Welcome from the General Manager
Well, here we are, already in Autumn. So much has been happening at the Kent Archaeological Society that the months of this year have just flown by!
Let me first start by saying that the Society was much saddened by the news of the passing of Sir Robert Worcester, aged 91. Sir Robert was a prominent figure in the county’s public life and long-time Patron of the Society. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this time. An obituary for Sir Robert will feature in the Society’s Archaeologia Cantiana journal for 2026.
It’s been a busy summer for the Society: continuing to deliver, attend and present at events online and throughout the county. As you would have seen, the publication of the latest volume of Archaeologia Cantiana was released, as well as our regular Society Magazines. We had some unfortunate flooding in our offices at Marsham Street after the big summer storm, and the team have been bouncing between home working, spare offices in the MCSC and the KAS Library at Maidstone Museum, whilst the damage is being repaired. This has not stopped the team from continuing our curatorial, library and website projects on all fronts and welcoming our volunteers when we can.
We are also so pleased to welcome some wonderful new Trustees to the board: Jodie Cramphorn, Monika Rese, Peter Rumley, Heidi Stoner and Robert Tucker. We are so excited to have these new and invigorated Trustees on the board, to challenge and help guide the Society into 2026 and beyond. Biographies for these new Trustees will be up on the website very soon.
I also want to thank Elizabeth Roberts for stepping in as interim Chair of Trustees, especially whilst all this change had been happening, your support and guidance has been invaluable.
There are still a couple of Trustee positions open, so if anyone is interested in becoming a Trustee, or would like to know more about it, please email me at:
rebecca.fletcher@kentarchaeology.org.uk
WELCOME FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER
We have continued further forays into the world of commercial archaeology, with the Society’s new commercial arm, KAS Archaeological Services, offering archaeological Watching Briefs and Desk Based Assessments for a range of small to medium-sized works, with ambitions for larger and more complex projects on the horizon. Most recently, the Services team were engaged at Tonbridge Castle on a Watching Brief during replacement of the moat revetment.
We are grateful to Richard Taylor for continuing to head up this work, with many wet and windy days on site also overseen by Jacob Scott. Jacob will eventually lead on these projects and Richard has been helpful in guiding and handing over this torch to Jacob.
Lastly, the autumn is our conference season – don’t forget to book your tickets!!
The Kent Archaeological Society, Archaeology Research Group: Metal Detecting in Kent: Moving Forward Together Conference. On the 25th October 2025.
The KAS Fieldwork Conference on the Thanet & North-East Kent region on Saturday 22 November 2025.
I hope you enjoy the rest of the magazine and stay tuned to the website, our social media channels and member’s emails to keep up to date on everything happening at the Kent Archaeological Society!
Warm regards,
Rebecca Fletcher
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