Sharing my explorations of the world around me, both locally and philosophically.
The Newmarket Farm Dig project may have slowed right down, but I certainly haven’t given up! Given that it is one of the most ambitious projects I have ever attempted – my first ever dig and I am in charge – I think I have done pretty well so far. I fairly recently had a […]
I guess I have already said that I have AD(H)D and Asperger syndrome. Its easy for me to volunteer to do things. Hard for me to judge how long it will take to complete them. Researching a new topic is exciting. Like volunteering to give a talk on the WW1 origins of the village of […]
Back in July I volunteered to speak at a commemorative event in Woodingdean for the start of World War One. It was too good an opportunity to miss. I knew that the first building plots on the farmland which were to become the southern half of modern Woodingdean were sold in 1913. The second area […]
Apologies for the late notice! Next Tuesday, 10th June, I will be giving a talk on the history of Newmarket Farm for the Falmer Ladies Group. All are welcome, for a modest entrance fee of £2 to cover their costs. The venue is the Falmer Village Hall, by the pond, 7.00 for 7.30pm. The talk […]
Its all happening – I just wish it wasn’t all happening at once!
The dig was successfully backfilled almost three months ago now. It was a sad moment to see all our hard work being buried. But I know that it was the right thing to do, to protect the delicate walls and other features from damage in the future. We made some wonderful discoveries, which have enabled […]
Tuesday 18th February brought our dig to a close when it was backfilled by Chris Groom and his wife Tina, with their skid-steer digger, and a garden fork! The sad moment was filmed by Barrie Wood, who is also interested in filming our finds, as well as our excavation if we obtain permission to dig […]
One the warmest and sunniest days for a long time. So our volunteers did some more arm twisting, and convinced me to allow some more digging before the backfilling of the site – on Tuesday 18th February – weather permitting! We also had the promise of a cameraman joining us to film the event. So […]
Every cloud has a silver lining! We have found a superb digger owner & driver, Chris Groom, who owns 3 diggers. He is also a monumental stonemason and worked on the renovation of the 200 year old remote downland monument, “Harvey’s Cross”. He has passed on my contact details to media cameraman David Barrie who […]
Sunday was our last day’s digging for our 2013 dig of the cottage and its front yard. It was a beautiful day, relatively mild and mostly sunny. Three volunteers were involved in a final search for either a well or water-tank in front (north) of the cottage. A 1x1m test pit was dug down into […]
Newmarket Hill 