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And the winner is.... Rockwatch Survey Prize Draw Winner

If you filled in our recent survey THANK YOU! You gave us so many excellent ideas and we have been overwhelmed by how positive you are about Rockwatch. We really appreciate all your feedback.

We are delighted to announce the winner of the free prize draw to win a fossil. Congratulations to Alexandra Yorston who is our lucky winner!

It's an exciting time for us at Rockwatch and so we want to share our plans with you as they progress over the coming months and we hope you will be excited by them too.

In the meantime we would love to see you at our forthcoming events.

Kind regards,

Susan Brown
Rockwatch Chair

Field Trip to Torr Quarry, Somerset - Saturday 26 May
Join us for a field trip to the spectacular Torr Quarry, Somerset. Much of the Olympics project uses stone from this quarry with its Carboniferous age rocks overlain uncomformably by Jurassic oolitic limestones. Booking essential through the Rockwatch Office. Registration fee £5 per family.

We hope to see lots of you there!

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Check out the Rockwatch Spring/Summer 2012 Events taking place around the country.

We have an annual Rockstar Competition every summer and you can win fabulous prizes and a great day out for winners and their families.
Find out more about the competition.

Ask the Experts
Your geological questions answered by the Rockwatch Science Editors.

Some Rockhounds collect minerals, some collect fossils and some collect rocks - which kind are you?


			Rockwatch - who are we? The nationwide club for young geologists - that's who! Go here to get the low down on the greatest club on Earth!!


			Rockwatch Magazine Rocks that could change the world. exploring Mars and sculpting mountains of granite - all this and much more in the latest magazine...


			Report: Jurassic take-away Rockwatch Science Editor, Professor Peter Doyle, encounters fossilised dinosaur sick - more on this page..


			Geology in Museums Factcard Rockwatch have produced a fantastic new factcard featuring details about museums with geological collections.


		Geological news from external sources: Plesiosaur fossil found at Loch Ness (BBC) Dinosaur stolen from museum (BBC) First geological map of Everest (BBC) Journey to the center of the Earth (BBC) "Boxgrove Man" site saved (BBC) Mount Etna eruptions predicted? (BBC) Hominid fossils older than thought (BBC) Fossil clues about ancient plants (BBC) New salamander fossil (Chicago University) Sea monster with a toothache (BBC)