What do the Friends do?
Our Friends are welcome to be as active as they wish, we provide lots of opportunities to get involved and meet other Friends, including talks, workshops, trips and social events and also the chance to get involved with real archaeological fieldwork. As a charitable organisation we rely heavily on the efforts of volunteers to assist on our archaeological research projects. You don’t need to have any qualifications or experience, as we can always find a useful job for the total novice! You will be working alongside professional archaeologists and will find you learn lots more than you ever would from a textbook!
New for 2004, for those interested in taking their archaeological studies further we will be offering a limited number of subsidised places for Friends on specially arranged 'Introdution to Nautical Archaeology' courses run by the Nautical Archaeology Society.
What do Friends get?
As a Friend you will receive:
- A membership pack
- Free unlimited admission to the Underwater Archaeology Centre near Yarmouth, IoW
- Vouchers for free admission to the exhibition for up to 6 guests
- Regular copies of our Friends Bulletin newsletter see below for the August 2005 Bulletin
- A copy of our annual report, detailing all our work
- A programme of talks, workshops, and social events
- Invitation to attend our AGM and annual presentation
- The chance to get involved in archaeological fieldwork
Friends Bulletin December 2006
Fieldwalking on the Hamble River is one of the recent activities Friends have been involved with.