For your Geology Trust, it is the start of a new year, a new membership year, an exciting and wide-ranging events programme with opportunities to discover yet more secrets in the landscape and revisit some old favourites. The classic Farndale daffodil walk at its best this year because of the snow, the stunning vistas in Hawnby and Fangdale Beck, industrial heritage and geology at Kettleness and the Hole of Horcum are some of the 4-hour walks we offer on a Sunday.

“We enjoy discovering new places, the challenge of a sometimes arduous but always enjoyable walk. It has renewed our interest in the area we live in and we have nearly forgotten the all-too present mud of last year!” comments one of our members and keen walker.

There will be numerous fossil walks in Robin Hood’s Bay, a strong favourite with visitors and locals alike, an opportunity to find beach treasures and stunning fossils as well as having your finds identified by our experts.

You will learn about specialist subjects, dating techniques for example with Mike Windle, our Director or discover the very special research on the Jurassic gardens of Scarborough, which has kept our Chairman, Stuart Swann, busy and elated.

There will be simply the chance to meet with members of your Geology Trust at special events like Party in Peasholme Park, the Secret Raincliffe Woods or the Rosedale Show and catch up with the projects we have undertaken in the last year and enjoy our fun activities.

And remember if you are a member, you get all this free and much more… training events, this year graphic logging, members-only outings, last year some of us went “fishing” in Thrislington Quarry and the great feeling that your support is worthwhile and much appreciated. All the money we raise goes to supporting the work of the Trust. NE Yorkshire Geology Trust is not-for-profit organisation involved in protecting our rich local geodiversity and sharing it with as wide an audience as possible. If you want to know more, join us, commission an event, buy our trail guides or make a generous donation, please call 01947 88 1000, email contact@neyorkshiregelogytrust.com