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  • Winter Workshop

    Broadmayne Village Hall Cowleaze Rd, Broadmayne, Dorchester, Dorset

    Dorset Geologists' Association Group (DGAG) will host the annual Winter Workshop on the Saturday 10 December 2022. Theme: Pre-Christmas get together around a few displays and paticipate in a few nibbles and buffet food! - Anyone is welcome to exhibit/present material on tables provided and share their geology and knowledge - Anyone is welcome to … Continue reading "Winter Workshop"

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  • DGAG Annual General Meeting

    Broadmayne Village Hall Cowleaze Rd, Broadmayne, Dorchester, Dorset

    Saturday 14th January, 2p.m. at Broadmayne Village Hall. DGAG AGM followed by refreshments and a talk. Details to follow. Any suggestions for agenda items or nominations for Committee posts should be addressed to the Secretary.

  • Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Is it safe ? Will it Work ?

    Dorset County Museum High West St, Dorchester, Dorset

    Dorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a talk on the Thursday 16 February 2023. Title: Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Is it safe ? Will it Work ? Speaker: Giles Watts (a member of DGAG) and with a topic relevant for the geological time we live in! He is a consultant geophysicist and an … Continue reading "Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Is it safe ? Will it Work ?"

  • What is a species?

    The Dorford Centre Dorchester Baptist Church, Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom

    Dorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a talk on the Tuesday 21 March 2023. Title: What is a species? Speaker: Dr. John Whicher (a lifelong member of GA) and one of our favourite speakers makes a return with another entertaining topic with a cryptic title, where does he get them from! Time: Talk will … Continue reading "What is a species?"

  • Why do all brachiopods look the same?

    The Dorford Centre Dorchester Baptist Church, Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom

    Dorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a talk on the Tuesday 18 April 2023. Title: Why do all brachiopods look the same? Speaker: Dr. Keith Holdaway with a fascinating talk on brachiopods and not to be confused with bivalve molluscs! Keith studied zoology and geology at Bristol before researching the distribution of mid Cretaceous … Continue reading "Why do all brachiopods look the same?"

  • Field Trip Worbarrow Bay

    Worbarrow Bay Worbarrow Bay, Dorset, United Kingdom

    Dorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a field event on the Saturday 20 May 2023 Title: Field Trip Worbarrow Bay: Evidence of Climate and Environmental Changes in the Cretaceous, Worbarrow Bay, Dorset Leader: Jeremy Cranmer is an amateur geologist who lives in West Dorset very near to the Jurassic Coast Time/Location: Meeting time, location and … Continue reading "Field Trip Worbarrow Bay"

  • Field Trip Frogden Quarry

    Frogden Quarry Sherborne, Dorset

    Dorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a field trip on the Saturday 10 June 2023 Title: Field Trip: Frogden Quarry Leader: Dr. Robert Chandler Time/Location: Meeting time, location and further important information will be forwarded upon registration but a start at about 10am and finish approximately 4pm. DT9 4JU Sherborne Cost: £2 collected on … Continue reading "Field Trip Frogden Quarry"

  • Field Trip: Somerton & Langport quarries

    Ashen Cross Quarry Catsgore Road, Somerton, Somerset, United Kingdom

    Dorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) & combined with the Bristol Naturalists’ Society will host a field trip on the Saturday 24 June 2023. Title: Field Trip: Somerton & Langport quarries Leaders: Simon Carpenter and Dr. John Whicher (DGAG) Time/Location: Meet at 11am at Ashen Cross Quarry, south of Somerton, Somerset. UK ordnance survey Grid reference … Continue reading "Field Trip: Somerton & Langport quarries"

  • Field Trip:Purbeck Quarries day

    Spyglass Quarry Worth Matravers, Dorset, United Kingdom

    Dorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a field trip on the Thursday 13 July 2023 Title: Field Trip: Purbeck Quarries day Leader: John Scott Time/Location: Meeting time, location and further important information will be forwarded upon registration but a start at about 10am and finish approximately 4pm.  BH19 3LB Worth Matravers Cost: £2 collected … Continue reading "Field Trip:Purbeck Quarries day"

  • The 31st Hampshire Mineral & Fossil Show

    Lyndhurst Community Centre Community Centre, High Street, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, United Kingdom

    After an absence of three years, The Hampshire Mineral & Fossil Show returns for its 31st year in 2023.

  • Field Trip: Poxwell Pericline

    Poxwell Quarry nr. Poxwell, Dorchester, Dorset

    Dorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a field trip on the Saturday 23 Sept 2023 Title: Poxwell Pericline Leader: Jeremy Cranmer Time/Location: Exact meeting time, location and further important information will be forwarded upon registration via email but a start at about 10am and finish approximately 4pm. Cost: No fee Registration Contact: jeremydorset1@hotmail.co.uk Open … Continue reading "Field Trip: Poxwell Pericline"

  • Talk – Geoarchaeology of puddingstone in Hertfordshire and Dorset

    The Dorford Centre Dorchester Baptist Church, Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom

    Dorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a talk on the Tuesday 17 October 2023. Title: Geoarchaeology of puddingstone in Hertfordshire and Dorset Speaker: Mervyn Jones with a talk mixing in archaeology with geology. The talk is based on a recent publication co-authored by the speaker in the Proceedings of the Geologists' Association in Feb … Continue reading "Talk – Geoarchaeology of puddingstone in Hertfordshire and Dorset"

  • Holiday Rocks Workshop with Talks

    Broadmayne Village Hall Cowleaze Rd, Broadmayne, Dorchester, Dorset

    Dorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host the annual Holiday Rocks Talks & Workshop on the Saturday 21 October 2023. Theme: Post summer holiday (or indeed from other occasions!) talks of places visited and puzzling over rocks or fossils found. Anyone is welcome to share tales of their holiday rocks/fossils or indeed bring any! If … Continue reading "Holiday Rocks Workshop with Talks"

  • Talk -Aspects of the geology of the Hampshire Basin – “an idiosyncratic view”

    The Dorford Centre Dorchester Baptist Church, Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom

    Dorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a talk on the Tuesday 21 November 2023. Title: Aspects of the geology of the Hampshire Basin - an idiosyncratic view Speaker: Tony Cross with an educational and entertaining talk on a “basin scale” that will be a mix of geology and human history. A talk to get … Continue reading "Talk -Aspects of the geology of the Hampshire Basin – “an idiosyncratic view”"

  • Field Trip: Weymouth Bay: Nothe and Portland Harbour

    Dorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a field trip on the Saturday 25 Nov 2023 Title: Weymouth Bay:  Nothe and Portland Harbour Leader: Alan Holiday Time/Location: Exact meeting time, location and further important information will be forwarded upon registration via email but a start at about 10am and finish approximately 4pm. Cost: No fee … Continue reading "Field Trip: Weymouth Bay: Nothe and Portland Harbour"

  • Winter Workshop

    Broadmayne Village Hall Cowleaze Rd, Broadmayne, Dorchester, Dorset

    Dorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host the annual Winter Workshop on the Saturday 09 December 2023. Theme: Pre-Christmas get together around displays and participate in a few nibbles and buffet food! - Anyone is welcome to exhibit/present material on tables provided and share their geology and knowledge - Anyone is welcome to bring any … Continue reading "Winter Workshop"

  • DGAG AGM

    Broadmayne Village Hall Cowleaze Rd, Broadmayne, Dorchester, Dorset

      Dorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host the annual AGM on the Saturday 13 January 2024. Theme: DGAG AGM followed by refreshments and a short geological flavoured talk. Any suggestions for agenda items or nominations for Committee posts should be addressed to the Secretary DGAG – Kelvin Huff: kelvinhuff30@gmail.com If you would like to … Continue reading "DGAG AGM"

  • Talk – A Geological Tour of Namibia

    The Dorford Centre Dorchester Baptist Church, Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom

    Dorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a talk on the Tuesday 20 February 2024. Title: A Geological Tour of Namibia Speaker: Alan Driscole (DGAG member) – forty years in the oil & gas business including the Atlantic margin from the Barents Sea south to …… Namibia Time: Talk will start at 7pm; finish approximately … Continue reading "Talk – A Geological Tour of Namibia"

  • Field Trip: Geomorphology and Archaeology in a Chalk Downland Landscape

    Down Farm, Woodcuts, Dorset Dorset, United Kingdom

    Dorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a field trip on the Saturday 23 March 2024 Title: Geomorphology and Archaeology in a Chalk Downland Landscape Leader: Martin Green Location/Time: Down Farm, Woodcuts, Dorset. The exact meeting time, location details and further important information will be confirmed upon registration via the email contact listed below. As … Continue reading "Field Trip: Geomorphology and Archaeology in a Chalk Downland Landscape"