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After all their hard work, the ‘Graveyard Gang’ are ready to launch their book and graveyard survey website!

Well, last Friday Catherine and I went to our first awards ceremony! This was the 2017 East Midlands Heritage Awards supported by...

Sunday 16th July 2017    11am-4pm All Welcome! Welcome! Archaeology and history will come alive in the tranquil Dove Valley when you...

Lynn Burrow nominated the Peeling Back The Layers project for a new award in November – ‘The Gordon Miller Award’.

We of the “Graveyard Gang” wanted to tell you we have finished the survey of all the graves in St Luke’s churchyard, Sheen.

It may have been a bit quiet on the blogging front, but that does not mean to say that nothing has been happening since the last post.

Join members of the team for training to undertake a survey of the graveyard at St Luke’s Church, Sheen on Wednesday 27th and/or Thursday 28

Today was the last day of the excavations for Peeling Back the Layers, but it does not mark the end of the project.

One of our invaluable volunteers, Angela, sent me these photos of Ian and Margaret on Thursday. This was the day after a very wet Wednesday.

Day 10! Day 10 already. We can’t quite believe that we’re nearly at the end of week two.

Well, what a day! Despite a series of setbacks yesterday and a very rainy morning, I think it all went swimmingly!

On Saturday 25th June, 2016, Peeling Back the Layers is having an Open Day and everyone is welcome!

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

We are very lucky here at Peeling Back the Layers to have a multitude of volunteers, all with a range of experiences and a variety of...

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...

Today’s the day fieldwork starts for Peeling Back the Layers and we can’t wait!

We received the data from the LiDAR survey last week, courtesy of the Environment Agency. But, of course, receiving the data is only the beg

And last but not least it’s Paul’s contribution… First a word about what I was looking for. Harrisons, Horabins with various spellings,...

Matthew gives us the penultimate instalment of the historical research so far… I spent the day looking through some early 18th century...

Leila, in collaboration with Harry, is here to give us the 6th instalment of our historical research updates… Leila, Elspeth, Hilary and...