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.
13
May
Smardale Geo Trail
Leader: Sylvia Woodhead Meet 10.30 am at the CWT car park at Smardale NY 742 083. CGS members assisted with an earlier version of this [...]
17
Mar
Social Meeting 2024
Mary Mount Hotel, Keswick Sunday 17th March 2024 Due to low numbers this social will now consist of a Sunday lunch at one of the restaurant dining [...]
13
Mar
AGM 2024 - Braithwaite Institute
Presentation by: Dr. Ian Jackson Recently retired as Head of Operations and Director of Information at the British Geological Survey Harvey Davies Room at Braithwaite [...]
09
Mar
Minerals Workshop
Portinscale Village Hall by Christine Arkwright The Lake District is rich in natural resources, particularly minerals, which have been exploited over many years. These include [...]
07
Feb
Tipping positive change to avoid climate tipping points
Wednesday 7th February 2024. At 19.30 Meeting opens 10 minutes before. Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88260221231?pwd=taLjj88UbbLdPmRLW77OkPkAuwR0nT.1 (Telephone options at the end of the event details) Prof. Tim [...]
10
Jan
Outcrops to Paintbox, mineral pigments in artists paints
Dr. Ruth Siddall University College London On Zoom Meeting Opens 10 minutes before the event. Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86573170035?pwd=8vxcYvGaV5QlttakY5XkWEKcqlTpt2.1 Outcrops to Paintbox, mineral pigments in artists [...]
08
Jan
What's going on in Iceland
Lecture: Prof Hazel Rymer (OU) "Iceland is a fascinating country and its volcanoes are always exciting, even when they aren't erupting. I'll talk about the [...]
20
Dec
The Snowball Earth Theory of Global Glaciation
By Michael Hambrey, Emeritus Professor of Glaciology, Aberystwyth University Mike Hambrey, one of our members is giving a talk on Snowball Earth to the Intellectual [...]
13
Dec
Members Evening 2023
Crossthwaite Parish Rooms, Keswick Please dress warmly as there are temporary electric heaters in places whilst the boiler is out of action. 7.30 start. Welcome, [...]
08
Nov
Novel approaches to improving understanding of the stratigraphical record
Prof. Peter Burgess Head of Earth Sciences at Liverpool University Sedimentary geology has, like many areas of geology, traditionally been mostly an observational science. However, [...]