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PLACE is organising the following fieldtrips this spring, as described in the spring newsletter:

Sat 10 March, 1.30pm – 4.30pm: Myton Grange – stud farm and tour of home farm and farmland. Cost £5.00.  Number limited to 25.

Sat 14 April: Elsecar Heritage Centre and New Hall Barn, South Yorkshire.  Morning self-guided walk around the heritage centre; afternoon . . . → Read More: Spring fieldtrips

Our final fieldtrip of 2011 took place on Saturday 1st October in unexpectedly glorious weather!  The group assembled in the Methodist Church Room in Thackley in the morning for fascinating talks by Dr Eileen White and Dr Christine Alvin on the history and ecology of Buck Wood and the former open air school located there.  In . . . → Read More: Buck Wood visit

The PLACE visit to Flamborough on July 30th was a great success.  Seventeen people enjoyed a real treat in the morning, as geologist and PLACE Fellow, Richard Myerscough led us down the steep steps to Selwick Bay, where we studied the fascinating geology on the beach and in the cliffs. Richard had thoughtfully provided hard hats, . . . → Read More: Flamborough field visit

On Sunday 12th June 2011, 27 PLACE members and friends visited the Ripon area.  In the morning we were shown around the Ripon Workhouse Museum and garden, which gave us a fascinating insight into conditions for the poor in Victorian England.  In the afternoon, we had a guided tour of Markenfield Hall, a fourteenth century moated . . . → Read More: Visit to Ripon Workhouse Museum and Markenfield Hall