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There is optimism and change in the air at JCT!

Following frustration and scaling back during the ‘covid years’, 2022 was very much a year of action at JCT!

So you want a challenge this summer?
Are looking for spectacular scenery and challenging terrain?
You want to raise funds for a brilliant charity that conserves, protects and educates people about England’s only natural World Heritage site, the Jurassic Coast?
CONGRATULATIONS, you have come to the right place!

Once a place has been awarded World Heritage status is makes it quite hard to keep a secret, but it seems that not everyone has realised there are so many great reasons to visit the beautiful Jurassic Coast.

Steeped in mystery, the enigmatic Undercliff National Nature Reserve, which occupies most of the seven-mile stretch from a little west of Lyme Regis in Dorset to pretty Axmouth in Devon, has been described as England’s last true wilderness.

Across the last 14 years, thousands of holidaymakers at one of Dorset’s holiday park operators have achieved a remarkable fundraising landmark. West Dorset Leisure Holidays has raised over £100,000 for the Jurassic Coast Trust, helping to protect, conserve and educate people about the Jurassic Coast. 

It is no surprise that one of the major draws to the Jurassic Coast is fossil hunting. A popular activity for all ages that sparks a day of adventure from complete beginners to expert collectors.

As we come to the end of 2022, it is important to both reflect on and recognise the progress which has been made for the outcomes of the 2020-2025 Partnership Plan and the work undertaken by not only JCT, but also by other organisations who form the partnership committed to conserving and protecting the Dorset and East Devon World Heritage Site.

As previously noted, the Jurassic Coast Trust is investigating the feasibility of a new  museum dedicated to the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site (JCWHS) and its outstanding geology, palaeontology and geomorphology. We are now inviting Expressions of Interest to carry out the Feasibility Study.

Seaside towns adorned with lights. Father Christmas arriving by boat. Boxing Day walks on the beach. A bracing swim on Christmas morning… There’s nowhere quite like Dorset at Christmastime, and now’s the perfect time to secure your festive escape.
 

We’ve teamed up with our friends at Dorset Hideaways to showcase a couple of Jurassic Gems that make for a perfect winter retreat.

Last week, we launched a crowdfunding campaign intended to help us develop a feasibility study for a new museum dedicated to the outstanding geology, palaeontology and geomorphology of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site.

This week, we delve deeper into why this project has become an important priority for us and what else we will be doing to make this new museum a reality.