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Participating groups will include Sidmouth Museum, Kent\u2019s Cavern and the English Riviera Geo Park, the Jurassic Coast Trust, the artist Colin Bentley, the Devonshire Association Geology Group, the Royal Geographical Society and Sidmouth and Exmouth U3A Geology Groups.<\/p>\n
The theme of the Science Festival is \u2018Science in our Lives\u2019, which chimes with the theme of \u2018Earth Science in our Lives\u2019 promoted by the Geological Society of London for Earth Science Week, from 13th October, and highlighted in the interactive displays. The displays will be accompanied by a separate programme of short talks.<\/p>\n
The day marks the start of the Earth Science Week which runs between 13-21 October 2018 and is organised by the Geological Society. The week will highlight the ways in which geology affects our lives through everyday objects, possessions, products and services, in the home and further afield \u2013 often in ways we don\u2019t expect.<\/p>\n
Venue: Masonic Hall, High Street, Sidmouth, EX10 8EF<\/p>\n
Free. Suitable for the whole family.<\/p>\n
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