| Gold bottle top |
| Conservation by the NT of some of the finds from our excavation of Mr Ratford's house at Wimpole in 2010 have now been completed. This beautifully decorated gold cap may have come from a small scent bottle and dates from the latter part of the 18th century. Finds such as this suggest that the occupier of the house [was it still a Mr Ratford when the house was demolished?] was of some importance on the estate - he was possibly the Estate Manager or was it his wife? We have not been able to find an exact parallel so please see what you can find. | |  |
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| Haslingfield Test Pit Project |
| The pottery from the 24 test pits excavated over the weekend of 16/17 June 2012, together with that from fieldwalking over a number of years, has been identified by Paul Blinkhorn and spans the Bronze Age to early Modern. Feed-back to the village is planned for Saturday, 25th May in the Haslingfield Village Centre, with a display of the finds and a talk on what they show about its development. |
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| The 2013 Val Whittaker Prize |
| Applications have been received for the "The Val Whittaker Prize" competition for 2013. We hope to make the awards at our June lecture meeting. For details of the competiton, click here |
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| Annual General Meeting |
| 10 April 2013 |
At the AGM on 10th April,the existing officers and committee were re-elected. Bill Hughes was thanked for his work in examining the accounts over a number of years and Richard Cushing was elected to the role for this year.
Subscriptions for 2013/14 were increased to £10 for individuals and £15 for families.
Proposed amendments to the Constitution were adopted, with the proviso that the Val Whittaker bequest should be treated as separate in the accounts so that, in the event of the Group ceasing to exist, that money would be distinct from other assets. |
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