Next week 12th to 18th June 2017

NEXT WEEKS EVENTS

 12th to 18th June 2017

The following is an extract from Bristol Geology Calendar

More details can be found in the Calendar and on the web sites of the relevant Society or organisation.

Monday

Stroud Museum - Ichthyosaur Exhibition

When23 May – 9 Jul 2017

WhereGeology Gallery, Museum in the Park, Stratford Park, Stratford Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4AF. (map)

DescriptionExhibition: The Watery World of the Ichthyosaur Tuesday 23 May - Sunday 9 July | Admission Free A mini exhibition in the Geology Gallery Taking our very own fossil baby Ichthyosaur, freshly cleaned and conserved, as its centrepiece, this temporary display will allow you to explore the underwater environment that this creature lived in. Discover what an Ichthyosaur ate for lunch, as well as the other creatures and plant life that shared its watery world. With artistic representations of how the Ichthyosaur lived around 190 million years ago, plus the fossilised remains of the Ichthyosaur and its contemporaries this exhibition is not to be missed. Supported by the The Curry Fund of the Geologists Association

Stroud Museum - Exhibition

When27 May – 15 Jun 2017

WhereMuseum in the Park, Stratford Park, Stratford Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4AF. (map)

DescriptionPalaeontology is a Dangerous Beast Adam White Opens Saturday 27 May - Sunday 25 June | Admission Free An Exploration of All Things Geological through an Artist's Fossil Myopia Adam White interrogates geology through a series of giant experimental watercolours and votive objects that address the vital human concerns of our origins, hidden mythologies of the present day, how and why we think, the mystery of life and death, and the wilful blurring of belief and science. Exhibits include ‘Petrifaction by Numbers’, a giant geological map of the British Isles made from crushed rock pigments; ‘The Vertebrae and the Spineless Wonder’, transparent dinosaur bones turned into votive objects which carry human stories marooned inside them, and ‘The Ichthyosaur’, a 195-million-year-old Jurassic Ichthyosaur found by the artist in Gloucestershire. It is the most complete ichthyosaur currently known in the county.

19:30

 Dave Green's Geology of the Oceans

WhenMon, 12 June, 19:30 – 21:30

WhereWynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester (map)

DescriptionThe Geology of the Oceans past and present (including plate tectonics, environments, and current/developing ideas on oceanography and marine geology). Often termed the last frontier to be explored on Earth, there have been great advances in our understanding of the oceanic realm over the past half century. This course aims to study the main developments and what we might expect in the future, based on current research. Monday 24th April, for 10 weeks, until 10th July (not 1st nor 29th May). Held at Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester from 7.30-9.30pm on Mondays. Cost £70.

Tuesday

Stroud Museum - see Monday's entry

Wednesday

19:00

 Dave Green's Geology and Landscape in Gloucestershire

WhenWed, 14 June, 19:00 – 21:00

WhereSee website, separate leaflet, and/or by contacting Dave Green. (map)

Description Purton, Wellhouse Rock and the old Severn Railway Bridge One branch of the great Malvern fault system, that has moved many times over millions of years, crosses the Severn here, almost opposite Sharpness (note that this is NOT the Purton on the Bristol side!). Here it spectacularly affects beds in the lowest division of the Old Red Sandstone, the Raglan Mudstone; sandstones in which provided the foundations for the Severn Rail Bridge (1879-1960, demolished by 1970 after two barges crashed into it). Meet along the track (the old road to Purton Station), where there is parking on the verge at SO 669 045 N.B. IT IS ESSENTIAL TO BRING WELLINGTONS FOR THIS LOCATION ON THE NOTORIOUS SEVERN MUD!

Stroud Museum - see Monday's entry

Thursday

Teme Valley Geological Society - Evening Geology Course

WhenThursday, 15 Jun 2017

WherePupil referral Unit opposite Maylite Trading Estate on B4197, just south round the corner from the village hall (map)

Description Evening Geology Course Volcanoes in action – their magmas and minerals Dr Paul Olver Contact John 01886 888318 Cost £35

Stroud Museum - see Monday's entry

Friday

Stroud Museum - Ichthyosaur Exhibition

When23 May – 9 Jul 2017

WhereGeology Gallery, Museum in the Park, Stratford Park, Stratford Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4AF. (map)

DescriptionExhibition: The Watery World of the Ichthyosaur Tuesday 23 May - Sunday 9 July | Admission Free A mini exhibition in the Geology Gallery Taking our very own fossil baby Ichthyosaur, freshly cleaned and conserved, as its centrepiece, this temporary display will allow you to explore the underwater environment that this creature lived in. Discover what an Ichthyosaur ate for lunch, as well as the other creatures and plant life that shared its watery world. With artistic representations of how the Ichthyosaur lived around 190 million years ago, plus the fossilised remains of the Ichthyosaur and its contemporaries this exhibition is not to be missed. Supported by the The Curry Fund of the Geologists Association

14:30

 Saltford Festival Geology Walks

WhenFri, 16 June, 14:30 – 16:30

Wherestarting at the War Memorial at the bottom of Beech Road (map)

DescriptionSaltford Festival Geology Walks, Friday 17 June 2.30 p.m. Leader Simon Carpenter Geology Walk with BNS member Simon Carpenter. An opportunity to discover more about our geological heritage by looking at the rocks exposed around the village including those used in our buildings. The local rocks abound in fossils and the leader will be bringing examples from his own collection for participants to see and hold. The ramble will last approximately 2 hours, starting at the War Memorial at the bottom of Beech Road and finishing at the junction of Avon Lane & Mead Lane. There will be a few steps and stiles to negotiate. The extensive network of footpaths in the village will be used for the walk and participants are encouraged to wear stout footwear. £2

Saturday

Stroud Museum - see Friday's entry

10:00

 O.U. Geol Soc South West Branch - Mineral Forage

WhenSat, 17 June, 10:00 – 17:00

Wherethe small car park (free parking) at the road junction for Pensilva (BNG SX280696, postcode PL14 5PJ) (map)

DescriptionLeader: Chris Popham A day of mineral collecting among the waste heaps of Caradon District Mines. Visit Plan. Meet for a 10am start at the small car park (free parking) at the road junction for Pensilva (BNG SX280696, postcode PL14 5PJ). Take the level track to the heart of the Caradon Mine site, around Jope’s Shaft; participants are then free to disperse around the site should they wish, but meeting back at the mine waste heaps nearest the car park to look at any samples collected. Move on to Minions, 10 minutes away, where there is pay and display parking (BNG SX 262713, postcode PL14 5LL) or free (?) parking (BNG SX259710, postcode PL14 5LW). There is a shop, public conveniences and a pub in the village. The Hurlers stone circle is a few minutes’ walk across the moor; the Minions Heritage Centre is sited nearby within Houseman’s Engine House, South Phoenix Mine and Wheal Jenkin is just across the road along the disused embankment of the Liskeard and Caradon Railway. Regroup at the Prince of Wales engine house (BNG SX 266719, postcode PL14 5LH) at 2pm for a walk around the mine buildings then down to the Phoenix United mine tips. These tips are more compact than South Caradon so the group can largely stay together with the branch microscope available. Finish up at about 4pm.

11:30

 Stroud Museum - Talks and Demonstrations

WhenSat, 17 June, 11:30 – 15:30

WhereMuseum in the Park, Stratford Park, Stratford Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4AF. (map)

DescriptionRocks, Minerals and Dinosaurs: A Day of Talks and Demonstrations Saturday 17 June | 11:30am - 3:30pm | £7.50 Join Adam White for a day of discovery: two illuminating talks will uncover the stories of the new Welsh dinosaur and mineral collecting in the Forest of Dean, with a tour of Adam’s exhibition and rock splitting demonstrations in between. Click here for more information.

Sunday

Stroud Museum - see Friday's entry