Volunteering

Rated 5.0 out of 5

I started in the ARC over 2 years ago before it was open and now I have a sort of kindred spirit for the ARC. I’ve made friends with my fellow volunteers in the ARC, a comradeship that involves team work with fun.

Rated 5.0 out of 5

I have been working in the ARC on Wednesdays since 2021 when the ARC opened. I work as part of a small team whose tasks include: Moving boxes from one part of the ARC to another (we do this at least 3 times per box!), reboxing and recording - as some of the archaeology comes to us in boxes which are in a really bad condition and cataloguing. I also help with tours of the ARC and on Open Days, where people are invited in to have a look around and listen to the history of the ARC and of some very interesting pots, flints and bones etc. found locally. Overall I really enjoy my time spent working with everyone involved and I feel that I have made a lot of new friends.

Rated 5.0 out of 5

I volunteer because I find it exciting that when I wash finds I am probably the second person to touch it since the item, whether bones or pottery, went in the ground. The first person is the one digging it up!

Rated 5.0 out of 5

I love working at The ARC because the jobs required are so varied. Tasks I have done in the past 18 months include, moving boxes; giving guided tours; sorting and bagging contents of old boxes and putting into new ones and entering information into excel spreadsheets. I have also been fortunate enough to be part of a small group of people who are learning osteology, which involves working with skeletons. It is satisfying to know that all these tasks will be of use to researchers in the future. It also gives me physical exercise and keeps my brain working! Add the friends I have made and I would recommend it to anyone willing to commit some of their time in exchange for a very satisfying and enjoyable activity.