In May we co-organised The Ocean Discovery Zone at 2018 Devon County Show, May 17, 18, & 19. This is a new attraction at this well attended show, and our pavilion featured engaging presentations and activities from some of the leading marine conservation organisations in the South West of UK. We provided lots of life sized marine wildlife models and our expertise, and aimed to partly recreate the amazing visual experience we first provided in 2005 for the Festival of the Sea at Souter lighthouse ( see 2005 photo album ) . Our creatures large and small provided the realism and wow factor to enhance the many engaging activities provided by the different organisations participating.
Project partners were Seadream Education and Devon County Show, and main sponsors were Devon County Show, University of Plymouth Marine Institute, and Coastal Recycling....thank you to them and to all the participants who helped make it such a great success. For info on ODZ sponsors and participating organisations, do an online search
For publicity info on this show, see https://www.devoncountyshow.co.uk/visitors/attractions ... and scroll down to Ocean Discovery Zone
For details of the School Competitions we ran as part of this show presentation, and a list of ODZ participants , see www.devoncountyshow.co.uk/education and click on the ODZ logo for the pdf flyer
For more reportage, do an online search for Ocean Discovery Zone at Devon County Show
Show attendance for 2018 was almost 90,000 over 3 days, and we estimate that over 5000 visited the Ocean Discovery Zone, including 16 different schools.
There are already plans and new ideas to improve the Ocean Discovery Zone for the 2019 Devon County Show, and to take it to other shows and events
Enjoy this photoalbum of our contribution to The Devon County Show 2018
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