WEA Geology Courses in West Yorkshire

The contact for WEA (Workers’ Educational Association) courses is:
6, Woodhouse Square, Leeds, LS3 1AD Tel 0113 2453304

Beginning Geology C3647189

This course will cover the basic ideas in geology for those who have never studied the subject before. However, interested amateurs with some knowledge are also welcome.
Tutor: Bill Paley
Venue: Hope Chapel, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EW
Time: Tuesdays 13.00 – 15.00. 10 sessions. Dates: 23.09.2008 – 02.12.2008
Cost: Fee £57.

Beginning Geology C3647188

This course will cover the basic ideas in geology for those who have never studied the subject before. However, interested amateurs with some knowledge are also welcome.
Tutor: Bill Paley
Venue: Tolson Memorial Museum, Huddersfield HD5 8DJ
Time: Wednesdays 10.00 – 12.00. 10 sessions. Dates 24.09.2008 – 03.12.2008
Cost: Fee £57

Dynamic Earth

This course will cover the composition of the earth and the ways by which this is known; the distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes; major surface features and how and why these change through time because of plate tectonics.
Tutor: Bill Fraser
Venue: Garforth Community College
Time: Tuesdays 7.00 – 9.00 p.m. 10 sessions, first session 16 September Enrolment 9 and 10 September 2008
Cost: Fee £72

A Beginners Course in Geology C3646906

This course will include a historical review, minerals and volcanoes, igneous rocks, weathering and erosion, sedimentary rocks, metamorphism and continental drift/plate tectonics. Students will be encouraged to bring their own specimens for discussion and identification.
Tutor: Dr. John Varker
Venue: 4, Castle Yard, Manor House Museum, Ilkley, LS29 9DT
Time: Mondays 13.00 – 15.00. 20 sessions, first session 22nd Sept, final date 16th March 2009
Cost: Full Fee £116 Reduced fee £100

Fossils C3646911

An illustrated course covering how fossils form, their uses in geology, evolution, earth history and extinction events, before dealing specifically with corals, trilobites, ammonites, graptolites, bivalves, sea urchins and brachiopods. Learn how to date rocks in the field. Every class will include discussion and identification of learners' own specimens.
Tutor: John Varker
Venue: Shipley Library, Shipley, BD18 3QH
Dates: Thursdays 10 – 12, starting 25th Sept – 4th December (10 sessions)
Cost: Fee £58 Reduced fee £50

Geology and Natural History in the Craven District C3647158

The Karst Limestone Scenery of Upper Wharfedale Malham and Ribblesdale is encompassed by the ancient territory of the Craven Dales. This course will examine its formation settlement and special features which makes it so unique
Tutor: Alan Barnett
Venue: Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Bramhope Leeds LS16 9AZ
Dates: Thursdays, 10.00 – 12.00, starting 25.09.2008 – 19.03.2009
Cost: Fee £104, Reduced Fee £86

Botany and Geology of the Yorkshire Dales C3646913

The Yorkshire Dales is a special home for geology and wild plants, e.g. Ilkley Moor is acidic due to peat and gritstone. Malham has limestone and so attracts different flora. This course will look at areas of the Yorkshire Dales and their differences.
Tutor; Alan Barnett
Venue: Shipley Library, Shipley BD18 3QH
Dates: Tuesdays 2.00-4.00, 10 sessions, start date 23.09.2008.
Cost: Full Fee £58

The contact for WEA (Workers’ Educational Association) courses is:
6, Woodhouse Square, Leeds, LS3 1AD Tel 0113 2453304