Notices

Election of Trustees 2019 A message from the

Hon. General Secretary

On 31st December 2018, the Society will merge with itself and become a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) with a new registration number with the Charity Commission 1176989. With the merger comes a new Constitution (in old parlance “Rules”).

Each year one-third of the Trustees must retire from Council. They may seek re-election to Council. You as members of the Society are entitled to seek election to Council.

The election process will be open for you to submit your application to become a candidate on Saturday 5th January 2019. On 5th January, please visit the Society’s website http://www.kentarchaeology. org.uk. The whole process and relevant forms will be available for you to download and complete.

Best wishes, Clive

Complete Set of Archaeologia Cantiana – 1858 to 2016

Price £1,000

Printed annually in hardback form until very recently this full collection of Archaelogia Cantiana was brought together by a late Kent Archaeologist and his wife. It consists of every published volume since inception in 1858 until 2016.

The condition is generally good although earlier books inevitably have somewhat battered or in some cases, sun faded jackets. Owing to weight and size these items are of course collection only, from the Bexleyheath area.

For further details, please contact yvonnecaiger@btinternet.com

William Somner (1606–1669) Colloquium with Dr David Wright Saturday 23 March 2019

Old Sessions House, CCCU, CT1 1PL

This one-day colloquium to celebrate the 350th anniversary of this great Kentish scholar will be preceded by an exhibition of Somner manuscripts and books in the Cathedral Archives.

Speakers include Professors Jackie Eales and Kenneth Fincham.

Tickets cost £20 for the full day; £16 without the exhibition; students £10. Tickets may be obtained from:

Ruth Duckworth 01227 782994 Email artsandculture@ canterbury.ac.uk

Tudors and Stuarts 2019 History Weekend Saturday 13 and

Sunday 14 April 2019 Mostly held at Old Sessions House, CCCU, CT1 1PL

Supported by Canterbury Archaeological Trust and Canterbury Cathedral Archives & Library.

This educational weekend comprises 22 ‘events’. The lectures and guided visits showcase recent research on the Early Modern period, making it readily accessible to a wide audience. Among the internationally known scholars and well-known, more popular historians are Alexandra Walsham, David Starkey and Miranda Kaufmann, who will cover topics from the Tudor Counter- Reformation to Black Tudors.

Lectures and guided tours are classified under four themes: Kings and Queens; War and Politics; the Church, and Social History to allow audiences to gain access to new interpretations, ideas and knowledge in a range of early modern topics. Those attending book their chosen events using a pick-and-mix approach, using the descriptions provided on the Centre’s web pages.

Any surplus from the Weekend goes into the Ian Coulson Memorial Postgraduate Award fund to aid postgraduates at CCCU who are studying Kent history topics.

For details of all the events and to book: www.canterbury.ac.uk/tudors- stuarts

Email artsandculture@canterbury. ac.uk

Phone 01227 782994