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Digging up the Park
Jul 24, 2010
A few months ago a town council representative met with archaeologists to discuss the possibility of further investigations into the park’s mysterious Rolling Pin. Survey work conducted by the Chess Valley Archaeological and Historical Society during 2009 helped to shed some light on the possible origins of the structure. The survey showed that the Rolling Pin exhibits many of the characteristics of an ancient bowl barrow (possibly Bronze Age), but it also highlighted an intriguing D-shaped feature on the top of the mound which may be associated with a later use of the structure.
The town council and CVAHS are keen to get a greater understanding of the Rolling Pin and met with the County Archaeologist and the English Heritage Monument Inspector to discuss these further investigations. It was agreed that work could take place during The Festival of British Archaeology Week in July and, as last year, to include public participation in some aspects of the work to give people an opportunity to try out practical archaeology techniques for themselves.
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Chess Valley Archaeological and Historical Society
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The Friends are moving the weekend working party to the second Sunday of the month and the next one will be on Sunday 12 February. We hope to be pruning roses, weeding the beds and then take a look to see if the snowdrops we have planted over the last few years are coming through. We meet at 10am in the Archena Garden which is next to the Temperance Hall in Church Street.
The Friends are hoping to plant around 30 native tree saplings in the Wildlife Area at their working party on Sunday 8 January. They have been donated by the 10th Chesham Guides and were given to them by the Woodland Trust. The varieties of tree include Holly, Wild Rose, Hawthron, Hazel and Dogwood.
We would like to thank Helena Mills who raised £570 for the Friends of Lowndes Park in memory of her good friend Ben Cargill. Over the course of the last summer she took part in not one but three triathlons. Please click on the title for more details and picture.
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