Summer Programme June to August 2011
We look forward to seeing you at any of our events. You are welcome to bring a friend.
Sunday June 5th Natural History Walk at Berrow. 2.30pm
Please meet at 2.30pm at Berrow Parish Church, ST 294 524. Free.
Contact Malcolm Marston Tel. 01934 314645 for further details, or to arrange lifts to and from the site
Saturday June 11th visit to Clevedon Church 10.30am
Visit to All Saints Church, All Saints Road, Clevedon, a church that has close associations with the Elton family. Guided tour by Julia Elton who has written an illustrated book about the church which will be on sale for £5.
Meet at 10.30am outside the church.
Contact for further details – Rosemary Dowie 01934 620006
Monday June 20th Visit to St Martin’s Church, Worle, 2pm
Please meet outside the medieval church at 2pm. Our guide will be Paul Elliot, the Churchwarden. Cost £2 per person for church funds
Contact Peter Johnson Tel 01934 522905 for further details.
Saturday July 16th CBA Festival of Archaeology 10am–4pm FREE
To celebrate National Archaeology Fortnight we will be putting on an all day event ‘The Excitement of Discovery – the many aspects of Archaeology’. In the morning there will be a series of talks in the Blakehay, Wadham St, Weston-s-Mare, starting at 9.45am. In the afternoon 2-4pm there will be mosaic-making for families in the museum in Burlington St, or a choice of local archaeology walks. Come along and join in, bring friends and children. All events are free.
Contact for further details – Rosemary Dowie 01934 620006
Walks at Charterhouse-on-Mendip
There will be two walks at Charterhouse to see the archaeological remains of lead mining from the Roman period to the late 19th Century. These will be led by a member of CHERT. For further details of dates and times please look on their website www.chert.co.uk after June 16th.
Saturday July 30th CBA Festival of Archaeology, Clevedon
An event will be held at Saltfields, Clevedon Contact Maureen O’Connor 01275 846261 or Margaret Whittington 01761 463881
Saturday July 16th–Sunday July 31st
CBA Festival of British Archaeology
Details of other events during this fortnight will be publicised in the press, CBA journals and on the CBA website www.archaeologyfestival.org.uk
Sunday August 21st 3-6pm Picnic in the Old Town Quarry. FREE
Come along with your family and friends, bring a chair and a picnic to enjoy, in the relaxing wildlife environment of Weston’s old town quarry, meet your committee and listen to the music provided by one of our local folk bands. The café will be open for drinks and ice creams.
Contact Rosemary Dowie Tel 01934 620006 for further details.
Sunday October 2nd Possible Fieldtrip by coach to Avebury.
Proposed visit to Avebury stone circle and Avebury Manor (NT). Details to follow later. The manor is closed during the summer for filming by the BBC. It is hoped that it will reopen sometime in September before the programme is shown on TV. We will decide if a visit is possible.
Tuesday September 13th 7.30pm
First meeting of our Winter Lecture season:- Hedgehog Rescue by Beryl Casey held at our usual venue, Victoria Methodist Church Hall, Weston-s-Mare.
Copies of a complete Winter Lecture Programme for 2011/2012 will be distributed during the summer and details posted on this website.