Welcome to the Anglesey Young Archaeologists' new website!
What is YAC
The Young Archaeologists' Club began its long and happy life way back in 1972. In those days it was called Young Rescue and was set up by Kate Pretty and Mike Corbishley. Kate produced and edited the Young Rescue newsletter from her home and both Kate and Mike set up their own local branches of the Club so members got a chance to get their hands dirty with practical activities.
Club membership grew and grew until it got so big that Kate and Mike decided that it would be a good idea to hand the Club over to a larger organisation. The York Archaeological Trust looked after if for a little while but eventually they decided to pass it on to a charity called the Council for British Archaeology (CBA).
By the time the CBA took it over, the Club had changed its name to the Young Archaeologists' Club and had seven branches across the UK. The Club now has over 60 local branches across the United Kingdom and over 3,000 members.
Tony Robinson is the Club's honorary President. He, along with the rest of the Time Team, regularly meet YAC members when they give talks to local YAC Branches, schools and universities and during public excavations. The Time Team has a regular page in the Young Archaeologist magazine where you can find out information about their latest digs, what they have discovered and what they're going to do next.
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