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| Planned Jurassica dinosaur museum could bring in £20m | Planned Jurassica dinosaur museum could bring in £20m |
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| A charity behind a planned underground dinosaur museum on the Jurassic Coast believes the attraction would bring £20m into the local economy every year. | A charity behind a planned underground dinosaur museum on the Jurassic Coast believes the attraction would bring £20m into the local economy every year. |
| The £80m attraction, called Jurassica, would be built in a 40m (132ft) deep limestone quarry in Portland, Dorset. | The £80m attraction, called Jurassica, would be built in a 40m (132ft) deep limestone quarry in Portland, Dorset. |
| Science journalist Mike Hanlon, behind the idea, said: "Jurassica has the potential to create something of global significance." | Science journalist Mike Hanlon, behind the idea, said: "Jurassica has the potential to create something of global significance." |
| If it goes ahead, an estimated 960,000 visitors a year are expected. | If it goes ahead, an estimated 960,000 visitors a year are expected. |
| It could be completed by 2020, creating more than 150 full-time jobs. | It could be completed by 2020, creating more than 150 full-time jobs. |
| Featuring a lid-like roof, Jurassica would span about 100m, about a third the size of the Millennium Dome. | Featuring a lid-like roof, Jurassica would span about 100m, about a third the size of the Millennium Dome. |
| Comparable with the Eden Project, it would house robot swimming plesiosaurs, fossils and interactive displays. | Comparable with the Eden Project, it would house robot swimming plesiosaurs, fossils and interactive displays. |
| Mr Hanlon said: "Jurassica will put Dorset on the global map; a real focus that will drive tourism upwards and pour more than £20m into the county's businesses every year." | Mr Hanlon said: "Jurassica will put Dorset on the global map; a real focus that will drive tourism upwards and pour more than £20m into the county's businesses every year." |
| Dorset Chamber of Commerce said the travel infrastructure to the attraction would be fundamental to its success. The charity is currently carrying out a £30,000 traffic impact study. | Dorset Chamber of Commerce said the travel infrastructure to the attraction would be fundamental to its success. The charity is currently carrying out a £30,000 traffic impact study. |
| Ian Girling, chief executive of Dorset Chamber of Commerce said: "There's no doubt its going to be a tremendous boost for Weymouth and Portland. | Ian Girling, chief executive of Dorset Chamber of Commerce said: "There's no doubt its going to be a tremendous boost for Weymouth and Portland. |
| "This is a really bold innovative project that could be fantastic for the whole of the county." | "This is a really bold innovative project that could be fantastic for the whole of the county." |
| Bournemouth University is conducting an economic study to determine the attraction's connections with other sectors of the economy and its likely impact. | Bournemouth University is conducting an economic study to determine the attraction's connections with other sectors of the economy and its likely impact. |
| Professor John Fletcher, pro-vice chancellor for research and innovation at the university, said the attraction would make a "significant contribution" to the local economy. | Professor John Fletcher, pro-vice chancellor for research and innovation at the university, said the attraction would make a "significant contribution" to the local economy. |
| He added it would "broaden the visitor season through its international and educational pull". | He added it would "broaden the visitor season through its international and educational pull". |
| Sir David Attenborough is patron of the project and the Eden Project's Sir Tim Smit is its trustee. | Sir David Attenborough is patron of the project and the Eden Project's Sir Tim Smit is its trustee. |
| The project was awarded £300,000 in July from the Local Enterprise Partnership for a feasibility study and a lottery funding application. | The project was awarded £300,000 in July from the Local Enterprise Partnership for a feasibility study and a lottery funding application. |
| In November, the charity put in a first round funding bid for a £16m Heritage Lottery Fund Award. The outcome of the bid is expected in April. | In November, the charity put in a first round funding bid for a £16m Heritage Lottery Fund Award. The outcome of the bid is expected in April. |
| The 153 km (95 mile) Jurassic Coast, which begins in East Devon and stretches to Old Harry Rocks near Swanage in Dorset, attracts about 12-15 million visitors a year. | The 153 km (95 mile) Jurassic Coast, which begins in East Devon and stretches to Old Harry Rocks near Swanage in Dorset, attracts about 12-15 million visitors a year. |
| The Jurassic Coast is considered the only place in the world that displays evidence of millions of years of the Earth's history, exposed in layers of rock in its cliffs. | The Jurassic Coast is considered the only place in the world that displays evidence of millions of years of the Earth's history, exposed in layers of rock in its cliffs. |
| It contains three periods; Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous. | It contains three periods; Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous. |
| Visitor numbers to top paid-for England attractions in 2013 | Visitor numbers to top paid-for England attractions in 2013 |
| Source: Visit England | Source: Visit England |