All you need is Cob…
So, its finally begun! After months of planning, preparing, organising and waiting the time has finally come for the walls of our Romano-British building to start going up. The low […]
Work, Work and more Woodwork…
We are definitely long overdue for an update on our goings on during our regular Wednesday volunteer sessions down in the Avalon Marshes. The summer seems to be flying by, […]
A Launch into the Unknown
The 18th of March will forever be remembered as the day the boats were launched. With a shout of command and a concerted heave, we shifted the mighty wooden behemoths […]
Return of the Axes
Hands on Heritage team returns to the Avalon Marshes For the first time in 2015 the Hands on Heritage returned to continue the tireless efforts towards the reproduction elements of […]
The Glastonbury Galleon Pt.1.
In the foundations of one of the roundhouses at Glastonbury Lake Village, Arthur Bullied discovered what he described as part of a broken canoe made of beech. Conveniently for us, […]
Sheds, Shacks and Shelters Pt. 3
Time for a bit of a catch up on the vast amount of goings on down at the Avalon Marshes Centre! Rob and Bob’s shack is nearing completion; two Wednesdays […]
Sheds, Shacks and Shelters Pt.2
Aided by the glorious sunshine, Rob and Bob have made some pretty substantial progress on the structure over the last couple of weeks. They began by heading out with the Avalon […]
Sheds, Shacks and Shelters Pt.1
Contrary to popular belief, not all the buildings in the Iron Age were round. In fact, a great many of the non-residential, ancillary structures were square or rectangular, built using […]
Tinkering with Tar
Thinking about solutions to plug our crack in the canoe, we stumbled upon an idea that had been lurking in the back of our minds for some time now- what […]
Ferrous Fascinations
Due to foul weather in January, the second in our series of workshops on prehistoric metallurgy, was postponed until now. With Spring gagging to break Winter’s grip it was time […]
'Hands on Heritage' in the Avalon Marshes 