Western Region GS
Sustainable Re-use of Hazardous Material
Mike Roper, Hydrock
19 August, 6:30pm (refreshments from 6pm)
The talk will be on the reuse of hydrocarbon impacted material dredged from a reservoir on the former BP Llandarcy Oil Refinery. The talk will describe the process by which a hazardous waste material was recovered and then combined with another hazardous waste to produce an inert material that could be reused on site to construct a highway embankment.
Atkins, The Hub (Ground Floor), 500 Park Avenue, Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4RZ.
Everyone is welcome,
Friday, 15 August 2014
Thursday, 14 August 2014
Monday, 11 August 2014
Field visit to Somerton and Langport - 19th September
SOMERTON AND LANGPORT
Friday
19 September, 10.30 - 3.30
Leaders: Simon Carpenter and Richard Ashley
This
meeting visits two working quarries. In the morning we will visit
Ashen Cross Quarry near Somerton where the very lowest beds of the
Blue Lias are worked. Following a pub lunch in Somerton we will visit
Bowdens Lane Quarry near Langport where beds in the White and Blue
Lias are worked.
Please note that this meeting is being held on a
Friday, as access to these quarries cannot be obtained on the usual
Saturday. Hard hats and high visibility jackets or vests are required
and the party will be limited to 16 so bookings are essential.
Collecting is permitted.
Meet
at 10.30 am at Ashen Cross Quarry south of Somerton. Grid reference
ST 495 275.
16th - 18th August - Margaret Adler Exhibition
Margaret Adler Exhibition of Paintings
16th - 18th August, 10.00a.m. - 4p.m.
Centre Space, Bristol
Entrance is free and there will be a chance to see the wonderful paintings of this artist as well as some of her stained glass and sculptures.
There will be an opportunity to purchase paintings and cards of her work as well as a fabulous new book depicting the scope of her abilities.
Proceeds from the exhibition will go to the Save the Children fund.
Margaret was a member of Bath Geological Society for many years; she died in May 2012.
Centre Space Gallery, 6 Leonard Lane, Bristol., BS1 1EA
Centre Space is in the heart of Bristol City. It is 20 minutes by foot and 10 minutes by taxi from Bristol Temple Meads. Buses from Bristol Temple Meads are an 8 or 9, from the train station, to the town centre, and the Centre Space is 5 minutes walk from Broadmead.
Car parking can be found at the Galleries car park which is also 5 minutes from the Centre Space.
16th - 18th August, 10.00a.m. - 4p.m.
Centre Space, Bristol
Entrance is free and there will be a chance to see the wonderful paintings of this artist as well as some of her stained glass and sculptures.
There will be an opportunity to purchase paintings and cards of her work as well as a fabulous new book depicting the scope of her abilities.
Proceeds from the exhibition will go to the Save the Children fund.
Margaret was a member of Bath Geological Society for many years; she died in May 2012.
Centre Space Gallery, 6 Leonard Lane, Bristol., BS1 1EA
Centre Space is in the heart of Bristol City. It is 20 minutes by foot and 10 minutes by taxi from Bristol Temple Meads. Buses from Bristol Temple Meads are an 8 or 9, from the train station, to the town centre, and the Centre Space is 5 minutes walk from Broadmead.
Car parking can be found at the Galleries car park which is also 5 minutes from the Centre Space.
Thursday, 7 August 2014
Sandstone shapes 'forged by gravity'
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