Surrey Industrial History Group AGM + Conservation Award Presentation
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The Surrey Industrial History Group AGM will be followed by the presentation of the 2016 Conservation Award to
Painshill Park.
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The Battle of the Somme
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The first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916, claimed 57,540 British and Commonwealth casualties; 2 for every yard of the battle front. Just 141 days later, when the offensive ended, a huge total of 420,000 Allied men had been killed or wounded, including 70 men from Epsom and Ewell.
Learn about one of the darkest days for the British Army and discover why the human cost was so high. See the weapons and equipment that the troops used to live and fight .
A pdf with full information is attached.
Echoes of the Past
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Saxon Epsom will come to life in Rosebery Park. There will be living history displays and crafts. Adults £5 and children under 12 free. A pdf with all details is attached.
Secrets of the Stone Age
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Secrets of the Stone Age
Saturday 9 April 2016 1pm –2.30pm
Entry £5 per child (includes 1 accompanying adult)
Further information available from David Brooks, Bourne Hall Museum, Spring Street, Ewell, Surrey, KT17 1UF
Tel 020 8394 5794, dbrooks@epsom-ewell.gov.uk
Colmore Romano-British site and Farnham
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A CBA South East site and town tour visiting the excavations at Colmore led by Juliet Smith (Liss Archaeology) followed by a tour of Farnham town and castle led by David Graham (SyAS)
Booking required. Contact the Events Officer, Dr Anne Sassin at events@cbasouth-east.org or Tel 01252 492184
Ovingdean and Lewes CBASE Visit
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A CBA South East site and town tour visiting the excavation of the Ovingdean medieval settlement led by John Funnell (BHAS) followed a tour of Lewes town and castle led by Simon Stevens (Archaeology South East)
Booking required. Contact the Events Officer, Dr Anne Sassin at events@cbasouth-east.org or Tel 01252 492184
Folkestone and Dover
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A CBA South East site and town tour visiting the excavations at Folkestone Roman villa led by Andrew Richardson (Canterbury Archaeological Trust) followed by a tour of Dover town and castle led by Keith Parfitt (Canterbury Archaeological Trust)
Booking required. Contact the Events Officer, Dr Anne Sassin at events@cbasouth-east.org or Tel 01252 492184
Winchelsea and Pett levels
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A CBA South East site and town tour visiting Winchelsea town and cellar led by Nathalie Cohen (National Trust) followed by a tour of the submerged landscape of the Pett levels led by Oliver Hutchinson (CITIZAN)
Booking required. Contact the Events Officer, Dr Anne Sassin at events@cbasouth-east.org or Tel 01252 492184
Roman villa and gunpowder works
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A CBA South East tour visiting the excavatios at Abinger Roman villa led by Emma Corke or David Bird (SyAS) followed by a tour of the Chilworth gunpowder works led by Andrew Norris (SyAS)
Booking required. Contact the Events Officer, Dr Anne Sassin, at events@cbasouth-east.org or Tel 01252 492184
Petersfield Barrows and Portchester castle and church
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A CBA SE site and town tour visiting the Petersfield excavations led by George Anelay (West Sussex Archaeology) followed by a tour of the church and castle within the Roman fort at Portchester led by Martyn Allen (University of Reading)
Booking required. Contact the Events Officer, Dr Anne Sassin at events@cbasouth-east.org or Tel 01252 492184
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