Saturday, 20 October 2018

22nd to 28th October

NEXT WEEKS EVENTS

15TH TO 21ST OCTOBER 2018

THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXTRACT FROM BRISTOL AND WEST COUNTRY GEOLOGY CALENDARS

MORE DETAILS CAN BE FOUND IN THE BRISTOL AND THE WEST COUNTRY CALENDARS AND ON THE WEB SITES OF THE RELEVANT SOCIETY OR ORGANISATION.

MENDIP HILLS AONB HAVE A SERIES OF EVENTS WHICH HAVE ONLY RECENTLY COME TO MY NOTICE. THEY CAN BE DISCOVERED HERE. I HAVE INSERTED SOME OF THEM BELOW. VISIT THE WEBSITE FOR BOOKING DETAILS.

MONDAY 22nd

Jurassic Coast Art Exhibition
When
Sun, 21 October, 10:00 – Wed, 24 October, 17:00
Where
The Tithe Barn, The Tithe Barn, Symondsbury, Dorset, United Kingdom (map)
Description
Colin Bentley returns with the second year of his three-year artistic collaboration with the Jurassic Coast Trust. 
This exhibition will be held across four days in October (Sunday 21st – Wednesday 24th) at the beautiful Symondsbury Tithe Barn, just outside of Bridport, and is proudly supported by Symondsbury Estate. 
Colin will be showcasing a stunning selection of landscapes drawn from the middle section of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site between Axmouth and the Isle of Portland, encompassing Lyme Regis, West Bay and Chesil Beach among others. 
Colin’s landscapes will be accompanied by another selection of Jurassic Coast Ambassadors’ portraits. 
Entry is free to the public and the exhibition will be accompanied by talks and other activities. For more information. 
For private view and exhibition enquiries please contact: contact@colinbentley.com 

Tuesday 23rd

JURASSIC COAST ART EXHIBITION - see Monday

wednesday 24th

JURASSIC COAST ART EXHIBITION - see monday

Thursday 25th



Friday 26th



saturday 27th



sunday 28th

Festival Finale at Wells Museum: Geo resources in our lives
When
Sun, 28 October, 09:30 – 16:30
Where
Wells and Mendip Museum, 8 Cathedral Green, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2UE, United Kingdom (map)
Description
A day of inspiring talks and lunch, celebrating the finale of Mendip Rocks 2018. 
Speakers include: Prof Chris King “Mining for Diamonds” 
Doug Robinson (Bristol University) – “Wells City Building Heritage – a 350 million year old story” 
Other speakers tbc 
Also: Local fossil collections on display and view the “Mendip Rocks! Box”. 
Raffle 
£15 to include ploughman’s lunch, tea and cake. 
Booking 
 


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