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Chairman: Adrian Wood
A warm welcome from our Chair, Adrian Wood. ‘Anyone who is interested in listening to fascinating presentations on a wide range of Geographical and Environmental Subjects, please come along and meet us.’
The annual subscription is £25 if you pay by bank transfer or cash. If you would like to just visit one lecture it is £5. As part of our commitment to students, visits are free of charge.
Our new venue is the Huddersfield Mission, 3-13 Lord Street, Huddersfield, HD1 1QA. As you enter, there is a lift and stairs in front of you. Our room is upstairs and left as you exit the lift. All lectures start at 7.15pm and Tea and coffee will be served from 7.00pm.
Upcoming events
View the Huddersfield and Halifax Branch 2026-2027 programme here.
To find all up and coming branch events take a look at the GA Networking Calendar.
22 September 2026 - 'Cycling all the OS Maps... in numerical order!' - Mark Wedgewood
Cycling through the 204 OS Landranger maps, a journey of 7,300 miles, took Mark on a six-month odyssey to every part of Scotland, England, Wales and the Isle of Man. He will link together people and places across our beautiful and varied country and show that cycling can be enjoyable everywhere.
27 October 2026 - 'From the Mersey to Westminster: Microplastics in the Rivers of Manchester' - Jamie Woodward
Geographers at the University of Manchester have investigated microplastic contamination in rivers. This has contributed to a national debate about the state of Britain's rivers, sewage-dumping, and poor monitoring and regulation of water companies.
24 November 2026 - 'Geopolitics and Africa's position in a changing world order' - Dan Hammett
What are the changing narratives and priorities in international relations across Africa? How important are 'Look East' policies, the shuttering of USAID, and criticisms of political leaders in the Global North?
26 January 2027 - 'From global wilderness to regeneration in Leeds: essential links between physical and human geography' - Stephen Carver (Wildland Research) and Rachael Unsworth (Leeds City Walking Tours)
From analysis of global wilderness to a case study on regeneration in Leeds, these two geographers demonstrate the benefits of seeing all topics within a wider framework and appreciating connections across time and space. The presentation considers the processes and outcomes involved both in protecting and restoring wild places and in turning around urban neighbourhoods in the context of global trends. Expect more than a couple of maps.
23 February 2027 - 'Mongolia- the land of the eternal sun: From Genghis Khan to the Fab4' - Andy Baxendale
Mongolia - a land of nomadic pastoralists for thousands of years and once the centre of the greatest empire the world has known. But what is Mongolia like today as it emerges from 300 years of control by the Chinese and the Soviets? We travelled to Ulaanbaatar to find out.
23 March 2027 - 'The rise and fall of Huddersfield' - John Lever
Huddersfield was an important regional market town for centuries, but in recent decades the role of markets has declined significantly. This rise and fall of Huddersfield as a market town is considered along with the wider impact on local communities and people.
27 April 2027 - 'A journey to the White Continent' - John Pearson
A journey to the southernmost reaches of our planet, a place of stark beauty and extreme conditions: Antarctica. This remote continent, draped in ice and surrounded by the wild Southern Ocean, is both a land of mystery and vital importance. It is home to unique wildlife, from penguins to colossal whales, and serves as a natural laboratory for understanding our changing climate.
25 May 2027 - Annual meeting followed by 'Yesterdays' worlds. Cultures, environments and great monuments' - Graham Scott
There's many questions surrounding the buildings and monuments from times past... some lengthy, some complex, some simply 'why'? These will be explored for Machu Pichu, Abu Simbel and Easter Island.
