Gloucestershire Geology Trust Courses
GEOSTUDIES
Geostudies has been in existence since 1996, and has been delivering classroom and field based geological courses up to the present. In an environment, over the past twenty years, of shrinking academic educational/recreational opportunities for adult students, it has been a vehicle for their delivery, particularly in the Stroud and Gloucester areas. With the recent changes in government funding, popular university extra-mural classes have suffered so there there are even fewer openings for such courses. It is hoped that Geostudies can at least partially satisfy the evident demand.
Geostudies is run by Dave Green, a self-confessed geological enthusiast, who simply likes to pass it on! He has taught Geology at various levels, from O level to undergraduate, since 1974, at various institutions; secondary schools in Gloucester and Ross, Further Education Colleges in Stroud, Swindon, and the Forest of Dean, the WEA, the Open University and, for the last 12 years, the University of Bristol. He is an all-round geologist, but inclines towards agreeing that he is keener on the “hard rock” side of geology (older sediments, igneous and metamorphic rocks, geological structures etc.) but has a more than passable knowledge of soft rocks and their fossils, and is very interested in Quaternary geology and the development of landforms. It would be fair to describe him as “laid back” and patient in his approach, and keen to make sure that students are grasping ideas in a subject that can sometimes be fairly inaccessible, often due to jargon. Above all he is enthusiastic about the subject, something that he hopes will rub off!
Contact Dave Green – 01594 860858. Dave@geostudies.freeserve.co.uk
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Summary Guide to Geostudies Geology Courses and Field Trips 2012-2013
For full details see the Geostudies website (http://www.geostudies.co.uk) or contact Dave Green using the contacts below:
Tel: 01594 860858
Email: dave@geostudies.freeserve.co.uk |
September 2012:
Geology of the area around Ross-on-Wye and the Forest of Dean
A 10 week course introducing the geology between Hereford & Monmouth, Abergavenny & Newent.
Held at John Kyrle High School, Ross on Wye. Cost £45.
Starts Thurs 27th Oct from 6.30 to 8.30 (not 25th Oct) for 10 weeks.
Contact Paul Mason on 01989 760399, before 14th September.
The World during the Cretaceous Period (135 to 65 million years ago)
Held at Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester. Cost £60.
Starts Monday 17th September from 7.30 to 9.30 for 10 weeks.
October 2012:
Geology around Chew Valley and Broadfield Down
Field Course on Saturday 6th October.
An introduction to the Geology of the Lake District
Field Course from Friday 19th to Monday 22nd October. A deposit of £30 will be needed by the end of September or sooner.
November 2012:
The Geology of the Tintern area
Field Course on Saturday 12th November
December 2012:
Cretaceous Geology of the Devon-Dorset Coast
Field Course from 30th November to 2nd October. A deposit of £30 will be needed by the end of October or sooner.
January 2013:
An Introduction to Geological Structures
Held at Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester. Cost £60.
Starts Monday 7th January from 7.30 to 9.30 for 10 weeks (not 11th February).
March 2013:
The Geology of the area around Wick.
Field Course on Saturday 9th February.
April 2013:
The Geology of Sedimentary Rocks
Held at Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester. Cost £60.
Starts Monday 8th April to 24th June (not 6th or 27th May) from 7.30 to 9.30.
Borderline Geology? The Area around English Bicknor and Welsh Bicknor
Field Course on Saturday 13th April.
May 2013:
Geology of the North Cotswolds Outliers
Field Course on Saturday 18th May.
June 2013:
Geology and Landscape in Gloucestershire
Field Course on Tuesday 4th Tuesday 16th July, from 7 to 9 pm.
First meeting point - Leckhampton Hill, small car park/roadside at top of the hill by entrance to Hill Farm at 7pm.
Further details on website (http://www.geostudies.co.uk) or by contacting Dave Green.
Geology of the Malverns Complex - Hollybush and Eastnor
Field Course on Saturday 15th June.
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DR. NICK CHIDLAW - COURSES
Details of the courses being run by Nick are shown below. Unless otherwise stated, for more information, contact Nick on nchidlaw@gotadsl.co.uk.
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October 2012:
The course below is being organized by Cardiff University Centre for Lifelong Learning. Enrolments can be made by phoning 029 2087 0000, or look at the website www.cardiff.ac.uk/learn. This course does include some assessment, but it's generally pretty painless & difficult to fail!! If you have any queries about the content of the course, please contact Nick Chidlaw.
"Field Geology from the Malverns to the Cotswolds"
Saturday 6th - Malvern Hills (Precambrian, Cambrian, Ordovician & Silurian)
Sunday 7th - NW Glos - Permian & Triassic redbeds at BromsberrowQuarry, Silurian/Trias at Huntley Quarry, Westbury Garden Cliff
Saturday 13th - Hock Cliff, Frampton on Severn & Robinswood Hill
Sunday 14th - Leckhampton Hill & Hornsleasow Quarry
COST: £122.00, Concessions:£98.00
TWO 1-day Courses
These are indoor-based and describe field areas the tutor has run field courses to in the past. They may be of particular interest as they focus on exposures that are no longer extant/minerals that are rarely seen today in the area described.
Each course would comprise powerpoint-based lectures, together with examination of hand specimens of relevant mineral & rock types, and published geological maps of the field areas. Some of the hand specimens have been collected by the tutor in the field areas described; other specimens are from adjacent geographic areas, or elsewhere.
The venue will be held in the Buckingham Room at The Chantry, 52 Castle Street, Thornbury, S. Glos, BS35 1HB. See www.thechantry.org.uk for a location map. Attendees should bring their own packed lunch & other refreshments, or lunch can be bought from the town.
COST:£25.00 for each 1-day course
If you would like to attend, please forward a cheque payable to the tutor & details of your postal address to:
Dr. N. Chidlaw
8 Silver Street
Dursley
Glos GL11 4ND
These courses run independently so you can enrol on one or both if you wish.
NOTE: Deadline for minimum number of enrolments (10) is 27th September (4 weeks prior to start of course). If the minimum number is not reached & the course has to be cancelled, all fees will be returned immediately.
The Former Wye Glacier Front at Hereford
Saturday 27th October 10.00 am - 5.00 pm
Some 26 000 years ago, much of northern and western Britain lay below continuous glacier ice, and adjacent lands were occupied by inhospitable tundra. The Wye Valley Glacier, over 200 m thick, reached as far east as Hereford, where local hills protruded island-like above the ice sheet. The deposits and their forms left by this glacier can be seen today in the landscape, and some of them were well-exposed in a working gravel pit complex a few kms west of the city, prior to site restoration c. 10 years ago. This course offers an opportunity to study the legacy of a glacier, located some 40 miles from Bristol, from the most-recent climatic phase. You will be introduced to the wide range of deposits laid down during the glacial advance and retreat, including till blankets, moraines, outwash sandar and landslides. Highlights include the plugging of the pre-glacial valley of the river causing its redirection to that seen today, and the pond-studded kettle-kame moraine with its striking fold structures produced during melting of contained ice.
A handout outlining the day's programme, and a list of optional suggested reading, will be provided on the course. No prior knowledge of geology or the study area is assumed.
Metamorphism and Mineralisation in the Bristol-Mendip Area
Sunday 28th October 10.00 am - 5.00 pm
Following the end of the Carboniferous period around 300 million years ago, the area of the earth's crust that became the British Isles began to stretch and heat as the North Atlantic Rift basin started to form. In the west of England, subsiding rift basins developed where the Cotswolds and Somerset Levels now lie. Between those places in the Bristol-Mendip area, the crust was under tension at times causing opening of lines of weakness including faults, joints and fissures. Into these created spaces and into cave systems in the Early Carboniferous rocks, descending and ascending chemical-rich fluids entered, cooling and crystallising to form mineral deposits.The mineralization occurred in two main episodes: in the late Triassic to form iron and manganese ores, and in the Middle Jurassic to form chiefly lead and zinc sulphides. Associated with the latter, other fluids spread extensively through porous strata in some areas, metamorphosing them to create new silica-rich rock. On the course, attendees are introduced to this geological history, and the range of minerals that formed, as well as others produced by subsequent alteration e.g. (oxidisation) of the originals. Subsequently, many of these mineral deposits became of significant economic importance to man. The mineral workings have long been disused, and opportunities are fewer today for collecting specimens. Good examples of these minerals, retrieved from the study area in the past, will be illustrated with photographic slides in order for attendees to become aware of their impressive variety.
A handout of the day's programme and a list of optional suggested reading would be provided on the course. No prior knowledge of geology or the study area is assumed.
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Unless otherwise stated contact GGT for more details on 01452 864438 or info@glosgeotrust.org.uk.
Undergraduate Courses - Geography
Honours Degree
The course emphasises the relevance of geography today and for tomorrow’s world. You’ll explore these and other issues in developed and developing world contexts.
Bringing together human and physical geography, the range of innovative modules allows you to specialise as the course progresses.
You’ll work in well-equipped laboratories and participate in fieldtrips to European countries and beyond. Recent trips have included Uganda, the Swiss Alps and Spain as well as numerous local destinations.
The degree gives you the skills and expertise relevant to key employment sectors. Education, geographic information systems, climate research, environmental management and sustainable development, are just some of the areas where graduates are now making major contributions.
The staff are passionate, committed educators and include many national award winners and internationally recognised authors and researchers.
Click on the University logo to visit their website.
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AS & 'A' Level Geology
Worcester Sixth Form College, Spetchley Road, Worcester, WR5 2LU
Tel: 01905 362600 |
GCSE and ‘A’ Level Geology
Sir Thomas Rich's School, Oakleaze, Longlevens, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 0LF
Tel: 01452 338400 |
‘A’ Level Geology (only offered if there is enough demand)
Cheltenham Bournside School & Sixth Form College, Warden Hill Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 3EF
Tel: 01242 235555 |
AS & ‘A’ Level Geology
John Kyrle High School, Ledbury Road, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 7ET
Tel: 01989 764358
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AS Level Geology
Cirencester College,
FosseWay,
Stroud Road,
Cirencester,
GL7 1XA
Tel: 01285 640994 |
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