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SGHT Whale of a Weekend 26-29 June 2025

Our friends over at the South Georgia Heritage Trust (SGHT) – The charity that raises money to support South Georgia projects, and runs the Museum at Grytviken – are hosting a weekend event in Dundee, Scotland, on 26 to 29 June 2025.

Events include:

  • Telling the Whalers’ Story
  • Meet the Whalers’ Memory Bank Team
  • Whale Tales from the Natural History Museum
  • Whale Sories
  • The Whale Memorial
  • Endurance Film Screening
  • Art and Puppet Workshops
  • South Georgia Whale Researchers
Click Here for More Details at the SGHT Website

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SGA Summer Event and AGM 2025

The SGA is holding a two-day Summer Event in Cambridge on Friday 4 and Saturday 5 July.

Get ready for two days of exciting presentations!

Whales, seals, science, archives, mapping, climate change, marine protection, and more!  

Option to join us for a 3-course evening meal on Friday evening at the Atrium, Gonville Hotel.

We can’t wait to see you there!

Ticket Options:

  • Member’s Day only (valid for both days) – £30
  • Member’s Day plus 3 Course Evening Meal – £105
  • Non-Member’s Day only (valid for both days) – £50
  • Non-Member’s Day plus 3 Course Evening Meal – £125

Numbers are limited on a first-come, first-served basis with SGA members given priority booking.

Booking closes on 6th June

Click Here for More Details and Booking

Here are the Agenda and Dinner Menu for the SGA Summer Event and AGM 2025 in Cambridge:


SGA AGM Weekend 2025 Schedule (88.66 KB)


SGA AGM 2025 Dinner Menu (387.11 KB)

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SGA July 2025 Event – Save the Date

The South Georgia Association is holding an event at the British Antarctic Survey headquarters in Cambridge on 4-5 July.

Get ready for two days of exciting presentations! Whales, seals, science, archives, mapping, climate change, marine protection, and more! We can’t wait to see you there!
Venue: British Antarctic Survey
Price: TBC
Numbers will be limited so tickets will be on a first come, first served basis with SGA members given priority booking. 
Look out for more information in the coming weeks!

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‘Cook’s Landing – 250th Anniversary and Geology Fieldwork 200 Years On’ Talk is Online

The SGA Online Talk of 17 January 2025, “Cook’s Landing – 250th Anniversary and Geology Fieldwork 200 Years On” with Bruce Mair can now be seen on our YouTube channel. You can see this, and our previous talks, on the SGA Video Recordings page via the Resources menu on our website.

Click Here to see The Recording

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Online SGA Talk – 17 January 2025 – 250th Anniversary of First Landing

The South Georgia Association is pleased to present an online talk on Friday 17 January 2025.

Who and What: Cook’s Landing on South Georgia 1775, and Geological Fieldwork on the 200th and 202nd Anniversaries. Dr Bruce Mair

17 January 2025 marks the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook landing on South Georgia while on his second voyage of exploration (1772-1775) aboard HMS Resolution. Former BAS Geologist Bruce Mair will describe aspects of Cook’s earlier life and arrival at South Georgia and add personal recollections of geological fieldwork on the south coast and inland glaciers of the island coincident with the 200th and 202nd anniversaries.

Where: The Comfort of your own Home, via Zoom

When: 1900 on Friday 17 January 2025 (1900 GMT for overseas viewers)

Cost: Free

Get Your Tickets HERE

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November 2024 SGA Newsletter Published

The South Georgia Association’s April 2024 Newsletter has been published.

It contains articles about:

  • South Georgia and icebergs
  • SG Association and Friends of Scott Polar Research Institute event, July 2024,
    including Morag Husband Campbell Medal awards
  • SG&SSI emblem at Palace of Westminster
  • Reports on SG Association Bob Burton Awards
  • Captain James Cook, HMS Resolution, 17 January 1775
  • Place names at Stromness
  • South Georgia Government news
  • SGHT Update from SG
  • SG Government News
  • ‘Antarctic Whaling – a case study in near extinction’ book
  • SG Association news, including new Chair.

Members’ paper copies will be in the post soon and the e-copy is online via the News menu above (If you need the password it will be emailed to members soon after publishing – it is the same as last time).

Older issues are free for anybody to download from the newsletters page of this website. (Now including last November’s Issue)

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GSGSSI Annual Report 2023

The Government of South Georgia has published its 2023 annual report.

Click HERE to download the report from the GSGSSI website.

Alternatively you can download it directly from our own archive:

GSGSSI Annual Report 2023 (4.81 MB)

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Photograph of Philippa Foster Back in front of an iceberg

New Chair for South Georgia Association

The Committee of the South Georgia Association has appointed Mrs Philippa Foster Back CBE to be its new Chairman in succession to Professor David Drewry, who is retiring.

Mrs Foster Back has a distinguished career in finance and business and numerous Polar connections. She is currently Chairman of the Antarctic Place-names Committee and has formerly chaired the Friends of the Scott Polar Research Institute (FoSPRI), the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust and the South Georgia Heritage Trust. From 2001 to 2020 she was Director of the Institute of Business Ethics.

The President of the SGA, David Tatham, said: “We are delighted that Mrs Foster Back has agreed to become our new Chairman. She has a distinguished career in business and finance and many Antarctic connections. At the same time we are deeply grateful to Professor Drewry who has been our Chairman for fourteen years during which the activities of the Association have expanded considerably. He also saw us through the Covid years when our meetings and lectures had to go on-line.”

The handover will take place at a Committee meeting on 9 October 2024

Download a Press Release :

New SGA Chair 2024 Press Release (1.28 MB)

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