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

On 20th/21st October, Etal Village Hall will be open for people to drop in to look at archive material and  photographs collected over the last 100 years.
 
If you think you will be able to identify anyone, or give a clue about when the photos were taken then you will be especially welcome.
 
As a special bonus and a rare event, on Sunday 21st, the gardens at Etal Manor will be open 1 to 5pm. in aid of Hospice Care - North Northumberland.  Admission £5.

 

Ancrum and District Heritage society

 

are having a series of winter talks in Ancrum Village Hall.

 

16th Octber - Stobs Camp by Andy Jepson

 

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Bowsden History Group evening will be on Monday 5th November when Allan Colman will be talking about The Impact of Climate Change on Northumberland: Past, Present & Future.

For details of a new rock art project 'CARE' please see Other projects page.

Data Protection - please see the new TillVAS policy statement on the membership page

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.

BRANXTON & CROOKHAM VILLAGE ATLAS PROJECT

 

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.