NEXT WEEKS EVENTS
5th to 11th June 2017
The following is an extract from Bristol Geology Calendar
More details can be found in the Calendar and on the web sites of the relevant Society or organisation.
Monday
When23 May – 9 Jul 2017
WhereGeology Gallery, Museum in the Park, Stratford Park, Stratford Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4AF. (map)
DescriptionExhibition: The Watery World of the Ichthyosaur
Tuesday 23 May - Sunday 9 July | Admission Free
A mini exhibition in the Geology Gallery
Taking our very own fossil baby Ichthyosaur, freshly cleaned and conserved, as its centrepiece, this temporary display will allow you to explore the underwater environment that this creature lived in. Discover what an Ichthyosaur ate for lunch, as well as the other creatures and plant life that shared its watery world. With artistic representations of how the Ichthyosaur lived around 190 million years ago, plus the fossilised remains of the Ichthyosaur and its contemporaries this exhibition is not to be missed.
Supported by the The Curry Fund of the Geologists Association
When27 May – 15 Jun 2017
WhereMuseum in the Park, Stratford Park, Stratford Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4AF. (map)
DescriptionPalaeontology is a Dangerous Beast
Adam White
Opens Saturday 27 May - Sunday 25 June | Admission Free
An Exploration of All Things Geological through an Artist's Fossil Myopia
Adam White interrogates geology through a series of giant experimental watercolours and votive objects that address the vital human concerns of our origins, hidden mythologies of the present day, how and why we think, the mystery of life and death, and the wilful blurring of belief and science.
Exhibits include ‘Petrifaction by Numbers’, a giant geological map of the British Isles made from crushed rock pigments; ‘The Vertebrae and the Spineless Wonder’, transparent dinosaur bones turned into votive objects which carry human stories marooned inside them, and ‘The Ichthyosaur’, a 195-million-yea
WhenMon, 5 June, 19:30 – 21:30
WhereWynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester (map)
DescriptionThe Geology of the Oceans past and present (including plate tectonics, environments, and current/develop
Tuesday
Stroud Museum - see Monday
WhenTue, 6 June, 19:00 – 21:00
WhereFirst meeting point:- Haresfield Beacon: Meet at the roadside pull-in just before the steep descent towards Haresfield village GR SO 824 090 (map)
Description
Tuesday evenings in the summer: Field Course: Tues 6th June - Tues 18th July 2017 Geology and Landscape in Gloucestershire (evening field course Tuesdays 7-9 First meeting point:- Haresfield Beacon: Meet at the roadside pull-in just before the steep descent towards Haresfield village GR SO 824 090 . Further sessions on website, separate leaflet, and/or by contacting Dave Green.
Wednesday
Stroud Museum - see Monday
Thursday
Stroud Museum - see Monday
Friday
Stroud Museum - see Monday
When9 – 11 Jun 2017
WhereCorsham (map)
DescriptionClick more details below to see the attached PDF
Corsham Walking Festival - 9 – 11 June 2017
Our lovely medieval town founded on weaving and stone quarrying, is at the very edge of the Cotswolds, and at the very heart of the Corsham Walking Festival. From here a variety of walks will take you into the breath-taking rolling countryside of North Wiltshire, visiting local delights such as historic Lacock, Box and Castle Combe. Corsham is now a ‘Walkers are Welcome’ town with many friendly places to eat, drink and shop.
Building on the success of the previous three Festivals this year we are offering 18 walks over 3 days, with an optional quiz, music and buffer supper on the Saturday evening.
Our wide ranging mostly themed walks feature such topics as geology, stone mines, Brunel’s railway and wildflowers. Children’s treasure hunt and a newly devised Corsham Quest are also included to capture the imagination.
Local history and lovely walks in the surrounding countryside there will surely be a walk just for you.
Bookings for walks and the evening event will start on the 3 April.
Please visit our website at www.corshamwalk
WhenFri, 9 June, 19:00 – 21:00
WhereShurdington at The Century Hall (map)
DescriptionDr Michael Doel
Rare Earth Elements and their Minerals
WhenFri, 9 June, 19:30 – 23:00
WhereMuseum in the Park, Stratford Park, Stratford Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4AF. (map)
DescriptionEvening Gallery Opening
Friday 9 June | 7:30 - 10pm | Free
A chance to meet Adam White and experience his exhibition ‘out of hours’ - giant experimental watercolours, new sculptures and very ancient dead things in rock! Expect the unexpected and look out for live performance art combining radioactive rock nodules and the tuneful whelp of the Geiger counter – meet Dr Richard Dean and Sean Roe at 9pm.
Saturday
Stroud Museum - see Monday
Corsham Walking Festival - see Friday
WhenSaturday, 10 Jun 2017
WhereTBA (map)
DescriptionWorking Party
Contact David Hardwick Projects Coordinator 07780 676341
WhenSat, 10 June, 14:00 – 17:00
WhereMuseum in the Park, Stratford Park, Stratford Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4AF. (map)
DescriptionArtist-led Workshop with Adam White: Turning Rock into Paint
Saturday 10 June | 2pm - 5pm | £15/£10 Museum Friends
Join Adam White for a workshop based on his geological map 'Petrifaction By Numbers’, painted using mineral pigments. Adam will demonstrate how to find and grind up mineral pigments, lapis lazuli, malachite, ochres and other natural substances to make paint. Also, time allowing, there will be a chance to discover how he uses unusual watercolour techniques - freezing, bubbles, isopropanol, plastics, scoring, weak acids and other mysterious things!
For adults, all materials provided.
Booking necessary, please call on 01453 763394.
Sunday
Stroud Museum - see Monday
Corsham Walking Festival - see Friday
WhenSunday, 11 Jun 2017
WhereTo be confirmed (map)
DescriptionGower - Leader: Prof Paul Wright
Location: Three Cliffs Bay and Iilston
Date: June 11th 2017 (Sunday)
Type: Day Trip
Summary: To study the carbonate sequence
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