Two Pints of Leffe and a Packet of Frites… Saturday, May 17th, 2008
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Your intrepid correspondents were in Belgium at the weekend. The intention of our trip was to meet once more with M. Delrue, whose land we are investigating, Claude, chef-patron of the Auberge and all round good chap, and our friends from the Warneton Historical Society.
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We are pleased to report that all the signatures are in place and that we have now formally applied for the permit to dig again. We hope the Wallon authorities will look kindly on us again!
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While we were out there we stayed at the Messines Peace Village again and look set to use them as Dig HQ again this year. As ever we got a very warm welcome and we salute Louise, who is customer-service personified. Good luck with the pregnancy!
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We are several steps closer to another season at Plugstreet.
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Here we are, here we are, here we are again Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
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Dear Readers (If there are any left out there)
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The lack of posts does not reflect lack of activity on behalf of the Plugstreet Project team! Since last posting we have been busy working towards a 2008 digging season in Belgium and securing a second tranche of works on the Anzac 3 Div training trenches on Salisbury Plain.
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In addition we have been finalising further reports, including one for the annual round up of archaeology in Wallonia. Last year we published our research objectives in “Cahiers de l’Urbanisme” so it was nice to be able to report our first years findings in an interim for the Belgian archaeological community.
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At the end of the month we will be undertaking a recce to Belgium to secure the permissions for this year’s work and look set to be over there in August.
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In the meantime our friends from Bristol University, including Project member Nick Saunders, have agreed to come down and work with us on Salisbury Plain to excavate further sections of the Australian training trenches. As discussed in earlier posts these were part dug and used by 3 Div in preparation for the Messines battle and include a defended mine crater, similar to but smaller than the one we worked beside at Ultimo Crater last year.
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The team will be here 2nd to 6th June, so watch this space for regular dig updates during that period.
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