• 4th & 5th Rock & Gem Show at Kempton Park
• 5-6 CMJ trade event in Birmingham
• 7 In Liverpool visiting a client
• 12 JVA Symposium Northhampton
• 18th & 19th Rock & Gem Show in Brighton
• 22-26 Scotland trip to visit a client

• 2 Crystal clear: The allure of minerals and crystals - Join Charlie Bexfield; Gemmology Spaniel (You will not meet anyone more excited by gems and minerals I promise) and all round fantastic gemmologist of Adit Fine Minerals, and me, Kerry Gregory; Head of Shiny Stuff at Gemmology Rocks  for an afternoon of crystals and minerals. Charlie will talk us through collecting minerals, and what makes things more or less desirable and therefore valuable, and we’ll dabble a bit in crystal form and shape too. To learn more & register click here.
• 4 & 5 - Training clients in London
• 28-1 Scottish Conference

• 13th & 14th Rock N Gem Show in Chepstow
• 28 Grapes and Garnets: Exploring the complexities of Garnets through 6 glasses of wine - Join Sam Lloyd; fellow Oenophile (fancy name for wine lover) and all round fantastic gemmologist , and me, Kerry Gregory; Head of Shiny Stuff at Gemmology Rocks and for an afternoon of wine and gemmology. Read more info & register here.

• 5-10 on holiday in Morocco!

• 2 Glowing Gemstones: Using UV to help identify gems - Join Shirley Mitchell; Valuer and Glowing Gemmologist Extraordinaire, and me, Kerry Gregory; Head of Shiny Stuff at Gemmology Rocks and for an afternoon of exploration of glowing gems. Gemstones, UV lights, safety goggles (one must look a little silly and like a proper scientist) will be all be provided (you will need to provide your own lab coats if you want to really look the part – it is not necessary!). To learn more & register click here.

• 4th Gin & Gemstones - In Person Quiz!
• 12th & 13th Rock N Gem Show Hop Farm
• 19th & 20th Rock N Gem Show Harrogate
• 27 Come to the Dark Side with us: There’s dark…and then there’s jet-black - Join Sarah Caldwell-Steele; 'The Queen of Jet' from Ebor Jetworks, and me, Kerry Gregory; Head of Shiny Stuff at Gemmology Rocks and for an afternoon of the black stuff. Sarah will talk us through some of the myths, beliefs and superstitions as well as science behind these, and also help us to tell the difference between Jet and it’s many many imposters. To learn more & register click here.

To be announced

To be announced

• 11th & 12th Rock N Gem Show Kempton Park