In advance of the AGM, members attention is drawn to the 2025 Financial report which is now available on the website in the Membership Financial Reports page.
Other papers for the AGM were included in the Spring Newsletter CGS_Spring_Newsletter_2026
Q&A Hematite Concretions
CGS and WGS joint long weekend trip to Scarborough, 7 – 10 May 2026.
The trip will be led by Jonathan Redfern, Chair of Petroleum Geoscience at University of Manchester.
Proposed itinerary (based on car sharing to visit sites).
Thursday 7th May: Arrive Scarborough (Bike and Boot suggested hotel). Visit to Rotunda Museum, Wiliam Smith and other collections in afternoon (3pm)
Friday 8th May: Morning: Drive to Staithes, morning Staithes Group shallow marine sandstones – Lunch in Staithes. Â Afternoon: Â Cleveland Ironstone (HT 8.36 am LT 3.01pm)
Saturday  9th May:  Morning: Drive to Whitby, examine Whitby Sandstone on East and West Cliff.  Fish and Chips lunch in Whitby
Pm: Drive to Cloughton, Long Nab Formation, fluvial meander belts. (HT 9.28 am LT 4.02pm)
Sunday 10th May: Morning :drive to Flamborough Head. Examine Cretaceous Chalk Group. Regional tectonics and faulting. (HT 12.46)
Lunch
Depart home after lunch pm
The trip will cost £40 per individual (to cover the leader’s costs), payable on booking, plus individual accommodation costs.
We will be staying in the Bike and Boot hotel, Scarborough from Thursday night through to Saturday evening. There is a choice of room type available for the 3 nights, with prices for the 3 nights, including breakfast.
Single room £241.50
Single room with view £301.50
Double room (2 people) per room £298.20
Double room with view (2 people) per room £339.00.
It is hoped that we will all eat together in the hotel in the evenings. A copy of the menu can be found on their website. www.Bikeandboot.com
If interested please contact Lesley Wornham, CGS, on email hidden; JavaScript is required or number removed (text) by the end of November, indicating the type of room you require.
The trip will be on a first come first served basis. After the end of November, I will let you know whether you are on the trip and provide details of how to secure your place by payment of £40. I will also be able to let you know how to secure your hotel room from the rooms I am holding.
Updated Winter lecture series
Please note the following amendments and additions to the winter lecture series.
November 12th 2025 will now be “Glacial readvances of western Cumbria; their relevance to hydrogeological modelling.” by Jon Merritt (BGS) at Crosthwaite Parish Rooms.
December 10th 2025 will now be “The Windermere Supergroup: what does it tell us about the evolution of Avalonia?” by Emeritus Professor Ben Kneller (Aberdeen University) at Crosthwaite Parish Rooms.
An additional talk is now scheduled for April 22nd 2026 : “Supergene mineralisation in the Lake District – are the Caldbeck Fells a special case?” by Brian Young (Hon. Res. Fellow, Durham University). Crosthwaite Parish Rooms (tbc).
Full details of the winter lecture series are on the Events page.
CGS Shropshire Field trip 2026 – closed for booking.
If you are interested in joining please contact Helen James to check if there is still availability.
Arrangements
- Dates: Sunday 23 August to Friday 28 August 2026 (finishing about 1500h).
- ‘Official’ start will be 1300h on 24 August. People staying the night before have a free morning on Monday (Shrewsbury is nearby).
- Location: Field Studies Centre, Preston Montford.
- Leader: David Cronshaw, who led the very successful 2025 trip to Snowdonia (Geology and Scenery). Provisional itinerary.
- Cost: £600 per attendee which includes:
- In-course minibus transport for all trips.
- Full board including picnic lunches.
- Single and twin rooms most with en suite
- Travel: rail travel is possible, subject to Sunday schedules. There is a bus from Shrewsbury bus station to Montford Bridge, which is then a 15-minute walk from Preston Montford. Shrewsbury Railway Station has a taxi rank outside and Preston Montford is a 10-minute journey.
- Taster info:
Booking process
- Numbers are limited, booking priority will be given to members who wrote to Phil to express interest by 30 September 2025 and have paid the initial deposit by 31 October and then on a first booked basis.
- Members wishing to attend should do two things to confirm their booking:
- transfer £150 initial non-refundable deposit to the Society’s field trip account by 31 October 2025 (not the usual account used for paying membership subscriptions).
- email Helen James to confirm their transfer of initial deposit and to indicate whether a single or twin room is required . If a twin, please add name of person sharing with. There is a £25 pp reduction for sharing.
Cumberland Geological Society Field trip account
- Account name: Cumberland Geological Society
- Sort code: 20-18-47
- Account number: 90207128
- Payment reference should include ‘attendee name’
The balance of £450 will need to be paid by 29 May 2026
Advance notice of Shropshire Field trip 2026
Preliminary arrangements are in progress for a one-week residential trip for Members only to Shropshire next year.
- Dates. Sunday 23 August to Friday 28 August 2026 (finishing about 1500h).
- Location. Field Studies Centre. Preston Montford.
- Assumed theme ‘Shropshire geology’.Â
- Led by David Cronshaw, who led the very successful 2025 trip to Snowdonia (Geology and Scenery).
- David’s technique in Wales was to do the trip during the day then meet for a review after dinner. Presumably similar approach in Shropshire.
- ‘Official’ start will be 1300h on Monday 24 August. People staying the night before have a free morning on Monday (Shrewsbury is nearby).
- OK to arrive on the Monday morning instead.
- Full board including picnic lunches.
- Single and twin rooms ‘most with en suite’.
- Cost – expected to be under £600 per head including in-course transport.
- Travel by rail is possible: there is a bus from Shrewsbury bus station to Montford Bridge, which is then a 15-minute walk from Preston Montford. Shrewsbury Railway Station has a taxi rank outside and Preston Montford is a 10-minute journey.
- Taster info:
- For Snowdonia we planned on 16 attendees but got 20!Â
- Assuming there’s sufficient interest the trip will be confirmed and more detailed information, including expected plan for the week and booking information, will follow.
- Assuming similar to 2025 arrangements, attendee booking will be direct with Field Studies Council and entails payment of 50%.
- Please let Phil Davies know as soon as possible if you think you will be interested in this one.