Christmas and New Year
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our members.
The Office and the Library will be closed from Thursday 20 December 2018 until Wednesday 2nd January 2019. After which it will be business as usual.
News
Consultation on proposed cut-back at Surrey History Centre
Surrey County Council have just launched a public consultation about the shape of its services in the future to help it set a sustainable budget. The consultation is now live and the Council wishes to hear the views of as many people as possible by Friday 4 January 2019.
The link below will take you to the online consultation form for the Libraries and Cultural Services department, which includes the work done by Surrey Heritage (archives, archaeology and conservation). Your views, and those of the members of Surrey Archaeological Society, are vitally important in determining the future direction of the Heritage service and they would greatly appreciate it if you would complete the short survey:
www.surreysays.co.uk/legal-and-democratic-services/libraries
At present the proposal is to reduce the Cultural Services budget for 2019/20 (covering Libraries, Heritage, Surrey Arts, Adult Learning and Registration) by more than half - from £8.7 million to £4 million.
SyAS receives an HLF grant to expand its training and outreach opportunities!
This September, Surrey Archaeological Society has received a National Lottery grant totalling £90,000 for an exciting two-year heritage project, Sustainable Impact, which is spread across various locations throughout Surrey. Made possible by money raised by National Lottery players, the project focuses on training its members to carry out fieldwork and strengthen the group’s outreach activities in the community.
You can now join the Society or renew your membership online
Online joining and renewal are now available on this website, with payment by credit or debit card through Paypal. You can now complete all the forms and make payment online with just a few clicks of your mouse.
IMPORTANT : do not renew online if you pay via standing order or have already renewed with a paper form.