The football pitch at Lyme Regis AFC became the festival field as hundreds enjoyed the Sausage and Cider Festival 2024.

People brought picnic blankets and camping chairs to enjoy live music, a barbecue and live football for a fundraising event for the town's football club.

The event began at 2pm and lasted until 11pm at  Lyme Regis Football Club on Charmouth Road.

That Britpop Band headlined the one-day festival with other performances from Adam Wedd, 3 Days of Wonder, Phoenix Rose Music, Amity Sings and Bob and Rachel Brooker.

The festival also showed England's Euro 2024 quarter-final against Switzerland on a big screen outside and in the clubhouse.

Lyme Regis AFC club chairman Gerard Hitchcock was pleased with the turnout for the event.

Gerard Hitchcock, Lyme Regis AFC Club ChairmanGerard Hitchcock, Lyme Regis AFC Club Chairman (Image: Tom Lawrence)

He said: "This is our seventh year, it keeps growing every year.

"We always learn from the last year, we have a new stage this year set up, proper professional electrics rather than a generator and extension leads.

"It is the biggest fundraiser we do in the year for the club.

"We are lucky because yesterday's weather was terrible and tomorrow looks rubbish but today we have been blessed with the sun.

"I am not sure how [The Sausage and Cider Festival] came about, Adrian Wood who does all of the posters, came up with the suggestion.

"He suggested it and we liked the idea.

"We have come a long way, the first stage we had was a bit of wood and one marquee with a few sausages.

"This just works, cider and sausages is perfect for summertime."

One party of Liz King, Dave Pidgley, Robin Smith, Darren King, Karen Pidgely and Jodi Smith travelled from Christchurch and New Milton specifically for the event.

From left to right: Liz King, Dave Pidgley, Robin Smith, Darren King, Karen Pidgely and Jodi SmithFrom left to right: Liz King, Dave Pidgley, Robin Smith, Darren King, Karen Pidgely and Jodi Smith (Image: Tom Lawrence)

Jodi said: "Dave and Karen got married last year and they both got cider and we went online looking for Lyme Regis cider which they stopped making.

"While we were looking we saw the sausage and cider festival, so we went online and booked a cottage just to come here.

"We are enjoying the day so far it has been really lovely."

Lynne Wason and Julia Shapter have come to the event for the past three years.

Lynn Wason and Julia Shapter enjoying a drink at the festivalLynn Wason and Julia Shapter enjoying a drink at the festival (Image: Tom Lawrence)

Mrs Wason said: "It is nice to have something to do, we get to meet up with the locals, it is lovely.

"We are really enjoying it, the atmosphere is great."