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BERE REGIS HISTORY SOCIETY

First meeting in 3.5 years!
We enjoyed our first meeting in well over three years on 27th
September 2023. It was a well-attended meeting and it began
with apologies for the extended absence due in most part to
the Covid-19 pandemic and secondly to health issues for me
as the Secretary after my mother's death. We then reminded
ourselves of the original aims of the Society, in that we would
use the finds of archaeology to answer the many questions
about the early phase of our region in the country.
After that we were told about the new Museum that we have in the village to
preserve finds and documents of all sorts for the future. There would soon be an
open-day so that members and friends could see what we have achieved so far.
There was still some work to do on that
project, in particular new plumbing,
electrical systems, and some work on the
roof. It was shown how some Bere Regis
clay had been used in an experimental-
archaeological way to produce a clay
vessel which was now ready to fire
properly. There might be other clay
samples in the village to try out. On the
previous Sunday we had a field walk and
found over 300 items. We asked the
members to clean some of these finds so
that they could feel part of the process of
collecting, cleaning and analysing.

Romano-British decorated ware
John Pitfield - Projects Secretary

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