The good news
– the 3.3 million has been raised for the purchase of the hoard. BUT a further 1.7 million is still needed for the conservation of all the items and the cost of their display and storage. The Art fund still needs your donations!
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Time Team in Suffolk
Go to http://www.channel4.com/programmes/time-team/episode-guide for more details as they are posted. 5th February: Episode 3. The Drowned Town (Dunwich) 12th February: Episode . The First King of Racing (Newmarket)
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A KNIGHTHOOD FOR OUR PRESIDENT !
The Institute’s President, Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch, has received a knighthood in the 2012 New Year Honours, in recognition of his services to scholarship.
His scholarship has been amply displayed in his long and distinguished career as a church historian, with award-winning books on Thomas Cranmer, the Reformation and the History of Christianity to his credit. As well as being Professor of the History of the Church at Oxford, he has also found wider fame as the presenter of television programmes on the history of Christianity. We are delighted for him and proud of the honour that he has brought to Suffolk and this Institute. |
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IMPORTANT ! YOUR VIEWS ARE NEEDED !
Suffolk County Council is consulting on its proposal for a major re-organisation of the heritage services of the county, which will involve the setting up an independent trust to take on the running of :
The Suffolk Record Office The Museum of East Anglian Life at Stowmarket
http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/News/ Then select: 21 November 2011 - 'Have your say on future plans for Suffolk’s heritage services'. Alternatively, you can go direct to the public consultation document, by-passing the 'news' announcement and comments by councillors, with this link: http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/HeritageConsultation The Council of the Institute has already made two submissions to SCC and you can read these here and here. The closing date for comments is the 31 January 2012.
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The Staffordshire Hoard The good news – the 3.3 million has been raised for the purchase of the hoard. BUT a further 1.7 million is still needed for the conservation of all the items and the cost of their display and storage. The Art fund still needs your donations!
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| Founded in 1848 the Institute is Suffolk’s largest and oldest archaeological and historical society. For a century and a half it has played an important role in encouraging and publishing research on Suffolk’s past. |
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Membership of the Institute brings the following benefits :-
Proceedings: The Institute’s annual journal contains authoritative articles by national and local experts on recent research about the history and archaeology of Suffolk and a round-up of archaeological work in the county for the year.
Newsletter: Sent out twice a year, this will tell you about lectures, courses and books, as well as the Institute’s own programme of events. It also contains short articles by members.
Excursions: The Institute arranges summer excursions to sites of archaeological and historical interest. These are led by experts and give an opportunity to see and learn about places often inaccessible to the general public.
Lectures: In the winter speakers of national and regional repute can be heard at lecture meetings, which are usually held at the Blackbourne Hall in Elmswell, near Bury St Edmunds (O.S. grid ref. TL996643).
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Field Group: For those interested in taking an active part in archaeological field-work, the Field Group provides an opportunity to learn about and participate in practical work. The group has close links with the Suffolk Archaeological Service and with local museums.
Library: Members may borrow books from the Institute’s library, housed at the Bury St. Edmunds branch of the Suffolk Record Office.
Publications: Members can buy the Institute’s publications and back numbers of the Proceedings at a reduced price.
The Institute is a registered charity (no. 289512) for the advancement of the education of the public:
Annual Subscription Rates :-
Life membership rates on application
All subscriptions fall due on 1st January
a)to collect and publish information on the archaeology and history of the county of Suffolk.
b)To oppose and prevent, as far as may be practicable, any injuries which ancient monuments of every description within the county of Suffolk may from time to time be threatened and to collect accurate drawings, plans and descriptions thereof.
c)To promote interest in local archaeological and historical matters.
Single £20.00 Single under 25 years £12.00 Double (2 adults incl. Children under 16 years) £25.00 United Kingdom Institutions £30.00
Overseas Institutions £35.00
