Battle of Hatfield Investigation Society

Hello,

Since December the 10th things have progressed somewhat, but not as much as we would have hoped.

For St. Mary's Church, Cuckney, Ground Penetrating Radar & Excavation Permission - we have completed the Diocesan Advice Application and it is being considered at the Parochial Church Council meeting today (20th Jan.).

We are still awaiting a final communication from the Welbeck Estates Company Ltd. regarding permissions.

The search for funding contin...

Hello Everyone,

With the focus on a start date of March 2014, we are continuing to work on the 3 major fronts, namely, Permissions, Funding and Historical Research.

Permissions

Having received a holding letter very recently, we are awaiting the final outcome of permission to carry out activities in the Cuckney area on land not forming part of St. Mary's Church, Norton Cuckney.

With regard to St. Mary's Church; we have nearly completed ...

We at the Battle of Hatfield Investigation Society wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Thank-You for your support and hope to see you all at the next meeting. The meeting will be confirmed here on this site when we have a date.

Best wishes to each and every one of you.

Hello All,

Joseph and Andy were working very hard yesterday for about 4 hours, filling in forms relating to funding and permissions. Last week we also sent 7 sponsorship letters to a mix of local authorities and commercial enterprises. Centrica promptly sent a very nice letter, which unfortunately was a rejection.  I will be sending a few more targeted sponsorship letters this week. Our aspirational start date of March next year is helping us to focus our efforts, as it's no...

Hi all,

      If anyone is in possesion of any photos regarding the 1951 excavation of St. Mary's Church, Cuckney or if you know of someone who has got any photos, we would love to see them. Please contact the website leaving your name, address and phone number. We do not want to keep them, only copy them. Thank You. wishing you all the best.

Please read the recent articles about the Battle of Hatfield Investigation Society in the Mansfield Chad.  Articles courtesy of Mansfield CHAD Click here.

Several photos of the 1951 excavation have now been added to the photos section of the website. Please take a look

Hi Everyone,

We had 20 member registrations from Friday 18th October meeting, raising £195, plus I've got £20 to add to that. In addition, about another 3 people have promised to join. Hence the bank account is about to receive its first monies !