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SUMMARY:Llandrindod Wells\, Builth inlier\, Weekend Field Trip led by Dr Joe Botting & Dr lucy Wells
DESCRIPTION:WGCG residential field trip to Llandrindod Wells led by Joe and Lucy\, who are are independent researchers  working on ‘Burgess-Shale-type’ discoveries in Mid-Wales.   \n\n\n\nProgramme: \n\n\n\nFriday eve.       Introductory talk on the ‘Builth Inlier’ – palaeontological and geological importance \n\n\n\nSaturday a.m.   Visit to the Radnorshire Museum (in Llandrindod Wells) to see their substantial                                             displays (much from Joe and   Lucy’s own collections) \n\n\n\nSaturday p.m.  Visit to the nearby Llanfawr Quarries – a Konservat-Lagerstatte with historically                                important igneous intrusions [which I have heard referred to as “bun-laccoliths”] \n\n\n\nSunday a.m. /   Geological tour around Llandrindod Wells – mineral springs\, Silurian sediments\, \n\n\n\n      early p.m.  erratics\, Ordovician volcanics and general scenery \n\n\n\nFor more information please contact warwickshiregcg@gmail.com
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/llandrindod-wells-builth-inlier-field-trip-led-by-dr-joe-botting-dr-lucy-wells/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220507T100000
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SUMMARY:Field Outing Dudley Archives & Wrens Nest
DESCRIPTION:Contact: julieharrald@googlemail.com
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/field-outing-dudley-archives-wrens-nest/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220420T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220420T210000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220412T133429Z
UID:22795-1650483000-1650488400@www.wgcg.co.uk
SUMMARY:Geohazards - A Recipe for Disaster (Zoom & KMC)
DESCRIPTION:Talk by Sekbal Hussain – BGS.  Hybrid meeting held at KMC & via Zoom
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/jurassic-brain-teasers/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Methodist Church\, 60 Priory Rd\,\, Kenilworth\, CV8 1LQ
ORGANIZER;CN="Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group (WGCG)":MAILTO:warwickshiregcg@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220316T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220316T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075737
CREATED:20211112T123710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220219T101750Z
UID:22792-1647459000-1647464400@www.wgcg.co.uk
SUMMARY:Wine\, Whisky and Beer – the role of geology (Zoom & KMC)
DESCRIPTION:Alex Maltman.  Hybrid meeting held at KMC & via Zoom. We read that the taste of wine is affected by the geology of the vineyard and that whisky is influenced by the rocks the water encountered on its way to the distillery….(Download Poster).
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/wine-whisky-and-beer-the-role-of-geology/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Methodist Church\, 60 Priory Rd\,\, Kenilworth\, CV8 1LQ
ORGANIZER;CN="Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group (WGCG)":MAILTO:warwickshiregcg@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220226T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220226T160000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075737
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SUMMARY:Geo Conservation\, Rowington Canal Cutting
DESCRIPTION:This pre clearance video gives an idea of the scope of the work to be undertaken. We will initially concentrate our efforts on a 20m section on the north side of the canal. This is a safe and easily accessable exposure. If we have time and sufficient volunteers we would like to get a start of clearing a section on the south side. Please wear suitable clothing and bring with you your own tools and refreshments. Meet in the car park opposite St Lawrence church between 09:45-10:00 hrs. All are welcome.
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/geo-conservation-rowington-canal-cutting/
LOCATION:St Lawrence\, Old Warwick Road\, Rowington\, CV35 7AB\, United Kingdom
ORGANIZER;CN="Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group (WGCG)":MAILTO:warwickshiregcg@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220216T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220216T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075737
CREATED:20211112T122516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220131T212607Z
UID:22789-1645039800-1645045200@www.wgcg.co.uk
SUMMARY:The Kilchrist Caldera\, Skye (Zoom & KMC)
DESCRIPTION:Talk by Simon Drake. Hybrid meeting at KMC and via Zoom \n\n\n\n‘Catastrophic caldera forming eruptions spanning the Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum at Kilchrist and Belig\, Isle of Skye\, NW Scotland’ \n\n\n\nHighly silicic Paleocene-Eocene ignimbrite deposits\, and mafic lavas at Kilchrist and Belig\, Isle of Skye\, NW Scotland\, form part of a ~800m thick extensive caldera fill which largely fringes the Eastern Red Hills on Skye. Magma was supplied to the growing caldera via the Moine-related Kishorn Thrust fault\, and ponded against pre-existing Paleocene rocks of the Cuillin and Western Red Hills Centres. Silicic magma reservoirs which fed the Kilchrist Caldera were frequently replenished with basic magma. Such replenishment triggered eruptions.  Later eruptions typically deposited extremely coarse ignimbrites\, demonstrating catastrophic collapse of the caldera. Collapse was followed by caldera resurgence and formation of the Eastern Red Hills Granite Centre. \n\n\n\nWithin the caldera sequence\, ignimbrites at Kilchrist have been dated at 56.15 Ma. This date is precisely coincident with the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM). We suggest that the North Atlantic atmospheric temperature increases during the PETM were intimately linked to consumption of surrounding dolostone country rock by the Kilchrist caldera. We calculate such consumption released between ~5.32 – 8.52 Gt of CO2 into the Paleocene atmosphere. Our study provides the first unequivocal evidence of large-scale eruptions within the North Atlantic Igneous Province on the PETM. \n\n\n\nBiography: Simon Drake is a research associate (and former associate lecturer) at Birkbeck College\, University of London and was recently appointed North Downs Way Ambassador leading Geo walks on the North Downs Way and advising re Geopark status. Previously\, Simon was part of the Metropolitan Police working on the Diplomatic Protection Group at Downing Street during the Major and Blair Premierships.
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/the-kilchrist-caldera-skye/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Methodist Church\, 60 Priory Rd\,\, Kenilworth\, CV8 1LQ
ORGANIZER;CN="Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group (WGCG)":MAILTO:warwickshiregcg@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220209T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220209T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075737
CREATED:20211112T121712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211112T121715Z
UID:22786-1644435000-1644440400@www.wgcg.co.uk
SUMMARY:LLPS: Ethiopian volcanics
DESCRIPTION:Dr Ben Clarke
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/llps-ethiopian-volcanics/
LOCATION:Zoom Video Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220119T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220119T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075737
CREATED:20211112T121417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211230T142922Z
UID:22780-1642620600-1642626000@www.wgcg.co.uk
SUMMARY:Mining on the Iberian Peninsula (Zoom & KMC)
DESCRIPTION:Talk by: Rob Vernon. \n\n\n\n Hybrid meeting held at KMC & Via Zoom:
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/mining-on-the-iberian-peninsula/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Methodist Church\, 60 Priory Rd\,\, Kenilworth\, CV8 1LQ
ORGANIZER;CN="Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group (WGCG)":MAILTO:warwickshiregcg@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220112T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220112T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075737
CREATED:20211112T115119Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211112T115424Z
UID:22774-1642015800-1642021200@www.wgcg.co.uk
SUMMARY:LLPS: The secret life of the starfish/crinoid
DESCRIPTION:LLPS Zoom Lecture by Dr Aaron Hunter
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/llps-the-secret-life-of-the-starfish-crinoid/
LOCATION:Zoom Video Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211215T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211215T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075737
CREATED:20211013T200735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211122T211729Z
UID:21427-1639596600-1639602000@www.wgcg.co.uk
SUMMARY:Evening Lecture in Kenilworth and online via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Emeritus Professor Stuart Burley\, Keele University – A very British summer in the late Triassic: torrential rain\, the Arden Sandstone and the dawn of the dinosaurs.  \n\n\n\nTo participate via Zoom please register in advance for this meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkceytpjwrHtMmd_OWisTQFk5ldHA-66TI \n\n\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/evening-lecture-in-kenilworth-and-online-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Methodist Church\, 60 Priory Rd\,\, Kenilworth\, CV8 1LQ
ORGANIZER;CN="Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group (WGCG)":MAILTO:warwickshiregcg@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211208T070000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211208T090000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075737
CREATED:20210831T210138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211014T145316Z
UID:18225-1638946800-1638954000@www.wgcg.co.uk
SUMMARY:Social Evening (Kenilworth)
DESCRIPTION:Christmas Social. Venue: St Francis Church Hall\, Warwick Road (Kenilworth main street)\, Kenilworth CV8 1HL
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/social-eveneing/
LOCATION:St Francis\, 110 Warwick Road\, Kenilworth\, CV8 1HL
ORGANIZER;CN="Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group (WGCG)":MAILTO:warwickshiregcg@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211124T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211124T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075737
CREATED:20211112T114426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211112T114428Z
UID:22763-1637782200-1637787600@www.wgcg.co.uk
SUMMARY:LLPS: Volcanic Tsunamis: Krakatau\, 1883 and 2018.
DESCRIPTION:LLPS Zoom talk by Dr Seb Watt
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/llps-volcanic-tsunamis-krakatau-1883-and-2018/
LOCATION:Zoom Video Talk
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211117T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211117T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075737
CREATED:20210831T205925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211014T144726Z
UID:18222-1637175600-1637182800@www.wgcg.co.uk
SUMMARY:Evening Lecture (Kenilworth)
DESCRIPTION:Emeritus Professor Stuart Burley\, Keele University – A very British summer in the late Triassic: torrential rain\, the Arden Sandstone and the dawn of the dinosaurs \n\n\n\n7.00pm for a 7.30 pm start. Venue: St Francis Church Hall\, Warwick Road (Kenilworth main street)\, Kenilworth CV8 1HL
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/evening-lecture/
LOCATION:St Francis\, 110 Warwick Rd\, Kenilworth\, CV8 1HL
ORGANIZER;CN="Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group (WGCG)":MAILTO:warwickshiregcg@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211027T070000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211027T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075737
CREATED:20211014T144023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211025T164604Z
UID:21493-1635318000-1635368400@www.wgcg.co.uk
SUMMARY:LLPS Lecture (Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:WGCG Members are invited to a talk by Dr Katie Strang\,Scottish Geology Trust. Celebrating Scotland’s geological heritage with the Scottish Geology Trust. \n\n\n\nThe Scottish Geology Trust was launched in 2020 with the key objective of inspiring people everywhere to understand\, love and care for Scotland’s incredible geological heritage\, and its role in creating a sustainable future. From the 1st of September to the 17th October the Trust and partners will deliver a packed programme of activities as part of the Scottish Geology Festival from Stranraer to Shetland that will showcase and celebrate Scotland’s geology. Join the Trust’s Secretary Dr Katie Strang for a virtual tour around Scotland’s most loved geological sites and the fantastic festival events that are taking place around the country\, and to hear more about the work the Trust has been doing to inspire and engage people with the rocks beneath their feet\, and how important these are for exploring our future
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/llps-lecture-zoom/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211020T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211020T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075737
CREATED:20210831T205643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211014T145022Z
UID:18218-1634756400-1634763600@www.wgcg.co.uk
SUMMARY:AGM (Kenilworth)
DESCRIPTION:AGM    followed by a short talk on ten years of the Holloway Bequest by Ian Fenwick and Brian Ellis \n\n\n\n7.00pm for a 7.30 pm start. Venue: St Francis Church Hall\, Warwick Road (Kenilworth main street)\, Kenilworth CV8 1HL
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/agm/
LOCATION:St Francis\, 110 Warwick Road\, Kenilworth\, CV8 1HL
ORGANIZER;CN="Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group (WGCG)":MAILTO:warwickshiregcg@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211003T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211003T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075737
CREATED:20210917T103940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210917T105632Z
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SUMMARY:Birmingham City Centre Building Stones walk - Trail 1
DESCRIPTION:Birmingham City Centre has some of the finest and most exotic building stones adorning its buildings from the UK and around the world. This tour was conceived by Julie Schroder of the BCGS and constructed by Ruth Siddall of University College London\, a recognised expert in this field.  This event is free to attend for members and guests. Trail Guide download \n\n\n\nTo register for this walk\, please email Julie Harrald at JulieHarrald@gmail.com by Sunday 26th September\, stating your name and any mobile phone number you will use on the day. Participants should gather at the statue of Queen Victoria\, Victoria Square\, Birmingham at 2.15pm to allow the walk to start at 2.30pm
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/birmingham-city-centre-building-stones-walk-trail-1/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210929T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210929T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075737
CREATED:20210923T171312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210923T171315Z
UID:20242-1632943800-1632949200@www.wgcg.co.uk
SUMMARY:LPS Zoom Lecture: Dinosaurs and Deserts in South Wales - presented by Cindy Howells National Museum Wales
DESCRIPTION:Leicester geology group invite WGCG members to a talk on “Dinosaurs and Deserts in South Wales” – presented by Cindy Howells National Museum Wales. To register for this talk use the following link
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/lps-zoom-lecture-dinosaurs-and-deserts-in-south-wales-presented-by-cindy-howells-national-museum-wales/
LOCATION:Zoom Video Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210921T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210921T150000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075737
CREATED:20210912T124719Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210912T124721Z
UID:19309-1632218400-1632236400@www.wgcg.co.uk
SUMMARY:Geoconservation Henley in Arden
DESCRIPTION:WGCG volunteers will be clearing the Arden Sandstone exposure along the A4189 Warwick Road\,  (Blackford Hill)\, in Henley in Arden. If you would like to be involved please get in touch with Max Down or send an email to warwickshiregcg@gmail.com
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/geoconservation-henley-in-arden/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210918T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210918T150000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075737
CREATED:20210816T121000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210830T121858Z
UID:18065-1631959200-1631977200@www.wgcg.co.uk
SUMMARY:Visit to Bockley Quarry
DESCRIPTION:Blockley Quarry visit led by Jon Radley. This was rescheduled from 31 July 2021.
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/visit-to-bockley-quarry/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210915T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210915T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075737
CREATED:20210830T115253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210915T075748Z
UID:18055-1631732400-1631737800@www.wgcg.co.uk
SUMMARY:Evening Lecture (Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Dr Jonathan Paul of Royal Holloway University of London – Subsurface engineering and water resources of Greater London \n\n\n\nRegister in advance for this meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYscuuorj4rHNzT-FnYm-O_VQQNoZVGXib5
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/evening-lecture-zoom/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210820T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210823T150000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075737
CREATED:20210530T093107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210531T092057Z
UID:14409-1629460800-1629730800@www.wgcg.co.uk
SUMMARY:WGCG 3-Night Residential Field Trip to North Lincolnshire
DESCRIPTION:This is a WGCG residential field trip to North Lincolnshire in August 2021. We are fortunate to have obtained the services of Paul Hildreth\, sitting President of the Yorkshire Geological Society\, who lives in the area and knows the geology (especially the Chalk) well\, with a background in oil exploration and teaching. \n\n\n\nDurationFormal leadership will commence on the Friday afternoon (20th August) and end around lunchtime on the Monday (23rd August). RegistrationThere will be an upper limit of 20 participants and places will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. A minimum number of 6 participants will be required to make the trip viable.WGCG membership is open to all and is free for those in full-time education. \n\n\n\nItinerary / Geology \n\n\n\nItinerary / GeologyPaul has suggested the following provisional itinerary\, subject to receiving access permissions where required. \n\n\n\nFriday p.m. Claxby (complete\, but attenuated\, patchy hillside succession of Lower Cretaceous stratigraphy with                   emphasis on the former Claxby Ironstone industry – including industrial archaeology) \n\n\n\nSaturday a.m. South Ferriby Quarry (Cretaceous L/M Chalk\, Red Chalk and Carstone unconformable on late                       Jurassic Oxfordian & Kimmeridgian Clay……highly fosiliferous…..site of a 2018 Pliosaur discovery)Saturday p.m. Conesby Quarry (last exposure of the L. Jurassic Frodingham Ironstone…..former important local steel                       industry…….“everyone guaranteed a fossil”!) \n\n\n\nSunday a.m. Kirton in Lindsey (M. Jurassic Lincolnshire Limestone – ‘Inferior Oolite’ equivalent)Sunday p.m. Ulceby Vale (‘Middle Chalk’…..Turonian Flint Maximum……detailed stratigraphy of part of the Chalk) \n\n\n\nMonday a.m. Welton-le-Wold (Pleistocene Sites of importance: Devensian and older tills (?Wolstonian) on Hoxnian gravels) \n\n\n\nFuller notes will be provided as a handout closer to the occasion. Paul may also be able to engage local specialists for particular locations we visit. \n\n\n\nThe info. shown here is a summary. For more details\, members should contact Julie Harrald. The e-mail for WGCG is: warwickshiregcg@gmail.com
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/wgcg-field-trip-to-north-lincolnshire/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210731T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210731T150000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075737
CREATED:20210530T091917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210531T092004Z
UID:14393-1627725600-1627743600@www.wgcg.co.uk
SUMMARY:WGCG Members' Field Visit to Blockley Quarry
DESCRIPTION:Blockley Brickpit (now re-named Wellacre Quarry) is owned by Northcot Brick Ltd.\, who allowparties to visit the site under supervision. Dale Moss will be our guide for the day.The location is near Moreton-in-the-Marsh\, Gloucestershire about a mile NE of Blockley village on the B4479.WGCG Member\, Jon Radley\, has agreed to lead the trip\, and is familiar with the geology and history of thesite.Geology: It is a well known and much celebrated SSSI site\, exposing a small part of the Lower Lias clay\,which is especially well developed at this location. It has been of much scientific importance inestablishing ammonite evolutionary trends\, helping to construct a detailed zonal sequence for theJurassic Period.It is particularly fossiliferous at Blockley\, with many other invertebrate groups also preserved\,offering good possibilities for specimen collecting.However\, be warned that the site is muddy (especially if wet). Minimum safety wear requiredby the operators is hi-vis vests\, hard hats and strong protective boots (preferably steel-cappedsafety boots). You should also bring clothing appropriate for the weather expected.Pre-booked WGCG members are asked to assemble at 10.00 a.m. at the entrance to the site. They will need to make their own travel arrangements in accordance with whatever Covid arrangements are in force at the time of our visit. We hope to be able to spend up to around 4-5 hours on the site….until “mid afternoon” (? 3 p.m. max).Members will need to provide their own picnic lunch / drinks and collecting paraphernalia! For once\, theuse of hammers on loose material is permitted. \n\n\n\nPlease note that places are limited to 20 overall\, and we have also invited BCGS members to attend. Initially the first 15 places will be offered to WGCG members in strict order of application. Please indicate if you wish to be placed on a waiting list if further places become available. For insurance purposes\, you must be a fully paid up member of WGCG or BCGS.WGCG membership is open to all and is free for those in full-time education.The info. shown here is a summary. For more details\, members should contact Julie Harrald. The e-mail for WGCG is: warwickshiregcg@gmail.com
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/field-visit-to-blockley-quarry-for-wgcg-members/
LOCATION:Northcot Brick Blockley\, Moreton-in-the-Marsh GL56 9LH
ORGANIZER;CN="Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group (WGCG)":MAILTO:warwickshiregcg@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210616T193000
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SUMMARY:Talk: Mary Anning\, The Fossil Woman by Tom Sharpe
DESCRIPTION:Mary Anning\, Courtesy of The Geological Society.\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Anning collecting with her father (An1869 image)\n\n\n\n\n\nIntroduction: It has been said that more has been written about Mary Anning\, the fossil dealer of Lyme Regis\, than about any other geologist\, apart from Charles Darwin. But how much do we really know? How much is speculation? And how much is myth that has developed through the uncritical telling and retelling of her tale over the course of two centuries? Are we seeing a new Anning myth in the making\, thanks to a recent film? Separating the facts from the fictions about Mary Anning can be challenging\, but her story is a remarkable tale in its own right. This talk will examine what we know of the life of this extraordinary woman\, her famous – and less well-known – discoveries\, and her part within the wider network of the developing science of palaeontology in the early nineteenth century\, and will seek to dispel at least a few of the Mary myths. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPicture by Mary Anning in 1823 of her plesiosaur. Courtesy: Wellcome Collection\n\n\n\n\n\nTom Sharpe’s biography of Mary Anning\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nA virtual Zoom talk.\n\n\n\nRegistration: Please click link \n\n\n\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrc-CpqTMsE9Acd11C4VbONNMR2971cvBl \n\n\n\nIt’s is free. No charge. Open to all.  When you click the link you will be asked for your name and e-mail address and you will receive a link to join the talk from 7:00 pm. The talk will start promptly at 7:30 pm and conclude with an audience question session.A video recording of the talk will be available to WGCG members or named contacts with an access code for up to one month after the talk\,Membership is open to all at £12/year and free to those in full-time education. See more \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTom Sharpe\, Author: The Fossil Woman. A Life of Mary Anning\n\n\n\n\n\nTom Sharpe is a geologist who now works as an expedition travel geology lecturer and guide\, mainly in the polar regions. A graduate of the universities of Glasgow and Leicester\, he was formerly Curator of Palaeontology and Archives at the National Museum of Wales and taught geology in the lifelong learning departments of both Cardiff and Bristol universities. He is a Fellow of the Geological Society\, the Royal Geographical Society and the Museums Association\, and is a former Chair of the Geological Curators’ Group and History of Geology Group. He has long had an interest in the history of geology\, and has published on the work of the geologists Henry De la Beche and William Smith and on the history of the geological exploration of Antarctica. He is the author of The Fossil Woman. A Life of Mary Anning\, published by The Dovecote Press in November 2020. \n\n\n\nSee more of Tom Sharpe ion Twitter: Twitter @tomsharperocks  \n\n\n\n\n\nMore about WGCGWGCG programmes include talks\, currently virtual\, field walks and residential field visits. WGCG creates and publishes trail guides and interpretation panels. We survey local geological sites (LGS) and works to conserve some of them. We can provide bursaries via the Holloway Award. We invite you to take a look at the geology\, geodiversity\, iceage history revealed in the Brandon Wall. We hope you will find great interest in The Geology of Warwickshire provided by the Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group (WGCG) including Meriden Shafts\, Stratford Trail Guide\, Solihull\, Rugby\, Guides to Building Stones in many towns\, Corley Rocks and The Burton Dassett Hills Country Park. Come and see the Warwickshire’s Jurassic rocks and fossils including ammonites and belemnites. \n\n\n\nAlthough this is a talk on Zoom\,  we normally meet in the church hall of: St Francis Of Assisi R C Church\, 110 Warwick Rd\, Kenilworth CV8 1HL \n\n\n\nEvent URL: https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/talk-mary-anning-the-fossil-woman-by-tom-sharpe
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/talk-mary-anning-the-fossil-woman-by-tom-sharpe/
LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom or YouTube)\, Zoom as if from - St Francis of Assisi R C Church\, Kenilworth\, Warwickshire\, CV8 1HL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Talk: Iapetus No More – The continental collision that shaped Scotland by Angus Miller
DESCRIPTION:Iapetus No More – The continental collision that shaped Scotland by Angus Miller\n\n\n\n\n\nTalk Outline:  Five hundred million years ago\, the Iapetus Ocean lay between three continents in the southern hemisphere. The tectonics of the next 100 million years brought different segments of continent together\, formed the grain of the land and created the building blocks of much of Scotland’s landscape. This talk will explore the closure of the Iapetus Ocean\, the formation of most of the metamorphic and igneous rocks of the Highlands and Southern Uplands\, and the complex events that together make the most significant event in Scotland’s geological history.More at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iapetus_Ocean \n\n\n\nMore at: EarthWisehttp://earthwise.bgs.ac.uk/index.php/Early_Palaeozoic_Iapetus_Ocean\,_South_of_Scotland \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur speaker: Dr Angus MillerAngus has been leading Geowalks since 1998\, including day walks\, walking holidays and group excursions exploring Scotland’s geology and its influence on landscape & people. He teaches adult education courses for the Centre for Open Learning at the University of Edinburgh and is the Promotion Coordinator for the Edinburgh Geological Society. He’s also been involved as a volunteer for Lothian and Borders GeoConservation\, particularly in public outreach events and leaflets. He was chair of the Scottish Geodiversity Forum from 2011-2020\, responsible for publishing and promoting Scotland’s Geodiversity Charter\, and is now a trustee of the new Scottish Geology Trust. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis is a ‘virtual’ Zoom talk. Here is the Registration Link:- \n\n\n\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvf–hrz0pGNz9zDF0GzMIDvFjpw71AHL_ \n\n\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \n\n\n\n\n\nMore about WGCGWGCG programmes include talks\, currently virtual\, field walks and residential field visits. WGCG creates and publishes trail guides and interpretation panels. We survey local geological sites (LGS) and works to conserve some of them. We can provide bursaries via the Holloway Award. We invite you to take a look at the geology\, geodiversity\, iceage history revealed in the Brandon Wall. We hope you will find great interest in The Geology of Warwickshire provided by the Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group (WGCG) including Meriden Shafts\, Stratford Trail Guide\, Solihull\, Rugby\, Guides to Building Stones in many towns\, Corley Rocks and The Burton Dassett Hills Country Park. Come and see the Warwickshire’s Jurassic rocks and fossils including ammonites and belemnites. \n\n\n\nAlthough this is a talk on Zoom\,  we normally meet in the church hall of: St Francis Of Assisi R C Church\, 110 Warwick Rd\, Kenilworth CV8 1HL \n\n\n\nEvent URL: https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/iapetus-no-more-the-continental-collision-that-shaped-scotland-by-angus-miller/
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/iapetus-no-more-the-continental-collision-that-shaped-scotland-by-angus-miller/
LOCATION:Zoom Video Talk
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SUMMARY:Talk: ‘Henry Clifton Sorby – Sheffield’s Greatest Scientist’ by Noel Worley
DESCRIPTION:Wed 21 April 2021: ‘Henry Clifton Sorby\, Microscopist & Geologist – Sheffield’s Greatest Scientist’ by Noel Worley\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIntroduction \n\n\n\nHenry Clifton Sorby\, Microscopist & Geologist. ‘Outside Sheffield\, and outside geology and metallurgy the name Henry Clifton Sorby is little known and even within these circles all that is known by many is the name.  This is not surprising but it is regrettable for apart from his outstanding achievements in a wide variety of scientific fields the life of the man is interesting from a number of viewpoints.’ wrote Norman Higham in 1961 in his biography.  Sorby’s geological accomplishments have since undergone a reprise with international scientific recognition in the fields sedimentology\, fluid inclusion geochemistry\, structural geology and cosmology.  R L Folk\, the famous American sedimentologist and holder of the International Association of Sedimentologists Sorby Medal when listing the variety of scientific topics that were fathered by Sorby remarked ‘… a truly imposing patrimony for a life-long bachelor.’ \n\n\n\nSorby was a gentleman of independent means\, and whilst well educated had no formal training.  He devoted the whole of his life to scientific enquiry working solidly until his death in 1908.  He was motivated by the spirit of original investigation and never sought the attention that his achievements merited. His averseness to specialisation led to criticism by some of his contemporaries in the scientific establishment.  They suggested that he merely ‘showed the way’ rather than exhausting the possibilities of a discovery. \n\n\n\n\n\nSorby\, Microscopist & Geologist\n\n\n\n\n\nSamples re Henry Clifton Sorby\n\n\n\nSamples re Henry Clifton Sorby \n\n\n\nThe purpose of the talk is to review his principle successes\, to examine the circumstances surrounding Henry Clifton Sorby’s life in Sheffield between 1826 to his death in 1908; and to explain the key influences that led him along the path of scientific discovery. His greatest triumphs were undoubtedly in the development and application of microscopic techniques and he is regarded throughout the world as the father of petrography\, metallography and sedimentology.  He unleashed the power of the microscope in the investigation of meteorites and his work in this area has never been bettered. He was the first to use the microscope in forensic science and the first to study inclusions in crystals. \n\n\n\nSorby devoted the whole of his life to scientific enquiry working solidly until his death.  He was motivated by the spirit of original investigation and never sought the attention that his achievements merited. He was a powerful force in the development of higher education in Sheffield whose university he helped to establish and was a pioneer in the promotion of the provision of facilities for original scientific research. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur speaker: Noel Worley \n\n\n\nNoel Worley is a geologist having worked within the industrial minerals sector at British Gypsum until retirement in 2012. He has been president of the Yorkshire Geological Society and deputy chairman of the CBI Minerals Group. His main interests and publications concern the geology of the north of England including mineralization and karst in the South Pennines\, evaporites\, microscopy\, and the work of H.C.Sorby. \n\n\n\n\n\nMore about WGCGWGCG programmes include talks\, currently virtual\, field walks and residential field visits. WGCG creates and publishes trail guides and interpretation panels. We survey local geological sites (LGS) and works to conserve some of them. We can provide bursaries via the Holloway Award. We invite you to take a look at the geology\, geodiversity\, iceage history revealed in the Brandon Wall. We hope you will find great interest in The Geology of Warwickshire provided by the Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group (WGCG) including Meriden Shafts\, Stratford Trail Guide\, Solihull\, Rugby\, Guides to Building Stones in many towns\, Corley Rocks and The Burton Dassett Hills Country Park. Come and see the Warwickshire’s Jurassic rocks and fossils including ammonites and belemnites. \n\n\n\n\n\nZoom Talk \n\n\n\nYou are invited to a Zoom meeting. You can join the meeting on Wed 21 April 2021 from 7:00 pm i.e.\, up to 30 minutes beforehand. \n\n\n\nTalk starts promptly at 7:30 pm \n\n\n\nPlease register well in advance of the evening of Wed 21 April 2021 with this Registration Link  \n\n\n\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvd–prT0tGdGCtfWEjTC13MRLNFhjtqjR \n\n\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting with a link to be used on the night. \n\n\n\n– Queries and Enquiries to: warwickshiregcg@gmail.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue: Virtual (Zoom or YouTube) Zoom as if from – St Francis of Assisi R C Church\, Kenilworth
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/april-2021-talk-henry-clifton-sorby-sheffields-greatest-scientist-by-noel-worley/
LOCATION:Online Via Zoom or YouTube
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SUMMARY:March 2021: Stuart Blake: An introduction to The Geology of Iceland
DESCRIPTION:Wed 17 March 2021: Stuart Blake: “An Introduction to the Geology of Iceland”\n\n\n\n\n\nIntroductionThe geology of Iceland is unique. Situated on the divergent boundary between the Eurasian plate and the North American plate\, it also lies above a hotspot\, the Iceland plume. The plume is believed to have caused the formation of Iceland itself\, the island first appearing over the ocean surface about 16 to 18 million years ago.  Upwelling commenced in the early Tertiary and sea bed core evidences 55 million year old rock.  The result is an island characterized by repeated volcanism – Surtsey\, a new volcanic island was formed in 1967. Geothermal phenomena such as geysers are a great natural resource \n\n\n\nOur speaker: Stuart Blake Stuart Blake is an Instructor and the Director at the Lochranza Centre https://www.lochranzacentre.co.uk. He arrived on Arran some 38 years ago as a graduate and teacher of geology to take on the role of an instructor. He has taught geology and acted as a mountain leader\, both on Arran and overseas in Iceland for most of that time. He also enjoys visiting and sampling geology from other areas – his most recent excursions having been to the Azores\, the Caribbean and Ireland. \n\n\n\nThe Lochranza Centre employs six staff as instructors and the Geopark has a coordinator\, all sadly furloughed at the moment.Since the Geopark and the Lochranza Centre are not in receipt of any government or Council funding they have try to raise the money to keep going. The Centre provides accommodation and/ or tuition to people of all ages\, from primary school age to those in the U3A. Teaching covers the geology\, geography and biology of this island home. Activity courses are run offering gorge walking\, mountain biking and abseiling\, to name but a few of the activities available. The centre offers accommodation for people attending courses or just wanting to visit the island. \n\n\n\nLink to Arran Geopark http://www.arrangeopark.co.uk \n\n\n\nAn Introduction to the Geology of Iceland\, Stuart Blake for WGCG\, 17 March 2021\n\n\n\nAn Introduction to the Geology of Iceland\, Stuart Blake for WGCG\, 17 March 2021\n\n\n\nAn Introduction to the Geology of Iceland\, Stuart Blake for WGCG\, 17 March 2021\n\n\n\nAn Introduction to the Geology of Iceland\, Stuart Blake for WGCG\, 17 March 2021\n\n\n\nAn Introduction to the Geology of Iceland\, Stuart Blake for WGCG\, 17 March 2021 \n\n\n\nShort promo video on YouTube \n\n\n\nMore about WGCGWGCG programmes include talks\, currently virtual\, field walks and residential field visits. WGCG creates and publishes trail guides and interpretation panels. We survey local geological sites (LGS) and works to conserve some of them. We can provide bursaries via the Holloway Award. We invite you to take a look at the geology\, geodiversity\, iceage history revealed in the Brandon Wall. We hope you will find great interest in The Geology of Warwickshire provided by the Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group (WGCG) including Meriden Shafts\, Stratford Trail Guide\, Solihull\, Rugby\, Guides to Building Stones in many towns\, Corley Rocks and The Burton Dassett Hills Country Park. Come and see the Warwickshire’s Jurassic rocks and fossils including ammonites and belemnites. \n\n\n\n\n\nZoom Talk \n\n\n\nYou are invited to a Zoom meeting. You can join the meeting on Wed 17 March 2021 from 7:00 pm i.e.\, up to 30 minutes beforehand. \n\n\n\nTalk starts promptly at 7:30 pm \n\n\n\n– Queries and Enquiries to: warwickshiregcg@gmail.com
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/march-2021-stuart-blake-an-introduction-to-the-geology-of-iceland/
LOCATION:Zoom Video Talk
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SUMMARY:Feb 2021 Talk: “Geological Time and the Anthropocene.” by Ian Fairchild
DESCRIPTION:Geological Time and the Anthropocene by Ian Fairchild\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOutline:– There is little doubt that mankind’s impact on the natural environment has increased dramatically in recent decades but … are we now living in a new epoch of geological time: the Anthropocene? Concepts from Earth System Science agree with stratigraphic markers that we went outside the range of conditions of the Holocene in the last 70 years\, but does the term Anthropocene belong to geologists anyway? \n\n\n\nThis presentation is in two parts.  Geological Time and the Anthropocene examines the way in which geologists establish stratigraphic golden spikes that represent particular instants in geological history\, using examples throughout the record.  The particular issues from the idea of an Anthropocene Epoch are then examined. A key idea is that the Earth System is now operating outside its range of the Holocene Epoch\, representing the time since the Ice Age. In the second part\, we move to a scripted dialogue between the speaker and members of the audience called Introducing the Anthropocene in which different voices question the ideas surrounding the formal establishment of an Anthropocene Epoch \n\n\n\nIan FairchildEmeritus Professor\, University of Birmingham and Chair\, Herefordshire and Worcestershire Earth Heritage Trust. \n\n\n\nIan Fairchild started his career as a geologist with specialism in sedimentology\, but diversified into fields such as glacial geomorphology\, karst science and environmental chemistry including contemporary environmental and climatic change. He is currently a member of the Anthropocene Working Group which is developing a proposal for the formal establishment of an Anthropocene Epoch as the youngest element in the geological column. Ian is Emeritus Professor at the University of Birmingham and Chair of the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Earth Heritage Trust. \n\n\n\nMore info on our speaker: Ian Fairchild and here is Ian’s Research Portal \n\n\n\n\n\nSee some relevant slides \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore about WGCGWGCG programmes include talks\, currently virtual\, field walks and residential field visits. WGCG creates and publishes trail guides and interpretation panels. We survey local geological sites (LGS) and works to conserve some of them. We can provide bursaries via the Holloway Award. We invite you to take a look at the geology\, geodiversity\, iceage history revealed in the Brandon Wall. We hope you will find great interest in The Geology of Warwickshire provided by the Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group (WGCG) including Meriden Shafts\, Stratford Trail Guide\, Solihull\, Rugby\, Guides to Building Stones in many towns\, Corley Rocks and The Burton Dassett Hills Country Park. Come and see the Warwickshire’s Jurassic rocks and fossils including ammonites and belemnites. \n\n\n\n\n\nZoom Talk \n\n\n\nYou are invited to a Zoom meeting. You can join the meeting on Wed 17 Feb 2021 from 7:00 pm i.e.\, up to 30 minutes beforehand. \n\n\n\nTalk starts promptly at 7:30 pm \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n– Queries and Enquiries to: warwickshiregcg@gmail.com
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/feb-2021-talk-geological-time-and-the-anthropocene-by-ian-fairchild/
LOCATION:Zoom Video Talk
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SUMMARY:Jan 2021 Talk: New Ordovician fossil discovery in Wales
DESCRIPTION:Castle Bank: A new Ordovician Burgess Shale-type fauna in Wales\, by Dr Joe Botting\n\n\n\n” … most important fossil discovery since Fezouata Biota [1990s] … potential to revolutionise our view of Ordovician evolution & ecosystems\,” Dr Joe Botting. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOutline \n\n\n\nThe Burgess Shale-type faunas of the Cambrian provide one of the best windows into ancient ecosystems\, preserving a remarkable range of soft-bodied organisms in extraordinary detail. Most remarkably\, they represent the extremely diverse\, normal marine assemblages of the open shelf sea floor\, and have therefore revealed the Cambrian Explosion (arguably the most important interval in animal evolution) in previously unimaginable detail. There are two known Early Ordovician faunas of this type (in Wales and Morocco)\, but after that the window seems to have closed. Later Ordovician exceptionally preserved fossil assemblages are more constrained and limited in scope often representing odd environments or specialist ecosystems. \n\n\n\nDuring the lockdown of 2020\, a new Burgess Shale-type fauna was discovered in Middle Ordovician rocks of the Builth Inlier\, central Wales. The fauna is in the preliminary stages of excavation and interpretation\, but has already yielded a remarkable range of lightly mineralised and soft-bodied taxa\, including sponges\, arthropods\, several phyla of worms\, molluscs and many other groups. The fauna is the most important Ordovician fossil discovery since the Fezouata Biota\, and has the potential to revolutionise our view of Ordovician evolution and ecosystems. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoe & Lucy Botting with the new microscope & camera\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWGCG contributed to an appeal to crowdfund a high-quality Leica S8 APO photomicroscope to aid study of these fauna. See: WGCG 2020 Autumn Newsletter – Pages 29 & 30 – Click image to enlarge. \n\n\n\nDr Joe Botting \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFitting camera to microscope\n\n\n\n\n\nAll-focus\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Dr. Joseph P. Bottingis a palaeontologist specialising in the evolution of sponges\, echinoderms\, and Ordovician ecosystems. He is currently a Guest Scientist at the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology\, and an Honorary Research Fellow at the National Museum Wales\, but lives primarily in central Wales. Brought up in Hereford\, he holds degrees from the University of Cambridge (MA in Natural Sciences) and the University of Birmingham (PhD)\, and has worked at the University of Cambridge\, the Natural History Museum (London)\, Leeds Museum\, and the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology. He has around 75 published papers (including in major journals such as Nature\, Current Biology\, Science Advances and Geology) and book chapters\, has given multiple keynote lectures at international conferences\, and is at least partly responsible for the discovery of several of the known Ordovician Konservat-Lagerstätten. \n\n\n\nMore about WGCGWGCG programmes include talks\, currently virtual\, field walks and residential field visits. WGCG creates and publishes trail guides and interpretation panels. We survey Local Geological Sites (LGS) formerly RiGS and do works to conserve some of them. We can provide bursaries via the Holloway Award. We invite you to take a look at the geology\, geodiversity\, iceage history revealed in the Brandon Wall. We hope you will find great interest in The Geology of Warwickshire provided by the Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group (WGCG) including Meriden Shafts\, Stratford Trail Guide\, Solihull\, Rugby\, Guides to Building Stones in many towns\, Corley Rocks and Burton Dassett Hills. Come and see the Warwickshire’s Jurassic rocks and fossils including ammonites and belemnites. \n\n\n\n\n\nZoom Talk \n\n\n\n• Registration Closed! • Unfortunately we can not accept any further Registrations for this talk • \n\n\n\n– Queries and Enquiries to: warwickshiregcg@gmail.com
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/jan-2021-talk-new-ordovician-fossil-discovery-in-wales-registration-closed/
LOCATION:Zoom Video Talk
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SUMMARY:Dec 2020 Talk: History & Hidden Gems of the Lapworth Museum of Geology\, Aerona Moore
DESCRIPTION:History and Hidden Gems of the Lapworth Museum of Geology\, Aerona Moore\n\n\n\n\n\nRoary at the Lapworth Museum of Geology. \n\n\n\nOutline \n\n\n\nThe Lapworth Museum of Geology holds the finest and most extensive collections of fossils\, minerals and rocks in the Midlands. Dating back to 1880\, it is one of the oldest specialist geological museums in the UK. Enabling visitors to explore life over the past 3.5 billion years\, the Lapworth Museum showcases exceptional objects of both scientific and historical importance. \n\n\n\nThis talk will reveal the Museums fascinating history and its recent transformational redevelopment. Hear about the influential geologists who have contributed to the Museum’s collections\, including Charles Lapworth whom the Museum is named after. Explore some of the Museums hidden gems\, favourite objects and the fascinating stories they tell. \n\n\n\n\n\nAerona Moore\, Learning and Engagement Officer at the Lapworth Museum of Geology. \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker \n\n\n\nAerona Moore\, Learning and Engagement Officer at the Lapworth Museum of Geology. \n\n\n\nAerona has nearly 10 years of experience in engaging people of all ages with geology. After completing her undergraduate in Geoscience at the University of St Andrews\, she completed a research Masters in mid ocean ridge volcanism in Canada. She has since worked in some iconic geological places\, including the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site and Arran Geopark\, before starting at the Lapworth Museum in 2018. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZoom Talk \n\n\n\nYou are invited to a Zoom meeting. You can join the meeting on Wed 9 Dec 2020 from 7:00 pm i.e.\, up to 30 minutes beforehand. \n\n\n\nTalk starts promptly at 7:30 pm \n\n\n\n– Queries and Enquiries to: warwickshiregcg@gmail.com
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/dec-2020-talk-history-hidden-gems-of-the-lapworth-museum-of-geology-aerona-moore/
LOCATION:Zoom Video Talk
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SUMMARY:Nov 2020 Talk: The Jurassic Coast: The biggest story on Earth\, Richard Edmonds
DESCRIPTION:This evening’s Zoom Talk will be preceded by WGCG AGM at 7:00pm\, for 30 mins \n\n\n\nWGCG 2020 AGM – Zoom will open at 06:30 pm for a 7.00 pm start for the AGM.  The lecture will follow at 7.30 pm. The Annual Report for the AGM has been e-mailed to members. All members are encouraged to participate. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDescription: A look at the Dorset and East Devon coast World Heritage Site; 185 million years of the Earth’s geological history explored in the global context of plate tectonics\, extinction events and the evolutionary steps that eventually led to us. \n\n\n\nThis is England’s only natural World Heritage Site. \n\n\n\nHere is a PDF of this page to download or printJurassic_Coast-Richard_Edmonds-18/11/20 \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nRichard Edmonds is a geologist and fossil collector\, former Earth Science Manager for the Site and the first warden of the Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZoom Talk \n\n\n\nYou are invited to a Zoom meeting. You can join the meeting on Wed 18 Nov 2020 from 7:00 pm i.e.\, up to 30 minutes beforehand. \n\n\n\nTalk starts promptly at 7:30 pm \n\n\n\nPLEASE NOTE: This evening’s Zoom Talk will be preceded by WGCG AGM\, of interest to members\, at 7:00pm\, for 30 minsWGCG 2020 AGM– Zoom will open at 06:30 pm for a 7.00 pm start for the AGM.  The lecture will follow at 7.30 pm. The WGCG 2020 Annual Report for the AGM has been e-mailed to members. All members are encouraged to participate. \n\n\n\n– Queries and Enquiries to: warwickshiregcg@gmail.com
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/nov-2020-talk-the-jurassic-coast-the-biggest-story-on-earth-richard-edmonds/
LOCATION:Zoom Video Talk
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