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‘My favourite science: James Parkinson’s Organic Remains of a Former World’. Speaker: Cherry Lewis. 16 April
Field meeting, Calton Hill, Miller’s Dale and Tideswell Dale, Derbyshire 12 May

Evening Field meeting, Building Stones of Birmingham from the Town Hall to the Cathedral

BCGS Posted on 8 April 2018 by admin8 April 2018
Evening Field meeting, Building Stones of Birmingham from the Town Hall to the Cathedral

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1 May

Tuesday 1 May (Evening Field meeting): Building Stones of Birmingham from the Town Hall to the Cathedral, led by Julie Schroder. (NB - this event will be moved to Thursday 3 May if the weather is too bad on Tuesday. Confirmation to those who have registered will be by email or phone.) Meet at 6.00 for 6.15 in Victoria Square, Birmingham, by the statue of Queen Victoria. Joint meeting with the Geol Soc WM Regional Group. We will take a fresh look at some iconic and less well-known buildings, travelling through aeons of geological time and pausing to examine some splendid fossils. We will finish at the Old Joint Stock on Temple Row in the Cathedral Square for refreshments. Numbers limited to 20. Booking essential via Ray Pratt from the Geol Soc WM. Text: 07867785779 or email: geostart@btinternet.com For more info please see flyer on the Geol Soc WM website.

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‘My favourite science: James Parkinson’s Organic Remains of a Former World’. Speaker: Cherry Lewis. 16 April
Field meeting, Calton Hill, Miller’s Dale and Tideswell Dale, Derbyshire 12 May

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