@RockShowman

Geologist & Ringmaster! Science communicator & host. Sharing enthusiasm for rocks through rigorous & playful activities, films for museums & schools. Hire me!

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Joined October 2019
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Thank you Isle of Wight! Fish, turtle, crocodile, mammal, shark and bivalve fossils today 🙏
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Fantastic! Glad to have been part of making the festival something special for the museum to celebrate 200 year!
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Take us back to @YorksFossilFest please 🧡 thescarboroughnews.co.uk/new…

IN PICTURES: 15 photos as Whitby hosts Yorkshire Fossil Festival

A roaring good time was had by all as Whitby hosted the Yorkshire Fossil Festival over the weekend.

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Let's Circus@LetCircus13 Jun 2023
We know its not as cute as stolen mini but @facebook is doing much better looking 4 our stolen caravan than @twitter If you are in England eg NE pls help Its not hard to miss, is a crucial part of how we make people happy which is more difficult when you feel sad! & tell police
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NEWS - Celebrating Refugee Week 2023. Events and exhibitions will take place at venues across Newcastle and Gateshead from 15-25 June. twmuseums.org.uk/news/celebr…
Refugee Week graphic. Orange heart against a purple background.

ALT Refugee Week graphic. Orange heart against a purple background.

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Fantastic day ⁦@YorksFossilFest⁩ - come and join us tomorrow at Pannet Park in ⁦@WhitbyMuseum⁩ or feel as sad as this fish a fossil who features but also missed out on the entertainment-! Fabulously drawn by Autumn today!
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I can't tell you how much being longlisted for NSP 2021 changed my life! You need to enter this competition if you are in the market to tell a good story about nature 😉😁
Nan Shepherd Prize@NanPrize31 May 2023
Happy day! THE 2023 NAN SHEPHERD PRIZE IS OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS⛰️🍃🐞 nanshepherdprize.com/submiss… - Open to underrepresented writers - Seeking proposals for an unpublished nature writing book - Win a £10,000 publishing contract & editorial mentorship on your book - Free to apply
The Nan Shepherd Prize for Nature Writing is open for submissions, from 31 May – 17 July. We're seeking underrepresented writers to submit their non-fiction book proposal for a chance to win a £10,000 publishing contract. Find out more at nanshepherdprize.com/submissions

ALT The Nan Shepherd Prize for Nature Writing is open for submissions, from 31 May – 17 July. We're seeking underrepresented writers to submit their non-fiction book proposal for a chance to win a £10,000 publishing contract. Find out more at nanshepherdprize.com/submissions

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Only a week to go now!
Yorkshire Fossil Festival@YorksFossilFest12 May 2023
What is the Yorkshire Fossil Festival, anyway? On #FossilFriday, with 4 weeks to go to #YFF2023, @fossiliam explains what the festival is all about: fossilhub.org/what-is-the-yo…
The front page of the Whitby Gazette, with a photo of some dino-performers celebrating the Yorkshire Fossil Festival.

ALT The front page of the Whitby Gazette, with a photo of some dino-performers celebrating the Yorkshire Fossil Festival.

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Soap stone harder than I thought! 🧼
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Festivals are communities coming together to celebrate their shared culture. I’m honoured to be able to invite people to get involved with @YorksFossilFest.
Yorkshire Fossil Festival@YorksFossilFest21 Apr 2023
Get involved at this year's Yorkshire Fossil Festival in Whitby! We are looking for volunteers to help us make #YFF2023 extra-brilliant, in the run-up to the Festival and over the Festival weekend. Register your interest here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
Children drawing Ice Age animals at the Yorkshire Fossil Festival.

ALT Children drawing Ice Age animals at the Yorkshire Fossil Festival.

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Another fine day at @Fossil_Festival in #LymeRegis. Quite an (entranced) audience at the @RockShowman show!
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Humongous! 🤩
Massimo
@Rainmaker197314 Apr 2023
This is the world's largest quartz crystal cluster on display. it was discovered in 1985 at the bottom of a 45 metre deep cave in the Otjua mine near Karibib in Namibia. It weighs 14,100 kg and took three years to excavate and remove [read more: buff.ly/2DoEySr]
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A rare chance to see some of my southern friends at @FossilFestival and also for my NE friends to visit an event close to home @KillhopeMuseum & Whitby Fossil Safaris - Anyone want to geek out on crystals, minerals, dinosaurs, fossils, stories of deep time & earth mechanics?!?
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Sadly Durdle Door didn’t make it through the weather last night. End of an era! Is it still even a door? It may need a new name… #durdledoor #jurassiccoast #april2023
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Beautiful!!! Especially as your 4th stone!
Helen Averley@helenaverley29 Mar 2023
It took me about 18 hours to facete this citrine! Should have taken 10! not perfect But hey it’s sparkling nicely so that’s all that matters! I got myself out of trouble by correcting silly mistakes! #gem #faceting #learning
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Got some good news folks! ……
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LOVE ROCKS!!!!!
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I spend a lot of time looking at maps #facebrag #100games #Worldle #385 1/6 (100%) 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🎉 ⭐⭐⭐🏙️🪙 worldle.teuteuf.fr
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Thanks wor Davy!
Science Museum
@sciencemuseum17 Dec 2022
Happy Birthday Sir Humphry Davy, chemist, physicist & inventor born #OnThisDay in 1778. Davy was best known for his experiments in electro-chemistry & his invention of a miner's safety lamp after a series of explosions in north-eastern mines: bit.ly/3HFetha
Portrait of Sir Humphry Davy, sitting with his chin resting in his hand.

ALT Portrait of Sir Humphry Davy, sitting with his chin resting in his hand.

Image of a Davy Safety Lamp (A gauze chimney over a brass lamp) on a black background.

ALT Image of a Davy Safety Lamp (A gauze chimney over a brass lamp) on a black background.

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