Rockstar and Young Writer 2020 Competition Now Open!
We’re excited to announce that this year’s Rockstar and Young Writer Competition for 2020 is now officially open for entrants! It’s a great way to spend some time while you are home-based during the Coronavirus pandemic and to enjoy putting your creation together. You could be in with a chance of winning some wonderful prizes too! Check out our tips page for some handy hints on what to do, and Download the Rockstar...
CANCELLED – Shipwrecks and Beach Hunt in Hastings on Saturday 5 April
I’m afraid that due to the Corona Virus this fieldtrip has had to be cancelled. We hope we will be able to reschedule it later in the year. So sorry if you have booked and are disappointed. We will be refunding your registration fee. Hope to see
Great day at the Natural History Museum
Thank you to all the Rockwatchers who came to see us at the Natural History Museum. We had a great visit and did over 200 fossil plaster casts! The Museum tours went well too. Fabulous to meet so many keen children.
Rocky-Fossil Roadshow on Saturday 29 February – 2020
Come along and join us at the Rocky-Fossil Roadshow! A great day out for all the family. No need to book. St George’s Church Hall, Sprowson Road, Norwich NR3 4HZ 11.00 – 3.00
Geo-Craft Day and Tours at the Natural History Museum – Tuesday 18 February – 2020
Family craft fun! Rockwatch is having a Geo-Craft Day in the British Geological Survey shop on the ground floor of the Natural History Museum, London. Come along and make a plaster of Paris trilobite, handle fossils and bring your own to be identified. Museum experts will then take you on a tour of the Earth Galleries, and tell you the facts and stories behind the exhibits. We will be making things from 10.00 when the museum opens...
Dinosaur Competition Time!
Trilobites, Dinosaurs and Mammoths! Enter our competition to win a copy of James McKay’s book ‘Trilobites, Dinosaurs and Mammoths’ which charts the extraordinary prehistory of the British Isles. The story is told in 44 paintings, each a snapshot of a specific geological period with maps and explanations. All you have to win one of these two prizes is send us a dinosaur! Draw, crayon or paint us a dinosaur picture...