The village of Acle was designated as a Category ‘A’ Nodal Point along a stopline during WWII. On 26th July 2019, during the second of three day-schools held at Acle …
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Second World War Archaeology in East Anglia
Professor Rob Liddiard (University of East Anglia) gave a fascinating account of how home defences were rapidly organised following the retreat of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk in 1940. …
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Runes, Roving and the Chet Boat Replica
Since 2018, the International Boatbuilding Training College (IBTC) has been hard at work on an exciting experimental archaeology project, building a full scale replica of The Chet Boat which was …
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First Annual Review of School Engagement
The first year of the Water, Mills and Marshes project is nearing an end and we’ve certainly hit the ground running. We engaged with 13 Primary Schools, 2 High Schools …
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Broads Album 2018 and Ecology Practicals
Broads Album 2018 In May, 15 students performed the songs they had written for the project’s inaugural Broads Album at Lowestoft’s Marina Theatre. The quality and variety of the music …
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National Park School Exchange Trip
In September 2018, the two schools of Somerleyton Primary School, Norfolk, representing the Broads National Park, and Bury Church of England Primary School, Sussex, representing the South Downs National Park, …
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Camera Traps in Schools, 2018
As part of the Water, Mills and Marshes Wild Watch project, we’ve been circulating two camera traps around the schools we’ve been working with in Lowestoft. Each interested school gets …
Broads in a Box Project Days 2018
It’s been an intense three weeks but we’ve reached the end – 21 classes in 12 schools have built 126 “Broads in a Box” Models and I’ve had the unenviable …
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