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This will be joint with the Weston-Super-Mare club.

Full details to follow, however this will be hosted at the Birdgwater Arts Centre,

A session for membesr to bring along items they collect and give a short talk about them.

Time:  10.30am – 3.30pm
We have been invited by Context One Archaeology to take part in their excavation of a prehistoric and Roman site at Middlezoy on the Somerset Levels.  They have informed us you won’t just be cleaning back top soil but will be able to excavate some of the archaeological features!

Please email to book your place for this amazing opportunity.

Please bring:
Warm and waterproof clothing and footwear
Sunhat and sun cream
Drinks and snackes
Packed lunch
Gardening gloves and garden kneeler if you have them.

Location:  Postcode and directions to the actual site will be sent once registered

Details to follow…

Time:  10am – 1pm although you can bring a picnic lunch and stay longer

Lead by Marc Cox and his team, this session will take MAYAN’s through the Mesolithic hunter-gatherers, Bronze Age metal smiths, and Anglo- Saxon woodworking times, exploring a plethora of ancient crafts along the way.

The day will consist of a mixture of demonstrations and hands-on crafts including Mesolithic flint knapping, hide tanning and weaving; Bronze-Age bronze casting, jewellery making and textiles; and Anglo-Saxon woodworking, pottery and cookery.

This will be a really great session for our members so please email to book your place!  When you email please let me know if you are staying later than 1pm and if so what time you are being collected.  The site closes at 4pm.

Please bring:
Warm and waterproof clothing and footwear
Sunhat and sun cream
Drinks and snacks
Packed lunch

More Details to Follow.

More details to follow.

PLEASE NOTE: This session will run on Sunday as opposed to the usual Saturday.

Meeting at the Pumping Station for the monthly session between 1030-1230. We will have a talk on the History of Land Drainage on the Somerset Levels and the learn more of the history and what is involved in preserving the first pumping station. We will recieve a tour of the musuem and engage with some exhibits and ride on the 2′ narrow Gauge Railway with tour of the locomotive shed.

You are welcome to bring a picnic for lunch and their is a £5 cost per person for this trip.

More details to follow.

Meeting at the Blake Museum, Bridgwater, you’ll have the chance to explore the museum for an hour before Chris Sidaway takes us on a guided walk around the dock area.