Princesses and Princes
Lewes Castle |
Thu 11th Feb |
| under 5s activity |
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Shining Light on the 'Dark' Age
Lewes Castle |
Tue 16th Feb |
| A chance for children to explore the lives of the Saxons in Sussex |
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Public Meeting to Propose a Friends group at Marlipins
Marlipins Museum |
Tue 16th Feb |
| There will be a public meeting held at Marlipins Museum to discuss setting up a Friends group for the museum - helping to put Marlipins into the heart of the community, where it belongs |
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Family Fun Days
Fishbourne Roman Palace |
Mon 15th Feb - Thu 18th Feb |
| Have fun all day finding out about Roman Life. Make a Roman lamp. Try Roman Food. Put on a costume. Play a game. Use the Roman looms. Fun for the whole family |
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Herbs and Spices
Anne of Cleves House |
Thu 25th Feb |
| under 5s activity |
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Magical Materials
Lewes Castle |
Thu 11th Mar |
| under 5s activity |
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Tudor Technology
Anne of Cleves House |
Sun 14th Mar |
| NSEW event |
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Science at the Castle
Lewes Castle |
Sun 21st Mar |
| NSEW event |
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Spring Shoots
Anne of Cleves House |
Thu 25th Mar |
| under 5s activity |
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Easter Egg hunt
Michelham Priory |
Sun 4th Apr - Mon 5th Apr |
| A fun day for children of all ages! |
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Spring Garden Fair
Michelham Priory |
Sat 10th Apr - Sun 11th Apr |
| 2010 is the year of the chicken!Join the latest trend, and not only grow as many different varieties of vegetables as possible, but add rewarding livestock.
Everything for the home farmer. |
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Iron Age,Roman, and Saxon days
Michelham Priory |
Sun 2nd May - Mon 3rd May |
| Discover how our ancestors lived, worked and played. |
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Sussex Food Fair
Michelham Priory |
Sat 19th Jun - Sun 20th Jun |
| Our celebration of locally sourced foods. |
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Game and Country Fair
Michelham Priory |
Sat 10th Jul - Sun 11th Jul |
| All of the fun of the countryside---falconry,clay shooting competition,fly fishing, air rifles,lots of stalls,demonstrations and entertainment.Dogs are welcome this weekend. |
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Sussex Guild Contemporary Show
Michelham Priory |
Thu 5th Aug - Sun 8th Aug |
| The annual showcase of the Sussex Guild of Craftworkers.Celebrating thier 40th anniversary. |
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Classic and Vintage Vehicle Show
Michelham Priory |
Sat 21st Aug - Sun 22nd Aug |
| A varied display of commercial, domestic, and military vehicles.This is a popular recent addition to our annual events. |
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Medieval weekend
Michelham Priory |
Sat 18th Sep - Sun 19th Sep |
| A celebration of the gentler side of medieval life. Music, dance, fashion, toys, but with a bit of violence!
Combat displays, Jousting, and Archery.
Discover how our ancestors made their lives more comfortable in the Medieval era. |
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Hallowe'en
Michelham Priory |
Sun 31st Oct |
| Traditional fun for all the family with our trails,puzzles and crafts. |
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We are looking for a new CEO to take the organisation forward. Details of this exciting and challenging position appear on our 'Contact Us' page. Could it be you? Closing date is March 1st 2010. 
Many members are due to renew their subscription to the Society on 1 January 2010 and online renewal is an easy and convenient way to do this. If you are not sure when your subscription expires, check your membership card. There are no penalties for early renewal! Click on the heading to find out more.
Does this damaged statue head represent the Roman Emperor Nero as a youth?
We are delighted to announce that we have again achieved the prestigious Sandford Award for excellence in museum education
Are you interested in visiting Fishbourne Roman Palace - for FREE - as often as you like? Then you should join ... The Friends of Fishbourne Roman Palace!
After a six month refurbishment, courtesy of the Heritage Lottery Fund, Lewes Castle is now open to the public - do come and visit!
Sussex Past has had some great successes in securing external grant aid to help look after the past. Click on the above for details.
Special Price for our members - look on our web shopsite (or order from Fishbourne Roman Palace - 01243-785859). Exclusive price to Sussex Archaeological Society members of £12.00 including post and packing. This offer is open until 31.08.08 (Retail Price will be £14.99 plus post and packing). 
A new Society research resource is now available on-line – the Barcombe and Hamsey website www.bandhpast.co.uk ; the website provides a comprehensive summation of the historical sources for these two parishes north of Lewes. 
We are now offering visitors to our website the chance to read past copies of our thrice-yearly newsletter, Sussex Past & Present. Simply go to the main Research page then click on the link to the right.
