Outreach
Pampisford Village Fete
Last month Tegan Able and Allie Spoletini attended the Pampisford Village Fete with an array of finds. They also took a handling collection, so that people could get up close and personal with the archaeology! Many intrigued people asked some great questions; from children studying Saxons at school, to adults who’d lived in the village…
Read MoreStratford Congregational Church Pop-up Exhibition
Discover the remarkable story of Stratford’s lost Congregational Church in our pop-up exhibition on 3rd June!
Read MoreTelephone Box Museum
A red phone box in Great Yeldham has been repurposed in an inspired way by the community: as a mini museum with a display of finds from our excavation in the village! . Prior to the construction of new homes, PCA undertook an archaeological investigation of the site. Trial trenching revealed artefacts dating from the…
Read MoreHumanities in the Workplace
Cameron and Maisie attended a careers fair last week, at the Humanities Department of the University of Winchester, to speak to prospective trainees studying there. Their career stories, insights and advice were much appreciated and described as inspirational and demonstrative of fabulous graduate outcomes by the Uni’s Faculty Employability Adviser. PCA will be attending the…
Read MoreAncient Greek Day at Waddington
Alex Beeby was ‘one of the highlights’ at Waddington All Saints Academy Ancient Greek Day last week with a talk about archaeology. His visit went so well one of the kids said it was the best day of his life! Well done Alex (although it looks as if you could have tried harder with your…
Read More‘Form the Future’ careers event
Last week Sian (Finds, Environmental and Archiving Manager at PCA Cambridge) took part in a ‘Careers Carousel’ event at Swavesey Village College, with a presentation to five classes of Year 9s about archaeology as a career. ‘Form the Future’ is a community interest company set up to help young people discover exciting opportunities for the…
Read MoreKickstart Scheme
Kickstart is a scheme implemented by the UK government to help create jobs for young people from the ages of 16-24. Historic England approached us with the scheme and with their assistance, we searched for potential applicants. We employed Lidia Kones via the scheme, who turned out to be such a helpful, quick learner, we…
Read MoreThe Friends of Vindomora
On Saturday Katie from PCA Durham went Ebchester, County Durham, to hold a finds display for a community group: The Friends of Vindomora. Vindomora is the name of the Roman fort directly beneath the village of Ebchester. The group invited us for a tour of the village and Roman remains – the people who owned…
Read MoreHardwick Park Community Excavation
Hardwick Park, in Sedgefield, County Durham, is a Grade II* Registered Historic Park and Garden, laid out from c. 1750.
Read MoreThe Balsham Village Feast
PCA would like to thank the organisers of the Balsham Feast ( particularly Richard and Debbie) for inviting us to participate in this event.
Read More