Regular programme of lecture meetings and excursions mainly to sites in Nottinghamshire. Produces various publications including Transactions of the Society, volumes in the Records Series and a regular newsletter. The county’s principal historical and archaeological society, promoting research, publication and knowledge of Nottinghamshire’s history.

Monthly meetings with guest speakers, field walking, photography, outings.

The Society was formed in 1947 and membership is open to people interested in Archaeology and History, particularly of Leicestershire and Rutland. Meetings are held monthly, at Vaughan College, during the Autumn and Winter months and in the summer there is a programme of outside events.

Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month in Bolton town hall. Field work and excavation opportunities are available in the Bolton area, and the society owns a resistivity meter.

Small local society with plans for several projects in the coming year. New members always welcome.

Takes an interest in all aspects of the industrial history of the county. Holds meetings in Winter months, field trips and excavations in the summer. Three bulletins each year plus other regular publications.

The Society concerned with the preservation, restoration and conservation of the finest Victorian gasworks in Northern Ireland. After receiving substantial grants, the museum is now fully restored and open to the public.

Registered charity which supports archaeological activity in the city of Bristol. It provides advice to archaeologists working in the city and helps to provide funds to facilitate their work and to inform the public about the city’s past. A programme of events and visits is planned for 2006-7. We are also planning a one-day symposium… [Continue Reading]

Programme of lectures, visits, fieldwalking surveys and watching briefs. Publishes annual journal the Rutland Record.

Predominantly a series of monthly evening meetings from September to April inclusive with at least one summer visit to a house of historical interest.

Programme of lectures and visits, publishes a newsletter and journal, and has its own library. A very active society that maintains a register of volunteers and has a training programme for volunteers.

No fieldwork is currently being undertaken. Publications are being updated and should be available mid 2006. *** This group have no involvement with projects in North America ***

Now more than ten years old the Morecambe Bay Archaeological Society combines a mix of lectures, social evenings, summer trips and the occasional fieldwork to make a vibrant and (relatively) youthful society, with a relaxed and friendly approach to all things archaeological. Meetings are held the second Wednesday of every month between September and May,… [Continue Reading]

Lectures, walks, coach trips, fieldwork and research. Publishes annual journal and Gloucestershire IA guide.

The B & G is one of the oldest county archaeological societies, publishing both Transactions and Record series. Maintains library. Research grants of up to ?500 offered each year. Closing date 1st February: details from Secretary.

Programme of winter lectures and summer visits. Continuing excavation at Frocester Romano-British site on summer weekends. Also involved in documentary research fieldwalking and some contract work.

Regular programme of lectures, summer walks and field trips. Publishes annual journal ‘Bristol & Avon Archaeology’. The society encourages its members to undertake and publish their own research and to undertake parish survey work, and can offer small grants to assist this Surveying and garden archaeology. Please contact for details.

The archaeology of the Axe Valley

Programme of lectures and visits. Publishes a newsletter twice a year. Just finished a Survey of Fish Weirs in Taw/Torridge estuary. Summer 2005 completed 4th season of excavation of Bronze Age hillslope enclosure with roundhouse near Parracombe, North Devon. Working on survey of Parracombe village/associated farmsteads/boundaries. Various small projects. Training days held so far include… [Continue Reading]

Monthly lectures and visits to sites of historic interest. Occasional papers and research projects published in Cirencester Miscellany. Correspondent on planning applications. No excavation programme but supports local work by other bodies.