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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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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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 ; …
Occasionally we receive requests for information or advice from members of the public. We always respond, and usually beneficially to those that have asked a question. On this occasion the question was emailed to all members of WGCG. The question an our response are shown below. ******************************************************************************************* Hello. I have been involved in the recent …
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