
The Research Committee initiated a new approach to the Margary Award in 2024 and now invite submissions for 2026.
i) The award is a recognition of a new contribution to the knowledge of the past of the historic county of Surrey.
ii) The research or its demonstration should have taken place within the previous year, and not previously made public.
iii) Any individual or group may enter provided there is no professional input.
iv) Submissions for the award could take a variety of forms such as illustrations, Powerpoint displays, videos, short reports and traditional displays.
v) Nominations should be received by the committee by 7 th January 2026, with completed entries submitted at least one month before the date of the Symposium.
vi) The judging panel will be the choice of the Research Committee, and may still be formed by the Chair of the Research Committee, the President of the Society and an
invited third party.
vii) There will be one award of £300. There will be a runner-up if the number of entries justifies it.
Last year's joint winners were two recent Surrey publications: an updated guidebook for St John the Evangelist, Wotton and the Surrey pottery reference guides, with an excellent display from Spelthorne Museum receiving an honorable mention.
The committee would like to invite all members to consider nominations and submissions by 7 January 2026. This is an opportunity for community activities, youth groups and
individuals to be creative in how they approach publicising their work. Nominations can be made at any time by contacting the Secretary of the Research Committee via
info@surreyarchaeology.org.uk.