I've been a member of the Young Archaeologists Club since I was 12. Having turned 17 in September last year, I was worried that I wouldn't be able to continue exploring my passion for archaeology in the same way, and that I'd get lost in the years till university. Luckily, my branch leader Fran offered me the chance to become a Young Leader.

Being a Young Leader is amazing. I get to do everything that the other leaders do and have even been offered the chance to run my own session. During the Winter, we have sessions on a particular theme in our local library. In the past, these have included Ancient Egypt, where we wrapped one of our youngest members in tissue paper to create a mummy and the Home Front during the First World War where we handled objects from our local archive.

During the Summer, we try to dig or record or get involved with local community archaeology projects. In the past, we've taken part in the Home Front Legacy project, recording the Orchard War Hospital in Dartford.

Most recently, we went to Reculver and worked with CITiZAN to record parts of the ruins. We first thought about what questions we'd ask the buildings such as: ""When were you built?"" or ""Who lived in you?"" After that, we began to look at the history of the site from its earliest form as a Roman fort to the present day.

Then we went out, and started drawing the Church, trying desperately not to let our sheets fly off into the wind! We also looked for interesting changes to the building itself, such as bricked up windows and extensions.

The Young Archaeologists Club is an amazing way for young people to get involved with archaeology, and I encourage anyone that's interested in pursuing archaeology in the future, as a career or even just as a hobby in the future to get involved.