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A GEOLOGISTS / ARTISTS COLLABORATION INSPIRED BY FLAMBOROUGH HEAD, EAST YORKSHIRE
Flamborough Quaternary Research Group
This group was formed in December 2002, at the suggestion of Ian Heppenstall. It is a research group comprising of members of Hull Geological Society with the aim to document and date the deposits at South Landing, Danes Dyke and Sewerby on the Flamborough headland in East Yorkshire.
Through on-going fieldwork an array of evidence at the two bays has been recorded, investigated and analysed. The evidence consists of a variety of deposits spanning the Cretaceous and Quaternary periods including bedrock chalk (with fossils), chalk gravels, calcrete blocks, sand and silt beds (with erratics), raised beach exposures and buried cliff deposits.
Some of the FQRG members who have been working with the artists are:
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Ian Heppenstall
Hull Geological Society
The Hull Geological Society (HGS) was founded in 1888 and is now an educational charity, specialising in the study of the rocks and fossils of East Yorkshire, the Yorkshire Coast and northern Lincolnshire. HGS offers its members a variety meetings and activities including monthly lectures or conferences, popular field meetings, microscopy evenings, public road-shows, and club nights which are a sort of geological "book club" where members bring specimens or publications related to the month's topic.
The Society is actively involved in the conservation of Rifle Butts SSSI and works closely with the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust to keep the site tidy and accessible to geologists, and also works closely with the East Yorkshire RIGS Group to identify and protect Regionally Important Geological Sites.
The Flamborough Quaternary Research Group is only one of a diverse range of active research projects within HGS, more information on the range of these can be found on the website and also in the occasional journal ‘Humberside Geologist’, which encourages amateurs to write about their interests, and concentrates on the geology of the area and the history of local geological studies. The Society is affiliated to the Geologists' Association and Yorkshire Geological Society. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in rocks, minerals and fossils and no qualifications are required.
Yorkshire Geological Society
Founded in 1837, the Yorkshire Geological Society (YGS )is a learned, professional and educational charity devoted to the earth sciences with around 600 Ordinary, Affiliate, Student and Life Members consisting of a friendly, diverse group of enthusiastic people ranging from beginners to professional geologists.
Few regions of the world have contributed as much to the geological sciences as Northern England. Within YGS the combination of classic geology and an active scientific community promotes vigorous geological enquiry and debate through a range of indoor meetings and guest lectures covering a wide range of subjects from mineralogy or palaeontology to planetary geology. A varied summer field meeting programme ranges from excursions designed specifically for beginners to those demonstrating the latest scientific research in their area.
‘The Proceedings’ of the YGS is a twice-yearly scientific journal which communicates the findings of a wide range of geological research of either general geological interest or (especially) relating to the North of England region, and all members are also informed of the Society's programme and business, the programmes of associated organisations, and more general geological news, through regular ‘Circulars’. The Society also publishes books and booklets on relevant topics from time to time, which are listed on their website.
