Posted by Neil on Tuesday, 15 November 2011, at 10:10
Remembrance Day 2011
World War I officially ended on the eleventh hour on the eleventh day on the eleventh month, 1918 - Armistice Day. The act of remembrance, a Two Minute Silence, began on the anniversary of Armistice Day in 1919. At 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month of 2011, the nation paused to remember the fallen. Lymm was no exception. The village centre came to a stand still as businesses closed and local residents, one and all, paid their respects with Two Minutes Silence.
Sunday morning saw a fantastic turn out of people wanting to pay their respect. Led by members of Lymm & District Royal British Legion the procession left Davies Way car park on its way to the recently cleaned Lymm War Memorial at St Marys Church. With everyone deep in their own personal thoughts a Remembrance Day Service was held before everyone returned to the Lymm Royal British Legion where memories were shared and stories were told. The whole event was captured on camera by Joanne Bolton (a very keen amateur photographer) with some absolutely stunning photographs. Thank you Joanne for kindly sharing your wonderful images for all to see (please keep them coming). The afternoon slowly drew to a close with everyone enjoying a buffet courtesy of Lymm.com.
"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, We will remember them."
View all Joanne's Remembrance Day 2011 photos.
Posted by Laura on Friday, 5 November 2010, at 00:37
Have a piece of home with you, no matter where you are in the world
Following on from the success of Lymm.com’s very own recently launched postcard, we were absolutely delighted when we received the following email from Daniel Howarth all the way from New Zealand. Having grown up in Lymm throughout his childhood, he was thrilled when his mother sent him our Lymm.com postcard. Read on for his lovely email that he sent us in reply. Thanks Daniel, glad you like it!
Message from Daniel in New Zealand
Dear Lymm.com
I have received a Lymm postcard from my mother, who lives next to the Lymm Hotel. Having been brought up in Lymm, when I try to describe the area I simply say - a picture postcard village.
The Lymm.com postcard showed a wonderful array of village life in Lymm, showing off its multitude of colours and personalities.
The 11368 miles between my childhood home and my current home of Auckland, New Zealand, may culminate in being 'only a day away', but a small simple wonderful gestures like this, makes me feel that much closer.
From spring time in the southern hemisphere, I wish all of Lymm, my best wishes.
Arohanui (Much love in Maori)
Daniel Howarth
Son of Julia and Bernard Howarth.
Where in the World are you?
Here at Lymm.com, we would love to hear about where else the Lymm.com postcard has ventured to! Email us at visitors@lymm.com with your details and whereabouts in the World you’re writing from and we’ll post on the site for everyone to see!
Posted by Laura on Tuesday, 21 September 2010, at 21:34
Congratulations Chris Nixon!!
Lymm.com are pleased to announce the winner of the recent Photographic Competition, with Chris Nixon taking the £100 cash prize! “Summer Nights” was the theme for the competition, in which we feel Chris’s image of “Fishing For Supper” is a beautiful example of a summer evening in the picturesque settings of Lymm Dam.
A Close Call!
We received Chris’s entry in the nick of time as he emailed it to us just half an hour before the competition closed. Close call with that one Chris! Well done once again!
The Media Gallery
A huge thank you goes out to all those other great photographers who entered the competition. We received some fantastic entries which can all be viewed in the Media Gallery.
Our Media Gallery now boasts almost 2000 amazing images and videos of Lymm, local events, people and the surrounding area. All of which are fully searchable via a selection of ways, be it landmarks, festivals, locations or photographers etc. Have a browse through some stunning scenes of nature or try to spot yourself at the May Queen Festival. There are some really great photos in there, all ready and waiting for you to have a flip through!
Get involved
If you would like to contribute to the Media Gallery (with a named credit and link to every one of your photos) then please email your images to laura@lymm.com along with your name and the name of your photograph.
The theme for our next Photographic Competition is yet to be decided, so if you have any ideas on appropriate themes or topics then please email them through to either matthew@lymm.com or laura@lymm.com.
Once again, there will be a £100 cash prize for the best photograph so keep an eye out for the chosen theme of the next competition, then get snapping!
Thanks guys!
Some of our Entries
Posted by Laura on Wednesday, 3 March 2010, at 13:11
Snowy Scenes
There are some new images to view in the Media Gallery. Local aspiring photographer Sally-Anne Chambers has kindly donated some of her images of the snow we experienced in January, to the site for the public to view and enjoy. Images include some beautiful landscape shots of Lymm Dam, stunning views of St Mary’s Church and snapshots of people out and about enjoying the snow! Fantastic work, thanks Sally-Anne!
View Sally-Anne Chambers Photographs
Posted by Matthew on Wednesday, 17 February 2010, at 15:22
New images to view in the Media Gallery
We would like to draw your attention to some fantastic new additions to the Media Gallery. Local photographer Steve Highfield has kindly allowed us to feature some of his superb work on the site, for the public to view and enjoy. Images include some stunning landscape shots of Lymm, the Bridgewater Canal by night, Victoria Square in Stockton Heath, the night lights of Manchester and some striking scenes of architecture in Salford Quays. A beautiful collection to view, thanks Steve!
Don't forget to enter our Photographic Competition for a chance to win the £100 cash prize!