Fossil related news and events from Lyme Regis, Uplyme & Charmouth
Lyme Regis
Name Fossil Festival’s new mascot to win £100 worth of LEGO!
IF you go down to The Hub today, you’re sure of a huge surprise! […]
Fossils
Charmouth
Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre wins award
CHARMOUTH Heritage Coast Centre has received an award from the Royal Geographical Society. […]
Coronavirus
Release of Mary Anning biopic ‘Ammonite’ delayed amid pandemic
LYME Regis-based movie ‘Ammonite’ is one of many to have its release date delayed due to the coronavirus epidemic. […]
Lyme Regis
New date for Fossil Festival
A NEW date has been announced for Lyme Regis Fossil Festival, which was previously postponed due to the coronavirus epidemic. […]
Lyme Regis
‘Ammonite’ film funding given to projects honouring Mary Anning
THREE projects in memory of Lyme Regis’ most famous daughter, fossil hunter Mary Anning, are to benefit from £15,000 grant funding. […]
Lyme Regis
Fossil collector unveils huge ammonite find after two years of preparation
LOCAL fossil collector Chris Moore has recently unveiled one of his most significant finds, thought to be the finest block of ammonites ever discovered along the Jurassic Coast. […]
Lyme Regis
Science and art come together for Fossil Festival
SCIENCE and the arts were brought together as Lyme Regis Fossil Festival kicked off the town’s major events season last weekend. […]
Blogs
Will the ‘secret’ film fee go towards Mary Anning statue?
WHEN the new town council takes over running Lyme Regis in May, one of the first issues on the agenda is bound to be the fee which the makers of Mary Anning film ‘Ammonite’ have paid for disturbance money. […]
Entertainment
Mary Anning play to premiere at Edinburgh Fringe
THEATRE company Scandal and Gallows will premiere a play about the life of Lyme Regis fossil hunter Mary Anning at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer. […]
Blogs
Mary Anning memorial given new lease of life
THE memorial to pioneering palaeontologist Mary Anning has been given a new lease of life. […]
Lyme Regis
Fossil Festival returns over Bank Holiday weekend
HAVE you ever held a 200 million year old fossil in your hands? Have you ever dreamt of becoming a polar explorer? Can you design your very own prehistoric creepy crawly? […]
Charmouth
Geological Society award for heritage centre
CHARMOUTH Heritage Coast Centre is pleased to announce it is this year’s recipient of The Geological Society’s R.H. Worth Award for achievements in outreach, public engagement and education. […]
Lyme Regis
Stars spotted in town ahead of ‘Ammonite’ filming
ACTRESSES Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan have been spotted in Lyme Regis as filming of ‘Ammonite’ is set to get underway. […]
Lyme Regis
Film on Mary Anning will be ‘a blockbuster’, councillors are told
LYME Regis could be set for another tourism boom if a film starring Hollywood star Kate Winslet about the life of fossiller Mary Anning is a box-office hit. […]
Lyme Regis
Preparations for Fossil Festival in full swing
PREPARATIONS for Lyme Regis Fossil Festival got underway with a weekend of making prehistoric marine reptiles at The Hub. […]
Community
Mary Anning visits St Michael’s
CHILDREN from St Michael’s Primary School in Lyme Regis were given an insight into the town’s past last week, when famous fossil hunter ‘Mary Anning’ paid a visit to Key Stage 1 pupils. […]