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The Rainfall Rescue Project is seeking volunteers
The UK has rainfall records dating back 200 years or so, but the vast majority of these are in handwritten form and can't easily be used to analyse past periods of flooding and drought. The Rainfall Rescue Project is seeking volunteers to transfer all the data into online spreadsheets. You're not required to rummage through old bound volumes as the Met Office has already scanned the necessary documents - all 65,000 sheets.
Exploring Kentish Naming Practices
A report on the Exploring Kent Naming Practices conference held on Saturday 17 November 2018.
How will a no-deal Brexit affect Library collections?
The Government has recently published advice on how copyright laws will change in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The library will certainly be affected by changes to the management of 'orphan work' images. See the paragraph below for details. If this comes to pass the Library will create a new policy to apply to those requesting the use of orphan works from within our collection.
Wood's Court Field Week 1
An update on the first few days on site and the preparation for the next few weeks excavation in Wood's Court at Lees Court Estate.
Bexley Young Archaeologists Club with Fred Birkbeck
On Saturday 7th September Bexley Young Archaeologists' Club took part in the KAS excavation at Lees Court.
Stringmans Field Excavation - Days 4 & 5
An update on excavations in Stringmans Field at Lees Court Estate.
Stringmans Excavation Episode 3 - Revenge of the Monument
Richard Taylor provides an update on excavations in Stringmans Field at Lees Court Estate.
Badlesmere Bottom 2019 - Day 12 Final Day
Fred Birkbeck provides a final update from Badlesmere Bottom at Lees Court Estate.
Badlesmere Bottom 2019 - Day 10
Fred Birkbeck reports on another day of excavations at Badlesmere Bottom on Lees Court Estate.
Badlesmere Bottom 2019 - Day 11
Penultimate day of the Badlesmere Bottom dig and all features are getting tidied, drawn and recorded.
Badlesmere Bottom 2019 - Day 9
A report on training day for the excavations at Badlesmere Bottom on Lees Court Estate.
Badlesmere Bottom - Day 8
Fred Birkbeck reports on excavations at Badlesmere Bottom on Lees Court Estate.
Badlesmere Bottom 2019 - Days 6 and 7
Fred Birkbeck reports on day 5 of the dig at Badlesmere Bottom at Lees Court Estate.
Badlesmere Bottom 2019 - Day 5
Fred Birkbeck reports on day 5 of the dig at Badlesmere Bottom at Lees Court Estate.
Badlesmere Bottom 2019 - Day 4
Members aplenty at the Badlesmere Bottom dig today, the word has escaped that we have some interesting archaeology to be investigated.
Badlesmere Bottom 2019 - Day 3
Day 3 on site and time to start digging in earnest (in very compact clay in actual fact!).
Start of Lees Court Estate Project 2019 season
You are cordially invited to come and take part in the 2019 Season excavation on the Lees Court Estate.
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