Digging Diary

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Events Diary

We will be holding a variety of talks, walks and displays over the coming months.

Fieldwork will be continuing at Dacre throughout the year.

Contact me if you would like to arrange a display or a talk about the Project for your society or organisation.

Future Events

Friday 15th July 2011 Time tbc. Prehistoric Nidderdale evening presentation for Oxfam Bookfest. Charity event.

Monday 18 July 2011 - 6.30pm at Pateley Bridge Council Chambers - Prehistoric Dacre - An illustrated talk as part of the Festival of British Archaeology, organised by the AONB. Please contact Sally Childes at Sally.Childes@harrogate.gov.uk for further details and to book a place.

Tuesday 19 July 2011 10am -1pm A guided walk on our Dacre site as part of the Festival of British Archaeology again. This will focus on the Prehistoric Nidderdale Project features. Booking essential - please contact us to book your place on this walk through time.

Monday 10 October 2011 - 7.30pm Presentation at Grassington for the Upper Wharfedale Field Society.

Tuesday 25 October 2011 - 10.00 to 12.00 Presentation at Knaresborough House for Knaresborough Men's Forum.

Saturday 4 February 2012 - A presentation at the Annual Symposium of the Council for British Archaeology (venue to be confirmed)

Samples of Past Events

Saturday 26 March 2011 Display and attendance at Northallerton Record Office Day - Further details to follow.

Thursday 24 March 2011 Display and attendance at Ripon Library's Local History Fair: 10-4pm.

TTuesday 15 February 2011 Presentation at Markington

Tuesday 18 January 2011 Illustrated presentation for Fewston project group

Thursday 21 October 2010 Presentation at Church House, Ilkley for the Olicana Historial Society

Friday 1 October 2010 - Sunday 3 October 2010   Presentation in Reeth at the Jubilee Conference of the Northern Mines Research Society.

Monday 20th September 2010 Display and presence at the Nidderdale Show, Pateley Bridge

Saturday 11 September 2010 Talk to Harrogate Archaeological Society on Nidderdale Iron 500BC to AD 1611

Tuesday 27 July 2010 1.45pm-4.30pm   Guided Walk for Markington Local History Group.

Tuesday 27 July 2010 7.00pm-9.00pm   Festival of British Archaeology Event - Prehistoric Dacre. Presentation at the Schoolroom, Dacre Top

Tuesday 20 July 2010 10.00am-1.0opm   Festival of British Archaeology Event - Prehistoric Dacre. A guided walk.

Thursday 11 March 2010, 7.30pm   Talk to Cleveland Industrial Archaeological Society on Nidderdale Iron: A Forgotten Industry

Tuesday 10th -Thursday 13th November 2009   Talk and attendance at Archaeometallurgy Conference a

Saturday 22 October 2009   Display at Darley Heritage Day at Christ Church Community Centre

Thursday 5 March 2009, 7.45pm    A talk for the Harrogate Lecture Society, Wesley Chapel, Harrogate.

Thursday 26 February 7.30pm   Talk on "Medieval Iron" for the Washburn Heritage Group at the Robinson Library in Timble.

Saturday 21 February 10am-4.30pm Display at the Historic Environment Day at the Hambledon Forum, Northallerton

Monday 16 February 2009 7.30pm   A presentation about the local archaeology of iron working for the Nidderdale Society at the Village Hall in Dacre Banks. Monday 16 February 2009 7.30pm   A presentation about the local archaeology of iron working for the Nidderdale Society at the Village Hall in Dacre Banks.

Thursday 5 February 7.45pm    Talk on the project for the Harrogate Lecture Society at Wesley Chapel in Harrogate.

Wednesday 21 January 2009, 2.00pm - "Science and Historic Iron Smelting"

A presentation for the Science Group of Harrogate U3A at St Roberts Centre, Robert Street, Harrogate.

Thursday 6th November 2008, 7.00pm - "The Iron-Age (Nidderdale) Project"

A talk for the Greenhow Local History Club at the Quarry Offices at the Coldstones Quarry, Greenhow..

Saturday 18 October 2008 9.00am-4.00pm - Display    A display of the Project's work, at the Community Archaeology Projects Day in Ripley Town Hall.

Thursday 16th October: Investigation and excavation at Studfold project site

Tuesdays 14th & 28th October: 10am. Excavation Training Days at Dacre Site

Monday 22 September 2008 - "Nidderdale Iron - a Forgotten Industry".    A display of photographs and specimens in the Heritage Marquee with a chance to chat to Project members at the Nidderdale Show, Pateley Bridge.

Tuesday 2 September 2008 10.00am to c2.00pm - Introductory Walk on the Dacre Site

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