Bro Ffestiniog Archaeology Society

The society will be holding its next meeting on Thursday, 19 November, at the day centre of the Ganolfan at 7.30pm.

The subject will be ‘round houses’ with guest speaker Dr Jane Kenney, Gwynedd Archaeological Trust senior archaeologist.

She has worked in archaeology for more than 22 years and, prior to joining the trust, excavated on a wide variety of sites throughout Britain, Ireland and mainland Europe.

She studied archaeology at Lancaster University and obtained her PhD at Edinburgh University.

Members and non-members are welcome. Membership is £10 per year for adults with concessions at £8 and under-16s at £5

The talk will be in English only. It is hoped to hold the next meeting on Thursday, 21 January, with the principal language as Welsh. Translation facilities will be available.

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