Hull Geological Society
Over the last 12 months seven new individuals and families have been elected as
members of the Society and we have received two resignations.
We have held eight lecture meetings, one Members’ Evening, at least eight Bisat
Research Project meetings, four Roadshows, nine Club Nights, five Microscopy
Evenings, three conservation visits to Rifle Butts SSSI, four public walks, four
field meetings, one photographic exhibition and a symposium on Geology and Art.
We have also published
Humberside Geologist number 15
which contained eight research articles, three field meeting reports and two
other articles written by members. I wonder how many other clubs provide such
good value for the eight pounds membership subscription?
We have worked together with the newly reformed Harker Geological Society - they
invited me to speak at one of their meetings and we held a joint meeting
recently with a lecture about Alfred Harker (a past president of the HGS). Under
the guidance of
We have carried out conservation work to the exposure at Rifle Butts -
contributing to the cost of the netting over the rock face to try to prevent
vandalism and our members provided about 80 hours of voluntary work at the site.
We are now working with the new site warden to register our members as YWT
volunteers and create a management plan for the geological reserve.
Steve Taylor donated the late Sue Wardell's geological books and collection to
the HGS. Stuart Jones & I have been working of this - local specimens have been
donated to the Treasure House, textbooks and field guides have been added to the
Society's Library and other specimens and books have been sold to raise funds
for the Society.
I have been updating the Society's website and will move it to a new host soon,
when the present subscription expires. Rod Towse in his role as our new
Treasurer has been bust changing the address and signatories on our accounts.
The Officers plan to revise the Society's Rules and Policies over the coming
year (if you would like to help please contact me). The Society's meetings for
the rest of this year have been finalised - I hope you will support and enjoy
these events.
On behalf of the Society I wish to thank the Committee, Editors and field
excursion leaders for their contribution to our events in the last year. I thank
the Department of Geography. Environment and Earth Sciences for hosting our
indoor meetings and our guest speakers for their lectures. There are too many
people to thank individually but I think we should record our gratitude Nina &
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