2015 RETROSPECTIVE

Membership Report 2014-2015

2014-2015 85

2013-2014 81

2012-2013 72

2011-2012 53

2010-2011 19

On email circulation

2015 321

2013 228

During 2015 Visits to Martley by Geological Societies

as a result of our publicity South Wales GS

Farnham GS The GA Society

Reading GS Harrow and Hillingdon GS

Two Geology Themed Rambles with Rambling Association (Worcester)

During 2015 Knighton Mapping Project

Continues under the Tutelage

of Dr Arthur Tingley

During 2015 Work Parties

Work Parties go out as and when

(one needed right now) but a new significant face at Penny Hill

was cleared in April/May with help from Our Abseiling Friends

November 2014

Craft Fayre In conjunction with

H&W Earth Heritage Trust

November 2014

Prof. David Siveter Lecture

The Cambrian Fossils of the Chinese Lagerstatte

December 2014

Xmas dinner at The Talbot +

The Geological Map of William Smith with Tom Sharpe (and the Morris Dancers)

January 2015 Thomas Jones

Lecture Fissures and fountains: basaltic

volcanic eruptions

February 2015 Adrian Wyatt

Lecture The Minerals of the Malverns

February 2015 Field Trip

The Herdman Lectures

Uni. of Liverpool

March 2015 Dr Elizabeth Pearson

Lecture The Russian Meteorite

April 2015

Professor Ian Fairchild Lecture

Escape from Snowball Earth

April 2015

Field Trip

Arouca GeoPark, Portugal

June 2015

Members Evening

Arouca Geopark

Teme Valley Dingle Exploration Little Boxes

Geology of the Lizard and a Song

Wine and Nibbles

June 2015

3 Pubs’ Challenge

With Martley Rock beer!

June 2015

A new App Arrives

Martley Rock

By Mike Brooks

September 2015

David Green Lecture

The East Malvern Fault to Church Stretton

October 2015

Symposium15

Geology in the Marches Murchison to the Modern Era

October 2015

Dr Stephen Kershaw

Stromatoporoids Field Trip

October 2015

Dr Tom Sinclair Lecture Fracking

November 2015

Geologists Association Annual Festival Affiliated Societies meeting (Friday)

Societies’ Display (Saturday)