Excursions - Week & Weekend
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Each
year, the Society organises two residential excursions - a week-long excursion
in May, and a weekend excursion in the summer.
Long Excursion: Anglesey (Ynys Mon), Saturday 15 May 2010 to Saturday 22 May 2010
The
2010 Long Excursion will to Anglesey (Ynys Mon), Wales and the leaders will be
Dr Emrys Phillips and Dr David Schofield. The base will be
at Trearddur Bay,
near Holyhead. There is still one place available in hotel accommodation, and
one or two in self-catering. The approximate cost is £450 in the hotel and
£260 in self-catering. Anyone wishing to join the excursion is requested
to contact Anne Burgess urgently by e-mail
or telephone 01343-820834. Anne
Burgess, Long Excursion Organiser (March 2010)
Weekend Excursion: Palaeozoic Sedimentation and Volcanism Around Ayr Fri 2nd to Sun 4th July 2010
Leader: Dr Richard Smith (BGS, Edinburgh) The weekend excursion will visit the coast and adjacent hinterland of central Ayrshire. It is wise to book early for this weekend excursion to be sure of finding accommodation. Further information from Ian Jackson, 19 Swanston Crescent, Fairmilehead, Edinburgh EH10 7EL, tel/fax 0131 445 2921.
Reports
of previous excursions: 2002 excursions to the Isle of
Arran and Cromarty 2003 excursions to the Isle of
Eigg and Ballantrae