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- 9th October 2012
Regular users of our service may have noticed that our packed programme of events has been on pause. With our move to The Hive taking up so much time we had to curtail our activities. Quite a few people have contacted us to find out when our courses will be running and when we...
- 25th September 2012
It’s that time of year when the students are returning and a fresh batch of newcomers arrive to begin their university careers. The Hive is currently bustling with students who are visiting to scope out their new university library facilities and all of the other services which share this amazing space. The Hive presents a...
- 12th July 2012
Regular visitors to this blog may have noticed that it has undergone a slight change, as we have relaunched the blog with the new name ‘Explore the Past’. The original blog ‘Worcestershire Archives on the Move’ was designed to inform our users of our progress throughout the move of the Record Office and History Centre to our...
- 6th July 2012
Visitors to The Hive may have noticed something quite unusual under the main staircase, which is in fact a reconstructed Roman oven. This exciting feature has been installed in the building to give a glimpse into the work of the Archaeology Service. The oven structure was discovered during the archaeological excavation at The Hive in 2008,...
- 5th July 2012
The Hive opened its doors for the first time on Monday and since then we have been welcoming a whole host of users, new and existing, into our service. It has been really enjoyable to see how people are reacting to the service and to hear the positive comments that people have about The Hive...
- 2nd July 2012
After years of planning, and months of hard work by our very dedicated staff we have finally reopened Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service at The Hive! We’re all excited and nervous in equal measure to see what the public and all our existing users think of the new service. The Hive offers a fantastic opportunity...
- 29th June 2012
Exciting news! Our new staffed opening hours are now available and can now be viewed on our website. The Hive will be open seven days a week from 8.30am to 10pm, during which time visitors can freely access all of our self-service resources; our extensive Local Studies and Archaeology Library and our catalogues and indexes....
- 27th June 2012
Things have been very quiet on our blog of late, however, it has been for very good reason. We are now in the final throes of preparation and staff are busy flitting between tasks to make sure all the essential work is completed in time to receive our first customers. The Hive opens to public in...
- 14th May 2012
This week it is all hands on deck as we concentrate all our efforts on blitzing the work left to do on the thousands of books we have. It is going to be a sad end to the week as our Local Studies Librarian, David, is leaving us for pastures new; so while he is...
- 8th May 2012
The removal men arrived on Monday morning, and just over twenty four hours later everything from the History Centre had been moved to The Hive. Staff are now settling into the new building and finding their way around. There is still lots of work to do before we open but it is nice to finally...