Gravestone recording day with Dave Howell – confirmed for 2pm on Sunday 23rd August

Gravestone Recording Activity

- Led by Dave Howell, specialist lecturer & archaeologist, University of Wales, Newport

St Illtyds Churchyard, Blaenau Gwent

Sunday 23^rd August 2009, 2.00pm

Churchyards are full of information about our past, much of which can be of huge value in the present for understanding who we are and where we come from. Join Dave to begin to learn how to record information about and on, the many headstones in the churchyard. Building on existing information the main aim will be show how you could start to produce a simple plan of architectural features and dates on headstones. The day will also explore ways of plotting headstone positions in the churchyard, and illustrating some of the more architecturally interesting headstone examples.

We peered

we laughed, we cried, we drank tea

We kneeled

We chewed pencils thoughtfully

We hid behind Yew trees

We pondered

We used tape measures

But most of all we had a great time together recording our history.

Big thanks to Rebecca and Dave for being so fab.

Heritage Day 2009 - Many Thanks to Frank for another perfect day

Another excellent St Illtyd Heritage day, saw us pot making, relic selling, knighting, and walking !

We listened
We admired
We read maps
We walked back
We set off
We looked at the big city
we returned via the common
We always closed gates behind us
We chatted and made pots with the Glamorgan and Gwent archeological Trust (http://www.ggat.org.uk/) 
We admired the views

We put up the posters

Moth Night at St Illtyd’s Churchyard Tuesday 4th August 2009

On a warm and misty evening we gathered, to wait for dusk...

Our moth trap was laid, Its beautiful Blue light attracted us as well as moths.
The atmosphere was amazing with Luke providing authoritative and friendly moth facts to the children and adults alike

Thanks to both Luke and Rebbecca for arranging such an excellent evening

Moth Night at St Illtyd’s Churchyard, Blaenau Gwent

Tuesday 4^th August 2009, c.8.30pm (meeting after the evening Friends of St Illtyds Meeting)

Join lepidopterist Luke Phillips at St Illtyds Churchyard and be inspired about moths! In Britain we only have about 50 different kinds of butterfly but more than 2,500 different sorts of moths! Moth traps will be used to lure in these nocturnal creatures which come in an often surprising variety of colours & patterns.