Hull Geological Society
(Founded 1888)
Registered Educational Charity No. 229147
List of meetings and events 2012-3
Thursday 19th January 2012 - Members' Evening - short talks and displays by by: Barrie Heaton, Brenda and Jack Almond, Mike Horne, Paul Hildreth, Rodger Connell, Stuart Jones and Terry Rockett.
Monday 23rd January - Committee Meeting.
Friday 27th January 2012 - Microscopy Evening (members only)
Thursday 16th February - (evening lecture) Richard Lamb on "Man made minerals". Click here for abstract
Friday 24th February - Microscopy Evening (members only)
Thursday 22nd March - (evening lecture and AGM) Dr Cath Neal of the University of York on "People and the environment: a geoarchaeological approach to the Yorkshire Wolds landscape"
Friday 30th March - Microscopy Evening (members only)
Sunday 15th April - Rifle Butts SSSI - site cleaning and social event.
Friday 20th April - Microscopy Evening (members only).
Sunday 22nd April - (research field meeting) Barmston led by Rodger Connel l and Mike Horne.
Sunday 15th May - urban geology walk led by Mike Horne. Part of Yorkshire Geology Month 2012. (booking required - telephone 01482 346784)
Saturday 26th May - (field meeting) "The structure and stratigraphy of the Skyreholme Anticline, Wharfedale" led by John Varker.
Friday 1st June - Microscopy Evening (members only).
Sunday 3rd June - Flamborough Quaternary Research Group field meeting - Thornick Bay and the Northern Bays of Flamborough Head led by Mike Horne and Rodger Connell.
Friday 29th June - Microscopy Evening (members only).
Saturday 30th June - Rock and Fossil Roadshow at the Treasure House, organised by Rod Towse. Open to the public from 11 am to 3 pm, admission free; sorry - no valuations. Displays by HGS, Kingston Lapidary Society and the Russell Society.
Friday 27th July - Microscopy Evening (members only).
Sunday 22nd July - Flamborough Quaternary Research Group field meeting - South Landing, Danes Dyke and Sewerby Buried Cliff - led by Ian Heppenstall.
Saturday 11th August - (daytime workshop) - "Make your own thin sections" led by Mark Anderson (Hull University) with the help of Dennis Haughey, Mike Horne and Stuart Jones. Numbers are limited and booking is required.
Saturday 25th August - Roadshow at Hornsea Museum organised by Stuart Jones from 11am until 3 pm. Admission to Roadshow is free. Sorry - no valuations.
Thursday 6th September - Boulby Potash Mine underground visit organised by Rod Towse (booking required - now fully booked but we have a waiting list!)
Saturday 8th September - Roadshow in Hull organised by Mike Horne - Trinity Square 10 am until 4pm (if wet - inside Holy Trinity Church). Sorry - no valuations.
Sunday 9th September - Urban geology walk in Hull city centre starting at 10-30 am led by Mike Horne. Booking required via Hull Civic Society telephone Philip Haskins on 01482 646683 or e mail info at hodshull.co.uk.
Saturday 22nd September - Geologists' Association conference at the Newark Showground. The Newark Rock And Gem Show is being held at the showground the same weekend.
Friday 5th to Sunday 7th October 2012 - Weekend Conference and field meeting - "Sedimentology: process and product", joint meeting of the HGS, UoH and YGS. Click here for more details. Speakers include - Martyn Pedley, Emrys Phillips, Rachel Flecker, Pete Talling, Jim Best and Maurice Tucker.
Thursday 6th December - (evening lecture) David Hill on the Geology of Malta.
January 2013 - (evening lecture) Ian Heppenstall on "A History of the Glacial Formations at South Landing, Danes Dyke and the Sewerby Buried Cliff over the last 120 years in old and new photographs and maps: Recent processes of deposition and erosion."
Saturday 1st June 2013 - 125th Anniversary meeting and dinner.
Sunday 9th June 2013 - field meeting to Speeton led by Jack Doyle.
Saturday 15th June 2013 - 125th Anniversary field meeting to Kelsey Hill and Keyingham led by Stephen Whittaker.
Saturday 22nd June 2013 (provisional) - field trip to Flamborough led by Mike Horne.
Winter lecture meetings start at 7-30 p.m. and are held in the Department of Geography, University of Hull (unless otherwise stated). Non-members are welcome to attend but please arrive before the start of the meeting. If you arrive late the building may be locked for security reasons and you will not be able to get in, particularly if we are using the first floor lecture theatres. If we are in the ground floor lecture theatre you can knock on the window and we will let you in.
The Microscopy Evenings are for members only, sorry! Members should contact the Secretary for further details.
Here is a link to a Map of the University of Hull campus
Please contact the Society if you wish to come to a field meeting so that the leaders will know how many people to expect. The Society reserves the right to exclude people who are not wearing the necessary protective clothing/equipment.
For further information 'phone 01482 346784.
Hull Geological Society Website - http://www.hullgeolsoc.org.uk
e-mail - secretary at hullgeolsoc.org.uk
There is no charge for Non-members attending our meetings (unless otherwise stated), but you are welcome to make a donation to Society funds.
Click here for a poster which you can print and display
click here for a membership application form
click here for more details of the field meetings, news about geology in our region and other events.
Click here for a list of articles published in Humberside Geologist and a price list
Further information about the Society.
Leaflet for special meetings (word document)
Poster for special meetings
Geology classes in Hull
Event form for meeting organisers
Hull Geological Society News and Archives -
Current news and details of forthcoming events
History of the Society (with pictures)
The Hull Geological Society is affiliated to the The Geologists' Association and the The Yorkshire Geological Society . Members are invited to attend the meetings of those societies.
