- 16th May 2013
Since Worcestershire Record Office and Worcestershire Historic Environment and Archaeology Service combined to become Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service we have been working to create a website which reflects the joint nature of our service. The website is now live and available for you visit at: www.worcestershire.gov.uk/waas We’d love to hear your feedback on the...
- 6th May 2013
It is now May, and with two bank holidays and half term holidays at the end of the month it’s a time for fun. May has always been a special time with celebrations going back centuries, and these can be found reflected in the archives. Maypole dancing in Hallow, 1950 © Berrow’s Worcester Journal In Hallow they...
- 2nd May 2013
The ancient Forest of Wyre conceals a landscape that has had a very long, rich and diverse history. Over 8,000 years ago temporary settlements sprang up overlooking the Severn Valley. These seasonal camps supported small extended families that gathered wild harvest, fished the river and hunted. 300 years ago, Wyre was entering a period of...
- 26th April 2013
We are once again running our popular guided archaeology walks. Six different walks, starting Sunday 12th May, will take you to different locations explaining about the archaeology of the local area. Walks cost £6 each. To book a place please send a cheque for £6 (payable to Worcestershire County Council) to Hive Admin, The Hive,...
- 26th April 2013
On the morning of Friday 26 April our Historic Environment Planning Office, will be starting monthly drop in sessions. These will be talk through how the historic environment could affect planning applications you may be thinking about. The historic environment is a material consideration in determining planning applications, and many developers are still unclear as...
- 10th April 2013
We are thrilled to announce that we have been shortlisted for the Museums + Heritage Awards for 2013! Our Touch History table has been shortlisted for the Innovations category of the Awards, which will take place on 15th May. The Touch History table can be found on level 2 at The Hive and is freely available...
- 27th March 2013
Wednesday evenings 7:30-9:30 24 April – 29 May At the end of April we will running a series on six talks in which our archaeologists will help you discover the story of the Romans in our county. It will start with the excavation on the site of The Hive, where the series takes place, which...
- 22nd March 2013
On Wed 3rd April author Pauline Conolly will be talking about her newly published book, The Water Doctor’s Daughters, about a true event in Victorian Malvern. This was partly researched through the resources of Worcestershire Archive & Archaeology Service “A true story of injustice, ignorance and misguided religious zeal. In 1852, Great Malvern water-cure practitioner...
- 7th March 2013
To celebrate World Book Day we thought that we would ask a few of our staff for their recommendations from our local studies collections…. Carol suggests ‘Heads and Tales – A History of Badsey Schools’. This book is a well researched and well written local history book. She feels that it is a good model...
- 25th February 2013
On Wed 6th March we will be providing a free introduction to archaeology resources available in The Hive. Whilst these were previously available in our office at the University, they are now far easier to access but home in The Hive. We have seen a big rise in visitors and many of them are pleasantly...