When painting the Jurassic Coast, my studio is always full of lists. A list, I feel, is a good step towards getting a job done but inevitably the list hangs on the studio wall and the job seems to pass it by. I’ve now come to the end of my Triassic adventure, painting the Jurassic…
Sidmouth Science Festival enjoyed a sixth successful year, with the Jurassic Coast Trust again playing a major role in the festival’s science programme. This year’s Sidmouth Science Festival held the theme of ‘Science In Our Lives’, and the Jurassic Coast Trust sponsored an evening talk by one of the world’s leading glaciologists, Professor Julian Dowdeswell of…
The Bridport Museum revamp has been given the seal of approval by one of the top Museum sector magazines. The Museums Journal has published a glowing 4-page review which describes the recent redevelopment as “a fine addition to the Jurassic Coast’s museum scene’ as well as a ‘delight to visit’, with ‘something to offer every…
Ever wondered what a Jurassic Ice Cream might taste like? Well, after 10 years in the making, Purbeck Ice Cream has released their new Jurassic Range in partnership with the Jurassic Coast Trust. As well as tasting great, the Jurassic Ice Cream will raise funds for the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. The Jurassic Ice…
My Jurassic Coast Poetry series has moved onward at the speed of tides to Sidmouth, the last stop for my residency this year. It has been a month of peeling away layers to find what energies lie beneath this well-heeled tourist haven. At the heart of the Regency town’s history I found the patience of…
I’m Sarah Acton, the Jurassic Coast’s Poet in Residence, and this month I have been exploring the poetry of Exmouth as part of my East Devon residency series. I’m taking inspiration from each stretch of coastline, and the exhibits within their museums’ collections, to create a body of site-specific poetry. I’ve already explored Beer and…
All of us here at the Jurassic Coast Trust are really looking forward to Dippy’s arrival in Dorchester next February. Here are 8 incredible Dippy Facts that you should know before going to visit him in Dorchester! Dippy is a massive skeleton, measuring 21.3 metres in length, and over 4 metres in both width and…
All of us here at the Jurassic Coast Trust are looking forward to Dippy’s arrival in Dorchester next February, and we’re thrilled to present A History of Dippy for you! Dippy has become so iconic as a fossil specimen, it’s easy to forget that he was once a living dinosaur, some 150 million years ago.…
The Jurassic Coast Trust has just started on a new and exciting stage in its development having recently taken on the responsibility for looking after the Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage Site. Known to one and all as the Jurassic Coast, the Site stretches from Studland Bay in Dorset to Orcombe Point in…