Less than a week to opening and it's great to have the team back...

It was great to welcome back Tammy, Cathy and Elizabeth, who return to us as Interpreters for this season after having a great experience last season. All three are from within a ten minute drive of the Cliffs and have with them a fantastic knowledge of the history of the area.

We will have more of last seasons Interpreters returning at the beginning of May, including Matt, Dylan and Shawn plus some new team members: Caterina, Sara and Elizabeth who are all excited about joining us this season.

We also welcome back Fran, our Catering Supervisor and Joyce our Cook, who will both be ably managing the Roundhouse Cafe again this year and Gornald, our Custodian, who never seems to stop!

We are still on the look out for some team members, why not visit our site to see what positions we have available http://www.jogginsfossilcliffs.net/institute/jobs/

We have spent the last week cleaning and polishing and readying ourselves for opening the doors on Wednesday, 22nd April, Earth Day.

We are thrilled to announce that J D Irving Ltd. has very generously donated saplings, 2009 of them, for us to plant around the grounds on Earth Day, providing a legacy for future generations and helping us to re-naturalise the site.

So, if you are free any time after 9:30am on Wednesday, 22nd April, why not bring your spades, shovels and dibbers and help us to plant our very own forest.

Please come along at 10:30am to witness the presentation of the Paul Harris Fellowship to Mr Don Reid and Dr Laing Ferguson, tow gentlement who have contributed considerably to Joggins and the Rotarian, Pam Harrison shall be presenting the awards on behalf of the Rotary at the Joggins Fossil Centre.

We're also very excited about Susan Tooke launching "B is for Bluenose" on Wednesday as Susan has just been featured on TV after winning two more prizes for her illustrations. You can listen to Susan's presentation on the book at 11:00am and purchase a signed copy of the book, which will no doubt become a family heirloom.

Here's Dylan, showing us that there is always time for a bit of fun!