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Founders Dinner - Celebrating 103 years of the Rotary Club of Canterbury

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Founders Dinner - 25th February 'Celebrating 103 years of the Rotary Club of Canterbury.
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Lunch talk: Alison Hicks – Canterbury Archaeological Trust

It was a great pleasure to welcome Alison Hicks, Director of the Canterbury Archaeological Trust, to our meeting on the 19th March. During her well-illustrated talk we learnt a great deal about the work of the Trust.

According to LinkedIn, Canterbury Archaeological Trust “has been assisting developers, architects, businesses and individuals with their heritage and archaeological requirements for more than 40 years.” The Trust is also an educational charity, with the primary aim to “promote the advancement of public education in the subject of archaeology”.

The Trust not only works within Canterbury – where there is always something being unearthed – but also in other parts of Kent. Alison talked particularly about the Trust’s work at Wear Bay, near Folkestone. This is a particularly vulnerable site due to its position on the cliffs, and work needs to be completed quickly. There is also a considerable amount of work going on in Thanet with settlements uncovered ranging from prehistoric to Roman periods. Alison also showed us maps of Canterbury with areas of archaeological interest.

Alison obviously enjoys her work very much, and we all felt we had learnt a little more about our local history.

You can learn more about the Trust from its website, here.

Picture: Talk about Canterbury Archaeological Trust. Picture credit: Rotary Club of Canterbury.

With thanks to Rosemary Doyle for help drafting this article. 

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