The members aged 7 – 11 years from primary schools within the Boroughbridge cluster meet monthly and are meetings are well supported by teachers, community members with interest in local heritage and work experience students.

During the first year we...

Had a visit from a Roman (re enactor from Murton Park) Click here

Learned about the geology of the area through Kev’s Geology Cake. Click here

Began our continuing  research into the WW2 crash of and RAF Flamingo at Great Ouseburn and were featured in the Yorshire Post. Click here Click here

Visited North Yorkshire County Record Office in Northallerton Click here

Studies the Devil’s Arrows Click here

Trained in artefact identification and held our first Finds’ Day in Boroughbridge Click here

Learned excavation and recording methods by a simulated dig in a box activity

Been fieldwalking at Feedale Farm  discovering artefacts which we have cleaned and recorded. Click here

Joined Cambridge University undertaking a geophysical survey at Aldborough and were the first to hear about the discovery of a roman Amphitheatre later featured in The Guardian. Click here

 Examined and identified fascintating artefacts on loan from Yorkshire Museums Trust and Harrogate Museum Click here

Took part in a Geophysics training workshop with Prof Mark Noel click here

If you would like further information about HOP please contact us

GYPP Hand on the Past Club held its Christmas meeting and party at Green Hammerton Primary school with a quiz, games and food.

Kev visited Great Ouseburn Primary School to tell them about Roman Aldborough and recent studies using Geophysics by Cambidge University.

GYPP HOP arranged for Dave Thirlwall from Danelaw Centre for Living History, Murton Park to pay a visit as a Roman Soldier for  club members and children from Kirby Hill School and Great Ouseburn

As part of Mulgrave Community Research Project, Kev and John Buglass (Marine Archaeologist) worked with Oakridge Primary School. The school also visited Hartlepool’s Maritime Experience with Kev as part of the project.

Thornhill Hall: Discover the Past Project began its After School Club sessions with “Kev’s Geology Cake”

Upper Wharefedale After School Club also held a Christmas get together.

Kev gave a talk in Great Ouseburn Village Hall on the story behind the WW2 RAF Flamingo aircraft crash in the village in 1942 ... A subject currently being investigated by GYPP HOP.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL

For further information on any of the above please contact us

A new project was launched. The Stokesley Society was successful in their application for Heritage Lottery Funding and Stokesley’s Heritage Project aims to encourage, stimulate and involve local people to explore and enjoy their town's heritage, with wide community participation including the Primary School and families. It will lead to publications, talks and guided walks.

Kevin and The Bordley Township Project continued in Burnsall Primary and Cracoe and Rylstone Primary  with building recording of their schools and  in local area.  There are plans to work with a further local school, Boyle and Petyt at Beamsley in 2012.

Kirkby Malzeard WI contacted Kevin and he gave a talk to members and guests on “Masham’s Lost Cemetery”. Kevin worked on the Anglo Scandinavian excavations in the town in 1980s.

The Upper Wharfedale After School Club meetings continued.

Kirby Hill Primary have worked with Kevin over the last few years and asked him if he could help out on their Roman Topic. Kev gave a presentation on Roman Aldborough and the recent geophysical survey undertaken by Cambridge University.

Dr Gerry McDonnell of Bradford University visited Nidderdale Chase Heritage Group to give advice on a slag heap.

GYPP Hand on the Past club met to look at Geophysics Results and work on their own archaeological detection inventions to send to Prof Mark Noel, GeoQuest Associates, who trained them at a workshop in October and set the challenge.

Thornhill Hall: Discover the Past Project went in to schools with Kev delivering an “Archaeology Day” to three schools. Thornhill Junior & I, Overthorpe J & I and The Community Science College at Thornhill. The following week each school had a half day presentation from Mike Griffin , Griffin Historical Limited, in the guise of a Knight in Armour. In total more than 500 children took part in these experiences and Mike stayed on to give a presentation about his work in the evening as part of the projects programme of evening talks which will continue in 2012.

Harrogate Archaeological Society, of which Kevin is a committee member, held its Annual Christmas Lunch at the Ascot Hotel in Harrogate.

For further information on any of the above please contact us.

Saturday 17 December

Talk on WW2 Flamingo Aircraft Crash at Great Ouseburn in Great Ouseburn Village Hall.

Further information Click here

Geophysics Surveying Weekend and Training Day was held for GYPP HOP by Prof Mark Noel, Geoquest.

Kev and Hanni represented GYPP HOP at a Yore Vision recycling event in Boroughbridge. “Today’s rubbish is tomorrow’s Archaeology!”

Kev gave a talk on the 1942 Flamingo Aircraft Crash to Pannal Scouts and 1^st Knaresborough Scouts as part of their work towards Air Scout badges.

HOP club have met on two occasions to handle and identify a range of most interesting artefacts kindly loaned to us by York Archaeological Trust and Harrogate Museum.

The Stokesley Society has been successful in securing funding for the Stokesley Heritage Project. A launch evening will be held on 7 November. Kev is appointed their community archaeologist.

 Kev has visited Kirby Hill Primary School to help with their studies on “The Romans”. Great Ouseburn school have also asked him for help on this topic and he will be visiting in December.

Upper Wharfedale School took part in a BIG DIG at Netherside Hall over 5 days during half term and the group will continue to meet with Kevin as an After School Archaeology Club.

As part of Thornhill Hall: Discover the Past, an enthusiastic group from The Community Science College @ Thornhill visited Hungate Excavations and Gladiators: Cemetery of Secrets in York.

Tuesday 1 November 2011

Scriven at War. A talk by Kevin Earl, Claro Community Archaeology Project Further information click here

Saturday 5 November

CBA Yorks: Social Media Workshop Further information Click here

Wednesday 9 November

Historic Corn Millls: Harwith Heritage Group Further information Click here

Saturday 26 November2011

Lithics Workshop with Dr Adrian Evans for Bordley Township Project Further information click here

Saturday  1 October

AONB Heritage Forum –  Talk by Kevin Cale  and Display by Nidderdale Chase Heritage Group

Further information Click here

Saturday 1 October

Bordley Township Project : The Monastic Landscape  -  Talks and Walk

Further information Click here

 Saturday 8 October

Yore Vision  "Sew It, Grow It " and Recycling event  in Boroughbridge  with attendance from  HOP.

"Today's rubbish is tomorrow's Archaeology!"

Then come along to the launch of ‘Thornhill Hall – Discover the Past’ - a year-long community archaeology project which is being funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded a grant of £46,800 to the Friends of Rectory Park for a project which will enable the local community to discover more about the history of their local area and specifically the former Thornhill Hall in Rectory Park, a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

During the English Civil War in August 1648, troops of Lady Anne Savile defended the hall against the Parliamentarians, but were forced to surrender and the hall was accidentally blown up and destroyed.

The project will offer opportunities for participation in a range of activities aimed at both young people and adults and will be led by community archaeologist Kevin Cale.

This exciting community project will be launched on Sunday September 25 in Rectory Park (upper part) between 2pm and 4pm. Come along and meet Kevin and the Friends of Rectory Park to find out more and how you can get involved.

Cllr David Sheard, Kirklees Cabinet member for Streetscene, said: “This will be a fascinating project and will help to put a spotlight on this area of Thornhill’s history. The project and the information it uncovers will help to add to the attraction of Rectory Park.”

If you are unable to attend this event but would like further information, please visitwww.rectory-park.co.uk. Alternatively, please contact Wade Hyde, Chairman, the Friends of Rectory Park, 01924 462888 or Debbie Bates, Investment and Regeneration Service, Kirklees Council on 01484 221625.

Kevin is community archaeologist for the newly formed archaeological project and arranged for a visit from the Knight in Armour (aka Mark Griffin www.griffinhistorical.co.uk)

For a photograph of the Knight during a Food Technology class at Thornhill Community Science College and to read  the report in the local press Click here

For further information on the project  Click here 

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Their finds will be cleaned and examined at the forthcoming meetings.

Many thanks to Mr Terry Mason for allowing access to his land and for helping with the organisation on the day.

Further information on HOP Click here

HOP (Hand on the Past) is the after school archaeology club funded by The Great Yorkshire Plain Project .

The Great Yorkshire Plain Project (GYPP) is an education and research programme run by The Thornborough Trust and is based on the cluster of thirteen primary schools of the Boroughbridge area, together with the Boroughbridge High School.

For previous news on HOP Click here

Further information on The Great Yorkshire Plain Project Click here

 Later this month, the small team who were able to assist at Finds’ Day in July, will meet with Kevin and Joe to work on a presentation about the day and resulting finds, so the information can be shared with the rest of the club and wider community.

The HOP meetings in October will look at the finds generated from Field walking (as yet unknown!) and handle a variety of artefacts from across the ages.

Kevin and Joe Preistley are currently working on the second HOP Newsletter which will be with members shortly.

HOP (Hand on the Past) is the after school archaeology club funded by The Great Yorkshire Plain Project .

The Great Yorkshire Plain Project (GYPP) is an education and research programme run by The Thornborough Trust and is based on the cluster of thirteen primary schools of the Boroughbridge area, together with the Boroughbridge High School.

For previous news on HOP Click here

Further information on The Great Yorkshire Plain Project Click here

Now starting out on a gap year, he continues to help Kev with the HOP club and various other projects.

 'I must thank Kevin, and Community Archaeology Ltd,  for the opportunities given to me over the last couple of years; the experience has opened many doors and allowed me to get involved in several fascinating projects. Thanks to Kev, I have been able to throw myself into the world of archaeology and he has given me many opportunities the average teenager wouldn't otherwise be able to enjoy.'

Joe Priestley (aka Giant Joe)

 Further information on GYPP HOP (Hand on the Past - After School Archaeology Club) Click here

In addition, Kirklees have released £25,000 from the Regeneration Fund to help with the cost of the clearance. Thanks to Cllr Iqbal for this.

Over the summer the group met with Kevin, who has been appointed as the community archaeologist.

The project will have a launch event on Sunday 25^th September. Further details soon.

Further information on The Friends of Rectory Park click here

Saturday 17 September

Stokesley Show Further information click here

Monday 19 September

Nidderdale Show: Further information click here

Sunday 25 September

Thornhill Hall, Rectory Park Project Launch: Further information on the project click here

 The Guardian reported on the discovery www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2011/aug/17/lost-yorkshire-amphitheatre-aldborough

 GYPP Hand on the Past Further information click here

The survey is directed by Prof Martin Millet and Rose Ferraby of the Faculty of Classics. Rose will be presenting a talk on the results so far on Friday 12 August at Aldborough Institute. This year is the third season of work at the site which is using geophysical survey to plot the layout of the Roman town. The results so far have revealed new and exciting aspects of the town.

 Kevin has arranged for members of GYPP Hand on the Past club to meet the team on Friday whilst the survey is being undertaken.

 GYPP Hand on the Past Further information Click here

Saturday 5 August

Hinderwell Show  -  Jet Coast Development Trust , Mulgrave Community Research Project Further information Click here

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The Great  Yorkshire Plain Project 's  After School Archaeology Club -  Hand on the Past (HOP) held its first annual event on Saturday 2 July at St James’  Church, Boroughbridge.

In common with the Antiques Roadshow, visitors and their finds were greeted and details taken. In turn, the finders made their way around the church to have their find, bagged, mapped, weighed and measured before arriving before the experts, John Buglass and Kevin Cale,  for the truth -if not value - to be revealed. They were given a copy of the documentation and if they still felt proud of their find after that, they could opt for it to have its picture taken...all part of the archaeological recording process.

Having previously attended a Finds' Day training session, 12 members of HOP turned up for duty on the Saturday morning. They took turns to man each station competently assisting experienced members of local community archaeology groups. They looked and acted like professionals - easily identified in their new HOP hoodies.

 
Items brought in varied from an amazing carved stone face recently unearthed and hauled in from a local garden to a tiny queen Mary silver coin which was pronounced very rare and valuable. The team were also delighted to come across a button sized seal of jasper with an intricately carved Capricorn on it - the intaglio was dated Roman.

 Also displaying their finds and on hand to assist with identification were metal detectorists, the Grange family from Ripon, who are becoming regulars at local archaeological events.

The team were provided with delicious refreshments by volunteers from St James Church, and a display of creative writing and colourful artwork from local children based on a Devil’s arrows theme was displayed by Yore Vision as part of the Devil’s Arrows festival.

The HOP Finds’ Day Team will work on a presentation for the autumn.

Many thanks to also to:

John Buglass, Archaeologist, for offering his expertise and complementing Kevin’s own knowledge.

Staff from Boroughbridge Primary School

Volunteers from Ripon Community Archaeology  Project

Volunteers from Claro Community Archaeology Group

Jane Barber from Yore Vision

Joe Priestley for Photography and Printing

John Lowry and Claire Carter, TheThornborough Trust, Great Yorkshire Plain Project

Everyone who brought a find along on the day to help make the event so worthwhile.

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At the meetings Kevin introduced the Devil’s Arrows Festival (organised by Yore Vision) which will take place between 25 June and 2 July. Part of the festival will include exhibitions of art work and stories by the community. HOP members were given plenty of inspiration at their recent meetings.

The members have been issued with note books to customise on a historical theme and also with their HOP hoodies bearing the Hand on the Past Logo. Watch out for them within the GYPP area. All seemed very proud to be wearing them.

Members continue to bring in their finds (railway rivet this week) and GYPP HOP team hope that local residents will bring along their own finds to a Finds Day which is being held on 2 July. More information to follow.

Thanks for assistance at the meeting go to David Roberts ( Head teacher,  Boroughbridge Primary School), Joe Priestley (Ripon Grammar School) and John Lowry (GYPP Project Manager)

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Saturday 2 July

Finds Day: Yore Vision/Great Yorkshire Plain Project:Hand on the Past. St James Church, Boroughbridge

Further information Click here

Saturday 9 July

Family  Fun Day. Ripon Community Archaeology Project  Further information Click here

Saturday 9 July

Stanwick History Festival – Talk by Iron Age (Nidderdale) Project  Further information Click here

Friday 16 July and Saturday 17 July

Exhibition: Farming Life in the Twentieth Century Nidderdale Chase Heritage Group Further information

Click here

Wednesday 20 July

Ripon Library Talk:  WW2 RAF Flamingo Crash nr Great Ouseburn by Kevin Cale Further information Click here

Saturday 23 July

Exhibition by Claro Community Archaeology Project Further information Click here

The three schools involved are Seton Community Primary, Oakridge Community Primary and Lythe CE Primary.

At the beginning of the school year , Oakridge worked on the topic of WW2 and through funding were able to work with Community Archaeology Limited  and MCRP to further their studies with presentations from Kevin, a trip to Eden Camp and receive a visit from a home front re enactor.

To complement their historical studies in the Spring term the project allowed for a visit to Great North Museum Newcastle (one of Kevin’s favourite venues).

Last week,closer to home, Kevin and members of the MCRP took the children on a guided walk of village, Hinderwell, pointing out the heritage around them.

Seton school are currently in the midst of a project on Oceans and the Environment. Last Friday Kevin arranged for a visit by Marine Archaeologist, John Buglass. He brought along equipment, which the children tried on. On Friday this week, (weather permitting) John, Kevin and members of the MCRP will take the children on a guided walk along the beach to look at many interesting features on land and in the sea (including the wreck of the boiler of a 1920’s steamer!). Reassuringly, low tide is at 11.59 hours!  

The project will conclude with a visit to Hartlepool's Maritime Experience on Friday 24 June.

Lythe school’s focus this year  on WW2 and the Vikings has benefitted from the work of the group and funding through research into the stories behind the names on a war memorial, and a visit by a  Home Front re enactor. The school arranged for a visit to Eden Camp but funding allowed by Kevin to join them and build the story around the exhibits.

More recently. Lythe children have been looking into Life in Viking times and funding allowed for a visit to Murton Park Danelaw Centre for Living History (another one of Kevin’s favourite haunts) and Kevin will be back at the school on Tuesday to tell the story of his excavation of Anglo Scandinavian skeletons in Masham: Masham's Lost Cemetery.

The JCDT funding allows for  work with these three schools over 2011/12.

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Those visited include Nun Monkton, Kirk Hammerton, Kirby Hill, Dishforth Airfield, Marton cum Grafton, Great Ouseburn, Staveley and Boroughbridge Primaries

Together with John Lowry, GYPP Project Manager, he will visit St Peter’s Brafferton  on Monday with  the remaining schools (Roecliffe, Long Marston, Green Hammerton and Dishforth Village)  to receive a visit before the end of term.

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The exhibition was extremely well attended confirming the level of interest within the local community and also prompted a feature within Monday's edition of the Yorkshire Post.

Kevin has been working with the group for many years.

Yorkshire Post Article Click here

For information including times and venue gill@iron-age.org

Further information on Iron Age (Nidderdale) Project Click here

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The school asked if it would be possible to delay a proposed talk on Egyptology by Dr Joann Fletcher to the summer term when both they and their twinned school in Leeds would be focussing on Ancient Egypt as their topic. Children from St Peter’s School in Leeds are visiting Ripon today. Joann has kindly found time within her busy filming schedule to talk to the combined schools on this fascinating subject.

A report of this exciting afternoon will appear in Latest News in the near future.

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Monday 6 June and Tuesday 7 June

Iron Age (Nidderdale) Project: Feature Dig Further information Click here

Tuesday 7 June

Mulgrave Community Research Project Village Walk at Dalehouse Further information Click here

Wednesday 8 June

Ripon Historical Society Talk by Kevin Cale: Masham’s Lost Cemetery

Further information Click here

Saturday 11 June

Nidderdale Chase Heritage Group: Exhibition Farming Life on the Wath Estate in Upper Nidderdale.   Further information Click here

Sunday 20 June

Medieval Living History Day, Knaresborough Castle: Exhibiton by Claro Community Archaeology Group Click here

John Lowry, Great Yorkshire Plain Project Manager, who joined HOP on the trip, reports:

 The North Yorkshire County Record Office, as part of the Museums at Night programme, opened its doors to the public on the evening of Friday 13th May 2011 and the HOP club organised a minibus to take those interested to the event.  

 Hannah said that the minibus smelled very nice, which was a good start.  Joe announced that he had chatted to, and had shaken hands with Prince Charles that very morning.   Some of us remember Joe in the role of "the scientist" on the Kirby Hill School archaeology day.

 Kevin, on the journey from Boroughbridge to Northallerton, gave us a continuous commentary on Roman roads and settlements, on military camps, on whale bones, on a pub with ghosts and murders and on giant pre-historic squirrels burying junk.  We didn't believe all of this.

 Keith, head of the County Record Office, welcomed us to the open evening and offered us a competitive questionnaire trail form, which we followed, but which our bright HOP teams found rather easy.  There was a folk group making excellent music, there was a low-light ambience, there was wine (but of course not for us) and there was a very informative couple of hours to be had.

 Linda showed us how to trace the record of an old house, who owned it and when, using large tomes and maps which had to be handled ever so carefully and had to be placed on huge cushions which Kevin claimed that the staff snoozed on after lunch.

 We looked at enormous old maps, at video displays explaining what the CRO does and we ended up in the conservation department which is at the back of the building which could house a big aeroplane.  The various chambers are all cooled to prevent mould such that Kevin was not happy that he had chosen to wear shorts.

 The conservation department does its very best to resist the deterioration of the big books of records and the maps. We sewed up parchment (well just paper, but it could have been parchment,) and we made designs in paint for the inner covers of big books which John and Kevin will pick up when they are dry.

 On the way back, Zoë's dad showed some artefacts found in their garden in Moor Monkton: a sawn-off cow's rib, a horse shoe and rusty sheep’s foot-trimming scissors which Kevin thought might be Victorian.  And still some of us missed the whale bone on the way back.

 A great evening out, and we offered our thanks to Graham, the volunteer driver who was charming.

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On Wednesday 18 and Sunday 22 May, he and Margaret will open their Ripon garden as part of The National Gardens Scheme, Gardens Open for Charity.

Further information on David’s garden, including location  Click here.

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On Monday  next week they are having a special meeting  in the evening -  a convenient time for the residents of Copt Hewick to drop in to see what the group  get up to every week in the midst of their village.

Further information on Ripon Community Archaeology Project Click here

The walks develop from the class, tutored by Kevin, which began to explore the heritage of the Kirby Wiske area from public rights of way and permitted access to private land. It will observe, identify and interpret diversity of the area’s local history including the following elements: Prehistoric settlement, Roman evidence, Anglo Scandinavian evidence, Post Medieval industry, 18^th century enclosure, 18^th and 19^th century designed landscapes and 20^th century military activity.

More information on the area can be viewed on www.kwbreck.wikidot.com – a site set up for the group.

For further information on the 2011 course and enrolment Click here

Tuesday 3 May

Mulgrave Community Research Project. Village walk around Hinderwell

Further information Click here

Monday 9 May

Heritage Walks in the Kirby Wiske area. WEA class.

Further information Click here

Monday 16 May

Ripon Community Archaeology Project: Open evening at Copt Hewick

Further information Click here

Friday 20 May

Mulgrave Community Research Project Dr Michael Williams presentation on Whitby Redcar and Middlesborough Union Railway

Further information Click here

A variety of aircraft, destinations and flight purposes were discovered and once again very human and tragic stories emerged. The children split into teams to put their evidence together on to a large poster board and then confidently presented their research to the group as a whole. As a result, many local and previously unremarkable local fields are now looked at with new eyes by the members of HOP.

The southern group of HOP will meet on 12 May.

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Children from the 13 schools in the Boroughbridge cluster, including some from Great Ouseburn itself, met last week to find out about the story leading up to the crash, hear first hand from a witness to the crash and view an engine of a crashed Halifax bomber (1944) by the kind permission of Mr Ron Hall from Myton on Swale.

Margaret Stead, who spent the war years in Great Ouseburn, recalled her memories and has also published them in a recent book entitled “The Quiet Vale”.

This very special coming together of the generations to hand on the past, attracted the interest of the Yorkshire Post. The story is particularly intriguing because of the rumour that abounded after the crash that the Flamingo (the very same aircraft which Charles de Gaulle and Churchill had used) had been carrying a Russian delegation and was therefore shrouded in secrecy. Only recently has the site of the crash been discovered after being brought to public attention again by a resident. He was keen to delve into the rumours that had been circulating over the last seven decades. With the kind permission of the interested landowners, Kevin  and a few invited metal detectorists identified the site last summer. Many thanks also to Richard Allenby for supplying a wealth of information. His extensive research into Aircraft Crashes in Yorkshire can be viewed on his website  www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk  -  link available below.

The children were joined by many interested members of the public and assisted by Joe Priestley from Ripon Grammar School,  Jenny Moss from Ripon Community Archaeology Project and David Roberts, Head Teacher at Boroughbridge Primary School.

The Great Yorkshire Plain Project is an education and research programme run by The Thornborough Trust and is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

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Further information:

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Margaret Stead’s book  “The Quiet Vale” Click here 

Ripon Community Archaeology Project Click here 

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 As part of its community involvement, BTP offers schools the opportunity to work alongside the project over its course. Kevin, together with Janis Heward (BTP Archaeologist), has put together a programme of activities and events.

Schools visited by Kevin and Janis so far include:

Cracoe and Rylstone Primary School

Grassington Primary School

Burnsall Primary School

Kirkby Malham Primary will join the project in June

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Take the opportunity to meet Kevin Cale and/or one of the following Community Archaeology Limited groups at the following events in April

Saturday 2 April

Harrogate Archaeological Society - The History and Heritage of Scriven:  Dave Hunt of Claro Community Archaeology Group

Further information Click here

Thursday 27 April

Nidderdale Museum Society talk by Kevin Cale. Masham’s Lost Cemetery

Further information Click here

The week of historical activity was introduced by Kevin given them an introduction to archaeology and conducting a mock excavation in the class room.

Community Archaeology Limited’s Brochure for Schools Click here

During the rest of this term and next Kevin will be visiting primary schools in:

Kirk Hammerton, Kirby Hill, Dishforth Airfield, Marton cum Grafton, Great Ouseburn, Boroughbridge, Brafferton, Roecliffe, Long Marston, Dishforth Village,  Staveley,  and Green Hammerton

Watch out for him in YOUR school!

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The children heard about life as an archaeologist and other professionals involved in the study of the past. They learned about the health problems that our ancestors suffered, sometimes as a result of their diet, and that an archaeological scientist's work involves analysis of remains to find out this information.

Thank you to staff and children from the following schools for welcoming Kevin.

Streethouse Junior and Infant School

Southdale CE  Junior School

Middlestown Junior and Infant School

Towngate Primary School

Kevin’s visits to schools in the Wakefield area  will continue in  the summer term.

Related News

020211 FOOD LESSONS FROM THE PAST Click here

You Are What You Ate Click here

The Wellcome Trust Click here

Community Archaeology Limited's Brochure for Schools Click here

The course, to be held at English Heritage, 37 Tanner Row, York, aims to develop skills and confidence in identifying and understanding archaeological features visible on aerial photographs. Tuition will be in a small group, restricted to sixteen, and the training will be delivered by members of English Heritage's Aerial Survey team. The format of the workshop will be practical exercises with short lectures and participants will be encouraged to contribute to group discussions. The fee for the day course will be £20 to include morning and afternoon tea and coffee. Further details including a registration form will be posted to all members in early April and will also be available for download from the CBA website.

CBA (Yorks) website Click here

The course on using GPS for Landscape Survey being run in Swaledale on 26 March 2011 is now fully booked.

RELATED NEWS:

080210 Kevin is elected Education Officer for CBA Yorks Click here

Paul Brayford CBA Yorks reports:

Following the success of last year's event, the History Day will see groups and societies from all parts of North Yorkshire mounting displays of their work. Experts representing a wide range of community and voluntary activity in local and family history across the county will be on hand to offer help and advice. Everyone with an interest in North Yorkshire's history will be welcome to attend - admission to the local and family history fair which runs all day, from 10am until 3.30pm, is just £1.

As part of the event, at 1pm, Ruth Goodman will give a talk entitled 'The Cycle of Life', looking at the key events in ordinary people's lives in the past. To reserve a ticket (£5 if booked in advance, £7 on the day) telephone 01609 777585 or e-mail the Record Office:archives@northyorks.gov.uk

Attendance from Community Archaeology Groups:

Ripon Community Archaeology Project

Pott and Agill Study Group who will have copies of “Beneath you Feet” for sale. Further information Click here

Iron Age (Nidderdale) Project

Further information on this event Click here

Further information on CBA Yorks Click here

This special event will showcase some of the wonderful facilities in North Yorkshire for tracing family history and in particular the resources available at Ripon library. The library has free access to Ancestry.com, a website where you can do online research of marriage, birth and death dates and much, much more. Staff will be on hand to show you just how to use it.

Local historical societies, family history groups and community archaeology groups will be in attendance.

Community Archaeology Limited

Ripon Community Archaeology Project

Iron Age (Nidderdale) Project

Pott and Agill Study Group who will have copies of “Beneath you Feet” for sale. Further information Click here

Further information on the event click here  or contact ripon.library@northyorks.gov.uk

Community Archaeology Ltd advises that you check with the organiser that there has been no change to the above details before attending this event.

Last Saturday Kevin delivered a presentation his work on the excavations of what turned out to be an Anglo Scandinavian cemetery, then talked about the involvement of the Pott and Agill study group which led to the remains being reburied in Masham and the story being told in the new publication, aptly titled “Beneath your Feet” which was launched at the event.

There were exhibitions by Masham School, Grewelthorpe School, Ilton Heritage Group and Pott and Agill Study Group, Ripon Community Archaeology Project.

Books were selling almost as quickly as the teas and cakes on the next table!

The afternoon was brought to life by Re encactors from Danelaw Centre for Living History who captured interest with activities such as pot making, Viking games and grinding grain to make the daily bread: the origin of the phase “the daily grind, we learned.

Copies of “ Beneath your Feet” can be ordered from Liz Witton  e.witton@homecall.co.uk

Cost is £4.00 plus £1 post and packing.

Related News

On The Story of Masham’s Lost Cemetery Click here

Further information

on Danelaw Centre for Living History Click here

on Ripon Community Archaeology Project Click here

on Ilton Heritage Group Click here

Children from across the northern cluster of Boroughbridge schools met with Kevin and his geology cake to learn about the geology of the area as a foundation for their research on wider heritage and archaeological themes.

Approximately 20 children attended with the prospect of more joining as news of the club spreads.

Children from schools in the southern half of the cluster will have their taste of the geology cake on Thursday 24 March at Nun Monkton.

Related news

020311 THE GREAT YORKHSIRE PLAIN PROJECT Click here

AFTER SCHOOL ARCHAEOLOGY CLUB PILOT PROJECT Click here

The launch and exhibition, including displays by local groups and schools, will take place on Saturday 12 March in the Town Hall in Masham from 11.00am to 3.00pm.

At 11.30am there will be a short talk by Kevin entitled “Masham’s Lost Cemetery” and throughout the day look out for the marauding Vikings all the way from the Danelaw Centre for Living History, Murton Park, York.

Admission is FREE and refreshments will be available.

Further information on Danelaw Centre Click here

Related News

Masham’s Lost Cemetery Click here

The exhibition invites you to join sugar and cinnamon on a journey from plant to plate.  Explore how food gets to our table, why we want it, why it tastes good and what it can do to our bodies.

Comparing and contrasting attitudes towards eating in medieval times and what we think now, this exhibition will tell the story of travel, want, taste and diet across 500 years.

Further information on You Are What You Ate Project Click here

Related News

020211 FOOD LESSONS FROM THE PAST Click here for news on Kevin’s involvement

It is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

A launch event was held in Boroughbridge Primary school attended by a Roman Legionary (all the way from Murton Park) who told us colourfully about life in the Roman army and Roman Britain. During the three year course of the project, Kevin as community archaeologist, will visit each of the cluster schools, and also deliver the  After School Archaeology Club for those drawn from the cluster who have a particular interest in the subject.

In the evening, an event was held in the nearby Roman settlement of Aldborough and there were presentations in support of the project from Dave McLeod, Senior Investigator, Aerial Survey and Investigation, English Heritage  and Phil Abramson, Historic Environment Advisor, Defence Estates, Environmental Support Team.

Further information on The Thornborough Trust Click here

Further information on Heritage Lottery Fund Click here

Further information on Murton Park Click here

Related Latest News

Pilot Project:  After School Archaeology Club Click here

Kevin visited the school to share the young man’s war story with them and help them to see that behind a simple inscription hid a very real person. The following week , together with Kevin, they visited Eden Camp to add more relevance to their understanding of WW2 and this afternoon  Elliot Kennedy from Britain’s Home Front is visiting  the school to show and tell them a whole lot more about life in Britain during and after the war years.

Further information on Eden Camp Click here

Further information on Britain’s Home Front Click here

Community Archaeology Limited’s Brochure for Schools Click here

Mulgrave Community Research Project  ( with schools) Click here

Jet Coast Development Trust Click here

North York Moors Coast and Hills LEADER programme Click here

Related Latest News

191210 THE HOME FRONT EXPERIENCE FOR OAKRIDGE SCHOOL Click here

211010 WORLD WAR II AT OAKRIDGE PRIMARY Click here

210610 EAST COAST VILLAGE SCHOOLS PROJECT CONTINUES Click here

171109 FUNDING SUCCESS Click here

The osteology workshops will examine skeletal and dental evidence of diseases linked to diet, which were common in the medieval period as well as today. The workshops will include examining human remains from archaeological sites. This winter's workshops will focus on dental diseases, which are caused by starchy and sugary foods, as well as poor oral hygiene.

Open to anybody over the age of 18.

Further information Click here

Further information on You Are What You Ate and Kevin’s involvement Click here

CBA (Yorks)  website view of the event Click here

“You Are What You Ate is an innovative new project run by historians, scientists, historical re-enactors and archaeologists. We want to bring up-to-date research on food science, nutrition, medical history and archaeology to a wider audience. Our aim is to encourage public debate and personal reflection on modern eating habits through exploration of the dietary choices of the past.

Over the next three years, look out for us at festivals and street markets, schools, museums and castles in the area of West Yorkshire. We are working in close association with Wakefield Council to provide a wide range of activities such as schools and youth activities, exhibitions, talks, festival attendance, adult workshops and bone workshops.

The project is funded by a Wellcome Trust Society Award. These prestigious awards are granted by the Wellcome Trust to encourage public engagement with medical science. The Wellcome Trust is a global medical research charity based in the UK that aims ‘to achieve extraordinary improvements in human and animal health’.’

You Are What You Ate Click here

The Wellcome Trust Click here

Community Archaeology Limited's Brochure for Schools Click here

Saturday 5 February

CBA Yorks AGM and Symposium 2011 – Hambleton Forum, Northallerton

Further information Click here

Tuesday 15 February

Markington Local History Group – Presentation by Iron Age (Nidderdale) Project

Further information Click here

Both schools had been learning about the Vikings as their topic work and had worked with Kevin last term. Danelaw Centre for Living History at Murton Park offered them the opportunity to dress up and inhabit a Viking settlement taking part in day to day activities such as making pots, making bread, guard duty, (once they had completed training), collecting wood to keep the fires burning, sweeping floors and thanks to the earlier tuition... even fending off Saxon raiders by showing their Viking Warrior capabilites!

Further information on Murton Park Click here

Related Latest News

221110 HISTORICAL ENRICHMENT AT GREWELTHORPE PRIMARY Click here

Community Archaeology Limited's Brochure for Schools Click here

A member of staff had seen Kevin work with children during an activity day at Ripon Cathedral and asked him if it would be possible to bring his ideas to her playgroup.

This enquiry led to Kevin spending a whole day in the school working with playgroup and KS1 children in the morning.They pulled artefacts out of the sand which prompted discussion. Kevin  talked to them about being an archaeologist and other jobs such as working in museums and laboratories by means of a dressing up activity. Thank you to children from Yr 5/6 for helping out with this as the younger ones may have disappeared under the weight of hard hats, lab coats, goggles etc and struggled with the steel toe capped boots.

In the afternoon, Kevin gave a more in depth presentation to Yr 3/4 about careers in Archaeology and Heritage, again making this interactive with the dressing up activity.

The very attentive children offered many interesting and thought provoking contributions. We plan to return to the school to build on these introductory sessions by complementing topic work within their curriculum.

Community Archaeology Limited’s Brochure for Schools Click here

Nidderdale Museum, of which Kevin is a Trustee, is very pleased to report that it received a special  “OSCAR”  at the 2010 Harrogate Volunteer Awards Ceremony in recognition of the 35 years of service by all museum volunteers.

Nidderdale Museum Click here

Harrogate Volunteer Oscars Click here

Funding secured by Jet Coast Development Trust enabled Kevin and the Mulgrave Community Research Project to arrange for Elliot Kennedy from Victory in Europe Re enactment Association” (VERA) to visit the school earlier this week.

Further information on”Britain’s Home Front “ Click here

Further information on  MCRP Click Here

Community Archaeology Limited’s Brochure for Schools Click Here

Related  News

201010 World War II at Oakridge Primary Click here

210610 East Coast Village Schools' Project Continues Click here

The Vale of York Viking Hoard was discovered by David and Andrew Whelan in January 2007. With Kevin on hand to elaborate on the local significance of the find, David and Andrew gave the children a firsthand account of how they found the hoard whilst metal detecting in a field near Harrogate.

The hoard was featured as Object 56 in the recent BBC series “A History of the World in 100 Objects” Click here.

The children had been learning about the Vikings as their topic last term and to hear that Vikings  had buried their valuable possessions in their locality added extra realism to their studies and brought a Viking ‘s story to life. The Hoard in pictures Click here

The Vale of York Viking Hoard is now exhibited in the Yorkshire Museum.

They also learned that  later the same year, the  Whelans discovered a lead coffin containing a  Romano British skeleton near Aldborough which is less than a mile from their school. 

The Telegraph reported on the find. Click here

Thank you to David and Andrew Whelan for giving up their time to come to talk to the children.

Related News:

111010 Viking Studies at Boroughbridge Primary Click here

Community Archaeology Limited’s Brochure for Schools Click here

This term North Yorkshire County Record Office has welcomed tours from a WEA class and primary schools who have been working with Kevin.

The WEA class, which Kevin is tutoring in Northallerton this term, visited on a Wednesday night for a tour  of the office and to look at  records and maps pertaining to their area of study - Kirkby Wiske and Breckenbrough.

Prior to their BIG DIG, Ripon Cathedral Choir School visited early in November and Year 4 form Ripon Cathedral Primary School visited this morning for a tour and look at historical maps of the area surrounding their school. The visit involved a quiz with the winning team receiving a copy of a historical map. The visit was part of their continuing Archaeology Project led by Kevin.

Thanks to Ellen Tout, Assistant Archivist, for organising the visits.

Latest News 151110 Ripon Cathedral Primary School Project Click here

Latest News 301110 BIG DIG at Ripon Cathedral Choir School Click here

Community Archaeology Limited’s Brochure for Schools Click here

Further information North Yorkshire County Record Office Click here

Ripon Cathedral Choir School occupies a site that was once a racecourse and a First World War army barracks.

The school came up with the idea of carrying out an archaeological excavation to further their historical knowledge of the site.

Over a three day period Kevin introduced the children to excavation techniques and recording methodology and then in snowy and freezing conditions on Friday, with the help of many of the children, an area measuring 2m x 3m, was excavated.

On Saturday the school held a Christmas Fair against a backdrop of snow and visitors were encouraged to step out in to the cold to visit the Big Dig excavation site guided by Kevin, pupils and members of Community Archaeology groups from across the area who had volunteered to help with the project. Local metal detectorists were also invited along and unearthed significant artefacts such as medicine bottles and military buttons.

Many thanks to all the volunteers and pupils for working in conditions at times far from comfortable but with a very successful outcome for the school and community.

Thanks to Jane Furse for initiating and organising the event with the school, and the kitchen staff  for providing the troops, in good army tradition, with sustenance:  “soup, chips and the best sticky toffee pudding ever!”

Press coverage Northern Echo Click here

Community Archaeology Limited’s Brochure for Schools Click here

With the help of members and funding from  Pott and Agill Research group the children learned about the excavation of an Anglo Scandinavian Cemetery in Masham and practised excavation and recording techniques by digging in a prepared crate. Kevin and research group members ended the week by taking the children on a guided walk around Masham visiting the site of the cemetery and also the reburial site in St Mary’s church yard. The group are currently working on a booklet which will be available in 2011. Further details will appear on this Latest News page.

The school also organised a visit to Jorvik Viking Centre during the week and Kevin will be joining the children again on a visit to Murton Park in the New Year.

Further information on Masham’s Lost Cemetery Click here

Community Archaeology Limited’s Brochure for Schools Click here

The children learned about the Anglo Scandinavian excavations at Masham and hoped to excavate a “skeleton” in the school grounds, but due to very wet and windy weather they had to retreat indoors  to  the warmth and comfort of the classroom for a simulated excavation activity contained in a plastic crate. Dr David Rivers from RCAP joined the class to tell them more about local excavations including Ripon Cathedral and the site on which their school was built. In December the class will join Kevin and members of the community on a tour of North Yorkshire County Record Office, Northallerton.  Our planned visit from TV Egyptologist Dr Joann  Fletcher is to be rescheduled for Summer 2011 so that children visiting from a Leeds primary school can share this fantastic opportunity.

More information on Masham Excavations Click here

More information on Ripon Community Archaeology Project Click here

To see Simulated Excavation Activity in action Click here

Community Archaeology Limited’s Brochure for Schools Click here

He'll be helping us to explore the Tudor smelt house in the lower fields.  It's a big area, consisting of the wheelpit alongside the (buried) building itself, and the remains of a possible chafery and a finery, which are essential sites for the smelting of iron in the 1500s. 

It's grassy and damp down there (being on the site of the open culvert) and it will be a good day for wearing wellies rather than walking boots, but with Kevin's expertise and surveying equipment, we'll be aiming to make a real record of the site as well as exploring it in more detail.  It's an important part of the story both of Dacre and of the iron working of Nidderdale.

Please do join us for both days, either day or even part of a day, to come and be among the first to find out more about this remnant of industry in what is now a green and pleasant land.   No previous experience necessary - you'll be taught all you need to know!  We need plenty of hands to help and to make the most of this opportunity - just bring your lunch and contact me at www.iron-age.org to check our meeting place.  As usual, there's no cost to yourself.”

Gillian Hovell, Iron Age (Nidderdale) Project

Surveying at Dacre – Iron Age (Nidderdale) Project guided by Kevin Cale

Further information Click here

Wednesday 17 November

Finds’ Day Presentation Great Ayton Community Archaeology Project

Further information Click here

Further information on MCRP work with schools Click Here

Further information on  MCRP Click Here

Community Archaeology Limited’s Brochure for Schools Click Here

The 7/8 year olds have already had an introduction to Archaeology and Heritage Studies from Kevin and will go on to learn more about the lives of Viking ancestors who Kevin excavated while contracted by Yorkshire Water in Masham in the 1980s. To further widen their understanding of the past and how we learn more about it, Yr 4 will undertake mock excavations  - gradually unearthing layers of history all contained in a plastic  box! This activity has proved popular, educational and engaging at all levels – Take a look at St Marys Newchurch in Pendle in action earlier this year. “Archaeology Hunt” Click here.

Friday 1 October

AONB Heritage Forum – Display by Nidderdale Chase Heritage Group

Further information Click here

Friday 1 October to Sunday 3 October

Northern Mines Research Society – Iron Age (Nidderdale) Project

Further information Click here

Thursday 21 October

Olicana Historical Society - Presenation by Iron Age (Nidderdal) Project

Further information Click here

Some background on Ilton Heritage Group’s own history...

"It all started with Kev Cale, Community Archaeologist - as so many things do in the world of local history in this part of North Yorkshire. In late 2004, he was looking for an area in which to organise a series of WEA walks. Looking at a map of the Masham area, he spotted an unusual, almost circular, road pattern round a hamlet called Ilton. He'd never been there, but that road interested him, so the walks were organized for the Ilton area in early 2005.

I'd just given up my full time job and suddenly I had time to choose to do what I wanted rather than what I had to do. I'd lived in Ilton for 12 years, loved the beauty of its setting, and knew that the tiny scattered hamlet had once been a thriving village. Having always had an interest in history, I decided that the walks interested me and so - I signed up.

Our first walk was through Ilton, along Sole Beck to Lobley Hall (or Loblow Hole as it used to be called). Kev's enthusiasm was infectious and as we walked along he pointed out things I had never noticed before. He looked into a field and pointed out evidence of several cottages; not ruins, simply grass covered mounds and evidence of stones.

Near Lobley Hall, he found a Bronze Age 'burnt mound'- evidence of a pre-historic activity in a place where I'd taken my dog for a walks a hundred times, noticing only the loveliness of the place I was lucky enough to live in. Kev had begun to change the way I looked at the fields, the walls, the buildings around me, a process which is still continuing as I write in late 2008.

As the weeks went by, we went on the moors above Ilton, into the woods, examined some of the ruined houses, found the remains of the Ilton Brick and Tile Works and an old tannery. We studied archives and began to build up a picture of those who had lived in this place that had once been a thriving village on a drovers' road from west to east. The more we walked, the more we noticed and the more we wanted to know.

The walks were coming to an end but we wanted to find a way of continuing our work: to rediscover Ilton's past, record the memories of the people who were born in Ilton, went to its school, worked the land and worshipped in its Wesleyan Chapel? We had to find a way to encourage more people to join us and the money to pay for expert help and a place to meet.

Again, it was Kev who saw a way forward. We would apply for an Awards for All Grant for £5,000. He made it all seem so simple! It all took longer than we'd anticipated, and filling in the form wasn't quite so straightforward as Kev had claimed, but we finally got our money, so the Ilton Community Heritage Group was formed in Autumn 2005.

One of the many things that pleased me about our relaunch was that I was not the only person with links to Ilton who got involved. There was a slowly growing interest from people who had been at school there (even though it closed in 1940) who had farmed there or farmed there now. I knew as well as anyone that when you're earning a living , you haven't got much time to commit yourself to regular meetings but people joined us when they could. When we put on an exhibition of our work at Fearby Village Hall, the response from local villages was overwhelming. We were becoming world famous in Ilton and Fearby!"

Ilton Community Heritage Group Member

For more information visit the group’s website www.iltonheritage.co.uk

Masham Sheep Fair 2010

Masham Market Place
Sheep Show, Sheep Racing, Craft Market, Bishop Blaize Procession, Harvest Flowers, Morris Dancers, Tours of Theakstons & Black Sheep Breweries, Old Time Children's Fair, Fleece Stalls, Sheepdog Demonstrations, Hand Spun Wool Competition, Hand Bell Ringers, Art Exhibition,
and much much more... 

Furtherdetails from Mrs Susan Cunliffe-Lister, High House, Swinton, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 4JH
Tel: 01765 688417 0r 01262 490388 E-mail susan@burtonagnes.com
Entry forms from Broadley's, 3-5 Market Place, Masham, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 4DZ 
Proceeds go to Yorkshire charities.

http://www.garykeatphotographer.co.uk/gallery_98237.html

http://www.visitmasham.com/calendar.php

The class will investigate the landscape surrounding the villages of Kirkby Wiske and Breckenbrough. The wealth and variety of heritage features across the area will be studied using a variety of techniques including fieldwork and desk top studies. Come and explore, discover and understand the heritage of this landscape.

Further information Click here

Further information on the WEA Click here

The whole school was joined by Kevin and Dave Hunt of Claro Community Archaeology Group to learn more about archaeology and Knaresborough Castle in particular.

Kevin engaged all of KS2 with a presentation on archaeology and heritage studies and the many people who worked within this sector including the field archaeologist, the archaeological scientist, the museum curator and archivist. Dave Hunt gave an illustrated talk on Knaresborough Castle where he has been a guide for many years and which is situated just a few miles away from the school.

KS1 children spent the afternoon getting to know some of the many things an archaeologist might discover, including skeletons. They were introduced to our replica skeleton and learned how to recognise the different bones.

Other historical visitors throughout the day included a knight in armour  (Griffin Historical Ltd) and the whole of the school staff joined in dressed in appropriate costume.

Community Archaeology Limited's Brochure for Schools Click Here

Non members welcome.

Further information

Click Here

The paper entitled “Engaging the living in the understanding and remembrance of the dead” , compiled with input from Kevin, includes discussion on the community involvement with excavations at Masham undertaken by Kevin and is cited as a positive example of  public engagement in funerary archaeology.

Abstract: J Buckberry (University of Bradford), M Town (North Pennines Archaeology Ltd) R C Janaway (University of Bradford) K Cale (Community Archaeology Limited) A S Wilson (University of Bradford)

Engaging the living in the understanding and remembrance of the dead

The analysis of archaeological skeletal remains regularly features on TV and in museums, with a side public interest in ‘forensic’ style analysis. Interested groups are regularly involved in excavations and attend evening lectures, and often relish the opportunity to learn more. However, the cultural sensitivities of excavation and analysing the more recently deceased are often presented differently without a higher level of dissemination this can lead to a lower level of public engagement. But is this due to wider public opinion, the deep-held beliefs of specific minorities, or developers and archaeologists trying to protect themselves from the potential risk of public outcry over the exhumation of cemeteries?

This paper will present a series of case studies of positive examples of public engagement in funerary archaeology from the medieval and post medieval periods and will  review the legacy of the landmark excavations at Christ Church Spitalfields in the 1980s. Finally it will draw on our experiences during the recent excavations of a crypt in Sunderland earlier this year.

Further information http://www.spma.org.uk/events.php

Further information on Kevin's community involvement with the Masham Excavations. "Masham's Lost Cemetery" Click Here

Tuesday 7 September

Bedale Archaeology and History Society – Talk by Kevin Cale: Masham’s Lost Cemetery

Further information Click Here

Saturday 11 September

Harrogate Archaeological Society – Talk by Gillian Hovell, Iron Age Nidderdale Project

Further information Click Here

Monday 20 September

Nidderdale Show

Further information Click Here

Saturday 25 September and Sunday 26 September

Masham Sheep Fair

Further information Click Here

Monday 27 September

Discovering Landscape Heritage in the Local Area  -  10 week course for Northallerton Branch tutored by Kevin Cale

For a full week and a couple of Saturdays in July, Kevin enjoyed the company of Joe Priestley, a sixth form student and future archaeologist(?), currently at Ripon Grammar School.

 Joe, who is a volunteer at Ripon Cathedral, assisted Kevin at the Ecclesiastical Arts and Heritage Day held at the Cathedral in May. He approached Kevin regarding the possibility of spending his work experience learning more about community archaeology.

During the week Joe travelled with Kevin across the county and worked with Iron Age (Nidderdale) Project, Hartwith Heritage Group, Claro Community Archaeology Group, Ripon Community Archaeology Project and  Mulgrave Community Research Project. He experienced work in the classroom at Seton Primary School in Staithes and attended meetings at Upper Wharfedale School and Ripon Cathedral Primary School. His assistance was also most valuable and appreciated at the Medieval Fayre at Ripon Cathedral on 10 July and at Ripon Community Archaeology Project’s Family Day on 17 July.

We very much hope that Joe will be able to join us on future occasions.

He has put together the following piece summing up his experience:

 “From a class room in the small fishing village of Staithes, to braving the wind, rain and headaches, (caused by my neon waterproofs in Nidderdale), it became clear that archaeology can be a real tool in bringing people from all walks of life together.

 Instead of a conventional work experience week, I spent my time meeting groups from all over Yorkshire, excavating an Iron Age Furnace, learning some cutting-edge IT techniques, helping  with new photography methods and most of all, having a whale of a time! I was bowled over by the skills the groups had to offer, the variety of different people with different occupations who brought their own gifts to help investigations into anything from the history of a whole parish, to a suspiciously shaped hole in the ground.

Going into Staithes Primary School with Kev and telling the children that they had helped in the discovery of a Roman road was a highlight. One child has since taken up archaeology in his own garden and discovered a fine example of some Victorian plumbing. Kev quickly warned him to stay away from digging up a sewage pipe as his Mum and Dad would not be happy!

I don’t think Kevin’s best discovery has been anything archaeological, although the wealth and depth of his experience were requested and respected by everyone we met. It is that he has the skills to bring people together, from school-children to experts at the forefront of their field of research, a community brought together by archaeology. “

Joseph Priestley : August 2010

Landscape Learning Brought to Life in Lancashire

1pm to 4pm (please drop in) at Barley Village Hall

“Local children have been having great fun this year with our Pendle Forest Schools' Heritage Project.  Come and have a look at our displays and photographs to find out what they've been doing, then why not try your hand at illuminated lettering or deciphering the secret runes!  A fun visit for all the family!”

For further information  on event click here  or contact Sandra on 01200 448000 or email sandra.silk@lancashire.gov.uk

Free event. No booking needed, but children must be accompanied by an adult.

Futher information on Kevin's involvement with Landcsape Stories in Forest of Pendle Click here

Forest of Bowland Lime Kiln Visits Click here

Forest  of Bowland Landscape Stories Project Click here

Community Archaeology Limited’s Brochure for Schools Click here

Sunday 1 August

Exhibition by Ripon Community Archaeology Project at The Church of Christ the Consoler at Newby Hall

Further information Click here

Saturday 14 August

Pendle Forest Schools Heritage Project Exhibition at Barley Village Hall

Further information Click here

Past Events involving Community Archaeology Limited

July 2010 June 2010      May 2010    April 2010    March 2010    February 2010    January 2010    December 2009     

November 2009      October 2009         September 2009

A week of archaeological activities has been organised by Upper Wharfedale Extended Schools Cluster as a transition event for year 6 to 7.

During the week the students will work with Kevin on a variety of archaeological heritage activities at Netherside Hall.  The group will be visiting  the Royal Armouries in  Leeds and there will be visits to site  by Craven Museum.

More information on this week’s activities will be posted under “Latest News”.

They will also be joined by an experienced metal detectorist who will help with identification.

“Looking into local history is like assembling a jigsaw puzzle where there are always some pieces missing. You might have one of these pieces!

Have you found, or do you own, something that may be of local historical interest? Do you know what it is or what it is used for? Why not bring it along to our Finds Identification Day on Saturday 24 July 2010.It is running all day from 9.30am to 4.30pm in the Friends’ Meeting House on High Green. We will try to tell you something about your object and, with your permission, photograph and record it. We don’t wish to keep anything and you are free to take items home afterwards.

We are interested in all sorts of items: things that you picked up while out walking or things you have at home. Flints, pottery (pieces or whole items), coins, pictures, photographs, books, implements, WW1 and WW2 memorabilia, old newspapers: the list is endless.

Entry is free, and there will be light refreshments available. There will also be opportunities to talk with us about any aspect of local history and to see something of what we have found out about the village.”

Ian Pearce, Great Ayton Community Archaeology Project 

Contact: Ian Peace  Click here

Further information on Great Ayton Community Archaeology Project Click here

Further information on Claro Community Archaeology Group's  Finds Day Click here

10.00am to 3.00pm at Community House, The Old Workhouse, 75 Allhallowgate, Ripon.

An opportunity to experience the excitement of a mini table-top dig involving skills and archaeological methods learned from our team of archaeologists. The Ripon Community Archaeology Project began in 2002 as part of the activities of the Ripon Local Studies Research Centre. The project comprises more than a dozen volunteers from all walks of life, overseen by professional community archaeologist Kevin Cale, meeting weekly. Over the last eight years the project has studied existing records, historic maps, aerial photographs and other documents relating to parishes in the Ripon area. This process has resulted in over 3,000 records held in the project database. This data is handed to the County Heritage Environment Record in Northallerton. Our event this summer focusses on activities for the family. During the day there will be opportunities for children to experience simple guided excavations in a number of boxes under the guidance of Kevin Cale, Community Archaeology Limited.

Further information avrilgray@tiscali.co.uk
Tel: 01765 601734

Further information on British Festival of Archaeology Click here

Community Archaeology Limited Festival of British Archaeology Events 2010 Click here

Saturday 17 July

Archaeology for the Family Day with Ripon Community Archaeology Project including archaeological activity by Kevin Cale, Community Archaeology Limited

Further information Click here

Tuesday 20 July

Walk around Prehistoric Dacre led by Iron Age (Nidderdale Project)

Further information Click here

Saturday 24 July

Great  Ayton Community Archaeology Project Finds Identification Day with Kevin Cale, Community Archaeology Limited

Further information Click here

Tuesday 27 July

Talk on Prehistoric Dacre by Iron Age (Nidderdale) Project

Further information Click here

Saturday 31 July and Sunday 1 August

Exhibition by Ripon Community Archaeology Project at The Church of Christ the Consoler at Newby Hall

Further information Click here

Community Archaeology Limited Festival of British Archaeology Events 2009 Click here

Further information on The Festival of British Archaeology 2010 Click here

“ High on a lovely, warm, south-facing, sheltered from the wind, slope (always a plus on our site!), there is a series of platforms that contains one of the first furnaces discovered on our site.  It's never been opened up though - mainly because it has a series of intriguing working platforms, above and below it, and we need plenty of manpower to do justice to this feature.  This feature is very different from other furnaces we've seen and excavated - it should tell us lots about how folk worked up here and it will be an important chapter in the ever-unfolding story.  

Please do come along - just bring your good selves, your lunch and plenty of liquids, and appropriate footwear/layers/waterproofs/ suncream.  We'll provide the rest - trowels, spades ... and including a sun shelter if necessary (here's hoping!).We'll be delighted to see you! “

For information including times and venue gill@iron-age.org

Further information on Iron Age (Nidderdale) Project Click here

The event is on between 10.00 and 3.00pm.  FREE ENTRY.

Further information Click here

Hopefully, it will not be hard to find!... the Dovecote is near the Millennium Hall in the middle of the village where refreshments will be served throughout the day.

The group has produced and will be selling 6 colourful booklets in a series entitled A glimpse of your past each packed with information and focussing on the local parishes of:

Asenby

Dishforth

Marton le Moor

Norton le Clay

Rainton with Newby

Wath, Melmerby and Middleton Quernhow

Further information Click here

Over the course of 6 half days the children were given an introduction to archaeology and learned about the geology and history of the Lime Industry in their local area. They got out of the classroom for a guided heritage walk to a local field kiln and were delighted to find a picnic of fairy cakes and drinks left nearby... a mystery still to be solved!. From the letters received, the highlight of the project appears to have been the visit to the much larger Hoffman Kiln at Langcliffe, near Settle.

I was surprised when the Hoffman Kiln was so big”

“I have seen the best thing I have seen in my entire life”

“I enjoyed the walk because we got to walk inside the kiln and because we saw lots of stones and you told us what they were”.

Hoffman Lime Kiln, Langcliffe. Click here

The children will be furthering their knowledge of local heritage on a visit to the County Record Office in Preston in September.

KS2 children at nearby Thorneyholme Primary School in Dunsop Bridge also worked on a similar project and even found they had the remains of their very own historic kiln – just opposite the school!

Further information on Forest of Bowland Lime Industry Project Click here

Community Archaeology Limited’s Brochure for Schools Click here

Sunday 4 July 2010

Helperby Hidden Gardens  Exhibiton in the Dovecote by Ripon Community Archaeology Project.

Further information Click here

Saturday 10 July

Medieval Fayre at Ripon Cathedral including archaeological activity by Kevin Cale, Community Archaeology Limited

Further information Click here

Sunday 11 July

Local History Exhibition by Mulgrave Community Reserach Project Further information

Monday 12 July and Tuesday 13 July

Iron Age (Nidderdale) Project: Feature Dig

Further information Click here

Saturday 17 July

Archaeology for the Family Day with Ripon Community Archaeology Project including archaeological activity by Kevin Cale, Community Archaeology Limited

Further information Click here

Tuesday 20 July

Walk around Prehistoric Dacre led by Iron Age (Nidderdale Project)

Further information Click here

Saturday 24 July

Great  Ayton Community Archaeology Project Finds Identification Day with Kevin Cale, Community Archaeology Limited

Further information Click here

Tuesday 27 July

Talk on Prehistoric Dacre by Iron Age (Nidderdale) Project

Further information Click here

Saturday 31 July

Exhibition by Ripon Community Archaeology Project at The Church of Christ the Consoler at Newby Hall

Further information Click here

Past Events involving Community Archaeology Limited

July 2010

 June 2010      May 2010    April 2010    March 2010    February 2010    January 2010    December 2009     

November 2009      October 2009         September 2009

The school project commenced with Oakridge school and focussed on The Victorians culminating in a visit to Cleveland  Ironstone  Mining Museum just before Christmas.

During June and July 2010, Kevin and the group will work with classes from  Seton and Lythe schools. Both will be introduced to Geophysics in the school playing fields and at what the group speculate to be the site of a lost church. To further their appreciation of history and archaeology, visits are planned to York (Jorvik Viking Centre and Hungate excavations) and to Great North Museum: Hancock in Newcastle. The projects will run until 2012 revisiting each school each year.

10 February 2008                New Group Look for Old Church

17 November 2009             Funding success

Mulgrave Community Research Project

North York Moors. Coast and Hills LEADER Programme

 of their work to date on "The Heritage of Scriven and its Park".

Further information on Scriven and its Park.

Further information on Medieval Day

Claro Community Archaeology Group

York Archaeological Trust  Archaeologist and Out Reach co-ordinator, Pam White, arranged for Kevin and  the group to have a privileged evening tour of the site and engage with archaeologists retrieving environmental samples from sieved material and washing of bone and pot finds.

The children had the behind the scenes experience of an archaeological dig, eating their “pack up” in a warehouse surrounded by archaeological finds and chatting to the archaeologists. A memorable feature being a huge map on the wall displaying all the places across the world that the work force at Hungate have come from over the years. The children realised they were a small part of a very big picture and how historic and significant a settlement  York  is – and really not far away from home.

26 February 2010 Archaeology Out of Hours  click here

26 March 2010      Wars of the Roses Experience for Archaeology Club  click here

Community Archaeology Limited’s Brochure for Schools click here

The four primary schools that took part were Wheatley Lane in Fence, St Thomas Barrowford, St Marys Newchurch in Pendle and Roughlee. All the schools were given an introduction to archaeology and heritage studies through “ meeting “ the professionals involved by way of a dressing up activity. Each school looked at aerial photographs and historic maps of their area and went on a guided walk identifying the heritage features in the landscape en route. There were visits to the County Record Office at Preston and the Department of Archaeological Sciences at Bradford University as well as mock excavation activities. Members of the Pendle Forest History Group joined Kevin and the children on the guided walks and for some of the class activities to share their knowledge.

It was good to hear from one of the group members that contact with the schools is set to continue

“We will endeavour to maintain the contacts made through this project and update the schools on any new 'discoveries' we might make in this area.

When appropriate we would like to invite and or include them in any exhibitions we organize as a result of our own landscape history project work”.  Wendy Stansfield, Pendle Forest History Group.

More information on the Forest of Bowland Landscape Stories Project Click here

St Mary’s have populated their website with memories of their involvement  Noggarth Walk  Archaeology Hunt

Community Archaeology Limited’s Brochure for Schools Click  here

and/or one of the Community Archaeology Limited groups at the following events in June

Sunday 20 June

Medieval Living History Day with involvement from Claro Community Archaeology Group

 Further information

Sunday 27 June

Garden Party in aid of Wath Chapel with involvement from Nidderdale Chase Heritage Group

Further information

Past Events involving Community Archaeology Limited

 May 2010    April 2010    March 2010    February 2010    January 2010    December 2009     

November 2009      October 2009         September 2009

As in previous years, the talks had proved so popular that several people asked if they could be repeated.  Great Ayton Community Archaeology Project (GACAP) is holding a Saturday Omnibus Edition on 22 May in the Friends’ Meeting House, Great Ayton.

The presentations are as follows:

9:30am.  Waynman Dixon - Egypt to Easby Lane.  Waynman Dixon spent his retirement in the village after a fascinating working life.  All too often, others are credited with his achievements, the most notable being the transportation of Cleopatra's Needle to London.

10:30am.  Cook Cottage - Easby Lane to Melbourne.  Most villagers will be familiar with the obelisk on the site of James Cook's parents' cottage, and here is the chance to find out how we came to exchange an important part of our heritage for a pile of stones from Australia.

11:30am.  Tanning - turning cows into coats.  Great Ayton, like many other Cleveland villages, had several tanyards.  This presentation takes us through the traditional tanning process, explaining what local resources were needed and why the process was so obnoxious.

1:30pm.  Richardson tanyards - Ayton to Newcastle.  William Richardson started making leather at Langbaurgh Farm towards the end of the seventeenth century, and by the mid-twentieth century his descendents had one of the largest tanneries in England, at Newcastle upon Tyne.

2:30pm.  Outram Cottages and the adjacent houses.  Outram Cottages, near the petrol station on the Guisborough Road, are a familiar landmark.  Find out why they were built and so-named, and why one of them had to surrender its back rooms to Tower House.

3:00pm.  What the papers said.  Newspapers are a wonderful source of information, and modern information technology enables us to pick out articles on Great Ayton.  If it's in the paper it must be true.

4:00pm.  Public Health in Ayton.  Life wasn't so easy in the "good old days".  Many diseases were fatal, drinking water was far from pure, and food was adulterated.  And there was no National Health Service.  Find out how Aytonians coped through these difficult times.  

 There will be coffee and tea available between each presentation and entry is free, with the usual comment that small contributions for refreshments would be welcomed

There should be opportunities for questions and discussion after each presentation.  Some of the presentations will be incorporating new material as a result of previous audience contributions and further research since they were first delivered.  If you would like to know a bit more about the Omnibus Day or individual presentations, please contact Ian Pearce on 01642 722964.

Further information

BBC1 (North) will be showing  A History of the World: Towton 1461, a film presented by Horrible Histories author Terry Deary on Monday 17 May at 7.30pm. Click here for BBC page. The programme will probably be broadcast nationally on BBC4 later in the year.

Helen and her husband Mick were present in costume during filming and feature in the programme. They are familiar to children from South Milford Primary School, nr Towton and members of the Boroughbridge after school Archaeology Club. Helen has recently launched a website and has had a book published - The Battle of Wakefield Revisited.

Helen Cox, Herstory Writing and Interperation.

Related links:

Wars of the Roses Experience for Archaeology Club Click here

NY Times article on  Towton Battlefield project with South Milford Click here

On Wednesday 12  and Sunday 16  May, he and Margaret will open their Ripon garden as part of The National Gardens Scheme: Gardens Open for Charity.

Further information   on David’s garden including location.

Ripon Community Archaeology Project

 Kevin Cale - Used to being out of doors, Kevin led a soap carving workshop on the Cathedral forecourt. Photograph

Ripon Cathedral Ecclesiastical Arts and Heritage Day: Album

for an Ecclesiastical Arts and Heritage Day organised by Ripon Cathedral.

Kevin will be encouraging visitors to draw inspiration from the Cathedral and try their hand at carving from soap and plaster of Paris blocks.

Further information

and/or one of the Community Archaeology Limited Groups at the following events in May

Saturday 1 May

Ecclesiastical Arts and Heritage Day at Ripon Cathedral Further information

Monday 10 May

Kirby, Great Broughton and Ingleby Greenhow Local History Group's progamme of talks continues with a talk by Jenny Allison on the history of linen making in the area. Further information

Monday 10 May and Tuesday 11 May

Iron Age (Nidderdale) Project , a 2 day dig led by Kevin Cale, Dacre Top, Nr Harrogate. Further information

Tuesday 18 May

Harrogate Museums and Arts “Primetime” programme 2009/2010

Scriven Treasures - Dave Hunt, Claro Community Archaeology Group. Further information

Wednesday 19 May

Talk by Kevin Cale to Pendle Forest History Group about his recent work with schools in the Forest of Bowland

Further information

Saturday 22 May

Great  Ayton Community Archaeology Project : Presentations Ominibus  Further information

Past Events involving Community Archaeology Limited

April 2010      March 2010    February 2010    January 2010    December 2009            

November 2009      October 2009         September 2009

travelled to Amsterdam to address the Critical Point of View conference (26/27 March) organized by the Institute of Network Cultures. Dan  talked about the History of Encyclopaedias with reference to Wikipedia.

Dan O’Sullivan (UK) An Encyclopedia for the Times: Thoughts on Wikipedia from a His- torical Perspective

Click here  for video.

He is the author of:  "Wikipedia: A new community practice?"

disappointed not to have managed a "day out "  sooner - the weather took its toll!. However, on 12 March, Year 4 children and teacher  together with Kevin and Sandra Silk from the Forest of Bowland AONB, visited the Lancashire Record Office in Preston. They toured the office and took part in a variety of absorbing activities laid on by the Record Office staff. Many thanks to them.

Visit the Forest of Bowland website for a look at their work at the Office and back in the classroom.

Community Archaeology Ltd's Brochure for Schools

supporting Kevin in recording and indentifying the finds where possible.

 Further information on event

Click here for report on the group's Finds Day held in August 2009.

Claro Community Archaeology Group

Ian Pearce (Great Ayton Community Archaeology Project), Gillian Hovell (Iron Age Niddedale Project), David Rivers (Ripon Community Archaeology  Project) and Dave Hunt (Claro Community Archaeology Group).

Click here to hear what they and others had to say.

Northern Landscapes

learnt about careers in archaeology and heritage;  heard about excavation of skeletons; identified and put together ,(mostly correctly!)  a replica skeleton... and after school yesterday they were visited by Helen Cox, Medieval re- enactor who gave them a feel for the Wars of the Roses and, in particular, the Battle of Towton. They tried on kit and handled weaponry.

This timely visit coincides with the anniversary of the Battle and a commemorative event is held each Palm Sunday on the Battle field. Interest was more than seeded and some members hope to persuade their families to make the journey down the A1 this Sunday.

Last year, Kevin worked with Helen and Yr 5/6 children from South Milford Primary School on a 3 day Time Travellers project. The school is situated only a few miles from the battlefield. They visited the Department of Archaeological Sciences at Bradford University to view the Towton skulls and hear from experts.

The project was featured in NY Times. Click here to view May 2009 issue.

Related news:

26 February 2010 Archaeology: out of hours

Community Archaeology Limited's Brochure for Schools

travelling to Amsterdam to address the Critical Point of View conference (26/27 March) organized by the Institute of Network Cultures. Dan will be talking about the History of Encyclopaedias with reference to Wikipedia.

He is the author of:  "Wikipedia: A new community practice?"

Update: 20 April 2010

Dan O’Sullivan (UK) An Encyclopedia for the Times: Thoughts on Wikipedia from a His- torical Perspective Click here

and/or one of the Community Archaeology Limited groups at the following events in April.

Tuesday 13 April

Kirby, Great Broughton and Ingleby Greenhow Local History Group's progamme of talks continues with a talk by Barry Harrison

Saturday 17 April

Claro Community Archaeology Group "Finds Day"  Further information

Past Events involving Community Archaeology Limited

Unfortunately, Kevin was unable to attend the event as it clashed with his first attendance at a CBA Yorkshire committee meeting in his new role as Education Officer.

However, we understand attendance was around 750 people and we are hearing positive feedback from the  Community Archaeology Limited groups that took part .

from Geoff Taylor of Kirby Great Broughton and Ingleby Greenhow Local History Group “A thoroughly worthwhile day.We were able to make some useful contacts. The 700 members of the public are testament to the growing interest in local and family history and it is well worthwhile repeating the exercise. Those with a commercial interest did a roaring trade. “

NYCRO  North Yorkshire County Record Office

in Northallerton on Satuday in conjunction with NYCRO annual Open Day.

Groups taking part include

Kirby, Great Broughton and Ingleby Greenhow Local History Group

Iron Age (Nidderdale) Project

Upper Nidderdale Local History Group

Great Ayton Community Archaeology Project

 Claro Community Archaeology Group

Hartwith Heritage Group

Bordley Township Project

Nidderdale Chase Heritage Group

Northallerton and District Local History Society

 Further information: NYCRO Tel: 01609 777585

and/or one of the Community Archaeology Limited groups at the following events in March.

Wednesday 3 March, Wednesday 10 March, Wednesday 17 March and Wednesday 31 March

The last four presentations of Great Ayton Community Archaeology Project's series of presentations on Tanning in Ayton, Outram Cottages, Newspapers and Public Health.

Saturday 13 March

North  Yorkshire County Record Office Open Day  and Family and Local History Fair at Northallerton Town Hall with exhbitions  from local groups including:

Kirby, Great Broughton and Ingleby Greenhow Local History Group

Iron Age (Nidderdale) Project

Upper Nidderdale Local History Group

Great Ayton Community Archaeology Project

 Claro Community Archaeology Group

Hartwith Heritage Group

Bordley Township Project

Nidderdale Chase Heritage Group

Northallerton and District Local History Society

Monday 15 March

Kirby, Great Broughton and Ingleby Greenhow Local History Group's progamme of talks continues with at talk by Tony Nicholson.

Tuesday 23 March

Talk by Nidderdale Chase Heritage Group at Nidderdale Museum

Past Events involving Community Archaeology Limited

Boroughbrige Primary School for children from the Boroughbridge Cluster schools which is funded by Boroughbridge Extended Schools Cluster. For the next 5 Thursdays, 30 children from 13 schools will meet together with Kevin to learn more about archaeology and their local heritage.

Community Archaeology Limited's Brochure for Schools

they had worked with during last term’s Time Travellers* project, to present  their Heritage Trails Leaflets.

Ingleby Greenhow and Kirby and Great Broughon schools worked with KGBIG LHG during Autumn 2009 and together they walked part of the trails on 1 December 2009 . As part of the project they visited North Yorkshire County Record Office (NYCRO) in Northallerton  to tour the office, and view maps and documents. They were joined by Dave Evans from Yorkshire Museums Trust who brought along a range of artefacts. The children also took part in a map quiz. The winning team from each school was awarded a copy of Jeffreys Yorkshire map for their schools’ area.  To mark the collaboration between the schools and KGBIG LHG, the group arranged for the maps to be framed and presented the finished article to each school at assemblies on Friday 12 February 2010.

The group launched the leaflets on 22 January and they can be downloaded from the group website.

Community Archaeology Limited's Brochure for Schools

 * Time Travellers is organised by a partnership between North Yorkshire County Record Office and Community Archaeology Limited. It is delivered by Kevin Cale of Community Archaeology Limited with support from North Yorkshire County Record Office and York Museums Trust. It is funded through the regional Museums Hub’s Renaissance Partnership programme.

have worked with Kevin for the whole day on 3 recent Mondays: they have been introduced to archaeology and heritage studies, handled and identified finds, looked at aerial photographs and historic maps. They also braved the icy weather on a guided walk and excavated in the warmth of their school hall. Please click on their website links below  for a delightful insight. Thank you to class teacher, Mr Archer and to Forest of Bowland AONB.

St Mary’s local history walk 010210                              St Mary’s Indoor excavations 080210

Community Archaeology Ltd's Brochure for Schools

Kevin  was elected to the committee of the  CBA Yorkshire  in the post of Education Officer. He is delighted to accept the position and is looking forward to furthering educational possibilites with the CBA.

and/or one of the Community Archaeology Ltd groups at the following events in February.

Wednesday 3,  Wednesday 10 February and Wednesday 17 February

The first three of Great Ayton Community Archaeology Project's series of seven evening presentations on Waynman Dixon, Cook Cottage and Leather Tanning.

Tuesday 16 February 

Iron Age (Nidderdale) Project    Big Dig for Little Kids   Further information

Thursday 18 February

Kirby,Great Broughton and Ingleby Greenhow Local History Group's programme of talks contiunes. Events page for 18 February  2010 programme.

Wednesday 24  February

Gillian Hovell of Iron Age (Nidderdale) Project begins a 5 week course "Latin for fun". Further information.

Wednesday 24 February

Also of particular interest,  because of recent work by Pott and Agill Study Group and  Projects in Local Primary Schools, is a talk by Dr Jo Buckberry of Bradford University at Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate on the Masham Excavations. Further information  Harrogate Museums and Arts Primetime and our events page for 24 February.

begins a series of evening presentations tonight with a  talk by Ian Pearce on Waynman Dixon.

Further information.

by Time Travellers and the Forest of Bowland AONB. This term Kell Bank Primary School will focus on the Masham excavations of Anglo Saxon skeletons with which Kevin was involved in the 1980s. Together with Kevin and members of the Pott and Agill Study Group, the small class of 15 KS2 children will travel to Bradford University to hear from Dr Jo Buckberry who carried out scientific analysis on the bones. Children at Grewelthorpe Primary will follow in the footsteps of their peers at Kirkby Malzeard Primary School and learn about Bog Bodies inspired by the 19c discovery near to the school. They will have a visit from Dr Joann Fletcher, Egyptologist and Bog Body expert and hope to visit Great North Museum: Hancock.

Last  term in the Forest of Bowland, Wheatley Lane and St Thomas Barrowford  Primary Schools investigated the archaeology of their local area with particular focus on the dry stone walls. Work will continue with St Mary’s Newchurch in Pendle and Roughlee Primary Schools during this term.

work with schools in the area last term. Click here.

For an update on work with schools in the Spring term 2010 Click here.

and/or one of the Community Archaeology Ltd groups at the following event in January.

Tuesday 12 January 2010

Talk for Masham Local History Group by members of  three Community Archaeology Limited groups: Ilton Community Heritage Group, Pott and Agill Study Group and AONB Historic Parks and Gardens Study Group. Further information.

Friday 22 January 2010

Heritage Trails Launch Kirby Great Broughton and Ingleby Greenhow Local History Group 

Further information

and/or one of the Community Archaeology Ltd groups at the following event in December.

 A quiet month to end a  very busy Autumn....

Tuesday 15 December

Iron Age (Nidderdale) Project: Christmas Review of the Year. Further information.

three further years of success and handed results of their research to North Yorkshire County Council's Historic Environment Record.(NYCC HER).

Commenting on the latest research into a further eight parishes and identification of previously unknown sites, Nick Boldrini, HER, said;

"The group has previously given us information which has added greatly to our knowledge of the past and helps us manage these sites. This latest research will add another 1,000 records to the Historic Environment Record and will also be available to future researchers."

The occasion was  photographed and reported in the North Yorks Times (page 8) Click here

RIPON ARCHAEOLOGY GROUP CELEBRATES THREE YEARS FURTHER SUCCESS: Report of the work by members of the group

are now featured on Ilton Community Heritage Group's website with watercolour illustration by Ilton resident and group member, David Mayoh.

Click here and visit the "Vignettes" page of the site.

its work with Kevin following a successful bid for funding from HLF and LEADER.  In addition to furthering the group's research, a school project began with Oakridge Community Primary School at Hinderwell this week .The work aims to widen the children's awareness of Victorian  life and industry in the area so building on the history topic which is part of their National Curriculum for this term. Seton Community Primary, Staithes and Lythe Primary School will  also be involved during 2010.

The Whitby Gazette reported on how the group celebrated last weekend.

Further information on Mulgrave Community Research Project

Heritage Lottery Fund

Related "Latest News"

21 September 2009 Work with schools Autumn 2009

To view our Brochure for Schools click here

as part of the Landscape Stories Project funded by Heritage Lottery Fund, Lancashire County Council and Forest of Bowland AONB. Kevin and members of Pendle Forest History group are working with children from Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School in Fence, and Barrowford St Thomas CE Primary School this term. Two more schools are planned for the Spring term.

Forest of Bowland Landscape Stories Project

Heritage Lottery Fund

Related "Latest News"

21 September 2009 Work with schools Autumn 2009

To view our Brochure for Schools click here

and/or one of the Community Archaeology Ltd groups at the following events in November.

Friday 6 November

children from Masham Primary School who have worked with Kevin over the past three years to learn more about the discovery. Together with Kevin and members of the Pott and Agill Study Group,  they visited Bradford University 's Department of Archaeological Sciences to view the bones and hear about the scientific analysis.

Building Works Revealed Cemetery: Northern Echo 061009 

Rituals of thousand years ago honour ancestors: Yorkshire Post 061009 

Masham's Lost Cemetery Further information on Kevin's involvement with excavation and subsequent analysis

Reburial of Anglo Scandinavain Remains

Exhibition, Talk and Unveiling of Commerative Plaque

and/or one of the Community Archaeology Ltd groups at the following events this month...

Thursday 8 October

Hartwith and Dacre Banks Village Hall

Nidderdale WEA AGM: Presentation by Nidderdale Chase Heritage Group. Further information

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Saturday 17 October

Masham's Lost Cemetery, Masham Town Hall.

An exhibition by Pott and Agill Study Group, a  talk by Kevin Cale (Community Archaeology Ltd)  and unveiling of a plaque by Lord Masham  to mark the site of Anglo-Scandinavian skeletons excavated in 1988/89. Further information on the event. Find out more about Masham's Lost Cemetery. Organised by Pott and Agill Study Group.

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Monday 19 October and Tuesday 20 October

Iron Age (Nidderdale) Project , a 2 day dig led by Kevin Cale, Dacre Top, Nr Harrogate. Further information

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Saturday 24 October

Darley Heritage Day, Christ Church Community Centre, Darley. Further information

September 2009 Events involving Community Archaeology Limited

is delivering projects to Kirkby Malzeard Primary School, Ingleby Greenhow Primary School and Kirkby and Great Broughton Primary School.

Year 5/6 at Kirkby Malzeard Primary School are taking inspiration from the 19C discovery of a Bog Body on nearby Grewelthorpe Moor. As part of the project the children will be going to Great North Museum:Hancock in Newcastle to see "Lindow Man" and will be visited at the school by well known Egyptologist and Bog Body expert, Dr Joann Fletcher, who will share her knowledge and fascination for the subject.

Later this term children form KS2 at Kirkby and Great Broughton Primary School will combine with Ingleby Greenhow Primary School to work together with Kirkby, Great Broughton and Ingleby Greenhow Local History Group on a Local Heritage Walk.

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Feedback from Kirkby Malzeard school project 16 Ocober 2009 

Comments from class teacher, Mr M Houghton, together with photographs and a report of the project, were published in the Ripon Gazette

“The events have really brought the whole topic of archaeology to life for the children – they have absolutely loved it. It’s so much different to reading it in a book. One thing I thought was interesting was that the children originally thought that stone age man wasn’t very clever but through this project they have got to grips with the idea that these people were very intelligent and so the children have changed their opinion. I give a big thank you to Kevin from Community Archaeology Ltd  and all the adults who have been involved, as it has made for a very interesting half term. On Friday the children presented assembly. It was the children who wanted to hold the assembly. They enjoyed doing the project so much they wanted to share it with the mums and dads and other children at the school.” 

Community Archaeology Limited's   Brochure for Schools

Further information on Time Travellers  

This Time Travellers project is organised  by a  partnership between North Yorkshire County Record Office and Community Archaeology Limited. It is delivered by Kevin Cale of Community Archaeology Limited with support from North Yorkshire County Record Office  and York Museums Trust. It is funded through the regional Museums Hub’s Renaissance Partnership programme.

This will be corrected as soon as possible. If would like information on groups please contact us .

has written an archaeology guide "Visiting the Past". Further information.

Congratulations, Gill!

and/or one of the Community Archaeology Ltd groups at the following events this month...

Saturday 5 September

Layers of Repsonse organised by the Landscape and Art Network, Pateley Bridge. Further information.

Sunday 13 September

Follow up to Finds Day, Claro Community Archaeology Group, Knaresborough. Further information.

Monday 21 September

Heritage Marquee at the Nidderdale Show,  Pateley Bridge. Further information.

Saturday 26 September and Sunday 27 September

Masham Sheep Fair. Exhibition in St Mary's Church, Market Place, Masham. Further information.

the Claro Community Archaeology Group held a "Finds Day" on 1 August 2009 in the Old Court House, Knaresborough Castle. The day, despite the weather, was a tremendous success. The archaeology team from the Claro Group had the support of Dave Evans,  Archaeologist, Yorkshire Museums Trust , and Kevin Cale, Archaeologist, Community Archaeology Limited who examined a very wide range of artefacts, some of which were extremely rare.

Most of the people attending were local, but some were from as far afield as Scarborough. The artefacts brought in included three Neolithic stone axes, all had been found locally. One of them was identified by the green colour of the stone as having been made in Langdale, Cumbria.

There were many old coins including: Two roman coins - one that was of particular interest was a silver dianria 1st Century BC from before the Roman invasion. A Henry II short cross penny circa 1190. A Edward III groat circa 1355. A Henry VIII sovereing penny circa 1530.A very well preserved Greek coin from 2500 BC. and numerous other ranging from Elizabeth I to Victorian silver coins.

Other artefacts included 16th Century musket and cannon balls, an Anglo Saxon pin head, a Tudor dress hook, a flint barb and tang arrow head 200BC which was in very good condition and had been found at Flyingdale.

A record sheet detailing the archaeologist's findings on age, use and material was prepared for each item. Its dimensions, weight and location it was found were also recorded. A copy of the record was given to the owner to keep with their artefact.

A follow up day is being planned for 13 September at 3.00pm at the Old Courthhouse, Knaresborough, when Kevin Cale will use a slide show to display the main artefactsm whilst making relevant comments and answering questions. Currently the Claro Community Archaeology Group is involved in a four year project researching the archaeology and history of Scriven, Knaresborough.

Bob Johnson (Claro Community Archaeology Group)

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the Festival which runs from 18 July to 2 August

Great Ayton Community Archaeology Project

Saturday 18 July  - Guided Walk around Great Ayton. Click here for events on 18 July

Saturday 25 July - Guided Walk around Great Ayton. Click here for events on 25 July

Saturday 1 August - Guided Walk to the Summit of Roseberry Topping near Great Ayton. Click here for events on 1 August

Ripon Community Archaeology Project

Saturday 18 July - Archaeology for the Family. Click here for events on 18 July.

Iron Age (Nidderdale) Project

Tuesday 21 July - Guided Walks around Iron Age sites near Dacre. Click here for events on 21 July

Bordley Township Project

Thursday 30 July - Walk in Bordley Township.Click here for events on 30 July

Ilton Heritage Group

Thursday 30 July - Sweet Earth of Ilton: What's that? Guided Walk. Click here for events on 30 July

Nidderdale Chase Heritage Group

Thursday 30 July - From Moor to Valley: An introduction to the Archaeology of a Yorkshire Dales Estate. Click here for events on 30 July

Claro Community Archaeology Group

Saturday 1 August - Small Finds Day at Knaresborough Castle Museum. Click here for events on 1 August

ALSO taking place in West Yorkshire and organised in Partnership with Harewood House Trust ...

24 - 26 July  - Archaeology Weekend at Harewood. Click here

 information on the many and varied educational opportunities we offer will be available on this site in the very near future.

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28 July 09: For  brochure click here

Kevin Cale

...nine are organised by Community Groups receiving direction from Kevin Cale, Community Archaeology Limited

 Great Ayton Community Archaeology Project

Saturday 18 July  - Guided Walk around Great Ayton. Click here for events on 18 July

Saturday 25 July - Guided Walk around Great Ayton. Click here for events on 25 July

Saturday 1 August - Guided Walk to the Summit of Roseberry Topping near Great Ayton. Click here for events on 1 August

Ripon Community Archaeology Project

Saturday 18 July - Archaeology for the Family. Click here for events on 18 July.

Iron Age (Nidderdale) Project

Tuesday 21 July - Guided Walks around Iron Age sites near Dacre. Click here for events on 21 July

Bordley Township Project

Thursday 30 July - Walk in Bordley Township.Click here for events on 30 July

Ilton Heritage Group

Thursday 30 July - Sweet Earth of Ilton: What's that? Guided Walk. Click here for events on 30 July

Nidderdale Chase Heritage Group

Thursday 30 July - From Moor to Valley: An introduction to the Archaeology of a Yorkshire Dales Estate. Click here for events on 30 July

Claro Community Archaeology Group

Saturday 1 August - Small Finds Day at Knaresborough Castle Museum. Click here for events on 1 August

ALSO taking place in West Yorkshire and organised in Partnership with Harewood House Trust ...

24 - 26 August  - Archaeology Weekend at Harewood. Click here

...Courthouse and viewed the work of Claro Community Archaeology Group at Knaresborough Castle's Living History Day. The exhibition on the group's current project ,"Scriven and its Park", featured work to date and a range of artefacts found in the area. Most importantly it gave visitors the opportunity to meet group members and share information with them. Locals brought in many items of memorabilia relating to the POW camp and interest was fuelled for the group's next public event to be held during the Festival of British Archaeology:

Saturday 1 August

  Small Finds Day

11.00am to 3.00pm

Knaresborough Castle Museum, Castle Yard, Knaresborough HG5 8AS

Together with Kevin and the  Time Travellers*  project, the group is working with two local primary schools which looks like generating more press interest.

Click on the link below to view  the article from the current edition of the Whitby Gazette .

www.whitbygazette.co.uk/news/Uncovering-history-in-search-of.5357237.jp

Visit www.jetcoast.co.uk/mcrp_u4.pdf for an update on the work with the schools and latest news from MCRP.

For more information on work with schools view our brochure

Time Travellers is organised  by a  partnership between North Yorkshire County Record Office and Community Archaeology Limited. It is delivered by Kevin Cale of Community Archaeology Limited with support from North Yorkshire County Record Office  and Yorkshire Museums Trust. It is funded through the regional Museums Hub’s Renaissance Partnership programme.

 Masham’s Lost Cemetery - recent findings shed new light on old bones

By Bob Mansfield, Pott and Agill Research Group

In conjuction with the celebration of the 1300th anniversary of the death of St Wilfrid, a lecture about the excavation of and current research into 58 skeletons from the age of St Wilfrid excavated in Masham in the 1980s.

Masham's Lost Cemetery - Kevin Cale, Community Archaeology Limited

Kevin, who excavated the bones in the 1980s, will give an illustrated talk aout the excavation and recent developments on this intriguing find.

3.00pm  in The Library of Ripon Cathedral - free admission

Further information:  ToriaForsythMoser@RiponCathedral.org.uk 

Tel: 01765 603462

A series of six presentations by Great Ayton Community Archaeology Project begins this evening with a look at house histories.

The presentations, which are being held on consecutive Wednesday evenings at 7.30pm in the Friends' Meeting House, High Green, Great Ayton, include:

Heritage Lottery Workshop

Further information: Leilah.Vyner@harrogate.gov.uk  Tel: 01423 556702

Look out for the May edition of the NY Times, delivered to households across North Yorkshire, which features the "Battle of Towton" Time Travellers * project with children at South Milford Primary School on its front page with more photographs and extracts of their imaginative work on page 7. Missed out on this? Visit www.northyorks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=3172

* Time Travellers is organised  by a  partnership between North Yorkshire County Record Office and Community Archaeology Limited. It is delivered by Kevin Cale of Community Archaeology Limited with support from North Yorkshire County Record Office  and York Museums Trust. It is funded through the regional Museums Hub’s Renaissance Partnership programme. www.yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk/page/cparchaeology.aspx

For more information of our work with schools view our brochure.

Towton Battlefield Society commemorates the Battle of Towton on Palm Sunday 1461 with an Anniversary Walk over the Battlefield and a Living History Camp. Society re-enactors have been working with Kevin and the North Yorkshire County Record Office (Time Travellers*)  to deliver a project on "Towton" to children at South Milford Community Primary School in the weeks leading up to the anniversary of the Battle.

Towton Battlefield Society

Guided Battlefield Anniversary Walk

and

 Authentic 15th Century Living History Camp

Towton Hall, near Tadcaster

Palm Sunday, 5 April 2009, 9.30am - 4.00pm

Admission £2 per adult: Under 12s free: Further donations welcome

(includes car parking, guided walk and access to all shows and displays)

Guided walks start from Towton Hall Barn at 9.30am till 10.45am at15 minute intervals (approx 4 miles, stout footwear recommended). At 1.00pm a memorial service will be held behing the Hall.

Traders, information and refreshments stalls can be found all day in the barn and an authentic 15th Century encampment will include a falconry show, medieval clothing "fashion show", archery, fire power display, a sword fighting demonstration by the European Combat Guild, and a melee.

The Towton Battlefield Society, its affiliated re-enactment group, The Frei Compagnie and guest re-enactors invite you to remember this day with a guided memorial walk over one of the country's most un spoilt battlefields, and a day long living history commemoration in the grounds of Towton Hall.

Further information:   www.towton.org.uk

* Time Travellers is organised  by a  partnership between North Yorkshire County Record Office and Community Archaeology Limited. It is delivered by Kevin Cale of Community Archaeology Limited with support from North Yorkshire County Record Office  and York Museums Trust. It is funded through the regional Museums Hub’s Renaissance Partnership programme.www.yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk/page/cparchaeology.aspx

visit  www.claroarchgroup.com for news of the current project : "Scriven and its Park"

with an average attendance of about 50 people, that the group have been asked to repeat them by those who missed the original presentations. 

There will be a re-run of all five presentations on Saturday 14 March at the Friends' Meeting House, High Green, Great Ayton starting at 9.30am.

 The Spring 2009 programme of presentations starting on Wednesday 29 April will be confirmed soon.

Further information from our events page and ianandsuepearce@aol.com www.historic-cleveland.co.uk

Cleveland and Teesside Local History Society and the University of Teesside Centre for Regional and Local Historical Research are holding a

Joint Day School

HISTORIC LANDSCAPES OF THE NORTH

Saturday 14 March

Europa Building, University of Teesside

 Programme Includes:

Medieval Fields and Farms in Cleveland and the Esk Valley - Barry Harrison

The Prehistoric-Saxon Landscape at Street House, N.E. Yorkshire - Steve Sherlock

The Changing Natural Landscape of the North York Moors - Margeret Atherden

From Farmstead to County: Thinking about Rural Settlement - Brian Roberts

The Country House and Landscape  - Mark Whyman

Two Hundred Years of a Local Landscape: from Marton Lodge to Stewart Park - Linda Polley

Further information: www.tees.ac.uk j.grimwood@tees.ac.uk Tel. Jill Grimwood  01642 384689

Watercolours by  David Mayoh of Ilton, who is a member of Ilton Community Heritage Group, are on show at Mashamshire Community Office, Little Market Place, Masham, until the end of the month. Further information: 01765 680200

See some of his work on the Ilton Community Heritage Group website www.iltonheritage.co.uk

Kirby, Great Broughton and Ingleby Greenhow Local History Group are holding their first meeting of a new project

Heritage Trails on Your Doorstep

on Wednesday 11 February 2009 at Broughton Sports Club, Great Broughton at 7.30pm

Introduction by Kevin Cale

Further information: gjjt@btinternet.com

The Mulgrave Community Research Project launched in September 2008 and has recently received an Awards for All grant. The group has asked Kevin Cale (Community Archaeology Limited) to guide them in their first research project 

"In Search of Seton Church"

The aim is to locate the site of an Anglo Saxon Church which appears on old maps between the villages of Staithes and Hinderwell. The group are holding the launch of this project on Wednesday 18 February 1.30pm at Hinderwell Village Hall (see events page)

For more infomation on Mulgrave Community Research Project www.jetcoast.co.uk liz.dowson@scarborough.gov.uk

North Yorkshire County Record Office

OPEN DAY 2009 - SATURDAY 28 MARCH  Free admission

10.00 am - 4.00pm  Record Office, Malpas Road, Northallerton, DL7 8TB

Throughout the day there will be: guided tours 'behind the scenes, local societies' displays and advice and 'try it yourself sessionsin the searchroom.

Programme ofTalks - spaces limited so book in advance

11.00am       "Making the most of your birth, marriage and death certificates" Barbara Dixon

12.00am       "North Riding families and their acquisition of Eastern luxuries" Helen Clifford

  1.30pm       A picture presentation: Old Northallerton1940s, 1950s and 1960s Colin Narramore

 2.30pm       "Wandering about the Web - fun for family history" - Jackie Depelle

Ample free car parking will be available at County Hall, Racecourse Lane entrance (2 minute walk)

For further details, or  to book a place a a talk, contact the Record Office: 01609 777585 archives@northyorks.gov.uk

THIS EVENT IS ADVERTISED FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE SITE USER. COMMUNITY ARCHAEOLOGY LIMITED IS NOT REPSONSIBLE FOR CHANGES THAT MAY OCCUR REGARDING THE EVENT.

The AGM of Council for British Archaeology Yorkshire and Symposium will be held on Saturday 7 February 2009 at the Tempest Anderson Hall, Yorkshire Museum, Museum Gardens, York from 10.00am - 4.45pm.

2009 Symposium from 11.00am

The Stanbury Hill Project   Keith Boughey

Recent work of the West Yorkshire Archaeology Service    Ian Roberts

Changing places: Climate change and the historic environment    Gill Chitty

Letting in the light: the New Yorkshire Museum   Andrew Morrison

Update on the Hungate excavation, York   Toby Kendall

Horse studs in the medieval landscape   Stephen Moorhouse

Earthwork survey and investigation of the precint of Byland Abbey   Andrew Burn

The peasant buildings of Wharram Percy: the supplementary evidence    Peter Brears

Norton Conyers: a house in heavy disguise    Peter Ryder

The cost of the day is £5 (per member) or £8 (per non-member).

Ilton Community Heritage Group are justifiably proud of their expanded website.

Visit: www.iltonheritage.co.uk

"People and Places"

a photographic dip into past times in the Upper Dale. The official launch will take place on Saturday 6 December at Lofthouse Memorial Hall, near Pateley Bridge, between 1.00pm and 5.00pm.

"People and Places" is planned as the first of three books featuring life in Upper NIdderdale and is the product of three years research by the group. It contains a collection of photographs from diverse sources - family albums, official libraries and private memorabilia.

The book  costs £10.00.

Yorkshire Post Article

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KEVIN CALE, Director of Community Archaeology Limited is celebrating 20 years of his business within the archaeological world with 20 of the community archaeology and local history groups he has directed across North Yorkshire over the last two decades. For the first time groups will come together to display their work and share their research with each other and the public.  Come along and meet everyone in the appropriately historic and beautiful village of Ripley.  The event will officially be opened at 11.00am by Mary Kershaw, Director of Collections at York Museums Trust.  The event is free. Also see our events page.

See events page for further information.

CBA Archaeology and Education 2008 conference York.

Historic Parks and Gardens in Nidderdale AONB exhibition.  See events page for more information..