Monthly Archives: July 2013

The art of blogging

I was thinking this morning about what constitutes a good blog! Clearly it has to interest and engage -but who, and how? I have no idea who reads my blog – if anyone…so that makes things challenging! It would be … Continue reading

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Murray does it

And so do we! As Centre Court resounded to the cheers as Murray collected his Wimbledon crown, we came to a very successful end to our first week on site. Things to note about today: 1. The temperatures hit 30 … Continue reading

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The Heat is on!

Saturday 6th July and the temperatures have soared…and soared. Now I am not complaining….but really, from the sublime to the ridiculous! This time last year we were knee high in mud and wet – and today it is all about … Continue reading

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Heading for the weekend

Okay……a little look at some of the most important activities on site. Firstly…..tea duty! Everyone is rotated through various rotas. Here Cindy instructs students in the mysteries of Science@Silchester.  Let me introduce you to 2 of Cindy’s 2nd year Placements … Continue reading

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Hump Day

How about a little tour around the project as we enter midweek – or as our American cousins call it: ‘hump day’. First: the marquee! The ‘engine room’ of the project. Here we eat, drink and are merry. We also … Continue reading

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Teaching new dogs new tricks!

Tuesday 2nd July: it takes a while for the excavation to ‘bed down’…..on site the new people have to be taught the Silchester systems; off site the mechanics of the dig have to be dusted down and tried and tested … Continue reading

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We are 130 people on site

The first Monday of the season is always madder than most – and this one was no exception. Making sure we had all 113 newcomers in one place at 9am was the first challenge! And off we went. I divided … Continue reading

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Sunday, Sunday

A beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon with the heat building. What better way to greet our newcomers? We had a very successful afternoon – everybody arrived…to a greater or lesser extent! The minibus poured out people, parents arrived and trudged across … Continue reading

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Friday 28th June

Despite the overnight rain today was a good day! Why? Well, the quality of my team for one. Are we downhearted? Not at all. We have had a fantastic 2 lead-in weeks. The worst is nearly over! Once the troops … Continue reading

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Thursday 27th June

 Oh dear it rained today…..but quite gently. But everything is ready for the mass arrival of the troops on Sunday. We are spick and span and Insula III is ready for visitors. I had a visit from the University Food … Continue reading

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