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Eyes up: to spot stone tiles May 05	Stone Tile Project	Read Article Click Here
Join in & help out May 05	Editorial	Read Article Click Here
Hail and Farewell March 05	Change of personell on committee	Read Article Click Here
Chasing Gold in Africa: a billion years to now March 05	Review of lecture by Dr Peter Strogen	Read Article Click Here
Unconformable Shropshire March 05	Report of Silver Jubilee lecture by Dr Peter Toghill, 13 October 2005	Read Article Click Here
Geology for Real March 05	Editorial	Read Article Click Here
Teide, the accessible Volcano March 05	AGM Lecture report	Read Article Click Here
Memorial to whom? Reflections from David Pannett March 05	Personal reflections on a piece of public 'art'	Read Article Click Here
Projects Update Geoconservation Trails March 05	Update on projects being run by the Society	Read Article Click Here
Reflections on 25 years of SGS March 05	From the retiring treasurer	Read Article Click Here
Birthday present from the ALSF Sept 2004	More money received from the ALSF to continue project	Read Article Click Here
Field Trip Report: Hawkstone Park - 12th June 2004 Sept 2004	Report on field trip to Hawkstone Park	Read Article Click Here
Happy Birthday to Us Sept 2004	Birthday celebrations for the Society	Read Article Click Here
Management Plan for Lyth Hill Sept 2004	A brief note on the Societies involvement in these meetings	Read Article Click Here
Review of field excursion to the Lake District 23 -25 April 2004 Sept 2004	Report of field trip to the Lake District	Read Article Click Here
UKRIGS Annual Conference Sept 2004	Feedback from this conference	Read Article Click Here
Visit to Sharpstone Quarry Sept 2004	Field Trip report	Read Article Click Here
So its goodbye from me and goodbye from him… Sept 2004	Karen and Laurence Whitaker say goodbye and the Society thank them for their contribution	Read Article Click Here
Shropshire Hills Geopark Sept 2004	Report on the progress in establishing a Shropshire Geopark	Read Article Click Here
A quarter century of evolution Jan 2004	Look back at 25 years of the Society	Read Article Click Here
Abberley and Malvern Hills European Geopark Jan 2004	Hereford and Worcester Earth Heritage Trust were succesful in their application	Read Article Click Here
Ancient Metal Mining in the Middle East Jan 2004	Lecture Review	Read Article Click Here
Building A Continent Jan 2004	European Union in the Palaeozoic - A lecture review	Read Article Click Here
Chairmans Report for AGM 2003 Jan 2004	Chairmans report to AGM	Read Article Click Here
Conservation of Geodiversity in Aggregates Sites Jan 2004	Report on the CGAS project so far	Read Article Click Here
Earls Hill workshop - 18th May 2004 Jan 2004	Review of a visit to explore oppertunities for interpretation	Read Article Click Here
Safety in the Field Jan 2004	safety on field trips	Read Article Click Here
2003 Field Secretarys Report Jan 2004	Report for 2003	Read Article Click Here
www. Jan 2004	Interesting links to websites	Read Article Click Here
Rock Around Shrewsbury May 2003	Report on the 2003 Extravagansa held at the Shropshire Wildlife Trust Headquarters in Shrewsbury	Read Article Click Here
A New Home for SGS May 2003	Details of the official office for the SGS	Read Article Click Here
Evidence of a Precambrian Glaciation May 2003	An article exploring indicators of deposition in a glacial environment during the Precambrian in Shropshire	Read Article Click Here
The Geology of Shropshire Revised May 2003	Thoughts on the lecture by a team from 'answers in Genesis'	Read Article Click Here
The Geology of Bottled Water May 2003	Lecture Review of this talk by Prof John Mather	Read Article Click Here
How Geologists Found Oil in Dorset May 2003	An account of the SGS fieldtrip to Dorset	Read Article Click Here
Life and Environment in the Cheshire Basin May 2003	Lecture review of this talk by Dr. David Thompson	Read Article Click Here
Geology of Shrewsbury - Talk Feb 2003	Review of Talk	Read Article Click Here
Springos Feb 2003	Sarah Formation and Sarah channals	Read Article Click Here
Letter of Thanks from Susan Beale Feb 2003	Letter of thanks	Read Article Click Here
Conserving Geodiversity Feb 2003	Report on new RIGS Group project	Read Article Click Here
A Glimpse of Gondwanan Geology Feb 2003	Review of Gordon Hillier's Lecture	Read Article Click Here
Metal Mining in West Shropshire November 2002	A review of this lecture given on 9th October by Ivor Brown	Read Article Click Here
GA Matters November 2002	A report from the last GA Joint meeting with local groups	Read Article Click Here
Conservation: steady as she goes November 2002	A report of the members evening of 22nd October	Read Article Click Here
A Field Study of the Clun Forest Disturbance November 2002	A report on findings regarding the Clun Forest Disturbance and how topography relates to crests and troughs of folds	Read Article Click Here
Becoming Charitable November 2002	Advantages and restrictions of becoming a charity	Read Article Click Here
Dinosaurs at the Spa September 2002	Review of Earth Alert 2002 at Scarborough	Read Article Click Here
Society in Good Health September 2002	Progress report on charity status	Read Article Click Here
Earth Alert September 2002	Review of Earth Alert 2002	Read Article Click Here
Geoconservation or Life After RIGS September 2002	What might be happening now within the RIGS Group	Read Article Click Here
Field Trip Review - The Black Country Story September 2002	Review of field trip	Read Article Click Here
What the Local Papers Say July 2002	Review of article about flooding	Read Article Click Here
The Geology of South Shropshire July 2002	Book Review of this new Geologist's Association Guide No 27	Read Article Click Here
The Most Amazing Rocks July 2002	Explores the complexity of limestones	Read Article Click Here
Obituary to John Norton July 2002	Obituary to this long standing enthusiast of Shropshire's geology	Read Article Click Here
Field Trip to Woodlane Quarry July 2002	Field Trip review	Read Article Click Here
Field Trip to South Wales: 14-16 June 2002 July 2002	Field trip review	Read Article Click Here
Hills & Dales Extravaganza 2002 May 2002	Report on 2002's annual extravaganza	Read Article Click Here
Dinosaurs since 1842. A talk by Hugh Torrens May 2002	Lecture review on this talk	Read Article Click Here
Members Evening - From the Ground Up May 2002	Report on this Members Evening Meeting	Read Article Click Here
Nesscliffe Hill Walk: Leader: David Pannett May 2002	Field trip review	Read Article Click Here
Welcome Liz May 2002	Welcome to the County for Liz Etheridge	Read Article Click Here
Marrington Dingle to Rockabank May 2002	Short Itinerary looking at Ordovician Volcanism	Read Article Click Here
End of DEFRA Rigs Report May 2002	Final summary of the work done during this project	Read Article Click Here
A Geological Delight for one and all May 2002	Report on the Geological Extravaganza	Read Article Click Here
Downton Gorge Walk: Leader Tom Wall May 2002	Field trip review	Read Article Click Here
Articles of Interest May 2002	Review of article in Scientific American	Read Article Click Here