Surrey Archaeological Society

Save the date for the Surrey Archaeological Society Annual Symposium which celebrates 'Recent Work in Surrey' in all its forms. The winner of the Margary Award will be announced and on display for the attendees to view amongst others. A programme is being drafted and will be available to view here as soon as possible but will include Dr Anne Sassin on our Community Archaeology, Emma Corke speaking about the Cocks Farm excavation and Martin Rose on the cataloguing project of the lithics held in Farnham Museum.

Online booking will be available later in 2025.

The Margary Award is given at the Annual Symposium of Surrey Archaeological Society. It is awarded to presentations of recent work in Surrey related to its history or archaeology and submissions or nominations are invited for 2026. Submissions and nominations should be made by 7th January 2026 so that they can be assessed before the Symposium. This is an opportunity for community activities, youth groups and individuals to be creative in publicising their work.

The Surrey Archaeological Society is pleased to be participating in Athel’s Town: Saxon Encampment and Reenactment, a major public heritage event organised by Kingston Heritage Service to commemorate the 1100th anniversary of the crowning of Athelstan as king of Wessex at Kingston upon Thames. Please come and visit our stall at the event on Sunday 27th 2025 (11am — 5pm), which will feature displays about the activities of the Society and Athelstan’s connections to Surrey, replica artefacts to handle, a mini archaeological digging experience, books, themed information leaflets and more.