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Martin Whyte PhD, University of Sheffield, President

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Summer Field Meetings 2008

Sunday 11th May 2008: Middle Craven Fault and Surrounding Area, Malham.  Leader: John Knight.  Meet: Malham, 10.30 am

Sunday 18th May 2008: IMPORTANT: Please note that the prevously announced visit to Harehope Quarry and the Slitt Mineral Vein, Weardale, has had to be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances

Sunday 1st June 2008: Permian Rocks of the Knaresborough Area - a Celebration of the work of the late Dr Denys Smith. Leader: Anthony Cooper.  Meet: Knaresborough,  10.00 am

Saturday 21st June 2008: The Physical and Human Landscape of the Yorkshire Wolds: its Geological and Archaeological Heritage. Leaders: Richard Myerscough, Cath Neal, Simon Price and Jon Ford. Meet: Wharram Percy, 10.00 am

Saturday 26th to Sunday 27th July 2008: Explosive Volcanism in the Lake District during Ordovician times.   Meet: Saturday 9.30 am at Great Langdale; Sunday 9.30 am at Coniston. Leader: David Millward

(For full details of each of these Field Meetings see below)

Summary of Yorkshire Geological Society Programme for the rest of 2008

Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th October: Indoor and Field Meeting at Scarborough: William Smith, John Phillips and the Rotunda Museum (joint meeting with the History of Geology Group of the Geological Society - HOGG) (see below)

Saturday 25th October: Hull University: North Sea exploration; a Review (joint meeting with the Hull Geological Society)

Saturday 29th November: York St Johns University: Annual General Meeting: Presidential Address: Shellfish interests: bivalves and biomineralisation, followed by Annual Dinner

A Word from the President

The clocks have changed, the weather is getting warmer and it is clearly time to go into the field again. I have in past Words, and as recently as last month, extolled the value of and pleasures of field work. It is the very essence of geology. Our Field Meetings are therefore one of our most important activities. I hope that you will find the current programme of Field Meetings attractive and look forward to seeing you at them. Please put the dates into your diary.

The Programme Committee will shortly be meeting to start planning the programme for next session. If you have any ideas for either indoor or outdoor meetings then do please communicate them either to me or the Programme Secretary or any other member of Council.

Looking a little less far ahead, Council has been discussing the form of the Annual General Meeting in November. Though I have always enjoyed the Annual Dinner it is clear that it is no longer a viable way of celebrating our Society. Guided by your questionnaire responses we are proposing some changes to the timing and character of this meeting. Though some of the detail has yet to be finalised, it is intended that the meeting, to be called the President’s Day, will start earlier in the afternoon. After the presentations, reports and the Presidential Address members will have the opportunity to proceed to a Reception and an informal Buffet Supper. By starting and finishing earlier, holding the whole event on one site, we hope that it will be easier for people to travel to and from the meeting. I hope that many of you will join us at this event and look forward to seeing you there and getting a chance to talk with you. Further details will be given in future Circulars. Again, please put the date,November 29th, in your diary.

Martin Whyte

Details of the Summer Field Meetings

Sunday 11th May 2008: Middle Craven Fault and Surrounding Area, Malham.  Leader: John Knight.  Meet: Malham, 10.30 am

Based on Excursion no. 13  in the Society's Yorkshire Rocks and Landscape - a Field Guide (3rd edition, 2006): For more information and to register your intention to attend please contact:  John Knight: jaknightuk@btinternet.com or telephone 01773 836253. 

Aim and Programme: Participants are urged to bring their copies of the Yorkshire Rocks and Landscape field guide or to consult it in preparation for the excursion. It is intended that this excursion should be on the basis of “observe and discuss” rather than “show and tell”. For this reason it is aimed to encourage participation from amateur geologists and those who just wish to know more of this classic area as well as those who have more specific geological interests.

The published Field Guide excursion describes a one-way route from east to west. This planned excursion, however, aims to make an essentially circular route departing from and returning to Malham. Because of the narrow road access, probable traffic conditions and restricted parking at Goredale Scar, this excursion will not visit Localities 1 and 2. From Malham, the first location is to the east (Locality 3) where the relationship between the massive shelf carbonates, represented by the thick limestone sequence (Malham Formation) observed at the Cove, and “reef ” limestones fringing the shelf will be discussed. From here the route returns to the centre of Malham village and then follows the route in the Field Guide.The route between Localities 5 and 7 follows the line of the Middle Craven Fault. Near the summit of Pikedaw Hill time will be spent to investigate the remains of several phases of base metal mining (lead, zinc, copper) around Locality 8, before joining the well-worn bridleway to Settle at Pikedaw Head Gate (Nappa Gate; Locality 9). From this point, time and the weather will determine the extent to which the excursion will proceed westwards to Localities 10 and 11.Weather permitting, lunch will be taken near Locality 11, which should allow time to hunt the elusive oncolite.

The excursion will return eastwards on the bridleway to Pikedaw Head Gate and then descend to join the public road (Cove Road) which descends to Malham. Participants are reminded that this narrow road may be heavily used at a weekend and this part of the excursion involves some 700 m of road-walking; great care must be exercised. Cove Road passes the footpath access to Malham Cove which may be visited by those who wish to do so.

References:

a) Yorkshire Rocks and Landscape - a Field Guide (3rd Edition 2006), editors C. Scrutton & J. Powell. (Yorkshire Geological Society)
b) Arthurton, R.S., Johnson, E.W. & Mundy, D.J.C (1988). Mem. British Geological Survey, Sheet 60 (England & Wales)
c) Settle, England & Wales Sheet 60 geological map, Solid and Drift Edition. 1:50,000 series. (British Geological Survey)
d) Yorkshire Dales- Southern and Western Areas, Explorer Map OL 2, scale 1:25,000. (Ordnance Survey)
e) Wainwright A. (1970). Walks in Limestone Country, Walk 32. (Westmoreland Gazette, Kendal)

Sunday 1st June 2008: Permian Rocks of the Knaresborough Area - a Celebration of the work of the late Dr Denys Smith.
Leader: Anthony Cooper.  Meet: Knaresborough,  10.00 am

Based on Excursion no. 2  in the Society's Yorkshire Rocks and Landscape - a Field Guide (3rd edition, 2006)

Meeting place: The meeting place will be the public car park near the River Nidd below the town about 200m SW of the castle (NGR SE 348 567). This car park is reached from the B6163 that heads south from Knaresborough.There is a narrow sharp turning that heads off to the WNW at the bottom of the hill near Low Bridge, 350m along the narrow road the car park is on the left. Note there is no vehicle access to this car park from the north.

Aim and Programme: The excursion will essentially be the Knaresborough trip published in Yorkshire Rocks and Landscape edited by Colin Scrutton and John Powell, published by the Yorkshire Geological Society. Denys Smith was the leading Permian expert in the UK and his skills and knowledge will be very much missed. His wide-reaching publications detail all aspects of the Permian geology, but especially the Zechstein marine and evaporitic sequence. This day-long excursion will visit Knaresborough Gorge, a glacial diversion channel, and examine the Permian strata and their unconformable relationship to the underlying Carboniferous rocks.

The excursion will begin with the Permian and underlying Carboniferous rocks north of the car park, below Knaresborough Castle. An overview will be taken at the castle and the walk will continue northwards to High Bridge. Crossing the river here, the walk will continue south through the ‘Long Walk’ and visit the sulphate-rich petrifying spring of the ‘Dropping Well’ and ‘Mother Shiptons Cave’ http://www.mothershiptonscave.com/ that has formed behind a slipped tufa screen related to the spring.There will be a charge to enter the paths and attractions on this side of the river: this will be a maximum of £5.75, possibly less depending on the size of the party. Exiting the Long Walk at Low Bridge, lunch will be taken either picnicking next to the river, or in a local pub which serves food.

The excursion is a circular walk of 1.4 km before lunch and 5 km after lunch. Good footwear is essential and waterproofs may be required: the morning and first half of the afternoon is all clean on paths and roads, but the latter parts of the walk in the afternoon can be a bit muddy on uneven footpaths through Grimbald Crag and along the south side of the River Nidd. Hammers must not be taken on this excursion as it is not permitted to hammer any of the rock exposures.

References:

OS Map: 1:50 000 Sheet 104
British Geological Survey Maps: 1:50 000 Sheet 62 Solid, Harrogate; 1:50 000 Sheet 62 Drift, Harrogate
British Geological Survey Memoir: Geology of the Country around Harrogate

Saturday 21st June 2008, 10am - 5pm approx.: The Physical and Human Landscape of the Yorkshire Wolds: its Geological and Archaeological Heritage.
Leaders: Richard Myerscough (University of Hull), Cath Neal (University of York), and Simon Price and Jon Ford (both British Geological Survey). Meet: Wharram Percy, 10.00 am

Meeting place: English Heritage Car Park at Wharram Percy Medieval Village, 1.5 km south of Wharram le Street (SE 867 644). Notes: No toilet facilities available. Please bring packed lunch. Sturdy and waterproof footwear is recommended. A hand lens and hard hat are also recommended. High visibility vests will be provided. Contact for further information: Simon Price, sprice@bgs.ac.uk

Aim and programme: The Yorkshire Wolds represents a truly distinctive landscape. Its meandering network of dry valleys, rolling hills and abundant earthworks reflect a long and varied history of geological and archaeological events. Geological processes, including the effects of the last Ice Age, have provided the fertile soils, building materials and sources of water that have supported human settlement. In turn, human processes, from the Mesolithic onwards, have sculpted the landscape to produce the range of field systems, earthworks and ditches that we see today.

This field trip aims to examine the Chalk foundations of the Wolds and subsequent key archaeological processes and settlements. It will aim to investigate the geological factors that may have influenced the location of settlements and earthworks. Most importantly, the field trip aims to illustrate how geological and archaeological processes act together to shape the character of the landscape and countryside that define the Yorkshire Wolds.

Two day field meeting Saturday 26th to Sunday 27th July 2008: Explosive Volcanism in the Lake District during Ordovician times.  
Meet: Saturday 9.30 am at Great Langdale; Sunday 9.30 am at Coniston.  Leader: David Millward

Saturday 26th July, 0930h. return by 1730h.   Meet: Great Langdale, National Trust car park, near to the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel (NY 2957 0641). If this car park is full, there are two others nearby; be aware that parking is not permitted along the roadside and that a charge is made for parking.

Sunday 27th July, 0930h. return by approx 1630h.: Meet: Coniston, at the fell gate (SD 3002 9796) on the track to Church Beck, the Coppermines Youth Hostel and to Lever’s Water. Parking is available in Coniston. 

Registration: Though attendance is free, will all participants please register for the excursion with the Leader : Dave Millward dmill@bgs.ac.uk or 0131 650 0429 to that he can plan logistics appropriately.

Refreshments: Bring a packed lunch and sufficient drinks for each days on the fells.

Further information, clothing and safety: Footwear and clothing appropriate to spending the day on the Lake District fells in summer should be worn. Wellington boots are not considered appropriate footwear. These excursions will involve strenuous uphill walking often on rugged ground.  On the Saturday the distance to be covered will be about 6 km with ascent of nearly 650 m. On the Sunday the distance will be approximately 7 km with ascents of up to 700 m, depending on the weather. Please consider all this carefully with regard to suitable clothing, refreshments and your physical ability to cover this terrain. Every effort will be made to accommodate the speed of all participants, but those with medical conditions that may compromise the safety of the party should discuss this with the leader before attending the excursion.   Alterations to the excursions may be made in the event of bad weather. If you have any queries please contact the Leader: Dave Millward dmill@bgs.ac.uk or 0131 650 0429.

Accommodation: For those staying in the Lake District for the weekend, there are many hotels and guest houses in the Ambleside area, but please book early as places can be in short supply at this time of year. Hotel information can be obtained from tourist information centres and through internet searches.

Aim and Programme:  The excursion will focus on the style and processes of eruption and deposition of the many and varied volcanic and sedimentary lithofacies characteristic of the Borrowdale Volcanic Group (BVG) in the central Lake District. Features characteristic of all the main types of pyroclastic eruption are well displayed on rock faces.The sequence was erupted during a very brief magmatic event in Ordovician (Caradoc) times that also included the emplacement of the Eycott Volcanic Group to the north, along with many of the elements of the underlying Lake District batholith. The succession comprises possibly as much as 8 km of subaerial, calc-alkaline basaltic, andesitic, dacitic and rhyolitic lavas, sills and pyroclastic rocks, along with an abundance of volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks.

The aims of the excursion are to study the sequence of pyroclastic rocks filling the Scafell caldera and the overlying caldera lake succession, and to understand how the caldera relate to the structure of the region (Saturday); and to examine the other wide range of pyroclastic and volcaniclastic rocks comprising the sequence in the Coniston area, where base-metal mineralisation is also prominent (Sunday). Landscape features resulting from glacial and post-glacial erosion and deposition will be discussed on both days.

Geological maps: BGS England & Wales sheet 38 Ambleside (1:50 000 scale); Coniston Fells (1:25 000 scale)

Call for Papers: William Smith and John Phillips

The Society is planning a joint meeting with the History of Geology Group of the Geological Society in Scarborough from Friday afternoon to Sunday 17th to 19th October 2008 on the theme of the work of William Smith and John Phillips, linked to the reopening of Smith's Rotunda Museum (and with the possibility of publication in the Proceedings under the normal publication arrangements). There will be an optional local excursion on the afternoon of Friday 17th October, a programme of lectures and a Rotunda visit on Saturday 18th, and Peter Robinson is going to lead an excursion to the Hackness Hills on the Sunday morning to explore on the ground William Smith's large-scale mapping of the Hackness Estate.

Offers of papers (or posters) on themes relevant to the programme are invited for the Saturday 18th October lecture programme. Please e-mail preliminary proposals and enquiries by 15th June to both Will Watts (YGS) Will.Watts@scarborough.gov.uk and Patrick Boylan (HOGG) P.Boylan@city.ac.uk

Some British Geological Survey Memoirs for Yorkshire to download

In a major new development for the Society, the British Geological Survey (BGS) had made available to the Society's website full facsimile copies (in PDF format, including all illustrations) of some earlier Geological Survey Memoirs, listed below. These are now available for downloading for personal, academic, educational, non-commercial research and other non-commercial use, from the Yorkshire Geological Society website http://www.yorksgeolsoc.org.uk/ only. All users must agree to the BGS terms and conditions before downloading each Memoir.

Go to Geological Survey Memoirs index page

The latest Part of the Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society, November 2007

W.A. Mitchell: Reconstruction of the Late Devensian (Dimlington Stadial) British-Irish Seas Ice Sheet: the role of the upper Tees drumlin field, north Pennines, England

R.Clark, A.G. Parker, D.E. Anderson & P.Wilson: Late Holocene debris cone development and vegetation and land-use history in the Pasture Beck valley, Lake District, NW England

S.J. Gale & P.G. Hoare: The glacial stratigraphy of lowland southern and eastern Britain: temperate stage deposits at Morston and Kirmington

A.S. Smith & J.D. Radley: A marine reptile fauna from the Early Jurassic Saltford Shale (Blue Lias Formation) of central England

W.T. Dean: Yorkshire jet and its links to Pliny the Elder

A.R. Lord & D.J. Horne: Ostracods, ancient and modern: a review of John Neale's contribution

Obituary: John William Neale (1926-2006)

Further information on the Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society

Searchable Indexes to 138 years of the Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society (1837-1995) now available on line!

The Society has been publishing its Proceedings since 1837, and its many thousands of pages contain a great deal of original research and other unique material relating to the earth sciences, especially in respect of Yorshire and adjacent regions, both also nationally and internationally.  Complete reference sets of the PYGS are held by many leading regional and national libraries including the British Library, the Geological Society LIbrary, and the Society's own library, now part of the University of Leeds Library (which members of the Society can apply to use as a benefit of membership via the General Secretary of the Society).

Over the years the Society has published three cumulative indexes to the Proceedings, but it has been an aim of the Society's Council to make these indexes available on line via this website to help members and others to search and explore the rich resources available in the Proceedings. 

We are delighted announce that thanks to the generous help of Pinpoint Digital of Winsford, Cheshire, which has undertaken the necessary scanning of the published indexes free of charge, these are now available as searchable PDF files as follows:

The North Yorkshire Coast is one of five Case Study Areas in a major new European Union-supported study that aims at providing a framework for understanding and preparing for the impacts of climate change around the European coastline. Led by the Isle of Wight Centre for the Coastal Environment, the other partners include Scarborough Borough Council, the BRGM (the French Geological Survey), the Italian National Research Council and regional and provincial authorities in Italy and Poland. In addition to the Yorkshire coast, the other case study areas are the central-southern Channel coast of England, the Regione Marche coast on the Italian Adriatic, the Aquitaine region of the Atlantic coast of France and the Languedoc-Rousillon region of the French Medeterranean coast.

Using the experience of detailed work on the study areas the RESPONSE Project is developing techniques and training materials for studies of the evolution of a region's coastline and for risk mapping. Already an introductory booklet (see the cover above), a training Pack on Coastal Evolution and Risk Mapping, and "Good Pratcie Guide" with advice on coastal risk reduction, a CD-ROM of Resources, and a 15 minute DVD film on coastal risks and the RESPONSE Project resources.

All three publications are available from the RESPONSE website:

http://www.coastalwight.gov.uk/response/

as free PDF downloads, butpaper copies (plus the CD-ROM and DVD) are also are available on request. The website also has much more material relative to the Project, including the papers presented to the first RESPONSE conference, held in May 2007.

PJB

Yorkshire Rocks and Landscape – the popular YGS Field Guide, Third Edition, is now available

Yorkshire, famed for its scenic beauty and its rich industrial heritage, contains some of the most interesting geology and scenery in England , from the moors to the coast, including the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors national parks. The influence of the geology on the landscape and on the industrial development in the region is profound.  

This book is a stimulating field guide to twenty-one locations selected to give comprehensive coverage of the geology, minerals, rocks, fossils and landforms of the area. Excursions vary from easy half–day walks to longer outings. Some are in moorland areas such as the Craven Inliers and the Pennines; others cover the Dinosaur Coast, famous for its rugged beauty and natural history, and coalfields adjacent to the major cities.

 Aimed at beginners and more experienced geologists, the book includes a general introduction to the area’s geological history, detailed location maps, a full glossary of terms, and details of local museums.

  Yorkshire Rocks and Landscape will be used and enjoyed by all those interested in the geology and natural heritage of this exciting and diverse region, especially the links between landscape and the underlying geology,

 About the Authors: The field guide, edited by Drs. Colin Scrutton and John Powell, has contributions from knowledgeable academics, professional geologists and dedicated amateurs, many of them members of the Yorkshire Geological Society. Together in this book they provide the most up-to-date and authoritative guide to the geology of Yorkshire and surrounding areas currently available.  

Published: September 2006; 224 pp, 22 figures.  Price £9.99, plus postage and packing (£2.00); cheques should be made payable to "Yorkshire Geological Society".  Please send your order form to: Dr J H Powell, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG

  Also available at indoor meetings of the Yorkshire Geological Society (no p&p) and from selected bookshops.

Click here for more details, including the full Contents List

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A major Yorkshire Geological Society Publication!

Carboniferous Hydrocarbon Geology: the southern North Sea and surrounding onshore areas

edited by

John Collinson, David Evans, Doug Holliday & Neil Jones, 2005

Click here for full details and samples
of the full colour illustrations!

The list price of the volume is  £45 plus £5 postage & packing, but registered participants in the Conference and members of the Yorkshire Geological Society are entitled to a discounted price of £35 plus £5 p. & p. Cheques should be made payable to Yorkshire Geological Society. Please send your order form to: Dr J H Powell, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG

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Important Notice to Members and others:
Short Communications: Proceedings and Circular/Web Site

Rapid publication of short papers is common amongst journals, particularly those published weekly, monthly or bi-monthly, as a way of disseminating information quickly on topical or contentious issues, exceptional new discoveries or major developments.   Given its publication schedule, the adoption of such a publication strategy is not appropriate for the Proceedings.  Nevertheless, as a way of encouraging the membership to make more use of the Proceedings, and for that matter the Society’s other vehicles for publication, the Circular and web site, Council would welcome more short communications. Short communications submitted to the Proceedings might include anything for which it would be worth having a permanent published record, for example descriptions of new and/or temporary exposures.  Those intended for the Circular or web site could include more topical or newsworthy items, including brief reports of field meetings, new fossil/mineral occurrences, photographs of interesting geological features with a brief description or the work of RIGS groups. Short communications to the Proceedings should not exceed two published pages, approximately 2,000 words (or equivalents including figures) and will be subject to the normal review and editorial procedures, although a Summary will not be necessary. Please send your contributions in the usual manner to the Editors (see ‘Instructions to Authors’ in the PYGS as a general guideline).

For the A5 format of the Circular (and web site), contributions should be 300-400 words, but can include colour photographs and figures; these will also be subject to editorial review. These items should be sent to the Circular Editor in the first instance (see back page of the Circular for details).

Stewart Molyneux, Principal Editor PYGS
Keith Park, YGS Circular Editor
Patrick Boylan, YGS Web Editor

New edition 2004 with minor revisions: price £9.99 plus £2.00 postage and packing Click here for further details

Field Trip Safety Issues

1.   The YGS takes the safety of its members extremely seriously. However, attendees of field meetings must also take responsibility for their own and other participants’ safety. In order to ensure the safety of all participants the YGS reserves the right to limit or refuse attendance at field meetings.

2. You must declare to the field trip leader, at the start of the field trip, any disabilities or medical conditions that may affect your ability to safely attend a field meeting.3. Inform the leader if you leave the meeting early.

4. The Leader is not expected to provide First Aid – ensure that you have adequate supplies for your own needs.

5. Wear appropriate clothing and footwear for the locality and time of year. Anticipate potential changes in weather conditions.

6. Children must be accompanied and supervised by a responsible adult at all times.

7. The Leader’s decision is final on any matters relating to each field meeting.

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Residential course on the Geology and Landscape in the Inner Hebrides from 17th to the 22nd May 2008 ( inclusive) based at the Glebe Barn on the Isle of Eigg: led by Professor John Hudson.

Click here to download a leaflet and booking form (MS Word format)

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Corresponding Societies

(Please contact society representatives for the latest information)

CRAVEN & PENDLE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY: Contact: Paul Kabrna e-mail: paul_kabrna@hotmail.com or http://www.cpgs.org.uk/ (usual meeting place for indoor lectures: The Rainhall Centre, Barnoldswick)

CUMBERLAND GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY: Contact: Nigel Courtman, tel. 01229 861 478 or http://www.cumberland-geol-soc.org.uk

EAST MIDLANDS GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY: Janet Slatter, tel. 01509-843.297; e-mail: sec@emgs.org.uk or http://www.emgs.org.uk (usual meeting place for indoor lectures: Lecture Theatre B3, Biological Sciences Building, University of Nottingham)

EAST MIDLANDS REGIONAL GROUP OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY: Ed Hough e-mail: eh@bgs.ac.uk

HUDDERSFIELD GEOLOGY GROUP: Julie Earnshaw (Secretary). Telephone: 01484 311 662 or e-mail: earniehome@ntlworld.com

HULL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY: Mike Horne. Tel: 01482 346 784 or e-mail: m.j.horne@hull.ac.uk or http://www.hullgeolsoc.org.uk (Usual meeting place for indoor lectures: Department of Geography, University of Hull, at 7.30 pm. N.B.   for security reasons the door is locked at 7.40pm)

LANCASHIRE GROUP OF THE GEOLOGISTS’ ASSOCIATION: Norman Catlow. Tel: 01772 727 577or e-mail: norman@catlow4736.freeserve.co.uk

LEEDS GEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION: Anthea Brigstocke (General Secretary). Tel: 01904 626 013: E-mail: abrigstocke@hotmail.com or http://www.leedsgeolassoc.freeserve.co.uk (usual meeting place for indoor lectures: Mathematics & Earth Sciences, University of Leeds)

LEICESTER LITERARY & PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY - SECTION C GEOLOGY: Chairman: Dr. Joanne E. Norris, 0116 2833127, j.e.norris @ ntlworld.com; Website: http://www.charnia.org.uk/ (usual meeting place for indoor lectures unless otherwise stated: Lecture Theatre 3, Ken Edwards Building, University of Leicester at 7.30pm

MANCHESTER GEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION: Jane Michael. Tel: 0161 366 0595, e-mail: jane.michael1[at]tesco.net orhttp://www.mangeolassoc.org.uk (usual meeting place for indoor lectures: Williamson Building, Department of Geology, University of Manchester)

NORTH EASTERN GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY: Frank Trowbridge. Tel: 01642 582 786, e-mail: frank.trowbridge@care4free.net or http://www.northeast-geolsoc.50megs.com

NORTH EAST YORKSHIRE GEOLOGY TRUST: contact@neyorksgeologytrust.com;   website: http://www.neyorksgeologytrust.com/ : Kathryn Brown North East Yorkshire Geology Trust, 5 Station Workshops, Robin Hoods Bay, Whitby, N. Yorks. YO22 4TG Tel. 01947 881000. Dinodays cost £2 per child (accompanying adults go free). Fossil walks are £2 per person. All events are free to members.

NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE GROUP OF THE GEOLOGISTS' ASSOCATION: Eileen Fraser Tel: 01260 271505 email: fraser[at]fraserco.co.uk or  http://www.esci.keele.ac.uk/nsgga/ (usual meeting place for indoor meetings: School of Earth Sciences and Geography, University of Keele

ROTUNDA GEOLOGY GROUP: contact Sue Rawson, tel. 01723-506.502, email: suerawson[at]yahoo.co.uk (usual meeting place Room CG7, Scarborough Campus of the University of Hull, Filey Road, Scarborough

SORBY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY: Ken J Dorning, Geology Group Secretary,  e-mail: geology [at] sorby.org.uk; website:  http://www.sorby.org.uk/

WESTMORLAND GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY: E-mail: mail@westmorlandgeolsoc.org.uk http://westmorlandgeolsoc.org.uk/ (usual meeting place for indoor lectures: Shakespeare Centre,

YORKSHIRE REGIONAL GROUP OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY: Lisa Craig, lcraig@joynespike.co.uk. Tel: 01302 322295.

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