Field Meetings Programme 2023
| Date | Location | Led by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Saturday 22 April 2023 | Downton Gorge | Tom Wall |
| Second | Wednesday 3 May | Purlieu, West Malvern | John Payne |
| Third | Wednesday 17 May | Blackfriars Rose Garden & St. John Museum | Anne Harbour |
| Forth | Saturday 27 May | Silurian Anticlinal Inliers on the Hereford-Gloucester Border This field trip has been cancelled. It will hopefully be rescheduled in 2024 |
Dave Green |
| Fifth | Thursday 8 June | Offas Dyke, Knighton | Prof. Keith Ray |
| Sixth | Thursday 15 June | Weobley | President Rachel Jenkins |
| Seventh | Saturday 8 July | Black Mountains | Alan Bowring |
| Eighth | Saturday 19 August | Kilpeck | David Whitehead |
For more details of the content and arrangements for each Field Meeting please click here. Please click here for the booking forms. These documents have also been sent to members by post.
Autumn/Winter Meetings Programme 2023-2024
All meetings will be held on Saturdays at 2.15 p.m. in the Town Hall Assembly Room, Hereford unless otherwise notified and will generally be illustrated. Non members are welcome.
2023
| Date | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 16th September | Duncan James | Timber-framed buildings of Herefordshire: The results of research |
| 14th October | Dr Stephen Roberts | The FC Morgan Lecture: Radicalism in Herefordshire, 1640 - 1660 |
| 11th November | Stuart Hedley | Initial Studies on the Vegetation of Herefordshire |
| 25th November | John van Laun | Winter AGM. The "destruction" of Hereford Cathedral - preservation, restoration and intervention |
2024
| Date | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 6th January | Roger Gill | No shortage of Honey Bees |
| 27th January | Jane Adams | Political Reform in Early 19th Century Herefordshire: Slavery and "Old Corruption" |
| 17th February | Prof. Jim Rose | Glaciations of the British Isles, with reference to The Marches |
| 16th March | Club President | Spring Annual Meeting - Presidential Address |
Geology Section Meetings Programme 2023-2024
Friday lectures are held in the Town Hall, Hereford at 6:00pm
2023
| Date | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 22nd September | Dave Whitworth - Merlin Energy Co. Ltd | An introduction to Carbon Capture and Storage |
| Friday 20th October | Prof. Richard Bryant - Earth Heritage Trust | Holocene in Herefordshire |
| Saturday 4th November | Woolhope Club attendance at Geologists Association at Festival of Geology 2023 in University College London | |
| Friday 15th December | Kate Andrew | Mortimer Landscape of North Herefordshire |
2024
| Date | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 19th January | Dr. Sue Hay | Martley Rock - a Victorian Gem Unearthed |
| Friday 8th March | Prof. Ian Fairchild | Latest update and explanation of "The Anthropocene" |
The Club meetings have been arranged making every effort to follow Government and Council guidelines and members are advised that they attend at their own risk. Because of circumstances beyond the Club’s control it is possible that meetings may have to be cancelled at short notice. Before attending an advertised meeting, members are advised to check the Club website or your emails for late news.