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A survey carried out by Kris Lockyear and his team at Verulamium (St Albans)
Sensing the Iron Age and Roman Past: Geophysics and the Landscape of Hertfordshire is a new blog about an Arts and Humanities Research Council funded project being carried out by Kris Lockyear of University College London. He and interested local groups will be investigating a number of Late Iron Age and Roman sites throughout Hertfordshire — from small farmsteads to the city of Verulamium — across the county that hold the potential to yield new information about this imporant period in the county’s history.
This week at Burymead we found a huge amount of brilliantly stored carrier bags from Hitchin shops past and present. We found it really interesting to look through them, and it certainly provoked some conversation between the staff present about the shops we remember and what they used to sell.
We hope you enjoy looking at the selection we have chosen and feel free to share with us what memories you have of Hitchin’s High Street.
I was very pleased to attend to the “Letchworth Stories, Celebrating South Asian Heritage” event on the 12th June, along with my colleague Sharon McCafferty, on behalf on North Hertfordshire Museum Service.
This event celebrated the work that has taken place on this Heritage Lottery Funded project so far and was an opportunity to launch the project to the wider community.
It took place at North Herts College, and consisted of delicious refreshments and Indian food, as well as a live performance by The Dhol Drummers Bhangra dancers, followed by audience participation in which we all learnt some of the basics of Bhangra dancing!
The event was well attended, including members of the community who have already been involved with the oral history and reminiscence work, and students and staff from Wilbury Junior School, University of Hertfordshire and Letchworth Community members, who produced a special a special short animation for the project.