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by AlanS » Sat Apr 27, 2013 9:29 pm
Had a great day today! Firstly, the Wessex Arch open day was very interesting. We got there early, and Mikki was made to feel welcome, everyone from Wessex was very engaging, and happy to explain the display boards and finds from the Horton Quarry. Phil Harding was off in a side rom, knapping away, telling stories, explaining techniques and generally being entertaining.
Then onto the Rescue AGM. As we walked in, I heard my name called, and was met by none other than our own Sandy Gerrard! A pleasant and unexpected surprise, which was compounded when he was later elected onto the Rescue Council. Congratulations Sandy! After the business meeting was a public talk on the plight of museums being unable to keep up with the influx of archaeological finds from developer-led excavation. As an example, there is nowhere in the whole of Kent that is accepting collections for archive at present, and Kent is not alone in this. Truly shocking.
I'll try to do a write-up on the day for the Journal some time tomorrow.
