The Society's Newsletter

SPRING 2018 EDITION

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IN THE NEWS
• Archaeological investigations and the HS2 high-speed rail line
• BAS painting on loan to the V&A
• Life in the Rothschild village of Wingrave with Rowsham in the 1800s – project completed
 – see the result on the website
• Bucks Historic Buildings Trust gives a new lease of life for a Wycombe landmark

PEOPLE
• A Buckinghamshire Poet: Benjamin Disraeli

SOCIETY ACTIVITIES
• BAS 170 events in High Wycombe, Missenden Abbey, Aylesbury and Buckingham
• BAS Summer Outings 2018 – Colchester, Painshill, Dorton Spa, Ham House, Church Crawl, Leighton House Museum
• Bucks Local History Network Conference on HS2 and Archaeology, 29 September 2018
• Active Archaeology Group excavations and surveys

• Active Archaeology Group evening meetings 2018-19
• BAS Summer Outings – reports from 2017
• Bucks Book Exchange
• New book – The Toll Roads of Buckinghamshire
• New edition – My Dearest Ben

ARTICLES
• A History of Buckinghamshire in 12 Objects: The Watermead Pliosaur
• The Return of the Otter

OTHER SOCIETIES AND EVENTS
• Bucks Historical Association: Meetings Spring 2018  – see also their website
• Bucks Geology Group
• Wingrave with Rowsham Heritage Association project completed
 – see the result on their website
• Bucks Historic Buildings Trust
• Marlow Archaeology: Events April-November 2018  – see also their website
• Centre for Bucks Studies  – see also their website

THE SOCIETY
• Contacting the Society
• Officers of the Society

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2018
• AGM Agenda 12 May 2018
• Minutes of the 2017 AGM
• Membership Secretary's Report
• Treasurer's Report
• Librarian's and Archivist's Report

• The BAS Newsletter is published twice a year in Spring and Autumn. Printed copies are sent free to every member of the society. Contributions should be sent by eMail to the BAS Newsletter Editor