Progress Update
Dear All, As told to our meeting on May 19th, having received initial support from the PCC on Feb . 21st for an application for a Faculty to the Diocese for a 1 pit analysis, we were then dismayed in March to be turned down for HLF funding re. invasive …
Good News .. Bad News … The Way Forward
Dear All, Sorry for not reporting back earlier but an awful amount of work and subsequent deliberations have been taking place over the last few weeks. Firstly the good news … The P.C.C. will support a Diocesan Faculty approach As previously alerted, we duly met the P.C.C. (Parochial Church Council) …
Meeting With The Parochial Church Council (P.C.C.) on the 20th February
Dear All, On the 3rd January we presented the Parochial Church Council (P.C.C.) with a document entitled, “Supporting Information for Faculty Request”. This document is available here This details the Preferences adopted by Community vote for sampling work at St. Mary’s. Further to this, the Parochial Church Council (P.C.C.) briefly discussed …
CAN YOU HELP ? Were Saxon artefacts found at St. Mary’s, Cuckney in the 1960s ?
Dear All, Can you help BOHIS solve a mystery which could have major consequences for Phase 2 (Sampling) – Funding & Permissions ? As you know, having discovered features (ie. possible reinterment sites etc..) at St. Mary’s, we are now trying to gain permission & funding in order to sample …
Phase 2 – Recent Progress ….
Dear All, We’d like to say sorry that there hasn’t been a post since late September but a lot has occurred in the interim that will hopefully hearten you ! A Summary of Events Since September Firstly, we have now have verbal sampling permissions from the Welbeck Estates Company Ltd. …
Phase 2 Invasive – Meeting with Diocesan Advisors and Notts. County Council Archaeologist at St. Mary’s on Monday 25th July @ 11:30am
Dear All, We are now beginning the “ground work” in preparation for another HLF bid re. an exciting Phase 2. As part of this, BOHIS have secured a meeting at St. Mary’s Cuckney with both of the Diocese of Southwell archaeological advisors – on Monday 25th July @ 11:30am. This …
Recent Progress
Dear All, Firstly, our 7th meeting of May 13th had an attendance of over 40 who witnessed a presentation on the discoveries found in Phase 1 last November. These included 6 anomalies which may represent original burials in and around the church and reinterment sites, plus notification of a 7th …
BOHIS Meeting – Friday 13th May @ 7:30pm
Battle of Hatfield Investigation Society A 7th Meeting will be held at Cuckney Village Hall on Friday 13th May 2016 @ 7:30pm Admission is free Agenda 1. Phase 1 (Non Invasive) … Official End was 31st March … • Still awaiting final sign off and final 10% of Grant …