PAST EVENTS
(updated August 2011)
This is my file of events and participating groups of past
years, starting around 2007 (when my original web site was created). As you
will see, I specialise in the coastal area of West Sussex.
LOCAL GEOLOGY WALKS & FOSSIL HUNTS
- Bognor
foreshore (London Clay and fossils)
- Bracklesham
foreshore (Bracklesham Beds, Quaternary & fossils)
- Chichester
Harbour (geology, fossils and archaeology) – in areas around Bosham, Fishbourne, Dell Quay to Chichester Marina,
and West Wittering to East Head.
- Duncton Hill to Burton Park (geology & landscape
walk).
- Fossil
hunts (at Bracklesham).
- Ice
Age landscapes (a walk around The Trundle, the hill north of Chichester).
- Little
Bognor Common Quarry, Fittleworth.
- Marehill Sand Mines, near Pulborough.
- Pebbles
on the beach (at Pagham Harbour and Shoreham
Beach).
- South
Downs (around Bignor).
- The
greensands of West Sussex.
BUILDING STONE WALKS
- Churches: Apuldram,
Bosham, Boxgrove
Priory, Broadwater, Chidham,
Earnley, Felpham, Greatham,
Heyshott, Lyminster,
North Mundham, North Stoke, Pagham,
Sidlesham, Singleton, Sompting,
South Hayling, Steyning,
Warblington, West Wittering, Westhampnett,
Wiggonholt.
- Towns: Chichester Cathedral &
the city centre, Arundel, Havant (latter two prepared but not used).
- Museums: Weald & Downland Open
Air Museum, Fishbourne Roman Palace.
TALKS ON WEST SUSSEX
GEOLOGY
- The
geology of West Sussex / The making of Sussex; our geological history.
- Mud,
sand & fossils (geology of the West Sussex coastal plain).
- The
rocks beneath your feet.
- Geological
curiosities/highlights of West Sussex / of the Chichester district.
- Geology
& fossils of Bracklesham / Fossil hunting at Bracklesham.
- Under
the mud (Chichester Harbour).
- The
pebbles on the beach.
- Why
our greensand isn't green: a geological ramble around Iping.
- Martin
Venables, geologist & natural historian.
- Frederick
Dixon & the geology of Bracklesham.
- Edward
Heron-Allen & the geology of Selsey.
- Yesterday,
today & tomorrow: the Quaternary of West Sussex.
TALKS ON BUILDING
STONES
- …
of Chichester.
- …
of West Sussex churches.
- …
of Boxgrove Priory.
- …
of Steyning church.
- Lavant Stone; the search for a medieval building
stone.
TALKS ON OTHER SUBJECTS
- Volcanoes
of the Aegean.
- A
field trip to Messel (Germany).
COURSES
- Introduction
to local geology – one day.
- Building
stones of SE England – one day.
- Rocks,
Fossils & Building Stones – short course.
- Geology
and building stones of West Sussex churches – one day.
- Introduction
to local geology (for archaeologists) – one day.
- Geology
of building stones in the Chichester area – one day.
- Fossils
and fossil collecting in West Sussex – one day.
ORGANISATIONS THAT
HAVE PARTICIPATED INCLUDE:
- Bignor Weed & Wildflower Festival
- Bognor
Regis & District Sea Cadets
- Bognor
Regis Local History Society
- Bognor
Regis ‘Sands of Time’ Festival
- Burgess
Hill Local History Society
- Camberley
Natural History Society
- Chichester
& District Archaeological Society
- Chichester
& District Gardens & Allotments Association
- Chichester
District Museum
- Chichester
Harbour Conservancy
- Chichester
Local History Society
- Chichester
Natural History Society
- Chidham Church 900th Anniversary event
- Discovering
Fossils
- Farnham
Geological Society
- Ferring
Conservation Group
- Fishbourne
Roman Palace
- Friends
of Boxgrove Priory
- Friends
of Shoreham Beach
- Friends
of St Mary, North Stoke
- Geologists’
Association
- Hampshire
Gem, Fossil & Mineral Society
- Hastings
& District Geological Society
- Horsham
Geological Field Club
- Heron-Allen
Society
- Manhood
Wildlife & Heritage Group
- Mole
Valley Geological Society
- Open
University Geological Society – London branch
- Open
University Geological Society – Oxford branch
- Open
University Geological Society – Wessex branch
- Oxford
Geology Group
- Pagham Harbour Local Nature Reserve
- Reading
Geological Society
- Rockwatch
- Society
for Church Archaeology
- South
Downs Joint Committee
- Southampton
Geology Group
- Southampton
Mineral & Fossil Society
- Sussex
Archaeological Society
- Two
Harbours History Club
- University
of Sussex (Centre for Community Engagement)
- Weald
& Downland Open Air Museum
- West
Sussex Beach Wardens
- West
Sussex County Council Adult Education
- West
Sussex Geological Society