Budleigh Past and Present

Dear Rhynchosaur, inside your case, You have a really funny face. Your beady eye and parrot’s beak, As creatures go, are quite unique. In ancient times, it seems, your paws Walked upon Budleigh’s streets with claws Like those of really savage brutes. Yet all you ate were simply roots. I wonder, does your lizard’s tail  Mean that you were an adult male? The pattern on your scaly back Could camouflage against attack. Your bones, which came from near High Peak, Are truly rare and most antique. Resplendent on your sandy base, Dear Rhynchosaur, I think you’re ace.   © Michael Downes 2014     Fairlynch Museum's model of a Rhynchosaur was created by Budleigh-based designer and model maker Neil Rogers. http://www.nr-artworks.co.uk

Families admire the completed mosaic Fairlynch’s Lego Dinosaur Day on 28 August was a great success, with 40 children busily making a two-dimensional model of a Rhynchosaur.     A life-size version of the strange dog-like creature which lived 240 million years ago was lent by Clinton Devon Estates and had pride of place on the Museum lawn for the day.   Bones from the Rhyncosaur were found in the cliffs between Budleigh and Sidmouth in the late 19th century. Bright Bricks expert Joe Perez , seen above, was on hand to give advice. The organisation is one of the world’s most inventive design companies, creating unique models, mosaics and events from LEGO bricks.    The day concluded with the creation of a large mosaic model on the lawn, with e ach child receiving a limited edition Rynchosaur Lego kit.  The event raised £415 for the Museum, and was featured in the Budleigh Journal ....