Rock Detectives Clubs

At the three Rock Detectives Clubs dotted around the North Pennines AONB and European Geopark the emphasis is on adventure, fun and discovery!

What's it all about?

Rock Detectives are clubs for children aged 6 to 12 (under 8's must be accompanied by an adult). There are three clubs across the North Pennines where you can get involved in activities from fossil hunts, games and crafts, to video animation and visits to 'hands-on' attractions - all with a rocky theme!

Membership costs £1 then all the events are free! Members receive a Rock Detectives T-shirt and bag to start their Rock Detectives kit. There's more to rocks than you ever could have imagined!

You'll find Rock Detectives Clubs at:

• Harehope Quarry in Weardale, run by the Harehope Quarry Project.
• Allandale, run by the Harehope Quarry Project.
• Talkin Tarn near Carlisle, run by Talkin Tarn Country Park

More about Rock Detectives ...

Rock Detectives is part of the AONB Partnership's Rockworks project, and is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Natural England and LEADER +. Rock Detectives is also part of the AONB Partnership's contribution to a transnational project with nine partner European Geoparks, with LEADER + and other funding. The AONB Partnership is taking the lead on developing clubs of this kind and sharing with colleagues across Europe the experiences of the AONB Staff Unit, the group leaders and the participants to enable this work to spread to other Geoparks. Taking a lead from the North Pennines, one of our partner Geoparks, Beigua, in northern Italy, has set up its own Rock Detectives clubs using our model and logos etc.

Find out more about the Rock Detectives Clubs ...

If you know a budding Rock Detective and want to find out more about the clubs and their programmes of events, contact the Chris Woodley-Stewart at AONB Partnership on 01388 528801 chris@northpenninesaonb.org.uk

Alternatively contact the individual organisations running the clubs - Harehope Quarry (Weardale) - Harehope Quarry Project (Jill Essam - 01388 528599); or Allendale - Harehope Quarry Project (Jill Essam - 01388 528599); or Talkin Tarn – Fiona Shipp (016977 3129)