Lectures, Conferences, Courses and Events

KAS EVENTS

The KAS History & Archaeology Show
Saturday 5 June 10am-5pm at Maidstone Museum
Come and meet the KAS Committees, Affiliated Societies and other guest groups with an interest in the past – over 40 exhibitors will be inviting visitors to find out about their work. Bring along that strange object dug up from the garden for identification by Kent’s Finds Liaison Officer.

KAS Churches Committee Outing
Monday 21 June
You are invited to visit the churches of Bearsted and Thurnham. We meet at Bearsted at 6.45 for 7pm. Tour £2 (£1 for students), £1 for tea. Please return the enclosed booking form by Monday 14 June.
Replies to Philip Lawrence, Barnfield, Church Lane, East Peckham, Tonbridge TN12 5JJ tel: 01622 871945.

KAS Place-Names Group Day Conference
Saturday 17 July 10am-3.30pm at the Free Church, Station Road, Staplehurst
Speakers for the day are Dr David Parsons, Director of the Institute for Name-Studies, Nottingham University, and Dr Paul Cullen, Institute for Name-Studies and Academic Advisor to the KAS Place-Names Committee.
Sessions are:
- Introduction to English Place-Names by Dr Parsons
- Introduction to Kent Place-Names by Dr Cullen
- Digital Place-Names and Distance Learning by Dr Parsons
- Digital Place-Names – The Old English Bounds of Godmersham, Kent by Dr Cullen
A full programme, costs and catering arrangements can be found on the booking form which appears as an insert within this issue. Following the sell-out of the Place-Names day in February ’03, this event looks set to be a repeat success, so please book early to avoid disappointment. Brattle Farm Museum will be open to visit after the Conference, displaying a collection of agricultural bygones showing the country life, skills and tools from rural trades and crafts of the last two centuries.

New Perspectives on Four Kent Towns
Saturday 16 October at Charing Barn
This event replaces the traditional KAS 3 short excursions. Four expert speakers will contribute:
- Keith Parfitt – Early Dover
- Sarah Pearson – Faversham and Sandwich
- Ken McGovern – The History and Industrial Archaeology of Northfleet

OTHER EVENTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTY

COURSES

Archaeology with the University of Kent
Archaeology can be studied at various levels with the University of Kent on its well-established part-time programmes. The prospectus is now available. Applications are welcome from anyone who wishes to study for a university qualification in the subject.
The part-time evening programmes leading to the Certificate, Diploma or BA in Archaeological Studies (at Canterbury or Tonbridge) are recruiting for entry in September 2004. Programmes in Classical & Archaeological Studies are also run in the daytime on the University’s Canterbury campus. They can be followed on either a full or part-time basis.
Demonstrable aptitude and commitment are more important than formal qualifications for entry to the Certificate in Archaeological Studies.
For further information, contact the Information and Guidance Unit, the Registry, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NZ Tel 0800 9753777 or e-mail info@kent.ac.uk

The Kent Archaeological Field School – Roman Holidays
Guided Field Trips during 2004 include visits to Imperial Rome in May, Roman Provence in June, Pompeii and the Bay of Naples in May & September, Roman and Medieval Spain in October and Roman Germany, the edge of Empire, in December.
For more details of the above and also information on short courses or excavation with the Field School tel: 01795 532548 email: info@kafs.co.uk.

The Whitefriars Dig Uncovered on 24 April
With Mark Houliston (Co-director of Whitefriars Excavations).
A Regional Dayschool from the University of Kent, at the University campus, Canterbury. Cost £25.00, concessions £12.50. Further details on freephone 0800 975 3777 or email: information@kent.ac.uk

LECTURES

Horton Kirby & South Darenth Local History Society
10 May St Mary's Church by Malcolm Green
12 July Inland Waterways of Kent 1740-1850 by John Elderston
13 September The Life of Edward Hasted by Shirley Black
8 November A Roman Re-enactor by Leslie Allman
All on Mondays at 8pm in the Village Hall, South Darenth.

Farningham & Eynsford Local History Society
17 September (Eynsford Hall) The Anglo Saxon Jutes in Kent by Andrew Richardson
12 November (Farningham Hall) A Journey along the River Cray by Denise Baldwin
Both at 8pm.

EVENTS

Church Coach Tours
Led by John Vigar, Trustee of the Friends of Friendless Churches and Field Officer to the Churches Conservation Trust.
Wednesday 26 May Preston-next-Wingham, West Stourmouth, Wickhambreaux & Fordwich.
Pick-ups in Tonbridge & Canterbury
Wednesday 30 June East Peckham, Capel, Tudeley, Leigh & Chiddingstone
Pick-ups in Rochester & Maidstone
Tuesday 27 July Capel-le-Ferne, West Hougham, Temple Ewell, Alkham
Pick-ups in Rochester, Maidstone & Ashford
Each tour costs £18.50. For bookings & enquiries tel: 01622 711818 or 07958 409336, or www.johnvigar.com

Finds Identification
Saturday 17 July at Minster-in-Sheppey Museum, 10am-4pm with Andrew Richardson, Finds Liaison Officer for Kent.

National Archaeology Days 2004
This annual event will be held over the weekend of 17-18 July. A full listing of events in the area can be found on the Council for British Archaeology website at www.britarch.ac.uk.
Life & Death In Saxon Kent
Sunday 18 July, 11am-4.30pm. National Archaeology Days event in the Museum of Kent Life, Cobtree, Maidstone.
North Downs Young Archaeologists' and the Museum of Kent Life invite you to a family fun day! All children go free. A large contingent of the Saxon re-enactment group, Regia Anglorum, will demonstrate combat and ancient craft skills, with the opportunity to have a go at many of these. Timed talks on Saxon life from archaeological evidence throughout the day. Lots of 'make & do' activity stalls and games for children, artefacts of the period for handling and food for tasting, finds identification and exhibition of local history & archaeology groups.

EVENTS ELSEWHERE

The Sutton Hoo Society Conference 2004 on Saturday 16 October, 9am-5.30pm
Anglo-Saxon Landscapes: Real and Imaginary
The Royal Hospital School, Holbrook near Ipswich
Chaired by Professor Martin Carver (Uni of York) & Angela Care Evans (Brit Mus)
Speakers:
- Dr Andrew Rogerson (Norfolk Museums Service)
- Prof. Peter Fowler (Prof Emeritus Newcastle Uni)
- Dr Helena Hamerow (Uni of Oxford)
- Prof David Dumville (Girton Coll, Cambridge)
- John Newman (Archaeological Services Suffolk County Council)
- Dr Tom Williamson (Uni of East Anglia)
Price (lunch included), Soc members £17.50, non-members £20.00, students £10.00
Contact The Treasurer, Sutton Hoo Society, 2 Meadowside, Wickham Market, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13 0UJ

Ancient Crafts & Technology
12 – 16 July at the Iron Age Activity Centre, Michelham Priory, Upper Dicker, Hailsham from 10am to 6pm daily.
A unique opportunity to explore ancient crafts & technologies from a practical and hands-on point of view; pottery, textiles, metal & woodworking, building technologies, boat building and flint knapping.
Fee £148.00, concession £64.00. Sussex Archaeological Society members £143.00 (does not include accommodation or materials).
Information from Centre for Continuing Education, Sussex Institute, Essex House, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QQ, tel: 01273 877888 email: si-admissions@sussex.ac.uk

Annual Open Day of City Churches 8-9 June
Further information from friendsoflondonchurches@yahoo.co.uk.

NOTICE BOARD

KAS 2004 SUMMER EXCURSION 14-18 JUNE

There are only a few places still available for this exploration of the historic landscape of Dorset. Coach pick-up points are throughout Kent. Cost is £249 inclusive, with no single room supplement, staying at the 3 star Cliffside Hotel in Bournemouth. Enquiries to Hon. Excursions Secretary, Joy Saynor, Friars, 28 High Street, Shoreham, Sevenoaks TN14 7TD, tel: 01959 522713 email: saynor.shoreham@amserve.com

One of Shiela's cats, Fred, enjoying Arch. Cant. (see Back Page People)