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... Read More
April meeting – Cancellation
Unfortunately Marcus is unable to make it next Saturday, so we have taken the decision to cancel the meeting. We are currently trying to re-arrange... Read More
St Edmund and St Fremund, a follow up to Rebecca Pinner’s February talk
Following Rebecca’s fascinating talk in February, she has let us have links to some of the sources she referenced. The copy of the Lives of... 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... Read More
March meeting – The Paston Footprints 600 Project & The Hidden Commemoration.
We have had to postpone Lorna’s talk. We will reschedule it for a later date. Instead our guest speaker, who many of you will recognise,... Read More
February meeting – Dr Rebecca Pinner – Poetry, Politics & Propaganda in Medieval East Anglia
Following her talk last year on King Edmund, for our February meeting we welcome back Dr Rebecca Pinner from UEA. Her talk this time will... Read More
January Meeting – Dr Dominic Summers – The Seven Sacrament Fonts of East Anglia
For our January meeting we welcome Dr Dominic Summers. Dominic is a researcher of the material culture and architectural history of the Middle Ages in Britain,... Read More
Walberswick War Walk with Rob Liddiard
A great opportunity to blow the cobwebs away after the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Come and join us on January 5th for a walk... Read More
Chalk and Sand ll, Another Fine Day Out.
Our first stop was Brandon Country Park where we were introduced to two of the most interesting themes of the Breckland (Brecks) area: landscape change... Read More
A Walberswick Walk with CITiZAN
On a blustery early May day a group of us set out along the beach from Walberswick with Lara Band of CITiZAN to see what... Read More
Dates for your diaries
Some events for the spring and summer. On April 1st, Ian Groves and John Vigar will be leading a churches study day around the Wiggenhall... Read More
A Walk with CITiZAN – May 4th
At her talk last month, Lara offered us the opportunity of a walk with CITiZAN. This has now been sorted out and will take place... Read More
CITiZAN 18th Feb 2017
An excellent talk by Lara Band who co-manages CITiZAN South East which is based in the community archaeology department of MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)... Read More
2017 Programme
Here’s our programme of speakers and events for 2017 so far. We’ll update it as and when things are confirmed. February 18th – Lara Band... Read More
Archaeology books available.
The group has received the very generous offer of a collection of archaeology books and magazines. The collection includes a number of academic journals and... Read More
** Updated ** November meeting – Medieval Norwich 1300 – 1500 with Peter Kent
Peter is a local author and illustrator of twenty nine books including The Fortifications of East Anglia, the Children’s History of Norwich and The Fatal... Read More
October Meeting – Elizabeth McDonald on John Paston ll & John Paston lll
For our October meeting we welcome back Elizabeth McDonald, who will be telling us more about the Pastons, one of Norfolk’s most famous medieval gentry... Read More
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... 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... 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... Read More
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