Friday 26 October 2018

29th October to 11th November 2018

NEXT Fortnights EVENTS

29th October to 11th November 2018

THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXTRACT FROM BRISTOL AND WEST COUNTRY GEOLOGY CALENDARS

MORE DETAILS CAN BE FOUND IN THE BRISTOL AND THE WEST COUNTRY CALENDARS AND ON THE WEB SITES OF THE RELEVANT SOCIETY OR ORGANISATION.

I will be out of touch for a short while. Therefore I have put two weeks events into this post.

MONDAY 29th



Tuesday 30th



Wednesday 31st



Thursday 1st

COURSE - UNDERSTANDING GEOLOGY AND SCENERY AROUND ROSS-ON-WYE
WHEN
THU, 1 NOVEMBER, 10:00 – 10:30
DESCRIPTION
UNDERSTANDING GEOLOGY AND SCENERY AROUND ROSS-ON-WYE 
STARTS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NOT 25TH OCT OR 8TH NOV), FINISHES 6TH DECEMBER.
THIS 10 WEEK COURSE AIMS TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THE WAYS IN WHICH THE VARIED AND BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE ROUND OUR AREA HAS COME INTO BEING. THE EFFECTS OF FOLDS, FAULTS AND TECTONIC DIP IN EXPOSING  DIFFERENT ROCK TYPES, AND THE PAST AND PRESENT PROCESSES OF UPLIFT, WEATHERING, EROSION AND DEPOSITION THAT HAVE ACTED UPON THEM, WILL BE EXAMINED BY REFERENCE TO LOCAL SCENERY. USE WILL BE MADE OF LOCAL MAPS AND CROSS-SECTIONS ACROSS THEM, BOTH GEOLOGICAL AND TOPOGRAPHIC; TOGETHER WITH SPECIMENS OF LOCAL ROCKS. CONTACT PAUL MASON ON  01989 760399. COST £60  ENROL  BEFORE 15TH SEPTEMBER TO ENSURE THAT THE COURSE RUNS.
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BATH GEOL SOC - LECTURE
WHEN
THU, 1 NOVEMBER, 19:30 – 21:00
WHERE
BATH ROYAL LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION, 16 QUEEN SQUARE, BATH (MAP)
DESCRIPTION
NEW FOSSIL DISCOVERIES FROM FRANCE AND MOROCCO SHED LIGHT ON THE ORIGIN OF STARFISH AND BRITTLE STARS IN THE GREAT ORDOVICIAN BIODIVERSIFICATION EVENT

DR AARON W. HUNTER - DEPARTMENT OF EARTH SCIENCES - UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

ASTEROZOANS INCLUDING STARFISH (ASTEROIDS) AND THEIR CLOSE RELATIVES THE BRITTLE STARS (OPHIUROIDS) ARE AMONGST THE MOST INSTANTLY RECOGNISABLE AND ICONIC MARINE ANIMALS. THEY ARE A DOMINANT AND SUCCESSFUL GROUP OF LIVING ECHINODERMS BASED ON THEIR DIVERSITY, ABUNDANCE, AND BIOGEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION. DESPITE THEIR ECOLOGICAL SUCCESS AND A FOSSIL RECORD SPANNING MORE THAN 480 MILLION YEARS, THE EARLY EVOLUTION OF ASTEROZOANS AND THEIR ECHINODERM COUSINS MORE GENERALLY, REMAINS A MYSTERY. IN-FACT, THEY SEEM TO APPEAR SUDDENLY IN THE EARLY ORDOVICIAN WITH NO APPARENT ANCESTOR IN THE CAMBRIAN. NEW DISCOVERIES FROM FRANCE AND MOROCCO HAVE BEGUN TO RESOLVE THIS MYSTERY.

EXCEPTIONALLY PRESERVED FOSSILS, COMBINED WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY HAVE ALLOWED US TO RECONSTRUCT THE SEQUENCE OF EVOLUTION OF THE ASTEROZOANS (WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PHYLOGENETIC FRAMEWORK). WE EXPLORE THE EARLIEST COMMON ANCESTORS THE SOMASTEROIDS AND THEIR CAMBRIAN ECHINODERM RELATIVES, INCLUDING A FOSSIL, WHICH IS THE EARLIEST STARFISH LIKE ANIMAL SO FAR RECORDED IN THE FOSSIL RECORD. WE THEN FOLLOW THESE EXCEPTIONAL FOSSILS THROUGH THE ORDOVICIAN AS TRUE OPHIUROIDS AND ASTEROIDS APPEAR AND SHOW HOW THEY RAPIDLY DIVERSIFIED DURING THE BIOTIC REVOLUTION WE CALL THE GREAT ORDOVICIAN BIODIVERSIFICATION EVENT. WE DEMONSTRATE THAT THESE ANIMALS SURVIVED UNTIL THE PERMIAN, WITH SOME OF THEIR DESCENDANTS STILL FOUND IN THE OCEANS TODAY.

Friday 2nd



saturday 3rd

G.A. Festival of Geology.
When
Sat, 3 November, 10:30 – 16:00
Where
University of London, Gower Street, London. (map)

Sunday 4th



Monday 5th

Course - Geology of the Bristol and Gloucester Region.
When
Mon, 5 November, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester (map)
Description
Geology of the Bristol and Gloucester Region. 
One of the most varied regions of Britain, spanning the major divisions of the Variscan Front/Bristol Channel-Bray Fault, and the Malvern fault/ Worcester Graben, incorporating rocks varying in age from late PreCambrian to Cretaceous, and three of the terranes making up the geological “jigsaw” of Britain. The course will cover roughly the area covered by the eponymous BGS publication in the British Regional Geology series (3rd edition 1992).  Starts Mon 17th September  for 10 weeks (not 22nd or29th Oct or 5th Nov), until 10th December   Held at Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester from 7.30-9.30pm on Mondays.  Cost £75 (including tea, coffee etc at breaktime!).

Contact Dave Green by email at davegeostudies@gmail.com, by phone at 01594 960858 and by post at Dave Green, Joys Green Farm, Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, GL17 9QU

Tuesday 6th



Wednesday 7th



Thursday 8th



Friday 9th

South Wales GA - Field Meeting
When
Fri, 9 November, 19:00 – Sun, 11 November, 21:00
Where
Tenby Museum & Art Gallery, Castle Hill, Tenby SA70 7BP, UK (map)
Description

We are invited to the launch of Brian and Gareth's new book on the Old Red Sandstone of
Pembrokeshire, in the museum.  Brian will give an introduction and then both Gareth and Brian will 
introduce the book to everyone. SWGA members will be joined by members from a wide range of other 
local groups.
There is a full weekend geological field programme: Saturday 10th November:   Freshwater East and 
Freshwater West;  Sunday 11th November:  Marloes / Albion Sands and Manorbier

Saturday 10th

South Wales GA - Field Meeting - See Friday


Sunday 11th

SOUTH WALES GA - FIELD MEETING - SEE FRIDAY
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Bowleaze Cove: An Introduction to Geology
When
Sun, 11 November, 10:30 – 16:00
Where
Bowleaze Cove, Dorset, United Kingdom (map)
Description
This annual visit with an excellent teacher gives a superb introduction to new geology students, and a valuable refresher to the rest of us. 
This part of the Jurassic coast is of interest for its stratigraphy, fossils, and environmental features. 
Field Trip (Day) 
Leader: Alan Holiday 
Booking 


Tuesday 23 October 2018

Wonderful photos

Wonderful Photos

A correspondent has brought this wonderful set of photographs to my attention. You will need to click all the links (the small circles at the bottom of the page) to see all the photos.

Originally the photos were on this BBC page but I suspect copyright issues raised their head. But the text is also well worth giving your attention to. 

An interesting exercise is to decide which photo on the first link corresponds to which piece of text on the second link!


Down to Earth Extra - November

Down to Earth Extra - November




Sunday 21 October 2018

Festival of Geology

Festival of Geology

The Festival of Geology is coming soon! I would love to go as I have a photo in next years calendar but I will be travelling back home from the Isle of Skye and so will miss it. but it certainly looks a good day out!


Saturday 20 October 2018

22nd to 28th October

NEXT WEEKS EVENTS

15TH TO 21ST OCTOBER 2018

THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXTRACT FROM BRISTOL AND WEST COUNTRY GEOLOGY CALENDARS

MORE DETAILS CAN BE FOUND IN THE BRISTOL AND THE WEST COUNTRY CALENDARS AND ON THE WEB SITES OF THE RELEVANT SOCIETY OR ORGANISATION.

MENDIP HILLS AONB HAVE A SERIES OF EVENTS WHICH HAVE ONLY RECENTLY COME TO MY NOTICE. THEY CAN BE DISCOVERED HERE. I HAVE INSERTED SOME OF THEM BELOW. VISIT THE WEBSITE FOR BOOKING DETAILS.

MONDAY 22nd

Jurassic Coast Art Exhibition
When
Sun, 21 October, 10:00 – Wed, 24 October, 17:00
Where
The Tithe Barn, The Tithe Barn, Symondsbury, Dorset, United Kingdom (map)
Description
Colin Bentley returns with the second year of his three-year artistic collaboration with the Jurassic Coast Trust. 
This exhibition will be held across four days in October (Sunday 21st – Wednesday 24th) at the beautiful Symondsbury Tithe Barn, just outside of Bridport, and is proudly supported by Symondsbury Estate. 
Colin will be showcasing a stunning selection of landscapes drawn from the middle section of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site between Axmouth and the Isle of Portland, encompassing Lyme Regis, West Bay and Chesil Beach among others. 
Colin’s landscapes will be accompanied by another selection of Jurassic Coast Ambassadors’ portraits. 
Entry is free to the public and the exhibition will be accompanied by talks and other activities. For more information. 
For private view and exhibition enquiries please contact: contact@colinbentley.com 

Tuesday 23rd

JURASSIC COAST ART EXHIBITION - see Monday

wednesday 24th

JURASSIC COAST ART EXHIBITION - see monday

Thursday 25th



Friday 26th



saturday 27th



sunday 28th

Festival Finale at Wells Museum: Geo resources in our lives
When
Sun, 28 October, 09:30 – 16:30
Where
Wells and Mendip Museum, 8 Cathedral Green, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2UE, United Kingdom (map)
Description
A day of inspiring talks and lunch, celebrating the finale of Mendip Rocks 2018. 
Speakers include: Prof Chris King “Mining for Diamonds” 
Doug Robinson (Bristol University) – “Wells City Building Heritage – a 350 million year old story” 
Other speakers tbc 
Also: Local fossil collections on display and view the “Mendip Rocks! Box”. 
Raffle 
£15 to include ploughman’s lunch, tea and cake. 
Booking 
 


Dead Sea Sinkholes

New Theory for Sinkholes

It was thought that the numerous sinkholes round the Dead Sea were caused by the presence of a salt layer. As the salt was dissolved away by run-off, cavities would form and sinkholes would ensue.

This idea was soon abandoned when no salt was found! Geophysics came to the rescue. Using a "wheelbarrow-mounted vibrating source" - this I would like to see! - a shear wave reflection image was obtained of an alluvial fan. This showed the composition and layering of the fan to a depth of 200 metres. No salt was found but some layers reflected seismic waves very poorly. It was suggested that sand had been washed away from the layers so, instead of forming compact layers, they formed weakened layers of gravel and boulders. These eventually give way and form a sinkhole. 

You can read all about it HERE.


Saturday 13 October 2018

15th to 21st October 2018

NEXT WEEKS EVENTS

15th to 21st October 2018

THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXTRACT FROM BRISTOL AND WEST COUNTRY GEOLOGY CALENDARS

MORE DETAILS CAN BE FOUND IN THE BRISTOL AND THE WEST COUNTRY CALENDARS AND ON THE WEB SITES OF THE RELEVANT SOCIETY OR ORGANISATION.

MENDIP HILLS AONB HAVE A SERIES OF EVENTS WHICH HAVE ONLY RECENTLY COME TO MY NOTICE. THEY CAN BE DISCOVERED HERE. I HAVE INSERTED SOME OF THEM BELOW. VISIT THE WEBSITE FOR BOOKING DETAILS.

MONDAY 15TH


Course - Geology of the Bristol and Gloucester Region.
When
Mon, 15 October, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester (map)
Description
Geology of the Bristol and Gloucester Region. 
One of the most varied regions of Britain, spanning the major divisions of the Variscan Front/Bristol Channel-Bray Fault, and the Malvern fault/ Worcester Graben, incorporating rocks varying in age from late PreCambrian to Cretaceous, and three of the terranes making up the geological “jigsaw” of Britain. The course will cover roughly the area covered by the eponymous BGS publication in the British Regional Geology series (3rd edition 1992).  Starts Mon 17th September  for 10 weeks (not 22nd or29th Oct or 5th Nov), until 10th December   Held at Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester from 7.30-9.30pm on Mondays.  Cost £75 (including tea, coffee etc at breaktime!).

Contact Dave Green by email at davegeostudies@gmail.com, by phone at 01594 960858 and by post at Dave Green, Joys Green Farm, Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, GL17 9QU

Tuesday 16th


Mendip Rocks Festival - Batts Combe Quarry Tour - A Limestone Legacy
When
Tue, 16 October, 10:00 – 12:00
Where
Meet at Batts Combe Quarry office car park, Warrens Hill, Cheddar, BS27 3LR. (map)
Description
Batts Combe Quarry Tour - A Limestone Legacy
A guided tour to with Hanson's UK to view inside this Burrington Oolite quarry, a mineral very valuable as a pure limestone for animal feed, toothpaste and many industrial fillers. Wear boots, long sleeves, no shorts, safety wear provided. Meet at Batts Combe Quarry office car park, Warrens Hill, Cheddar, BS27 3LR. Limited places, 10 per tour. Charge £5pp. Book am or pm tour.

This tour is repeated - same day 2 to 4PM
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SMFS Evening Meeting
When
Tue, 16 October, 19:30 – 22:00
Where
The Friends' Meeting House, 1A, Ordnance Rd, Southampton. SO15 2AZ (map)
Description
Quartz by Gary Morse.
Members’ Display Table: Quartz varieties.

Wednesday 17th


Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution - Lecture
When
Wed, 17 October, 19:30 – 21:00
Where
16 Queen Square, Bath, BAI 2HN (map)
Description

BRLSI Collection Talk
Charles Moore and his Fossils
Matt Williams, BRLSI Collections Manager
ln 1854 charles Moore joined the BRLS| and deposited his
already substantial collections of fossils to be exhibited ,for the
Public Benefit'. on his death in 1BgL, the BRLSr purchased
Moore's collection from his widow for more than f 1000. Now
recognised as internationally important, this unique collection
is still yielding new scientific discoveries and, now well cared
for; is sure to inspire a deeper appreciation of georogy and the
history of life in future generations.

Visitors welcome £4, Members/Students £2
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Bristol Nats AGM and Lecture
When
Wed, 17 October, 19:30 – 21:00
Where
Westbury on Trym Methodist Church Hall (map)
Description
Dr Aaron Hunter will talk on “Lost Jurassic Sea Lillies”. Please note that this will take place at Westbury on Trym Methodist Church Hall; not the University. It is hoped that Geology Section Members will make every effort to support this talk

Thursday 18th


Mendip Rocks Festival - Halecombe Quarry Geology Tour
When
Thu, 18 October, 10:00 – 12:00
Where
Somerset Earth Science Centre, Moons Hill Quarry, Stoke St Michael, BA3 5JU (map)
Description
Halecombe Quarry Geology Tour - Somerset Earth Science Centre, Moons Hill Quarry, Stoke St Michael, BA3 5JU.
A rare chance to see inside this working limestone quarry and explore the rock exposures with Dr Ian Brewer, Senior Geologist with Tarmac.
For 16yrs and over. Charge £5 pp. Wear boots, long sleeves, no shorts, safety wear provided. Limited places 10 per tour. Parking at SESC, for minibus tour. Please arrive 15 mins prior to start promptly.
Info: Gill Odolphie 01749 840156

Please Note that this tour is repeated - same day 2 to 4PM
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Course - Understanding Geology and Scenery around Ross-on-Wye
When
Thu, 18 October, 10:00 – 10:30
Description
Understanding Geology and Scenery around Ross-on-Wye 
Starts September 21st (not 25th Oct or 8th Nov), finishes 6th December.
This 10 week course aims to introduce you to the ways in which the varied and beautiful landscape round our area has come into being. The effects of folds, faults and tectonic dip in exposing  different rock types, and the past and present processes of uplift, weathering, erosion and deposition that have acted upon them, will be examined by reference to local scenery. Use will be made of local maps and cross-sections across them, both geological and topographic; together with specimens of local rocks. Contact Paul Mason on  01989 760399. Cost £60  Enrol  before 15th September to ensure that the course runs.
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Thornbury Geology Group, 7.30pm, The Chantry, Thornbury
When
Thu, 18 October, 19:00 – 21:30
Description
Thornbury Geology Group, 7.30pm at The Chantry, Thornbury, and every 3rd Thursday in the month.  

Friday 19th


Field Course - The Geology of Northern Cyprus and NW Turkey
When
19 – 31 Oct 2018
Description
Field Course: The Geology of Northern Cyprus and NW Turkey. 
Dates will be for a week to 10 days trip around a period from 19th to 31st  October (half term in Glos). Half the time will be spent in N Cyprus and half in Turkey, in the area around and to the south west of Istanbul. A wide variety of geology is exposed; from the  Kyrenia Terrane of N Cyprus, spectacularly exposed in the narrow, and still rising, mountain range that forms the entire northernmost coast, but deeply buried beneath the younger sediments of the Mesoria Basin to the south. Jurassic and Cretaceous sediments were folded and metamorphosed during subduction in the late Cretaceous, then exhumed, eroded and covered by latest Cretaceous-Palaeogene sediments and volcanics, then by an Eocene melange; the whole being thrust and folded by Eocene collision with Troodos. Turkey was not a single entity until the Early Tertiary, when several continental fragments with independent Palaeozoic and Mesozoic geological histories were assembled during a complex sequence of events leading to the collision of Gondwana and Laurasia. We shall examine the Istanbul and Sakarya terranes, which were detached parts of Laurasia, undergoing Triassic subduction, collision and obduction/exhumation of ophiolites, including some of the best high pressure metamorphic rocks in the world.  

Saturday 20th


Effects of the Variscan Orogeny in South West England and South Wales
When
Sat, 20 October, 14:30 – 14:30
Where
Bournemouth Natural Science Society, 39 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 3NS, United Kingdom (map)
Description
Lecture: Effects of the Variscan Orogeny in South West England and South Wales
Speaker: Alan Holiday
Alan is an ex geology lecturer, and Chairman of the Dorset’s Important Geological Sites (DIGS) group and the Dorset Geologists’ Association Group (DGAG).

Event date: 20th October 2018 at: 2.30pm 

Sunday 21st


Explore Ebbor Gorge Family Fun Day
When
Sun, 21 October, 10:00 – 16:00
Where
Ebbor Gorge National Nature Reserve, Ebbor Gorge National Trust Car Park, Somerset, United Kingdom (map)
Description
Fun packed family day of sand pit ‘fossil digs’, story-telling, guided walks to gorge and caves and much more to reveal the reserve’s unique geology and rare archaeological finds. With Mendip Hills AONB, SESC, The Mendip Society and Natural England. Family activities/rocks and fossils. Refreshments. 
Ebbor Gorge National Nature Reserve, ST 520 484. 
Car park on Priddy to Wookey road. 
No need to book. 
An Earth Science Week Event 
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Jurassic Coast Art Exhibition
When
Sun, 21 October, 10:00 – Wed, 24 October, 17:00
Where
The Tithe Barn, The Tithe Barn, Symondsbury, Dorset, United Kingdom (map)
Description
Colin Bentley returns with the second year of his three-year artistic collaboration with the Jurassic Coast Trust. 
This exhibition will be held across four days in October (Sunday 21st – Wednesday 24th) at the beautiful Symondsbury Tithe Barn, just outside of Bridport, and is proudly supported by Symondsbury Estate. 
Colin will be showcasing a stunning selection of landscapes drawn from the middle section of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site between Axmouth and the Isle of Portland, encompassing Lyme Regis, West Bay and Chesil Beach among others. 
Colin’s landscapes will be accompanied by another selection of Jurassic Coast Ambassadors’ portraits. 
Entry is free to the public and the exhibition will be accompanied by talks and other activities. For more information. 
For private view and exhibition enquiries please contact: contact@colinbentley.com 
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Crack Lane Quarry conservation
When
Sun, 21 October, 10:30 – 16:00
Where
Crack Lane Quarry, Crack Lane, Langton Matravers, Dorset (map)
Description
An opportunity to study a geologically and historically important site. 
In the morning we shall carry out conservation work on this exposure of Purbeck Limestone of the Lower Cretaceous.  This is a shelly limestone (Broken Shell Limestone or Burr) used for building and the famous Purbeck Marble was extracted. 
Lunch will be taken in Worth Matravers where Mr Charlie Newman will demonstrate how he recreates replica oilshale decorative armlets of the Bronze Age and Iron Age using a pole lathe and flint tools. 
In the afternoon we shall walk from Renscombe Farm via the coastal footpath to view Chapman’s Pool and the coast to the west. Then we shall continue to Emmets Hill and St Aldhelm’s Head and return via St Aldhelm’s Quarry. The walk is 3.5 km along footpaths with some steep sections. There is one section of about 50m (150ft) with steps. 
This is an opportunity to help conserve an important site and have some exciting geology later. 
The field trip leader, Alan Holiday, taught geography and geology in Weymouth. He is now retired but spends much of his time leading field trips! Over the years he has been involved in a range of OUGS activities as well as now being Chairman of the Dorset GA Group and Dorset RIGS Group. 
Further details and Booking HERE


Saturday 6 October 2018

8th to 14th October 2018

NEXT WEEKS EVENTS

8th to 14th October 2018

THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXTRACT FROM BRISTOL AND WEST COUNTRY GEOLOGY CALENDARS

MORE DETAILS CAN BE FOUND IN THE BRISTOL AND THE WEST COUNTRY CALENDARS AND ON THE WEB SITES OF THE RELEVANT SOCIETY OR ORGANISATION.

MENDIP HILLS AONB HAVE A SERIES OF EVENTS WHICH HAVE ONLY RECENTLY COME TO MY NOTICE. THEY CAN BE DISCOVERED HERE. I HAVE INSERTED SOME OF THEM BELOW. VISIT THE WEBSITE FOR BOOKING DETAILS.

MONDAY 8TH

Course - Geology of the Bristol and Gloucester Region.
When
Mon, 8 October, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester (map)
Description
Geology of the Bristol and Gloucester Region. 
One of the most varied regions of Britain, spanning the major divisions of the Variscan Front/Bristol Channel-Bray Fault, and the Malvern fault/ Worcester Graben, incorporating rocks varying in age from late PreCambrian to Cretaceous, and three of the terranes making up the geological “jigsaw” of Britain. The course will cover roughly the area covered by the eponymous BGS publication in the British Regional Geology series (3rd edition 1992).  Starts Mon 17th September  for 10 weeks (not 22nd or29th Oct or 5th Nov), until 10th December   Held at Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester from 7.30-9.30pm on Mondays.  Cost £75 (including tea, coffee etc at breaktime!).

Contact Dave Green by email at davegeostudies@gmail.com, by phone at 01594 960858 and by post at Dave Green, Joys Green Farm, Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, GL17 9QU

Tuesday 9th

Cardiff University Lecture - When Sea levels Change...
When
Tue, 9 October, 18:30 – 20:00
Where
The 2018-2019 monthly Tuesday evening lectures in the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences will be held in the Wallace Lecture Theatre (0.13), Main Building, Cardiff University, Park Place, CF10 3AT. Lectures begin at 18.30. Booking is not needed. (map)
Description
It’s all relative: the ups, downs, tilting and rebounds of ancient
sea level.
Peter Burgess (Liverpool)
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Dating Methods by Fflyff McLaren

 

This talk will give an overview of dating methods with a focus on how they are used in applications such as Archaeology and monitoring sea level changes linking to the area around the Severn Estuary and S. Wales.

Wednesday 10th



Thursday 11th

Course - Understanding Geology and Scenery around Ross-on-Wye
When
Thu, 11 October, 10:00 – 10:30
Description
Understanding Geology and Scenery around Ross-on-Wye 
Starts September 21st (not 25th Oct or 8th Nov), finishes 6th December.
This 10 week course aims to introduce you to the ways in which the varied and beautiful landscape round our area has come into being. The effects of folds, faults and tectonic dip in exposing  different rock types, and the past and present processes of uplift, weathering, erosion and deposition that have acted upon them, will be examined by reference to local scenery. Use will be made of local maps and cross-sections across them, both geological and topographic; together with specimens of local rocks. Contact Paul Mason on  01989 760399. Cost £60  Enrol  before 15th September to ensure that the course runs.

Friday 12th

Cheltenham Mineral and Geological Society - Lecture
When
Fri, 12 October, 19:00 – 19:30
Where
Shurdington at The Century Hall (map)
Description
' In search of a meteorite impact crater in Scotland'

Our guest speaker is     Dr Michael Simms,Curator  of Paleaotology, National Museums,Northern Ireland.

Saturday 13th

Holiday Rocks. Geological talks at Broadmayne Village Hall
When
Saturday, 13 Oct 2018
Where
Broadmayne Village Hall, Cowleaze Rd, Broadmayne, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8EW (map)
Description
Holiday Rocks. Geological talks at Broadmayne Village Hall. 
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South Wales GA - Excursion, Murchison versus Sedgwick – The field evidence for the disagreement.
When
Saturday, 13 Oct 2018
Description
Saturday 13th October:  Murchison versus Sedgwick – The field evidence for the disagreement.
Leader:  John Davies
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Mendip Rocks Festival - Burrington Combe Geo Walk
When
Sat, 13 October, 14:00 – 16:30
Where
Parking in lower car park of Burrington Combe/Burrington Inn. BS40 7AU (map)
Description
Burrington Combe Geo Walk - explore the carboniferous series rocks in the Combe with Dr Peter Hardy.
Geo walk to discover the geological history of the Burrington rocks, from oldest to youngest carboniferous rocks as we walk up the Combe.
Parking in lower car park of Burrington Combe/Burrington Inn. BS40 7AU. Max 15.


Sunday 14th

Mendip Rocks Festival - Somerset Coal Field walk Radstock
When
Sun, 14 October, 13:00 – 16:00
Where
Parking near to Radstock Museum, BA3 3EP (map)
Description
"Somerset Coal Field walk Radstock": Middle Pit & Clandown walk with the Mendip Society. A walk with Richard Frost around the industrial remains of the Somerset Coal Field. Remains of old mines, batches & railways. Some moderate climbs/descents, stiles, may be muddy in places. Parking near to Radstock Museum, BA3 3EP. Walking boots/shoes, approx. 5 miles. Max 25. Donations £3pp.