Below is a calendar of archived events the society has held since they began being posted online in 2012. archive
Additional event detail and reports are available to members in our Proceedings and the society library or by request.
28
Apr
An underground trip into Carrock Mine
Leader: Colin Woolard, CATMHS. This will be a half day trip. Numbers are limited. This field trip is fully booked. To go on the waiting [...]
31
Mar
Mines of the Newlands Valley
Leader: Mark Hatton, CATMHS This will involve an underground trip and so numbers will be limited to 10 or 15Â if the member has their [...]
12
Mar
AGM: Himalayan Geology
AGM The society's AGM will be transacted as swiftly as possible. Following the AGM we have a talk Unravelling Himalayan Geology through time Speaker: Danny [...]
12
Feb
An update on geological investigations to underpin development of the UK GDF * PLEASE NOTE NEW MEETING ARRANGEMENTS*
Speaker: Dr David Schofield *Please note that there's been a change to the meeting arrangements.* This meeting will now be held via Microsoft Teams. You [...]
22
Jan
Geology of the Hebrides *PLEASE NOTE REVISED DATE*
Speaker: Dr Con Gillen Zoom meeting. Opens 19:20, 10 minutes before the scheduled event start time. Dr Con Gillen did a structural geology PhD at [...]
11
Dec
Larvikite – a Unique Norwegian Rock
Speaker: Alan Smith Larvikite is the popular name for a group of igneous rocks from the Larvik area of S E Norway. In its polished [...]
13
Nov
The Brigham Smelter in Keswick - Is this the Most Important Historic Industrial Site in Britain?
Speaker: Mark Hatton, (Cumbria Amenity Trust Mining History Society) Zoom meeting. Opens 19:20, 10 minutes before the scheduled event start time In the year [...]
09
Oct
Exploring the evidence for Snowball Earth in Scotland and the North Atlantic region: a tale of Late Precambrian ice ages
Outline: This talk examines how the concept of global glaciation in Late Precambrian (Neoproterozoic) time has evolved over the past century and more, culminating in [...]
28
Sep
Marginalia of the Northumberland-Solway Basin in North Cumbria and Scotland
Leader: Steve Rozario 2024 CGS Excursion Register Solway Basin 2024 CGS Event Information Solway Basin This excursion is based on the BGS publication “Geology in [...]
25
Sep
The basal unconformity of the Carboniferous-Upper Devonian, Northwest England
Speaker, David Boote In 1788 James Hutton first recognised the importance of 'deep time' when studying a mid-late Devonian unconformity at Siccar Point, SE Scotland - shattering [...]