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Summer Field Programme 2011 Each person attending field meetings does so on the understanding that they attend at their own
risk. The NSGGA has public liability insurance through a GA insurance policy that also carries
limited personal accident cover for members attending meetings or field trips. Non-members pay
£2 to cover temporary membership giving them insurance cover.
A field fee of £2 per head is normally charged for members and non-members to cover leader’s
expenses.
In the absence of a field secretary we are running a number of ad-hoc field trips this summer. We
hope to have more dates confirmed by the July Bulletin. If you would like to help the NSGGA by
becoming the field secretary please contact the chairman, David Osborn.
Saturday April 30th at 10:00 Southern Cannock Chase
led by Dr Ian Stimpson (Keele University)
This trip comprises a gentle 7km (4.5 mile) circular walk across
the southeastern part of the Cannock Chase area of outstanding
natural beauty. The geology comprises Middle Coal Measures,
extensively mined on the eastern flank of the Chase,
unconformably overlain by Lower Triassic breccias and
conglomerates. Those attending the trip can either bring a
packed lunch or avail themselves of a conveniently situated
hostelry half way round the walk.
Meet at 10am at Stile Cop Car Park SK 0385 1515 – Leaving
Rugeley on the A460 towards Hednesford, take the first left after
the town and the car park is on the left after 2km (1.5 miles).
Saturday 4th - Sunday 5th June Teesdale
led by Eileen Fraser
This weekend field excursion to explore the geology in the
spectacular Teesdale Valley in County Durham is now fully
booked.
Image: StoatBringer / Wikimedia Commons
Image: Ian G. Stimpson
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Saturday 9th July at 10:00 Weaver Hills
led by Dr Patrick Cossey (Staffordshire University)
Examining the Carboniferous Limestone exposures in the
Weaver Hills reveals not only an interesting sedimentology and
fossil content, but also some spectacular geological structures.
More information in the July Bulletin
Meet at 10am at The Walk car park SK 1063 4614 on Back Lane,
north of Wootton.
Image: Ian G. Stimpson
Other Field Meetings
Saturday 25th June at 13.00 Rocks to Roses – Brown End Quarry
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust is asking if members of the NSGGA
could help out with their ‘Rocks to Roses’ day in talking to the
general public about the rocks and helping with fossil casting.
If you are interested, please contact Ian Stimpson.
Image: Ian G. Stimpson
Saturday 25th – 26th September Park Hall Open Weekend
The Park Hall rangers are requesting the help of the NSSGA with
their open weekend in September in explaining the geology,
identifying pebbles, etc.
More details in the July Bulletin.
Image: Ian G. Stimpson
Minerals Make Mountains Until 3 July 2011 The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent
Mixing art and nature from the Museum’s permanent collections, this
exhibition illustrates the various stages of the cycle that turns rocks
into the minerals that make mountains.
For details of the Museum opening times etc. please contact:
The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery,
Bethesda Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 3DW
Telephone: 01782 232323, email: [email protected]
www.stokemuseums.org.uk/pmag
Image:
Potteries Museum and Art Gallery
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Image: Ian G. Stimpson Before
Image: Ian G. Stimpson After
Image: Ian G. Stimpson Crinoid Fragments
Field Report : Extreme Gardening IV GeoConservation Staffordshire Site Clearance Day at Sparrowlee Cutting
Saturday 12th March 2011: Leaders: Pat Cossey and Sarah Taylor
After the excitement of the
previous site clearance event
where BBC Countryfile joined
the GeoConservation
Staffordshire (formerly Staffs
RIGS group), March 12th
, saw
a much more restrained
geoconservation day in the
Hamps Valley at Sparrowlee
Cutting.
The site clearance, run by
Patrick Cossey (Staffordshire
University) and Sarah Taylor
(Keele University), and
involving several NSGGA
members, cleared the
biology that was obscuring
the geology at Sparrowlee
Cutting (Stop 28 on the
Hamps and Manifold
Geotrail).
The restored cutting revealed
a small thrust fault (second
image) and a localised pocket
of crinoid debris (third
image) in the Milldale
Limestone that probably
haven’t seen the light of day
since the Manifold Valley
Railway was active in the in
1920s.
The next GeoConservation
Staffordshire site clearance
event will be in November
and new volunteers are
always welcome.
Ian Stimpson
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Image: Ian G. Stimpson The site clearance team get a safety briefing by Sarah Taylor
Geofest 2011 – Abberley & Malvern Hills Geopark
Geofest 2011 runs from the June 1 to August 31, the partners of the Abberley and Malvern Hills
Geopark are hosting different activities and events that highlight and promote the many attributes
of the Geopark including:
• Children’s activities at Bewdley Museum,
Severn Valley Country Park, Worcestershire
County Museum (Hartlebury Museum) and
the Wyre Forest Discovery Centre.
• Guided walks throughout the Geopark,
many of which are Geology and Landscape
themed walks.
• Talks.
At Bewdley museum on the 23rd August there will
be opportunity to quiz the geology experts. Bring
along your rocks, fossils and minerals to our
specialists who will try to identify them for you.
A program of events is available to download at
http://79.170.44.138/earthheritagetrust.org/pub/wp-content/uploads/GEOFEST-PROGRAMME-A4-
layout-for-download.pdf
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Other Societies
Black Country Geological Society
Sunday 15 May @ 12:00 Visit to Soho House, home of Matthew Boulton.
Sunday 12 June @ 11.00 Visit to Apedale Colliery, Staffordshire.
Saturday 24 September & Dudley Rock 'n' Fossil Festival.
Sunday 25 September It will feature the usual talks, activities, demonstrations,
exhibitors, special exhibitions and traders in everything earth
science related for boffins and families.
More details at www.bcgs.info
East Midlands Geological Society
Lectures: B3, Biology Building of the University of Nottingham
Sunday 15 May Day Excursion to the Oxford Area by Paul Austin Sargent
Wednesday 15 June Evening Walk – Millstone Grit of Derbyshire by Keith Ambrose
Wednesday 6 July Evening Walk – Mineral deposits of Ashover by Tim Coleman
Sunday 14 August Day Excursion to Robin Hood's Stride by Gerry Shaw
Sunday 4 September Day Excursion in the Upper Dove Valley by Neil Aitkenhead
Sat/Sun 17/18 September Weekend Excursion to Shropshire by Andrew Jenkinson
More details at www.emgs.org.uk
East Midlands Regional Group of the Geological Society
Tuesday 17 May TBC Evening Lecture BGS Keyworth: Electrokinetic geosynthetics and
bank slope stabilisation by John Lamont-Black & Stuart Stanford
(Waste Classification)
June TBC Excursion: Trip to Fauld Mine (limited numbers) by Noel Worley
Tuesday 19th July Evening Lecture Loughborough University : Liquefaction and
earthquakes by David Boon (BGS)
August TBC Evening Lecture University of Derby: Geoconservation by Keith
Ambrose (BGS)
August TBC Excursion Cloud Hill Quarry by Keith Ambrose
More details at http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/gsl/groups/regional/emrg
Liverpool Geological Society
Sunday 15 May A55, North Wales by Frank Nicholson
Sunday 19 June Forest of Bowland by Neil Aitkenhead
More details at liverpoolgeologicalsociety.org.uk
Manchester Geological Association
Sunday 8 May Cutacre Surface Coal Mine, Little Hulton by Alan Davies
Saturday 16 July Great Orme by Jacqui Malpas
Friday-Sunday 26-29 August Cardiff Museum and Pembroke Coast by John Nudds and Cindy
Howells
Saturday 24 September Fred Broadhurst Memorial Trip: Rowarth by Jane Michael
Sunday 8 October Haigh Hall, Wigan by Chris Arkwright
More Details at www.mangeolassoc.org.uk
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North West Regional Group of the Geological Society
Thursday 5 May @ 18:30 Sustainable Remediation Forum UK by Naomi Regan (SuRF-UK).
The Centre Lecture Theatre, Warrington
Thursday 9 June @ 18:30 Manchester Metrolink Extension. TBC (Jacobs) Williamson
Lecture Theatre, University of Manchester
More details at www.geolsoc.org.uk/gsl/groups/regional/nwrg
Shropshire Geological Society
Saturday 30 April @ 10.00 Llanymynech Part II by Gordon Hillier
Saturday 7 May @ 10.00/14.00 Haughmond Hill by Mary Steer.
Saturday 14 May The Hollies and the Eastern Stiperstones, by David C Smith.
Monday 13 June @ 19.00 Precambrian and Ordovician around Willstone Hill, Cardington,
by Peter Toghill.)
Saturday 18 June @ 10.00 Glacial geology around the Stretton area by Dr Simon Cook.
An evening in June Launch of the Shrewsbury Building Stones Trail by David
Pannett.
Saturday 2 July Wrens Nest, to be led by Graham Worton.
Monday 18 July @ 18.00 Glaciation of the Longmynd, around Ratlinghope by Ian
Langford.
Wednesday 17 August Shrewsbury building stones trail by David Pannett and Mary
Steer.
A Saturday in August Bridgnorth by Andrew Jenkinson, part of the Abberley and
Malvern Hills Geofest.
Saturday 17 September @10.00 Wenlock Edge: a fossil ecosystem by Andrew Jenkinson.
Saturday 1 October @10.00 Wrekin and the Ercall, to be led by Chris Rayner.
More details at www.shropshiregeology.org.uk/SGS/SGSintro.html
Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group
Lectures 19:30 at the Senior Citizen's Club, Southbank Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1JZ
Saturday May 14 @ 10.30 Dudley Wren's Nest and canal trip by Graham Worton
Wednesday 18 May @ 19.00 Edgehill by Jon Radley & Ian Fenwick
Wednesday 22 June @ 19.00 Shrewley Cutting and Rowington Church by Martyn Bradley &
John Crossling
Wednesday 20 July @ 19.00 Avon Terrace Walk - Hampton Lucy by Brian Ellis
Wednesday 17 August @ 18.30 Studley/Henley by Ian Fenwick & John Crossling
More details at www.wgcg.co.uk
West Midlands Regional Group of the Geological Society More details at www.geolsoc.org.uk/gsl/groups/regional/wmrg
Western Institute of Mining and Minerals
Lectures 19:00 at the William Smith Building, Keele University
Monday 9 May Kellingley YZ502’s Coal Face Project. Wyn Griffith (UK Coal)
More details at www.iom3.org/wimm
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NSGGA - Next Committee Meeting
Thursday 19 May @ 19:00 In F34, the William Smith Building, Keele University
Contacts List: NSGGA Committee 2011-12
Chairman: David Osborn
Stretton, 2 Croyde Place, Meir Park, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7XD. Tel 01782 396692
email: [email protected]
Vice-Chairman: Dr Ian Stimpson
24 Sorrell Gardens, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 3FA Tel. 07779 083243
e-mail; [email protected]
General Secretary: Eileen Fraser,
47 Longdown Road, Congleton, Cheshire CW12 4QH Tel. 01260 271505
email: [email protected]
Treasurer: Brenda Kay,
9 Copthorne Drive, Audlem, Crewe, Cheshire, CW3 0EQ Tel. 01270 811650
email: [email protected]
Membership Sec.: Gerald Ford,
Woodville, Tower Road, Ashley Heath, Market Drayton, Shropshire TF9 4PU Tel. 01630 673409
e-mail: [email protected]
Speakers Sec: Diane Lawrence,
9 Brickfield Close, Hixon, Stafford, ST18 0NY Tel. 01889 207195
e-mail: [email protected]
Field Sec.: Vacant
GeoConservation Staffordshire Liaison Officer: Dr Ian Stimpson,
24 Sorrell Gardens, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 3FA Tel. 07779 083243
e-mail; [email protected]
Bulletin Sec.: Dr Ian Stimpson,
24 Sorrell Gardens, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 3FA Tel. 07779 083243
e-mail; [email protected]
Executive Committee (honorary):
Dr. Colin Exley; Terry Jones; David Thompson; Ted Watkin.
Honorary Life Member: Ann Myatt
Executive Committee (elected):
Dr Lloyd Boardman; Dr Stuart Egan; Carol Fereday; Mike Fereday; Dr Peter Floyd; Janet Osborn
(Minutes Secretary); Vicky Tunstall (John Myers Awards);
Executive Committee (co-opted):
Don Steward, John Reynolds; Michael Kelly (Keele GeoSoc).
Why not visit the NSGGA web pages: www.esci.keele.ac.uk/nsgga
Produced for the NSGGA by Ian G. Stimpson, Earth Sciences & Geography, Keele University, Staffs, ST5 5BG