July – Dr Phil Hughes – Norfolk Museums Service
We’ll be meeting on Saturday July 5th at 2.00 pm and our speaker will be Dr Phil Hughes of the Norfolk Museums Service. Phil will... Read More
May – Round tower churches
On May 17th we welcome Stuart Bowell, chairman of the Round Tower Churches Society. There are about 190 round tower churches in England, and 160... Read More
April – Roman Roads and Dragon Slayers
On April 26th we’re going slightly out of area and some might say slightly off topic, but bear with us. Our speaker for April is... Read More
March – The Lost Villages of Norfolk
On March 22nd we welcome Cameron Self and John Fielding. Cam will be talking about the lost villages of Norfolk and locally Shotford gets a... Read More
January – Churches of the Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia
Our speaker on January 25th will be Matt Champion, this time wearing his hat as the Diocesan Heritage Officer for the Roman Cahtolic Diocese of... Read More
November meeting – The Halesworth Witches of 1645
Our speaker for November, our last meeting of 2024, will be David Wollweber. David will be talking about the two men and six women from... Read More
October 2024: The Suffolk Archaeological Society – 50 years of Investigating the Archaeology of the Waveney Valley & Beyond
Our next meeting will be held at Needham Village Hall at 2pm on 12th October 2024. Our speakers will be representatives from the Suffolk Archaeological... Read More
November 2023: British Iron Age equitation, a practical analysis!
Dr Rena Maguire is joining us for a Zoom talk on the 4th November at 2pm. The archaeological record of Britain contains numerous highly decorative... Read More
July – Graffiti in Norwich Cathedral – The Tour
First, thanks to Matt Champion and Jess Macdonald for coming to see us and telling us the story, and the success, of the graffiti survey... Read More
June & July – Graffiti in Norwich Cathedral – Matt Champion & Jess Macdonald
Following Owen Thompson’s talk earlier this month on the history of Norwich Cathedral we’re back there for a two part exploration of the thousands of... Read More
May – Norwich Cathedral in the 18th & 19th Centuries – Owen Thompson
On May 13th our guest speaker will be Owen Thompson who will be talking about the history of Norwich Cathedral in the 18th and 19th... Read More
April – The Arminghall Henge
Our speaker for April is Andy Hutcheson who will be talking about the Arminghall Henge. The Later Prehistoric Norfolk Project returned to the site during... Read More
March – Going for a Walk Pt lll
Back by popular demand we’ll be off on Going for a Walk Pt lll with Sarah Spooner on March 25th at 2.00pm. This Spring the... Read More
February – Angus Wainwright, National Trust
Our speaker for February is Angus Wainwright who has been the National Trust’s archaeologist for the East of England since 1995. Angus’s talk, “The work... Read More
December – Another Year Gone
Thank you to everyone who came to any of our meetings and events in the last year as we gradually found our way back to... Read More
November – Living with Monuments – Excavations at Flixton
On November 19th we’re pleased to welcome as our speaker Simon Picard of Cotswold Archaeology Suffolk. Simon has worked extensively as a project officer on... Read More
October – Order from Chaos – Tales from Bungay Museum
Our October meeting will be at Bungay Museum where the volunteer curator, our own Dr Lorna Richardson will tell us the story of the museum... Read More
September – Going for a Walk Pt ll – Dr Sarah Spooner
Going for a Walk Pt ll with Dr Sarah Spooner is on September 17th. After our walk down Pymar’s Lane in March we’ll be leaving... Read More
July Meeting – Michael Schmoelz – Controlling the Quest for Sanctity
Controlling the quest for sanctity – the pilgrimage business and how to escape it. For our July meeting we welcome back Michael Schmoelz. Michael last... Read More
June Meeting – Dr James Wright – Medieval Stonemasons: from Quarry to Cathedral
After a couple of live meetings with Dr Helen Geake and Professor Tristan Carter we’re heading back to Zoom for our June meeting when we... Read More
May Meeting – Prof. Tristan Carter – Excavating Suffolk’s First Farmers
New Work at the Freston Causewayed Enclosure On May 14th we welcome Professor Tristan Carter, Professor of Anthropology at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. Fortunately... Read More
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