RGSC Rockstars!

RGSC members, Jack and Tom Knight have both won first prize in this year’s Rockwatch Rockstars competition. They received their prizes from Rockwatch Chair, Claire Byrne, in London on 27 October 2023.

Jack won 1st Prize in the Rockstar Young Writer (16-18 years) category for his report \’The Geology and Mining of Cligga Head\’ after attending the RGSC fieldtrip to Cligga on 12 August.  A summary of Jack’s write up is reproduced on the RGSC news page as a report of the fieldtrip. Tom, meanwhile won 1st Prize in the Rockstar 13-16 years category with a report about \’The Geology of Bude\’s Breakwater\’, which is near to where the family live in north Cornwall. 

Jack said, ‘I was thrilled to receive the prize. Geology is such a major part of my life and I am always inspired by the RGSC events. Thank you to everyone who enabled me to have this wonderful opportunity.’  Tom said, ‘I feel honoured to win first prize. I really appreciate Rockwatch for hosting this. The competition is always such fun to enter and the prizegiving was a fantastic day.’  Tess, their Mum, said, ‘We’ve been members of Rockwatch for years. It has been wonderful to see the boys develop their fascination with geology.’

RGSC President, Professor Frances Wall said, ‘Many Congratulations to Tom and Jack. We always enjoy seeing Tom, Jack and Tess on RGSC fieldtrips and it is brilliant to see such success.’

Rockwatch is the UK\’s nationwide geology club for children. It introduces children and young people to the amazing world of geology, by running events ranging from field trips, residential trips, to museum events and more, publishing a glossy magazine, and running competitions. https://www.rockwatch.org.uk/.

The Royal Geological Society of Cornwall organises fieldtrips for members and guests to enjoy the geology and scenery of SW England and learn about the awe inspiring stories of  deep geological time. The age of fieldtrip attendees during this year has ranged from about 10 to 80!