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LYME REGIS Fossil Festival

Welcome to

LYME REGIS

Fossil FestivalWelcome to the 2019 Lyme Regis Fossil

Festival located on the world-famous Jurassic

Coast. Lyme Regis is blessed with some of the

most remarkable palaeontology and geology

on the planet and we’re here to help celebrate

this with a weekend of science, discovery and

fun. The history of fossil discovery is intrinsically

linked to Lyme Regis and Charmouth through

the incredible work of Mary Anning, soon to be

immortalised even further with the release of

the upcoming Hollywood movie “Ammonite”

starring Kate Winslet, shot right here in Lyme

Regis! Mary’s discoveries really shook the

world of natural history; changing the way the

scientific community looked at prehistoric life

and the history of the earth itself. Her amazing

story continues to inspire generations of

fossil hunters and you too could follow in her

footsteps and discover new secrets locked

away for hundreds of millions of years by

joining one of the many guided fossil hunting

walks over the weekend. The Fossil Festival

will also host some fascinating exhibitions

throughout the town centre including the

Natural History Museum, British Antarctic

Society, Palaeontological Society and lots of

local scientific organisations, as well as some

thought-provoking and entertaining talks and

lectures in the Marine Theatre. The whole

weekend kicks off with a dazzling lantern

display along the seafront, which will be a sight

to behold. Join us at the Fossil Festival for an

adventure 200 million years in the making!

Jon Doody, Dot Wood

and everyone at the LRDT team.

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7pm – 8.45pm Julia Hailes and Adam ReesTalk on Environmental and Marine current issues. Tickets £8. Book at www.fossilfestival.co.uk

Adam Rees PhD – Effective marine

protection : A success story from the

Lyme Bay MPA.

Coastal ecosystems are under increasing threat

from over-fishing, pollution and climate change.

Fortunately, the Lyme Bay marine protected

area demonstrates a number of success stories

where local communities are being empowered

to manage, protect their coastal environment.

Underpinned by world-leading research and

facilitated by the Blue Marine Foundation,

lessons from Lyme Bay show us the power of

what can happen when scientists, communities,

policymakers and visitors work together.

Dr Adam Rees is a marine ecologist at the

University of Plymouth who has been working in

Lyme Bay for the past 8 years.

Tickets can be booked through

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Julia Hailes MBE – Have the public gone

bonkers about plastics?

Pictures of turtles with straws up their

nostrils and an albatross chick regurgitating a

toothbrush have been key in galvanising public

attention to the very real problem of ocean

plastics. So, you may be surprised to hear

that plastics are often the best environmental

option, in particular by saving energy and

tackling climate change. Julia Hailes is a

sustainability pioneer with over 30 years in

the green sector. She’s a campaigner, writer,

speaker and consultant, who has written nine

environmental books, including The Green

Consumer Guide, which sold over 1 million

copies. She will talk about how humans have

become the most wasteful species on the

planet and what we should be doing about it.

Some of her conclusions may surprise you.

This year we have a new addition to the festival

in a lantern procession that will take place

along the seafront at dusk, 8:45pm, on Friday

3rd May. Local children have been busy making

some superb tissue and willow ichthyosaurs

and plesiosaurs which when illuminated, we

hope will provide a wonderful spectacle to kick

off the annual Fossil Festival weekend.

8.45pm – 9.30pm Lantern procession from the theatre along the seafront to the Harbour

Marine theatre Friday 3rd May

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12pm - 1pm

Spectacular fossils, and Illustrations of Prehistoric Life Maria McNamara and James Mckay

2pm - 2.30pm

The Great Debate; the causes of the 1839 Bindon Landslip

2.30pm - 2.50pm

Meet Mary Anning & Charles Darwin!

2.50pm - 3.15pm

Martin Maudsley

3.30pm - 4.30pm

Huw Griffiths and Cath Waller British Antarctic Survey

1.30pm - 2pm

Martin Maudsley Story teller featuring work from Woodroffe students

7pm - 8pm

B Sharp and students from local schools present Evolution Rocks (a ticketed event £8. Available at www.fossilfestival.co.uk)

The sessions during the day will be free entry but we will ask for donations. The evening session with B sharp will be ticketed.

‘Becoming a fossil: a whirlwind tour of

geological time and spectacular fossils’ by

Dr Maria McNamara. Maria is a Senior Lecturer

in Geology at University College Cork. Her

research focuses on the preservation of soft

tissues in the fossil record. One of her current

interests is the preservation of colour in fossils,

and the impact of colour on the evolution of life.

“Trilobites, Dinosaurs and Mammoths –

Illustrating the Prehistory of the British Isles” by

James McKay, University of Leeds. James is an

experienced palaeoartist, whose paintings bring

prehistoric creatures and landscapes back to

life. In this talk, he will show how he recreated

the entire prehistory of the British Isles in a

series of stunning paintings, for an upcoming

Palaeontological Association book.

Both talks are suitable for a family audience.

‘The teachers’ Ian Wood, Julia Lamb Wilson

and John Haylock alongside our local geologist

Richard Edmonds plus students from Woodroffe

School reenact the controversy around the

causes of the Bindon Landslip. Featuring the

Bindon Landslip Animation created by Woodroffe

year 7 and St Michael’s year 6 students.

Hear gems from the life of Mary Anning and

the voyages of Charles Darwin in a lively meet

’n greet with two of Geology’s brightest stars!

Play Guess the Fossil, see how far you can

stretch time and get answers to those questions

you’ve always wanted to ask: Why do giraffe’s

have long necks? Why does Mary love thunder

storms? And why do they wear those hats??!

(With Lizzie Hopley and Carl Salter).

See 1.30pm - 2pm for further details.

A talk about microplastics in the Antarctica

and the Southern Ocean.

Martin Maudsley is a professional

storyteller based in Bridport and working

across the UK in schools, theatres, festivals

and for a range of national organisations.

His repertoire of stories consists of fresh

re-tellings of traditional tales from local

legends to magical myths, often combining

poetry and music to bring the stories to life.

Martin has a particular passion for stories

that connect with local landscapes and the

natural world, and has been telling stories

about the folklore of fossils since he moved

to the Jurassic coast. Join him at the Fossil

Festival to uncover the magical stories

behind Colpexies’ Fingers, Snakestones

and Fairy Loaves...

Martin has been working with students

from Woodroffe to write a new story for

this years festival.

Evolution Rocks is a concert by local young

people led by B Sharp (www.bsharp.org.

uk). Working with B Sharp music leaders,

students from The Woodroffe School and

Mrs Ethelston’s CE Primary Academy, and

from B Sharp’s groups - Boombox, Hub

Jams and Bridport Jams, have created

original songs and tracks on the theme of

evolution. Welcome to a journey through

time of light, sound and music!

Based in Lyme Regis with over 12 years of

experience delivering workshops, training,

performances and gigs, B Sharp is a local

music and enterprise charity that seeks to

give children and young people the best

possible start in life through music.

B Sharp runs regular informal music

making sessions for young people aged

8 - 19, and runs workshops in local schools

and early years settings.

Marine theatre Saturday 4th May

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12pm - 12.30pm

Bindon Landslip film and Great Debate(see Saturday 2pm for details)

2pm – 3pm

The Great Landslide, Richard Edmonds

3pm – 4pm

Close of Festival talk by Sir Ghillean Prance and Richard Lane

Is this the real thing? Is this just

fantasy? Caught in a landslide.......

no escape from reality........

‘A new map and model of the Great

Bindon Landslide’

The tumultuous events of Christmas Eve

and Christmas Day 1839 near Bindon in

the Axmouth to Lyme Regis Undercliffs,

created Goat Island and the Chasm, one of

the most famous and celebrated landslides

in the World. Described by Buckland and

Conybeare in 1840, their scientific paper

was only the second ever dealing with

landslides. Since then many people have

puzzled over what happened without a

satisfactory conclusion. Now however, open

source data from the Strategic Monitoring

programme at the Plymouth Coastal

Observatory has enabled a detailed map

both above and below the sea, to be drawn

up and from that, models to account for the

shape and form of the landscape that we

see today. They are not presented as ‘the

answer’, but as a possible explanation.’

Sir Ghillean Prance, former Director of The Royal

Botanical Gardens, Kew and Richard Lane,

former Director of Science at the Natural History

Museum will be hosting a discussion focussing

on ‘Thinking like a scientist’ and how it has

shaped their fascinating and stimulating career

paths. Travel, curiosity and inventiveness have

shaped the careers of both Ghillean and Richard

and they will be closing this year’s festival with

a session explaining how they have worked

extensively throughout the world, particularly in

the Amazon.

Professor Sir Ghillean Prance FRS

In his 39 expeditions to Amazonia he collected

over 350 new species of plants. He is the author

of 23 books and over 600 scientific and general

articles, holds 15 honorary doctorates and is

a Fellow of the Royal Society. He received the

International Cosmos Prize from Japan in 1993

and the Victoria Medal of Honour from the Royal

Horticultural Society in 1999.

He was made a Commander of the Order of

the Southern Cross by the President of Brazil

and received the Order of the Rising Sun

from the Emperor of Japan. He continues to

be active in the conservation of the tropical

rainforest. He is a board member of the US

National Tropical Botanical Garden, and until

recently of the Exbury Gardens Trust. He

is President of the Wildflower Society, The

Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest Trust, Nature in

Art and the International Tree Foundation.

Dr Richard Lane OBE

A scientist with an interest in natural history

and tropical diseases and recently retired

as the Director of Science at the Natural

History Museum. He chaired the OECD’s

Global Science Forum initiative on Scientific

Collections and was a co-founder of the

Consortium for the DNA Barcode of Life.

Previously he was Director of International

Programmes at the Wellcome Trust, where

he funded research tackling major health

problems. He has been a consultant to the

World Health Organization and currently

acts as an advisor to Governments,

museums, scientific organisations and

charities. He is a trustee of the Against

Malaria Foundation.

Marine theatre Sunday 5th May

12.30pm - 1pm

Meet Mary Anning & Charles Darwin! (see Saturday 2.30pm for details)

1pm - 2pm

Laura Chatton and her Harris Hawk; Emma Kingston Maurward’s Animal Park

Educational Coordinator with her Harris

Hawk called Emma, talking about how

birds have descended from dinosaurs.

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Have you ever held an actual fossil or mineral?

How did you know it was a fossil?

What is a fossil?

Do you know why minerals are important and

that we can even search for them in space?!

At the Natural History Museum in London,

we ask questions about specimens like

fossils and minerals every single day. The

Museum has millions of objects, which

include everything from fossils to butterflies

to meteorites and minerals. We are bringing

some exciting things to Lyme Regis. Drop in

to our hands-on activities lead by Museum

scientists where you can explore fossils and

other amazing treasures from our famous

collections. Learn to use questions and other

scientific ideas to examine specimens to learn

more about the natural world and be like a

Museum Scientist for yourself.

Identifications Bring your fossil and rock finds to the NHM

experts and learn how to identify what you

have found and how best to care for it.

Abbey Wood Sieving ActivitySieving and identifying real fossil sharks’

teeth and shells from a 54 million year old

fossil bed using an identification guide and

modern comparative material. Visitors will

be encouraged to discuss “what is a fossil?”,

how fossils are named, deep time and sea

level change.

Children (and adults) will be given the

opportunity to experience palaeontology first

hand. Apart from rare mammal and reptile

remains, everything you find you may keep.

Evolution of mammalian teeth In the shadow of the dinosaurs, Mesozoic

mammals were tiny, but we know a lot about

their teeth and jaws. So we can trace their

evolution from simple slicing teeth to ones with

an ability to crush and grind too, providing

evidence for changing diets. Enlarged models

of these early dentitions make it easier to

understand their evolutionary development.

We can demonstrate this by using them in a

puzzle. Try associating upper and lower jaws

of a variety of primitive mammals, by working

out how their teeth fit together for chewing.

What do we have in common with fish?Your inner fish! Find out what humans have in

common with fish and amphibians and how

exactly fish made their first steps onto land.

Extinction Kerplunk! How will climate change affect the oceans?

Using a simple hands-on model made of plastic

straws and modern sea shells you can do your

own experiments to investigate how the rate

and amount of global warming might affect the

diversity and size of marine animals. You will be

able to compare the results of your experiments

to predictions that scientists are making for the

future as well as to fossil evidence from past

episodes of global warming.

Dino CSIDinosaurs died out around 65 million years

ago so how can we find out more about what

they really looked like and how they lived?

Come find out more about fossils and have a

go at digging up a dinosaur like a real Museum

palaeontologist! Suitable for ages 5+.

Fossils Get your hands on million year old fossils and

discover what links them to creatures that are

still alive today.

Happy Birthday William Smith – fossils reunited!Come and see the characteristic fossils that

William Smith used to define ‘strata’ and make

the Britain’s first geological map in 1815.

• Match fossils to his hand drawn coloured

plates

• Draw a fossil from the Clunch Clay, the

Forest Marble or the Cornbrash strata

• Place your fossil on Smith’s stratigraphic

chart

3D ImagingDiscover how the NHM uses different kinds

of 3D imaging to help us learn about our

specimens. Come face to face with some

incredible tiny animals imaged in stereo using

electron microscopy, see a live demo of our

structured light scanning equipment, and get

the chance to hold our 3D prints all taken from

Museum specimens.

The Royal Microscopic Society (RMS)Hands-on use of the RMS Microscope Activity

Kit - everything that you need to deliver exciting

activities linked to the Primary School National

Curriculum. The scheme is completely free to

Schools, funded entirely by the RMS.

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

THE HUB

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DORSET WILDLIFE TRUST

Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre

Visit our information stand to find out all about the work of Dorset

Wildlife Trust, how it protects local reserves and how people can

get involved and become members. If you like the work that we

do and would like to support our organisation you can sign up

here for membership on the day.

Paint a fossil cast, from £2.00

Come and join us in the Malthouse to paint and take home your

very own cast of a real fossil. There are ammonites, trilobites,

ichthyosaur jaws, sharks’ teeth and more. All equipment is provided

just drop in. No need to book. Talk to our Wardens and volunteers

about our Charity, fossil walks, fossil identification and more!

Birmingham University /Fossil Forensics

Geological Society

One crime. Three suspects. Do you have what it takes to solve

who stole our dinosaur bone?

Fossil Forensics involves visitors solving a fictional crime

(dinosaur bone smuggling), using sediment samples full of

microfossils to rule out potential suspects. The crime gets

introduced through hand-outs of newspaper articles or having

it described to them, followed by the chance to get up close to

our sand samples using microscopes and finally matching the

samples to the suspects to track down our perpetrator.

Everyone will thoroughly enjoy solving our crime and catching

the pesky criminal!

THE MALTHOUSE

Jurassic Coast TrustThis will be a display of Jurassic Coast fossils and books.

Speak to our experts to learn about out how the Jurassic Coast

is looked after and to explore some of its fascinating stories.

Help us to protect and conserve the coast by becoming a

Jurassic Coast Trust Member.

The Geological Society of London is the UK’s professional

organisation for geoscientists. Founded in 1807, we are the

oldest geological society in the world with over 12,000 members

worldwide. We work to improve knowledge and understanding of

the Earth for the benefit of society, promote Earth science education

and awareness, and provide professional support for our members.

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Palaeontological AssociationGet hands-on with some amazing fossils, and discover how their unique features adapted them to

different environments and lifestyles. Design your own prehistoric creepy-crawly – decide how to

spend your points to arm your creature with body parts and special powers. Then spin our ‘wheel

of fortune’ to see what life throws at it – is your animal equipped to survive a meteorite impact,

climate change or the arrival of a new predator? Try to survive a day in the ancient seas with our

‘Prehistoric Perils’ board game.

Palaeoartist James McKay will be on hand to bring the public’s fantasy fossils to life.

The Palaeontological Association www.palass.org was founded in 1957 and has become one

of the world’s leading learned societies in this field. The Association is a registered charity that

promotes the study of palaeontology and its allied sciences through publication of original

research and field guides, sponsorship of meetings and field excursions, provision of web

resources, outreach and educational activities and a program of annual awards.

Dinosaur IsleHave a good look at our exhibition, including handling objects,

maps and diagrams of the Isle of Wight, fossils and dinosaurs.

There will also be a life-size dinosaur model, and you can have

the first chance to meet our new hand-held dinosaur puppet!

Visitors to our display will be able to handle real dinosaur

bones and fossils from the richest dinosaur locality in Europe.

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British Antarctic Survey MARY ANNING ROCKSDo you have what it takes to be a polar explorer?

Think the poles are just dead, icy wastes?

Think again! Join the British Antarctic Survey

for hands-on activities, displays and much

more. BAS scientists are on hand to explain

and demonstrate the unique wonders polar

science explores.

Time travel with our fossils to discover an

ancient jungle in Antarctica then zoom forward

to the present to meet some of the bizarre

creatures that inhabit the polar seas today.

See how your height compares with the tallest

and smallest penguins.

Are you the same height as Eudyptula minor

or Anthropornis nordenskjoeldi?

Discover how Polar scientists, past and present,

have equipped themselves to study geology and

the environment in the Antarctic. Get kitted out

ready for fieldwork in the coldest, driest place on

earth! Explore the field camp and see the survival

rations that keep you fed for weeks at a time in

places thousands of miles from any shops.

Jubilee Pavilion

The Etches CollectionOur stall will be showcasing

all that our new unique fossil

museum has to offer, The Etches

Collection, Museum of Jurassic

Marine Life houses over 2000

specimens, all collected by one

man, Steve Etches (who will be at

the festival as well). Our museum

brings the Jurassic seas back to

life and tells many stories from

deep time.

Visitors to the festival will be

able to chat to our enthusiastic

staff and volunteers to learn

everything they would like to

know about the museum. We will

have a microscope there with

some of our handling collection,

our famous fossil lucky dip,

competitions and lots of hands

on exciting activities for children

and families!

Come along to our stall at the festival and find out more about our

mission to raise a long overdue statue in Lyme Regis to this unsung

remarkable woman.

Lyme Regis MuseumThe Museum will be open as normal. There will be free dinosaur craft

events in the museum Learning Centre run by Darrell Wakelam, the

standard admission fee will apply. These are drop in events.

On both days the Museum will also be running a fossil polishing event at

the Marine Shelters and they will also have Fossil and Mary Anning Walks

scheduled as per their normal programme.

Museum of the FutureThe Museum of the Future is an exhibition (installation) which encourages visitors to

consider how our contemporary culture will be represented generations from now,

through the predominantly plastic everyday objects we are leaving behind.

All of the objects in the collection have been gathered on the UK coastline and much

like the stone tools, pottery and metals that archaeologists use to define human cultures

of the past, a layer of plastic will sadly, one day represent our own throwaway society.

Almost every aspect of our daily lives is represented in the display tray, demonstrating

the extent to which plastic is the lowest common denominator in every home.

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Promoting S cience To Young People

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Built in 1601 as a coaching inn, the Royal Lion Hotel has been extensively refurbished, yet still retains much of its history and unique

charm. The 33 bedroom hotel is privately owned and has gained an enviable reputation for its friendly service and first class cuisine.“The Oak Room Restaurant” is a perfect setting for that intimate

dinner experience, coupled with an extensive selection of wines and of course excellent hospitality. Open daily from 6.45pm to 9.00pm

Alternatively why not enjoy more traditional fayre at “The Inn” with its oak beams, wood panelling and an open fire help to create a warm,

welcoming and comfortable atmosphere. Open daily from 10.00am to 11.00pm

(Food served 12-2.30pm and 6-9.00pm)

WALKSSATURDAY 4th MAY11am - 12:30pmGeology and geomorphology of Lyme Regis seafront, with a little bit of history dropped in.Led by Jim Thomas – easy walking along seafront. £5 per head, under 5’s go free.Meet at the large anchor at Cobb Gate car park (bottom of the high street).

2pm - 4pm Geology of Lyme Regis seafront and Monmouth beach with Jim Thomas – looking at the rocks used along the seafront and continuing onto Monmouth beach to look at the ammonite pavement and fossils in situ in fallen blocks below Devonshire Head. A more difficult walk, particularly uneven along the western end of Monmouth beach. £5 per head, under 5’s go free. Meet at the large anchor at Cobb Gate car park (bottom of the high street).

Exhibition of Rephotography by A level Pho-tography students from the Woodroffe School.

Students have worked with archives from the Lyme Regis Museum to create images showing past and present views of our seafront over the last hundred years. The photographs will be on display in the Hub community cafe.

Also on sale in the cafe will be maps that the Graphics and Geography students have produced showing how our seafront has changed with lots of historical and current information about the area. These projects have been sponsored by Heritage Lottery Funding.

All walks need to be booked through the fossil festival website

SUNDAY 5th MAY10am - 3pmMonmouth Beach and Chimney Rock Explore the geology and wildlife of Monmouth Beach and then head inland to see Chimney Rock and the Undercliffs National Nature Reserve with reserve manager Tom Sunderland. Some steep steps and uneven ground. Rough terrain. Walking boots essential. Bring a packed lunch and drink. You must be physically fit and able. Please declare any medical conditions when booking. Approximately 4 miles. No dogs please.’ Meet at Holmbush Car Park 10am £7 per head. Booking essential. Tickets available from www.fossilfestival.co.uk

11am to 12.30pm Geology and geomorphology of Lyme Regis seafront, with a little bit of history dropped in.Led by Jim Thomas – easy walking along seafront. £5 per head, under 5’s go free.Meet at the large anchor at Cobb Gate car park (bottom of the high street).

2pm to 4pm Geology of Lyme Regis seafront and Monmouth beach with Jim Thomas – looking atthe rocks used along the seafront and continuing onto Monmouth beach to look at the ammonite pavement and fossils in situ in fallen blocks below Devonshire Head. A more difficult walk, particularly uneven along the western end of Monmouth beach. £5 per head, under 5’s go free. Meet at the large anchor at Cobb Gate car park (bottom of the high street).

Charmouth Heritage Centre and Lyme Regis Museum are also running fossil walks throughout the weekend. Please see their websites for details.

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Exhibitions of Art created for the festival will be exhibited in the Mill Gallery, the Malt house, the Marine Theatre and the Hub cafe.

Childrens Art Exhibition

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Lyme Regis Park and Ride

Solve the clues to find where the

treasure is hidden. The answers

will be words, letters and

numbers that you will discover

as you follow the trail around

Lyme Regis and the festival

exhibitions. Solve the clue and

cross off the answer on the

treasure map. At the end of the

trail you should be left with one

place name - the location of the

hidden treasure. Treasure maps

will be available at all the main

fossil festival venues throughout

the weekend for just £1.

On a recent excavation in the

wilds of Bournemouth, eminent

fossil hunter “Louisiana Bones”

discovered a very old piece of

parchment paper. It contained

clues to the whereabouts of

the lost treasure of the Duke

of Monmouth. Legend has it

that the Duke buried all his

treasure, including a priceless

fossil somewhere in Lyme Regis

before setting off to overthrow

King James II. Sadly the Duke

was executed for treason and his

treasure has laid undiscovered for

centuries! Help Louisiana solve

the clues to the whereabouts of

the treasure and you could win

the fabled Lyme Regis Fossil!

Can you help Louisiana

find the lost treasure of

Lyme Regis and win your

very own fossil!

Fossil Festival Treasure Hunt!

via Holmbush park & ride site - Lyme Regis - Charmouth Road park & ride site

ROUTE - From Holmbush car park to Pound Street, Broad Street, Bridge Street, Church Street and Charmouth Road to Charmouth Road park & ride site. 10am - 7.30pm

Return as outward route reversed

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