Nancy DetchonJun 29, 2012Digging, barrow-building and the Peak District AwardI spent a lovely afternoon with pupils and teachers from FitzHerbert CE Primary School in Fenny Bentley yesterday.  I was there with two...
Nancy DetchonMar 27, 2012Schools visit the Arbor Low Environs ProjectThe first two days of the Arbor Low Environs Project dig this year have been a resounding success. I’m not so much talking about the...
Nancy DetchonMar 12, 2012Outreach at Arbor Low Environs ProjectThe week beginning the 25th March 2012 is the first week of the ALEP excavations this year and we have invited local schools to come and...
Nancy DetchonMar 1, 2012Local schools to visit Arbor Low Environs ProjectThe Drs Parker Heath are currently very busy organising this year’s archaeological investigations close to Arbor Low and Gib Hill. The...
Nancy DetchonFeb 13, 2012Discovering Prehistoric Buxton!The brief from Burbage Primary School was quite specific – a day that would take the children away from the school grounds, discover the...
Nancy DetchonFeb 13, 2012Romans in the Peak DistrictThe activities carried out at St Anne’s RC Primary School were designed to complement the Y3/4 Romans topic. After discussing the Romans...
Nancy DetchonFeb 13, 2012Hollinsclough Primary SchoolHollinsclough is a very small village school which has opened its doors to home educators and their families every other Friday. Â The...