Welcome!

 

Event Announcements

Thrupp Farm Excavation – Wednesday 12th – Tuesday 18th August 2026

CLASP will be looking for evidence of iron furnaces to ascertain if they are Roman or Medieval + anything else that may be there.

There will be a charge of £15 to take part. All participants must be members of CLASP for insurance purposes. Membership fee £10. Participants must be 16 or older (16 – 18-year-olds to be accompanied by a parent or guardian). Payments preferably made through CLASP website – www.claspweb.org.uk , or pay on the day.

If you are unable to take part but wish to make a donation through the website to support the cost of excavation work these are always welcome.

For details of the site location, and to let us know the numbers expected, please contact Sandra Deacon (Sandydeacon@hotmail.com)

We look forward to seeing you there.


Lecture Series 2026 library now online

For those that missed – or would like to watch again – any lectures from the current 2026 series the latest content is now available.


100 Club winners

The winner for January is Rosemary Daniel and for February Rob Close. Congratulations to both!


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 September 2025 and April 2026 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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