Events & Courses

Programme

Friday 31 October - The Annual Local Societies Meeting

Saturday 1 November (10.30am - 4.30pm)

• Exhibitors from the world of Geology
• Discovery Room for children of all ages
• Free Lectures:
  • Laurance Donelly: Forensic Geology: The Applications of Geology to Policing Enforcement
  • Richard Edmonds: Fossils & Fossil Collecting along the Jurassic Coast
  • Iain Stewart: Planet Oil
  • Peter Styles: Shale Gas: What the Frack is that all about?
• Free Walk: The Geology of UCL led by Dr Ruth Siddall of University College
  A tour of the Campus and local streets. Please download the Walk flyer for more information.
  No advance booking required; meet at the GA stand (time will be shown there)

Sunday 2nd November: Walks & Field Trips

Non-GA Members and Beginners are welcome but booking is essential. There is a charge of £5 per person per trip. For more details please download the Field Walks flyer.

Book Online at the GA Website

1. Building Stones in the City of London led by Diana Smith
   
   Diana Smith will leading a circular route from the Royal Exhange looking at the old and the new buildings in the City of London in her own inimitable way.
   
   Meet at 11.00 at the platform in front of the Royal Exchange.
   
   The walk will last around 2 hours.
2. Chislehurst Caves led by local geologist, Rod LeGear, accompanied by Rory Mortimore from the GA.
   
   Chislehurst Caves is one of the few locations in the London Area where the Chalk Group can be easily examined. With the imminent arrival of the new GA Chalk Guide it seemed an appropriate time to visit them. Rod Legear is a local expert on what the caves can show us geologically including a glimpse of the Thanet Sand and the basal Bullhead Beds revealed by roof falls. Rory is of course, our expert on the Chalk. The sections are described in GA Guide 68.
   
   Meet at 11.00 am at the entrance to the Caves [TQ 431 696] for a prompt start at 11.15. The caves are situated in Caveside Close, just off Old Hill, Chislehurst where there is ample car parking. They are close to Chislehurst Station (trains from Charing Cross) and are served by buses 269 and 162. The visit will finish by 12.30 pm.
   
   Optional extra to the Crystal Palace ‘Geological Illustrations’
   Ellinor Michel and Joe Cain,of the Friends of the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs will be at the Information Centre at 2pm if anyone wants to join them for an informal walk around the display. The journey by public transport takes about an hour, by car probably ½ hour. Map and travel options will be sent to those who book for Chislehurst Caves.
3. In search of the lost water of Islington led by Diana Clements
   
   A walk from Farringdon Road to Sadler’s Wells in search of the lost waterways and springs to illustrate their importance in the development of Islington. Participants will see the deeply incised valley of the Fleet, the Clerk’s Well at Clerkenwell and learn about London’s water supply at New River Head.
   
   Meet at 2.00 pm at the entrance to Farringdon Underground Station. The excursion will finish by approx. 4.00 pm

For those of you who cannot decide whether to go on the City BS walk or the Islington Water Walk we hope there will be sufficient time between the walks to allow you to do both. The number 17 bus runs between the two locations which are not far apart.

• For further details and to register for any of the above trips please contact [email protected] or telephone 020 7434 9298

Amateur Photographic Competition

Any Geological Topic: 1st Prize £100, 2nd Prize £50, 3rd Prize £25

• For more information please visit the GA Website.