NEXT WEEKS EVENTS
24TH TO 30th SEPTEMBER 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 24TH
Course - Geology of the Bristol and Gloucester Region.
When
Mon, 24 September, 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 25th
wednesday 26th
thursday 27th
Course - Understanding Geology and Scenery around Ross-on-Wye
When
Thu, 27 September, 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 28th
saturday 29th
BANWELL BONE CAVES TOUR– “GEOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF BANWELL CAVES AND FOLLIES”
September 29 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
£15.00
£15pp, (children under 16 free). Tea/cake or refreshments available.
A chance to see an early 19th Century pleasure garden with unique bone cave and follies/grottoes, not often open to the public.
Address: The Caves, Banwell Lane, BS29 6NA.
Limited places – booking essential. Payment in cash only at the gate to tour guide please. No card facility at the Caves.
Please arrive promptly for 2.15pm for start of tour at 2.30pm. Car parking inside gates of The Caves to the left.
Access and footwear: please wear grippy boots/shoes as their are approx 20 stone steps down into the caves, also grounds and gardens have some uneven ground and steps. Grounds and caves are unsuitable for limited mobility or young children or pushchairs.
sunday 30th
CHARTERHOUSE HISTORY AND BLACK DOWN INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY WALK
September 30 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
FREE
Join Dr Andrew Newton to discover the fascinating history of the Mendip Lead and other history on this walk of ~ 6miles. Drinks/waterproofs.
Parking at Blackmoor Reserve, Charterhouse, ST505 556.
Course - Geology of the Bristol and Gloucester Region.
When
Mon, 24 September, 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
Course - Understanding Geology and Scenery around Ross-on-Wye
When
Thu, 27 September, 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.
BANWELL BONE CAVES TOUR– “GEOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF BANWELL CAVES AND FOLLIES”
September 29 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
£15.00
£15pp, (children under 16 free). Tea/cake or refreshments available.
A chance to see an early 19th Century pleasure garden with unique bone cave and follies/grottoes, not often open to the public.
Address: The Caves, Banwell Lane, BS29 6NA.
Limited places – booking essential. Payment in cash only at the gate to tour guide please. No card facility at the Caves.
Please arrive promptly for 2.15pm for start of tour at 2.30pm. Car parking inside gates of The Caves to the left.
Access and footwear: please wear grippy boots/shoes as their are approx 20 stone steps down into the caves, also grounds and gardens have some uneven ground and steps. Grounds and caves are unsuitable for limited mobility or young children or pushchairs.
CHARTERHOUSE HISTORY AND BLACK DOWN INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY WALK
September 30 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
FREE
Join Dr Andrew Newton to discover the fascinating history of the Mendip Lead and other history on this walk of ~ 6miles. Drinks/waterproofs.
Parking at Blackmoor Reserve, Charterhouse, ST505 556.
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