Welcome to the OUGS East Anglia Branch Website

The branch covers Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex. You will be able to find information about the branch's events, library and newsletter within this website.

For more information about the Open University Geological Society, the OU's largest self-help group, please see the OUGS site.

  • May's news letter is avaliable here

  • There have been updates to the events page

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If you are unsure about RSS you can read more about it here. 

Rotating images

Image 1.  A view of Hunstanton red and white chalk clifs taken by OUGS East Anglia member Philip Findlay.  The Red Chalk is of the Lower Cretaceous and is topped by the white Chalk from the Upper Cretaceous.

Image 2.  Blackney point in Norfolk.  Image possibly taken by Mary Sheridan (if someone can confirm this I'd be grateful)

Image 3.  The chalk raft at West Runton, Norfolk.  Image taken by Philip Findlay.  The chalk raft within the contorted drift of the Anglian Glaciation.  Formed about 500 ka ago.

 

Call for photographs

GeoSuffolk

View and download the latest news letter here