23 August 2010 - ROCKSTAR COMPETITION
Hurry - you still just have time to enter and become a Rockstar in 2010!

Under 16s - entries can be anything related to geology – art, craft, puzzles, fieldtrip reports, word games, photographs, film or computer presentations – but must have something to do with dinosaurs, rocks or fossils.

Or if you’re 16 – 19 enter the Young Writer Competition. Every entry receives a prize but the winners get top prizes plus a trip with their families to London for the prize-giving.

Because of the summer holiday we have extended the closing date until September 7th but you’ll have to move fast. See the entry form and more details.

17 July 2010 - CD - fantastic buy!
The Purbeck Limestone Group. Virtual geology field trips to Purbeck limestone quarries in South Dorset. CD available from: Alan Holiday, 7, Whitecross Drive, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 9PA. Price £5 inc. p&p.

This CD is a “must” for anyone visiting the Isle of Purbeck. There are a number of virtual field trips to the Purbeck limestone quarries in south Dorset. Aimed at diverse interest groups, ranging from teachers of “A” level geology and geography to students and any groups or individuals who wish to know about the geology of this area. It will satisfy the curiosity of anyone interested in the development of landscape, people, culture and uses of local natural resources. I hope that it will also enable users to recognise how geodiversity underpins biodiversity and to develop a recognition of the importance of the world beneath our feet to our everyday lives.

Research was funded by HLF and the project was undertaken in partnership with Dorset’s Important Geological Sites Group (DIGS). Get your copy now!

17 July 2010 - Issue 55 Rockwatch Magazine
The latest issue of the Rockwatch Magazine is now available. See a preview of this issue.

23 June 2010 - Extra field trip by popular request!
Cotswold Water Park
Sunday 18th July 10.30 – 3.00
Hunt for Jurassic and Ice Age fossils
at Coln Gravel Gloucestershire.

Hurry, hurry, hurry – a few places left for
Fossil collecting trip to Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex.
Saturday 7th August 11.30 – 4.00

A Volcano Experience and Fossil Collecting
Somerset Earth Science Centre
Stoke St. Michael, near Bath.
Tuesday 10th August

£5 registration fee for these trips.
Book through the Rockwatch office.

7 June 2010 - Rockstars 2010 Competition
Let your imagination get to work! Be inspired to be creative about geology by entering this year's Rockstars Competition.

7 June 2010 - Summer Event programme
Check out the latest event programme.

9 January 2010 - Winter / Spring 2010 events
Check out the latest events programme for this Winter and Spring.

4 October 2009 - Festival of Geology is on Saturday 31st October from 10.30 - 4.30pm at University College London, with The Geologists' Association, Rockwatch and the British Geological Survey. Lots of exhibits and activities. All welcome to this free event. www.geologistsassociation.org.uk or phone 0207 4349298 for more details

25 July 2009 - Summer and Autumn events 2009
There are lots more events to keep you busy over the summer holidays and beyond. See the events pages for full details!

15 June 2009 - Rockstar Competition 2009
Will you be a Rockstar 2009 or Rockwriter of the Year? Fabulous prizes and a great day out for winners and their families. Check out the Competition details now!

14 June 2009 - Summer of Chalk
Join Rockwatch, Essex Wildlife Trust and GeoEssex for a Summer of Chalk on Saturday 20th June from 10.00 a.m. Chafford Gorges Nature Park, Chafford Hundred, Grays, Thurrock, RM16 7RG. Activities for all ages. For further details call 01375 484 016. No need to book, just turn up.

2 June 2009 - Lyme Regis Fossil Festival
Calling all those who took out a Rockwatch membership at the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival during the weekend of 23rd/24th May: please contact the Rockwatch office by email or post with your name and contact details.

2 June 2009- Spring - Summer 2009 Events
Check out the events section for the latest list of unmissable events!

7 March 2009 - Earth Rocks Issue Magazine
Details of the Special "Earth Rocks" Issue (number 50) of the Rochwatch magazine are now available.

15 February 2009 - Weymouth Guide (external link)
A Geological Walk Around Weymouth, written by Alan Holiday is a super little booklet for anyone planning a trip to the area.

3 February 2009 - Fossil fun for all the family
By popular demand, Rockwatch will be back at British Geological Survey (BGS) near Nottingham from 10am to 4pm on Saturday 14 March 2009. Further details.

23 December 2008 - Winter 2008 - Spring 2009 Events
Check out the events section for the latest list of unmissable events!

Special Issue Rockwatch Magazine
Special "Earth Rocks" issue of the magazine, celebrating 200 years of extraordinary geological discoveries. Read all about them in the Rockwatch magazine, available to non-members from Rockwatch at the GA, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0DU, price £1.50 inc. p&p.

3 November 2008 - The 12th Annual Robert Grant Lecture: Mary Anning: “The greatest fossilist the world ever knew” by Prof. Hugh Torrens
JZ Young Lecture Theatre, UCL Anatomy Building
Wednesday 12 Nov 2008 at 4:30pm

Despite the fact that she was an uneducated, working-class woman from Devon, Mary Anning (1799-1847) broke through the male-dominated field of geology to become one of the most important fossil collectors ever.

She discovered the first ever plesiosaurs, the first British pterosaurs and several amazing ichthyosaurs but she was rarely given the credit. A religious Nonconformist, who published nothing and travelled little, her life is difficult for historians to study but proves to be fascinating.

This lecture explores all of these problems, and outlines Anning’s extraordinary achievements. Her work as a "merely commercial" collector of fossils opens up the complex debate about who is
amateur and who professional.

Professor Hugh Torrens, former President of the British Society for the History of Science and the International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences is the leading expert on Anning’s life, and has published over 200 books, articles and papers.

This lecture is run in partnership with the CEE.
Following the lecture, join us for a free glass of wine in a private view of the Museum. This event is free and there is no need to book. All are welcome.

Learning and Access Manager
Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy
Darwin Building
Department of Biology
University College London
Gower Street
WC1E 6BT
Tel:(+44) 020 7679 2647 (Internal ext. 32647)
Fax:(+44) 020 7679 7096
Email: j.ashby@ucl.ac.uk
www.grant.museum.ucl.ac.uk

23 October 2008 - Festival of Geology
Saturday 1st November - join Rockwatch and others for a day of fun and activities in the Discovery Room at the Festival of Geology at University College London. See the Geologists' Association web site for further details about the Festival of Geology.

31 July 2008 - Summer and Autumn Events
Check out the events section for the latest list of unmissable events!

29 July 2008 - Don’t miss your chance to become a Rockstar!!
2008 competition details on the web site. Entries are already coming in to the Rockwatch office – make sure yours comes in too! Summer holidays are the prefect time for finalising your entry.

29 July 2008 - New Rockwatch Magazine
Whet your appetites with a taste of the latest issue Rockwatch Magazine!

27 June 2008 - Geology Antiques Roadshow
For all Rockwatchers: Join the fun with The South Wales Geologists' Association who will be running an "Antiques Road Show" at the Penarth Festival, in the Kymin Centre, Penarth, on 5th and 6th July. This is your chance to get all your rocks and fossils identified by the experts.

9 April 2008 - Latest News about Rockwatch Events
Still a few places available for:

• Weekend Field trip to the Durham area, Friday 30 to Saturday 31 May
• South Wales weekend field trip, Saturday 21 to Sunday 22 June
• Week long field trip to the Dinosaur Coast of Yorkshire, Monday 4 August to Friday 8 August

08 April 2008 - Rockstars and Young Writer 2008
Checkout the tips and entry form for this year's competition. Don't miss your chance to be a Rockstar or Young Writer!

08 April 2008 - New Rockwatch Magaine
Issue 48 of the Rockwatch Magazine is available for our members. Checkout the contents list to whet your appetites!

06 April 2008 - New Summer Events listing
Checkout our latest events listings for the summer - pop the dates in your diary and sign up now to avoid disappointment!

11 February 2008 - Geology in Museums Factcard
Rockwatch have produced a handy factcard featuring details about geological collections in museums across the United Kingdom. Download it and this little gem is yours to keep! (PDF document file size 287KB)

20 January 2008 - BBC Recommends Rockwatch!
We're delighted that the BBC has featured the Rockwatch web site as a recommended geology web site. Quite an accolade! See the BBC web site for details.

For more details look on the Rockwatch Events pages or phone/email the Rockwatch Office 0207 7345398 rockwatchatga@btinternet.com

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