More Dates...

Over the Summer The Deja Crew will be out and about helping to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Hadrian's Wall National Trail

15/16 June The Roman's are Back!  - we'll be at Lanercost Tea Rooms  for a full team turn out, Storytelling with Shamus, Herbs with Muriel, Roman Soldier - Rufus Aelius Victor, Potter Gaius Bellicus, Nest the Weaver and Sulwyn making Jewellery.

15-18 August - The Roman's are Back! - this time at Maryport, we'll not just be at Senhouse Roman Museum, but we hope to be out and about in the town of Maryport too!  Another full team turn out!
Storytelling with Shamus, Herbs with Muriel, Roman Soldier - Rufus Aelius Victor, Potter Gaius Bellicus, Nest the Weaver and Sulwyn making Jewellery.

8/9 September - The Roman's are Back! - around the village of Ravenglass, yet again there will be Storytelling with Shamus, Herbs with Muriel, Roman Soldier - Rufus Aelius Victor, Potter Gaius Bellicus, Nest the Weaver and Sulwyn making Jewellery.

The Romans Returned

Saturday rain, but Sunday was glorious, we weren't worried - The Deja Crew was under canvas,

Our activities tent...

Shamus told Wondrous Stories...

Muriel wove willow and explained the powers of Herbs

Nest created bright braids and explained the mysteries of Dying and weaving

and the Life in the Roman Army with Rufus Aelius Victor

Hopefully we'll be back again next year, see you then.

The Eagles Have Landed - eventually...

This post is really about something from last year, but the pieces have only just fallen into place.

The Eagles have Landed was a programme of schools and community events we developed for Hadrian's Wall Heritage, to support the touring exhibition from Tullie House, while their new Roman Gallery was being prepared.

We ran a 2 day public event at Segedunum (4/5th September 2010) while the exhibition was there. During the Autumn term we followed it to the other side of the World Heritage Site at Maryport. There was another 2 day public event (23/24th October 2010) at the Senhouse Roman Museum. We wanted to highlight the impact the sudden appearance of the sophisticated and intimidation Roman Legion would have had on the locals.

Talk about Culture Shock!

Each of our characters took a view on this, from soldiers extolling the virtues of Army life and recruiting with the promise of an easy life and wages, to the local craftspeople who may have seen new business opportunities and those who would have viewed all this with suspicion and fear. After all what did the Romans ever do for us?

The schools project involved working closely with all of Year 7 from Burnside College, almost 200 of them, during the first half of the Autumn Term. We ran Drama and Storytelling workshops, exploring the identity of those who may have lived near Segedunum and created a large ceramic sculptural piece.

All of this was last year, the new parts are

the publishing of a Teachers Resource, go to http://www.hadrians-wall.org/page.aspx/About-the-World-Heritage-Site/Education/The-Eagles-Have-Landed and scroll down. It's in a number of parts to ease the downloading!

and the installation of the ceramic sculpture, being planned in the centre picture above, at Tullie House for the opening of the new Roman Frontiers Galley early in the Summer. See Graham Taylors' blog for more details and images - http://pottedhistory.blogspot.com/

The Deja Crew - New Name, New Image, Same Quality

You've probably noticed we have changed our name. The old name had a few issues with a certain TV Archaeology programme and a group of management consultants in Allendale. So we are now

The Deja Crew

We are still offering the same exciting, informative and creative historical workshops.
With a new name comes fresh publicity, so here it is...
If you would like a copy of the new flyer, or more details about what we offer, please get in touch.

alnheritage@gmail.co.uk
01547 540235