I have joined a new local society, the Richmond Archaeological Society
I have been very fortunate to have been succeeded by Don Cooper who has now beenĬhairman even longer than I was, and I know that I am leaving the Society in very The borough, but in Hampstead, but I got to know the London Borough of Barnetįairly extensively by chasing round all the excavations the Society carried out. I was sometimes at a disadvantage as I did not actually live in Victor Jones, from Denis Ross and Ted Sammes and Peter Pickering, from Bill Bass,Īndy Simpson, Eric Morgan and many others, thanks to whom the society ran – her son still does – and also ran the Minimarts which kept the Society afloatĪnd I was very fortunate in having a wonderful support from Brian Wrigley and Newbury, the baby of the trio who was a printer who printed the Society’s Newsletter When she invited the Society for a memorable outing. Who studied animal bones and who eventually retired with her husband to Orkney Green, who was a journalist and publicised the Society. Organised the great excavation on Hampstead Heath.
HADAS on the Barnet Council, which alas I could not do.Īt the time the Society was run by three formidable ladies who between them Member of the Barnet Council and did a brilliant job representing the interests of Had a hard act to follow as my predecessor, Councillor Jarman, was an influential I was Chairman forġ7 years (1986 to 2003), indeed I was parachuted in from the top as Chairman. But HADAS has been a great experience for me.
I will still of course remain a memberĪnd I shall be proud to continue to be a Vice-President, but you will only see me Packed up in cardboard boxes in the garage – I am longing to get some shelves up soīut I shall be sorry to leave HADAS behind. Have got rid of nearly 2,000 of them, but it means that the remaining 5,000 are all I calculated that I had nearly 7,000 books and I It has been a bit of a struggle to get rid of all the junk that we have accumulated over Moving to a cottage in Kew where we will be nearer our grandchildren – indeed we Wonderful family home in North London, where we spent 47 happy years and are We are downsizing, so we are giving up our Moved from North London to West London, and I fear it is not really feasible toĪttend committee meetings any more. Reluctantly and sadly, I am resigning from the Committee of HADAS. If you are interested please email and I will add you to The advertised dates so far this yearĪre Thursday 14th March and Thursday 23rd May at 7.30pm. Towards the upkeep of the house and gardens.
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The cost is £15 which includes supper, plus a cash bar. House but require more members to make up a table of ten people. Good at quizzing? If so, HADAS needs you! We field a regular team at Avenue Non-members admission: £2 Buses 13, 125, 143, 326 & 460 pass nearby and Finchley Central station (Northern Line), is a 5-10 minute walk away. Lectures are held at Stephens House & Gardens (Avenue House), 17 East End Road, Finchley, N3 3QE, and start promptly at 8 pm, with coffee/tea afterwards. Tuesday 12th November 2019: Shene and Syon: a royal and monastic landscape revealed by Bob Cowie Tuesday 8th October 2019: From Crosse and Blackwell to Crossrail – MOLA excavations at Tottenham Court Road 2009–10 by Lyn Blackmore The hotel is: Best Western Aberavon Beach Hotel, Aberavon Beach, Port Talbot, SA12 6QP
We have booked the hotel for our long trip in 2019. Monday 23rd to Friday 27th September 2019 Tuesday 14th May 2019 50 years of recording London’s Industrial Heritage by Tuesday 9th April 2019: The CITiZAN Project by Gustav Milne Tuesday 12th March 2019: Lost and Found: The Rediscovery of Roman London by John Clark He will be drawing on these interests for his talk on ‘London’s Prehistory Problems, progress and Potential’ Having taken early retirement from the Museum of London in 2011 after 33 years as an archaeologist and curator, Jon is now a freelance researcher with a long-standing interest in London’s early past and the archaeology of the river Thames. Prehistory in London – some Problems, Progress and Potential by Jon Cotton Tuesday 12th February 2019: Dorothy Newbury Memorial Lecture. HADAS DIARY – LECTURE AND EVENTS PROGRAMME 2019 Number 575 FEBRUARY 2019 Edited by Andy Simpson Newsletter-575-February-2019 By Roger | HADAS, Latest Newsletter, News, Volume 10: 2015 - 2019 |
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