TillVAS Till Valley Archaeological Society
TillVAS             Till Valley Archaeological Society

Officers and Committee

 

The Officers and Committee members for 2018/2019 are:-

 

 

 

Hon. President — Dr. Chris Burgess,

                             

Chairman — Colin Wakeling

 

Vice-Chairman — Vacancy

 

Treasurer — Mike Keating (Project Manager of the Branxton & Crookham Village Atlas Project)

 

Secretary — Maureen Charlton (Archivist), e-mail: maureencharlton910@btinternet.com

 

Membership Secretary — Valerie Glass—see Membership page for contact details and other information

 

Minutes Secretary — Julia Day (Assistant Archivist)

 

Data Protection Officer -- Colin Wakeling

 

Committee Members — Heather Waldron (Website and Twitter Manager), Sue Branson, Ray Clark, Jenny Cant and Brian Reeds

 

 

Heather Pentland has stood down from the committee but will remain as Archaeology Manager.

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News

TillVAS is looking for volunteers to help with research. Please see archaeology page for details.

The next TillVAS talk will be on Wed 6th Feb 2019 at 7.30 in Crookham Village Hall. The title is Operation Nightingale which tells the story of the initiative to help rehabilitate injured soldiers through archaeology.

Lowick Heritage Group
On Monday 14th January (7.30pm) we have our first talk of 2019 when Peter Calder will tell us about some of his memories of his time as a farm manager.

Bowsden History Group

 

The first meeting of 2019 programme is on Monday 4th February, 7.30pm at Bowsden Village Hall

 

Dr Mike Oliver on 
NORTHUMBERLAND'S SAILORS
From Pirates to Poets
 
Dr Oliver, a historian and an authority on naval history, has written three nautical novels set in the period of the Napoleonic Wars. His talk will concentrate on some of the great sailors who have connections with Northumberland.

TillVAS ARCHIVES

The Society has an extensive collection of documents and photographs held in its secure archives. These are invaluable for members wishing to study the local history of the area or wishing to gather information for e.g. the  Village Atlas Project. Please click on the tag above to see the catalogues. Anyone wishing to access the archives should contact the Society's Archivist, Maureen Charlton or the Assistant Archivist, Julia Day.

MEMBERS' WRITTEN CONTRIBUTIONS

Please see a new section on the website—click on the appropriate tab above.  Please let us have your thoughts, in prose or in verse.

Please click on the Latest Newsletter page to see information for the current month.

PREVIOUS LECTURE AND OTHER REPORTS

Click on Reports on Events, above, for detailed accounts and press reports.

BOOKSTALL

The Society operates a bookstall at all its meetings.

Items for sale include:-

1. The Society's first publication Breamish and Till: From Source to Tweed at £10 per copy and

2. Vivian Wilcock's Andrew Todd 1844-1908 ( with research input by TillVAS members) at £5 per copy.

See the Publications page for more about these books. Copies of Breamish and Till are also available in Cornhill Village Shop and the Lavender Tea Rooms and Village Shop in Etal.

 

There are also archaeological books and journals for sale. Net proceeds of sale go to TillVAS funds.