Sunday 16 August | 11:30am | The RAF aerobatic display team is returning to the town for the first time in nine years.
A display by the Red Arrows to mark the 200th anniversary of a lifeboat in Lyme Regis was originally scheduled for Saturday 15 August, but has now been moved to Sunday 16 August due to the Arrows’ other engagements. The display will start at 11.30am and the public are urged to arrive in Lyme Regis in good time as it is expected to be the town’s busiest day.
The display forms part of Lyme Regis Lifeboat Week, 15 to 23 August. Mayor of Lyme Regis, Cllr Philip Evans, said: “We are very excited that the Red Arrows will be returning to Lyme Regis this summer and are happy to move the display to Sunday 15 August to make it happen. The display will still be part of the Lifeboat Week programme, celebrating two centuries of the lifesaving service in Lyme Regis. We can expect an absolutely thrilling day in Lyme Regis when the Red Arrows are here and I am thoroughly looking forward to it.”
Lyme Regis Town Council applied to the RAF for a display by the Red Arrows in September 2025, agreeing to contribute up to £10,000 towards the cost of the event. To help meet the costs of the display, Cllr Evans relaunched the 100 Club, previously set up to raise funds for Red Arrows’ displays in 2016 and 2017. Membership to the 100 Club is £100 with a 20% discount for former members and for couples, with all members receiving a special Red Arrows tie or silk scarf, as well as an exclusive lapel badge. Members will also be invited to attend a VIP champagne reception to watch the Red Arrows from a vantage point on the seafront. To join the 100 Club USE THIS LINK.
Petrina Muscroft, chairman of the Lyme Regis Lifeboat Management Group, said: “It’s an honour and a privilege to enjoy the spectacular Red Arrows during Lyme Regis RNLI’s 200th year of celebrations. We are very proud of the town’s support for the lifeboat and thank the council in making this event possible.”
