Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society
ACTIVITIES
The Penrith group has been wound up and no further activities will be hosted there.
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3rd June 2023
Appleby Archaeology Group: Dig Appleby Day, 10am - 4pmThe Dig Appleby project will come to an end in June 2023. To mark the completion of the project, the Appleby Archaeology Group are holding an event in Appleby to celebrate the project and to promote their new publication on the archaeology of Appleby! It will feature displays and other activities in the cloisters with live medieval peasants. Please see more information via the attachment at the link below.
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17th June 2023
Threads Through Time: Kendal Heritage Exhibition and Activity EventHoly Trinity Kendal Parish Church, 11am - 4pm, no booking required.
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21st June 2023
Asby History Group : Easy guided walks of Great Asby and its historyMeeting outside the Three Greyhounds Inn in Great Asby at 10.30am.
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1st July 2023
Dabbin House Day: An afternoon and evening of exploration around the Solway’s vernacular architecture. (Please note the walk is fully booked, places for the talks and music are still available)(Please note the walk is fully booked, places for the talks and music are still available)
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7th July 2023 to 10th July 2023
NAMHO Conference 2023: 5000 Years of Mining and Quarrying in The Lake DistrictThis years NAMHO Conference is due to be hosted by Cumbria Amenity Trust Mining History Society in Grasmere. More details and how to book are on the NAMHO website at the link below.
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26th July 2023
Asby History Group : Easy guided walks of Great Asby and its historyAsby History Group offer monthly gentle, stile free strolls of approximately 1.5 miles, along village roads, exploring at least 900 years of the history of Great Asbys landscape and buildings. The walk runs from 10:30am to 1pm. It is necessary to book in advance and this can be done by contacting the organiser on khcooper@aol.com, There is a charge of £6 which is payable on the day. The meeting place will be outside the Three Greyhounds Inn in Great Asby (Grid Reference NY 68066 13202, Satnav CA16 6EX)
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5th September 2023
Long Meg and her Daughters stone circle, FREE GUIDED WALKFree Guided Walk for Members Only. Booking essential
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11th September 2023 to 16th September 2023
The Royal Archaeological Institute in the Lune Valley 11th - 16th September 2023. Based at the Holiday Inn, Lancaster and visiting surrounding areas. MoreSociety
21st October 2023
CUMBRIAN QUAKERS STUDY DAYAt Keswick Meeting House, Members Only, Booking Essential
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24th October 2023
Excavations at King Arthurs Round Table Eamont Bridge, CumbriaA free guided tour for members only
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2nd November 2023
Medicine & Health Care in Roman BritainPractical sessions, interactive discussions, lectures with Dr Nick Summerton at Senhouse Museum Maryport
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4th November 2023
Archaeology in the Lake District 2023A day conference to be held at Percival Lecture Theatre, Ambleside
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9th November 2023
Appleby Archaeology Group Meeting - Iron Age Excavations At High Carlingill, a talk by Jan HicksTo be held in the Supper Room above the Market Hall in Appleby at 7.30pm
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25th January 2024 to 23rd March 2024
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8th February 2024
Appleby Archaeology Group: ArchaeobotanyA talk by Trish Shaw at 7.30pm in the supper room at Appleby Market Hall in Boroughgate, Appleby, Cumbria. CA16 6XB. Open to all and free to members, with a donation of £5 asked from non-members.
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15th February 2024
Levens LHG - Emergency - Life before 999A presentation by Judith Shingler and Alison Peake (Ambleside Oral History)
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26th February 2024
Sleech Salt making in medieval and early modern CumbriaA presentation by Bill Shannon
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2nd March 2024
Cartmel Village Society Annual Lecture - Coats of Arms and Hatchments with speaker Francis DowningGuest speaker Francis Downing, ACR Fine Art Conservator
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8th March 2024
The Post-Roman and Medieval Lanes in CarlisleA presentation by John Zant
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9th March 2024
THE THIRTEENTH HADRIANS WALL ARCHAEOLOGY FORUM (2024)The Queens Hall, Hexham, 9.45 - 4.15. Tickets £16.00 per person. See further details and how to book at the link below.
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11th March 2024
[Lunesdale Archaeology Society] New Views on the Archaeology of Early Mediaeval Lindisfarne.A talk by Dr David Petts, Durham University. 7.30pm.
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14th March 2024
Roman excavations at Carlisle Cricket ClubAppleby Archaeology Group Meeting
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16th March 2024
Looking back at the Mesolithic and Neolithic of Eskmeals in the light of recent work in Cumbria and along the Irish Sea coast.A talk by Helen Evans at Egremont Market Hall, 7.00pm.
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21st March 2024
Northern Legal History Group: What Do We Know About Law In Roman Britain?A talk by Sir Rupert Jackson KC at Lancaster University in George Fox Lecture Theatre 5. 5.30pm with a drinks reception to follow from 7.00pm. Sign up via Eventbrite link given below,
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25th March 2024
Muncaster Castle Wartime Secret, a presentation by Rob DavidMuncaster Castle Wartime Secret, a presentation by Rob David. 7.30pm, at Castle Street Centre, Kendal, LA9 7AD.
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27th March 2024
Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire - Colin Phillips Memorial Lecture LiverpoolThe lecture is entitled ROBIN HOOD IN THE MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN NORTH WEST and will be delivered by Professor Martin Heale of Liverpool University. The lecture will be held in meeting rooms 1-2 in Liverpool Central Library.
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11th April 2024
Appleby Archaeology - Settlement Excavations At BirdoswaldA talk by Tony Wilmott, Senior Archaeologist at Historic England. To be held in the Supper Room above the Market Hall in Appleby at 7.30pm.
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12th April 2024
Beadles, Dunghills and Noisome Excrements: Regulating the Environment in Seventeenth-Century CarlisleA presentation by Leona Skelton, 7.15pm at Tullie House
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15th April 2024
Lunesdale Archaeology Society - Defending the docks. Brief AGM and talkBrief AGM and talk, 7.30pm at Tebay Methodist Chapel
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18th April 2024
Levens LHG - A Mansion Fit for Demolition (Grisedale Hall)A presentation by Dr. Suzanne Tiplady, 7.30pm at Levens Village Institute.
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