Education Blog November 2016
It has been a spectacularly warm and sunny autumn so far in Padstow, and team lobster have been enjoying the view of the golden banks of the camel from our windows while welcoming groups for educational visits. We welcomed a lovely group of year 4 students from Constantine Primary School,
BBC Radio 4 ‘On Your Farm’ feature
For anyone who wasn’t up and listening in at 6am on Sunday 16th October 2016, here is Radio 4’s latest piece on the work of the lobster hatchery. On Your Farm BBC Presenter, Ruth Sanderson joins a Cornish lobster fisherman as a busy summer season comes to an end. Calum
Finalist in the ‘Small attraction of the year’ in the Cornwall Tourism Awards 2016
We are very proud to say we are a FINALIST in the “Small Attraction of The Year” in The Cornwall Tourism Awards 2016. We have been told to expect Bronze, Silver or Gold and we won’t know until the Award ceremony! It’s great to see that the work we are doing to improve
Education Blog October 2016
Despite fewer people visiting Padstow at this time of year there is no slowing down for the education programme at Team Lobster! We have recently hosted University groups at the hatchery, visited school classes, and taken part in a big event. The team took our lobster lessons into school for
Education Blog September 2016
As the summer winds down, the outreach team at the Hatchery are enjoying attending the last few events of the season, while hosting the new cohort of university groups for educational visits to the facility. Now in its ninth year, the Clovelly Crab and Lobster Feast celebrates local seafood, and
Publication on Sea based container culture (SBCC) hydrodynamic design assessment for European lobsters (Homarus gammarus)
We are pleased to announce a new publication for September 2016 in Aquaculture Engineering on ‘Sea based container culture (SBCC) hydrodynamic design assessment for European lobsters (Homarus gammarus)’. If you look carefully you should be able to spot the juvenile lobster tucked into the corner. Follow the link above to
Education Blog August 2016
The scorching summer days of August are a great time for events in Cornwall, and this year ‘team lobster’ are delighted to be made the beneficiary of the first ever Padstow Seafood and Beer festival! The sun shone and the drinks flowed as over 800 people flocked to Prideaux Place
VACANCY for a Part Time Visitor Centre Assistant
Job Description Closing date for applications 7 Sept 2016, interview date to be confirmed Reports to: Hatchery Manager Supervisory Responsibilty: None PAY: £14,287 pro rata Important Functional Relationships: Manager and other staff and the visiting public. Main Purpose of the job: To be responsible to the manager for the effective and efficient
Clovelly Lobster & Crab Feast 4th September 2016 – Don’t miss it!
Sunday 4th September 2016 10am till 5pm Join us for this beautiful festival, celebrating lobster and crab in the stunning village of Clovelly in Devon (close to the border of Cornwall). The village and harbour are accessed by a cobbled footpath that winds down the cliff, winding between quaint little cottages. They still
Did you miss our baby lobsters on Countryfile Summer Diaries on 4 Aug 2016?
You can still catch the footage, follow the link below to BBC i-player. Dominic Boothroyd, General Manager and Dr Carly Daniels, Principal Investigator did us proud. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b07n2jsb/countryfile-summer-diaries-4-conservation Lobster Grower 2 has its own dedicated website, for further details check out the website. The Lobster Grower Project is funded by Fishmongers
