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Last weekend the society went 'online', that is, we now have our own web site. Perhaps this won't mean much to most members, but for those who have access to the Internet (and more and more people have these days) everything you need to know about our society is now available on our new site. This includes all back issues of our newsletter and eventually, hopefully, all details of our past and present projects.
Andy Best has written the site and I would like to congratulate him on the great job he has done. There are many advantages to going online. Besides the obvious effect of heightening the profile of our society, it will also provide a useful means of publishing our work to interested parties, without the burden of expensive printing costs.
New Committee
As you can see below, the committee has a new look. We have a new Madam-Chairman (Mandy Singleton) and for the first time a Vice-Chairman (Tom Glover). Also at last month's AGM, both Adrian Morris and Eddy Penington agreed to continue as committee members. I would like to thank Dave Thomas for the loan of the projector we used to show the video at last month's meeting. The quality of this equipment is brilliant and together with high quality sound the effect is like being in the cinema.
Funds Granted
At last month's meeting, I was able to announce that the society had been successful in its application for money from the Community Chest. This is for the first phase of the construction of our resistivity meter and hopefully we will be just as successful with the following phases. This will enable us to purchase the relevant software and perhaps build a data logger. As you can see, the meter is complete. The probe frames are presently being made and should be ready within the next few weeks.
Angers
Another suggestion made at the AGM was that an exchange trip could be arranged with our twin city of Angers in France. The best time would be towards the end of the year and those who are interested should contact Tom Glover or myself at the meeting.
Programme
We now have a complete programme for this year and I think you will agree it looks pretty impressive.
| Month | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| March | Steve Hewlett | Prehistoric Stone Circles |
| April | Eric Houlder | Sutton Hoo |
| May | Adrian Tindal | Excavations around Chester |
| June | Dr Robert Philpot | Roman finds in Lancashire |
| July | Dr Mary Higham | Medieval Parks |
| August | Trip | TBA |
| September | John Johnson | Seti I (father of Rameses the Great) |
| October | Dr Malcolm Bain | Medieval Anglezark |
| November | Tim Strickland | Roman influence in Armenia |
| December | Dr Steven Snape | Rameses the Great and his Forts in the West |
Next Meeting
Wednesday 1st March at our new venue, the BP Centre (Scout HQ) in Greenough Street, at 7.30 pm as usual. As you can see above, this month's speaker is Steve Hewlett from the Wigan and Leigh College Geology Department talking on Prehistoric Stone Circles. He presently runs the 'O' Level Archaeology course there and is the keeper of a fine geology museum on the top floor.
Hope to see you there - B.A.