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Newsletter Issue 21: Autumn 2007

  • Walking for Health on the Geopark Way
  • Guided walks along select 'Explore' Trails
  • Developing Geodiversity partnerships
  • Updates on the progress of the Local Geodiversity Action Plans
  • Update on the development of the Geopark Way

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Newsletter Issue 20: Spring 2007

  • From the editor
  • Time to get out and about
  • Roadshow Volunteers
  • Worcestershire Baseline Data project
  • Noticeboard
  • The Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club
  • Geodiversity Action Plans
  • Voices from the Past Pt 1
  • The Arrow Valley Project
  • Frome Valley Discovery Guide

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Newsletter Issue 19a: Autumn 2006

  • Members' and Supporters' Fossil Forary Day at Whitman's Hill
  • Volunteers needed
  • The Geopark Way Project
  • News from Tom Richards
  • Frome valley Discovery guide
  • Olchon Valley Trip
  • 10 year Anniversary Celebrations
  • Herefordshire Geodiversity Action Plan

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Newsletter Issue 19: Spring 2006

Bumper Edition celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of the Foundation of the Earth Heritage Trust.

  • TEN YEARS IN THE MAKING...
  • Dinosaur on the Loose
  • President of the Trust
  • Rock & Fossil Roadshow Programme for 2006
  • Other Dates for Your Diary
  • The Treasurer Looks Back Over Ten Years
  • Whitman’s Hill Geodiversity Discovery Venture
  • Launch Event
  • Idle Chatter From The Chair
  • Geodiversity Action Plan Partnerships
  • What We Do
  • Abberley & Malvern Hills Geopark
    • Geopark Launches a New Community Liaison Initiative
    • Calling All Young People
    • European Geopark Week Programme, 27th May-4th of June 2006
  • Explore the Frome Valley
  • Broadway Village Building Stones Trail
  • Outline Hydrology of the Leominster Canal
  • Involving People in Geodiversity
  • Local Geodiversity Action Plan for Castlemorton Common
  • The Trust goes Filming
  • Earth Science Fun Days
  • Successful Completion of Trails Project
  • Research Group in the Malvern Hills
  • The Geology Trusts and the Association of UKRIGS Groups Joint Statement
  • Lifelong Learning in the Environment
  • Hereford Museum
  • Support the Trust — Buy our Wares
  • Geology Section of The Woolhope Naturalists’ Field Club — Programme up to June 2006

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Newsletter Issue 18: Autumn 2005

  • Whitmans Hill Geodiversity Discovery Venture
  • Earth Science Fun Days in 2006
  • Biodiversity & Archaeology Leaflets
  • Abberley Village Churches Building Stones Trail
  • Wyre Forest Mining
  • The Leominster Canal
  • Teme Valley LGAP
  • Abberley & Malvern Hills Geopark:
    • A Challenge to Schools in Herefordshire and Worcestershire
    • Geopark Talks & Walks
    • A Geopark Discovery Guide is Published
  • Launch of the Abberley Hill Landscape & Geology Trail
  • New Rock & Fossil Roadshow Activities
  • Interpretation Panels along the Worcestershire Way
  • Idle Chatter from the Chair...
  • Lickey Hills Landscape & Geology Trail Guide
  • Geology Section of The Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club - Programme 2005 & 2006

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Newsletter Issue 17: January 2005

  • Major award from the Heritage Lottery Fund
  • Protecting Important Geological Sites in the Abberley Hills
  • International Geopark Week
  • LEADER+ project success
  • 19 Trail Guides now published.

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Newsletter Issue 16: Spring 2004

  • Professor Aubrey Manning to be Geopark President
  • Launch of the Abberley and Malvern Hills Geopark
  • Wye Gorge Trail
  • New RIGS added to the Trust's Database
  • Writing Trail Guides
  • What is geodiversity and why is it important?
  • New workshops for volunteers
  • Rock and Fossil Roadshows

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Newsletter Issue 14: December 2002

  • The GRC Expands
  • New Awards
  • Western Association Aggregates Levy Sustainability
  • Fund Awards
  • Herefordshire BAP
  • The Explore Landscape and Geology Trail Series
  • Open University Science Short Courses
  • Annual General Meeting

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Newsletter Issue 13: June 2002

  • Change of Name
  • Heritage Lottery Fund Award
  • Earth Discovery Sites and Rock and Fossil Roadshows
  • The 'Explore' Series of Geological Trails
  • Biodiversity Links
  • Improved Exposure at Gullet Quarry
  • An Update on the Literature Database
  • Western Association DETR Project Completed
  • Director's Report to the AGM on 7th February 2002
  • Sponsors

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Newsletter Issue 12: December 2001

  • What's New?
  • Local Heritage Intiative Project
  • Biodiversity Links
  • Fluvial Sites Project
  • Trails Update
  • New Projects and Associated Matters
  • Rock and Fossil Events
  • AGM

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Newsletter Issue 11: June 2001

  • What's New?
  • Five-Year Plan
  • Director's Report
  • Health & Safety Handbook
  • Western Association Grant
  • Rockwatch Events

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Newsletter Issue 10 December 2000

  • Recent Changes
  • AGM
  • Fluvial Sites Project
  • Trails Update
  • A Date For Your Diary
  • Malvern Hills SSSI
  • Discovering Worcestershire
  • Educational Centre for Geology and Landscape
  • Thank You

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Newsletter Issue 9: June 2000

  • What's new in the Group
  • Director's Report
  • Literature Database
  • Geological and Landscape Trails
  • Website re-vamp
  • Funding
  • Mortimer Forest - SSSI Remedial work
  • In the next issue

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Newsletter Issue 8: November 1999

  • Notice of AGM
  • The 2nd UK RIGS Conference
  • Area Volunteers
  • Geological and Landscape Trails
  • Conserving Sites

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Newsletter Issue 7: July 1999

  • Rare temporary exposures in the Lias of Worcestershire
  • The 2nd UK RIGS Conference
  • Periodicals

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Newsletter Issue 6: March 1999

  • AGM - Directors Report
  • Second UK RIGS Conference
  • Periodicals
  • "Trail Testers"
  • 1998 Conference Proceedings

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Newsletter Issue 5: November 1998

  • Report of First UK RIGS Conference
  • Notice of AGM

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Newsletter Isure 4: June 1998

  • First UK RIGS Conference information
  • SSSIs and RIGS
  • Website

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Newsletter Issue 3: March 1998

  • AGM
  • Geomorphology at UCW
  • Geological Collections of Hereford Museum
  • Notice of First UK RIGS Conference
  • Funding, Update, Website

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Newsletter Issue 2: December 1997

  • Notice of AGM
  • Global Positioning System
  • Working with GD2
  • Safety in Fieldwork
  • Proposal for Conference of English RIGS Groups
  • Current Focus and Next Issue

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Newsletter Issue 1: May 1997

  • H&W RIGS - Background
  • Project Details
  • Site Information Suppliers
  • Objectives of the Group
  • Membership

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