Binham Local History Group Binham Local History Group, Priory Cottage, Binham, Norfolk NR21 0DW 01328 830270

All meetings will be held in the Village Hall

SUMMER NEWSLETTER 2008

Our 2008-2009 will open on Thursday 25th September with an illustrated talk by Hannah Jackson on “Seahenge – 10 Years On”. Hannah was the curator of the current hugely successful Seahenge exhibition in the Kings Lynn Museum

October 23rd. Norfolk in WW1. Neil Storey

November 27th New Guinea to Darkest Norfolk. Peter Fox

December 15th Christmas Party and Philip West’s Local Photographs

January 22nd AGM & Members’ Evening

Memberships are due in September. Annual membership remains unchanged at £5 per couple, £3 single. However, the charge at each talk will now be £2 per member, £3 for non-members. It would help if you would pay our Membership Secretary, Roger Newman, at the first meeting.

All meetings in the Binham Village Hall at 7.30 p.m.

THE BINHAM DIG

Plans are afoot for an archaeological dig in our own backyard under the auspices of the BLHG. A series of meetings have now been held to set up a project to investigate the source of a number of rare finds in the fields around the village. However, wheels are turning only slowly: it was hoped that the operation would start in the autumn with documented field-walking followed up by a professional ground penetrating radar survey of the area, initially to be targeted on a potential site of Roman remains. However this may well be delayed into 2009.

A preliminary application for funding has already been made to the Heritage Lottery Fund and we shall shortly need to quantify the local volunteer effort available which is required to ensure the success of the project.
In the near future we will be approaching existing members of the Group to ascertain the commitment that they are prepared to make.

If you would like to be involved, or know anyone who would like to be involved, would you please contact Alan Eagle (01328 830031, or alane2004@btinternet.com. We would especially like to involve the younger members of the community.

BINHAM PRIORY TOURS. Guided Tours of the Priory church and monastic buildings take place on Tuesdays and Sundays at 2.30 p.m. until 14th September. Tours start inside the church and last about 1¼ hours. Suggested donation of £2.50 (children free). Group tours also available (contact: Maureen Frost at 01328 830362).

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Other events of interest:

August 4th – 8th Wells Local History Group. History Exhibition in the Maltings. 01328 710261

August 16th Medieval Parks & Deer Hunting. Dr Rob Liddiard. Blakeney Village Hall at 8 p.m. £3. 01263 740388

August 23rd Blakeney History Centre Open Day: an exhibition in St Nicholas church, Blakeney. 10 am to 4 p.m. 01263 740388