News

Due to the current Covid-19 situation we have decided to cancel the local history conference on Poverty scheduled for 21st March.

Please see the entry for the event on the Events page for further details of refunds if you have already booked.

Click here to book our forthcoming conference on May 9th at Ashtead

AOC Archaeology have now published an online report on the prehistoric pottery from Weston Wood, Albury, which was excavated by Surrey Archaeological Society in the late 1960s. Written by Michael Russell it analyses the full assemblage from the site. The report can be accessed here: http://www.aocarchaeology.com/news/article/online-publication-prehistoric-pottery-weston/

The Society's Trustees have approved an enhanced logo, seen here and in the webpage masthead, which is a more legible evolution from our long standing logo which dates back to the early days of the Society.

The official image files can be downloaded from our logo page here.

Following the move of our office to the same premises at Abinger Hammer, the open hours of the Library have now been extended as follows:

Monday : 10:00am-4:00pm

Tuesday : 10:00am-2:00pm

Wednesday : 10:00am - 4:00pm

Thursday     : Not open

Friday :   Not open

First Saturday in month : 10:00am-1:00pm

The Society's library which is not only a good collection of books on archaeology and local history but is also the only specialist lending library on these subjects in the county. Books, pamphlets and periodicals that can normally only be consulted in reference libraries can be borrowed by members.

Members and non-members should check with the Assistant Librarian before visiting Abinger to ensure that the Library will be open as intended on a particular day and that the items they require are available.First Saturday in month : 10:00am-1:00pm

For details of how to get to Abinger please see the Library visiting page.

Due to staff holidays our office and library at the Abinger Research Centre will be closed on Monday 17th, Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th June.

Normal hours will resume from Monday June 24th.

Guildford Museum will be closed for repairs for about four months from June 2019. All staff will move out, many exhibits will go into specialist storage and there will be no access to items currently on show or in store at Castle Arch until the museum re-opens. This is urgent maintenance and is not linked to possible redevelopment.

The Society was asked to vacate its office at Castle Arch for the duration of the work and has moved to the Research Centre at Abinger Hammer. Our normal open hours for the office ( and Library) will  be:

Monday 10.00-4.00

Tuesday 10.30-2.00

Wednesday 10.00-4.00

First Saturday of each month 10.00-1.30

Our email address does not change but our telephone will be 01306 731275. Calls to the Castle Arch number will be diverted to Abinger but only answered during the hours above..

Post addressed to Castle Arch will be redirected. The postal address at Abinger is:

Surrey Archaeological Society

Hackhurst Lane

Abinger Hammer RH5 6SE

Surrey

Now available: Vol 101 of the Surrey Archaeological Collections with a wide variety of papers highlighting the rich history of Surrey from Southwark to the Greensand Hills. The papers on Reigate Heath, Orchard Hill and the Surrey greensand are now online as Recent Fieldwork with information not included in the publication.

Online joining and renewal for 2019 are now available on this website, with payment by credit or debit card through Paypal. You can now complete all the forms and make payment online with just a few clicks of your mouse. Joiners now get up to 15 months of membership for the price of 12, up to 31 March 2020.  You can also join or renew membership of the Roman Studies Group online here.

IMPORTANT : do not renew online if you pay via standing order or have already renewed with a paper form.

Please click here to join online

Please click here to renew online

Surrey County Council have just launched a public consultation about the shape of its services in the future to help it set a sustainable budget. The consultation is now live and the Council wishes to hear the views of as many people as possible by Friday 4 January 2019.

The link below will take you to the online consultation form for the Libraries and Cultural Services department, which includes the work done by Surrey Heritage (archives, archaeology and conservation). Your views, and those of the members of Surrey Archaeological Society, are vitally important in determining the future direction of the Heritage service and they would greatly appreciate it if you would complete the short survey:

www.surreysays.co.uk/legal-and-democratic-services/libraries

At present the proposal is to reduce the Cultural Services budget for 2019/20 (covering Libraries, Heritage, Surrey Arts, Adult Learning and Registration) by more than half - from £8.7 million to £4 million.