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YAC in the North West

The North West currently has three branches of the Young Archaeologists' Club at Lancaster, Manchester and for the Mersey and Dee area.

YAC North West News

Saving the past!

YAC Lancaster 'adopted' the Lancaster Roman bath house in August 2007.  They have been monitoring its condition, recording its state and cleaning it on a regular basis.  In part due to its efforts, the club were pleased to hear the recent announcement that Lancaster City Council are to spend £17,000 on cleaning the site, dealing with the Japanese Knotweed that is encroaching on the site, consolidating the remains and installing new interpretation. If you would like more information or would like to help the club in any way, please contact: yac.lancaster@hotmail.co.uk.
 

Recent activity at YAC Manchester

YAC Manchester are working with Manchester University Archaeology Department on Geophysical survey of Whitworth Park, as part of the Whitworth Park project. They also visited Creswell Crags and were especially interested in the material lent by Manchester Museum to the new museum at the Crags.

Branch details
Lancaster branch
This branch is run jointly by Dot Boughton, Finds Liaison Officer for Lancashire and Cumbria based at the Museum of Lancashire,  and Lisa Keys, Exhibition and Display Officer for the Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust.

Manchester branch
This branch is run by Bryan Sitch, Curator of Archaeology at Manchester Museum.
Tel 0161 275 2648 for details. 

Mersey and Dee branch
This branch is run based at Liverpool World Museum, although Norton Priory is sometimes used as a venue in the summer months.
Tel 0151 478 4232 for details.

Other branches
Some young archaeologists in the North West may find there is a YAC branch closer to their homes. There are nearby clubs at Kendal, Whitehaven, Skipton and Hawes.


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Middlewich Roman girls