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2009 Events

Exhibitions, Fossil & geology walks and other events

January	February	March
April	May	June
July	August	September
October	November	December

A general leaflet for the 2009 annual public fossil walk programme is now available for download by clicking on the pdf symbol. (File size 1.49 Mb).

January 2009

Title and description	When	Contact details, booking arrangements and any charges.
Association of Science Education 2009 Conference.	Thursday 8th (conference from 7th to 10th)	See us at the Association of Science Education Conference - at Reading University, Whiteknights site. On stand AS10 'Science Links in Museum Education'. Click here for the ASE Conference website

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February 2009

Title and description	When	Contact details, booking arrangements and any charges.
February Fossil Walks	Details as below	Contact Dinosaur Isle on (01983) 404344 to reserve a place, or book at the museum shop. Booking essential. Adults £3.90, Children (ages 3 to 15) £2.30, Family (2+2) £12, Concession (pensioners/ students) £3.50.
Fossil walk - Brook Bay	Monday 16th 10 am	Details as yellow box. Meet at the National Trust gravel car-park, Brook Bay.
Fossil walk - Brook Bay	Tuesday 17th 10 am	Details as yellow box. Meet at the National Trust gravel car-park, Brook Bay.
Fossil walk - Shanklin	Wednesday 18th 10 am	Details as yellow box. Meet at the Lazy Waves Cafe, Shanklin Esplanade.
Fossil walk - Yaverland	Thursday 19th 1:30 pm	Details as yellow box. Meet at Dinosaur Isle.
Fossil walk - Yaverland	Friday 20th 1:30 pm	Details as yellow box. Meet at Dinosaur Isle.

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March 2009

Title and description	When	Contact details, booking arrangements and any charges.
	TRADE DAYS Thursday 26th and Friday 27th CONSUMER DAYS Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th	See us at the BOBI show -at ExCel, One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock, London E16 1XL Click here for the ExCel Centre website.

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April 2009

Title and description	When	Contact details, booking arrangements and any charges.
April Fossil Walks	Details as below.	Contact Dinosaur Isle on (01983) 404344 to reserve a place, or book at the museum shop. Booking essential. Adults £4.00, Children (ages 3 to 15) £2.40, Family (2+2) £12.50, Concession (pensioners/ students) £3.60.
Fossil walk - Yaverland	Monday 6th 1:30 pm	Details as yellow box. Meet at Dinosaur Isle.
Fossil walk - Brook	Monday 6th 2:30 pm	Details as yellow box. Meet at the National Trust gravel car-park, Brook Bay.
Fossil walk - Yaverland	Tuesday 7th 2 pm	Details as yellow box. Meet at Dinosaur Isle.
Fossil walk - Yaverland	Wednesday 8th 2:30 pm	Details as yellow box. Meet at Dinosaur Isle.
Fossil walk - Yaverland	Thursday 9th 3 pm	Details as yellow box. Meet at Dinosaur Isle.
Fossil walk - Brook	Thursday 9th 3:30 pm	Details as yellow box. Meet at the National Trust gravel car-park, Brook Bay.
Geology walk - Ventnor	Good Friday. Friday 10th 9:30 am	A landscape walk from Ventnor Botanic Gardens to the Coastal Centre and back. To look at the way the landslip at Ventnor has affected ground movement, coastal defences, plants, lizards, produced cracks in roads and walls; including looking for fossils in the sea-wall blocks. Return to the Palm Court Cafe for optional lunch. Standard fossil walk prices apply. This walk takes place along steep paths so wear soft, comfortable shoes. This walk is aimed at a more adult audience and IS NOT suitable for young children or those with buggies. ADULTS AND TEENAGERS ONLY PLEASE.
Fossil walk - Yaverland	Easter Monday. Monday 13th 10 am	Details as yellow box. Meet at Dinosaur Isle.
Fossil walk - Yaverland	Tuesday 14th 10 am	Details as yellow box. Meet at Dinosaur Isle.
Fossil walk - Shanklin	Wednesday 15th 10 am	Details as yellow box. Meet at the Lazy Waves Cafe, Shanklin Esplanade.
Fossil walk - Yaverland	Wednesday 15th 10 am	Details as yellow box. Meet at Dinosaur Isle.
Fossil walk - Shanklin	Thursday 16th 10 am	Details as yellow box. Meet at the Lazy Waves Cafe, Shanklin Esplanade.
Fossil walk - Brook	Friday 17th 10 am	Details as yellow box. Meet at the National Trust gravel car-park, Brook Bay.
Fossil walk - Yaverland	Friday 17th 11 am	Details as yellow box. Meet at Dinosaur Isle.

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May 2009

Title and description	When	Contact details, booking arrangements and any charges.
May Fossil Walks	Details as below.	Contact Dinosaur Isle on (01983) 404344 to reserve a place, or book at the museum shop. Booking essential. Adults £4.00, Children (ages 3 to 15) £2.40, Family (2+2) £12.50, Concession (pensioners/ students) £3.60.
Fossil walk - Yaverland	Early May Bank Holiday. Monday 4th 1 pm	Details as yellow box. Meet at Dinosaur Isle.
Walking Festival		Dinosaur Isle will be taking part in a number of walks during the Isle of Wight Walking Festival 2009. Further details to be made available. Click here for the Walking Festival website.
The Wildlife and Geology of Freshwater - Freshwater	Monday 11th 5 pm	We will be joining the National Trust to look at the plant-life, rockpools and geology of Freshwater. Starting at the National Trust Freshwater Cliffs car-park. Contact the National Trust for further details on 741020. Booking not essential for this walk. Cost: £2.50 (payable to the NT on the day). For further details click here.
Quiz night at the museum	Saturday 16th 7:30 pm	The Friends of Dinosaur Isle are running a quiz night to raise funds. £10 per team of four, additional team members £2 each - 2 maximum. All sorts of prizes. Telephone (01983) 404344 to book entry.
Walk the Wight	Sunday 17th all day	One of our staff - Gary - is walking across the Island to raise money for the Mountbatten Hospice, Trevor is marshalling in the west Wight. Please support this worthy cause by cheering Gary on.
EVOLUTION ROCKS 'uncoiling the past ...' Lyme Regis Fossil Fair 2009	Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th	See us at the Lyme Regis Fossil Fair, marquee 2 in the town centre. For more information click here.
Fossil walk - Brook	Monday 25th 2:30 pm	Details as yellow box. Meet at the National Trust gravel car-park, Brook Bay.
Fossil walk - Brook	Tuesday 26th 3:30 pm	Details as yellow box. Meet at the National Trust gravel car-park, Brook Bay.
Fossil walk - Yaverland	Wednesday 27th 9:30 am	Details as yellow box. Meet at Dinosaur Isle. This may be a longer walk up to the chalk of Culver Cliff.
Fossil walk - Shanklin	Thursday 28th 10 am	Details as yellow box. Meet at the Lazy Waves Cafe, Shanklin Esplanade.
Fossil walk - Shanklin	Friday 29th 10 am	Details as yellow box. Meet at the Lazy Waves Cafe, Shanklin Esplanade.

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June 2009

Title and description	When	Contact details, booking arrangements and any charges.
There are no fossil walks planned for June due to it being our busiest time of year for Schools. The next public walks will be during July.

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July 2009

Title and description	When	Contact details, booking arrangements and any charges.
2009 - Summer display. An exhibition of paintings by the renowned dinosaur artist John Sibbick.	From mid-July onwards.	Normal entrance admission applies; there is no extra charge for summer exhibitions.
July Fossil Walks	Details as below.	Contact Dinosaur Isle on (01983) 404344 to reserve a place, or book at the museum shop. Booking essential. Adults £4.00, Children (ages 3 to 15) £2.40, Family (2+2) £12.50, Concession (pensioners/ students) £3.60.
Fossil walk - Brook	Wednesday 22nd 3 pm	Details as yellow box. Meet at the National Trust gravel car-park, Brook Bay.
Fossil walk - Brook	Thursday 23rd 4 pm	Details as yellow box. Meet at the National Trust gravel car-park, Brook Bay.
Fossil walk - Yaverland	Friday 24th 9:30 am	Details as yellow box. Meet at Dinosaur Isle.
Fossil walk - Shanklin	Monday 27th 10 am	Details as yellow box. Meet at the Lazy Waves Cafe, Shanklin Esplanade.
Fossil walk - Shanklin	Tuesday 28th 10 am	Details as yellow box. Meet at the Lazy Waves Cafe, Shanklin Esplanade.
Fossil walk - Brook	Wednesday 29th 10 am	Details as yellow box. Meet at the National Trust gravel car-park, Brook Bay.
Fossil walk - Yaverland	Thursday 30th 1:30 pm	Details as yellow box. Meet at Dinosaur Isle.
Fort Victoria Foray	Thursday 30th 10:30 am to 4:30 pm	See us at the Fort Victoria Foray. Fort Victoria Country Park Westhill Lane Yarmouth Isle of Wight PO41 ORR Click here for the Fort Victoria website.
A Life in Poems by Ruth Padel.	Thursday 30th 7 to 9 pm	Poet Ruth Padel is Charles Darwin's Great Great Grand-Daughter. The Isle of Wight Zoo and the IW Writers' Circle and Poetry Society have invited Ruth to give a poetry reading of poems from her latest book 'Darwin: A Life in Poems'. The reading will take place in the atmospheric main hall of Dinosaur Isle at Sandown on the Isle of Wight, where poet and audience will be surrounded by fossil evidence for Darwin's Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection. Contact IW Zoo on (01983) 403883 or visit the website www.isleofwightzoo.com
Fossil walk - Yaverland	Friday 31st 1:30 pm	Details as yellow box. Meet at Dinosaur Isle.

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August 2009

Title and description	When	Contact details, booking arrangements and any charges.
August Fossil Walks	Details of August trips are being added. Daily when tides permit.	Contact Dinosaur Isle on (01983) 404344 to reserve a place, or book at the museum shop. Booking essential. Adults £4.00, Children (ages 3 to 15) £2.40, Family (2+2) £12.50, Concession (pensioners/ students) £3.60.
Fossil walk - Brook	Monday 3rd 3 pm	Details as yellow box. Meet at the National Trust gravel car-park, Brook Bay.
Fossil walk - Yaverland	Tuesday 4th 3 pm	Details as yellow box. Meet at Dinosaur Isle.
Fossil walk - Brook	Wednesday 5th 3:30 pm	Details as yellow box. Meet at the National Trust gravel car-park, Brook Bay.

Geology walk - Ventnor	Friday 7th 9:30 am	A landscape walk from Ventnor Botanic Gardens to the Coastal Centre and back. To look at the way the landslip at Ventnor has affected ground movement, coastal defences, plants, lizards, produced cracks in roads and walls; including looking for fossils in the sea-wall blocks. Return to the Palm Court Cafe for optional lunch. Booking details and prices as yellow box. This walk takes place along steep paths so wear soft, comfortable shoes. This walk is aimed at a more adult audience and IS NOT suitable for young children or those with buggies. ADULTS AND TEENAGERS ONLY PLEASE.
Fossil walk - Yaverland	Monday 10th 10 am	Details as yellow box. Meet at Dinosaur Isle.
Fossil walk - Yaverland	Tuesday 11th 10 am	Details as yellow box. Meet at Dinosaur Isle.
Fossil walk - Shanklin	Wednesday 12th 10 am	Details as yellow box. Meet at the Lazy Waves Cafe, Shanklin Esplanade.
Fossil walk - Shanklin	Thursday 13th 10 am	Details as yellow box. Meet at the Lazy Waves Cafe, Shanklin Esplanade.
Fossil walk - Brook	Friday 14th 10:30 am	Details as yellow box. Meet at the National Trust gravel car-park, Brook Bay.
Fossil walk - Yaverland	Monday 17th 2 pm	Details as yellow box. Meet at Dinosaur Isle.
Fossil walk - Brook	Tuesday 18th 2:30 pm	Details as yellow box. Meet at the National Trust gravel car-park, Brook Bay.
Fossil walk - Brook	Wednesday 19th 3 pm	Details as yellow box. Meet at the National Trust gravel car-park, Brook Bay.
Fossil walk - Yaverland	Thursday 20th 4 pm	Details as yellow box. Meet at Dinosaur Isle.
Fossil walk - Yaverland	Monday 24th 10 am	Details as yellow box. Meet at Dinosaur Isle.
Fossil walk - Shanklin	Tuesday 25th 10 am	Details as yellow box. Meet at the Lazy Waves Cafe, Shanklin Esplanade.
Fossil walk - Shanklin	Wednesday 26th 10 am	Details as yellow box. Meet at the Lazy Waves Cafe, Shanklin Esplanade.
Fossil walk - Shanklin	Thursday 27th 10 am	Details as yellow box. Meet at the Lazy Waves Cafe, Shanklin Esplanade.
Fossil walk - Brook	Friday 28th 10 am	Details as yellow box. Meet at the National Trust gravel car-park, Brook Bay.
Fossil walk - Brook	Monday 31st 2 pm	Details as yellow box. Meet at the National Trust gravel car-park, Brook Bay.

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September 2009

Title and description	When	Contact details, booking arrangements and any charges.
September Fossil Walks	Details as below.	Contact Dinosaur Isle on (01983) 404344 to reserve a place, or book at the museum shop. Booking essential. Adults £4.00, Children (ages 3 to 15) £2.40, Family (2+2) £12.50, Concession (pensioners/ students) £3.60.
Fossil walk - Yaverland	Tuesday 1st 2 pm	Details as yellow box. Meet at Dinosaur Isle.
Fossil walk - Yaverland	Wednesday 2nd 2:30 pm	Details as yellow box. Meet at Dinosaur Isle.
Hampshire Mineral & Fossil Show Organized by the Southampton Mineral & Fossil Society.	Saturday 5th 10 am to 4:30 pm	See us at the Hampshire Mineral & Fossil Show. The Community Centre, Lyndhurst, Hampshire. Admission £1, accompanied children free.
Cycle Ride		We aim to put on, or take part in, a cycle ride as part of the Isle of Wight Cycling Festival 2009. Further details will be announced here. Click here for the Cycling Festival website.

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October 2009

Title and description	When	Contact details, booking arrangements and any charges.
October half-term activities	See details below
October Fossil walks	Details as below.	Contact Dinosaur Isle on (01983) 404344 to reserve a place, or book at the museum shop. Booking essential. Adults £4.00, Children (ages 3 to 15) £2.40, Family (2+2) £12.50, Concession (pensioners/ students) £3.60.
Fossil walk - Shanklin	Monday 26th 10 am	Details as yellow box. Meet at the Lazy Waves Cafe, Shanklin Esplanade.
Fossil walk - Shanklin	Tuesday 27th 11 am	Details as yellow box. Meet at the Lazy Waves Cafe, Shanklin Esplanade.
Fossil walk - Yaverland	Wednesday 28th 1 pm	Details as yellow box. Meet at Dinosaur Isle.
Fossil walk - Yaverland	Thursday 29th 1 pm	Details as yellow box. Meet at Dinosaur Isle.
Fossil walk - Brook	Friday 30th 1 pm	Details as yellow box. Meet at the National Trust gravel car-park, Brook Bay.
A FRIGHT AT THE MUSEUM The museum will be transformed for an evening of ghouls and ghosties and things that go bump in the night.	Saturday 31 st 6 pm to 8:30 pm	Contact the museum on (01983) 404344 nearer the time for details. Adults £ T.B.A. Children £ Family (2+2) £ 10% discount for pre-booked visitors.

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November 2009

Title and description	When	Contact details, booking arrangements and any charges.
Fossil walk -		There is currently no walk planned for November. However we may run a trip on one weekend. Watch this space.

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December 2009

Title and description	When	Contact details, booking arrangements and any charges.
December Fossil Walk	Details as below.	Contact Dinosaur Isle on (01983) 404344 to reserve a place, or book at the museum shop. Booking essential. Adults £4.00, Children (ages 3 to 15) £2.40, Family (2+2) £12.50, Concession (pensioners/ students) £3.60.
Fossil walk - Yaverland	Sunday 13th 1 pm	Details as yellow box. A gentle stroll along Yaverland beach looking for fossils - a welcome break from all that Christmas shopping? Meet at Dinosaur Isle.

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