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Create your own mini ecosystem at Biosphere in a Jar event: Isle of Wight Biosphere Festival 2024 (Free)

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As part of the first Isle of Wight Biosphere Festival, head to Newport Library to Make a Biosphere in a Jar.

All children to be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Where and when
Make a Biosphere in a Jar takes place on Saturday 29th June between 2.30pm and 3.30pm at Lord Louis Library, Orchard Street, Newport PO30 1LL.

Free drop in session for children aged 5+ but booking essential.

To book call Lord Louis Library on (01983) 823823.

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Guy Eades
27, March 2023 9:10 pm

The Fresnel Lens from St Catherine’s is a beautiful object and the Classic Boat Museum and its volunteers reassembling it and giving in a new home has saved it for the IoW. This is the next best thing – Trinity House should never have been allowed to and prevented from removing it from the Lighthouse by Historic England and IoW Planning. It was first installed there in… Read more »

Mark L Francis
Reply to  Guy Eades
28, March 2023 9:25 am

Last time I saw it, it still had chips out of the glass where a Dornier shot it up. (although OI might have imagined this)

tapwash
Reply to  Mark L Francis
28, March 2023 9:36 am

No, you didn’t imagine it, I remember seeing the chipped lens as well, some time ago now, when the lighthouse was open to the public.

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