Newsletter

Just to remind you all that we will be having a stand in the Heritage Marquee at the Nidderdale Show in Pateley Bridge on Monday (22nd September). Do come along and meet us for a chat, and find out more about the Project.

And not forgetting our two special Excavation Training days, Tuesdays 14th & 28th October, on the site in Dacre - with an indoors bail-out option of Dacre Schoolroom in case inclement weather really does get the better of us. Professional archaeologist, Kevin Cale, will lead us through a dig - as well as the digging, there's the surveying, sketching, note-taking, photographing ... so there's something for everyone. We'll provide the kit, but do feel free to bring your own trowel and knees pads if you have them, as well as the essential stout footwear and waterproofs. Plus lunch, of course.

Meet at 10am at the layby beside the United Reformed Church on Dacre Top (opposite the Schoolroom where the Launch was).

We look forward to seeing you there - and who knows what we might find?

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our Introductory Walk around the Dacre Site on 2nd September. The weather was most kind to us, with the rain holding off until the last five minutes. As ever, there was far more to see than we had time for, but we explored a range of features from every age and everyone expressed amazement at just what can be hiding in what you thought were just empty fields ...

And finally, don't forget that our website is constantly being updated - do take a look from time to time.

All the very best,

Gillian Hovell

Secretary, Iron-Age (Nidderdale) Project