Seeming and being are not one and the same
Channel: Recording Archaeology
Date: 06/07/2019

Two long established community groups, both are the "go to" group in the region, with publications and similar membership figures - they seem to be the same but in practice each offer quite different sense of place.   
 
Examples of projects carried out by these groups will be given, one is prominent in the local and regional mindset, the sense of place they have created with their local discoveries and excavations have made the international press.  The other has produced important work that influenced planning decisions but were unable to be part of any further promotion of a sense of place due to circumstances outside their control.
 
Community groups can follow the same guidelines in best practice but, when it comes to applying standard for developing a sense of place it can't be done, each group and location presents its own unique personality which requires perseverance and lateral thinking.  This presentation will show how both groups has done exactly that.

Debbie Frearson (Independent)