October meeting – The Basque Children in Suffolk – Dr Edward Packard
On October 12th we welcome back as our guest speaker Dr Edward Packard, ‘the third most famous Edward Packard from Ipswich’ Ed will tell us the the story of the... Read More
We are a community archaeology group for the wider Waveney Valley, from Diss to Lowestoft and beyond.
No experience necessary, just curiosity. Come and join us!
NEWS
September meeting – Redgrave Park – Tim Holt-Wilson
For the first of our autumn meetings we welcome as our guest speaker Tim Holt-Wilson. Tim was one of the original members of our group and led our very enjoyable... Read More
Fieldwalking 2019
We’re back in Syleham again this year, and our first weekend will be the August Bank Holiday weekend, 24th -26th. There may also be an opportunity to return in mid... Read More
STOP PRESS
2019 Programme
19th January – David Wollweber on the de Argenteins of Halesworth, and many other places besides. Needham Village Hall 16th February – Ken Hamilton on the archaeology of the Roooswijk shipwreck. Needham Village Hall 16th March – Michael Schmoelz – Pilgrimage in Medieval East Anglia. Needham Village Hall 13th April... Read More
November Meeting – The Hidden Commemoration & Our 2019 Programme.
After our last two excellent talks from Carenza Lewis on the Black Death and Lucy Wrapson on medieval rood screens, we’ll be jumping forward a few hundred years for an update on our Great War Hidden Commemoration project on (almost) the hundredth anniversary of Armistice Day. We’ll also be bringing... Read More
October Meeting – Dr Lucy Wrapson – Late Medieval Rood Screens in the Waveney Valley
We’ll be staying in the middle ages for our October meeting, when we’re pleased to announce our guest speaker will be Dr Lucy Wrapson. Lucy is a senior paintings conservator at the Hamilton Kerr Institute, University of Cambridge. Lucy gained her PhD in History of Art in 2014 from the... Read More
September Meeting – Professor Carenza Lewis – Plague Pits
For our September meeting we are very pleased to welcome Professor Carenza Lewis as our guest speaker. Carenza, who comes from the Waveney Valley, is probably best known as one of the main presenters of Time Team, the programme which over twenty years did so much to bring accessible archaeology... Read More
June meeting – The Paston Footprints 600 project – Matt Champion
On Saturday June 2nd our old friend Matt Champion will be coming to talk to us wearing his new hat as project manager of the Paston Footprints 600 project. This is a three year project, funded by HLF, to explore the lives, times and estates of the Paston family, marking 600... Read More
May-June Update – Medieval Graffiti and More
The last couple of months have been a bit topsy-turvy but we hope everything will settle down now. Here’s the latest news on meetings and events for May and June. On May 12th our own Pat May will present Voices from the Past, an updated talk on her search for... Read More
April meeting – Photogrammetry with Marcus Abbott – CANCELLED
Our April meeting is going to be a combined theory and practical session on photogrammetry with Marcus Abbott. Marcus last came to see us back in November 2014 for our first photogrammetry session, and we thought it was time to have him back for a refresher and an introduction to... Read More
2018 Programme
January 5th Walberswick War Walk with Prof Rob Liddiard and we hope Lara Band of CITiZAN. January 20th Dr Dominic Summers on the Seven Sacrament Fonts of East Anglia, 2.00pm Needham Village Hall February 17th Dr Rebecca Pinner, Poetry, Politics & Propaganda in Medieval East Anglia. 2.00pm Waveney Room, Wortwell Community Centre March... Read More
EVENTS
October meeting – The Basque Children in Suffolk – Dr Edward Packard
On October 12th we welcome back as our guest speaker Dr Edward Packard, ‘the third... Read More
September meeting – Redgrave Park – Tim Holt-Wilson
For the first of our autumn meetings we welcome as our guest speaker Tim Holt-Wilson.... Read More
Fieldwalking 2019
We’re back in Syleham again this year, and our first weekend will be the August... Read More
The Medieval Longbow with Matthew Champion
July 13th is the date for our medieval longbow day with Matt. As well as... Read More
Book Now for our Pottery Identification Workshop
On Saturday July 6th we’ll be holding our pottery identification workshop at Wortwell Community Centre.... Read More