Soltice walk 2009

Photos of this years walk can be found on this link.click here.

Social event.

Barbeque

Sunday July 5^th at 77 Mill Road North Lancing

Margaret’s Garden

From 2.30 pm until the food, drinks and conversation run out

Rodney will be cooking his fantastic barbeque food

Bring your own alcohol but soft drinks will be available.

For the bargain price of £5 per head

Don’t Miss this opportunity to admire the view from this wonderful garden and get acquainted with the chickens

Last date for Tickets Sunday 21 June

Numbers limited so don’t delay book today

Parham 2009.

Details of the latest work at Parham are posted on the Parham reserach site.
http://parhamresearchgroup.blogspot.com

Joe Barrow.

It is with great sadness that I have to inform you that our past chairman Joe Barrow passed away over the last weekend.

Many newer members will not have known him, but many will, Joe remarried only a few weeks ago, this brought him great happiness I know.

Joe's funeral is on April 22nd at 11 40am at Worthing Crematorium.

"ave atque vale."

Summer 2009.

The dates for Walberton are Saturday 22nd August to Sunday 5th September.

Membership fees are now overdue, you cannot attend events unless you have paid your fee, as you wil not be covered by our insurance.

Southwick Roman Villa.

New finds from Southwick Roman Villa

Following an archaeological dig with Manor Hall Middle School children near the Southwick Roman Villa site during National Archaeology Week in July, Giles Standing, an archaeologist from Shoreham, will be running an Open Day at the Southwick Society’s Manor Cottage Heritage Centre on Saturday September 20th. Finds from the dig will be on show and members of the public are also invited to bring along their own finds from gardens in Southwick for identification by experts from the Sussex Archaeological Society and the Portable Antiquities Scheme, particularly objects that might be Roman and from the area near the site of the Villa – Southwick Street and Manor Hall Road.

Southwick Roman Villa was an important 1st century AD country residence and has been described as a scaled-down version of Fishbourne Roman Palace, with glass mosaics with gold leaf and a central Italian-style garden. It was excavated in the 1930s and was mostly covered by Southwick Methodist Church in 1965. Giles would also like people to bring in old newspaper cuttings relating to the Villa, or any old photographs or plans they may have stored away. He would like to meet anyone who may have objects from the previous excavations, particularly the 1930s dig, from which a lot of excavated material has gone missing.

The day will be suitable for all ages and will give the opportunity to see and handle real Roman objects from the current excavation in Southwick. The Heritage Centre is in Southwick Street and the event will run from 10 am to 4 pm, admission free. For further information ring Giles on 01273 440114.

Update on current excavation.

There are updates on current excavation at Blacksmiths Corner on the excavation site.click here.