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SGA Member and Committee Member Paul Rodhouse has commissioned some SGA mugs.
These will be for sale at the July 2026 Summer Event. Price is £10 payable at the event by either cash or bank transfer.
Regretfully we cannot sell these through the website. Be there in July!
SGA Mugs For Sale at our July Event Read More »
The South Georgia Association’s May 2026 Newsletter has been published. This issue marks the 25th anniversary of King Edward Point Research Station and is the 50th Newsletter.
It contains articles about:
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 May’s Issue)
May 2026 SGA Newsletter Published Read More »
On 27 March 2026, GSGSSI and BAS hosted a get-together in Cambridge of folks who had worked at KIng Edward Point during and since the building of the new station buildings in 2000-2001, to celebrate 25 years since the new civilian presence was established to carry out science work in addition to the support of the Government Officers. The event consisited of a number of short talks,punctuated with cake, and ended with a great night of reminiscences and fellowship at the Castle pub in Cambridge.
The talks were broadcast on the Internet, and recorded. Here are the two recordings. You will have to imagine the cake.
Before you start, if you would like to maintain a link with the island and its people, and have not already done so, you could join the South Georgia Association.
More, plus a picture of Inigo Everson cutting the cake on the GSGSSI website.
KEP at 25 – Talk Recordings Read More »
Dr Mark Belchier tells us a history of the science work at KEP, its significance, and where next. We showed his recorded talk online in March 2026 as part of the 25th Anniversary Online SGA event and now you can see it on our YouTube channel.
SGA Talk – KEP @ 25 – The past, Present and Future of the King Edward Point Laboratory. Read More »
The SGA is holding a two-day Summer Event in Cambridge on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 July.
Join us at the British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, for our summer meeting with two days of informative talks and an event dinner at Homerton College. Grasp the opportunity to discuss aspects of the history, ships, and people who were there, and learn more about the art of South Georgia from contemporary artists. Whether you’re a long standing member, or a non-member of the South Georgia Association, or just fascinated by the island and the Antarctic, this event combines history, science and art, making it perfect for everyone.
We have several eminent speakers including Linda Widmark (descendant of Carl Anton Larsen); contemporary abstract landscape artist, Dame Barbara Rae RA; natural world and wildlife artist, Bruce Pearson SWLA; master mariner, Rear Admiral Nick Lambert, and Professor Emeritus, Bjørn Basberg, an industrial, whaling and maritime historian.
The first day will include the history of King Edward Cove, from the establishment of Grytviken in 1904 by C. A. Larsen, and the later building of the Discovery Investigations laboratory in 1924-25 by the UK at King Edward Point. After the cessation of whaling, scientific research continued until the 1982 conflict, and recommenced in 2001 after 19 years of military occupation. This year, the 70th anniversary of a ship inextricably linked with the military history of South Georgia, namely HMS Endurance (formerly Anita Dan), will be commemorated.
Reports from the South Georgia Heritage Trust and the Government of South Georgia will be followed by an Annual Members Meeting which will close the day.
On the Friday evening, there is a Drinks Reception and Event Dinner at Homerton College.
The focus of the second day is the art of South Georgia from past to present. The artwork of Norwegian whalers will be described by speakers from “Øyas Venner” and the Sandefjord Whaling Museum. Presentations by contemporary artists about their contrasting styles and subjects will highlight how art provides a dynamic interpretation of the island, its wildlife, and surrounding seas. The new sculpture, recently installed on the whaling plan at Grytviken, will be introduced by its creator, and add another dimension to the island’s art.
The 70th anniversary of RRS John Biscoe, another ship with strong connections to King Edward Point and Bird Island research stations, which landed field scientists around the island, and supported the Offshore Biological Programme, will also be celebrated.
And finally, in recognition of BAS moving to Cambridge 50 years ago, some paintings by the late Dick Laws (Director at that time) will be exhibited alongside other South Georgia art from the BAS Collection.
Numbers are limited on a first-come, first-served basis with SGA members given priority booking.
Some accommodation will be available at Homerton College.
| Item | Member | Non-Member |
|---|---|---|
| Single Day | £25.00 | £42.50 |
| Two Days | £40.00 | £57.50 |
| Dinner | £90.00 | £90.00 |
Here are the Programme and Dinner Menu for the SGA Summer Event and AGM 2026 in Cambridge:
July 2026 Event Programme (119.05 KB)
July 2026 Event Dinner Menu (86.97 KB)
SGA Summer Event and AGM 2026 – History and Art of South Georgia Read More »
The South Georgia Governement has published the Management Plan for the Marine Protected Area that surrounds the island. Read more about it and download the document here: