GEOFEST – Dorchester

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Dorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) is hosting a GEOFEST on the Saturday 26 October 2024.
Theme: A festival celebrating Geoscience: Fossils, Rocks and Earth Science. A DGAG inaugural event that is a small part of October’s two global events:
–> International Geodivesity Day sponsored by Oxford University Museum of Natural History (#GeodiversityDay) and
–> Earth Science week organized by The Geological Society and American Geoscience Institute.

Selected DGAG members and some invited guests will exhibit their collections and share their Geoscience/Earth Science knowledge.
Anyone is welcome to come and see what is on show. If there are any Geoscience questions or puzzling rocks/fossils that people want advice on, these would be welcome also.

 Time: The GEOFEST will start at 10.00 am; finish 4.00 pm
Entry Cost: Free                                                                                                                             Booking: There is no need to book.
Event Contact: DGAG events at email: cwebb48578@aol.com
Note: Food or drink is not being supplied at the venue, but there are plenty of nearby cafés etc.

Venue: The main Hall at the United Church, 49/51 Charles Street, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1EE (postal address and rear entrance to church buildings). South Street, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1BY (front entrance to church 29 South St, Dorchester DT1 1BY)
Entrance can be from either of the 2 entrances: (See map at the end)
– Perhaps easiest for pedestrians will be from the alleyway entrance on the South street pedestrian zone where we will hopefully have a colourful advertising board (image below) pointing the way to the GEOFEST. Exact location using what 3 words: ///whips.cooked.denser (link to free app https://what3words.com/about).
– Otherwise enter from the Charles Street opposite to the Dorchester Library and car parks.