In case it has slipped your notice, we have decided to print this edition of the magazine in A5 format in the hope that not only will production costs be reduced but that also you will find the smaller version more convenient for carrying around with you wherever you go! Please let us have your comments on the new style.

This issue covers an interesting range of subjects and includes articles of both geological and historical aspect. We are pleased to be able to reproduce a short essay from one of the late Ian Sime's field notebooks. As many readers will know, the Sime Bequest to the Society is used primarily to promote the interests of amateur members.

As usual, we would be delighted to receive articles for the next edition of the magazine (Spring 1981) preferably by the end of December 1980. Suggestions from amateur members for topics which might be covered by future issues would be particularly welcome. Photographs and original designs, contemporary or otherwise, which would be suitable for cover illustrations, will also be gratefully accepted.