The Battle of The Somme 100 years on

Friday the 1^st of July 2016

At 7am a service of remembrance will be held at the Commonwealth War Graves section of Ashley Road cemetery in Epsom.

The next Museum kids Club is Metal Detecting!

Towards the end of the 1960s a new technology appeared that would change the finding of objects from the past to the mainstream public. The hobby of metal detecting had been born.

Early metal detectors were quite rudimentary. Their basic design gave them the appearance of a simple transistor radio attached to a stick with a small coil on the end.

 The first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916, claimed 57,540 British and Commonwealth casualties; 2 for every yard of the battle front. Just 141 days later, when the offensive ended, a huge total of 420,000 Allied men had been killed or wounded, including 70 men from Epsom and Ewell.

Learn about one of the darkest days for the British Army  and discover why the human cost was so high.  See the weapons and equipment  that the troops used to live and fight .

A pdf with full information is attached.

Excavations at Bridge Farm will run this season from Monday 27th June till Sunday 21st August. They are seeking more diggers: there is an awful lot of work to do, and it is a fascinating site. Would those interested either contact David Millum or go onto the Culver Archaeological Project website and book on.

Plumpton Roman Villa: this summer another programme of research and training excavations will take place, starting Saturday 18th June and ending on Saturday 30th July. Project director: David Rudling. Volunteer excavation opportunities are available Monday-Friday throughout the digging season, 9.30am-5pm.

This event is part of the celebrations of the life and work of Capability Brown who worked at Madingley Hall in 1756. The Hall is now the home of the Institute of Continuing Education of the University of Cambridge. A pdf with full details is attached.

Saxon Epsom will come to life in Rosebery Park. There will be living history displays and crafts. Adults £5 and children under 12 free. A pdf with all details is attached.

This conference will be focussing on the challenges facing Palaeolithic Archaeology in Britain today, and how they might be met or overcome. It has been arranged by Dr Matt Pope and Dr Clive Gamble.

Programme details and booking information are available on: https://www.sal.org.uk/events/2016/05/palaeo-2020/

An invitation to attend the 2nd Biennial Southeast England Regional conference on Saturday 26th November 2016 in the Exhibition Hall of Worthing College at their campus. The theme this year is Geology, Landscape and Humans in Southeast England.

The programme and booking form are attached below.

Secrets of the Stone Age

Saturday 9 April 2016 1pm –2.30pm

Entry £5 per child (includes 1 accompanying adult)

Further information available from David Brooks, Bourne Hall Museum, Spring Street, Ewell, Surrey, KT17 1UF

Tel 020 8394 5794, dbrooks@epsom-ewell.gov.uk