The Jurassic Coast Earth Festival 2012 is a celebration of England’s only natural World Heritage Site. From May to September, coastal and gateway towns in Dorset and East Devon are hosting an exciting programme of events that fuse art and performance with science, giving us a new way of seeing where we fit into the…
The Jurassic Coast Trust is seeking to appoint three new Trustees to strengthen its activities as a major force in the management of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. First to be appointed is Dorset resident Dr John Bone who brings more than 20 years in global marketing and five years experience as Trustee of…
Defra recently published its final evaluation of 15 Coastal Change Pathfinder projects which were designed to improve the way that coastal communities are engaged in planning to adapt to coastal change.
The Purbeck School hosted a brilliant Jurassic Coastal Change Day on Thursday 29th March for 100 Year 4s from three Purbeck first schools. Children from Stoborough, Lady St Mary and Bovington First schools arrived at The Purbeck School early Thursday morning to watch a mini play presented by Year 10 and 11 Purbeck School students.…
The Big Jurassic Classroom project launched in July 2011 offering free teacher training to all schools in Dorset and East Devon on how the 7 Olympic and Paralympic values link with the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. We’ve had a massive response and been to over 60 schools, training 90 schools and over 800…
Tickets are available for Thomas Hardye School’s Café Sci Fossil Festival special, 3rd May 2012 at Thomas Hardye School – ‘The Origin of our species’ with Chris Stringer. The Thomas Hardye School’s forthcoming Café Sci on Thursday 3rd May 6 – 7.30pm with Professor Chris Stringer FRS from the Natural History Museum promises to be…
The West Dorset Fossil Collecting Code aims to provide a practical and affordable means of managing collecting within this part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. Dapedium partially destroyed by the large swell wave event of the 16th December which uncovered it. Monmouth Beach, Iron ledge Shales, Angulata Zone late Hettangian. Monmouth Beach lies…
We will be there during the sailing events from Saturday 28th July until Saturday 11th August, as part of ‘Natural Weymouth and Portland’. Key organisations have joined together to provide the best possible offer to visitors and spectators during the Games with regards to providing information on Dorset’s outstanding coast, countryside and biodiversity. The Bayside…
Creative Coast 2012 aims to connect people’s imaginations with the stories of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site by building the creative sector into its management. The first step along this path has been to form the Creative Coast Forum, a network of scientists, artists, educators, local businesses, public bodies and arts organisations who will…