Event - Festival of Archaeology (Silkstone)

As part of the CBA's Festival of British Archaeology there will be a festival of archaeology in the Bramah Gallery Heritage Centre at All Saints Church in Silkstone by

There will be displays and presentations, practical activities, waggonway walks, guided tours of church and churchyard archaeology

The Exhibition will be open between 10.00 and 16.00 on Sat July 14^th, Tues 17^th,Wed 18^th,Tues July 24^th, Wed 25^th, Sat 28^th, Sat August 4^th

Special events all starting from Silkstone Church Waggonway archaeology presentations and walks, please bring packed lunch.

Weekends:    Sat 14^th July 11am to 4 pm Upper Waggonway

                                    Sat 28^th July 11am to 4 pm Lower Waggonway

Repeated Wed 18^th July 11am to 4 pm Part of Lower Waggonway

                             Wed 25^th July 11am to 4 pm, Part of Upper Waggonway

(Upper waggonway is Pot-house to Cross Pit and Inclined Plane, Lower waggonway is Pot-house to Pall Mall bridge, Tanyard and Greenland  Colliery, and Wilson's Little Fall Pit).

Tues 17^th  July:  at 1. pm Woodland Archaeology: the harvesting of woodland products, and the archaeology of our woodlands; walk to Little Fall, saltway and turnpike road and track to bark-mill.

Explore a suspected pack-horse route.

Also on 17^th July: 7 pm for 7.30 pm: Heritage Silkstone meeting: 

Waggonway walk: new findings from a newly discovered map of 1828. 

News - Vandals smash headstones in a Nottinghamshire cemetery

Vandals have damaged about 30 headstones in a Nottinghamshire cemetery, prompting a police appeal for information.

Headstones were pushed over and five were smashed, some beyond repair, at St James the Great church in Brinsley.

The incident took place between 20:00 BST on 17 August and 08:00 BST on 18 August.

Relatives of those buried at the church have been urged to check the graves for damage.

Nottinghamshire police have asked anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them.

From: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-14629370

News - £450,000 boost for historic site (Annesley)

A CHURCH is set to be given a new lease of life after receiving a £450,000 grant.


All Saints Church – known as the Old Church – in Annesley dates from the 12th century, and formed part of the Annesley Estate.

It is one of only two Grade I Listed buildings in the Ashfield District.

The grant has been awarded to the church by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

The money will be used to fund a project to conserve what remains of the church buildings, making the site more accessible for visitors and to enhance the value of the area for wildlife.

It will also include activities to engage with the local community and provide training and skills for local community groups.

From: http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/pound-450-000-boost-historic-site/story-12877142-detail/story.html