Rev 3 of the Draft Revised Constitution
A slight amendment has been made to the Draft Revised Constitution. Members are requested Log In to the club website View this news item Click on the link
A slight amendment has been made to the Draft Revised Constitution. Members are requested Log In to the club website View this news item Click on the link
Members are reminded that An exhibition, entitled “Dick Laws: Antarctic scientist and artist”, will be on view at the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge (SPRI) from Wednesday 1 March to Saturday 25 March 2017 between the hours of 10a.m to 4 p.m
Halley 60 Reunion From Friday 7th to Sunday 9th October 2016, around 250 people met at the Park Inn Northampton for a reunion to mark 60 years from the founding of the base at Halley Bay on 6th January 1956 by the International Geophysical Year Expedition. The programme kicked off on the Saturday morning with a…
The latest BAS newsletter IceSheet 87 has been uploaded to the website. Back issues can be found here. Articles include details about filming at Halley, the relocation of Halley update, the Polar Explorer Programme, Magic image of the month (Larsen C obviously!), whales at Bird Island, and more.
Is there a Signy Reunion in 2017? Richard Webb would like to know. Read the news post on the website
Al Wearden contacted the Club to that he had just been informed by Cathy Hodges, that club member Ben Hodges passed away suddenly last evening, at the care home he had recently been moved to in Sheffield. Al will keep us informed of funeral arrangements, and if possible he will be attending. He will inform as…
John Dempster, a friend of James Common who served at Adelaide Island in 1964/5 has been working on a project to publish James’s Antarctic diary. He has written to say… ‘I’m pleased to say that the book has now been published. Unfortunately it only covers James’s first year because he stopped writing the diary at that point.…
BAS Director, Professor Jane Francis, is appointed Dame Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (DCMG) in recognition of services to UK polar science and diplomacy.