It will come as no surprise to Cambrians that we have had to cancel our proposed day meeting in Cowbridge on Saturday 10 October, 2020. Very sadly, the Vale of Glamorgan has joined the counties of Wales now placed in lockdown, which makes travelling to the sites we were due to visit quite impossible. The Read more about Cancellation of Cowbridge Day, 10 October, 2020[…]
Cambrian Archaeological Association Annual General Meeting: 7.30pm, 15 October, 2020 The Cambrian Archaeological Association Annual General Meeting will be held via Zoom on Thursday 15 October at 7.30pm. Invitations with access details and password will be sent out to members nearer the time via the Cambrians’ email list. I will endeavour to send them Read more about Notice of AGM – by Zoom on Thursday 15 October, 2020[…]
EDITOR OF ARCHAEOLOGIA CAMBRENSIS – We are looking for someone to take over the editorship of Archaeologia Cambrensis from 2022 onwards.
A message from Heather James, our General Secretary, who can be contacted at h.james443@gmail.com Calling all Cambrians! The CAA is in need of two new Trustees who can help CAA to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Our Trustees are fundamental to the functioning of CAA. As members know, they organise its business and Read more about New Trustees for the Cambrian Archaeological Association[…]
With so many members at home, we have put together a Cambrians ‘Lockdown Quiz’ which will go up on the website and will run daily with one question a day starting on Friday 3rd April. There will be 10 questions in all each accompanied by a photo of a site, monument or artefact which the Read more about CAA Website Quiz[…]
The pandemic has inevitably had regrettable impacts of the events planned for the Association. After much discussion, and our determination to protect the health of our members, the Trustees have agreed the following: Postponements and Cancellations The Darganfod/Discovery Conference, Cardiff 4 April 2020, has been postponed. Participants who have booked have been notified and refunds Read more about Message from the Chairman Sian Rees – Coronavirus Pandemic and CAA Events[…]
The newsletter for 2020 has now been posted online and can be viewed here.
The Bear Hotel, 63 High Street, Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, CF71 7AF 01446 774814 This meeting is being organised by Sian Rees and Jill Jacobs and will be based on the Bear Hotel. Please note that this is a little later than usual – the second weekend in October rather than the last in September. Read more about AUTUMN MEETING IN COWBRIDGE, VALE OF GLAMORGAN Friday October 9th – Sunday 11th 2020[…]
POSTPONED UNTIL 2021 This year we are visiting the City of Lincoln and Lincolnshire for a full week, under the guidance of Nick and Eva Moore. Many will know them for their book-selling business, Castle Books, a source of many good Welsh history books on Cambrians’ shelves and a guarantee of the deep knowledge of Read more about CAMBRIAN SUMMER MEETING 2020 IN LINCOLN Saturday 4th – Saturday 11th July[…]
The new book “Wales and the Sea” was launched at the Waterfront Museum, Swansea on 24th October 2019. The volume which is published in Welsh and English is edited by past President Mark Redknap, Alan Aberg and Chairman of Trustees Sian Rees. It’s copiously illustrated, covers the history and archaeology of maritime Wales from the Read more about Wales and the Sea Book Launch[…]