MELLOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST
Registered Charity: 108160 www.mellorarchaeology.org.uk
Many of you, who have been visiting our new website in recent months will be well
aware of the regular posts by Bob Humphrey-
"The Mellor Mill project enjoys about 200 visitors each weekend. The 'digging volunteers'
have found the need to be supported by volunteers willing to be 'Tour Guides' around
the site. I would love to hear from any of you who may be interested in becoming
a Guide. We currently have 4 trained Guides doing a great job. However, so that we
are not asking the same people every weekend, it would be great to have about 8 more.
I
will be running Training and Update sessions (for established and budding Guides)
on Thursday 7th March at 10.30 am and Thursday 15th March at 3 pm. Other Training
and Update sessions will be arranged as required in the future.
If you would like
to come along and see what it is all about and how you might help then just turn
up, in stout footwear and appropriate clothing, to one of the sessions. If the dates
are not convenient please let me know so that an alternative can be organised.
The
Guides are split into 4 half day sessions (two Saturday and two Sunday) with the
morning session being 10 am -

and regarding the Mellor Well Dressing:
"I am pleased to be able to tell you that the theme for this year's Mellor Well Dressing will be Mellor Mill. This will be a great opportunity to promote the industrial heritage of our area to a large number of people. The Well Dressing will take place as part of Mellor Fete on Saturday 29th June. If you Google Mellor Well Dressing 2013 you will see that it is listed on many sites throughout Midlands and North West."
Bob then goes on to add:
"Best wishes to all and if you haven't been down to Mellor Mill for a while you will
be in for a big surprise -
John Hearle has recently provided an update on the plans for the 2013 Shaw Cairn Dig:
"At a meeting in December 2012, plans were made for a three-
Bob has now told us that he will be unable to run the dig in 2013 due to an important commitment at the University. This is related to a publication needed for the Research Excellence Framework, the outcome of which has an influence on the future of the department. Bob writes “There is no feasible way for me to complete the publication and give Shaw Cairn the attention it needs and deserves. I am still extremely keen, professionally and personally, to continue the collaboration with you and the Trust at Shaw Cairn.” One of the advantages of Shaw Cairn is that the site will not go away. We now look forward to a big dig in 2014."
So, there you have it; loads going on, much for you to see and take note of, BUT the Big Question remains: can we get some more 'guiding volunteers'? If you think you may be able to help and are interested in learning more, do please contact Bob directly on bob@MATrust.org.uk .
Thanks to all for your interest and, in advance, to those of you thinking now about volunteering to assist!
Best Regards
Chris Walters
PS: The image used above was taken by Arthur Procter during a site tour in 2010 and appears on the excellent http://visitmarple.co.uk/ website, which do please also visit for a very wide view of Marple and its history.
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