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Alnwick

PREVIOUS GEOLOGY PROGRAMMES

2025
DateTimeTopicMeeting PlaceO.S. Reference,
map and Postcode
What3WordsDog Friendly
*Friday 14th March9.30 to 13.00Cocklawburn, industry and fossilsRoadside beach parkingNU 031 482
OS map 340
TD15 2SY,
headstone.
rehearsed.
scavenger
Yes
Friday 18th April10.00 to 13.30Bamburgh, Whin SillWar MemorialNU 183 352
OS map 340
NE69 7DF
aimlessly.
adopt.
copy
Yes
Wednesday 7th May10.00 to 12.00Identifying Rocks by Elizabeth Devon (Guest speaker)St Michael's Church Hall
Friday 16th May10.00 to 15.30Holy Island of LindisfarneChare Ends Car ParkNU 125 425
OS map 340
TD15 2SE
asking.
scaffold.
starters
No
Wednesday 4th June10.00 to 12.00Ian Kille (Guest Speaker), then
Northumberland Fossils -Bob Pass
St Michael's Church Hall
Friday 20th June14.00Howick Fault, Sugar Sands BaySeahouses FarmNU 258 173
OS map 332
NE66 3HL
clarifies.
basics.
lance
No
Wednesday 2nd July10.00 to 12.00Wandering ContinentsSt Michael's Church Hall
Friday 18th July12.00 to 15.30Holy Island of Lindisfarne: North of IslandChare Ends Car ParkNU 125 425OS map 340TD15 2SEasking.
scaffold.
starters
No, due to extensive Piri Piri Burr
Wednesday 6th AugustNO MEETING
**Thursday 14th August10.00 to 13.00Ladies Skerrs, Vernacular geologyBerwick, Caste Gate Car Park entranceNT 997 533
OS map 346
TD15 1LS
paused.
dates.
jaws
Yes
Wednesday 3rd September10.00 to 12.00To be confirmed
Elizabeth Devon
St Michael's Church Hall
Friday 19th September10.00 to 15.00Hadrian's Wall,The Sill NY 753668, Hadrians Wall OL43, NE47 7ANPigment.
drag.
encrusted
No
*Wednesday 8th October14.00 to 16.00How old is this rock?
Bob Pass
St Michael's Church Hall
Friday 17th October10.00 to 15.00Harbottle lime kiln, The Drake stone, millstone quarryForest England West Wood car parkNT925049
OS Map OL 16
NE65 7BB
Pacemaker.
lame.
fend

Yes
Wednesday 5th November10.00 to 12.00Geology of the Pacific North West (USA). 
From volcanoes to obsidian 
flows and coastal erosion. George Nasmyth.
St Michael's Church Hall
Friday 21st November14.00 to 17.00Dynamic Earth visitDynamic EarthDynamic Earth, Edinburgh. EH8 8ASNo
Wednesday 3rd December10.00 to 12.00Why we need the earth's magnetic field.
Bob Pass
Friday 19th December
Postponed to 16th January
11.00 to 16.00Zechstein - sea and fish fossils. Traditional and "Bling" use of stoneSunderland MuseumSunderland Museum SR1 1PPNo