Calendar

Jul
15
Wed
Talk – Watling Street by Anthony Poulton-Smith
Jul 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Talk at the Avenue Theatre, Sittingbourne and via Zoom Virtual Meetings (Zoom details will be sent prior to the meeting).

Watling Street

Speaker – Anthony Poulton-Smith

This famous ‘Roman road’ and why it is more than one road and indeed why it was a road several hundred years before the Roman Empire even existed.

 

The talk is free for members. Join Us to become a member.

E-Members for £2 and Non-members for £4, are invited to join the talk.

Tickets available on the door or via our Online Shop,

 

Jul
18
Sat
Archaeological Dig – Boyces Hill
Jul 18 @ 10:00 am – Jul 19 @ 4:00 pm

The dig will be at Boyces Hill, Newington and is subject to weather conditions.

The dig is on the Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm.

  • Anyone who is keen can be involved.
  • If under 18, you must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
  • Day members welcomed – £5 per day, refunded if you join as an annual member.
  • Free for HRGS members (Individual Annual Membership £30 and includes our talks programme).
  • On-site training is available.
  • New individuals must attend on-site induction at £15 per person.

Please Contact Us if you would like to attend and directions to Boyces Hill will be sent to you.

Aug
15
Sat
Archaeological Dig – Boyces Hill
Aug 15 @ 10:00 am – Aug 16 @ 4:00 pm

The dig will be at Boyces Hill, Newington and is subject to weather conditions.

The dig is on the Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm.

  • Anyone who is keen can be involved.
  • If under 18, you must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
  • Day members welcomed – £5 per day, refunded if you join as an annual member.
  • Free for HRGS members (Individual Annual Membership £30 and includes our talks programme).
  • On-site training is available.
  • New individuals must attend on-site induction at £15 per person.

Please Contact Us if you would like to attend and directions to Boyces Hill will be sent to you.

Sep
12
Sat
Archaeological Dig – Boyces Hill
Sep 12 @ 10:00 am – Sep 13 @ 4:00 pm

The dig will be at Boyces Hill, Newington and is subject to weather conditions.

The dig is on the Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm.

  • Anyone who is keen can be involved.
  • If under 18, you must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
  • Day members welcomed – £5 per day, refunded if you join as an annual member.
  • Free for HRGS members (Individual Annual Membership £30 and includes our talks programme).
  • On-site training is available.
  • New individuals must attend on-site induction at £15 per person.

Please Contact Us if you would like to attend and directions to Boyces Hill will be sent to you.

Sep
16
Wed
Talk – HRGS AGM and Civil War in Kent by Paul Staker
Sep 16 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Talk at the Avenue Theatre, Sittingbourne and via Zoom Virtual Meetings (Zoom details will be sent prior to the meeting).

The HRGS Annual General Meeting is at 7pm and followed by Paul’s talk at 8pm.

Members are welcome to both and non-members may just attend the talk.

HRGS AGM and Civil War in Kent

Speaker – Paul Staker

Paul Staker, member and historian, will offer an insightful look at the English Civil War (1639–1653), focusing on Kent’s pivotal role in the conflict.

 

The talk is free for members. Join Us to become a member.

E-Members for £2 and Non-members for £4, are invited to join the talk.

Tickets available on the door or via our Online Shop,

 

Oct
3
Sat
Archaeological Dig – Boyces Hill
Oct 3 @ 10:00 am – Oct 4 @ 4:00 pm

The dig will be at Boyces Hill, Newington and is subject to weather conditions.

The dig is on the Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm.

  • Anyone who is keen can be involved.
  • If under 18, you must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
  • Day members welcomed – £5 per day, refunded if you join as an annual member.
  • Free for HRGS members (Individual Annual Membership £30 and includes our talks programme).
  • On-site training is available.
  • New individuals must attend on-site induction at £15 per person.

Please Contact Us if you would like to attend and directions to Boyces Hill will be sent to you.

Oct
21
Wed
Talk – Exploring Jack the Ripper by Jerry Cooley, with Richard & Theresa Emmett
Oct 21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Talk at the Avenue Theatre, Sittingbourne and via Zoom Virtual Meetings (Zoom details will be sent prior to the meeting).

Exploring Jack the Ripper

Speaker – Jerry Cooley, with Richard & Theresa Emmett

Join Jerry, Richard, and Theresa for a conversational-style illustrated presentation exploring the intriguing facets of the Jack the Ripper murders in Victorian London. (The Seventh Mary Cooley Memorial lecture.)

 

The talk is free for members. Join Us to become a member.

E-Members for £2 and Non-members for £4, are invited to join the talk.

Tickets available on the door or via our Online Shop,

 

Nov
18
Wed
Talk – Coasts in Mind by Harry Farmer, MOLA
Nov 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Talk at the Avenue Theatre, Sittingbourne and via Zoom Virtual Meetings (Zoom details will be sent prior to the meeting).

Coasts in Mind

Speaker – Harry Farmer, MOLA

Harry Farmer will be talking about Coasts in Mind, a three-year project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Lloyds Register Foundation, about their mapping a century of coastal change using local knowledge gathered through free events.

 

The talk is free for members. Join Us to become a member.

E-Members for £2 and Non-members for £4, are invited to join the talk.

Tickets available on the door or via our Online Shop,

 

Dec
9
Wed
Talk – A Child’s Life in the Middle Ages by Imogen Corrigan
Dec 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Talk at the Avenue Theatre, Sittingbourne and via Zoom Virtual Meetings (Zoom details will be sent prior to the meeting).

A Child’s Life in the Middle Ages

Speaker – Imogen Corrigan

Where are the children in medieval art?  So often they are missing and it’s sometimes assumed that because of the high infant mortality rates, parents deliberately didn’t bond with their children. Nothing could be further from the truth; children were cherished, cosseted and spoilt, but they worked hard, alongside adults too. We know that they loved toys as well as word games, bunking off school and teasing their teachers. This lecture goes from before the cradle with superstitions surrounding pregnancy and childbirth, to the trials and tribulations of teenage years and all too often to an early grave.

 

The talk is free for members. Join Us to become a member.

E-Members for £2 and Non-members for £4, are invited to join the talk.

Tickets available on the door or via our Online Shop,