Down to Earth Extra – March 2023
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WGCG delivers a successful Outreach event to Shipston Primary School
At the beginning of January WGCG received a request for help from a teacher at Shipston Primary School. Deborah Parke, a WGCG member and local to the area, was approached and kindly agreed to assist the school in their year 3 lesson on volcano’s. Here is a summary of the experience written by Deborah. ” …
The annual workshop back with a bang
On Saturday a capacity delegation participated in the “Geology of Warwickshire” workshop at the Kenilworth Senior Citizens Club. In addition to the 5 scheduled presentations, participants were able to enjoy the two displays set up, one on the Carboniferous and the other on the Jurassic. The meeting kicked off with a presentation from Mike Howe …
A day with the rangers at Burton Dassett
On a blustery Friday mid February, Ray Pratt met up Warwickshire countryside rangers, Simon and Phil for a walk around Burton Dassett. If you haven’t been to Burton Dassett recently then you may be unaware that the curtain of fencing that surrounded the beacon for the past 6 years, has finally been removed. Now it …
Change of Venue for February Talk
February 16 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm The WGCG talk, “Birmingham Erratics Project” by Zoe Jackson, will now be held at Kenilworth Senior Citizens Club, Abbey End, Kenilworth, CV8 1QJ. We will attempt to broadcast this talk live on Zoom for those unable to attend the meeting in person.
WGCG 2023 Field programme shaping up
Weeend trips to Flamborough Head and The Suffolk Coast have now been arranged, along with a day trip to Cleeve Hill. Details can be found in our Events listing. Evening trips events are currently being planned to visit; *Geoconservation activity is likely to be required prior to holding group trips to these locations. Please get …
A weekend with Joe Botting
The weekend of 14 & 15th May 2022 saw members of the WGCG decend onto Llandrindod Wells for two days of field work. The Builth inlier has been a magnet for geologists for many years for good reason. Those of us that were lucky enough to attend were expertly guided around the exposures by Joe …
Whats taking place in The Midlands
2023 has began with a plethora of talks and events on offer in the Midlands region. Our website contains a page dedicated to these other events offered by other local geology groups and from the Geologists Association. A lot of these are free to attend, particularly those held on Zoom. Other Society Events
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Life Membership Awards
The WGCG relies on volunteers to function. Over the years there have been a number of volunteers that have contributed their time, effort and vision above and beyond expectations, building the group into what it is today. Giving public acclaim and recognition to these volunteers, the Management Committee were delightedto award Life Membership to ; …