Dig the Spig 2016 Pt ll – 3rd and 4th September
Short and sweet this one. Because we’ve learned such a lot about the spigot mortar on the Rec and because we’ve posed so many more questions in the process we’re... Read More
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NEWS
Dig the Spig 2016
Over this August Bank Holiday weekend we will be digging the site of a Second World war spigot mortar position on Harleston Recreation Ground. Spigot mortars or Blacker Bombards were... Read More
July Meeting – Jude Plouviez on the Romans in Suffolk
Jude Plouviez was, until her recent retirement, Senior Archaeological Officer at Suffolk County Council. Jude specialises in the Roman period and will be talking to us about the Romans in... Read More
STOP PRESS
Dig the Spig 2016 Pt ll – 3rd and 4th September
Short and sweet this one. Because we’ve learned such a lot about the spigot mortar on the Rec and because we’ve posed so many more questions in the process we’re going to carry on with the dig this weekend to see if we can find the answers. We’ll be there... Read More
Dig the Spig 2016
Over this August Bank Holiday weekend we will be digging the site of a Second World war spigot mortar position on Harleston Recreation Ground. Spigot mortars or Blacker Bombards were issued to the Home Guard from 1941 as anti tank weapons in the event of a German invasion. Harleston was... Read More
July Meeting – Jude Plouviez on the Romans in Suffolk
Jude Plouviez was, until her recent retirement, Senior Archaeological Officer at Suffolk County Council. Jude specialises in the Roman period and will be talking to us about the Romans in Suffolk and their impact on the Waveney Valley. During her career at Suffolk County Council Jude co-authored an account of... Read More
Chalk & Sand Part l, The Eastern Brecks with Tim Holt-Wilson, June 25th
The Third Annual WVCAG Summer Walk with Tim Holt Wilson, 25th June Chalk & Sand Part l, The Eastern Brecks Tim’s walks have undoubtedly been one of our most popular events over the last couple of years as we made our way at a leisurely pace down the Waveney. On... Read More
June Events (and Pay Your Subs Time Again)
Eighth in the East Festival Weekend, 18th-19th June The first thing coming up this month is the Eighth in the East Festival weekend on 18th-19th June at University Campus Suffolk in Ipswich. As you know, we’ve been working with Eighth in the East for a couple of years now carrying... Read More
May Meeting – Matt Law on Snails in Archaeology
Matt is a Lecturer in Geography (Environmental Change and Sustainability) at Bath Spa University. He’s also a part-time PhD student at Cardiff University, where he’s studying the ecological impact of island settlements in the Western Isles of Scotland. As well as all that, he’s an environmental archaeology specialist at L-... Read More
What’s On 2016
Here’ s our programme for the rest of this year, still subject to change and we may squeeze some stuff in if we can. We hope you can make it to some or all of these. April 16th. Anglo-Norman East Anglia, Form, Function and Status with Professor Rob Liddiard Rob... Read More
April Meeting – Rob Liddiard on Anglo-Norman East Anglia
Our next meeting is on Saturday 16th April at 2.00pm in Broome Village Hall, Sun Road, Broome NR35 2RW. We’re very pleased to welcome back as our guest speaker Professor Rob Liddiard from the School of History at UEA, who will be talking about Anglo-Norman East Anglia, Form, Function and... Read More
EVENTS
AGM 2016 & Dig the Spig Report & More.
Our 2016 Annual General Meeting will be on Saturday 17th September at 2.00pm at Needham... Read More
July Meeting – Jude Plouviez on the Romans in Suffolk
Jude Plouviez was, until her recent retirement, Senior Archaeological Officer at Suffolk County Council. Jude... Read More
Chalk & Sand Part l, The Eastern Brecks with Tim Holt-Wilson, June 25th
The Third Annual WVCAG Summer Walk with Tim Holt Wilson, 25th June Chalk & Sand... Read More
June Events (and Pay Your Subs Time Again)
Eighth in the East Festival Weekend, 18th-19th June The first thing coming up this month... Read More
April Meeting – Rob Liddiard on Anglo-Norman East Anglia
Our next meeting is on Saturday 16th April at 2.00pm in Broome Village Hall, Sun... Read More