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
Download Down to Earth extra January 2023
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 ; …
This year, in response to requests from members, we are devoting our study day to an introduction to the geology of our county. With some of the oldest rocks in the country as well as others that were deposited just a few thousands of years ago, this will be a ‘broad-brush’ introduction. It will be …
During the pandemic the WGCG employed Zoom to keep our education program going to members and friends. As restrictions eased the management committee were agreed to continue to employ Zoom to maintain links with our large following, at the same time as restarting our talks programme in person. In order to do this we had …
The NW Highlands of Scotland probably has the best scenery and geology in the world. You can find the oldest rocks in the British Isles, the first evidence of life, ancient landscapes carved out by preCambrian rivers and beautifully exposed Lower Palaeozoic clastic and carbonate sediments. These all form part of a major fold and …
If you want to learn more about the history of our planet, and learn how understanding how the Earth works helps us all live on the planet sustainably, get involved with GeoWeek outdooractivities taking place across the UK between 7-15 May 2022. You can learn more about the ‘Net zero by 2050’ theme of some …
Talk by Sekbal Hussain – BGS. Hybrid meeting held at KMC & via Zoom
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).