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cannot call upon neutral expert
staff that specialise in the
protection of the Historic
Environment as defined by
government.
We feel that assurances need to
be made as to how Sandwell
MBC are going to manage their
obligation to the rich heritage of
their area and what protocols
they intend to implement so that
front line services are not put in
jeopardy.
We encourage our members to
add their individual voices to
maintain standards across our
region and to safeguard our
heritage for future generations.
Please contact Sandwell
MBC directly addressing
your concerns to:
Mr Jan Britton Chief Executive
Sandwell Borough Council
and
Mr Nick Bubalo Area Director of
Regeneration and Economy
Sandwell MBC
Sandwell Council House
Freeth Street
Oldbury
West Midlands
B69 3DE
Kirsty Nichol
(CBAWM Chair)
In her recent Chair’s Report
at our AGM at Northwick
Manor Kirsty Nichol
discussed the hostile
approach to the country’s
heritage that had been
exhibited in Cambridgeshire
with regard to the archaeol-
ogy of the Fens.
Sadly she now has to report
that this incredibly short
sighted attitude has been
shown much closer to home
by Sandwell Borough
Council who have set wheels
in motion to delete both the
Borough Archaeologist post
and that of the HER Officer.
To date a number of individuals,
as well as the Institute for Ar-
chaeologists and National CBA
have written to the Council
questioning this dangerous deci-
sion. Your committee will
obviously be adding comment
and inviting reply from Elected
Members. Mike Heyworth sums
up our concerns in the passage
below.
We, the Committee, will seek,
on your behalf, to clarify how
Sandwell MBC intend to
formulate policy and determine
applications in accordance with
PPS5 (Planning Policy Statement
5: Planning for the Historic
Environment), the draft NPPF
(National Planning Policy Frame-
work) as well as the Black
Country Joint Core Strategy.
We question the authority‘s
ability to provide frontline
services related to planning and
sustainable development if it
does not receive expert impartial
advice from appropriate
professional staff and does not
maintain or have access to a
Historic Environment Record.
We will also be asking how the
Council will continue to support
sustainable development if it
Frank Ball It is with great sadness that
we report the death of
Frank Ball one of CBA‘s
longest standing members.
Our thoughts are with
Nancy at this sad time.
A full obituary will be car-
ried in WMA in due course.
The End of Archaeology in Sandwell?
T H I S I S S U E :
CBA West Midlands W I N T E R 2 0 1 1 I S S U E N U M B E R 1 3
Profiling Your
Committee (Part
IV)
Centre for West
Midlands History
Short courses and
Conferences
Regional Events
Walks and
Dayschools
Committee Contact
Details
CBA West Midlands is a Registered Charity No. 512717
―As we commented in a CBA news release, Sandwell will no longer be
fulfilling its public duties as a planning authority, or in terms of compliance
with European Directives, and could rightly be challenged on this by local
people.
Failing to provide these services creates more uncertainty for development,
with the risk of unexpected discoveries and expensive delays, at a time
when sustainable growth is so important.
In these difficult times, we believe it is misguided for local authorities to turn
their backs on the opportunity of levering significant investment into
enhancing their rich local heritage with all its potential for community
benefit and the growth of tourism business.” Mike Heyworth
‘Recording your
past, Enriching your
future.’
Don‘t forget to book
your place on our
forthcoming dayschool
Sat 22nd October
Guildhall Worcester
See attached booking
form
P A G E 2
Caroline
Mosley
Fundraising
www.britarch.
ac.uk/cbawm
Centre for West Midland History
Profiling Your Committee (Part IV) It‘s all Enid Blyton‘s fault. When I
was small, my grandmother
bought me a book every month.
Enid Blyton featured heavily in
these gifts and I moved from
Noddy through to the Famous
Five. When I was about 6, she
bought me a book called ―Tales
of Long Ago retold by Enid
Blyton‖. It contained about 15 retellings of the Greek myths.
That was it. I was hooked on
Ancient Greece and mythology. I
read everything I could on the
topics. The children‘s section was
quickly exhausted, so I was even-
tually given special permission to
borrow from the adult library -
although only my parents‘ inter-
vention enabled me to borrow a
book on the Ancient Olympics,
as the librarian felt the illustra-
tions (taken from Greek vases)
were inappropriate!
My interest in archaeology
developed as a direct result of
this love of Ancient Greece
and Rome. I planned to do an
archaeology degree but think-
ing it would be difficult to get a
job, I studied librarianship
instead (although I wish I had
done the archaeology.)
On graduation, I worked in
London and on my return to
Birmingham started working as
a law librarian in a large corpo-
rate law firm. I have remained
in law librarianship and
currently manage the library
service for a firm with 4
regional offices. I get to spend
a lot of time on Cross
Country trains!
I have kept my interest in
archaeology and have widened
my interest from Greece to
pre-historic and Dark Age
Britain. I am a member of
BWAS and have been a
CBAWM member for many
years.
Following a News From the
Past presentation on Weoley
Castle Ruins by Kirsty Nichol, I became a member of the
Castle Keepers. I am involved
with most aspects of the
Keepers including ground
works, research and guiding.
We are currently working on
the Midlands Masons Marks
project. Having noticed my
―organisational skills‖, Kirsty
volunteered me for the
CBAWM Committee, where I
am responsible for the admin-
istration of the day schools and
fundraising.
lectures, seminars, group work
and day trips.
There is an induction session
for first-year students in
September each year.
Not sure you can spare the
time to go back to school?
Then why not join the Friends association?
The purpose of the Friends is
to build links between the
Centre and others with a
strong interest in the history
of the region or relevant pro-
fessional expertise.
The Centre for West Midlands
is based within the School of
History and Culture at the
University of Birmingham.
They run a Masters programme
as well as a Friends Group for
those interested in the history of
the region.
The MA in West Midland
History is a part-time two-year
course taught within the Centre.
It is designed for mature
students who are graduates in
any subject or have equivalent
qualifications or experience and
want to strengthen their
knowledge of history.
Students take three taught
courses each year (six in total),
which are delivered over nine
Saturday day schools each year
(three per term schools run
from 10.00am to 5.30pm and
are based on a mixture of
Members of the Friends are
involved in the work of the
Centre and the promotion of
regional and local history,
including:
Participation in a network
of researchers, scholars
and enthusiasts through
the website and newsletter
Publicising research and
publications
Discounted attendance at
the annual conferences of
the Centre for Birmingham
and Midlands History
Social events, lectures,
research seminars and
visits to places of interest
including archives and
museums
Volunteering opportunities
(with benefits), such as
assisting with mailshots or
helping with the admin-
istration of day schools in
return for free attendance
at these events
www.cbamh.bham.ac.uk C B A W E S T M I D L A N D S
Learn More
For more information contact
Dr Malcolm Dick
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 0121 415 8253 Postal Address: Centre for West Midlands
History, School of History and Cultures, University of Birmingham,
Birmingham,
B15 2TT.
Short Courses and Conferences
P A G E 3 I S S U E N U M B E R 1 3
University of Oxford: Continuing
Education Professional Training
in the Historic Environment
As part of its capacity-building
activities, English Heritage, in partner-
ship with Oxford University Depart-
ment for Continuing Education, is
supporting a range of historic
environment courses, particularly in
areas where there are identifiable skills gaps.
English Heritage also provides many
of the expert speakers to deliver
these courses.
The programme is run in association
with the Archaeology Training Forum
(ATF), the Institute for Archaeolo-
gists (IfA) and Institute for Historic
Building Conservation (IHBC).
Participants receive a Certificate of
Attendance on completion of courses
for CPD purposes. All courses are
held at OUDCE, Rewley House, 1
Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JA.
Varying fees. For further information, contact Mrs Hazel Richards, the Day
and Weekend Programme Administrator.
Email [email protected].
Tel 01865 270380.
web www.conted.ox.ac.uk/pthe.
Other archaeology short courses and
part-time courses are available at
Oxford University Department for
Continuing Education.
Field Studies Council:
Archaeology
A variety of History, Archaeology and
other cultural or environmental
courses, with centres across the UK
and some residential options.
Contact Head Office, Preston
Montford, Montford Bridge,
Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 1HW,
tel 0845 3454071 or 01743 852100.
Email enquiries@field-studies-
council.org, web www.field-studies-
council.org/2010/
historyandarchaelogy/
From Julius Caesar to Claudius
Sat 5 Nov
Third annual Hallaton Treasure
conference, at University of Leicester.
Discover more about the amazing
Hallaton Iron Age Treasure - over
5,000 coins and silver objects including
a Roman cavalry helmet. The confer-
ence highlights the latest information
about the site and related themes.
This year the focus will be on the late
Iron Age/Roman transition with the
stunning cavalry helmet and its conser-
vation as a key theme. Heritage Lottery
Funded.
For more information contact Helen
Sharp , tel 01858 821085,
email [email protected],
www.leics.gov.uk/harboroughmuseum.
The cost is £15.
TAG 2011
Wed 14 Dec–Fri 16 Dec
33rd annual conference of the Theoreti-
cal Archaeology Group to be held at
Institute of Archaeology and Antiquity,
University of Birmingham. Sessions have
now been agreed. Call for Papers and
Registration will open soon. Accommo-
dation details are available on the web-
site. For more information contact the
committee.
centraltag.wordpress.com/.
Modern Conflict Archaeology
Sat 22 Oct
Postgraduate student conference held
at University of Bristol. For more infor-
mation contact John Winterburn ,
email [email protected], web bristol-
arch-post-grad-conf.blogspot.com/.
Making an Impact
Thur 3 Nov– Fri 4 Nov
Annual conference of the Society for
Museum Archaeologists on why
museum archaeology matters.
Held at M-Shed, Bristol, the city's new
flagship museum. The exciting new
galleries, situated in a revitalised 1950's
transit shed on the city's historic wharf.
Find out how museum archaeology is
squaring up to an uncertain future in
innovative and thought-provoking ways
whilst enjoying excellent networking
opportunities.
For more information contact Martha
Lawrence at c/o Buxton Museum and
Art Gallery, Terrace Road, Buxton,
Derbyshire SK17 6DA, tel 01629
533543,
www.socmusarch.org.uk/conf.htm.
The cost is varied.
Conferences Walsall Local History
Centre
First Thursday of every month
2pm-3pm
A one hour induction session explaining the
many resources and how you can use them .
Do you want to find out more about your
family? Walsall Local History Centre holds a
wealth of material to help you.
This session led by Archivist, Ruth Vyse will
highlight some of the sources available such
as electoral registers, trade directories and rate books which can record an ancestor‘s
whereabouts and activities.
The session will help researchers to use the
sources and get the most out of them on
visits to the Centre.
You will get an opportunity to look at
sources and ask questions.
www.walsall.gov.uk/localhistorycentre
*Free, but booking essential*
Contact 01922 721305
email [email protected]
Opening Hours:
Tuesday 9.30am-5.30pm
Wednesday 9.30am-7.00pm
Thursday 9.30am-5.30pm
P A G E 4
October Half Term at the Lunt Roman Fort
The Staffordshire Hoard by Torchlight An exclusive and intimate
evening with the Staffordshire
Hoard.
Enjoy the glitter of ancient gold by
atmospheric candlelight and
discover the secrets of these
historic artefacts and the latest
findings.
Friday Evenings (time to be
arranged at time of booking)
Cost £10 a head, minimum of 20
and maximum of 30 people
The price also includes a glass of
wine which can be sipped while
listening to the exploits of Anglo-
Saxon heroes and villains.
This event is only available for
groups/parties who must pre-
book in advance.
Please contact Cathy Shingler on
01782 232323 or e-mail
Build it like a Roman
Thurs 27 Oct
10.30– 16.00
Test your skills and show how much
you know about Roman buildings by
assembling our game and naming
each part correctly.
Roman Soldier Puppets
Wed 26 Oct
10.30– 16.00
Join us at the Lunt to design and
make a soldier puppet
C B A W E S T M I D L A N D S
Goodrich Castle Winter Specials Saturday 22 October 2011,
10.15am – 5.00pm
The Guildhall, High Street,
Worcester WR1 2EY
Fee: £5.00 (refreshments but no
lunch provided)
10.15am — Arrival
10.45am — Historic Environment
Records and how to use them
11.15am — Funding opportunities
for local projects
11.45am — Know Your Place –
enabling people to explore their
neighbourhoods through historic
maps, images and related infor-
mation 12.15pm — Coventry Historic
Environment Project
12.45pm — Lunch — Exclusive
tour of The Guildhall basement and
cells, not normally open.
1.45pm — Eaton Camp
Conservation Project
2.15pm — Warwickshire Flickr
2.45pm — Stirchley Furnaces
3.15pm — Community Archaeology
and the CBA
3.45pm — General discussion and
questions
4.15pm — Historic Environment
‗Fayre‘ .
Warming Soups in
Woodland Surroundings at
Goodrich Castle in
Herefordshire
The majestic Goodrich Castle
stands in a picturesque location
above the valley of Symonds Yat.
Enjoy a fascinating insight into
medieval castle life, climb to the
battlements for views over the
valley, and hear about the famous
Civil War siege.
The modern oak-framed tearoom
forms part of the visitor centre and
provides lovely views of the
beautiful woodland surroundings.
In the winter enjoy the warming
soups, which are made daily in the
kitchen from locally sourced
ingredients.
There are also delicious cheese
scones and a selection of tempting
locally made cakes and biscuits.
Look out for seasonal vegetable
delights like the butternut Squash
with apricots and sage, and as the
cooler temperatures set in, the
delicious root vegetable soup.
For the adults among us check out
the Roaring Meg Cider, named
after our mortar at the castle and
brewed locally by Lyne Down
Perry & Cider (Mark Catlin).
Goodrich Soup and Roaring Meg
Cider
CBAWM Dayschool
Recording your
past, Enriching your
future
Day School for local
groups and
volunteers in the
West Midlands
Roman Watch Tower
Fri 28 Oct
10.30– 16.00
Keep an eye on all the land around
you by building your own Roman
watch tower.
Regional Events, Walks & Dayschools
P A G E 5 I S S U E N U M B E R 1 3
Embroidered Textiles
Workshop
Thurs 20 Oct
Learn about beasts, birds and
flowers in the history of embroidery
9.30-15.30
Museums Collection Centre,
Birmingham
£35 per person prebooking essential
Contact 0121 303 2836
Hall’s Croft Valuation Event
Thurs 20 Oct
Charles Hanson the auctioneer that
is a regular on Bargain Hunt and the
Antiques road Trip will host the
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust‘s first
valuation event at Hall‘s Croft in
Stratford
All proceeds will benefit the Hall‘s
Croft Conservation fund.
Run up a Rag Rug at Etruria
Industrial Museum
Stoke on Trent
Sat 22 Oct
Make a rag rug using your own recy-
cled T-shirts or those provided.
12.00-16.00
£4.50 Limited numbers, book in
advance Contact 01782 233144
Kenilworth Castle and
Elizabethan Garden
Fri 28 Oct-Sun 30 Oct
Join an evening tour around the
Castle and Gatehouse. Hear tales of
dark deeds, ghostly apparitions and
scary happenings.
Tours at 7.30, 8.30 and 9.30pm
*Over 16s only*
Booking essential £16 per adult
Contact: 0870 333 1183
Ghostly Gaslight
Sat 29 Oct
Creepy crawlies, ghouls and a
spooky atmosphere await you at
Blists Hill Victorian Town.
Tickets must be purchased in
advance £9 adults £6 children (3-16)
Centenary Celebrities at Aston
Hall Birmingham
Sun 30 Oct
Join personalities from Aston‘s past
celebrating 100 years of Aston
joining the City of Birmingham.
12.00-16.00
£2 per person
Contact 0121 675 4722
Witches and Potions at Ford
Green Hall Staffordshire
Sun 30 Oct
Meet Ford Green Hall's very own
'witch' before she is sent to the
stake and find out what torture she
has endured. Tudor potions and
spells to ward off evil spirits.
13.00-16.00
Normal admission charges apply.
Plague and Pestilence at
Blakesley Hall Yardley
Meet the Plague Doctor and Bar-
ber Surgeon.
12.00-16.00
Normal admission charges apply
*Kids go free*
Contact 0121 464 2193
Winter Warmers Weekend at
Etruria Industrial Museum
Stoke on Trent
Sat 5 Nov to Sun 6 Nov
Warm-up in the Boiler Room or
take a winter walk.
Hot soups and roasted chestnuts
also available to keep the cold at
bay.
12.00-16.30
Normal admission charges apply.
Meet Miss Bryne at the
Gladstone Pottery Museum
Stoke on Trent
12 Nov to 13 Nov
Meet and talk with factory
inspector Miss Caroline Byrne
while on this day in 1910 she visits
to inspect Gladstone Pottery.
10.30-16.30
Normal admission charges apply.
Aston Hall by Candlelight
Fri 2nd Dec– Sun 11 Dec
See Aston Hall at its most breath-
taking, lit be 300 shimmering
candles. Musicians, actors, and
performers add to the atmosphere
of one of Brum‘s most popular
winter events.
From 18.00
£12 Adults
£10 Conc
£44 Families (2 adults and up to 3
children)
Tudor Christmas at Blakesley
Hall Yardley
Sat 17 Dec
Historical re-enactors prepare and
celebrate ‗Christ-tide‘.
12.00-15.00
£7 Adults
£6 Conc
Prebooking essential
Contact 0121 464 2193
WALKS
Autumn Walk at Weston Park
Sun 6 Nov
The Head Gardener will talk about
the wide variety of tree species on
the estate and explore sites of
historic interest and areas not
normally accessible to the visiting
public.
Weston Under Lizard TF11 8LE
10.30am Adults £5, Children £3
Tel. 01952 852100
Jewellery Quarter Ghost Walk
Fri 28th Oct
Join Chris Upton on a spooky walk
around Birmingham‘s Jewellery
Quarter
Starts from the museum of the
Jewellery Quarter
2pm
£5 prebooking essential
Contact 0121 554 3598
CBA West Midlands
DAYSCHOOL
News From The Past
Join us to hear about the
latest discoveries in the
West Midlands
Sat 17 March 2012
The Library Theatre,
Birmingham Central Library
10.00-16.45
www.britarch.ac.uk/cbawm/
meetings.php#days
Black Country History is a searchable website which allows users to find information about documents, maps, photographs, art works, objects and more held by archives and museums services within the Black Country. Dudley Museums Service are a partner involved in the website and conse-quently details of the objects held in our collections are available on the site. http://blackcountryhistory.org/
View the Collections Online Dudley Museums Service
Geology Matters is a searchable website which allows users to find information about fossil, mineral and rock specimens held by the museums services within the Black Country and other related material held by the Black Country archive services. http://geologymatters.org.uk/about/
View the Dudley Museums Collections Online
CBA West Mids is looking for a Secretary please contact the Chair if you are passionate about archaeology and enjoy
working with like minded friendly people. Please note that this is a voluntary position.
We welcome the opportunity to advertise events and open days on behalf of our member-ship.
To promote your future events and activities here please contact Kirsty with details.
If you would prefer to receive the newsletter by email rather than post please email Kirsty
to let us know ([email protected])
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