Thanks to all the speakers for preparing their short 10 minute talks:

We were fortunate enough to have excellent weather for this weekend, which was chosen to coincide with the low tides we needed to see rocks along the coast north of Berwick.     Eight of us participated, most staying in and around Berwick, using the Castle Hotel as our base.

It was an opportunity to see Palaeozoic igneous and metamorphic rocks, which were challenging to unravel.     The famous unconformity at Siccar Point, followed by a visit to the James Hutton exhibition at Auchencrow, started us off with some fundamental geological principles.    St Abbs Head volcanics and the age relationships at the Silurian-Devonian boundaries were examined along the footpath north of St Abbs, while the enormous Permo-Carboniferous dyke at St Abbs Harbour was very impressive.

Bob Appleyard took us around the Cementstones at Burnmouth, over a very rough foreshore, to see vertical sediments of Lower Carboniferous age, so different from those in Yorkshire.     We finished by looking at well-exposed faults and small-scale dome and basin folding from the cliff top north of Berwick.

Thanks to those who accompanied us to this challenging area, which I am getting to understand rather better after a good weekend.

Photo shows the group at Pettico Wick, St Abbs, looking at folded Silurian greywackes.

Alison Tymon

Thanks very much for your interest in the Iceland trip.
At the moment there are only two places left, so contact Alison if you want to participate.

The booking will be finalised soon and information about flight times should be available in the near future.

Leeds Geological Association

The next meeting is on Thursday 12 November at 19:00 at the Rupert Beckett Theatre, Michael Sadler Building, University of Leeds.

Professor Geoffrey Bailey of the University of York will speak on the topic of "Active Tectonics and Human Evolution".

Visitors are very welcome.     Refreshments will be available following the meeting. For more information see www.leedsga.org.uk

Hundale Point, Scarborough - Middle Jurassic sediments and their environments of deposition.     A walk with Bob Appleyard.

Meet at Cloughton Wyke at 11:00 in the small car park (TA 952 019).

Easy walk on cliff path, with steep descent to shore.    Bring helmets, boots, waterproofs and packed lunch.

Programme:
13:30 - 14:00 - Tea / Coffee / Mince Pies (Dining Room).
14:00 - 15:00 - Annual General Meeting and Presentations (Fountain's Lecture Theatre).
15:00 - 16:00 - Presidential Address by Professor Paul Wignall, University of Leeds: "Permian Mass Extinctions" (Fountain's Lecture Theatre).

Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences on Saturday 20 February
Venue: Sherrington Lecture Theatre, University of Liverpool
Cost - £6.00 non-members and £3.00 Herdman Society Members
Further details, including map, from Helen or Mrs H. Kokelaar, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Liverpool, 4 Brownlow Street, Liverpool L69 3GP (tel: 0151 794 5146).
Tickets and full programme will be available at the door.     However, pre-booking (if possible) by e-mail, phone or mail is requested to assist with catering.