SMLS 2012 PROGRAMME

Meetings programme calendar for:

Most meetings are on the 1st Friday of the month at the Age Concern Hall, Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath starting at 7:30 pm.

January

Fri 6^th

General Meeting: Mineral Quiz

John Pearce, John Hall & Austin Woodbridge

February

Fri 3^rd	General Meeting: Minerals of Devon by John Pearce : Sponsor Mark Oddy
Sat 18^th	Essex Mineral & Gem show. 10.00 am-4.00 pm North Romford Community Centre, Colliers Row, Romford

March

Fri 2^nd	General Meeting: The Geology and Mineral Deposits of the Urals (the meeting of Europe and Asia) by Richard Herrington (NHM) : Sponsor Austin Woodbridge
	Mineral of the Month: Crocoite
Sun 4^th	Oxford Mineral and Fossil Show 10.30am – 4.00pm Exeter Hall, Oxford Rd, Kidlington, North Oxford
Sat 10^th - Sun 11^th	Rock ‘N’ Gem Show 10.00am-5.00pm Kempton Park Racecourse, Staines Rd. East
Fri 16^th	Sussex BMS Branch Micromount Study Evening Coordinator: John Hall
Sun 18^th	Field Trip to Sheppey Co-ordinator : John Burgess
Sat 31^st - Sun 1^st April	Rock 'N' Gem Show 10.00am – 5.00pm Brighton Racecourse, Freshfield Rd, Brighton

April

Fri 13^th	General Meeting: Competition and Social Evening Coordinator: Allan Mortimer
Sat 28^th - Sun 29^th	Field Trip to Northern France Co-ordinator : Colin Brough

May

Fri 4^th	General Meeting: Minerals on Stamps by Trevor Devon : Sponsor John Pearce
	Mineral of the Month: Dioptase
Sat 12^th - Fri 18^th	Field Trip to Wales Co-ordinator : John Burgess
Sun 13^th	Oxford Mineral and Fossil Show 10.30am – 4.00pm Exeter Hall, Oxford Rd, Kidlington, North Oxford

June

Fri 1^st	General Meeting: Mineral Collecting in Greenland by Michael Doel : Sponsor John Pearce
	Mineral of the Month: Cryolite
Sat 9^th - Sun 10^th	Rock ‘N’ Gem Show 10.00am-5.00pm Kempton Park Racecourse, Staines Rd. East
Wed 20^th - Sat 30^th	Visit to Ste Maire-aux-mines Show (France) and F/T to Eifel (Joint trip with Norfolk Mineral and Lapidary Society) Co-ordinators : Trevor Devon & Richard Belson

July

Sun 1^st	Oxford Mineral and Fossil Show 10.30am – 4.00pm Exeter Hall, Oxford Rd, Kidlington, North Oxford
Fri 6^th	AGM and Members' Evening SMLS Hits Mineralogical Record Allan Mortimer

August

Sat 4^th - Sun 11^th	SMLS Barbecue & Social Afternoon Hosted by Trevor & Fiona Devon, Battle Barn Farm Sedlescombe
Sat 4^th - Sun 5^th	Rock ‘N’ Gem Show 10.00am-5.00pm Kempton Park Racecourse, Staines Rd. East

September

Sat 1^st	Hampshire Mineral & Fossil show 10.00 am - 4.30 pm Lyndhurst Community Centre, Lyndhurst
Fri 7^th	General Meeting: Meteorites by Carolyn Smith (NHM) : Sponsor Austin Woodbridge
	Mineral of the Month: Olivine
Sun 9^th	Oxford Mineral and Fossil Show 10.30am – 4.00pm Exeter Hall, Oxford Rd, Kidlington, North Oxford
Fri 14^th - Sun 16^th	Field Trip to Isle of Wight Co-ordinator Nick Hawes
Sat 22^nd	SMLS at Home with Richard Tayler

October

Fri 5^th	General Meeting: TBC
Sat 13^th - Sun 14^th	Bakewell Rock Exchange 10.00am – 5.00pm Lady Manners School, Bakewell, Derbyshire
Fri 19^th	SMLS 40th Anniversary dinner The Old Tollgate, Bramber
Fri 26^th	Sussex BMS Branch Micromount Study Evening Coordinator: John Hall
Sat 27^th - Sun 28^th	Rock ‘N’ Gem Show 10.00 am-5.00 pm Kempton Park Racecourse, Staines Rd. East

November

Fri 2^nd	General Meeting: An Introduction to Microminerals By John Hall : Sponsor John Burgess
	Mineral of the Month: Manganite
Fri 3^rd	Festival of Geology University College London
Sat 10^th	SUSSEX MINERAL SHOW 10.00am - 4.30pm Clair Hall, Haywards Heath
Sat 17^th - Sun 18^th	Rock 'N' Gem Show 10.00am – 5.00pm Brighton Racecourse, Freshfield Rd, Brighton
Sun 25^th	Oxford Mineral and Fossil Show 10.30am – 4.00pm Exeter Hall, Oxford Rd, Kidlington, North Oxford

December

Fri 7^th	General Meeting: British Mineral Deposit Geology By Chris Carlon : Sponsor John Pearce
	Mineral of the Month: Halite

Sussex Mineral and Lapidary Society

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