Following an exhausting weekend running around events and installations at Weymouth which marked the launch of the Cultural Olympiad, sundown on the 28th September 2008 saw me excitedly awaiting the start of the first performance that I have had some involvement in developing in the Jurassic Coast Arts Programme since coming into post as the…
Living in Swanage I am a regular visitor to Chapman’s Pool, as one of the lovelier if less accessible spots on Purbeck’s stretch of the Jurassic Coast. Following negative coverage in the local press accompanied by a photograph of the rubbish which had accumulated in the bay over the last few months, a member of…
As more local hotels and attractions sign up to the Jurassic Coast Quality Business Scheme visitors are encouraged to look for the marque that tells them which businesses are embracing the values associated with the Jurassic Coast. The Jurassic Coast Quality Business Scheme is gathering pace with more new accreditations than in any previous period.…
A new DVD resource package launched by Devon Education Services in partnership with the Jurassic Coast Team will bring a bit of reality to geography lessons in secondary schools across the country. Using film footage on the Jurassic Coast and interviews from a range of experts, the film explores the sensitive issues surrounding the protection…
The Jurassic Coast has been attracting a huge amount of interest from the wider world. At the end of September alone, we have had experts from Northern Ireland, Spain (the Basque Country) and Vietnam visiting our coast, meeting people involved in sustainable development and talking to the team. Those from Northern Ireland were treated to…
During August and September, the Jurassic Coast Team was joined by Katharina Fettweis, a German biology student who wanted to experience first hand, how the Team operated. Katharina quickly fitted in with her new colleagues, and it was evident from the start that she would be a valuable – albeit temporary – member of the…
A new book on the geology of the East Devon coast was launched last week. Published by the Jurassic Coast Trust the guide describes the rocks and landscapes of the World Heritage coast from its western end at Exmouth to near Lyme Regis – a part of the coast dominated by red rocks and informally called the ‘Red Coast'.
When a phone call came through from Records Management Unit, Dorset County Council, asking ‘Have you got any jobs on the coast for 10 people who want to undertake a volunteers day?’ the answer was easy – Osmington Mills clean up. Through the monitoring programme for the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, a number of locations…