Winter 2018/19 Talks
Meetings are held in the Methodist Church, High Street, Box. They start at 7.30pm.
19th February 2019
Chippenham's Saxon Archaeology
Mike Stone has been involved in the archaeology of Chippenham since the 1980s. He has worked as a lecturer in Archaeology at Wiltshire College, Chippenham, and is a former curator of Chippenham Museum. Chippenham's rich history dates back to at least Anglo-Saxon times and King Alfred the Great. It was there in 878 that he fought an unsuccessful battle against the Danes. Andrew will give details of recent archaeological digs and current projects.
19th March 2019
Butterfly Conservation in Wiltshire
Maurice Avent, Trustee and Chair of the Conservation Committee: The future of our butterfly and moth populations in Britain is under threat, with many species in serious decline. The Conservation committee exists to save these populations by identifying the causes for the decline and carrying out corrective measures to halt and reverse the trend. We are promised lots of photos of butterflies.
Saturday 13th April 2019
50th Anniversary celebration: a lunch at the Selwyn Hall, Box with Professor Richard Hodges, one of the founder members of the Society and Mr Henry Hurst, who led the original dig in the 1960s prior to the erection of the Selwyn Hall, will be joining us.
Open initially to members and their partners.
Chippenham's Saxon Archaeology
Mike Stone has been involved in the archaeology of Chippenham since the 1980s. He has worked as a lecturer in Archaeology at Wiltshire College, Chippenham, and is a former curator of Chippenham Museum. Chippenham's rich history dates back to at least Anglo-Saxon times and King Alfred the Great. It was there in 878 that he fought an unsuccessful battle against the Danes. Andrew will give details of recent archaeological digs and current projects.
19th March 2019
Butterfly Conservation in Wiltshire
Maurice Avent, Trustee and Chair of the Conservation Committee: The future of our butterfly and moth populations in Britain is under threat, with many species in serious decline. The Conservation committee exists to save these populations by identifying the causes for the decline and carrying out corrective measures to halt and reverse the trend. We are promised lots of photos of butterflies.
Saturday 13th April 2019
50th Anniversary celebration: a lunch at the Selwyn Hall, Box with Professor Richard Hodges, one of the founder members of the Society and Mr Henry Hurst, who led the original dig in the 1960s prior to the erection of the Selwyn Hall, will be joining us.
Open initially to members and their partners.
