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‘The early Anthropocene: our lifetimes’ 20 February
AGM followed by: Celebrating the Origins of Animal Life: Building a UNESCO Global Geopark in Charnwood Forest, UK 20 March

Geoconservation Day: Portway Hill, Rowley Please note change of date and place.

BCGS Posted on 11 December 2022 by admin26 February 2023
Geoconservation Day: Portway Hill, Rowley Please note change of date and place.

10.00 – 1.30
11 March

Saturday 11th March 2023 (Geoconservation Day): Portway Hill, Rowley. In collaboration with the Friend’s of Portway Hill Group and the B&BC Wildlife Trust. Meet at St Brades Close just off Tower Road at 09:45 for 10.00 (Grid ref: SO 974 893), nearest PC: B69 1NH. Directions: from Birmingham New Road (A4123) turn left on to Tower Road if coming from Birmingham, right if coming from Wolverhampton. Just after Bury Hill park, turn left onto St Brades Close. Wear old work clothes, waterproofs and stout footwear. Please bring gloves. Tools provided but do feel free to bring your own. Also bring a packed lunch, hot drinks provided. Finish around 13.30.

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‘The early Anthropocene: our lifetimes’ 20 February
AGM followed by: Celebrating the Origins of Animal Life: Building a UNESCO Global Geopark in Charnwood Forest, UK 20 March

Programme of Events

  • 8.00, 22 September – Geological perspectives on the 'world’s largest' conventional explosion at Fauld Mine Staffordshire
  • 10.00, 19 October – 50th Anniversary Part 2: Permo-Triassic and the Ice Age in the Black Country
  • 8.00, 20 October – What Lies Beneath? Discoveries from Deep-Sea Drilling at Santorini Volcano (IODP Expedition 398)
  • 8.00, 17 November – Medicine and Geology - an exploration
  • 7.30, 15 December – Members' Evening and Christmas Social
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