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Thursday, March 11, 2010

AGM 2010

Annual General Meeting 2010
Our 2010 AGM will be held at Kiplin Hall, near Richmond, on Saturday 15 May. For further details, please see our 'About PLACE' page.

Fieldtrips later this spring

Wolds Churches
Our next fieldtrip will be to visit Wolds Churches, on Sunday 23 May, 10.30am - 4.00pm. Richard Myerscough will lead this joint visit with the Ryedale Vernacular Building Materials Research Group, starting from Rudston Church and ending at Wharram-le-Street. Bring packed lunch and wear stout footwear. Cost: £5.00 per head. Book via the PLACE Office.

Chapel House Wood, Wharfedale
Roger Martlew will lead this joint event with the Yorkshire Dales Landscape Research Trust. It will take place on Saturday 19 June, 10.30am to 4.00pm. Meet at the lay-by on the B6160 (grid ref: SD 978653) and bring packed lunch. The focus will be on prehistoric archaeological remains, including settlements and field systems. Walking steep, through pasture fields. Cost: £5.00 per head. Book via the PLACE Office.

To book a place on either of these events, please e-mail: place@yorksj.ac.uk

Fieldtrip to Knavesmire Wood



Fieldtrip to Knavesmire Wood
Barbara Hickman led a cold but enjoyable visit to Knavesmire Wood and the grounds of Middlethorpe Hall, York, on Saturday 6th March. We looked at identification of trees in winter by buds or bark and listened to some early birdsong.