November meeting – Prehistory in the Peloponnese
Just for a change this November we’re heading a long way from the Waveney Valley, back to Neolithic times in prehistoric Greece. Dr Ian Seath and Alex Falconer are both... Read More
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NEWS
September Meeting – Anti-Invasion Defences of the UK 1940-1943
For our first meeting after our summer break we welcome as our guest speaker Chris Kolonko. Chris is an archaeologist specialising in the archaeology of the First and Second World... Read More
June meeting – Graffiti and Our Painted Past
Following our very well received May talk from Will Bowden on the the Romans in the land of the Iceni, in June we move forward to medieval times and welcome... Read More
STOP PRESS
November meeting – Prehistory in the Peloponnese
Just for a change this November we’re heading a long way from the Waveney Valley, back to Neolithic times in prehistoric Greece. Dr Ian Seath and Alex Falconer are both biologists with an enduring interest in prehistory. Ian has always been obsessed with prehistoric Greece and they have been visiting... Read More
September Meeting – Anti-Invasion Defences of the UK 1940-1943
For our first meeting after our summer break we welcome as our guest speaker Chris Kolonko. Chris is an archaeologist specialising in the archaeology of the First and Second World War Home Front, in particular the anti-Invasion defences constructed during these periods. Chris has over 15 year’s experience of researching,... Read More
June meeting – Graffiti and Our Painted Past
Following our very well received May talk from Will Bowden on the the Romans in the land of the Iceni, in June we move forward to medieval times and welcome back Matt Champion with an update on ten years or more of looking very closely indeed at the interiors of... Read More
May Meeting – After Boudicca, Being Roman in the Land of the Iceni
For our May virtual meeting we we are very pleased to welcome Will Bowden, whose talk – After Boudicca, Being Roman in the Land of the Iceni, is based on the results of excavations at the Roman town of Venta Icenorum, present day Caistor St Edmund. Photograph © Mike Page... Read More
April Meeting – The Blythburgh Hoard
Following our very successful Zoom meetings with Elizabeth McDonald and James Wright (slight technical hiccups aside), we’ll be virtually meeting on Saturday April 17th at 2.00pm to hear about not one but two hoards of coins found recently in this area. David Wollweber will tell us the story of the... Read More
February Update
First of all, thank you to Dr Elizabeth McDonald for her talk He Loves Me, He Loves Me not, the First Valentine’s Letter, and apologies to all those who had booked but were unable to join. There is good news though, see below. We’ve got two online events for you... Read More
Bungay Cemetery Recording Project
Graveyards possess an important role in a community as the final resting place for its population, and these spaces bear witness to the desire for respectful commemoration of the dead. Although Bungay’s Old Cemetery has been somewhat neglected in recent years, its quiet presence and dilapidated gravestones provide a space... Read More
Coronavirus Update
We have decided we have to cancel our meetings scheduled for June 13th with Jo Porter and July 18th with Sarah Spooner. We hope to be able to reschedule all the meetings we have had to cancel to later this year or next year. Thank you for your patience and... Read More
EVENTS
September Meeting – Anti-Invasion Defences of the UK 1940-1943
For our first meeting after our summer break we welcome as our guest speaker Chris... Read More
June meeting – Graffiti and Our Painted Past
Following our very well received May talk from Will Bowden on the the Romans in... Read More
May Meeting – After Boudicca, Being Roman in the Land of the Iceni
For our May virtual meeting we we are very pleased to welcome Will Bowden, whose... Read More
January Update
“He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not”: Margery Brews and the “first” Valentine’s Letter. We’re... Read More
Bungay Cemetery Recording Project
Graveyards possess an important role in a community as the final resting place for its... Read More