Celebrating 150 Years of the Kent Archaeological Society

Several events are planned to take place this year, the sesquicentennial of the KAS - come and join the celebrations!

• Kent's Past - 50 Years of Advances in Knowledge
  Two one-day conferences on the above theme are to take place. The date of the first conference is fixed for 21st April, at the Medway Campus of the University of Kent, near Rochester. The cost is £10 per person. Further details appear in the What's On section, and a booking form for the conference is included in the Newsletter. The second conference is provisionally booked for Saturday 15th September at the University of Kent's Canterbury Campus. Further details of this event and booking forms will appear in the April issue of the Newsletter.
• Celebration Dinner
  A dinner will take place on the evening of 15th September in Darwin College at the University, at which the Hasted Prize will be presented. This is a KAS-sponsored prize for the best thesis on some aspect of Kent's history. See page 11 of the Newsletter for further details of the Prize. Booking forms for the dinner will appear in the April issue.
• The Hidden Treasures of Kent
  12th May to 9th September
  This exhibition will be held in the Bentlif Gallery within Maidstone Museum. On display will be artefacts ranging from the Palaeolithic to the Anglo Saxon period which, although all originally from Kent, are now dispersed in museum collections across Britain. This will be a rare opportunity for KAS members to view some of Kent's little-seen but important finds gathered together under one roof, and it is hoped that many public visitors will also benefit. Further details of the exhibition will appear in the April issue.
• In an English Country Garden
  The Society will be holding a garden party in the grounds of the beautiful Allington Castle on Sunday 20th May, 3:30 - 6:30 pm. A jazz band will play whilst afternoon tea is served. Further details of this event appear in the What's On section and a reservation card is included in the Newsletter.