Hello all. It’s a long time since my last post, I know; I’ve been up to my eyeballs in finds recently. However, last week I did get the chance to get out and do some outreach work, as I was invited to come and work with a Brownie group in Nether Heyford. I took along my handling boxes and an intrepid assistant, and let the children get to grips with some prehistoric, Roman, and early medieval finds. We then let them draw some of the objects (you’d be amazed how well under-10s can draw retouch!), and make ‘finds records’ for them. We gave out prizes for the best drawings and descriptions, though on reflection, I decided that the annual report wasn’t a very good prize for an 8-year old.
I think everyone had a good time and learned a lot, and I hope I’ll be doing more of this in the future. Many thanks to the group organisers for inviting me along.
 
 
