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On Sunday 15th July we will be holding the second two of our four "Meet and Greet" sessions for the Chilterns AONB 'Beacons of the Past' Hillforts Project,
The Project
Beacons of the Past is a 3.5 year, part Heritage Lottery Funded project investigating the Hillforts and other prehistoric archaeology of the Chilterns AONB. We will be utilising a technique called LiDAR, using a plane-flown laser to build up a highly accurate model of the Chilterns Landscape, showing us all the humps and bumps of archaeological sites, even underneath woodland. Our aims are to learn a great deal more about the hillforts of the region, to offer loads of activities and training to the public, and to facilitate increased protection for these monuments going forwards.
Getting involved
Throughout the project there will be numerous ways that everyone can get involved. This will range from volunteer days conducting archaeological and ecological works at sites around the AONB, workshops on a range of archaeological and technical topics so you can pick up some new skills, and, most excitingly of all, we will be making our LiDAR available through an online portal so you can help us discover and map new archaeological sites, and then get out into the field to check them in person.
Meet and Greets
All of these activities are a little bit down the line, but our very first events of the project are just around the corner. We will be holding four “Meet and Greet” sessions, at different locations in the region, so that we can tell you a bit more about our project, and so that you can come and ask Wendy Morrison, the Project Manager, and myself, Ed Peveler, the Landscape Heritage Officer, any questions that you might have. There will also be tea and cake, and plenty of time for mingling.
The dates and locations are as follows:
South West Chilterns - Saturday 14th July, 10am - 12pm
d: two Centre
55 Market Place
Henley-on-Thames
RG9 2AA
Central Chilterns - Saturday 14th July, 3pm - 5pm
Pitstone Green Museum
Vicarage Road
Pitstone, Leighton Buzzard
LU7 9EY
North Chilterns - Sunday 15th July, 10am - 12pm
Redbourn Village Hall
63 High Street
Redbourn, St Albans
AL3 7LW
South Central Chilterns - Sunday 15th July, 3pm - 5pm
Wycombe Museum
Priory Avenue
High Wycombe
HP13 6PX
It would be really helpful if we could have an idea of numbers for catering and set up purposes, so if you are able to come to an event, please do let me know (and which one) with an email to epeveler@chilternsaonb.org