In common with many other societies, fewer KGG members are now joining organised events. The South-East Branch of the Open University Geological Society has offered to publish details of KGG field trips in their newsletter and invite KGG members to attend OUGS field trips.

For details of OUGS-SE field trips in 2010 click here

Gordon Alchin, former Field Meetings Secretary and now living in Slovakia, has helped to organise a geological field trip to that country in 2010. He recently returned briefly to the UK and, at the group's AGM on 16th March, gave a preview of the planned visit.

To read a downloadable version of Gordon's preview click here

Anyone wishing to join the visit should contact Peter Jeens (see organisation page) as soon as possible.

Two further Kent Geologists' Group visits to Smokejacks, led by Peter Austen, are planned for 2010.
Some very important fossil finds have been made at this Weald Clay brickpit in the last ten years.

For more details on the visits, and a description of some of the more notable finds written by Peter Austen, click here

A new booklet on the stones of St. Augustine's Abbey has been written by Geoff Downer. The booklet, published by Kent RIGS in March, will be available from 1st April, price £3.95 including postage and packaging.

To view the flyer for the booklet that gives details on where to buy a copy, click here

For more details, click here

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For a brief description of the new book by Gareth George click here

To read a brief report and see pictures from the field trip on Saturday 28th June 2008 click here

To read a brief report on the field trip on Saturday 14th June 2008 click here

To read a visit report click here

To read more click here

Jim Craig is justly remembered for the fine fossils that he collected from the Gault Clay.
He created and maintained the website http://www.gaultammonite.co.uk/ to make pictures of his collection more widely available and many of his fossil finds are now housed in the Natural History Museum in London.

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Fieldwork Codes of Practice advise us to wear hard hats and avoid hammering on rock faces. But how many of us have actually witnessed a fall?

On 30th January 2007, while visiting Pett Level, Dave Talbot a KGG member not only witnessed a fall but managed to photograph it.

[Do you have a favourite geological site that you wish to share with others? If so, and you can supply pictures and text, please contact the KGG General Secretary (for details, see 'Organisation' page).]