Blog by Siobhan Lancaster of Sitting Spiritually Sitting Spiritually of Lyme Regis were delighted to become Business Partners of the Jurassic Coast Trust in early 2019. As the Trust’s Guy Kerr wrote about us then: Sitting Spiritually are our first Business Partner of their kind – a truly unique, locally based company who evidently put all…
The Jurassic Coast Trust is seeking public input into a new Partnership Plan, which will guide management of the World Heritage Site over the next five years. The new Partnership Plan will take in conservation and preservation of the Site, how the Site impacts on the local economy, and how the Site can play an…
The last weekend of September will see the launch of a brand new Jurassic Coast running event – Run Jurassic. Organised by White Star Running in collaboration with the Jurassic Coast Trust, the three-day event aims to be the “official” Jurassic Coast Running Festival, with a percentage of income from the event supporting the Trust’s…
An interview with Anthea Simmons, author of Lightning Mary With a Hollywood film on Mary Anning in the making, the Mary Anning Rocks campaign to build a statue in Lyme Regis and the nomination to see her face on the £50 note, the pioneering palaeontologist and fossil collector could be about to get the recognition…
Construction work has recently begun to rebuild the steps leading to the Fossil Forest on the Jurassic Coast. This globally important site, part of the Lulworth Estate, is located to the east of Lulworth Cove, and shows evidence of a forest which grew there around 145 million years ago. Strange rounded shapes known as ‘algal…
This month marks two years since the Jurassic Coast Trust took over the full management responsibility for protecting and conserving the ‘Outstanding Universal Value’ of the 95 mile stretch of land from East Devon to Dorset, designated as England’s only Natural World Heritage Site. The ever-changing landscape of the Jurassic Coast brings with it a…
The Donkey Sanctuary is a fantastic charity that offers a better, safer home to donkeys and mules in need. Whether it’s a charity you’ve come into contact with before or not, the hard work and passion behind what they offer is evident in everything they do. The main Donkey Sanctuary base is located in Sidmouth,…
As part of an exciting new writing residency, Heart of Stone, Portland Museum is working with poet, writer and creative facilitator, Sarah Acton, to bring to life the heritage of Portland’s Stone Quarries, including real and imagined lives shaped by Portland stone past present and future, through creative writing, poetry and performance. The project, in…
Sam Rose, Chief Executive of The Jurassic Coast Trust will be leaving the organisation with effect from 30th June 2019. Sam departs after more than 15 years of working to safeguard England’s only natural World Heritage Site, including 10 years leading the Team based at Dorset County Council, and two years in the newly created role…