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TOPICS:
TOLLESBURY
DIG:
NATIONAL
ARCHAEOLOGY DAYS:
DATES
FOR YOUR DIARY:
NEW
BOOKS:
BEELEIGH:
ESSEX
PLACE NAMES:
MARCH
; CARRINGTON'S FARM; TOLLESBURY:
UPDATE:
21st March 2010;
Hello
Team!
When
we start again in 2010 the Saturday morning 'Diggers
Weather Line' and for any other Tollesbury related queries please
contact Mike or Heidi (see
below).
Updates
will continue to be posted on this web site.
2010
Season
The
start date for the new season at Carrington Farm is Saturday,
10th April 2010. Site
opens at
09:30 am.
Heidi
has very kindly agreed to start off the proceedings in Mike's
absence (AGAIN, we hear you all ask!).
Weather permitting.
We will
begin with the usual 'Weeding Session' then we can get 'stuck
in'!
The
site will be open every Saturday (09:30 am until about 5:00
pm).
Diggers
Help Line: For
further information or to check if site will be open (before 09:00
on the day) contact Mike Rees on 01621 854974 or Heidi on 01376
501562.
Latecomers
welcome!! Note, coffee break, known as 'Bernie Time' is at 11:00 am!
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NATIONAL
ARCHAEOLOGY DAYS:
Saturday
17th – Sunday 18th July 2010: 10:30 – 16:30
Romano-British
Cemetery Excavation, Tollesbury, Essex
Excavation of a Romano-British
cemetery, exhibition, hands-on activities and quiz for children.
Excavators will demonstrate their
skills at the Romano-British
cemetery site. Nearby there will be an exhibition of
artefacts, a photographic display and books.
Visitors will have the opportunity to
try metal detecting and divining. There will also be a mini-dig and
quiz for children.
Location:
Garden, 45 North Road, Tollesbury. Enter field adjacent to property.
No entry via 45 North Road. From Tollesbury High street turn left
into North road. There is a left hand bend, and after approx 200
yards, where the road turns sharp right, go straight ahead onto the bridle
path.
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DATES
FOR YOUR DIARY:
Mid-Summer
Do; Friday 25th June 2010, 7:30 p.m. Venue is the
Scout Hut, Brickhouse Farm, Maldon. A not to be missed event. Guest
speaker is Dr Maureen Scollan speaking on the subject of 'Women in
the Early Police Force'.
To book your place please contact Mike Rees on 01621 854974 or Derek
Punchard on 01621 788774 (dopunchard@talktalk.net).
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NEW
BOOKS:
MAHG
has recently published three new books;
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'Maldon
Heybridge and the Great War (1914 - 1918)'. MAHG have again teamed
up with local historian and author Stephen Nunn. This latest study pulls together, for the first time ever, a
complete roll call of the 248 Maldon and Heybridge men who made the
ultimate sacrifice (only 146 of them are listed on the town’s main
war memorial). It
will be of special interest to local historians, genealogists,
students of the First World War and all those curious about the
heritage of the Maldon and Heybridge District.
For
further information visit the 'Books & Exhibs' page of this web
site, or simply click on the book title above.
Both
books have virtually sold out. They would make an excellent present - get
your copies NOW to avoid disappointment.
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BEELEIGH
ABBEY:
The Beeleigh
Excavation is finally at an end after nearly 5 years. Many thanks to
those who worked on the site and to Trevor Ennis who has provided
expert advice. Excavation
began in the autumn of 2001 with the kind permission of Mr & Mrs
Foyle, and with financial support from the Countryside Agency and
the Lottery Heritage Fund.
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ESSEX
PLACE NAMES PROJECT:
The Project,
which is a scheme of the Essex Society for Archaeology and History, has three aims:
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To record
names of roads, streets, fields, farms, houses, woods, inns,
rivers, streams, mills, owners and tenants from old documents
and maps, dating from current Ordnance Surveys, through 19th
century tithe maps, estate maps, medieval, Anglo-Saxon and
(occasionally) Roman documents, parish by parish.
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To
explore local areas in each parish where there are current or
earlier names which suggest their history, industrial or
agricultural use (milling, cloth making) or archaeological
remains (such as former buildings and burial mounds), to see if
any evidence still exists.
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To make
available this information to any person or group who wish to
use it for further research into history, archaeology,
genealogy, linguistics, philology or related subjects.
If you would
like to take part in, or contribute to, the Project please write to
the Project Coordinator at the address below. Further information is
also available from the Project web site, hosted by Essex
University, which can be found at:
http://www.essex.ac.uk/history/esah/essexplacenames
Project
Coordinator, 27
Tor Bryan Ingatestone Essex CM4
9JZ
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