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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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