Sunday 14 July 2013

The Tide Stays In!

In tropical heat to-day, some 40 people called into the Green Man Gallery for some determined "Knitting of a new landscape"

It was great! There were needles knitting, crochets hooking and alarming needle-felt barbs avoiding people's fingers. Seaweed was knotted and jellyfish ribboned and wobbled. A lot of the new creations were placed in the window display by their makers



And the Gallery has asked for our Ancient Landscape to stay in the window for another week!

branching coral


seaweed might be knitted....


seaweed could also be knotted...


...but sooner or later, it always gets someone!

a sea slug takes shape

a half-grown sea slug

the adult slug sets off on adventures




crochetted and fossilised ammonites 
contributions from our friends at Silverdale Library

Friday 12 July 2013

Summer events for families!



Ancient Underwater Adventures 
This Summer
We have some exciting activities coming up over the holiday period...summaries follow and then more detail further down the page. Have a read! Get excited! Come and join us in our investigation of the ancient landscapes of the Peaks!

Event summaries: details follow
All events are free (car parking charges may apply in some places). Family events suitable for children from 4 years and over

1. Tuesday 30th July: Life in ancient seas, at the Moorland Discovery centre, National Trust Longshaw nr Hathersage
- make your own prehistoric rockpool model! Sessions 11 - 1 and 2 - 4, no booking needed

2. Thursday 1st August: Monsters from the Limestone, Buxton Museum and Art Gallery: SK17 6DA, making large puppet fossil animals from the depths of the ancient Peak District seas!, 10-30 -12.30, 1.30 - 3.30

3. Tuesday 6th August: Winnat's Pass Walk: exploring the millstone grits of the Dark Peak. Meet: Castleton Visitor Centre Car Park, S33 8WP, at 2pm. Walk 2 - 4pm, some steep sl
we found this image on-line,
apologies to anyone
who feels robbed by that!
opes and off paved footpaths

4. Wednesday 7th August: Life in Ancient Seas at Leek PlayDay
Brough Park, Leek, 11 - 3: meet the Ancient Landscape team and make your own finger-puppet fossils or ancient seascape


Events in detail
1. Life in ancient seas
Date: Tuesday 30th July 2013
Venue: Moorland Discovery Centre, National Trust Longshaw, nr Hathersage
Times: 11 - 1 and 2 - 4
Booking: no booking needed just drop by and join in
Cost: free: materials provided (donations welcomed)- car parking charges may apply
Organisers and more information: this is part of the Ancient Landscapes project organised by Stone and Water (http://ancientlandscapes.blogspot.co.uk/).

What's happening?
Come and paddle in a prehistoric sea! Explore life in the Carboniferous Seas of 300 million years ago that eventually gave us the limestone, shale and gritstones of the Peak District. We'll look at fossils to understand the animals of the times, draw those animals and the corals and seaweeds they lived in. Then visitors can make their own model rockpool as a piece of ancient seaside to take home

2. Monsters from the Limestone
Date: Thursday 1st August 2013
Venue: Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, terrace Rd, Buxton SK17 6DA
Times: 10.30 - 12.30 and 1.30 - 3.30
Booking: no booking needed just drop by and join in
Cost: free: materials provided (donations welcomed) - car parking charges may apply
Organisers and more information: this is part of the Ancient Landscapes project organised by Stone and Water (http://ancientlandscapes.blogspot.co.uk/).

What's happening?
Exploring life in the Carboniferous Seas that eventually gave us the limestone, shale and gritstones of the Peak District. We'll look at fossils to understand the animals of those times, and build our own limestone creatures as puppets and masks - make a pet trilobite, wear a giant brachiopod, or have a tame crinoid or nautiloid to ripple home with you….
Basic activity is straightforward with lots of options for people to experiment with

3. Winnat's Pass Walk
Date: Tuesday 6th August 2013
Meeting point: Castleton Visitor Centre Car Park, Castleton, Hope Valley S33 8WP
Times: 2 - 4pm
Booking: no booking needed just drop by and join in
Cost: free: materials provided (donations welcomed) - car parking charges may apply
Organisers and more information: this is part of the Ancient Landscapes project organised by Stone and Water (http://ancientlandscapes.blogspot.co.uk/).

What's happening?
With National Trust Rangers, we will explore the geology of this dramatic gorge, meeting the millstone grit that eventually covered the limestone of the White Peak. A Stone and Water will help the group explore creatively: drawing rocks and shapes, composing instant poems, making up wild stories about the cliffs and caves of the Pass.
This walk will last 2 hours, has some steep slopes and will not remain on paved surfaces. Strong footwear essential and clothing to suit the weather

4. Life in Ancient Seas at Leek PlayDay
Date: Wednesday 7th  August 2013
Venue: Brough Park, Leek (beside the Leek Leisure Centre)
Times: 11 - 3
Booking: no booking needed just drop by and join in
Cost: free: materials provided (donations welcomed) - car parking charges may apply
Organisers and more information: this is part of the Ancient Landscapes project organised by Stone and Water (http://ancientlandscapes.blogspot.co.uk/).

What's happening?
Come and paddle in a prehistoric sea! Explore life in the Carboniferous Seas of 300 million years ago that eventually gave us the limestone, shale and gritstones of the Peak District. We'll be making personal finger-puppet trilobites and pet ammonites and models of ancient seasides…







Thursday 4 July 2013

Small creatures creeping in!

Following up on earlier entries....we've had a delicious delivery of tasty ancient seafood...or maybe just some wonderfully tentacled lovelies. Thanks you, Geraldine!