Can we share this as much as possible so that this undoubtedly emotionally valuable letter reaches its owner? It was written by Lt. Prebble to the wife of Pte. S. Webb in 1918 and recently left behind on Tyne Cot Cemetery. vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2024…

We're currently supervising an excavation at the mysterious Boles Barrow on Salisbury Plain. Plenty of prehistoric worked flint has been uncovered so far. 👀 Stay tuned for further updates! 👇 #OperationNightingale

Day 3 at Boles barrow. Super progress on the barrow mound with lots more flint inc this rather splendid core. Also we think we located the old water tower pipe that Prof Piggott photod mid 20th c on the mound! High hopes for tomorrow. Wessex Archaeology Defence Infrastructure Organisation #Archaeology #veterans

Day 4 at Boles Barrow. We think we have found 19th trench in the photo (owned by Wiltshire Museum) with bone fragments - possibly human? Lots more flint & a BBC Countryfile visit as part of a forthcoming prog. Wessex Archaeology #wellbeing #veterans #archaeology Army Widows Defence Infrastructure Organisation

Boles Barrow day 7: more sarsen boulders - a job to see if any join! Also, as per ‘23, a possible buried land surface. All this alongside a flint napping masterclass from Julian Richards. Pics by Janine/Phil as I wasn’t there!#archaeology #wellbeing #veterans Defence Infrastructure Organisation Wessex Archaeology

Excellent gig seeing New Starts at The Lexington supported by Carla J. Easten and Beckon. Darren Hayman please say you're doing more!

Hey Tweeps, could you please repost, I’m trying to both raise £ for the museum & earn a living from these courses. This broken platform has only got 10 likes today. I need to fill the session on Sunday 22/9 to make it pay. Learning an ancient skill has to be a great last minute

An excellent evening!

Some recent listenings and some new purchases...

Our #bandofbrothers dig with Time Team coming out soon!! youtube.com/watch?v=iz8_pt… #Archaeology #Wellbeing #Veterans #101airborne #101stairborne

Legend says a fingerpost on #SalisburyPlain Training Area is haunted by a ghoulish spirit. Drummer Boy’s Post, as it is known, was restored in 2015 through our Conservation Stewardship Fund, as part of our obligation to care for historic monuments on the Defence estate.

Blown along the A303 today to the Fleet Air Arm Museum to watch Marc H talk about RAF Needs Oar Point and have a wander around the marvellous museum.

⏳Premiering tomorrow... ⏳ Time Team joins forces with Cotswold Archaeology and Operation Nightingale to uncover a remarkable site in Gloucestershire. But this excavation takes a twist no one saw coming! 👀 Full 90 minute episode premiers tomorrow at 7pm on YouTube.

Hi Rt Hon John Glen MP what about Harnham which was approved despite being on a flood plain and being inundated with water each winter?

Tickets for this talk can be purchased here - ticketsource.co.uk/nfhwa/t-avnnqae

Bernard’s birthday is all the excuse we need to post this again. One of the greatest singles of the era (or any era!). This version on Jools is one of all time best live television performances. McAlmont & Butler - Yes (Live on Jools Holland, 1995)

Proud to display the finds from 2024's Operation Nightingale's Digging Band of Brothers dig w/ finds from Aldbourne + RAF Ramsbury at Boscombe Down Aviation Collection as part of their VE Day commemorative event. Artifacts found by veterans and WIS service personnel. Also with Wessex Archaeology

Neil Young at Hyde Park...gloriously ragged

#FindsFriday part 2! This rather glorious Roman jet pin from buckspool promontory fort, Castlemartin ranges Defence Infrastructure Organisation

For every retweet of this post, I will donate £1 to the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association up to £50,000. Time is running out following Imperial War Museums’s decision to close the Lord Ashcroft Gallery. Visit while you still can, to honour the bravery of those who risked so much to protect our great nation.