NEXT WEEKS EVENTS
18th to 24th February 2019
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 18TH
Field Course - The Geology of Neapolitan Volcanoes and their Eruptions
When
15 – 22 Feb 2019
Description
Field Course: The Geology of Neapolitan Volcanoes and their Eruptions
Dates will be for a week trip from Fri 15th to Monday 25th February.
Contact Dave 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 19th
FIELD COURSE - THE GEOLOGY OF NEAPOLITAN VOLCANOES AND THEIR ERUPTIONS - see above.
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OUGS Oxford - Evening Lecture
When
Tuesday, 19 Feb 2019
Where
St Peters Church Hall, Earley, Reading RG6 1EY (map)
Description
The Dinosaur Resurrection
Speaker: Dr Daniel Field
Venue: St Peters Church Hall, Earley, Reading RG6 1EY
Date: February 19th 2019 (Tuesday)
Type: Talk (Evening)
Summary: How modern birds rose from the ashes of an asteroid. Talk commences at 20:00 in Winch Room.
More info:
Birds are the most diverse group of terrestrial vertebrate animals, with nearly 11,000 living species. But how did this incredible diversity arise? In this talk, we will investigate how the asteroid impact that eliminated the giant dinosaurs influenced the evolutionary history of birds—the only living dinosaurian descendants. birds_on_fire.pdf
Contact: Helen Craggs [helencraggs@aol.com]
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SMFS - Photographic Competition
When
Tue, 19 February, 19:30 – 21:00
Where
The Friends' Meeting House, Ordnance Road, Southampton (map)
Description
The popular Annual SMFS photographic competition. Cash prizes for the best photographic print in each of five different categories and the Philip Bampton trophy for the overall best photograph judged by the members present. The winning photograph will feature on the 2019 Hampshire Mineral & Fossil Show poster.
Members' Display: None this month.
wednesday 20th
FIELD COURSE - THE GEOLOGY OF NEAPOLITAN VOLCANOES AND THEIR ERUPTIONS - SEE ABOVE.
Thursday 21st
FIELD COURSE - THE GEOLOGY OF NEAPOLITAN VOLCANOES AND THEIR ERUPTIONS - SEE ABOVE.
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Thornbury Geology Group, 7.30pm, The Chantry, Thornbury
When
Thu, 21 February, 19:00 – 21:30
Description
Thornbury Geology Group, 7.30pm at The Chantry, Thornbury, and every 3rd Thursday in the month.
Friday 22nd
FIELD COURSE - THE GEOLOGY OF NEAPOLITAN VOLCANOES AND THEIR ERUPTIONS - SEE ABOVE.
saturday 23rd
Sunday 24th
OUGS Severnside - AGM and talks
When
Sunday, 24 Feb 2019
Where
National Museum of Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NP (map)
Description
The branch AGM will be followed by a talk from Cindy Howells on the Geological History of Wales.
Doors open at 10 am, and the AGM itself will start at 11 am. Tea and coffee will be available from 10 am in the Oriel Suite. The meeting will include a short presentation of the various events we held during 2018.
There will be a lunch break when you will have the choice of eating your packed lunch in the meeting room; obtaining food at the museum restaurant; or visiting one of the many eateries in the city centre.
After lunch there will be a talk entitled "The Geological History of Wales" from Cindy Howells, curator of palaeontology at the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff.
The branch library will be available throughout the day and you will be able to borrow geology-related books from its large collection, as well as return any books borrowed previously.
A visitor car park is situated behind the Museum, off Museum Avenue. The charge is £6.50. You will have to purchase an exit token from the Museum Shop.
Contact: Norman Nimmo-Smith [nrnsmith@hotmail.com]
NEXT WEEKS EVENTS
Field Course - The Geology of Neapolitan Volcanoes and their Eruptions
When
15 – 22 Feb 2019
Description
Field Course: The Geology of Neapolitan Volcanoes and their Eruptions
Dates will be for a week trip from Fri 15th to Monday 25th February.
Contact Dave by email at davegeostudies@gmail.com, by phone at 01594 960858 and by post at Dave Green, Joys Green Farm, Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, GL17 9QU
OUGS Oxford - Evening Lecture
When
Tuesday, 19 Feb 2019
Where
St Peters Church Hall, Earley, Reading RG6 1EY (map)
Description
The Dinosaur Resurrection
Speaker: Dr Daniel Field
Venue: St Peters Church Hall, Earley, Reading RG6 1EY
Date: February 19th 2019 (Tuesday)
Type: Talk (Evening)
Summary: How modern birds rose from the ashes of an asteroid. Talk commences at 20:00 in Winch Room.
More info:
Birds are the most diverse group of terrestrial vertebrate animals, with nearly 11,000 living species. But how did this incredible diversity arise? In this talk, we will investigate how the asteroid impact that eliminated the giant dinosaurs influenced the evolutionary history of birds—the only living dinosaurian descendants. birds_on_fire.pdf
Contact: Helen Craggs [helencraggs@aol.com]
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SMFS - Photographic Competition
When
Tue, 19 February, 19:30 – 21:00
Where
The Friends' Meeting House, Ordnance Road, Southampton (map)
Description
The popular Annual SMFS photographic competition. Cash prizes for the best photographic print in each of five different categories and the Philip Bampton trophy for the overall best photograph judged by the members present. The winning photograph will feature on the 2019 Hampshire Mineral & Fossil Show poster.
Members' Display: None this month.
Thornbury Geology Group, 7.30pm, The Chantry, Thornbury
When
Thu, 21 February, 19:00 – 21:30
Description
Thornbury Geology Group, 7.30pm at The Chantry, Thornbury, and every 3rd Thursday in the month.
OUGS Severnside - AGM and talks
When
Sunday, 24 Feb 2019
Where
National Museum of Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NP (map)
Description
The branch AGM will be followed by a talk from Cindy Howells on the Geological History of Wales.
Doors open at 10 am, and the AGM itself will start at 11 am. Tea and coffee will be available from 10 am in the Oriel Suite. The meeting will include a short presentation of the various events we held during 2018.
There will be a lunch break when you will have the choice of eating your packed lunch in the meeting room; obtaining food at the museum restaurant; or visiting one of the many eateries in the city centre.
After lunch there will be a talk entitled "The Geological History of Wales" from Cindy Howells, curator of palaeontology at the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff.
The branch library will be available throughout the day and you will be able to borrow geology-related books from its large collection, as well as return any books borrowed previously.
A visitor car park is situated behind the Museum, off Museum Avenue. The charge is £6.50. You will have to purchase an exit token from the Museum Shop.
Contact: Norman Nimmo-Smith [nrnsmith@hotmail.com]
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