NEXT WEEKS EVENTS
19th to 25th March 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.
Monday 19th
Dave Green - The Geology of Norway (and Scandinavia)
When
Mon, 26 February, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester (map)
Description
Scandinavia forms a large part of the ancient continent of Baltica. Although once extensively covered by Phanerozoic rocks, these have been largely eroded apart from those preserved in downfaulted graben (as in the North Sea and Oslo) and upththrust nappes, pushed onto Baltica during the violent collision with Laurentia in the Caledonian Orogeny at the end of the Silurian. Otherwise, Scandinavia is composed of PreCambrian rocks (mainly igneous and metamorphic) accreted to Baltica during its formation, from 3500 to 900 million years ago. The course aims to introduce you to this long and fascinating history. Monday 8th for 10 weeks (not 12h or 19th Feb) until 26th March. Held at Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester from 7.30-9.30pm on Mondays . Cost £70
Contact Dave Green, Joys Green Farm, Forge Hill, Lydbrook, Glos GL17 9QU Tel 01594 860858
davegeostudies@gmail.com
Tuesday 20th
Geol Soc Western - Lecture
When
Tue, 20 March, 18:00 – 20:00
Where
The Hub, Aztec West (map)
Description
Adrian Wilkinson, Quarry Design
Geological Mapping and Analysis of Point-cloud Surveys (aka Game of Drones)
"18:00 to 18:30 - networking and refreshments
18:30 to 19:30 - Lecture
19:30 - Questions"
Wednesday 21st
Thursday 22nd
Dave Green - Mountain Building
When
Thu, 22 March, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
The Chantry, Thornbury (map)
Description
This 10 week course aims to introduce you to the geological processes that produce mountains, mainly by the study of different examples, both past (e.g. the Caledonian and Variscan belts) and present (e.g. the Alps and Andes). This includes the classic collisional orogenies, such as the Himalayas, Urals and Pyrenees; the accretionary orogenies, such as Taiwan, the Southern Uplands and the Andes; but also mountain ranges produced by very different tectonic forces, such as the East African Highlands, the Cantabrian Range and the Scottish Highlands. Held at The Chantry, Thornbury. First meeting 7.30 – 9.30, Thurs 11th January until March 22nd (not Thurs 15th Feb) in the ?TBA Room.Cost £75
February 2018
Contact Dave Green, Joys Green Farm, Forge Hill, Lydbrook, Glos GL17 9QU Tel 01594 860858
davegeostudies@gmail.com
Friday 23rd
Saturday 24th
Teme Valley Geol Soc - Field Meeting
When
Sat, 24 March, 10:00 – 14:30
Where
Croft Castle Car Park (map)
Description
Five Hills Walks, No. 2 Croft Ambrey, Saturday March 24th 2018
This from Robert Williams, Croft Castle Geology Champions:
Our project with a group starts in the Croft Castle Car Park/Reception area at 10.00 a.m.(check in)/10.30 a.m. (departure), then follows a route to Croft Ambrey via the distinctive Fishpool Valley. The valley has the two quarries, with which we as Champions have specific links, and these provide a helpful (and we trust interesting) prelude to the view from Croft Ambrey, an iron-age hill fort, which would be the object of this particular exercise. Weather permitting, we usually have a picnic lunch on Croft Ambrey, which also allows for some talk/questions about the geological/geomorphological view + local links with the history of geology in the 19th. century. We then return by a different route with fine views out to the Black Mountains in the west – aiming to be back at the Croft Castle Tearoom at 2.30 p.m.. This then allows for refreshments in the tea-room plus a display, which we can put up relating to the narrative of the day.
As to booking arrangements, since this is a National Trust property, there are entrance charges/arrangements at the Car Park (N.T. members and non-members with separate arrangements). Please can you, i.e. the TVGS, make your own arrangements for entry with Croft Castle. We as Croft Champions can then meet and welcome your group on the other side of the entrance office, after everyone has been through. The Croft Castle telephone number is 01568 780246.
Contact John 01886 888318
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South Wales GA - AGM
When
Sat, 24 March, 10:30 – 12:30
Where
Swansea, UK (map)
Description
AGM and Presidential Address: Extending aPembrokeshire based Litho-stratigraphy for the Lower Devonian across thewhole Anglo-Welsh Province: Dr. John Davies
Lectures at University of Wales Swansea are held in the department of Geography in the Wallace building. We meet on the landing area inside the main entrance to the building for refreshments with lectures in the main lecture theatre.
Sunday 25th
Bristol Rocks! at Bristol Museum
When
Sunday, 25 Mar 2018
Where
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Queens Rd, Bristol BS8 1RL, UK (map)
Description
The Museum will be welcoming stalls from the University of Bristol, running tours to the geology stores, fossil handling tables run by the University of Bristol’s Dinosaur Society and running craft activities amongst other things.
This family focused day of celebrating geology is now in its 5th year and seems to be ever popular! The day is focused on encouraging people to engage with geology through the collections cared for at the museum, meeting local experts and through local specialist groups such as the BNS.
The BNS Geology Section will be running a stall at this event. It will feature among things Coal Measures plant fossils from the Lower Writhlington Colliery tip at Radstock, which is one of the premier sites for these fossils in the country. Radstock Museum recently arranged for the tip to be turned over to expose fresh material. This was financed by grants from BNS, a local regeneration fund and Wessex Water. It is intended to encourage people to attend a fossil hunt at the Tip in April.
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