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 and Zoom meetings 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 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 14 April 2024.
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 December 2022–January 2023
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30 November
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11 December
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12 December(1 event)
Christmas Members' EveningChristmas Members' Evening Monday 12 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. |
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14 January(1 event)
Geoconservation Day: Dudley's Erratic Boulders in the Illey Valley. TBCGeoconservation Day: Dudley's Erratic Boulders in the Illey Valley. TBC14 January Saturday 14 January 2023 (Geoconservation Day): Dudley's Erratic Boulders in the Illey Valley. TBC - details to follow. |
15 January
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16 January(1 event)
Jurassic Gems of the Yorkshire CoastJurassic Gems of the Yorkshire Coast Monday 16 January 2023 (Indoor Meeting): 'Jurassic Gems of the Yorkshire Coast'. Speaker: Liam Herringshaw. Liam is a palaeontologist, based in York. His PhD at the University of Birmingham (2004) was on the rare and problematical fossils of the Much Wenlock Limestone Formation, based primarily on museum specimens from Dudley. He has been a researcher at the universities of Aberdeen, Newfoundland, Durham and York, before becoming Lecturer in Geology at the University of Hull. Since 2020, he has been working with Yorkshire schools and museums, and is Director of the Yorkshire Fossil Festival. The talk will explore some favourite spots on the Yorkshire Coast, from Runswick Bay to Filey Brigg, told through the fossils and sedimentary rocks found there. |
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4 February(1 event)
Geoconservation Day: Wren's NestGeoconservation Day: Wren's Nest – Saturday 4 February (Geoconservation Day): Wren's Nest. Directed by the reserve wardens. Meet at 10.30 at the Warden's office, at the end of Fossil View (the road into the new housing estate, site of the former Mons Hill College). Parking along Fossil View. The day will involve scrub clearance. Bring gloves, stout footwear and packed lunch. Wardens will provide tools, hard hats if necessary and a hot drink. Finish around 2.30. |
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