Yorkshire Fossil Festival
A weekend of activities and events at Whitby Museum
June 10th-11th
10:00 - 16:00 each day
In its 9th year the Yorkshire Fossil Festival is on the move!
The festival will be hosted by Whitby to celebrate the bicentenary of the Whitby Museum.
As usual you can expect a range of stalls, activities and talks from Universities, Museums and Societies.
So far confirmed events and activities include:
Dr Susie Maidment (Natural History Museum) with a talk on Stegosaurs
Fossil hunting duo and stars of the BBC’s “Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard” Nevil and Sally Hollingworth.
The Saturday and Sunday programme includes:
The Rock Showman
The Palaeontological Association
Fossils in t’ Hills
Sheffield University
the Dinosaur Isle Museum
And of course the Yorkshire Geological Society!
Any member willing to help or contribute to the YGS stall should contact the General Secretary. Items that draw in the general public and stimulate conversation and interest are particularly welcome. John Knight will have his trusty, and very popular, rock-cutting and polishing equipment on site and there will be a selection of the Society’s publications