Whenever I see the Field Club’s Facebook banner (above) – a sparkling panorama of Danebury Hillfort’s east gate, it reminds me that it no longer looks anything like that today. Irrepressible nature, the decay of wooden steps and creation of a mountain bike scar have resulted in a messy picture that doesn’t show the Iron…

Budgetary cuts have been a feature of the Hampshire Cultural Trust ever since it was created in 2014 and archaeology and local history have been hit hard. Following the closure of Westbury Manor Museum, Fareham, in 2024, the existential spotlight is now (July 2026) focused on the Curtis Museum, Alton and Andover Museum and the Museum of the Iron…

Back in April 2026, we heard from the Hampshire Cultural Trust that the St Mary Bourne Iron Age chariot fittings that we helped to purchase in 2023, were about to go on display at the Museum of the Iron Age, Andover.  At the same time, the ‘Bullington Brooch’, an unusual item of chariot horse harness, recently donated to the Trust, would…

O G S Crawford and the Avebury Papers The Avebury Papers is a four-year UK Research & Innovation funded project, led by the Universities of Bristol and York to digitise, investigate and disseminate the multimedia archives of Avebury’s Neolithic origins and current investigations. One of the spin-offs is the creation of two art installations which…