Welcome!

Event Announcement

CLASP are kicking off 2026 with the next series of online talks. More information on the talks, including how to reserve a place is available below:

Each online talk runs between 19:00 and 20:30 on the day advertised.  Be sure to register for your place!

100 Club winners

The winner for November is Rob Close and the winner for December is Tony Harrison.

Event Announcement!

Whitehall Farm, Nether Heyford: Interpreting the Romano-British Villa Estate
Stephen Young will be giving a talk on the above on Wednesday December 10th at 7:00pm
This is an online event. For more information and to book tickets see the Eventbrite information page.

October winner

The winner of October’s draw is Helen Stamp.

Calling notice for the 2025 CLASP AGM

The above is now available in the CLASP Members Pages: AGM section

Trustees Meeting Minutes

The Minutes of the July ’25 Trustees Meeting are now available in the members only area.

CLASP Chairman’s Update – Finance
Dear Member,
Hopefully you will all be in receipt of a Newsletter by the end of the month.This will include details from Steve Young of some field work over the next few months. I will also report on two Trustee meetings held this year.
One item of concern is the underlying financial position of CLASP. We have just confirmed our wish to renew the lease at the Field Centre for a year from November (and potentially for several years afterwards). However, the cost of rent, electricity and other expenses is about £3k a year.
Membership fees are used to pay for our insurance, website and sundry expenses. The 100 Club is one way by which we supplement our revenue to pay for the Field Centre. Please consider joining this. 50% of takings are paid back as prizes.
What we need of you please:
  • Pay your membership if you have not already done so (due from 1st April)
  • Join the 100 Club if your financial circumstances allow it
  • Give us any suggestions about fund raising or sources of donations.
Hope to see many of you over the summer.

Trustees Meeting Minutes

The Minutes of the March ’25 Trustees Meeting are now available in the members only area.

 

CLASP brings local archaeology enthusiasts together to investigate their local past.

Our members, all volunteers, are technically led by our professionally qualified Archaeological Director, himself a volunteer. Members are encouraged and enabled to learn skills for themselves, both formally and ‘in the field’, to become confident and self-sufficient in all aspects of archaeological investigation.

CLASP also provides talks and lectures as part of its commitment to encouraging local communities to ‘own’ their archaeological heritage.

Join us! (It’s only £10 per annum!)

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  • You can find out more about CLASP by excavating this website using the links at the top of the page.
  • News and new website features are signalled as “Posts” which you see listed in the column on the right.

REPORTS

The Reports & Submissions section of this website includes:

  • CLASP case-studies
  • CLASP reports on projects and activities
  • CLASP geophysical survey reports
  • CLASP technical guidance documents
  • CLASP submissions to planning enquiries

To enter the Members’ Area, or to read “Protected” posts, you will need to be a CLASP Individual Member, and to use the password shown on your current CLASP membership card.

 

 

Additional Volunteers

We need to expand our team of enthusiastic and committed volunteers to fulfil a variety of roles and maintain the charity’s development whether you are able to give a few hours a week or more:
Volunteer help needed for:
  • Field work (field walking, excavation, geophysics etc.
  • Post excavation (processing and recording finds and archiving)
  • Computer and digital work
  • Fund raising
  • Publicity
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