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9th February: Medieval Cooking. Try your hand at cooking Medieval style with Susan Chipchase.
Please Note: This is the SECOND Saturday of the month, not the first as usual.

St Andrew’s Church Hall, Taunton TA2 7BW, 10.30am – 12.30pm

What did they grow in Medieval Herb Gardens and what were the plants used for? Following on from this session, MAYA will be planting our own Medieval Herb Garden in the grounds of Taunton Castle in March!

The Learning Room, Museum of Somerset, 10.30am – 12.30pm

More information nearer the time.

The Learning Room, Museum of Somerset 10.30am – 12.30pm

The development of bows and arrows through history and prehistory.

The Learning Room, Museum of Somerset 10.30am – 12.30pm

A field trip with Chris Webster from the South West Heritage Trust to see some of the surviving monuments of WWII around Donyatt.
Details to follow.

Visit to Ipplepen Excavation in Devon. Return to the Exeter University’s excavation of a new site at the Roman site at Ipplepen.

Details to follow.

Meet at Fairfield Manor, Stogursey to study artefacts from the Manor House excavations, plus practical fieldwork studying and recording the House and Gardens.

10.30am – 1pm at Fairfield Manor, Stogursey.

Saxon re-enactment day at the Museum of Somerset!

We will be visited by members of Steamhorse Interactive who will be taking us back to Anglo Saxon times! The morning will start at 10.30am and is for MAYA members only but in the afternoon we will be opening the event up to the general public. A great experience for all the family! Free entry.

Council For British Archaeology Fringe Festival at Montacute House! 

Information displays, finds handling, plus a chance to take part in a real geophysical survey.  A family event with free entry into the grounds of Montacute House.

Make your own Roman oil lamp at the Bridgwater Brick and Tile Museum! Due to limited places available for this activity, we will be running two sessions during the morning with 9 members in each session.

The Brick and Tile Museum, E Quay, Bridgwater, TA6 4DB.
Time to be confirmed.