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Sep 9, 20231 min read


Talks for 2023...
Sunday 1 October James IV Memorial Lecture: Dive Into Durham This talk will take place at 2.30pm at Etal Village Hall. Tea coffee and...
Sep 1, 20232 min read


The David Moor Collection: Berwick-upon-Tweed 1870-1970
Talk by Cameron Robertson Crookham Village Hall, 7:30pm. Members free, visitors £4. Refreshments available from 7pm. Please note this is...
Aug 29, 20231 min read


New Mini Museum!
New mini museum of rural industry at Ford Forge (next to Heatherslaw Railway) Opening times 1100-1500 on the following days: July 24, 26,...
Jul 19, 20231 min read


'Upon a Summer's Day', Tudor Dance
TillVAS and Crookham Village Hall invite you to a Tudor Dance on Friday 23 June 2023 at 7pm Tickets £10 adult; £5 12–18s (buffet, bar and...
May 23, 20231 min read


Ad Gefrin Anglo-Saxon Museum
Talk by Dr Chris Ferguson of Ad Gefrin Anglo-Saxon Museum Crookham Village Hall, Wednesday 7 June, 7.30pm All welcome, members free,...
May 23, 20231 min read


TillVAS AGM
Wednesday 3 May, 6:45pm at Crookham Village Hall, followed by refreshments at 7:15pm and talk at 7:30pm by Geoff Parkhouse, "Ancrum: A...
May 1, 20231 min read


Homes for the Living and Houses for the Dead
Wednesday 5 April, Crookham Village Hall, 7.30pm Talk by Roger Miket. Roger is an archaeologist who has experience of excavating in...
Mar 4, 20231 min read


Berwick Barracks through three centuries
Talk by Joe Lang, 1 March. Joe is a trustee of the Berwick Barracks Heritage Trust and will talk about the history of the Barracks and...
Mar 4, 20231 min read


Coffee morning on Saturday...
Coffee morning at Crookham Village Hall Saturday 18 February, 10am — 12 noon All welcome
Feb 13, 20231 min read


Cheviot Volcanoes
What were they like? Would you have survived one? A talk by Elizabeth Devon at Crookham Village Hall on Sunday 5 February 2023. The talk...
Jan 15, 20231 min read


2/3/2022 Virtual talk: Palaeoarchitecture at Jarrow Hall - a Journey in Experimental Archaeology
A talk by Marco Romeo Pitone Date: Wednesday 2 March 2022 Time: 7:30pm - 8:30pm Where: Zoom Marco first studied archaeology in Italy,...
Mar 3, 20221 min read
Iron Age Day
Following two years of successful digging at the Iron Age enclosure on Mardon farm, TillVAS held a special event at Etal Village Hall...
Dec 7, 20212 min read
Vikings in Scotland, Trevor Howie
Standing room only at Crookham Village Hall was narrowly avoided when Trevor Cowie spoke to members of Tillvas recently. His topic was...
Apr 5, 20192 min read
Till Valley Archaeological Society AGM and talk by Dr Richard Carlton
Written by Heather Waldron Prior to the talk to be given by Dr Richard Carlton on 4th April at Crookham, TillVAS held their AGM. The...
Apr 4, 20193 min read
The Nightingale Project, Alex Sotheran
Before the talk by Alex Sotheran on Wednesday 6th February, TillVAS Members and Friends took a few moments to remember Tom Turnbull of...
Feb 7, 20194 min read
The story of William Cowe and Sons
On 8th January, Cameron Robertson told TillVAS members and visitors the fascinating story of William Cowe and Sons, founders of the...
Jan 12, 20192 min read
James IV lecture 2018 - The Mary Rose
On the 7th October the annual “James IV Memorial Lecture”, supported this year by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, was held at the...
Oct 9, 20182 min read
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