with thanks to our sponsors
The
Valentine
Charitable
Trust
Lyme Regis Fossil Festival
is a FREE festival brought
to you by Lyme Regis
Development Trust, a
charity based in the town.
Please consider what a
family day out could cost you and donate
what you can. Thank you.
Welcome to the
Going fossil hunting this weekend?
Search ‘thumbs up’ to find out
how to collect safely and
look after your finds at...
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geocurator.org
Are you interested in the care of rocks, minerals and fossils?
Why not consider joining the Geological Curators’ Group?
Membership is open to all. Look at our website to find out more.
We hold regular workshops, publish the peer-reviewed journal ‘The Geological Curator’
and host a wealth of resources online.
A membership-based arts organisation with two unique exhibition spaces
showing contemporary art at The Town Mill, Lyme Regis. With over 55,000 visitors
and a diverse artistic programme facilitating over forty exhibitions per year, 70% of
Town Mill Arts’ income is reinvested into the local artistic community. If you would
like to book an exhibition or to become a member please contact Phil Clayton.
Open daily 10.30am-4.30pm Free entry (donations welcome!)
Our membership is extremely diverse and includes museums, students,
curators, volunteers, geoscientists, researchers, educators, palaeontologists,
collectors, conservators, preparators and more.
SPECIAL OFFER quote ‘plesiosaur’ on
your membership form to receive
a free copy of our special volume
on fossil preparation, worth £15
While stocks last. Applicable to new subscriptions for 2017.
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Town Mill Arts The Town Mill Mill Lane Lyme Regis DT7 3PU
E: [email protected] T: 01297 444042 W: www.townmillarts.co.uk
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The coast around Lyme Regis
and Charmouth is one of the
most famous places in the world
for fossils and we celebrate that each year with
our fossil festival. This year’s theme is particularly
ambitious; for the first time we look at our coast
in a global context. Time, tide and tectonics:
explores the forces deep within the Earth that
have controlled how the rocks formed and how
life evolved along the Jurassic Coast.
Time: our rocks are 200 million years old and
date back to the Lower Jurassic period but their
full significance can only be appreciated in a
global context.
Tides: the moon formed from a mighty collision
very early in our Earth’s formation and that
governs our tides and the seasons of the year
today, 4,500 million years later.
Tectonics: the formation of the rocks and the
evolution of life is governed by the mighty
forces deep within the earth including huge
volcanic eruptions that drive climate change
and mass extinction. But extinction is life’s great
invigorator, the only problem for us is that it
takes about 5 million years to happen. We invite
you to think about that.
Hawkchurch Resort & Spa,
Hawkchurch, Axminster,
Devon EX13 5UL
Promoting S cience To Young People
Programme sponsored by
The Jurassic Coast Trust
Date for your diary ­
next year's Fossil Festival
Friday 4th – Sunday 6th May 2018
British Geological Survey/Geological Society
Natural England
Learn about the concept of plate tectonics which drives the creation, movement and ultimate destruction of continental land masses and oceans
Discover the Undercliffs National Nature Reserve. (Sunday only)
RSPB
Planet Earth....
Palaeontological Association
Dorset Geologist Association
Dinosaur Isle
Geologists’ Association
Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site & Trust
Lyme Regis Museum
Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre
National Trust
Oxford Museum of Natural History
Darrell Wakelam
Christine Allison
Advice on how to give nature a home, information about great places to see wildlife in the South West and further afield.
Our place in the Cosmos, Dr Roy Gill • Come and have fun at Planet Earth, whether you are 5 or 90, amateur or professional!
Fun with Fossils! Palaeoartist James McKay will bring to life visitors’ favourite UK fossils or draw and paint their own fantasy fossils.
Exhibition about the Geology of the Jurassic Coast.
Amazing dinosaur fossils from the Isle of Wight.
Discover common rock-types on your High Street!
Learn about England’s only natural World Heritage Site! Featuring fossil displays and dig boxes, Go Jurassic! Rangers club, and much more.
Explore the Chest of Curiosities!
Come and join us to paint and take home your very own cast of a real fossil.
Learn about tides and waves and their role in shaping our cliffs.
Display of specimens and archives from the OUMNH collection.
Slicing Through Time- help create some large scale “Ammonite Slices” . . these will start out small from the centre and gradually grow as the festival progresses with each new group of participants adding the next larger ‘chamber’
Join in with the Blue lias fossil painting
Marine Theatre
Superb displays of fossils, marine life and core laboratory specimens from this world famous institution, plus interactive “Citizen Science” activities.
Come and find us and try your hand at scanning fossils (old and more recent !) and watch them turned into 3D models for printing.
Examine microfossils, collect some for yourself and learn a bit more about how they are used.
Visit the Natural History Museum and then relax in the festival café; light meals, cakes, teas and coffees
Pavilion
Hub
Town Mill
Malthouse
Marquees
Natural History Museum
FABLAB
Discovering Microfossils Festival Café
Pavilion
Lister Room
Marine
Theatre
Friday 28th April Primary Schools Day Lyme Regis Fossil Festival Primary Schools day - bookings only Open to the public, but Schools will take priority until around 2.30pm
Saturday & Sunday , 29th/30th April, open 10am – 5pm, unless otherwise indicated
Raising Horizons and Bearded Lady exhibitions
Raising Horizons, 14 contemporary women working in
archaeology, geology and palaeontology pose as their historic
counterparts, each representing a moment in time; plus a
selection of photographs from the ‘Bearded Lady ‘ exhibition
Festival Market
Browse and buy incredible fossils, both real and chocolate!
Fossil art, Jewellery fashioned from seaside finds, Jurassic
coast inspired organic t shirts.
Southampton University
Waves big and small, from the waves that lap the beach to
the tide that cleans it.
British Antarctic Survey See some of the unique fossils found in Antarctica; find out
about the wonderful world of polar science.
Scott Polar Research Institute
See a real polar camp and get kitted out, polar style plus
other exciting activities.
UK Antarctic Heritage Trust
Learn about the history of man in the Antarctic, about the
bases it manages and other work that UKAHT does in the
Antarctic.
Friday 28th April Primary Schools Day Lyme Regis Fossil Festival Primary Schools day - bookings only
The
Museum
Open to the public, but Schools will
takeSedgwick
priority until around
2.30pm Open 10am – 5pm, Saturday & Sunday, unless otherwise stated
Saturday/Sunday 29th/30thApril,Hands-on
Teacher - CPD Drop-In
Session: FREE
12.00pm; 2.00pm – 3.00pm, Lister Room at the Shelters,
activities
for all11.00am
the –family!
Calling all educators! Teacher drop in session
Lister Room, upstairs at the Shelters
Calling all educators! Come to our special Teacher drop in
session to find out about opportunities that can enhance your
teaching and learning in school.
iggy the
Dinosaur
Market area
Fossil Polishing with Lyme Regis Museum
Market area, The Shelters
Fossil polishing, small charge applies. The museum is
currently closed but nearing completion of a fantastic
extension, due to open Summer 2017.
Marine Parade
RNLI Safety van
Learn about the dangers of the tides and how to look for
fossils safely.
Dorset Wildlife Trust
Information and activities relating to local wildlife, nature
reserves and conservation
RNLI building
RNLI
We aim to raise awareness of the risks and dangers of the
coastal environment, to ensure they people are able to enjoy
our wonderful coast and fossil fields in a safe manner.
Sandy beach
Sand Time Walk
Help create fantastic sand sculptures , of organisms from the
past, with Mark from Sandworld and then explore the Sand
Time Walk across the beach. (Saturday and Sunday)
Cobb Car Park
RNLI Marine Market
Cobb Sandy
Car Park beach building Parade area
Lister
Room
Friday 28th April Primary Schools Day Lyme Regis Fossil Festival Primary Schools day - bookings only
Open to the public, but Schools will take priority until around 2.30pm Open 10am – 5pm, Saturday & Sunday, unless otherwise stated
Saturday/Sunday 29th/30thApril, Teacher - CPD Drop-In Session: FREE 11.00am – 12.00pm; 2.00pm – 3.00pm, Lister Room at the Shelters, Marine Parade
The Iguanodon Restaurant
Emerald Ant return with their fantastic street theatre We invite you to dine inside the belly of an Iguanodon.
Guests will feast on a julienne of joviality… Scandalous
skulduggery… Fossil-fuelled fun… A dessert of dinosaur
delight!
look out for these flags to help you
find Fossil Festival venues
Calling all educators! Come to our special Teacher drop in session to find out about
opportunities that can enhance your teaching and learning in school. With free resources,
ideas and tips from organisations like the Polar Museum and the Jurassic Coast you will leave
with plenty of inspiration to take back to your school. We know that working on a weekend
is hard enough, but when it’s this much fun, what’s not to like?
Performances
Geologists’ Association
!
For everyone interested in
the story of the Earth
Saturday
11am
11.30am
1.15pm
Uplyme Morris
3pm
Storytelling - Martin Maudsley
4pm
Sunday
Peformance Area
Meet Darwin and Mary Anning, street theatre
Film: The Bearded Lady
3.30pm
The Jurassix: Shanty Men
www.geologistsassociation.org.uk
Meet Darwin and Mary Anning, street theatre
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The GA also runs a junior club called Rockwatch
Rockwatch introduces children and young people to the
amazing world of geology where they can share their
interests with other geology lovers, young and old.
We run an exciting programme of events ranging from
field trips, residential trips, museum events and more.
We produce a membership pack filled with fascinating
geological facts and tools you can use to help you
become a budding geologist.
We publish a glossy magazine 3 times a year and run
competitions where you can win some fantastic prizes!
www.rockwatch.org.uk
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!
Ly m e R e g i s F o s s i l F e s t i va l 2017
Meet Darwin and Mary Anning, street theatre
Marquee Area
The Iguanodon Restaurant - Emeraldant, street theatre
Cobb Gate Car Park
The Iguanodon Restaurant - Emeraldant, street theatre
Animation: The Great Landslip Animation: Fossils Suitable for all ages
Film: Coastal Erosion in Lyme
Walks
!
The Iguanodon Restaurant - Emeraldant, street theatre
Meet Darwin and Mary Anning, street theatre
4pm
For enquiries about membership please email the Secretary at
[email protected] or phone: 020 7434 9298.
The Iguanodon Restaurant - Emeraldant, street theatre
Animation: The Great Landslip Animation: Fossils Suitable for all ages
12.30am
2.30pm
No. 22 Geology of the Dorset Coast (second edition) (2016)
No. 73 Geology of the Devon Coast (to be published shortly)
Marine Theatre
Film: Coastal Erosion in Lyme
2pm
Two new GA Field Guides are relevant to this area:
Film: Coastal Erosion in Lyme
11.30am
1pm
www.dorsetgeologistsassociation.com
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Film: The Bearded Lady
Animation: The Great Landslip Animation: Fossils Suitable for all ages
3.30pm
The Dorset GA Group is the local one for the Jurassic Coast:
Cobb Gate Car Park
Meet Darwin and Mary Anning, street theatre
2.30pm
11am
Marquee Area
Meet Darwin and Mary Anning, street theatre
Super women of Science - Electric Voice Theatre
2pm
www.geologistsassociation.org.uk
and click on ‘Linked Societies’
JOIN NOW!
Storytelling - Martin Maudsley
1.30pm
The GA has nearly 100 local groups and affiliated societies.
Why not look up one near you?
!
Storytelling - Martin Maudsley
12.30pm
It organises field trips both in the UK and overseas and holds monthly lecture meetings
as well as an Annual Conference and the Festival of Geology. Its publications, the
Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association and the GA Magazine are widely acclaimed.
The GA provides a voice for geologists on matters of national importance.
Marine Theatre
Animation: The Great Landslip Animation: Fossils Suitable for all ages
Film: Coastal Erosion in Lyme
12pm
Since its formation in 1858 the GA has actively promoted the study of geology to all who
are interested in the past, present and future of the natural world. It welcomes everyone,
regardless of the level of their knowledge.
!
Peformance Area
Storytelling - Martin Maudsley
Subject to change. Please check fossilfestival.com
for the latest information.
Saturday
10am – 3pm
10am – 12pm
11am – 12pm
12pm – 2pm
2pm – 3pm
2pm – 4pm Sunday
10am – 12pm
11am – 12pm
1pm – 3pm
2pm – 4pm
The Iguanodon Restaurant - Emeraldant, street theatre
The Iguanodon Restaurant - Emeraldant, street theatre
tickets available from the Lyme Regis TIC (01297 442138) before the Festival or from the Festival Hut during the Festival unless indicated otherwise
‘The Undercliffs and the Crimean Seat’, with Tom Sutherland of Natural England,
5 to 6 miles walking the new permissive path on the Undercliff up to the Crimean Seat with its panoramic views. £5 per ticket, no under 12’s, well behaved dogs accepted.
‘The Geology of Lyme Regis seafront and Monmouth Beach – investigating fossils in situ’, a fossil friendly walk with Jim Thomas, local fossil expert, £5 per ticket, under 5’s free
‘Meet the Engineer! Find out how the engineers protect Lyme Regis from the sea and landslides’. A guided walk with engineer, Prof. Roger Moore, which explores the
engineering works that protect Lyme Regis.’ £3 per ticket.
Fossil walk with Charmouth Heritage Centre staff, Charmouth, bookings
01297 560772, £8.00 adult, £4.00 child
‘Meet the Engineer! Find out how the engineers protect Lyme Regis from the sea and landslides’. A guided walk with engineer, Geoff Davis, which explores the engineering works that protect Lyme Regis.’ £3 per ticket.
‘The Geology of Lyme Regis seafront and Monmouth Beach – investigating fossils in
situ’, a fossil friendly walk with Jim Thomas, local fossil expert, £5 per ticket, under 5’s free
‘The Geology of Lyme Regis seafront and Monmouth Beach – investigating fossils in situ’, a fossil friendly walk with Jim Thomas, local fossil expert, £5 per ticket, under 5’s free
‘Meet the Engineer! Find out how the engineers protect Lyme Regis from the sea and landslides’. A guided walk with engineer Geoff Davis, which explores the engineering works that protect Lyme Regis.’ £3 per ticket.
Fossil walk with Charmouth Heritage Centre staff, Charmouth, bookings 01297 560772, £8.00 adult, £4.00 child
‘The Geology of Lyme Regis seafront and Monmouth Beach – investigating fossils in situ’, a fossil friendly walk with Jim Thomas, local fossil expert, £5 per ticket, under 5’s free
Promoting S cience To Young People
Talks
£3 per talk, £10 for an evening – all welcome
Tickets available from The Lyme Regis TIC (01297 442138) in advance or from the Festival Hut during the festival.
Friday 28th April The Marine Theatre
5pm
In the beginning….Planet Earth 101
Kirstin Lemon & Clive Mitchell of the British Geological Survey
The Tectonic Time Team, Lemon & Mitchell, from the British Geological Survey take us on a time voyage from the early days of planet Earth through billions of years of
geological history up to the formation of the Jurassic Coast; Join us for a geological journey that you’ll never forget.
6pm
The ebb and flow of the tides of Dorset
Dr Simon Boxall, Associate Professor in Oceanography, Univ. of Southampton. The moon is
important in driving the tides of the ocean but it is not the only force. Discover why we get tidal flows, why there are spring and neap tides and why the tides in Dorset and Hampshire are particularly unusual.
7pm
The Dynamic Coast of Dorset
Professor Denys Brunsden This lecture shows the relationship between the processes of erosion and deposition at the interface between the earth, atmosphere and ocean and describes the nature of beach dynamics, cliff erosion and land management.
It will include a full explanation of how the shore at Lyme Regis was studied and designed to stabilize the beach and cliffs and ensure greater safety for those who live close to the sea.
8pm
Tsunamis in the UK: are we at risk?
Millie Watts, University of Southampton. One autumn day, 8200 years ago, the
northern shoreline of the UK was inundated by a massive tsunami, spawned from the collapse of the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The Shetland Islands were inundated with a 25 m wave, and the Scottish coastline preserves the record of a 5 m tsunami. This lecture discusses the research being done to assess possible risks to the UK.
Saturday 29th April The Guildhall
4pm
Stitching Science, interpreting Antarctic geology through art
Dr Huw Griffiths, British Antarctic Survey and Naomi Chapman, The Polar Museum
How do you get a scientist to sew? Find out how educators and scientists worked together to create a tactile map of the incredible Antarctic continent.
Saturday 29th April The Marine Theatre
5pm
The Jurassic Coast; the Biggest Story on Earth Richard Edmonds, freelance geologist.
Exploring our Jurassic Coast in the global context of evolution, extinction and the forces deep within the earth that drive these things and help us understand what we see and find here.
6pm
Dinosaurs and Ichthyosaurs of Britain Dean Lomax, hon. visiting scientist, School of Earth and Environmental Science, Univ. of Manchester. In this talk, Dean Lomax will provide an overview of some of the incredible dinosaurs found inBritain and give an insight into his research on British ichthyosaurs!
7pm
Broken Apart and Frozen Out: The Forces that Shaped the Evolution of Antarctica
Dr Huw Griffiths/Hilary Blagbrough, BAS
We will take you on a journey through the history of the Antarctic and its wildlife from
greenhouse to icehouse.
8pm
The Jurassic Coast in China: early birds, feathered dinosaurs, unexpected mammals and exquisite insects Dr John Nudds, Snr lecturer in Palaeontology, School of Earth and Environmental Science, Univ. of Manchester. The Jurassic Coast of Dorset and Devon exposes rocks of Jurassic and Cretaceous age; but what was the global picture? This lecture explores what was happening during the same time period, but on the other side of the world in the remote Chinese Province of Liaoning. There have many surprises!
Sunday 30th April The Guildhall
11am – 2pm
Jurassic Coast Ambassador talks, suitable for all ages - short, snappy talks on a variety of subjects from local Jurassic Coast Ambassadors, FREE
Timings may be subject to change
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