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SUMMARY:Talk: The Whispers of Rock – Stories from the Earth
DESCRIPTION:Dorset Geologists’ Association Group (DGAG) will host a talk on Tuesday 22 September 2026.\nTitle: The Whispers of Rock – Stories from the Earth\nSpeaker: Dr Anjana Khatwa is an award-winning earth scientist\, presenter and writer who has worked for several universities\, the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site and the National Trust. She has been given the Geographical Award for public engagement by the Royal Geographical Society\, the RH Worth Award by the Geological Society of London and the Halstead Medal from the Geologists’ Association. Anjana lives with her family in Dorset in a house filled with rocks and fossils collected from all over the world. The Whispers of Rock is her first book.\nTime: Talk will start at 7pm; finish approximately 8pm\nVenue: Activity Meeting Room: Dorford Centre\, Bridport Road\, Dorchester\, DT1 1RR\nLecture Entry Cost: All welcome: £6 non-members (£5 DGAG members)\, cash please.\nBooking a seat: contact Chris Webb at email: events@dorsetgeologistsassociation.org\nTalk Description: A synopsis kindly provided by the speaker is as follows:\nIf you listen\, can you hear the rocks speak? The question seems absurd. After all\, rocks are lifeless\, inert\, and silent in The Whispers of Rock: Stories from the Earth\, earth scientist Anjana Khatwa will ask us to think again and listen to their stories. Boldly alternating between modern science and ancient wisdom\, Khatwa will take you on an exhilarating journey through deep time\, from origins of the green pounamu that courses down New Zealand rivers to the wonder of the bluestone megaliths of Stonehenge\, from the fiery volcanoes of Hawai’i to Manhattan’s bedrock of schist. In unearthing those stories and more\, Khatwa will show how rocks have always spoken to us and we humans to them. Delicately intertwining Indigenous stories of Earth’s creation with our scientific understanding of its development\, she will showcase how our lives are intimately connected to time’s ancient storytellers.\n“DGAG editors view —-> This talk is not to be missed and will be a privilege to join the author in a fantastic dive into the universe of rocks merging science\, art and human existence”. \nIn addition\, as a real treat\, Teasel and Skylark (independent bookseller in Dorchester) will be at the meeting selling books and there will be a book signing on the night. \nPhoto: -Courtesy of the speaker’s representative and a paperback version hopefully later when available . Cover of the UK hard back published in 2025 \nAdditional Links:\nif and when available later
URL:https://dorsetgeologistsassociation.org/index.php/event/talk-the-whispers-of-rock-stories-from-the-earth/
LOCATION:The Dorford Centre\, Dorchester Baptist Church\, Bridport Road\, Dorchester\, Dorset\, DT1 1RR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:DGAG
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SUMMARY:GEOFEST - Dorchester -24 October 2026
DESCRIPTION:Dorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) is hosting a GEOFEST on the Saturday 24 October 2026\nTheme: A festival celebrating Geoscience: Fossils\, Rocks and Earth Science. A DGAG annual event that is a small part of October’s two global events:\n– International Geodiversity Day with 2026 year’s theme yet to be revealed\n– Earth Science week organized by The Geological Society – theme yet to be revealed\nSelected DGAG members and invited guests will exhibit their collections/displays and share their Geoscience/Earth Science knowledge.\nEvent Description: A list of contributors and their displays and will be updated on the DGAG website nearer the date of the event. If you would like a flavour\, please look at our two previous events and their write ups.\nAnyone is welcome to come and see what is on show. In addition\, we welcome any Geoscience questions or puzzling rocks/fossils that people want advice on.\nTime: The GEOFEST will start at 10.00 am finish 3.00 pm\nEntry Cost: Free\nBooking: There is no need to book.\nEvent Contact: DGAG events at email: events@dorsetgeologistsassociation.org\nNote: Food or drink is not being supplied at the venue\, but there are plenty of nearby cafés etc.\nVenue: The main Hall at the United Church\, 49/51 Charles Street\, Dorchester\, Dorset DT1 1EE (postal address and rear entrance to church buildings). South Street\, Dorchester\, Dorset DT1 1BY (front entrance to church 29 South St\, Dorchester DT1 1BY)\nEntrance can be from either of the 2 entrances:\n– Perhaps easiest for pedestrians will be from the alleyway entrance on the South Street pedestrian zone where we will have a colourful advertising board (image below) pointing the way to the GEOFEST. Exact location using what 3 words: ///whips.cooked.denser\n(link to free app https://what3words.com/about).\n– Otherwise make your way around to the Dorchester Library and enter from Charles Street opposite to the Dorchester Library and car parks.\nReferences & Website links:\n1. Previous event GEOFEST October 2024\nhttps://dorsetgeologistsassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1.18-Writeup-for-DGAG-Geofest-26OCT_2024.pdf\n2. Previous GEOFEST 18 Oct 2025\nhttps://dorsetgeologistsassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1.39-Writeup-for-DGAG-Geofest-18OCT_2025_draft4.pdf \n3. Dorset Geologists Association Group (DGAG) website\nhttps://dorsetgeologistsassociation.org/ \n4. DGAG Facebook group:\nhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/1706340262955772 \n5. International Geodiversity Day website\nhttps://www.geodiversityday.org/post/theme-announced-for-international-geodiversity-day-2025 \n6. Earth Science week website\nhttps://www.geolsoc.org.uk/events/earth-science-week-family-film-and-fun-day/ \n  \n 
URL:https://dorsetgeologistsassociation.org/index.php/event/geofest-dorchester-24-october-2026/
LOCATION:United Church South St Entrance\, 29 South St\, Dorchester\, Dorset\, DT1 1BY\, United Kingdom
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