too close to the wall,
He’d shout “fend her off lads….but don’t use my oar!”
And we shall go rowing…
Mike’s our instructor; a wizard with wood.
He whittled and fettled and helped where he could,
Showed us spoke-shave and planes,
He couldn’t have done more.
We’ve renamed his business “WONDER and OAR”!
And we shall go rowing…
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Josephine and I visited the nearly finished Gig on Thursday 13th March
(Photos by Charlie)
Our love for this type of craft started when we visited St Mawes regularly. To see their boats both men and women taking to the water in the gigs is a fine site. A very competitive sport for all ages. These photos taken recently are hopefully the first of the Lyme Regis Gigs and built locally. Being involved from the very beginning we congratulate all those who have worked so hard to get where we are now.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
GiG Club AGM
Lyme Regis Gig Club
Annual General Meeting
Agenda
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Lyme Regis Gig Club will be held at 7.30pm on March 14th 2008 at Lyme Regis Powerboat Club, Monmouth Beach Cap Park, Lyme Regis.
Viewing of the Gig at Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy will be available from 7pm to 7.30pm.
Agenda items to include:
To receive a report from the Chair of the Steering Group of Lyme Regis Gig Club on the preceding year and plans for the future.
To receive a report from the Treasurer of the Steering Group on the accounts of Lyme Regis Gig Club.
To adopt the amended Lyme Regis Gig Club Constitution
To agree the name for the first Lyme Regis Gig
To elect the Committee to include the Chair, Treasurer, Secretary and nine other members.
Following the formal business of the meeting, the Members will have the opportunity to ask the Committee questions about the Gig Club.
The bar at Lyme Regis Powerboat Club will be open following the AGM
NB: Members are invited to stand for the Committee at the Annual General Meeting. However those members wishing to stand specifically for Chair, Treasurer or Secretary should notify the Steering Group (contactable below) in advance of the AGM.
Annual General Meeting
Briefing to Members
The Lyme Regis Gig Club’s ‘Steering Group’ Chair’s Report and Treasurer’s report on the accounts will be given at the Annual General Meeting.
The amended Lyme Regis Gig Club ‘Constitution’ is sent as an appendix to this document. Members are invited to make comments, within one week of receipt of this correspondence.
At the Annual General Meeting each member will be invited to cast one vote on one of the names short-listed by the Steering Group. Votes will be cast at the beginning of the Annual General Meeting when a brief introduction on each proposed name will be made, the results will be tallied and the winning name announced before the election of the Committee. The Chair of the Steering Group will have the casting vote in the case of a tie.
Please write and cast your vote by nominating just one of the short-listed names if you are a Member of the Gig Club and unable to attend the AGM on March 14th 2008. Postal votes should arrive no later than March 12 2008.
The short-listed names are:
· Pride of Lyme
· Snap
· Cobb
· Pearl
· Rebel
· Mary Anning
The Committee
At the Annual General Meeting members of Lyme Regis Gig Club will appoint a Committee of up to twelve people to take responsibility for the running of the Club.
Members are invited to stand for election to the Committee at the Annual General Meeting; however those standing for Chair, Treasurer and Secretary are invited to notify the Steering Group in advance.
The Committee will appoint a ‘Commander’ as ‘President’ for a one-year period to act as honorary head of Lyme Regis Gig Club. The ‘Commander’ is not a Committee Member.
The Committee may appoint advisors in an ‘honorary’ capacity to advise on issues. At the Annual General Meeting it is proposed to appoint an ‘Honorary Health & Safety Adviser’ and Honorary Auditor’.
The Committee will appoint a team of Officers to head-up:
Chair (Head of Operations) Maintenance
Rowing Captain Finance (Treasurer)
Safety Administration
Training Special Projects
An effective Committee team are going to be central to the future success of Lyme Regis Gig Club. A commitment to making the Club a safe, equitable and enjoyable organisation will underpin the working of this team. Members are invited to join the Committee, particularly if they are able to play an active role and serve as an Officer.
The Launch of the Town’s New Gig
The new Lyme Regis Gig will be launched at the Cobb on the afternoon of June 28th 2008.
The event will be a special celebration and the Gig Club would like to organise a sub-group to plan the day. Please contact Marcus Dixon at the address below if you’d like to join this team.
Lyme Regis Gig Club ‘Polo Shirt’
In time to mark the launch on the Town’s new Gig, Lyme Regis Gig Club has commissioned a navy blue polo shirt, carrying the new Club emblem (above – top page 3) and Lyme Regis Gig Club on the back in white letters.
Members can buy a navy blue Lyme Regis Gig Club polo shirt for £15 each. Sizes;
Size
XS
S
M
L
XL
XXL
3XL
4XL
To fit chest of
36
38
40
42/44
46
48
50/52
54
Please order by sending a cheque made payable to ‘Lyme Regis Gig Club’ to the address below and indicating the size that is required or place your order and pay at the Annual General Meeting. Polo shirts will be available for collection at St Michael’s Business Centre, Lyme Regis when ready.
Weymouth Gig Club - Opportunity to Row a Gig
Weymouth Gig Club has kindly invited members of Lyme Regis Gig Club to go along on 22nd March to Weymouth to row one of their gigs. Please contact Chris Douglas at seajaydouglas@yahoo.co.uk or at the address below if you’d like to go along.
Annual General Meeting
Agenda
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Lyme Regis Gig Club will be held at 7.30pm on March 14th 2008 at Lyme Regis Powerboat Club, Monmouth Beach Cap Park, Lyme Regis.
Viewing of the Gig at Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy will be available from 7pm to 7.30pm.
Agenda items to include:
To receive a report from the Chair of the Steering Group of Lyme Regis Gig Club on the preceding year and plans for the future.
To receive a report from the Treasurer of the Steering Group on the accounts of Lyme Regis Gig Club.
To adopt the amended Lyme Regis Gig Club Constitution
To agree the name for the first Lyme Regis Gig
To elect the Committee to include the Chair, Treasurer, Secretary and nine other members.
Following the formal business of the meeting, the Members will have the opportunity to ask the Committee questions about the Gig Club.
The bar at Lyme Regis Powerboat Club will be open following the AGM
NB: Members are invited to stand for the Committee at the Annual General Meeting. However those members wishing to stand specifically for Chair, Treasurer or Secretary should notify the Steering Group (contactable below) in advance of the AGM.
Annual General Meeting
Briefing to Members
The Lyme Regis Gig Club’s ‘Steering Group’ Chair’s Report and Treasurer’s report on the accounts will be given at the Annual General Meeting.
The amended Lyme Regis Gig Club ‘Constitution’ is sent as an appendix to this document. Members are invited to make comments, within one week of receipt of this correspondence.
At the Annual General Meeting each member will be invited to cast one vote on one of the names short-listed by the Steering Group. Votes will be cast at the beginning of the Annual General Meeting when a brief introduction on each proposed name will be made, the results will be tallied and the winning name announced before the election of the Committee. The Chair of the Steering Group will have the casting vote in the case of a tie.
Please write and cast your vote by nominating just one of the short-listed names if you are a Member of the Gig Club and unable to attend the AGM on March 14th 2008. Postal votes should arrive no later than March 12 2008.
The short-listed names are:
· Pride of Lyme
· Snap
· Cobb
· Pearl
· Rebel
· Mary Anning
The Committee
At the Annual General Meeting members of Lyme Regis Gig Club will appoint a Committee of up to twelve people to take responsibility for the running of the Club.
Members are invited to stand for election to the Committee at the Annual General Meeting; however those standing for Chair, Treasurer and Secretary are invited to notify the Steering Group in advance.
The Committee will appoint a ‘Commander’ as ‘President’ for a one-year period to act as honorary head of Lyme Regis Gig Club. The ‘Commander’ is not a Committee Member.
The Committee may appoint advisors in an ‘honorary’ capacity to advise on issues. At the Annual General Meeting it is proposed to appoint an ‘Honorary Health & Safety Adviser’ and Honorary Auditor’.
The Committee will appoint a team of Officers to head-up:
Chair (Head of Operations) Maintenance
Rowing Captain Finance (Treasurer)
Safety Administration
Training Special Projects
An effective Committee team are going to be central to the future success of Lyme Regis Gig Club. A commitment to making the Club a safe, equitable and enjoyable organisation will underpin the working of this team. Members are invited to join the Committee, particularly if they are able to play an active role and serve as an Officer.
The Launch of the Town’s New Gig
The new Lyme Regis Gig will be launched at the Cobb on the afternoon of June 28th 2008.
The event will be a special celebration and the Gig Club would like to organise a sub-group to plan the day. Please contact Marcus Dixon at the address below if you’d like to join this team.
Lyme Regis Gig Club ‘Polo Shirt’
In time to mark the launch on the Town’s new Gig, Lyme Regis Gig Club has commissioned a navy blue polo shirt, carrying the new Club emblem (above – top page 3) and Lyme Regis Gig Club on the back in white letters.
Members can buy a navy blue Lyme Regis Gig Club polo shirt for £15 each. Sizes;
Size
XS
S
M
L
XL
XXL
3XL
4XL
To fit chest of
36
38
40
42/44
46
48
50/52
54
Please order by sending a cheque made payable to ‘Lyme Regis Gig Club’ to the address below and indicating the size that is required or place your order and pay at the Annual General Meeting. Polo shirts will be available for collection at St Michael’s Business Centre, Lyme Regis when ready.
Weymouth Gig Club - Opportunity to Row a Gig
Weymouth Gig Club has kindly invited members of Lyme Regis Gig Club to go along on 22nd March to Weymouth to row one of their gigs. Please contact Chris Douglas at seajaydouglas@yahoo.co.uk or at the address below if you’d like to go along.
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