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~ WINTER MEETINGS ~
All meetings are on Wednesdays and commence at 7.30 p.m. and are, unless otherwise specified, held at GLOUCESTER: Ribston Hall High School, Stroud Road, GL1 5LE or CHELTENHAM: St. Andrews United Reformed Church, Garden Room, Montpellier Street, GL50 1SP. Members £2.00 per meeting, non-members £3.00. The Pottery Workshop on Saturday 24th September from 10am to 1pm is at Nesley Farm near Tetbury in partnership with Archeoscan. Bookings cost £10 and MUST be made in advance for the limited number of places via the Meetings Secretary Marta: T: 01453 767822, E: marta.rc@btinternet.com, 8 Churchfield Road, Stroud, GL5 1EQ.
Dates	Events	Venue
Sept. 07	Linda Hall: Down the Garden Path - A history of the privy from Roman times to the present day	Cheltenham
Sept. 24 - Saturday	Jane Timby: Pottery Workshop	Nesley Farm nr Tetbury
Oct. 5	Martin Watts, CA: Anglo-Saxons at Cheltenham - excavations at Kingsmead School, 2010	Cheltenham
Oct. 26	Paul Driscoll: Surprising Histories in Housing Estates - archaeology of Little Stoke	Gloucester
Nov. 16	Caroline Adams: The Importance of Living History and Re-enactments	Cheltenham
Dec. 07	Paul Nicholls, GCCAS: Update on Excavations at Bourton on the Water	Gloucester
Jan. 11	Members' Evening	Cheltenham
Feb. 01	Colin Green: Boats of Prehistory	Gloucester
Feb. 22	Rose Hewlett: "Old" Frampton Court, Frampton on Severn	Cheltenham
March 28	AGM / Cliff Bateman, CA: Roman & Earlier Activity in Foxes Field, Ebley, Stonhouse	Gloucester

~ MEETINGS THAT TOOK PLACE IN THE SUMMER ~
Dates	Events	Venue
Saturday June 11th	AVEBURY DAY TOUR:For this tour please book with Marta. If you are looking for a lift or could offer one, and for more information on this or any event, email marta. The Cost: £23.50. Please state whether you wish to board in Cheltenham or Gloucester. A parking permit for Oxstalls will be provided on your arrival at Oxstalls. Tea/coffee breaks could instead give you time to further explore the Avebury landscape Please bring suitable all weather clothing and footwear. The terrain is uneven and can be slippery when wet. The café/restaurant is vegetarian. There are lots of good places to picnic. The main site entrance is c 500m from the coach park. If you think this is too far to walk in addition to walking round the site the coach could drop off a few members about 200m from the site at the crossroads in the centre of the village. 08:00 Pick up opposite the George Hotel, Cheltenham 08:30 Pick up at Oxstalls Campus, University of Gloucestershire. (Parking permits to be distributed on site.) 10:00 Arrival Avebury , walk from coach park to main entrance 10:15 - 11:15 Alexander Keiller Museum (Stables and Barn Galleries) 11:15 - 11:45 Tea / Coffee Break 11:45 - 13:00 Tour of Avebury Henge and Stone Circles guided by Dr Nicola Snashell, NT Archaeologist for Avebury 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch 14:00 - 15:00 Avebury Church, guided again as above 15:00 - 15:30 Tea /Coffee Break 15:30 - 16:30 Medieval Avebury (SMV and Behind the Scenes in the Museum: finds from the Museum Archive) guided again as above. Please note that members are expected to contribute £2 per head for each short visit so that we can make a donation to the venue and/or guides.
Thursday 23rd June	NESLEY FARM EXCAVATION: The 2011 training excavation, advised by the Gloucestershire County Council Archaeology Service, continues to be run by GADARG member Tony Roberts of “Archeoscan” who will guide us round the site and explain its context. In 2010 excavation confirmed the existence of a large roman building and associated enclosure ditches. Significant levels of roman pottery, along with prehistoric pottery and many worked flints, indicate a settlement site that was occupied for many years. The presence of a hitherto unknown roman road serving the settlement and possibly linked to the nearby roman villa at Kingscote appears to increase the importance of the site. Please park in the farmyard, obvious when driving the long approach drive to Nesley Farm. Tea and Coffee will be provided in the finds barn so people can handle finds etc.	19.15 hours - meet at Nesley Farm, Beverstone nr Tetbury (ST 853 925).
Sunday 3rd July	WARMLEY: Champion’s zinc & brass mill is one of the most important industrial sites in the Southwest. Comprising elements of 18th century brass and zinc production (which included the smelting of ore and production of finished goods) it became more than a working site. In addition to existing practical features such as the Ice House and the now destroyed lake, it is also a rare example of an 18th century industrialist's garden and has many unusual features, including the chequered walled garden and the grotto. Paul Driscoll, Community Archaeology Officer for South Gloucestershire will guide us round and into the Kingswood Heritage Museum (£2 entry fee).	14.00 hours - meet in the public car park behind the gardens and in front of the nursing home (ST 366930 172860).
Saturday 9th July	SEA MILLS (ROMAN ABONA): The major Roman settlement in Bristol was the town of Abona at Sea Mills which is recorded in the Antonine Itineraries of the early third century AD. Archaeological excavations have found evidence for the street pattern and shops within the town and the cemeteries outside it. Peter Insole, Archaeological Officer for Bristol City Council will take us on a walk along the river to talk about the Roman water front evidence as well as the 18th century harbour, then walk up towards the remains of the Roman building on Roman Way/Portway passing all the main sites. It's all level access and less than a mile and a half in distance.	14.00 hours - Meet at Sea Mills Station by the harbour. Harbourside parking (ST 549758).
It is advisable to contact the Meetings Secretary for the latest information:-