Unless stated otherwise, events in this region are organised by the Society’s South West Regional Committee.

  Local Society contact:  Chris Brightman    +44 (0)1392 877630.

For ticketed events, please enclose a s.a.e. and make cheques payable to RGS-IBG SW Region.

An introduction to the English Riviera Geopark
Leader: Pat Wilson

· Saturday 18 September at 10.00
· Field Day (Torbay)

The day will provide an opportunity to demonstrate the UNESCO endorsed concept of a ‘global geopark’ by exploring two contrasting ‘gateway sites’ in the English Riviera Geopark around Torbay.

Tickets and further details: £12 (including boat hire and entrance fees). Cheques (payable to ‘RGS-IBG SW Region’) with s.a.e. from Pat Wilson, 9, Andrea Court, Yannon Drive, Teignmouth TQ14 9GX T 01626 772506 by 15 September. N.B. Between 28th August – 7th September please telephone Chris Brightman on 01392 877630 to book a place

Attendance limited to 20 adults ONLY. Wear boots/strong shoes as there are steep, slippery cliff tracks, bring a packed lunch, drive between sites.

Adventures with the British Schools Exploring Society (BSES)
Tori James

· Tuesday 28 September at 19.00
· Lecture (Wellington)

Tori works for BSES, two of her achievements include being in the first female team to the Magnetic North Pole and the youngest British female to reach the summit of Mt Everest.

Venue: Wellington School, Alan Rogers Building, South Street,Wellington TA21 8NT.

Joint organisers: Helen Sail of the GA and Chris Brightman.

Achieving success in Geography
A one-day conference for A2 students and their teachers at Exeter School

· Friday 8 October at 09.30
· Conference (Exeter)

A ‘not to be missed’ essential part of A Level preparation based on the format of the successful RGS-IBG London based annual A Level conferences. There will be advice on A2 examination techniques, UCAS applications and the opportunity to meet RGS-IBG Geography Ambassadors.

Venue: Exeter School, Victoria Park Road, Exeter EX2 4NS. Organisers: Pat Wilson (RGS-IBG) with Helen Sail (GA/Exeter School) supported by Devon Learning and Development Partnership.

Tickets: £7.50 (£5 if RGS-IBG School member) per student. One free teacher place for every five students, otherwise £10 (£7.50 if individual RGS-IBG Fellow or Member) per teacher. Includes sandwich lunch.

Further details and application forms from Pat Wilson. E pat_wilson_uk@yahoo.co.uk

Expedition Medicine: Desert and Jungle
James Moore

· Tuesday 12 October at 19.00
· Lecture (Tavistock)

Expedition medic James Moore explores some of the issues he has faced when working on location, from the extreme heat of the Nubian Desert through to the humidity of the jungles of Borneo and Brazil.

Venue: Kelly College, PL19 0HZ, one mile north of Tavistock, west of A386. Meal afterwards at Peter Tavy Inn, book with Derry Corey.T 01752 703354

Organisers: Steve Martin and Derry Corey

Bug World
George McGavin

· Wednesday 13 October at 19.45
· Regional Theatres Programme (Taunton)

Insects are the most diverse and successful animals on Earth – join George McGavin (of the BBC’s Lost Lands series) in a creepy-crawly voyage of discovery to some of the richest habitats on the planet.

Venue: The Brewhouse Theatre, Coal Orchard, Taunton, Somerset, TA11JL.

Tickets: RGS-IBG members and one guest £11 (quote membership number) T 01823 283244

Zaire, Expeditions and Ebola
Adrian Ferraro

· Tuesday 16 November at 7.00pm
· Lecture (Tiverton)

Hear the trials and tribulations of five weeks in Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo) as part of a six month Trans-Africa expedition.

Venue: The Ondaatje Hall, Blundell’s School, Halberton Road, Tiverton EX16 4DN. Meal after talk at Tiverton Hotel EX16 4DB, book with Alison Nelson T 01884 855276

Organisers: Guy Bucknell and Peter Offord T 01884 855511