Author: CADVAS
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Our May Meeting – “Past Present and Future of The North East Wales Archive”
Tuesday 7pm at Carrog Village Hall on 13th May- an illustrated talk by Katie Gilliland, who is the outreach and Community Engagment Officer of The North East Wales Archives. The Denbighshire and Flint archives are joining together and will be housed in Mold, adjacent to Theatre Clwyd, with far more efficient facilities for storing and…
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North East Wales Heritage Forum
CADVAS will have a stall at this event on 1st April 2025 in Ruthin “Old Gaol”
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Our April Meeting – “The Holy Dee”
Tuesday 7pm at Carrog Village Hall on 8th April- an illustrated talk by author and historian Peter Evans. Peter’s talk will be based round his book of the same name: ” The Holy Dee, ever changing, ever constant. From her open-mouthed estuary, she follows a man-made channel, through Roman founded Chester and picturesque Llangollen, to…
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Our March Training – Church Archaeology
Workshop 1: Monuments Within Churches – The Biographies of the Past To be held in Llangollen Church start at 10.00am prompt, light refreshments available. Monday 10th March Objective:To explore the significance of funerary monuments in churches, focusing on medieval examples, their historical context, material evidence, and scholarly interpretations. Lesson Plan Module Objective Activities Time 1.…
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Our March Meeting – “The Welsh in North Staffordshire”
11th March 2025 – On Tuesday March 11th we welcome Stuart Haywood, Chair of Stoke-on-Trent Welsh Society. To coincide with the release of his book of the same name Stuart will be recounting the movement of large numbers of native Welsh people from Denbighshire and Flintshire to North Staffordshire; to seek new opportunities during the…
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Our February 2025 Meeting
Tuesday 11th February 2025. “What does The Portable Antiquities Scheme tell us about The Dykes” (Wat’s and Offa’s Dyke) is our next illustrated talk organised by CADVAS. This presentation will be delivered by Pauline Clarke, who is a PHD researcher with The University of Chester, having recently completed both her BA (Hons) and MA there.…
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Our January 2025 Meeting
Tuesday 14th January 2025. To start the New Year in style we have a talk and presentation from Tim Astrop of Stori Brymbo entitled “Brymbo Fosil Forest” – planning, excavating and maintaining an ambitious palaeontological attraction. Tim recently spoke at the HENEB Wrexham archaeology day event in Wrexham Uni. His talk was well received by…
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Our December Meeting – “A Carrog Christmas Ghost Story”
11th December 2024 – NOTE WEDNESDAY and not our traditional Tuesday. On Wednesday December 11th we will be welcoming our good friend and most excellent raconteur, Andy Harrop-Smith. Andy will be entertaining us with “A Carrog Christmas Ghost Story” which is a melting pot of ancient myths, legends and tales about the Carrog area revolving…
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Our November Meeting.
On Tuesday November 12th we will have an evening of shared experiences and insights, featuring illustrated talks by several CADVAS members.