Berrycroft Hub runs a varied program of lectures and events throughout the year. Due to COVID-19 restrictions we are are unable to hold both events and lectures at our premises but we are continuing lectures online. Eventbrite links to purchase tickets will be live up until the talk itself begins. Please do follow us on Facebook to be kept up to date on changes throughout these unprecedented times.
Our 2021 list of speakers and dates will be published in January.
Our 2021 list of speakers and dates will be published in January.
HUNTERS ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD, CHALLENGES FACED BY MODERN HUMANS 40,000 YEARS AGO.
12th December 2020 7.30pm £8.
Dr James Dilley is an archeologist & craftsman who specialises in prehistoric technologies. During this talk he will be discussing some of the challenges faced by early modern humans in Europe 40,000 years ago during the Aurignacian period. This will include James's recent PhD research into antler tipped spears and their use.
James has worked with museums & heritage centres around the UK such as The British Museum & Stonehenge & alongside media companies such as the BBC, Channel 4, ITV & National Geographic.
A big influence in the founding of Berrycroft Hub & the first to run workshops, James stayed with us basing his research, film work, outreach & replica making for his own successful company Ancient Craft here for many years.
A professional & very talented flintknapper, James moved from the Stone Age into the Bronze Age whilst at Berrycroft Hub, learning & perfecting both copper & bronze casting, which he then added to our list of popular workshops.
Recently becoming a Doctor of Archaeology, we are extremely proud to have him as our first inspirational speaker in our Berrycroft Hub lecture program.
12th December 2020 7.30pm £8.
Dr James Dilley is an archeologist & craftsman who specialises in prehistoric technologies. During this talk he will be discussing some of the challenges faced by early modern humans in Europe 40,000 years ago during the Aurignacian period. This will include James's recent PhD research into antler tipped spears and their use.
James has worked with museums & heritage centres around the UK such as The British Museum & Stonehenge & alongside media companies such as the BBC, Channel 4, ITV & National Geographic.
A big influence in the founding of Berrycroft Hub & the first to run workshops, James stayed with us basing his research, film work, outreach & replica making for his own successful company Ancient Craft here for many years.
A professional & very talented flintknapper, James moved from the Stone Age into the Bronze Age whilst at Berrycroft Hub, learning & perfecting both copper & bronze casting, which he then added to our list of popular workshops.
Recently becoming a Doctor of Archaeology, we are extremely proud to have him as our first inspirational speaker in our Berrycroft Hub lecture program.
MONITORING THE PLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEES.
27th December 2020 7.30pm £8
Bumblebees are some of Britain’s most charismatic insects, their striped furry bodies and contented buzz some of the iconic sights and sounds of the British summer.
But bumblebees are in trouble.
Over the past century numbers have crashed, two species have been driven to extinction, and a third of our remaining species are endangered.
Dr Richard Comont, Science Manager at the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, explores what’s gone wrong and what we can do to help restore the sound of summer.
Dr Richard Comont is an award-winning ecologist and author. Since 2013 he has worked for the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, leading on monitoring work to understand the current state of bumblebee populations and assess the impacts of both conservation management and ongoing threats to UK bumblebees.
We have had Dr. Richard Comont visit us at Berrycroft Hub in the past, tutoring bumblebee identification & ecology workshops. When we are able to fully reopen, we look forward to welcoming him back, meanwhile we are delighted that he is able to join us for the latest in our series of online winter lectures.
27th December 2020 7.30pm £8
Bumblebees are some of Britain’s most charismatic insects, their striped furry bodies and contented buzz some of the iconic sights and sounds of the British summer.
But bumblebees are in trouble.
Over the past century numbers have crashed, two species have been driven to extinction, and a third of our remaining species are endangered.
Dr Richard Comont, Science Manager at the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, explores what’s gone wrong and what we can do to help restore the sound of summer.
Dr Richard Comont is an award-winning ecologist and author. Since 2013 he has worked for the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, leading on monitoring work to understand the current state of bumblebee populations and assess the impacts of both conservation management and ongoing threats to UK bumblebees.
We have had Dr. Richard Comont visit us at Berrycroft Hub in the past, tutoring bumblebee identification & ecology workshops. When we are able to fully reopen, we look forward to welcoming him back, meanwhile we are delighted that he is able to join us for the latest in our series of online winter lectures.