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Letters

Every year we recieve fan-mail from our many visitors. We hope that the sample below will encourage you to come and see us in the future.

Schools

Group Leader's letter	"I am writing on behalf of my group of year 6 children, who recently attended an annual geographical field studies course on the Island, to thank you for your contribution in making this year's trip so enjoyable and successful! The children were very interested in all you had to tell them and our visit to you contributed greatly to their understanding and appreciation of Island life. Judging from their response and the vivid accounts in their diaries of the week, their memories of the trip will last a lifetime!" Head of Geography/Outdoor education, Primary School, Wiltshire, 2005
Pupil's letter	"Dear Dinosaur Isle, I am writing to thank you for the talk you did for us. We all enjoyed it. We also liked looking at the dinosaur bones and smelling different things like a swamp or a rotting corpse; that one wasn't very nice but we still liked it! We enjoyed looking at the stones with fossils in them and seeing how much they weighed. We all had a great day. Thank you." Pupil, Primary School, Petersfield, 2006
Pupil's letter	"I had a very good interesting time at the Dinosaur Isle and so did the rest of my school. The worksheet was quite hard and made us focus. I enjoyed it so much that when I am older I have changed my ambition and would like to be a archaeologist. I am sure everyone enjoyed it as much as I did. I hope to come back to the Isle of Wight when I am older and hope to visit the dinosaur Isle. By then you will probably have discovered every species of dinosaur known to man." Pupil, Junior School, Middlesex, 2006
Class 3 Teacher	"I am writing to thank you for a very enjoyable trip with our class 3 to Dinosaur Isle. The whole day was a very informative visit for the children and please pass on our thanks to the gentleman that accompanied us. We will look forward to a further visit next year." Class 3 Teacher, Primary School, Isle of Wight, 2006
School teacher	"May I take this opportunity to thank you once again for the splendid visit which we carried out this year. The children thoroughly enjoyed themselves as did the staff who attended. We look forward to seeing you again in 2007." Teacher, Primary School, West Sussex, 2006
School teacher	"We had a great time and enjoyed the experience. Thanks for the effort, knowledge and enthusiasm you brought to the day. We shall be coming again." Teacher, Junior School, Isle of Wight, Year 5 Extinction Project, 2006
Pupil's letter	"I am writing to thank you for such a great time at Dinosaur Isle. I really found my visit interesting, and I loved all the models. It was fascinating being able to actually smell the different smells of a dinosaur. All the dinosaur bones you have collected were amazing. Your mechanical dinosaur was incredible; the way you made it move really showed me how a dinosaur travelled. Thank you, your museum really inspired me to look up more about dinosaurs." Pupil, Primary School, Essex, 2006
School teachers	"Dear Steve, Thank you very much for what I can honestly say was the best school trip I have ever been on! The museum was great; it was lovely to be able to handle all the fossils, and the beach walk - with your expert knowledge and keen eyes - was just fantastic!! Thank you for all your help and kindness too." School teachers, Primary School, Hampshire, Year 1, 2007
School teacher	"Dear Trevor, Thank you very much for the informative and enjoyable time my class spent with you on 6th June. All the children gained much from the experience and were delighted with the fossils they took home. (These featured in our class assembly!) Thank you particularly that it was possible for the little boy who uses a wheelchair to join in too. His father developed huge muscles that day! We look forward to visiting Dinosaur Isle again next year. Thanks again." School teacher, Primary School, Chessington, Year 5, 2007
School teacher	"Trevor, ... The Dinosaur Isle trips are legendary at Seaford College thanks to the enthusiasm of yourself and your staff." School teacher, College, West Sussex 2008

Pupil's drawing of their visit; from their hotel to the museum, and then onto fossil-hunting on the beach. 2006

Adult Groups

The Mid Week Geology Group, Yorkshire.	"To Steve and Trevor, ... Thank you for making our stay on the Island so informative, memorable and entertaining ... ... With so many thanks for such well organized and enjoyable outings ... ... Many thanks for being such excellent guides ... ... Thank you both for a most enjoyable 3 days ... ... Expectations were fully met! ..." Just an e-mail to thank you and Steve very much for an excellent and very geologically informative three days last week. Together our team effort marshalled everyone in the right place at the right time to be lead by two fully on the ball geologists who are clearly very proud of their Isle of Wight for three very full days of geology. We thoroughly enjoyed a memorable stay on the island which I am sure met everyone's expectations. Next time I visit will be to search for the fossils!!" MWWG, April 2008
	"Dear Trevor and Steve, Thank you very much to both of you for making our visit to the IoW so informative and enjoyable. Your knowledge and enthusiasm for the geology and other history of the Isle surpassed our expectations of any field trip leader. We were truly in awe of it all. Your explanations helped to put so much in context and bring it all to life." The Open University Geological Society. April 2006

Visitors

Visitor on public field trip	"Dear Steve, Thank you for the enjoyable dinosaur walk that you led yesterday for the group I was with. It opened a few 'windows' into another world for many of us, and I shall visit beaches with fresh eyes, especially those beaches with interesting cliffs. It was nice to do something that all the different ages could enjoy." Visitors from Romsey, Hampshire. Public field trip April 2007
Visitor on mountain-biking field trip.	"Went on the DinoRide - found that interesting so came to learn more. I really enjoyed the dinoride..." Visitor from Portsmouth, Hampshire. DinoRide - part of the Isle of Wight Cycling Festival, 16th September 2007

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