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Tags: Jurassic Coast, Marine, Transport

Funding sought to kick-start Jurassic Coast marine transport links

Posted on 02 May 2012 by Dorset County Council

The Jurassic Coast Partnership has applied for £2.8 million from the Big Lottery Coastal Communities Fund to help develop marine links at both the western and eastern end of the 95-mile long Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. Continue Reading

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Tags: Coast, Dorset Countryside, Environment, Jurassic Coast, Olympics, Recreation, Tourism, Volunteering

Volunteers needed to keep Dorset’s beaches spic and span

Posted on 26 March 2012 by Dorset County Council

Dorset’s beaches are being spruced up once again this spring.

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Tags: Coast, Dorset Countryside, Environment, Jurassic Coast

Prehistoric Dorset crocodile named after Rudyard Kipling

Posted on 21 March 2012 by Dorset County Council

A well-preserved historic crocodile skull, which was discovered in Swanage in 2009, has been declared a new species.

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Tags: 2012, 2012 Olympics, Art, Arts Council, Environment, Highways, Jurassic Coast, Tourism, Weymouth, Weymouth and Portland, Weymouth Relief Road, Weymouth Transport Package

Jurassic Stones sculpture unveiled in Weymouth

Posted on 10 February 2012 by Dorset County Council

A landmark sculpture for Weymouth has been officially unveiled.

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Tags: Coast, Community, Dorset Countryside, Jurassic Coast, Leisure, Young people

Become a champion of the coast

Posted on 03 February 2012 by Dorset County Council

Young people in Dorset can become champions of the Jurassic Coast by entering a national competition.

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Tags: Events, Jurassic Coast, World Heritage Site

The Jurassic Coast marks its tenth birthday with free events

Posted on 05 December 2011 by Dorset County Council

Dorset and East Devon’s coastline makes history again this month.

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Tags: Coast, Jurassic Coast, Routes

iCoast gives a sea bird’s eye view

Posted on 21 November 2011 by Dorset County Council

New online photographs let you see the Dorset coast without getting your feet wet Continue Reading

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Tags: Dorset Countryside, Durlston Castle, Durlston Country Park, Jurassic Coast

Durlston Castle opens after major refurbishment

Posted on 16 November 2011 by Dorset County Council

Durlston Castle, the centrepiece of Durlston Country Park, will be re-opening to the public on 18 November. Continue Reading

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Tags: Beaches, Jurassic Coast

Help stem the tide of litter clogging the Jurassic Coast

Posted on 21 October 2011 by Dorset County Council

Families planning a trip to the Jurassic Coast during the half-term holidays are being urged to support a new war on marine and beach litter. Continue Reading

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Tags: Children, Consultation, Development, Jurassic Coast, Planning

Artistic vision for the Mound at West Bay

Posted on 11 October 2011 by West Dorset District Council

An exciting landscaping project is due to start at the Mound car park area in West Bay on Monday 17 October 2011.

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Tags: 2012 Olympics, Dorset Countryside, Jurassic Coast, Weymouth

Iconic Dorset landmark depicts 1 year to go countdown to London 2012

Posted on 28 July 2011 by Dorset County Council

To mark the one year to the start of the London 2012 Games a giant banner was displayed and photographed on Portland Bill Lighthouse.

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Tags: Dorchester, Jurassic Coast

Monster Jurassic Coast fossil goes on display at Dorset County Museum

Posted on 08 July 2011 by Dorset County Council

The giant jaws of a huge marine reptile are on permanent display at Dorset County Museum. Continue Reading

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Tags: 2012 Olympics, Children, Jurassic Coast, National Trust

Get Olympic inspiration in the Big Jurassic Classroom

Posted on 04 July 2011 by Dorset County Council

The Jurassic Coast and the National Trust are launching their flagship education programme to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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Tags: Jurassic Coast

Don’t forget to design-a-saur or tell a dino tale and win a monster trip through time

Posted on 21 June 2011 by Dorset County Council

Families in Dorset and Devon have the chance to win tickets to the summer blockbuster exhibition Age of the Dinosaur now on at London’s Natural History Museum.

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Tags: Jurassic Coast

Find out more about adapting to Jurassic Coast erosion

Posted on 10 June 2011 by Dorset County Council

Residents and visitors to the Jurassic Coast are being invited to a series of exhibitions in June and July to find out more about how coastal erosion may affect them and the area in future.
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Tags: Jurassic Coast, Walking

Radcliffe and Maconie rock the Jurassic Coast

Posted on 22 September 2010 by Dorset County Council

Radio 2 DJs Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie will be rocking out in Dorset and East Devon when they set out to trek the Jurassic Coast.

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Tags: Climate change, Jurassic Coast

Share your memories of our ever-changing coast

Posted on 28 July 2010 by Dorset County Council

Communities on the Jurassic Coast are being asked to share records of our shifting shores to help understand and adapt to future changes.

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Tags: Bus, Jurassic Coast, Swanage, Weymouth

New bus service to help you explore the Jurassic Coast

Posted on 19 July 2010 by Dorset County Council

A new way to explore the Jurassic Coast will be available from Saturday 24 July with the launch of the new X43 bus service.

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Tags: Jurassic Coast, World Heritage Site

Jurassic Coast originators receive prestigious award

Posted on 06 March 2010 by Dorset County Council

The team responsible for the bid designating the Dorset and East Devon Coast as a UNESCO World Heritage Site have been honoured at the Geological Society Awards.

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Tags: Jurassic Coast

Meet the Monsters of the Jurassic Coast at Weymouth library

Posted on 27 October 2009 by Dorset County Council

Families with primary school age children are invited along to Weymouth Library on Wednesday 2 June to meet some of the ‘monsters’ that roamed this part of the world millions of years ago.

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