NEXT WEEKS EVENTS
30th September to 6th October 2019
NEXT WEEKS EVENTS
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.
MONDAY 30th
Geostudies - Lecture Series - Ordovician
When
Mon, 30 September, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester (map)
Description
Geology of the Ordovician Period.
The last Phanerozoic geological period to be named, after a bitter struggle between Murchison and Sedgwick. Lasting from
485 to 444Ma ago, this period saw the enormous radiation of new forms of life and the earliest colonisation of the land by primitive plants “The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event” . The two halves of Britain were separated by the Iapetus Ocean, but both were tectonically extremely active. The supercontinent of Gondwana drifted across the South Pole, possibly triggering a short and unusual (high CO2) glaciation and the second biggest mass extinction of life at the end of the period. As usual there is considerable debate about aspects of this period.
Starts Mon 16th September for 10 weeks (not 28th Oct nor 4th Nov nor 2nd Dec), until 9th December Held at Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester from 7.30-9.30pm on Mondays.
Cost £75 (including tea, coffee etc at break time!).
tuesday 1st
wednesday 2nd
Mendip Rocks - Halecombe, Leigh on Mendip, Quarry Tour
When
Wed, 2 October, 10:00 – 12:00 also 14:00 - 16:00
Where
Moons Hill Quarry, Stoke St Michael, BA3 5JU (map)
Description
• Halecombe, Leigh on Mendip – Wed 2nd Oct 10am & 2pm. Meet at SESC for minibus tour.
Mendip Quarry Tours: booking essential/pay on day £5pp. (Wear or bring boots, and no shorts please, safety wear provided).
ALL EVENTS TO BE BOOKED via Eventbrite link: www.mendiphillsaonb.org.uk details 01749 840156.
thursday 3rd
Geostudies - Lecture Series - Miscellany
When
Thu, 3 October, 18:30 – 20:30
Where
John Kyrle High School, Ledbury Rd, Ross-on-Wye HR9 7ET, UK (map)
Description
Understanding the Earth – a Geological Miscellany
Thursday September 19th, 6.30-8.30pm, running for 10 weeks at the Adult Education Centre, John Kyrle High School until 12th December (missing out 24th, 31st October and 7th November) covering the following topics: Geological maps and structures, and their relationship to landscape development; Tectonics, mountain building and their effects on landforms; Geological resources – formation , occurrence and exploitation; Climate change in a geological context.
Cost £75, including drinks at break time.
friday 4th
saturday 5th
sunday 6th
OUGS Wessex - Excursion
When
Sunday, 6 Oct 2019
Description
Raised Beaches of West Sussex
Leader: David Bone
Date: October 6th 2019 (Sunday)
Type: Field Trip (Day)
Summary: A trip to investigate the higher and older Pleistocene raised beaches around the Chichester area, their deposits and influence on the landscape of the coastal plain.
Contact: Jeremy Cranmer [wessexdaytrips@ougs.org]
Booking
Form: Please contact the organiser of this event for booking information
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SWGA _ Excursion
When
Sun, 6 October, 10:00 – 16:00
Where
Meet at 10.00am at the New Fancy car park/ viewpoint on the road east from Speech House, close to where it meets the road from Parkend to Blakeney. (map)
Description
The Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
Leader: Dave Green
Meet at 10.00am at the New Fancy car park/ viewpoint on the road east from Speech House, close to
where it meets the road from Parkend to Blakeney. We will be looking at the Old Red Sandstone to
Carboniferous succession, including the intra-Carboniferous unconformity in the morning, and the
Forest extractive industries around Cannop in the afternoon. Lunch will be taken at The Rising Sun
pub in Moseley Green.
Geostudies - Lecture Series - Ordovician
When
Mon, 30 September, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester (map)
Description
Geology of the Ordovician Period.
The last Phanerozoic geological period to be named, after a bitter struggle between Murchison and Sedgwick. Lasting from
485 to 444Ma ago, this period saw the enormous radiation of new forms of life and the earliest colonisation of the land by primitive plants “The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event” . The two halves of Britain were separated by the Iapetus Ocean, but both were tectonically extremely active. The supercontinent of Gondwana drifted across the South Pole, possibly triggering a short and unusual (high CO2) glaciation and the second biggest mass extinction of life at the end of the period. As usual there is considerable debate about aspects of this period.
Starts Mon 16th September for 10 weeks (not 28th Oct nor 4th Nov nor 2nd Dec), until 9th December Held at Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester from 7.30-9.30pm on Mondays.
Cost £75 (including tea, coffee etc at break time!).
Mendip Rocks - Halecombe, Leigh on Mendip, Quarry Tour
When
Wed, 2 October, 10:00 – 12:00 also 14:00 - 16:00
Where
Moons Hill Quarry, Stoke St Michael, BA3 5JU (map)
Description
• Halecombe, Leigh on Mendip – Wed 2nd Oct 10am & 2pm. Meet at SESC for minibus tour.
Mendip Quarry Tours: booking essential/pay on day £5pp. (Wear or bring boots, and no shorts please, safety wear provided).
ALL EVENTS TO BE BOOKED via Eventbrite link: www.mendiphillsaonb.org.uk details 01749 840156.
Geostudies - Lecture Series - Miscellany
When
Thu, 3 October, 18:30 – 20:30
Where
John Kyrle High School, Ledbury Rd, Ross-on-Wye HR9 7ET, UK (map)
Description
Understanding the Earth – a Geological Miscellany
Thursday September 19th, 6.30-8.30pm, running for 10 weeks at the Adult Education Centre, John Kyrle High School until 12th December (missing out 24th, 31st October and 7th November) covering the following topics: Geological maps and structures, and their relationship to landscape development; Tectonics, mountain building and their effects on landforms; Geological resources – formation , occurrence and exploitation; Climate change in a geological context.
Cost £75, including drinks at break time.
OUGS Wessex - Excursion
When
Sunday, 6 Oct 2019
Description
Raised Beaches of West Sussex
Leader: David Bone
Date: October 6th 2019 (Sunday)
Type: Field Trip (Day)
Summary: A trip to investigate the higher and older Pleistocene raised beaches around the Chichester area, their deposits and influence on the landscape of the coastal plain.
Contact: Jeremy Cranmer [wessexdaytrips@ougs.org]
Booking
Form: Please contact the organiser of this event for booking information
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SWGA _ Excursion
When
Sun, 6 October, 10:00 – 16:00
Where
Meet at 10.00am at the New Fancy car park/ viewpoint on the road east from Speech House, close to where it meets the road from Parkend to Blakeney. (map)
Description
The Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
Leader: Dave Green
Meet at 10.00am at the New Fancy car park/ viewpoint on the road east from Speech House, close to
where it meets the road from Parkend to Blakeney. We will be looking at the Old Red Sandstone to
Carboniferous succession, including the intra-Carboniferous unconformity in the morning, and the
Forest extractive industries around Cannop in the afternoon. Lunch will be taken at The Rising Sun
pub in Moseley Green.
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