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 September–October 2025

  • 19 October (1 event)
    50th Anniversary Part 2: Permo-Triassic and the Ice Age in the Black Country

    50th Anniversary Part 2: Permo-Triassic and the Ice Age in the Black Country   10.00 -

    Sunday 19 October (Field Meeting): 50th Anniversary Part 2: Permo-Triassic and the Ice Age in the Black Country. Led by Graham Worton and Andy Harrison. Meet on Darby's Hill Road at 9.45 for a 10.00 start. Park opposite Oakham Primary School in the lay-by on the Birmingham side of the hill (GR SO966892, postcode B69 1SQ). We start at Darby's Hill viewpoint. Then we move down to St Brades Close and the Blue Rock Quarry / Portway Hill site. From there we take in a site new to most people (Barnford Hill park) and the Pudding Rock. Then we head over to Wordsley Ridge / Brierley Hill Road to look at the red sandstone and pebble bed exposures there. Finish in Old Wharf Lane Stourbridge, where we can see a huge new exposure in the red sandstones and the terrace of the River Stour. Bring a packed lunch, wear walking shoes and appropriate outdoor clothing.

    Click here for a Google map for lay-by on Darby's Hill Road.



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