Mendip Rocks! Programme
Somerset Earth Science Centre have published their huge programme. I will be putting the individual events onto the Calendar. In the meantime here is the programme in it entirety. These events should be booked via www.mendiphillsaonb.org.uk and if any charges due, these are paid at the venue.
They also have events for Earth Science Week, itemised separately.
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2019 Mendip Rocks! Programme – 10th
August to 20th October
Key Family Events:
“It’s a Blast at Westbury Quarry” – Sat 10th
Aug – launch day 10-3.30pm. Stancombe Lane, Westbury Sub Mendip, near
Wells. (Mendip Society, AONB, SESC &
Danielle Schreve, Peter Hardy Geo tour at 11am and 2pm, Botany walk at
2pm, Mendip Cave Rescue & Butterfly
Conservation) Blast demolition of a
small car, raffled before midday. Refreshments.
Fossil Funday & 10th Anniversary Open day at SESC , Moons Hill Quarry, Stoke St Michael, BA3 5JU Wed 21st
Aug- 10am-4.30pm. Fossil id, crafts/arts,
quarry visits. & Peter Hardy/Simon Carpenter. To include Art Exhibition of Somerset artists
inspired by Mendip and Somerset Geology.
Burrington Combe Family Fun – Wed 28th
Aug 11am – 4pm. AONB/SESC & Peter Hardy fossils.
“Explore Ebbor Gorge” – Sun 20th
Oct 10am-4pm “(Earth Science Week) - SESC Rocks/fossil
activities. AONB stand & Mendip
Society – Making the Mendips activities & festival finale event.
Festival Walks & talks:
Botany
& Geology Walks –Liz
McDonnell /P Hardy– Westbury Sub Mendip Quarry 10th August 11am & 2pm
Kilmersdon Coalfield Walk – Richard
Frost – Wed 14th Aug 1-4pm Meet Radstock Museum, parking in town.
Blackmoor
Lead Mining walk – Richard Frost Sun 18th Aug 2-4pm.
Parking at Blackmoor Reserve Car Park.
Exploring Fairy Cave Quarry walk and Armchair caving talk
at SESC Thurs 22nd August 2pm - 5.30pm. Parking on Limekiln Lane,
midway between Stoke St Michael and Oakhill, by edge of Fairy Cave Quarry. Walk will be followed by a short slideshow at
SESC by Peter Glanville and refreshments.
The
Ancient Springs of Wells Geo Walk- Doug Robinson – Sat 24th August – 10.30am-12.30pm. Meet Tor Hill Lane, Wells ST554 458. Parking in Wells or on B3139 in layby.
Burrington
Combe – Deserts, Mountains & Seas Geology walk - Wed 28th Aug, 2.30pm – Peter Hardy. Meet in lower carpark, by toilets.
The
History and Hydrogeology of the Mendip’s precious water resources – a Talk and
tour by Mike Sumbler of Bristol Water. Sat 7th Sept, 2pm Chew Stoke
Pumping Station, BS40 8.
“The
Buried Treasure of Fairyland” A film premiere presenting Fairy Cave Quarry Fri 20th Sept, 7-9pm at Priddy
Village Hall 7-9pm
Banwell Bone Cave Tours – 14th
& 28th Sept, 2pm- 5pm. Eventbrite
tickets only, pay on day at caves £15 refreshments provided. Parking at The Caves, Bridewell Lane, Banwell.
Fossil Fun at Writhlington, Radstock– Sat 21st
Sept – SESC/Simon Carpenter –2-4pm. Parking on
Waterloo Road,and town centre. Meet opposite Radstock Museum.
“What
Lies Beneath” Walk to explore Priddy caves above
ground with Peter Glanvill – Weds 25th Sept, 2pm. Walk approx. 3.5miles. Meet village hall, parking on the Green.
Mendip Quarry
Tours: booking essential/pay on day £5pp.
(Wear or bring boots, and no shorts please, safety wear provided).
·
Batts Combe, Cheddar – Tues 13th Aug 10.00am
& 2pm. Meet at Batts Combe Quarry reception.
·
Moons Hill – SESC Open Day – 21st
Aug. 10am-4pm (4 Tours).(inc Somerset Art Works “Marking Time” Exhibition &
family fossil crafts and fossil identification by experts)
·
Torr Works, Frome – Thurs 12th Sept 10am.
Meet at SESC for minibus tour
·
Halecombe, Leigh on Mendip – Wed 2nd
Oct 10am & 2pm. Meet at SESC for minibus tour.
Mendip Rocks Art Exhibition: “Marking Time” at SESC 15-21st
August, not Sunday 18th 10am-4pm. Somerset Earth Science Centre, Moons Hill
Quarry, Stoke St Michael, BA3 5JU.
Mendip and Somerset geology inspired artworks to celebrate 10th
Anniversary of Somerset Earth Science Centre opening. 10% proceeds to Mendip Rocks. Artworks
from Melanie Deegan & Watchet Art group (7 artists), Jennie Thomas, David
Parfitt, Christina White and other local artists. Art workshops with some artists
on Weds 21st August during SESC Anniversary open day. Works include; watercolours, acrylics, print
making, photography and 3D sculpture in the grounds at SESC. Refreshments available for sale.
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Earth Science Week Events 12-20
October specialist Geo lectures & walks:
·
Beacon Hill: Geology, scenery
& archaeology walk
–Dr Doug Robinson
Sat 12th Oct 10am-12.30pm. Meet at SESC to car share 9.45am, or parking
in gateway of Beacon Hill Woods. ST637461.
·
10th
Anniversary Geo Lecture Day at SESC – Prof Iain Stewart (Plymouth Uni), Dr Ania Losiak (Exeter Uni),
Prof Tony Watts (Oxford Uni) & Prof Mike Benton, James Ronan (Bristol Uni)
and others.
Sat 12th October - 12.45pm for 1pm-5pm Tickets to
include tea and cake. £20pp (pay on the door).
Somerset Earth Science Centre, Moons Hill Quarry, Stoke St Michael, BA3
5JU.
·
Blackdown to Shute Shelve geo walk – Tony Watts (Oxford Uni)
Sun 13 Oct – 2.00-4.30pm, meet in lower car
park of Burrington Combe, by Burrington Inn. BS40 7AT.
·
From Rock to Tap – How Cheddar
gets its water – Walk
and tour of Cheddar Treatment Works with Mike Sumbler (Bristol Water).
Wed 16
Oct – 10.30am-12.30pm. Meet at Upper Pond in Cheddar Gorge.
·
Explore Ebbor Gorge Open Day – Sun 20 Oct – 10am-4pm. Fun event for families and for all to
discover how the gorge was formed, guided walks by Prof Danielle Schreve –
Gully Cave dig to learn about early mammals that lived in the last ice age
& rare palaeontological finds.
Family activities provided by Mendip AONB, SESC, The Mendip Society, SW
Heritage Trust and National Trust. Refreshments. Parking at the reserve near Wookey Hole,
Wells. ST520 484.
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