NEXT WEEKS EVENTS
18th to 24th March 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
Course - The Geology of Eruptions, Earthquakes and Tsunamis
When
Mon, 18 March, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester (map)
Description
The Geology of Eruptions, Earthquakes and Tsunamis
Three of the most devastating natural disaster-forming events are geological, all related to plate tectonics, and are very difficult, if not impossible, to accurately forecast. What are the causes of these events and their various manifestations? Why are some more dangerous than others? How can we prevent or mitigate these effects? Examples of some of these phenomena will be used to illustrate these points Monday 7th for 10 weeks (not 18h Feb) until 18th March. Held at Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester from 7.30-9.30pm on Mondays . Cost £75
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 19th
SMFS Evening Meeting
When
Tue, 19 March, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
The Friends' Meeting House, 1A, Ordnance Rd, Southampton. SO15 2AZ (map)
Description
“European Jurassic to Early Cretaceous non-marine molluscs and palaeoenvironments”,
presentation by Dr Martin Munt, Curator & General Manager, Dinosaur Isle.
Members’ Display Table: Isle of Wight Minerals & Fossils
Details at http://www.sotonminfoss.org.uk/smfsprog.htm
wednesday 20th
SGMRG - AGM and Lecture
When
Wed, 20 March, 19:30 – 21:00
Where
The Miners Institute, BS36 2QB Badminton Rd, Coalpit Heath, Bristol (map)
Description
AGM & Talk 2 - Underground Bristol by Hamish Orr-Ewing
Thursday 21st
Course - Advances in Understanding Earth’s Structure and Operation
When
Thu, 21 March, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
The Chantry, Thornbury. (map)
Description
Advances in Understanding Earth’s Structure and Operation.
This 10 week course aims to introduce you to relatively new ideas, some accepted, some controversial, about the internal structure and tectonics of the Earth. Many ideas have changed radically since the inception of the Plate Tectonic hypothesis, and especially in the period from the 1990s, partly as a result of new technology, and the re-examination of parts of the theory that evidence did not support. Each week we will examine a different topic, such as subduction, mantle dynamics, mantle plumes. Held at The Chantry, Thornbury. First meeting 7.30 – 9.30, Thurs 10th January until March 21st (not Thurs 21st Feb). Cost £75
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
Friday 22nd
Saturday 23rd
SWGA - AGM and Lecture
When
Sat, 23 March, 10:30 – 12:00
Where
Lectures at Cardiff University are held in the Department of Earth Sciences in the ‘Main Building’. We meet in the Earth Sciences staff room on Floor 1 and lectures are held in Lecture Theatre 1.25. (map)
Description
(Cardiff): AGM and Archaeopteryx: the story of an iconic fossil: Cindy Howells (NMW)
Click here to see the building location on a map from Cardiff University. It is numbered 5 in the key.
All meetings commence at 11.00am except for the AGM which begins at 10.30am.
Refreshments are served from about 45 minutes before each meeting. We take the speaker
to lunch after the meeting and all members are very welcome to join us.
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DGAG Excursion - Purbeck Stone
When
Sat, 23 March, 10:30 – 10:30
Where
Dorset (map)
Description
Visit to a Purbeck quarry and, in the afternoon, its locality. Details to be confirmed.
Sunday 24th
Field Trip – Worbarrow Bay
When
Sun, 24 March, 10:00 – 15:00
Where
Worbarrow Bay, Dorset (map)
Description
Further details from the Field Trip Secretary.
Low tide at 13:50
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OUGS Severnside - Field Trip
When
Sun, 24 March, 10:30 – 11:00
Where
Start location: Car park at the Windmill Inn, Nore Road. Grid ref. ST 458 766. (map)
Description
The Coastal Geology of Portishead
Leader: Mark Howson FGS
Location: Portishead, North Somerset
Date: March 24th 2019 (Sunday)
Type: Field Trip (Day)
Summary: This is our annual Introductory Day and will be particularly suitable for those with little or no previous experience of geological field trips.
More info:
The trip will be led by Mark Howson FGS, and during the day we will investigate the geology along the seafront at Portishead. This is our annual Introductory Day and will be particularly suitable for those with little or no previous experience of geological field trips, although those with more experience will still find plenty of interesting geology in this area. Amongst other things we will see folding, unconformities and fossils. The overall route will cover a total distance of around 4 miles (6.5 kilometres).
Start time: 10:30 am
Start location: Car park at the Windmill Inn, Nore Road. Grid ref. ST 458 766.
Parking: While there is parking at the Windmill Inn, it can get congested. Also for convenience at lunch time and your return walk, it is recommended to park on The Esplanade (ST 463 771), and then walk south up Beach Road West for 70 m. Then turn right to cross the Picnic Grounds to the Windmill Inn car park.
Bring a packed lunch and enjoy the Lake Grounds, or eat at local cafés (Lakeside Café or Lido Café). There are public toilets in Lake Grounds, and toilets in local cafés.
We will be walking on beaches that are mainly pebbly, but in places rocky or muddy and uneven, so you must come with stout footwear and suitable clothing. Be prepared for a small amount of clambering over or around rocks.
Please bring a hand lens if you have one. A hard hat is only necessary if you wish to approach the higher cliffs for a close-up view of the rock faces.
Contact: Norman Nimmo-Smith [nrnsmith@hotmail.com]
NEXT WEEKS EVENTS
Course - The Geology of Eruptions, Earthquakes and Tsunamis
When
Mon, 18 March, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester (map)
Description
The Geology of Eruptions, Earthquakes and Tsunamis
Three of the most devastating natural disaster-forming events are geological, all related to plate tectonics, and are very difficult, if not impossible, to accurately forecast. What are the causes of these events and their various manifestations? Why are some more dangerous than others? How can we prevent or mitigate these effects? Examples of some of these phenomena will be used to illustrate these points Monday 7th for 10 weeks (not 18h Feb) until 18th March. Held at Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester from 7.30-9.30pm on Mondays . Cost £75
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
SMFS Evening Meeting
When
Tue, 19 March, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
The Friends' Meeting House, 1A, Ordnance Rd, Southampton. SO15 2AZ (map)
Description
“European Jurassic to Early Cretaceous non-marine molluscs and palaeoenvironments”,
presentation by Dr Martin Munt, Curator & General Manager, Dinosaur Isle.
Members’ Display Table: Isle of Wight Minerals & Fossils
Details at http://www.sotonminfoss.org.uk/smfsprog.htm
SGMRG - AGM and Lecture
When
Wed, 20 March, 19:30 – 21:00
Where
The Miners Institute, BS36 2QB Badminton Rd, Coalpit Heath, Bristol (map)
Description
AGM & Talk 2 - Underground Bristol by Hamish Orr-Ewing
Course - Advances in Understanding Earth’s Structure and Operation
When
Thu, 21 March, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
The Chantry, Thornbury. (map)
Description
Advances in Understanding Earth’s Structure and Operation.
This 10 week course aims to introduce you to relatively new ideas, some accepted, some controversial, about the internal structure and tectonics of the Earth. Many ideas have changed radically since the inception of the Plate Tectonic hypothesis, and especially in the period from the 1990s, partly as a result of new technology, and the re-examination of parts of the theory that evidence did not support. Each week we will examine a different topic, such as subduction, mantle dynamics, mantle plumes. Held at The Chantry, Thornbury. First meeting 7.30 – 9.30, Thurs 10th January until March 21st (not Thurs 21st Feb). Cost £75
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
SWGA - AGM and Lecture
When
Sat, 23 March, 10:30 – 12:00
Where
Lectures at Cardiff University are held in the Department of Earth Sciences in the ‘Main Building’. We meet in the Earth Sciences staff room on Floor 1 and lectures are held in Lecture Theatre 1.25. (map)
Description
(Cardiff): AGM and Archaeopteryx: the story of an iconic fossil: Cindy Howells (NMW)
Click here to see the building location on a map from Cardiff University. It is numbered 5 in the key.
All meetings commence at 11.00am except for the AGM which begins at 10.30am.
Refreshments are served from about 45 minutes before each meeting. We take the speaker
to lunch after the meeting and all members are very welcome to join us.
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DGAG Excursion - Purbeck Stone
When
Sat, 23 March, 10:30 – 10:30
Where
Dorset (map)
Description
Visit to a Purbeck quarry and, in the afternoon, its locality. Details to be confirmed.
Field Trip – Worbarrow Bay
When
Sun, 24 March, 10:00 – 15:00
Where
Worbarrow Bay, Dorset (map)
Description
Further details from the Field Trip Secretary.
Low tide at 13:50
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OUGS Severnside - Field Trip
When
Sun, 24 March, 10:30 – 11:00
Where
Start location: Car park at the Windmill Inn, Nore Road. Grid ref. ST 458 766. (map)
Description
The Coastal Geology of Portishead
Leader: Mark Howson FGS
Location: Portishead, North Somerset
Date: March 24th 2019 (Sunday)
Type: Field Trip (Day)
Summary: This is our annual Introductory Day and will be particularly suitable for those with little or no previous experience of geological field trips.
More info:
The trip will be led by Mark Howson FGS, and during the day we will investigate the geology along the seafront at Portishead. This is our annual Introductory Day and will be particularly suitable for those with little or no previous experience of geological field trips, although those with more experience will still find plenty of interesting geology in this area. Amongst other things we will see folding, unconformities and fossils. The overall route will cover a total distance of around 4 miles (6.5 kilometres).
Start time: 10:30 am
Start location: Car park at the Windmill Inn, Nore Road. Grid ref. ST 458 766.
Parking: While there is parking at the Windmill Inn, it can get congested. Also for convenience at lunch time and your return walk, it is recommended to park on The Esplanade (ST 463 771), and then walk south up Beach Road West for 70 m. Then turn right to cross the Picnic Grounds to the Windmill Inn car park.
Bring a packed lunch and enjoy the Lake Grounds, or eat at local cafés (Lakeside Café or Lido Café). There are public toilets in Lake Grounds, and toilets in local cafés.
We will be walking on beaches that are mainly pebbly, but in places rocky or muddy and uneven, so you must come with stout footwear and suitable clothing. Be prepared for a small amount of clambering over or around rocks.
Please bring a hand lens if you have one. A hard hat is only necessary if you wish to approach the higher cliffs for a close-up view of the rock faces.
Contact: Norman Nimmo-Smith [nrnsmith@hotmail.com]
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