AIA Conference 2026 – East Anglia
Image: Woodbridge Tidemill, Suffolk, one of the visits included in the Conference Prograamme This year’s Conference is to be held at the Mercure Hotel, Norwich. Conference follows its traditional format…
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AIA Conference 2026
Usually in Spring, is the AIA Practical Day Known under different names over the years: ‘Affiliated Societies Day’, ‘Ironbridge Weekend’, ‘Practical Day’ and ‘CPD Day’ the event is open to everyone. The day is usually devoted to a particular topic or theme and engenders much useful discussion and debate. In the past it was an informal and sociable event and included related study visits but is now more likely to be a Zoom event.
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In late summer each year the Annual Conference takes place in a different venue somewhere in the UK. We look at local industrial archaeology and history through lectures and visits. Whilst the main conference is over a weekend, there are also continuing events into the following week for those wishing to spend longer in the area.
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Often in May we have organised many, week-long overseas Field Visits
Normally during the Conference weekend the Association’s AGM takes place and the Annual Rolt Memorial Lecture is delivered.
The Conference is sometimes preceded by a one day seminar and the theme is usually one of a national nature.
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Image: Woodbridge Tidemill, Suffolk, one of the visits included in the Conference Prograamme This year’s Conference is to be held at the Mercure Hotel, Norwich. Conference follows its traditional format… Essex Industrial Archaeology Group with the Silver End Heritage Society Company Housing Fair The Essex IA Group are partnering with the Silver End Heritage Society to hold an event celebrating… History and Reconstruction An illustrated talk by Alan Denney Tickets: £5, Students £3, Museum members free Free light refreshments courtesy of IMECHE More information & advance tickets: https://www.museumoftechnology.com/whats-on Join the CBA and CBA East Midlands for a weekend of archaeology and heritage activity across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. This event is open to CBA Members and non-members - all…
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AIA Conference 2026 – East Anglia
Essex IAG – ‘Silver End 100’ Heritage Open Day
Cambridge IAG – Ash Railway
CBA Members Weekend 2026
Cambridge IAG – A Rubbish History of Cambridge
An illustrated talk by Lewis Herbert Tickets: £5, Students £3, Museum members free Free light refreshments courtesy of IMECHE More information & advance tickets: https://www.museumoftechnology.com/whats-on
History and Reconstruction An illustrated talk by Alan Denney Tickets: £5, Students £3, Museum members free Free light refreshments courtesy of IMECHE More information & advance tickets: https://www.museumoftechnology.com/whats-on
Essex IAG – ‘Silver End 100’ Heritage Open Day
Essex Industrial Archaeology Group with the Silver End Heritage Society Company Housing Fair The Essex IA Group are partnering with the Silver End Heritage Society to hold an event celebrating
Join the CBA and CBA East Midlands for a weekend of archaeology and heritage activity across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. This event is open to CBA Members and non-members – all
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