This year’s CBAWales/Cymru Spring Meeting will be based on a prehistoric rock art tour of Anglesey/Ynys Mon with Associate Professor George Nash who is an Archaeologist & specialist in Prehistoric and Contemporary art and the Convener of the Welsh Rock art Organisation.
For those delegates staying in Anglesey/Ynys Mon and coming from afar, we will assemble at the Bull Hotel Bulkley Square in the centre of Llangefni, LL77 7LR, on the evening of Friday 17th May (time to be confirmed).
For both Saturday and Sunday, we will assemble at the Oriel Mon Museum, Llangefni at 10am.
Saturday 18th May itinerary
Lunch at the Museum (people with packed lunches can eat in the car park and later browse the museum and art gallery.)
Afternoon tea at Esgob – there would be a small charge (pay on the day)
Sunday 19th May morning only
Debriefing with tea and cake (of course) at the Oriel (pay on the day)
Please Note: Although the sites are accessible and relatively easy the access to Barclodiad y Gawres and Bryn Celli Ddu are a 1km walk; we would advise sensible shoes or boots and please be prepared for the ‘unpredictable’ British weather.
There will be a £5 booking fee for the weekend. To book please send your name and email address to membership@cbawales.org with Spring meeting in the subject line, and send a cheque made out to CBA Wales to the address below, or make an online payment to our account using your full name as a reference.
Account details:
Lloyds Bank plc, Welshpool
CBA Wales
Sort Code: 30-99-30
Account no: 00112067
Kathy Laws
Membership Secretary CBA Wales/Cymru
C/O Afallon
Tanygrisiau
Blaenau Ffestiniog
Gwynedd
LL41 3RH
We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible for a weekend in the field.
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