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Russell Society Branch Programmes 2010
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South-West
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Society ASM 
Programmes and field trips organised by the Russell
Society Branches for the 2010 spring and summer seasons,
these are listed in the Society's Newsletter No. 56,
March 2010. Any changes to the programme notified will be
published here so you can keep up to date. Non-members are very
welcome to to attend an indoor meeting as a visitor before
applying for membership of the Society please contact the
indicated person for the appropriate Branch or this web site.
Download the complete Russell Society programme
as an iCalendar file for importing into your personal calendar.
RSCal.ics.
You are reminded that when attending any
field trips you must be properly equipped with the appropriate
personal protective equipment. For most working quarries this
is now safety boots, hard hat, high visibility jacket and
trousers, gloves and eye protection as an absolute minimum. See the Society Safety Requirements for
details.
Failure to wear the prescribed safety equipment, when required,
will prevent entry. You will be required to sign an indemnity
form and details of the risk assessment will be made known to
you. As some visits are to working sites operational conditions
may prevent entry so please book in advance for all field trips
with the indicated leader.
Central Branch
- Saturday 13th March 2010: A visit to
view the mineral collection at Wollaton Park, Nottingham.
Meet at museum entrance at 11:00. Numbers are limited so
please book a place with Neil Hubbard in advance. Visit
- Saturday 3rd April 2010: Llynclys Quarry,
near Oswestry, [SJ 265 244]. Leader: Neil Hubbard.
Meet at 09:30 at quarry entrance. Field Trip
- Saturday 15th May 2010: Cloud Hill Quarry,
Breedon, Leicestershire, [SK 413 215]. Leader: Neil Hubbard.
Meet at 09:00 in the visitor's car park. (TBC) Field Trip
- Saturday 12th June 2010:
"Charnwood Rocks!", a public display of minerals at
the museum, 10:00 - 16:00. Event
- Sunday 13th June 2010: Dolyhir Quarry,
Old Radnor, [SO 242 584]. Leader: Neil Hubbard.
Meet at 10:00 at quarry entrance. Field Trip
- Sat. 3rd - Sun. 4th July 2010: A weekend
in North Wales. Provisionally , Ffestiniog slate quarry,
Blaenau Ffestiniog on Saturday and Benallt mine, Rhiw on Sunday.
Leader: Neil Hubbard. Field Trip
- Saturday 17th July 2010: Cliffe Hill Quarry,
Markfield, Leicestershire, [SK 476 103]. Leader: Neil Hubbard.
Meet at quarry entrance 08:30. Field Trip
- Saturday 7th August 2010: Bardon Quarry,
Leicestershire, [SK 451 130] Leader: Frank Ince.
Meet at 09:30 in the visitor's car park. Field Trip
- Sunday 5th September 2010: A day in Derbyshire.
Leader: Stephen Seymour-Smith. Field Trip
- Saturday 2nd October 2010: Crich Quarry,
Derbyshire, [SK 345 550] Leader: Lionel Burch.
Meet at 09:00 in the visitor's car park. Field Trip
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Northern Branch
- Sunday 16th May 2010:
A walk round the mines of Westernhope Moor.
Leader: Trevor Bridges.
Meet at 10:30, but note this will be quite a
strenuous hill walk on rough ground. Field Trip
- Saturday 19th June 2010:
Gunnerside Gill, Swaledale.
Leader: Frank Bouweraerts. Field Trip
- Sunday 4th July 2010:
Garrigill, Cumbria area.
Leader: Trevor Bridges.
The plan is to walk the Pennine Way from [NY 745 412]
to the old copper mines around [NY 720 370].
Meet at 10:30. Field Trip
- Saturday 7th August 2010:
Hay Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells.
Leader: Trevor Bridges.
Meet at Fellside [NY 304 373] at 10:30. Field Trip
- Sunday 17th October 2010:
Coldstones Quarry, Pateley Bridge.
Leader: Trevor Bridges.
Meet at the quarry offices at 10:30.
Places limited to 15 so please book early. Field Trip
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North-West Branch
- Saturday 13th March 2010:
Field trip to Benallt & Nant Mines.
Meet at gate, opposite the cottage, to Benallt
dumps [SH 222 281] at 10:30. Field Trip
- Fri. 2nd - Mon. 5th March 2010:
Long weekend field trip to Dumfries & Galloway.
Details from the Branch Field Trip Officer. Field Trip
- Saturday Saturday 8th May 2010:
Field trip to Coldstones Quarry, Pateley Bridge [SE 125 641].
Subject to quarry progress. 10:00 at quarry office
(to be confirmed). Field Trip
- Saturday 12th June 2010:
Dolgellau area. Coed y Brenin, including Turf copper
mine and porphyry deposit exposure.
Meet in car park at [SH 730 234] at 10:00. Field Trip
- Saturday 10th July 2010:
Shap quarry. Meet in car park [NY 566 112] at
works at 10:00 (to be confirmed). Field Trip
- Fri. 10th - Sun 12th September 2010:
Field trip weekend to Cornwall, also including Budleigh Salterton,
Fowey area and Sidmouth (or following week subject to tides). Field Trip
- Saturday 2nd October 2010:
Field trip to Buckden Gravel mine [SD 954 782].
Surface and potentially underground (to be confirmed). Field Trip
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Southern Branch
Field trips are limited to twelve members. Please
confirm attendance with Chris Finch. Failure to wear the
specified personal protective equipment at the time of entry in
to a quarry will prohibit entry.
Unless otherwise stated evening meetings will take
place at Colden Commmon Community Centre St. Vigor Way, Colden
Common, Eastleigh, Hants. SO21 1UU on the second Thursday of
the month starting at 19:30 prompt. For full directions follow
this link for the RS SB Meeting Venue on Google Maps.
- Saturday 13th March 2010:
Crich Quarry, Derbyshire [SK 345 550] Meet in Crich
Quarry car park at 09:00. To be followed by a visit
to Hope Quarry [SK 165 813] in the afternoon. Field Trip
- Saturday 10th April 2010:
Whatley Quarry [ST 733 483] Meet at car park by
main offices at 09:00. Field Trip
- Saturday 22nd May 2010:
Durnford Quarry [ST 535 714] Meet in quarry car
park, to the left of the weighbridge at 09:00. Field Trip
- Saturday 12th June 2010:
Stancombe Lane Quarry [ST 503 687]. Meet in quarry car
park at 09:00. Field Trip
- Fri. 2nd - Sun. 4th July 2010:
Long weekend field trip to Dartmoor area. Joint field
trip with Southampton Mineral & Fossil Society.
Organiser: Gary Morse, Leader: Dave Aubrey-Jones. Field Trip
- Saturday 17th July 2010:
Machen Quarry, South Wales [ST 222 887] Meet
in the quarry car park, to the right of the weighbridge
at 09:00. Field Trip
- Saturday 14th August 2010:
Whatley Quarry [ST 733 483] Meet at car park by
main offices at 09:00. Field Trip
- Saturday 4th September 2010:
Southern Branch display at the Hampshire Mineral &
Fossil Show, Lyndhurst Community Centre, Lyndhurst, Hants.,
10:00 - 16:30. Event
- Saturday 18th September 2010:
Stancombe Lane Quarry [ST 503 687] Meet in quarry
car park at 09:00. Field Trip
- Thursday 14th October 2010:
Start of the evening meting programme with a reveiw
of the seasons collecting and finds. Please bring along
your finds and photo's. Indoor Meeting
- Saturday 18th October 2010:
Durnford Quarry [ST 535 714] Meet in quarry car
park, to the left of the weighbridge at 09:00. Field Trip
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South-East Branch
Meetings of the South East Branch are held on
Sundays at 15:00 in the Wesley Lounge of Beckenham Methodist
Church, Bromley Road, Beckenham. This is close to Beckenham
Junction Station, the bus and tram terminus, and a large public
car park. Enquiries please to Peter Wallace or Vicki
Packard.
- Sunday 11th April 2010: "Building a
mineral collection", Dr. Trevor Devon. Indoor Meeting
- Sunday 3rd October 2010:
Speaker to be arranged. Indoor Meeting
- Sunday 7th November 2010:
Speaker to be arranged. Indoor Meeting
- Sunday 28th November 2010:
Speaker to be arranged. Note: This meeting
replaces the December meeting. Indoor Meeting
- Sunday 9th January 2011: Branch A.G.M.
and members' presentations. New for 2011 is a
photographic competition. Branch AGM
- Sunday 6th February 2011:
Speaker to be arranged. Indoor Meeting
- Sunday 7th March 2011:
Speaker to be arranged. Indoor Meeting
- Sunday 10th April 2011:
Speaker to be arranged. Indoor Meeting
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South-West Branch
This programme is liable to change at short notice.
Please contact the SW Branch Field Secretary, Ruth Osborn if
you wish to join any trip. All trips start at 11:00 and
are limited to to 12 members.
- Saturday 27th March 2010:
Ting Tang. Leader: Ian Soper. Field Trip
- Saturday 17th April 2010:
Herodsfoot. Leader: Jeremy Hooper. Field Trip
- Saturday 9th May 2010:
Highdown quarry. Leader: Tony Lee. Field Trip
- Saturday 22nd May 2010:
Holmbush. Leader: Bill Mason. Field Trip
- Saturday 12th June 2010:
Phoenix/Stowe. Leader: Ruth Osborn. Field Trip
- Saturday 3rd July 2010:
Phoenix/Stowe. Leader: Ruth Osborn/Owen Baker. Field Trip
- Saturday 2nd October 2010:
Restormel. Leader: Tony Lee. Field Trip
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Wales & West Branch
Minerals at Maisemore
Following the success of the event last
year the Wales and West Branch of the Russell
Society, in association with Cheltenham Mineral
and Geological Society and the British Micromount
Society, will be holding a second mineralogical
get-together at
Maisemore Village Hall in Gloucestershire
(GL2 8EY), on Sunday 31st October from 10:00 to 16:00.
Several talks will be arranged on topics
yet to be decided. There will be displays, sales tables
and freebies, microscopes and UV lamps will also be
available for use. A buffet lunch, tea and coffee
will be served. This event is free to members of
the Societies (but a small donation would be
appreciated to help with costs).
Further details are available from Mr. Dave
Wellings or Mrs. Marashean Parker. Their contact details
are in the RS Membership List.
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Russell Society Annual Social Meeting & AGM
2010.
The Society ASM will take place from Friday 16th to
Sunday 18th April 2010. The event will be based in
Durham at Collingwood College, where en-suite accommodation is
available. We shall be meeting at the North Pennines Heritage
Trust's centre in Nenthead on Friday afternoon from where we
will be looking at the geology and mineralogy of the area and
that around Killhope.
On Saturday there will be table displays. The Northern Branch
have become quite good at putting on displays of minerals from
local mine sites and other branches are welcome to bring
material along if they let us know in advance. Swapping would
also be catered for. During the day we would expect to have a
number of speakers, the AGM, a mineral auction (good specimens
please) and a dinner (probably sit down rather than buffet).
Sunday will be devoted to field meetings. We hope to include
Coldstones Quarry, possibly Forcett Quarry and surface sites
probably in North Yorkshire. We expect to get booking forms out
around the end of the year. Contact me beforehand if you wish
to reserve a place or for more information. Trevor Bridges.
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IT IS ESSENTIAL YOU CONTACT THE PERSONS INDICATED
IN ADVANCE IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND ANY OF THE MEETINGS AS A
VISITOR.
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