After 3 successful years, the ATU project is now winding down. We have enjoyed working with our volunteers and the community of Folkestone immensely, but our engagement and events programmes are now sadly almost at an end. You will see a lot less activity on this web site from now on, although we will keep you updated with related events and projects.
Running alongside the next ATU exhibition, Footprints from the Past, will be two special events for families. Both events are free but places are limited so book your place quickly. The first event, Meet the Past on Saturday February 9th, is a chance to meet two people who’ve walked straight out of Folkestone’s history – a member of the Roman fleet and an Anglo-Saxon craftswoman. Come along and hear their stories and take part in fascinating activites. In the second event,
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How many times have you seen a fascinating archaeological find in a museum or on TV and wanted to hold it in your own hand? Well now you can. Get hands on with some real archaeology as a volunteer finds processor for A Town Unearthed. You will be sorting, marking and recording finds from the 2010/11 Roman Villa dig. No experience is required as training is given. Processing takes place at our Dover stores. Directions, opening times, more information
The CAT finds stores located in Dover Eastern docs are open for the East cliff finds processing (sorting, marking, databasing etc). We are now open: Tuesday 10am – 4pm Friday 10am – 4pm Sunday 12 – 4pm If you would like to volunteer, please contact Kate Holtham-Oakley, volunteer finds supervisor on 07771 630283 Please bring lunch and a drink or water for the kettle. No previous experience needed and all welcome. For further information please contact Kate Holtham-Oakley, volunteer finds supervisor
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We welcome all contributions of photographs for the project and would like to thank everyone who has sent us images so far. If you have photos of the Roman Villa dig, ATU events or anything else you think would be relevant to the project, please send them to us so we can add them to our archive. How should photographs be sent? Some people have been sending groups of images on CD or DVD. This works well and we would
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Everyone is welcome to come and join in the dig – just come along to the site. Digging will now continue until mid November – exact close date to be advertised, daily from 9 am to 4 pm. To register as a volunteer with this year’s East Cliff excavation, telephone or email the ATU office on 01303 850614 or email townunearthed@canterbury.ac.uk for your volunteer registration form. Complete the form and send back to the address supplied or take along to the East
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