Wednesday 11 April
Jane Pit Dig Project Kick-Off
18:00 – 19:30 Costume Gallery, The Helena Thompson, Workington
http://www.helenathompson.org.uk/
Join the Project Team to hear about our exciting plans for the Jane Pit excavations, including why we are digging –
and what we hope to find. Manda Forster and Chris Casswell from DigVentures will be talking about the dig, with Chris
Bagshaw from Workington Town Council joining us to talk about the wider aims of the Jane Pit Project.
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Thursday 12th – Friday 20th April 2018
Excavation!
Our team of volunteers is set to get started looking for evidence of how the mine worked and what life was like for the families who lived nearby.
Places on the dig are fully booked, but you can still sign up to the waiting list, and register your interest in any future events here.
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Sunday 15 April
Jane Pit Open Day
Jane Pit, Mossbay Rd
Kids Session – 10:00 to 12:00
A fun drop-in session for kids and parents to learn about the archaeological dig and see what we have found.
Site Tours – at 14:00 and 15:30
See what we are up to! Guided tours of the excavation, led by members of DigVentures’ excavation team.
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Wednesday 18 April
Special Event: Dr Mike Nevell, Chairman of The Association for Industrial Archaeology
18:00 – 19:30 Exhibition Room, The Helena Thompson, Workington
http://www.helenathompson.org.uk/
Join us for a fantastic opportunity to hear one of the UK’s foremost experts on Industrial Archaeology, Dr Mike Nevell,
Head of Archaeology from the University of Salford and Chairman of The Association for Industrial Archaeology), talk
about some his exciting research on sites similar to Jane Pit:
“Excavating the Iconic: exploring the 18th century colliery pumping engines at Reelfitz Pit and Fairbottom Bobs”
The excavation of 18th century colliery pumping engines is rare – finding parts of those engines on site is even rarer.
This talk will look at two important North West England sites where excavation has revealed important information
about the development of this type of stationary steam engine: Fairbottom Bobs in Ashton-under-Lyne and Reelfitz Pit
near Workington”.
This event will also have an update from the Project Team, including some of the artefacts recovered from the dig.
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Friday 20 April
Last day of the dig!!
Jane Pit, Mossbay Rd
Site Tours – at 14:00 and 15:30
You last chance to see what we have been up to! Guided tours of the excavation, led by members of DigVentures’
excavation team.
