Programme of Events
Black Country Geological Society’s indoor meetings will be held during the winter months at the Abbey Room at the Dudley Archives, Tipton Road, Dudley, DY1 4SQ.
Unless otherwise stated, the Abbey Room will normally open at 7.30pm and lectures commence at 8.00pm.
Those wishing to attend field or geoconservation meetings please contact our Field Secretary, email: fieldsecretary@bcgs.info
More contact details are available on our Contact us page.
Updated 11 September 2019. Members please check your email for any last minute changes
| MonMonday | TueTuesday | WedWednesday | ThuThursday | FriFriday | SatSaturday | SunSunday |
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| 26 August | 27 August | 28 August | 29 August | 30 August | 31 August | 1 September |
| 2 September | 3 September | 4 September | 5 September | 6 September | 7 September | 8 September |
| 9 September | 10 September | 11 September | 12 September |
13 SeptemberBCGS trip to DorsetBCGS trip to Dorset13 September Friday 13 - Monday 16 September (Field Meeting): BCGS trip to Dorset. Led by the Dorset Geological Society. Organised spaces on this visit have now been filled. Any further members wishing to attend will need to make their own arrangements and let the field secretary know. |
14 September | 15 September |
16 SeptemberMinerals of the English Midlands, NB. Please note change of speakerMinerals of the English Midlands, NB. Please note change of speaker16 September  Monday 16 September (Indoor Meeting): 'Minerals of the English Midlands'. Speaker: Roy Starkey. This talk explores the rich mineralogical heritage of the area, setting this into a regional, historical and economic context, and tracing the development of mineral exploitation from earliest times to the present day. Mineral specimens from the area are recognised as being significant on a global scale, and are to be found in all major mineral collections, both within the UK and abroad. We are very grateful to Roy for stepping in at short notice . Nick Barrand is sadly unavailable due to family circumstances.
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17 September | 18 September | 19 September | 20 September | 21 September | 22 September |
| 23 September | 24 September | 25 September | 26 September | 27 September | 28 September | 29 September |
| 30 September | 1 October | 2 October | 3 October | 4 October |
5 OctoberGeoconservation Day: Saltwells LNRGeoconservation Day: Saltwells LNR5 October – Saturday 5 October (Geoconservation Day): Saltwells Local Nature Reserve. Meet at the Nature Reserve car park (Grid ref: SJ 934 868) on Saltwells Lane at 10.30. Wear old work clothes, waterproofs and stout footwear or wellies. Please bring gloves and garden tools (hand brushes, trowels, loppers, secateurs, forks and spades if you have them). Either bring packed lunch or hot food can be acquired from the Saltwells Inn adjacent to the car park. Finish at 2.30. |
6 October |
