Saturday 26th May 2012

"Summer social - gliding and BBQ":

Gliding places are now full but there is no limit on numbers for the BBQ. Please just let Lindsay know if you are planning on coming so she can get enough food. Her email address is below.

Experience the weather in motion in a glider at Yorkshire Gliding Club, and see the atmosphere from a different perspective! Fly in a two-seat glider with a qualified instructor from Sutton Bank airfield, perched on the edge of the beautiful Yorkshire Moors. Those not wishing to fly can join us for a BBQ to enjoy the sun setting over the Vale of York.

We would aim to leave Leeds around 4pm, and expect to arrive back in Leeds around 11pm, after the BBQ and sunset. You are welcome to make your own way there but if you are intending to fly please be there and ready by 5:30pm at the latest. Cost is £60 per person, for a flight lasting approximately 20-25 minutes.

Please email Lindsay on l.bennett(at)see.leeds.ac.uk to register your interest in the BBQ. And of course, there are no guarantees about the weather! So if we can't fly no one will pay but there will still be the BBQ to enjoy.

Wednesday 20th June 2012

"Antarctica from the ocean" by Dr Sarah Norris, University of Leeds.

An insight into what it is like to be sent to Antarctica to work on a research ship studying the interactions between the atmosphere and the ocean. Also find out what it is like to live and work in the Southern Ocean, what happens when a storm hits, and how to get your sea legs; discover the local wildlife and landscapes of the Antarctica Peninsula and Islands and how you can swim in the Southern Ocean without getting cold.