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Pathways to the Past

Exploring the legacy of Ethelburga – a community project focused on the Anglo-Saxon heritage of Lyminge, a village in the Elham Valley in East Kent.

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  • About
    • Our Project Objectives
    • Crowd-funding for the Project
    • Donate
  • The Royal Saxon Way
  • Find Out More
    • Anglo-Saxon Lyminge – why the village is so significant
    • Who was Ethelburga?
    • Uncovering the history of the church in Lyminge
    • Lyminge is unique!
    • Further reading on Anglo-Saxon Lyminge
    • The churches of the Royal Saxon Way
    • The Stones of Lyminge
    • The Royal Saxon Women of the Royal Saxon Way
    • What’s in a name – where does the name Lyminge come from?
    • Angles, Saxons and Anglo-Saxons: Ethnic identities in southern Britain in the 5th-9th Centuries AD
  • Contact us
  • PRINTS OF QUEEN ETHELBURGA’S CHURCH FOR SALE

Category: Community Engagement

Our book launch

October 11, 2019November 25, 2019 ~ geopaethas ~ Leave a comment

There was a great deal of excitement in Lyminge Library today as we held our first launch event and sold the first copies of our first project publication: Diary of a Dig. The book is the joint work of Liz Coleman and Rob Baldwin, who between them were responsible for writing the daily blog posts … Continue reading Our book launch

Book launch

October 8, 2019November 25, 2019 ~ geopaethas ~ Leave a comment

Our first project publication has just arrived back from the printers and is now on sale. This is an edited version of the daily blog posts, with some of the extra information that we posted on the noticeboard on the viewing platform during the dig.  So it is a record of the dig itself, our … Continue reading Book launch

Day 18 – Round-up of week 3

July 29, 2019July 29, 2019 ~ geopaethas ~ 1 Comment

For the second Saturday in a row, we were forced to cancel digging as it was much too wet on site.  But amazingly, 34 intrepid residents and a few visitors thirsty for knowledge turned up for the site tour at 2 o'clock.  Gabor Thomas gave a spirited review of the week, mostly in teeming rain, … Continue reading Day 18 – Round-up of week 3

Public meeting feedback

May 13, 2019November 25, 2019 ~ geopaethas ~ Leave a comment

We were competing with fine Sunday afternoon weather yesterday, so thank you everyone who did turn up for the meeting at the Parish Church.  It was an opportunity to provide an update on the project and for everyone to take part in discussions about the community engagement programme of activities that we are planning. The … Continue reading Public meeting feedback

Project update

April 24, 2019July 27, 2019 ~ geopaethas ~ 1 Comment

We have lots to shout about. We are delighted to be able to confirm that the National Lottery Heritage Fund have supported our project with a grant of £100,000, the maximum available under the Our Heritage programme.  This is obviously a lot of money, and it is great news that the premier grant giver in … Continue reading Project update

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  • Find Out More
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    • Crowd-funding for the Project
    • Why is Lyminge Parish Church important?
    • Anglo-Saxon Lyminge – why the village is so significant
    • Did you know?……
    • Lyminge is unique!
    • What’s in a name – where does the name Lyminge come from?
    • Our Project Objectives
    • The churches of the Royal Saxon Way
    • The Royal Saxon Women of the Royal Saxon Way
    • Further reading on Anglo-Saxon Lyminge
    • Uncovering the history of the church in Lyminge
    • Angles, Saxons and Anglo-Saxons: Ethnic identities in southern Britain in the 5th-9th Centuries AD
  • PRINTS OF QUEEN ETHELBURGA’S CHURCH FOR SALE

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