![A £95,000 statue to honour palaeontologist Mary Anning in her home town has finally been unveiled after a schoolgirl's five-year campaign. Fossil-lover Evie Swire was ten years old when she asked her A £95,000 statue to honour palaeontologist Mary Anning in her home town has finally been unveiled after a schoolgirl's five-year campaign. Fossil-lover Evie Swire was ten years old when she asked her](https://www.bnps.co.uk/img-get/I0000Ren3PiNeBlo/s/900/900/BNPS-Lyme-Regis-Mary-Anning-Statue-21st-May-2022-10.jpg)
A £95,000 statue to honour palaeontologist Mary Anning in her home town has finally been unveiled after a schoolgirl's five-year campaign. Fossil-lover Evie Swire was ten years old when she asked her
![SENSE Earth Observation CDT on X: "Born over three CENTURIES after her hero Mary Anning, 11-year old Evie Swire started the campaign @MaryAnningRocks to raise money for the erection of a statue SENSE Earth Observation CDT on X: "Born over three CENTURIES after her hero Mary Anning, 11-year old Evie Swire started the campaign @MaryAnningRocks to raise money for the erection of a statue](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Et8SXneXYAAKUEK.jpg:large)
SENSE Earth Observation CDT on X: "Born over three CENTURIES after her hero Mary Anning, 11-year old Evie Swire started the campaign @MaryAnningRocks to raise money for the erection of a statue
![BBC Radio Solent - Lou Hannan, With news, travel, sport and great music for the drive home., Dorset schoolgirl launches campaign for a statue of Mary Anning BBC Radio Solent - Lou Hannan, With news, travel, sport and great music for the drive home., Dorset schoolgirl launches campaign for a statue of Mary Anning](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1200x675/p06rqqy9.jpg)
BBC Radio Solent - Lou Hannan, With news, travel, sport and great music for the drive home., Dorset schoolgirl launches campaign for a statue of Mary Anning
![Girl, 13, behind a bid to erect a statue of Mary Anning accuses officials of being too old | Daily Mail Online Girl, 13, behind a bid to erect a statue of Mary Anning accuses officials of being too old | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/07/29/00/46024813-9837325-image-a-100_1627515569461.jpg)
Girl, 13, behind a bid to erect a statue of Mary Anning accuses officials of being too old | Daily Mail Online
![MaryAnningRocks on X: "Happy #InternationalDayOfWomenInScience everybody! Love this quote from our founder 13 year old Evie Swire. She said Anning was 'a very important person, but she was lost in history'. Not MaryAnningRocks on X: "Happy #InternationalDayOfWomenInScience everybody! Love this quote from our founder 13 year old Evie Swire. She said Anning was 'a very important person, but she was lost in history'. Not](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Et8_f0pXcAMGQn3.jpg)