Archaeological Work Starting soon

All members have been notified of the start of this important work. If any member needs more information they must contact me direct. I hope as many as possible can take part in what should prove to be a very interesting piece of work.

Tom Wyles (Secretary)

Next Battlefield walk - Sunday 19th May

Meet at the Battle memorial near the Cornmill at 11am.
See page for full information.

May 8th Meeting Notes

Thanks to all who came last night. I hope you enjoyed the quiz. See Below.
Also please have a look at the Towton website page which I used to explain about the Yorkshire Battlefields. Yorkshire-battlefield-planner

 Thanks to Chris Booth for the 'Spear Pie' it was delicious.

Plans are going well for the Open Day. We will need as many of us to help on the day as possible. Please let us know what you can do.

Historical Quiz         Answers - Later

1. On what day of the week did the Battle of Stamford Bridge take place?
2. In which county is Leeds Castle?
3. In what year did the Romans cross the Humber into Yorkshire?
4. Which King was killed on September 25th?
5. Which was the bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil?
6. In which city did the English Civil War Start?
7. In the War of the Roses. What were the Roses?
8. What was 'Danelaw'?
9. Where did a Viking warrior believed he would go if he died well in Battle?
10. What was the Roman name for York?
11. What was the Viking name for York?
12. What does ROYGBIV mean?
13. Name the Greek, Roman, Anglo-Saxon, Viking Gods of war.
14. What is a Motte and Bailey?
15. Which of these didn't the Vikings eat – Carrots, Rabbits, Wild Boar, Potatoes?
16. Who is said to have tried to tell the sea to go back?
17. What did the Normans use in Battle that the Saxons and Vikings did not?
18. Who was the Warrior Queen of the Iceni?
19. Thursday is named after who?
20. Who said - “paint me Warts and All”?

First Walk Sunday 5th May - Done

Yes, the first walk successfully completed in sunshine and a happy bunch - Thanks to you all.

Summer Time is Coming

Yes, it actually feels like it is, but what happened to Spring?

This weekend will be May Bank holiday - so expect snow!! However, we will be starting the battlefield walks on Sunday (11am) an getting ready for our 'Open Day' and Archaeological work in June. There is a lot more to report and I will be sending out a Newsletter soon.

See you at at our next meeting on Wed 8th.

Tom