Lectures

4 February	Open Evening and AGM
3 March	Miners, gardeners, engineers: How burrowing creatures changed the world	Dr. Liam Herringshaw, University of Hull
7 April	How long does it take to build mountains? Metamorphism of the Caledonides	Dr. Anna Bird, University of Hull
5 May	Geological setting of field excursion areas	RGG field leaders

4 June	Mining Geology around Goathland and Grosmont	Denis Goldring, Chris Twigg, Carl Thomas and Steve Livera
2 July	Local Geology Sites for Conservation	Peter Robinson, Pete Rawson and Steve Livera
6 August	After the ice age. De-glacial environments at Barmston and the late glacial - Holocene mere sediments at Skipsea Withow	Rodger Connell
3 September	Chalk of Selwicks Bay and North Landing	Pete Rawson

13 October	Chalk cliffs of the Yorkshire Coast: onshore analogues for offshore windfarms and reservoirs in the North Sea.	Professor Rory Mortimer, ChalkRock Ltd
3 November	North Yorkshire’s Sleeping Giant: shale gas	Fred Hughes, Third Energy
8 December	Members’ Evening