Peeling Back the Layers is ‘Highly Commended’
Lynn Burrow nominated the Peeling Back The Layers project for a new award in November – ‘The Gordon Miller Award’.
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Lynn Burrow
Dec 15, 2016
Tudor Farmers Frolic Festively
The Tudor Farming Interpretation Group held a festive get together and lunch at the Cheshire Cheese pub in Longnor on Tuesday.
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TFIG News
Jul 10, 2016
Trench Talk
An account by Sue Quick
We brought the bags to tote the tools, The trowels, the togs, for rain and bogs...
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TFIG News
Jul 9, 2016
The End of The Dig...
Today was the last day of the excavations for Peeling Back the Layers, but it does not mark the end of the project.
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Leila Seroughi
Jul 8, 2016
Looking Back at the In-School Workshops
During the two weeks prior to the start of the excavation, I accompanied Catherine on some of the in-school archaeological workshops. The...
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TFIG News
Jul 5, 2016
Day 12!
Today, three Year 10 students from Lady Manner’s joined us at Peeling Back the Layers for their first day of a week of work experience.
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TFIG News
Jul 1, 2016
Towards the End of Week Two
Day 10! Day 10 already. We can’t quite believe that we’re nearly at the end of week two.
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TFIG News
Jun 29, 2016
Overview of The First Week
....of excavations (better late than never ;-) ) Paperwork! One of the teachers getting to grips with it! What a busy week we’ve had as...
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TFIG News
Jun 22, 2016
Day 3 – The First Of The Schools’ Visits
Monyash and Elton Primary Schools visited us today and they’ve helped me write this blog by adding their thoughts on the day. Rowan said...
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TFIG News
Jun 21, 2016
Day 2 – The Day The Teachers Came
he sun was there to welcome us today, and Under Whitle Farm is a beautiful place to be on a sunny day – its not bad on a rainy day but on a
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TFIG News
Jun 20, 2016
Reaching Out To Schools
The past two weeks have seen us visiting all the schools (well nearly all) who are coming to help us out during our excavations, which begin
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TFIG News
May 29, 2016
Join a Great Archaeological Excavation Event
On Saturday 25th June, 2016, Peeling Back the Layers is having an Open Day and everyone is welcome!
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Ian Parker-Heath
May 27, 2016
Preparation is Key!
The next major step is excavation, and although we are not lifting any turf until June 20th, now is the time when we have to think seriously
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TFIG News
Apr 7, 2016
Home Educators help ‘peel back the layers’
We didn’t just have schools visit the site during the survey, we also had group of enthusiastic children who are educated at home....
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Nancy Detchon
Mar 23, 2016
Buxton Community School Surveys the Site
On Thursday 17th March, 11 pupils from Buxton Community School travelled to Under Whitle to take part in our survey. After arriving,...
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TFIG News
Mar 16, 2016
Surveying with the Young Archaeologists
Saturday saw the Young Archaeologist Club from Ilam visit Under Whitle for the second time. This time it was to get hands on with the...
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TFIG News
Mar 12, 2016
The survey so far…
Well, we are having a great time here on the survey. Already it is Day 3! Where has the time gone? Volunteers enjoying a well-earned...
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TFIG News
Mar 7, 2016
Being aware of disabilities
Members of the TFIG and some of the project’s volunteers attended disability awareness training with Phil Chambers on Monday 7th March....
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Catherine Parker-Heath
Feb 9, 2016
Sorting out the Survey!
Today, I, along with Elspeth and Lynn, have been busy working on the practicalities of running a Heritage Lottery Funded archaeological...
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TFIG News
Dec 30, 2015
Schools to participate in project
In between festive celebrations, the TFIG has been hard at work: recruiting volunteers; finding out about what we can do to make the...
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