STAG Events

STAG runs monthly evening meetings, archaeology extra-mural courses, day schools, field trips, excavations, finds research, and other events. This are typically on a Friday either at 1.30pm or at 7.30pm. As the COVID-19 pandemic has eased we are meeting once more fact-to-face, which for 2022 are as follows:

Spring Meetings

25th March 2022: ‘Warrington Transporter Bridge’, by Margaret Ingham

22nd April 2022: ‘Longford Hall & Estate’ by Richard Bond

27th May 2022: Walking tour of Sale Moor looking at the evidence for enclosure – Dr Mike Nevell (1.30pm)

24th June 2022: ‘Broadheath: the World’s First Industrial Park’ by Charlotte Starkey (7.30pm)

22nd July 2022: ‘Vale Royal Abbey’ by Tony Bostock (7.30pm)

August 2022: no meeting

23rd September 2022: ‘The Archaeology of Jordan’ by Michael Tuniclffe (1.30pm)

28th September 2022: MANCENT 6 week course starts: ‘The Archaeology of the Monastery in NW England’ by Dr Mike Nevell (7pm).

28th October 2022: ‘The Celts – latest research’ by Mark Olly (7.30pm)

25th November 2022: AGM followed by talk by Dr Mike Nevell (7.30pm).

December 2022: no meeting

You can also help the Group’s aims by making STAG a digital force. We will continue to expand this website and of course you can follow us and all the archaeology and history news from Trafford and beyond by following us on twitter: @StagArchaeology or join our Facebook page: South Trafford Archaeological Group.

We are also developing a number of digital projects, the first of which is the digitisation of STAG’s newsletter, Browsings. If you would like to help with this project please email stag.archaeology@outlook.com. Click back for further digital projects as they are developed.