2024
Stories from History
- 18 December 2024
Listen to stories by the professional storyteller Shane Ibbs inspired by archaeological objects found across south Essex. Free event for children 6+ years.
Markshall Estate Volunteer Day
- 11 November 2024
Almudena Quiralte Palomar, Kim Howell, Sarah Coupat, Megan Cowell, Amy Flint, Laura Cohen and Janneke Gilissen spent a day volunteering at Markshall Estate in Coggeshall this week...
RTPI Young Planners’ Conference 2024
- 14 October 2024
On Friday 11th and Saturday 12th October, over 200 Young Planners joined the Royal Town Planning Institute in Cambridge for the 2024 Young Planners Conference which was organised by the RTPI East of England Young Planners Committee.
Defending London: Walk Tilbury to Coalhouse Fort
- 09 October 2024
Interested in learning about the military history of the Thames and its role in defending London?
New project to revolutionise Essex’s historic environment records
- 08 October 2024
Place Services is investing £300,000 to enhance the Essex Historic Environment Record in a two-year project that will radically improve access to information on the heritage of the county for public benefit.
Place Services Away Day - Aboard the Waverley
- 30 September 2024
We took to the high seas on our annual team awayday on Monday, 30th September, sailing on the last seagoing Paddle Steamer - the Waverley (Waverley Excursions Limited).
Calling all River Hunters!
- 12 September 2024
Come along to this free event, funded by National Highways, to learn all about riverine archaeology.
The Weald Hall dig comes to an end
- 14 August 2024
The two week community excavation at Weald County Park has come to an end.
Young Planners' Conference 11-12 October 2024
- 14 August 2024
Join Peter Dawson and Tim Murphy who are speaking at this year's Young Planners' Conference, taking place at The Hilton, Cambridge City Centre.
An Exciting Start to the Community Excavation at Weald Hall
- 25 July 2024
The community excavation at Weald County Park, an Essex Country Park, has made an exciting and rather surprising start.
Archaeology Day: Magnificent Mammoths and Avid Archaeologists!
- 11 July 2024
Looking for something fun for the children to do in the Summer holidays?
Ella Gibbs: Award Nominee
- 08 July 2024
Our very own Ella Gibbs, Senior Ecological Consultant at Place Services, has been nominated for the Bat Conservation Trust's (BCT) prestigious Pete Guest Award 2024.
See a live excavation taking place!
- 04 July 2024
As part of the Festival of Archaeology we are delighted to announce that we have an exciting opportunity to see a live excavation taking place!
Interested in Archaeology?
- 26 June 2024
Have you ever wanted to be an archaeologist? Read on....there is an exciting opportunity to take part in a week-long archaeological training excavation searching for evidence of the medieval phase of Weald Hall in Weald Country Park.
Defending London: Walk Tilbury to Coalhouse Fort
- 19 June 2024
Interested in learning about the military history of the Thames and its role in defending London? Join us for this two hour guided walk, led by expert archaeologist Paul Gilman.
Roman and Bronze Age Settlements unearthed near Abberton Reservoir
- 11 June 2024
Place Services Archaeology team are working with Colchester City and Essex County Councils on a dig close to Abberton Reservoir, prior to the construction of a 12 mile (19.5km) water pipeline for Essex and Suffolk Water.
Walk along the Thames and learn about climate change
- 29 May 2024
Want to learn about 400,000 years of the Thames and Climate Change?
Laura Cohen: First ever female bearer in the Dunmow Flitch Trials
- 20 May 2024
Our very own Laura Cohen, Assistant Landscape Consultant at Place Services, has been selected to take part in this year's Dunmow Flitch Trials in July.
Our Carbon Footprint Report 22-23
- 30 April 2024
We've just published our latest Carbon Footprint Report.