JAN 2018 |
Mon 15th | Prof. Ian Fairchild-Scotland’s Greatest Ice Age | MMH | Janet | 07968379330 | £3/£1 |
DEC 2017 |
Mon 11th | Christmas Dinner Dr Tom Sharpe–Captain Scott’s Last Expedition | Talbot | David | 01886 888398 | £25 |
NOV 2017 |
Mon 20th NOTE the date change from 13th |
The Coal Measures of Martley and Newent, by Dr Bernard Besly |
MMH 7.30pm | Janet | 01886 821061 | £3 non members, £1 members |
OCT | Mon 16th | Mountain Building, with Paul Gannon | MMH 7.30pm | Janet | 01886 821061 | £3 non members, £1 members |
SEP | Mon 11th | The Plate Tectonics of Welsh Geological History, Dr Nigel Woodcock | MMH 7.30pm | Janet | 01886 821061 | Mem £1 Non £3 |
JUL | 24th | A series of 6 weekly Geo-Ambles with John Nicklin | MMH 5.45 for 6pm | John | 01886 888318 | Free |
TBA | TBA | Evening Geology Course-FIELD TRIP with Dr Paul Olver | TBA | John | 01886 888318 | Incl |
JUN | Thu 8,15,22,29 | Evening Geology Course Volcanoes in action – their magmas and minerals Dr Paul Olver | PRU 7.30pm | John | 01886 888318 | £35 |
MAY | Thu 25 | Evening Geology Course (MORE) Volcanoes in action – their magmas and minerals Dr Paul Olver | PRU 7.30pm | John | 01886 888318 | £35 |
APR | Mon 10th | Lead Isotopes in Olympic Weymouth Prof. Jane Evans | MMH | Janet | 01886 821061 | Mem £1 Non £3 |
APR | Wed 5th | Field trip to Southstone Rock and Brockhill Dyke in Teme Valley Prof. Ian Fairchild along with Leominster U3A and TVGS MORE | Meet 1.30pm MMH | John | 01886 888318 | Free |
MAR | Mon 20th | Quaternary Conservation in England with Dr Eleanor Brown | MMH | Janet | 01886 821061 | Mem £1 Non £3 |
FEB | Mon 20th | From Robots to Intelligent Rocks, Monitoring Giant Sediment Avalanches in the Oceans with Dr Esther Sumner | MMH | Janet | 01886 821061 | Mem £1 Non £3 |
FEB 2017 | Sat. 4th | GEOLAB — a geology introductory day for complete beginners run by the Geologists Association and TVGS MORE | MMH | John | 01886 888318 | Adults £10, in Education free |
JAN 2017 | Mon 16th | The Anthropocene with Professor Ian Fairchild | MMH | Janet | 01886 821061 | Mem £1 Non £3 |
DEC | Mon 12th | Christmas Dinner with Haydon Bailey, Former President of the GA MENU | Talbot | David | 01886 888398 | £20 |
NOV | Mon 21st | Mining the Heritage Part 2 with Graham Worton | MMH | Janet | 01886 821061 | Mem £1 Non £3 |
OCT | Mon 17th | Geology in the Andes with Prof. Donny Hutton | MMH | Janet | 01886 821061 | Mem £1 Non £3 |
SEP | Mon 19th | Members Evening | MMH | John | 01886 888318 | Free |
JUN | Sat 25th 5.30/6pm | An evening with Worcester Male Voice choir in the unique quarry garden of Scar Cottage and a talk (with much tasting, all inclusive) on vineyards and climate change by Prof. RC Selley of Imperial College. Bring your own picnic. | Scar | John | 01886 888318 | £12 |
MAY | Sun 22nd 11am | Joint West Midlands Butterfly Group and TVGS on a Penny Hill ramble to look at the geology of three key sites, led by Bob Allison, AND to check out signs and sights of rare insects such as the Dingy Skipper Meet 11am Main entrance to Penny Hill quarry | P Hill | John | 01886 888318 | Free |
MAY | Mon 16th | Idar Oberstein, gemstone centre, the town and its relationship with its geology, Dr Sue Hay. The GA trip this year will take in this area | MMH | Janet | 01886 821061 | Mem £1 Non £3 |
APR | Mon 18th 7.30 | Stromatoporoids with Dr Stephen Kershaw MORE | MMH/td> | Janet | 01886 821061 | Mem £1 Non £3 |
MAR | Thu 31st | 7 week Geology Course and 2 field trips with Dr Paul Olver MORE | PRU | John | 0203 3717647 | £40 |
MAR | Thu 24th | 7 week Geology Course and 2 field trips with Dr Paul Olver | PRU | John | 0203 3717647 | £40 |
MAR | Mon 21st | Dr Alan Heward: Exotic rocks and fossils from NE Arabia, glimpses of a former Permian Ocean | MMH | Janet | 01886 821061 | Mem £1 Non £3 |
MAR | Thu 17th | 7 week Geology Course and 2 field trips with Dr Paul Olver | PRU | John | 0203 3717647 | £40 |
MAR | Thu 10th | 7 week Geology Course and 2 field trips with Dr Paul Olver | PRU | John | 0203 3717647 | £40 |
FEB | Thu 25th | 7 week Geology Course and 2 field trips with Dr Paul Olver MORE | PRU | John | 0203 3717647 | £40 |
FEB | Thu 18th | 7 week Geology Course and 2 field trips with Dr Paul Olver | PRU | John | 0203 3717647 | £40 |
FEB | Thu 11th | 7 week Geology Course and 2 field trips with Dr Paul Olver MORE | PRU | John | 0203 3717647 | £40 |
FEB | Mon 8th | Prof. Ian Fairchild: From the Depths: How Cave Deposits tell us about Past Environments and Climates | MMH | John | 0203 3717647 | £1 Mem; £3 non |
JAN 2016 | 18th | Bill Barclay–Feedback on Martley Rock Site and Digs | MMH | Janet | 01886 821061 | £1 Mem; £3 non |
DEC | 7th | Xmas Dinner, 7 for 7.30pm, Dr Olver: The Star of Bethlehem | Talbot Knightwick | Dave Cropp | 01886 888398 | COST £25 |
NOV | 23rd | Graham Worton: Mining the Heritage | MMH 7.30pm | Janet | 01886 821061 | £3 non, £1 mem |
OCT | 12th | Dr Tom Sinclair: Fracking Bio | MMH 7.30pm | Janet | 01886 821061 | £3 non, £1 mem |
OCT | 2/3/4th | Symposium15: Geology in the Marches, Murchison to the Modern Era | Ludlow Ass. Rms | Ian | 01886 888612 | TBC |
SEP | 14th | David Green of GeoStudies: The East Malvern Fault to Church Stretton | MMH 7.30pm | Janet | 01886 821061 | £3 non, £1 mem |
JUN | 27th | Field Trip to BGS Nottingham, TBC MORE | 10-4pm | Janet | 01886 821061 | Free |
JUN | 21st | 3 Pubs Challenge MORE and MAP AND GUIDE and QUIZ | 10am on, Crown Pub | David | 01886 888398 | Free |
JUN | 1st | Members Evening | 7.30pm MMH | John | 0203 371 7647 | Free |
APR | 13th | Professor Ian Fairchild Escape from Snowball Earth MORE | MMH 7.30pm | Janet | 01886 821061 | £3 non, £1 mem |
MAR | 23rd | Dr Elizabeth Pearson on The Russian Meteorite MORE | MMH 7.30pm | Janet | 01886 821061 | £3 non, £1 mem |
MAR | 21st | British Geological Society, Nottingham, Family Fun Day MORE | Janet | 01886 821061 | Free | |
FEB | 16th | Adrian Wyatt-The Minerals of the Malverns MORE | MMH 7.30pm | Janet | 01886 821061 | £3 non, £1 mem |
JAN | 19th | Thomas Jones-Fissures and fountains: basaltic volcanic eruptions | ||||
2014 | ||||||
DEC | 12th | Tom Sharpe–The Geological Map of William Smith and Xmas Dinner | ||||
NOV | 17th | Prof. David Siveter-The Cambrian Fossils of the Chinese Lagerstatte | ||||
OCT | 27th | Dr Tim Carter–Geology, Work and Health | ||||
SEP | 15th | Dr Andrew Bloodworth-The Secret Life of Your Mobile Phone | ||||
JUL | 5th | Field Trip to Charnwood Forest with Dr Michael Howe | ||||
APR | 18th | Field Trip to Fforest Fawr with Alan Bowring | ||||
APR | 14th | Chalk with Prof.Rory Mortimore | ||||
MAR | 17th | Escape from Christchurch with Dr Richard Hamblin | ||||
FEB | 17th | Lecture cancelled due to floods | ||||
JAN | 27th | Thomas Jones-The Impact of Volcanic Ash on Aviation | ||||
2013 | ||||||
DEC | 9th | Dr Paul Olver–Volcanoes in the Solar system | ||||
NOV | 16th | Prof. David Siveter–The Silurian Herefordshire Lagerstate | ||||
OCT | 21st | Alan Bowring–Lines in the Landscape, the Fforest Fawr GeoPark | ||||
SEP | 23rd | Dr Jon Clatworthy-The Lapworth Museum at Birmingham University | ||||
JUL | 6th | Field Trip to the Wren’s Nest, Dudley with Graham Worton | ||||
MAY | 20th | Field Trip to the Lapworth Museum | ||||
APR | 22nd | Prof. Gillian Foulger–Plates vs Plumes | ||||
MAR | 18th | Dr Gawen Jenkinson–Finding Gold from Solomon Islands to Scotland | ||||
FEB | 18th | Andrew Jenkinson–From Ice to Fire, Spitzbergen, Iceland and the Galapagos | ||||
JAN | 13th | Chris Darmon–Iceland |