We have been asked to join with the Dry Stone Wallers to put on some guided walks for the general public in the summer.     Kirklees council will publicise these walks in the usual way, through the "What's On" magazine and other publicity.     Dates are as follows:

The West Yorkshire RIGS (Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Sites) Group is delighted to announce that the Castle Hill leaflet will be printed in the next two weeks.     Copies will be available for purchase (£1.50) during the March field trip and at the April meeting.     Sheila and Harold Dyson have organised the waymarking of the two geological trails around Castle Hill and this is now complete.     We hope to launch the leaflet sometime in the spring in association with Julian Brown of Castle Hill.     There will be several opportunities to go round the trails with Sheila and Harold during May, as part of Yorkshire Geology Month.

On Sunday 5th March, eight of the group had a very interesting walk over the moors south of Ilkley starting at the Cow and Calf rocks, to look at sandstone and shale features, and the glacial and post-glacial landforms.     This trip was led by Neil Aitkenhead of the Leeds Geological Association.     The group discussed the nature of the Lanshaw Delves moraine that wanders across the moors crossing the watersheds of the Aire and Wharfe.     They were most impressed by the tidal layers in the shale below the Addingham Edge Rock, which suggest very regular sedimentation in a short time period.     In spite of the raw weather with drifts of snow, everyone had a stimulating and enjoyable day.

Meet at 10.00 at Boat Lane, Marsden (footpath) (SE 031 100) at the junction with Mount Road, next to Goniatite Gully.     We will visit other localities close to Marsden during the day by car.     Bring a packed lunch and walking boots.     We will finish by 16.00 pm.

Greenhead College, Room F9 at 19:15
A brief account of the geology of Cyprus, studied during a Leeds University Earth Sciences department field trip.

We hope to attend some of the events in the North Pennines Festival of Geology and Landscape (20th May - 4th June) as well as doing our own thing.
Book your own accommodation in Alston as soon as possible.
Youth Hostel 01434 381509
Tourist Information Office 01434 382244
Geological programme available from Alison Quarterman nearer the time.

Ian Chisholm, Tony Benfield and Colin Waters are taking a trip around Glossop on behalf of the Yorkshire Geological Society on Saturday 3rd June.    This will include a visit to Winscar Reservoir, just south of Holmfirth.     They are looking at the sedimentology of the Huddersfield White Rock, which is also found around Meltham and Holmfirth.
Further details are available from the YGS website Yorkshire Geological Society