Programme of Events
The Black Country Geological Society’s indoor meetings are now held at The Lamp Tavern. The room is on the top floor and there is a lift. The address of The Lamp Tavern is 16 High Street, Dudley, DY1 1QT.
Unless otherwise stated, the indoor and Zoom meetings will normally open at 7.30 and lectures commence at 8.00.
Those wishing to attend field or geoconservation meetings please contact our Field Secretary (email address on the Contacts page).
Any non-members wishing to attend our virtual meetings should contact our Meetings Secretary for instructions (email address on the Contacts page).
Other contact details are also available on our Contact us page.
Updated 8 August 2025.
Members please check your email for any last minute changes.
Recordings of some of our virtual talks can be found on our YouTube channel.
Events in November–December 2025
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27 October
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28 October
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29 October
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30 October
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31 October
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2 November
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3 November
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4 November
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5 November
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6 November
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7 November
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8 November
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10 November
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11 November
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12 November
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13 November
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14 November
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15 November
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16 November
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17 November(1 event) Medicine and Geology - an exploration Monday 17 November (Indoor Meeting): 'Medicine and Geology - an exploration’. Speaker: Albert Benghiat. Albert trained in medicine at Trinity College Cambridge and the Middlesex Hospital London. After a series of junior doctor training posts around the country he became Consultant Oncologist at Derby and subsequently Leicester. In retirement he studied geology at Leicester University and for a time was Associate Lecturer in Geology at the University of Derby until his recent move to Shropshire. |
18 November
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23 November
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25 November
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26 November
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27 November
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28 November
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29 November
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30 November
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December1 December |
2 December
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3 December
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4 December
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6 December
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7 December
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9 December
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10 December
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11 December
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12 December
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13 December
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14 December
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15 December(1 event) Members' Evening and Christmas Social Monday 15 December (Indoor Meeting, 7.00 for 7.30 start): Members' Evening and Christmas Social. This is our annual chance for members to share their geological experiences in a sociable atmosphere with a Christmas buffet provided by the Society. |
16 December
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17 December
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18 December
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19 December
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20 December
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21 December
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22 December
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23 December
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24 December
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25 December
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26 December
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27 December
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28 December
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29 December
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30 December
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31 December
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January1 January |
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