East Sussex Archaeology and Museums Partnership

UPCOMING EVENTS 2010

May Day Family Event

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 Festival

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. Full description coming soon.

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 nineteenty year which the course has been offered.

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.

Archaeology Family Days

Location: Lewes Castle & Anne of Cleves House Museum
Dates: tba
Participants: General Public /family groups
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.

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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 who are not in work. These training placements run in partnership with East Sussex County Council, The Sussex Archaeological Society and the Brighton and Hove Museums Service.

Many of the people who participate in the training and voluntary work 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 'Family 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
For information about the 2006-2008 Interreg IIIA 'Common Roots of European Culture' project, please follow this link to the ESCC website. You can also visit the 'Common Roots' project picture gallery here.


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 May Day Family Event 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 Festival 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. Full description coming soon. 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 nineteenty year which the course has been offered. 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. Archaeology Family Days Location: Lewes Castle & Anne of Cleves House Museum Dates: tba Participants: General Public /family groups 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 who are not in work. These training placements run in partnership with East Sussex County Council, The Sussex Archaeological Society and the Brighton and Hove Museums Service. Many of the people who participate in the training and voluntary work 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 'Family 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 For information about the 2006-2008 Interreg IIIA 'Common Roots of European Culture' project, please follow this link to the ESCC website. You can also visit the 'Common Roots' project picture gallery here.