East Sussex Archaeology and Museums Partnership

UPCOMING EVENTS 2010

Ancient Crafts & Technologies Summer School course (University of Sussex CCE)

Location: Michelham Priory
Date: 12th-16th July 2010
Participants: 15 students from CCE

This is an ESAMP course run in partnership with the Sussex Archaeological Society and the Centre for Community Engagement at the University of Sussex. It is held at Michelham Priory and attracts people from across the UK. Participants are taught a very wide range of ancient crafts by ESAMP staff and trainees. The course is recognized as being unique nationally in its scope and quality. This is the nineteenth year which the course has been offered.

loom

Family Archaeology Day at Lewes Castle

Location: Lewes Castle
Date: Sunday July 25, 11:30am - 4pm
Participants: General Public /family groups
Prices: Adult £6, Child (5-15) £3, Students and OAPs £5.40, Family (2+2 or 1+4) £16.20

This is a family event and is ideal for children. Hands on activities will be suitable for all ages and will take place on the Castle lawns. Price of the ticket includes entry to Lewes Castle and the Barbican House Museum. As part of its partnership with the Sussex Archaeological Society, ESAMP runs family events with archaeological themes at Lewes Castle and Anne of Cleves House Museum. These wonderful historical settings provide an excellent backdrop for the archaeological education workshops which ESAMP runs.

Woodfair

Location: Bentley Wildfowl & Motor Museum
Date: 17th-19th September 2010
Participants: General Public/family groups (over 20,000 visitors)

ESAMP has had a continual presence at Woodfair for the last twelve years. Woodfair is one of the largest environmentally themed events of its type in the UK. ESAMP presents a variety of demonstrations and activities over the three days. Our work and reconstructed buildings are designed to show people the rich tradition of early building types in Britain and to allow the public to explore the rich tapestry of everyday skills, knowledge and crafts which were commonplace in the past.

Weaving at Wood Fair

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May Day Family Event - (already over)

Location: Michelham Priory (near Hailsham)
Date: Sunday May 2nd & Monday May 3rd, 2010
Participants: General Public / family groups
This is an annually held, two day public event located at ESAMP's Iron Age Activity centre at Michelham Priory. The event is designed to show people of all ages (through a series of engaging practical activities) what life might have been like for people living in the Iron Age in Sussex. This event was initially designed and set up by ESAMP and has been run every year for the last eighteen years in partnership with the Sussex Archaeological Society. On average two thousand five hundred people attend the event each year. Activities include weaving, making pots and woodwork. There will be demonstrations of cooking and flint tool making.

Moulsecoomb Heritage and Environment Festival (already over)

Location: Moulsecoomb School, Brighton
Date: Tuesday June 29th - Thursday July 1st, 2010
Participants: schoolchildren from East Sussex/ teachers/numerous local organisations and heritage groups/ the local community
This three-day event offers students and teachers from schools across Sussex to participate in numerous workshops and activities. This year students are involved in the construction of a Neolithic reconstruction building on the school grounds.

Neolithic Reconstruction building

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ESAMP Training services and educational work

ESAMP has been providing heritage and environmental training since 1984. Alongside this ESAMP also runs a diverse public archaeological education programme. ESAMP continues to build on this existing work, developing new opportunities for local people to participate and work in their local cultural and environmental heritage.

Training and voluntary work

ESAMP provides high quality training and volunteer placements for local people. These training placements run in partnership with East Sussex County Council, The Sussex Archaeological Society, the Brighton and Hove Museums Service and other organisations.

Many of the people who participate in training and voluntary work with ESAMP move into employment at the end of their time with ESAMP.

Schools' Education Programme

ESAMP offers a rich and diverse public and schools education programme. There are a number of strands to ESAMP's schools work. ESAMP works in partnership with Brighton Museum on an exciting outreach partnership. This involves taking a range of local Saxon grave goods and information on skeletal material into local schools and enabling the children to have a high level of direct access to this material. They are encouraged to investigate and interpret the material in a wide variety of ways. This work complemented ESAMP's existing archaeological outreach programme which is offered to a number of schools. ESAMP also carries out major reconstruction building projects with schools in East and West Sussex. These projects involve simulated excavations, the building of reconstruction Iron age roundhouses and a rich supporting programme of craft activities. The buildings become long term educational resources for the schools and ESAMP aims to work with the schools to develop further historical learning programmes and events.

Ceramics session

Public Education Programme

ESAMP delivers a wide range of public education events. These range from 'Castle Archaeology Day' at Lewes Castle to designing and running an 'Ancient Crafts and Technologies' course for the University of Sussex. ESAMP is present at many other public events including Woodfair, at the Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum.

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CURRENT PROJECTS
...update coming soon...

RECENT PROJECTS
You can visit the 2006-2008 Interreg IIIA 'Common Roots of European Culture 'Common Roots' project picture gallery here. For further information about the ' project, please follow this link to the ESCC website.


A display of dyed textiles at the May Day festival. UPCOMING EVENTS 2010 ESAMP Training services and educational work Training & Voluntary work Schools' Educaton & Public Education Programme Current Projects Recent Projects	Home > Events UPCOMING EVENTS 2010 Ancient Crafts & Technologies Summer School course (University of Sussex CCE) Location: Michelham Priory Date: 12th-16th July 2010 Participants: 15 students from CCE This is an ESAMP course run in partnership with the Sussex Archaeological Society and the Centre for Community Engagement at the University of Sussex. It is held at Michelham Priory and attracts people from across the UK. Participants are taught a very wide range of ancient crafts by ESAMP staff and trainees. The course is recognized as being unique nationally in its scope and quality. This is the nineteenth year which the course has been offered. Family Archaeology Day at Lewes Castle Location: Lewes Castle Date: Sunday July 25, 11:30am - 4pm Participants: General Public /family groups Prices: Adult £6, Child (5-15) £3, Students and OAPs £5.40, Family (2+2 or 1+4) £16.20 This is a family event and is ideal for children. Hands on activities will be suitable for all ages and will take place on the Castle lawns. Price of the ticket includes entry to Lewes Castle and the Barbican House Museum. As part of its partnership with the Sussex Archaeological Society, ESAMP runs family events with archaeological themes at Lewes Castle and Anne of Cleves House Museum. These wonderful historical settings provide an excellent backdrop for the archaeological education workshops which ESAMP runs. Woodfair Location: Bentley Wildfowl & Motor Museum Date: 17th-19th September 2010 Participants: General Public/family groups (over 20,000 visitors) ESAMP has had a continual presence at Woodfair for the last twelve years. Woodfair is one of the largest environmentally themed events of its type in the UK. ESAMP presents a variety of demonstrations and activities over the three days. Our work and reconstructed buildings are designed to show people the rich tradition of early building types in Britain and to allow the public to explore the rich tapestry of everyday skills, knowledge and crafts which were commonplace in the past. ------------------------------------------------------- May Day Family Event - (already over) Location: Michelham Priory (near Hailsham) Date: Sunday May 2nd & Monday May 3rd, 2010 Participants: General Public / family groups This is an annually held, two day public event located at ESAMP's Iron Age Activity centre at Michelham Priory. The event is designed to show people of all ages (through a series of engaging practical activities) what life might have been like for people living in the Iron Age in Sussex. This event was initially designed and set up by ESAMP and has been run every year for the last eighteen years in partnership with the Sussex Archaeological Society. On average two thousand five hundred people attend the event each year. Activities include weaving, making pots and woodwork. There will be demonstrations of cooking and flint tool making. Moulsecoomb Heritage and Environment Festival (already over) Location: Moulsecoomb School, Brighton Date: Tuesday June 29th - Thursday July 1st, 2010 Participants: schoolchildren from East Sussex/ teachers/numerous local organisations and heritage groups/ the local community This three-day event offers students and teachers from schools across Sussex to participate in numerous workshops and activities. This year students are involved in the construction of a Neolithic reconstruction building on the school grounds. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ESAMP Training services and educational work ESAMP has been providing heritage and environmental training since 1984. Alongside this ESAMP also runs a diverse public archaeological education programme. ESAMP continues to build on this existing work, developing new opportunities for local people to participate and work in their local cultural and environmental heritage. Training and voluntary work ESAMP provides high quality training and volunteer placements for local people. These training placements run in partnership with East Sussex County Council, The Sussex Archaeological Society, the Brighton and Hove Museums Service and other organisations. Many of the people who participate in training and voluntary work with ESAMP move into employment at the end of their time with ESAMP. Schools' Education Programme ESAMP offers a rich and diverse public and schools education programme. There are a number of strands to ESAMP's schools work. ESAMP works in partnership with Brighton Museum on an exciting outreach partnership. This involves taking a range of local Saxon grave goods and information on skeletal material into local schools and enabling the children to have a high level of direct access to this material. They are encouraged to investigate and interpret the material in a wide variety of ways. This work complemented ESAMP's existing archaeological outreach programme which is offered to a number of schools. ESAMP also carries out major reconstruction building projects with schools in East and West Sussex. These projects involve simulated excavations, the building of reconstruction Iron age roundhouses and a rich supporting programme of craft activities. The buildings become long term educational resources for the schools and ESAMP aims to work with the schools to develop further historical learning programmes and events. Public Education Programme ESAMP delivers a wide range of public education events. These range from 'Castle Archaeology Day' at Lewes Castle to designing and running an 'Ancient Crafts and Technologies' course for the University of Sussex. ESAMP is present at many other public events including Woodfair, at the Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum. ------------------------------------------------------------------ CURRENT PROJECTS ...update coming soon... RECENT PROJECTS You can visit the 2006-2008 Interreg IIIA 'Common Roots of European Culture 'Common Roots' project picture gallery here. For further information about the ' project, please follow this link to the ESCC website.