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Candles on the Cobb
LRPBC Friday
Candles on the Cobb is
arguably the most successful, most popular, and most original event ever
produced in Lyme Regis. Devised and masterminded by Phil Street and Mike
Higgs, the champion fund raisers of Lyme, the event, besides being
spectacular, provides an opportunty for vistors and locals to remember
loved ones, and also raises an awful lot of money for charity.
We were
at the Power Boat Club with quite a large group of participants, cutting
the tops of the plastic glasses which on the 24th August will be used to
provide wind shelter for the 5,000 candles which light up the Cobb.
Alan Vian chats to Phil Street, Mike Higgs, Jane Whittingham, Laurence
Madill, Les Herbert, Vicky Stickler and Nigel Bell.
Candles on the
Cobb takes place on the evening of the 24th August, is preceded by a
Torchlight Procession, and followed by the biggest Fireworks Display ever
seen in Lyme. If you've never seen it before, its worth being there, and
taking part by making a small dedication of your own, its worth travelling
across the world to witness this, the view of the candles, burning
mystically around the Cobb is nothing short of .....amazing. Video,
including blood flowing, follows soon
More information, including how
you can take part wherever you are in the world, can be found at www.candlesonthecobb.com
To see video Click
here
20.06.08 |