Hull Geological Society
(Founded 1888)
Registered Educational Charity No. 229147
List of meetings and events 2008
Friday 18th January 2008 - Microscopy Evening (members only)
Thursday 24th January 2008 - Members' Evening. Speakers and exhibitors include - Barrie Heaton, David Hill, Geoff Featherstone, Harold Tabiner and Mike Horne.
Friday 15th February 2008 - Microscopy Evening (members only)
Thursday 21st February 2008 - (evening lecture) "Scarborough South Bay – not all coastal management problems are erosion based”, by Brian Sweeney of University of Hull .
Saturday 8th March 2008 - Leading Fieldtrips Workshop led by Mike Horne (afternoon meeting at the University).
Thursday 13th March 2008 - (AGM and evening lecture) Dr Derek Siveter of Oxford University "Soft bodied sensations from the Silurian of the Welsh Borderland".
Friday 14th March 2008 - Microscopy Evening (members only)
Saturday 15th March 2008 - Rifle Butts SSSI - spring clean.
Sunday 6th April - Flamborough Research Group meeting led by Mike Horne.
Friday 4th April 2008 - Microscopy Evening (members only)
Saturday 12th April 2008 - Microfossils Wokshop - led by Mike Horne, Patty McAlpin and Stuart Jones. (members of other Societies welcome; please contact me to book; full details will be sent to you when you book).
Friday 2nd May 2008 - Microscopy Evening (members only)
Monday 5th May - (almost a fieldtrip) Jack Doyle's 50th Anniversary visit to Speeton.
Saturday 10th May 2008 - (fieldtrip) Hayburn Wyke led by David Hill. Part of Yorkshire Geology Month. CANCELLED
Thursday 15th May - evening walk "Walking with Mammoths" for East Riding of Yorkshire Council Local Studies Service, led by Mike Horne. Costs 3 pounds, Booking required - telephone 01482 392790.
Saturday 24th May - "Fossil Fossick" - joint field trip with Rockwatch on the Holderness Coast, led by Gordon Binns and Chris Blackhurst. ('phone 01482 804196 for details). Part of Yorkshire Geology Month.
A Thursday evening in June - informal Society Dinner to celebrate the 120th Anniversary of the Society organised by Chris Blackhurst. CANCELLED
Friday 6th June 2008 - Microscopy Evening (members only)
Sunday 8th June - Flamborough Research Group meeting led by Ian Heppenstall and Mike Horne .
Saturday 21st June - (fieldtrip) Patrington and Spurn Point led by Chris Blackhurst and Gordon Binns CANCELLED.
Friday 11th July 2008 - Microscopy Evening (members only)
Saturday 12th July - Roadshow at the Treasure House in Beverley - open to the public from 11 am until 3 pm. (sorry - no valuations).
Sunday 20th July - Speeton field trip - a tribute to Lynden Emery led by Mike Horne. Meet in front of Hull University at 10am. please contact me to book.
Sunday 3rd August - Flamborough Research Group meeting led by Ian Heppenstall and Mike Horne.
Saturday 23rd August - Roadshow at Hornsea Museum, led by Paul Richards and Stuart Jones. From 11 am until 3 pm; sorry - no valuations; admission to the Roadshow is free.
Saturday 30th August - fieldtrip to Wetwang, Thixendale, Burdale and the Fairy Stones led by Barrie Heaton and geoff Featherstone.
Sunday 14th September - (fieldtrip) Chalk of the Lincolnshire Wolds, led by Paul Hildreth.
Saturday 8th October - Flamborough Research Group meeting led by Ian Heppenstall and Mike Horne.
Thursday 16th October - (lecture) Lynda Yorke of Liverpool University on "Deglaciation of Northumberland: an example from the Tyne Valley ".
Saturday 25th October - joint afternoon meeting with the Yorkshire Geological Society on "Petroleum Geology".
Thursday 11th December - (lecture) 'Holocene Palaeoenvironments of the White Peak Region, Derbyshire, Northern England', by Simon Kitcher of Hull Unoversity.
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.
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 our news archive and the recent history of the Society
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
