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ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT 2018–19 Chair Dr Ian Selby
Trustees Chris Watson MVO Nichola Johnson OBE Parvis Jamieson Rosemary Cook Dr Rowan Whimster MBE Sarah Voaden Chris Brayne
Company Secretary Ian Phillips
Chief Executive Officer Chris Brayne
Principal Officers Caroline Budd (Chief Operating Officer) Giles Woodhouse (Chief Strategy Officer) Dr Paul Baggaley (Chief Technical Officer) Paul Sealey (Chief Financial Officer) Ian Phillips (Company Secretary & Compliance Director) Dr Dan Atkinson (Regional Director, Scotland)
Wessex Archaeology was established in 1979 and is a company limited by guarantee without share capital, registered in England, No. 1712772. A Registered Charity in England and Wales, No. 287786; and in Scotland, Scottish Charity No. SC042630.
Registered office address: Portway House, Old Sarum Park, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 6EB
Further offices: 21-23 Slater’s Steps, Edinburgh EH8 8PB 69 College Road, Maidstone, Kent ME15 6SX Unit R6, Riverside Block, Sheaf Bank Business Park, Prospect Road, Sheffield S2 3EN Unit 9, City Business Park, Easton Road, Bristol BS5 0SP Birch House Business Centre, Birch House, Hen Lon Parcwr, Ruthin LL15 1NA
ii Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 iii Introduction
Cultural heritage is a shared, finite However, our cultural heritage is at risk. resource. We are here to ensure that its unique value is appreciated and protected Society in an ever-changing world.
From the ancient landscape of Stonehenge to the exposed cliffs of the Jurassic coastline, the UK’s cultural heritage is unique. It tells a story of human occupation and endeavour over ������� ���������� ������� ��������� ���� �� �������� thousands of years, and it allows us to understand ����������� ���� more about where we have come from and how we might tackle the challenges ahead. Through Climate Change Funding heritage, we can learn about art, science and 8t culture; the things that unite us and the things that set us apart. e 8 n t e ere are 1 It is one of the UK’s greatest assets; a selling point orl or te orl er ta e te around the UK ������ ��� ������, ��������� ��� ������ �������� ������� ���������� that draws millions of visitors each year, forges ������� ������� ������������� ������ ��������� links with communities around the world and enhances our sense of wellbeing. Geo-political Challenges 119 million domes�c and overseas visitors to UK cultural heritage sites each year - ? ? around 28% of the visits made annually ?
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Since its incep�on in 1979, We have grown from a small We are proud of the part we Wessex Archaeology has team of archaeologists to a play in delivering sustainable een at t e ore ront n leading heritage organisa�on, solu�ons that work for our protec�ng a historic delivering sustainable clients, the historic environment, environment under pressure archaeological services from a and the needs of communi�es from these wider forces. network of offices. today and tomorrow.
iv Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 v Contents
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Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 vii Message from our Chair
We come out of this year inspired with a clear We have also seen more demand for maximising mission: to deliver a service that resonates with our and releasing the value of heritage, and the delivery commercial clients, our communities, our people of public benefit activities as an integral part of and our industry, so that everyone can experience project goals. This has been an area of success for us the benefits of cultural heritage. Most importantly, over the year; our flagship projects like Bath Abbey we have kept in our sights our ultimate vision of and Sheffield Castle saw community engagement promoting an appreciation of cultural heritage written into the project design, allowing us to offer across the globe. The strategic work that we have planned, meaningful activities that have left a legacy undertaken puts us on a path to the future, ensuring in the local community. Hundreds of thousands of that we are continuing to grow and develop in pursuit people were able to enjoy and engage with the sites, of our vision and meeting the challenges ahead. physically, online and in the media. It’s fantastic to see that our clients are appreciating the full service that Ranging from global geo-political forces to more we can offer in this area. And of course, this allows localised pressures, the threats to cultural heritage us to deliver our public benefit more widely. With are varied and ever-increasing. We have recognised the recent addition of our Community and Education that the key to resolving or managing wider Manager, we’re able to provide an impactful suite challenges such as climate change and uncertainties of resources and activities that help schools and around Brexit is greater collaboration with our community groups engage with heritage, art, science industry colleagues and clients, and this is something and culture. that we have welcomed strongly. We are already making great strides in this direction and the One of the greatest leaps we’ve made this year has possibilities are both exciting and inspiring. been to formally expand our interest and reach Over the year, we have offered our insights to globally. Having led the way over the past 15 years professional networks and our expertise to more in the offshore sector, it was only natural that this commercial partnerships. This has ensured that unrivalled experience and expertise forms the basis the issues and opportunities presented by cultural for our expansion. Our long-term partnership with heritage are becoming more widely understood and Coastal Environments Inc. in the US developed into appreciated, ensuring its place on the global agenda. our first international joint venture, CEWA Inc. and we are excited by the prospect of following this on with a More than ever in the UK, development is put under subsidiary based in Germany. strain by population changes, trade, energy needs and political upheaval. We have already come a long As an organisation, we can be proud of the impact way in helping to resolve the needs of the present that we have delivered this year. Our people have and future with those of our historic environment; worked tirelessly and with passion to provide the and we pride ourselves on leading the way in enabling best possible service to our clients and communities. sustainable development. In a world which is changing In return, we are working to ensure that their so rapidly and in such unexpected ways, our role is professional life is as fulfilling as possible and they also evolving; most noticeably in the methods we are are given the appreciation that they deserve. A core using to gather knowledge and deliver our services. focus of this has been to develop a wellbeing strategy, Our material now encompasses information from which we hope will embed a happy, inclusive working a range of traditional, technological and scientific culture. sources – biological and geological material, patterns in the surface or structure of the ground, data from A huge thanks to all who have contributed to the photography, video and electronic sensors, even success of 2018-19. I’d also like to thank the Trustees, stories and works of art. We are particularly proud our advisors and the whole remarkable team for of the technological advances that we have made to making such a difference. I’m looking forward to enable this over the past year. Our Geomatics team the next year and the opportunities it will bring for has expanded, we are seeing Photogrammetry as Wessex Archaeology. an intrinsic method of recording, and our staff are enjoying the benefits of digital recording on site with tablets. Dr Ian Selby Chair Board of Trustees
Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 1 Message from our CEO
Birthdays can be great events, even when you are Education and community engagement have always over 40, but they also tend to make people pause for been at the heart of our mission and our recent thought and that can be a very good thing. The year growth has allowed us to reinvigorate our team with of our 40th anniversary provided the opportunity new leadership and improved resources. Our plan to to look back over our own history. Recognising the push the boundaries of our educational delivery is many changes and the remarkable growth of the grounded in solid educational theory and driven with organisation and the industry naturally prompted us passionate enthusiasm, not just for heritage but for to discuss our future – the shape and direction of our science, technology, literacy, art and culture too. Our organisation and the impact we want to have. three female STEM ambassadors demonstrate our intent to support young women on their educational Some aspects of our work this year felt like a return to and career journeys and, to reach a greater range our roots; the extensive fieldwork in the Stonehenge of people, we have extended our offer from school Landscape for the A303 Tunnel was certainly on home visits to attendance at careers days and large science ground for the organisation. The same standards of events at venues such as the Tank Museum. professionalism and efficiency were evident at all our sites across the country from the huge collaborative We have been inspired and almost overwhelmed deployment at Wylfa Newydd on Anglesey and the by the response from communities around our rolling programme of evaluation for HS2 to small scale excavations. Over fifteen thousand people interacted watching briefs, shoreline surveys and dive projects. with the Sheffield Castle project, a great many visited Yet our advanced technical and logistical capabilities, the site and had the chance to learn practical skills our comprehensive range of integrated services, our through hand-on experience with real archaeology. liveried vehicles and our experienced international Bath Abbey also drew in visitors, locals and tourists team, almost glowing in their uniform hi-vis, look like both online and off, to watch as we peeled back a very different proposition from that of the 1970s. the layers of history to understand more about this unique piece of World Heritage. Early in the year we began work on a new strategic plan to lead the business into the next decade with an We can be proud of the work we have done this year innovative, sustainable approach. Our three-pillared to deliver an unparalleled range of integrated services strategic plan provides the framework for achieving that we can be proud of, with the quality of our work our vision and helping us to remain resilient and recognised by clients, the public and archaeological sustainable as a business during this period of relative sector colleagues alike. political and economic uncertainty.
This year proved to be just as demanding as we expected, and this was reflected in our increase in Chris Brayne CEO Wessex Archaeology Ltd turnover and meant our numbers grew to 325. As planned, our spending increased as we invested into our internal systems and infrastructure, staff training and refreshed our charitable offering.
Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 3 Our Vision Our Core Values
Our vision is simple. Collaborative Behaviour A universal appreciation of the value of cultural heritage. Communicating Passion We want everyone to understand and appreciate the value of heritage for its Authenticity & Ethics social, economic and cultural benefits. Resilience & Reliability By crea�ng knowledge and understanding about the past, and engaging a wide audience, we help bring the past into the present, where its value is understood and appreciated as cultural heritage. Customer Focus In ac e n t e reco n e our ual re pon l t to our cl ent an t e pu l c ntere t Applied Knowledge Complex problems Enriching lives Innovative Thinking creatively solved through heritage We inves�gate, record, interpret and We share the results of our work widely with a We have created a three-pillared strategic plan communicate the value of cultural heritage diverse audience, using archaeology to educate found below ground, above ground, and the public in science, the arts, culture, and that will provide a framework for working underwater. heritage. towards our vision over the next 10 years. Our large mul�-disciplinary team of specialists We leave a posi�ve legacy of social cohesion use innova�ve combina�ons of techniques to and wellbeing within local communi�es, deliver sustainable solu�ons that work for our through knowledge sharing, developing skills clients, the historic environment, and the needs and sustainability. of communi�es. APPRECIATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
COMPLEX PROBLEMS, CREATIVELY SOLVED
MAGNIFYING BUILDING A PUBLIC DEVELOPING PEOPLE SUSTAINABLE BENEFIT BUSINESS
COLLABORATIVE BEHAVIOUR AUTHENTICITY AND ETHICS CUSTOMER FOCUS APPLIED KNOWLEDGE COMMUNICATING PASSION RELIABILITY AND RESILIENCE INNOVATIVE THINKING
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Cultural heritage contributes to a sense of place, to community identity and an appreciation of the environment in which we live. It is both tangible and intangible: contributing to social capital and making our communities more self-reliant and dynamic.
Our work delivers public benefit by enhancing social inclusion and cohesion, promoting cultural diversity and contributing to social and physical regeneration.
The beneficiaries of our work encompass a wide spectrum of communities and groups across the UK and beyond. In addition to the organisations or individuals commissioning the work, beneficiaries include: fellow heritage professionals; individuals using reports and digital resources; local communities; special interest groups; teachers and students in all sectors of education; disadvantaged groups such as young offenders, disabled individuals and young carers.
We will continue to invest in new ways to promote an appreciation of the historic environment and to assist the public in deriving appreciable social value from our shared heritage resource.
We will focus on:
EDUCATION
COMMUNITY
DIGITAL
INCLUSION
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EDUCATION COMMUNITY DIGITAL INCLUSION
OUR AMBITION OUR AMBITION OUR AMBITION OUR AMBITION
n ure t at our Differen�ate findings are available Deliver community engagement Target hard-to-reach groups and those ourselves by crea�ng to the public free of ac�vi�es to serve the broadest and Explore new media channels for whom direct engagement with unique educa�onal charge, delivering most diverse audience possible and and technical pla�orms. archaeological or heritage prac�ce ac�vi�es for schools this in accessible and leave a meaningful legacy. may be therapeu�c. and organisa�ons. reusable form.
OUR ACHIEVEMENT OUR ACHIEVEMENT OUR ACHIEVEMENT OUR ACHIEVEMENT
We published We developed We targeted diverse audiences through 23 books, ar�cles bespoke learning We empowered communi�es to We worked with produc�on our community engagement and and other resources, ac�vi�es for schools par�cipate in and take ownership companies to offer exper�se and educa�on ac�vi�es, including veteran available to and groups of their local heritage. engage wider audiences through TV. servicemen and women, the elderly, buy in print or across the UK. remote rural and inner-city popula�ons. download digitally.
We uploaded two We le� a legacy of skills and We renewed our digital publica�ons knowledge, including the transfer We established rela�onships with educa�onal offering to our own website of archaeological and heritage We developed our digital pla�orms, partner organisa�ons to pursue to include more to allow more skills, educa�onal resources and including our website and social media. opportuni�es for using heritage as a STEM ini�a�ves and people to access our methodologies, and knowledge of tool for social prescribing. hands-on ac�vi�es. publica�ons for free. the value of local heritage.
We added 19 detailed project case We improved our video capture studies about results and produc�on capability. from our sites onto our website.
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Enhancing knowledge articles in local, 20 regional, nation and international Our publications give a voice to the past. journals
Wessex Archaeology has a long history of disseminating knowledge through academic reports, journal articles, popular books and other media.
• We create publications on a range of topics and web publications periods, through our monograph and occasional uploaded to our paper series (both print and digital). Welcome to the future 2 of heritage website (Lower Easton Farm, Pylle, Somerset • Our eBooks enable the use of dynamic content, and RNAS Yeovilton) offering a platform to host the innovative technology increasingly being used on site and during the post-excavation process.
• Academic articles are regularly published in local, Contributions to regional, national and international journals. a Historic England publication on two • Our popular books deliver accessible, engaging long barrows on the information, each designed to reach different Stonehenge World target audiences. Heritage Site on Internet Archaeology Our team is constantly seeking new and engaging ways to present our results to ensure that we are reaching the widest audiences possible. Inspiring curiosity Learning about the past is an exciting way to explore Our sessions use genuine artefacts excavated by us, the world. supported by 3D prints and re-enactment equipment, that spark interest and an excitement to discover We believe that archaeology is an inspiring stimulus more. to enhance everybody’s exploration of science, literacy, technology, the arts and history. We also work with groups and organisations to deliver skills or technical training sessions, so that their staff Just a few of the ways we deliver this… are able to engage more deeply with heritage.
School and group sessions
1212 Our menu of school sessions uses the past as a way 11 1 of exploring and understanding wider concepts from 10 2 subjects across the National Curriculum. 9 We promote experiential learning, giving young people a greater opportunity to engage with the 8 subject matter and develop their own style of learning. All our sessions include hands-on elements, so that young people can meaningfully connect with people from the past, exploring how they might have total hours of engagement delivered felt and what their lives might have been like. 640 through workshop activities
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STEM children engaged Wessex Archaeology has a dedicated team of STEM 1,600 Ambassadors. Our STEM team brings experience in a variety of roles in archaeology, geography, geology and physics to inspire young people to explore science through archaeology.
We deliver STEM activities both in school and as part of the nationwide series of Big Bang events. schools across 30 Dorset and Wiltshire Big Bang!
We participated in our first STEM festival, organised by Big Bang!, and held at The Tank Museum for students aged 13 to 16. It offered an opportunity to inspire them to pursue a career in STEM subjects through hands-on experiences.
Wessex Archaeology STEM Ambassadors allowed The team delivered talks and demonstrations and young people to explore geoarchaeology and (in guided visitors through our Virtual Reality experience keeping with the venue) archaeology that makes a within a Neolithic House in Skara Brae using our bang. This included VR and 3D printed artefacts based popular Oculus Rift headset. on military sites we have excavated and handling objects dating back to the English Civil War. Loan boxes
Wessex Archaeology loan boxes are unique. As well as beautiful archaeology, excavated by us, all our loan boxes contain 3D prints, environmental samples and Chicken Bones dressing up equipment. Although the Romans did not introduce chickens to Britain (they arrived in the Iron Age) it was due to Roman influence that they became very popular and first came to be viewed as ‘food’ rather than 3D prints enable young people to explore the science purely animals used for fighting. At Vindolanda, chicken bones with butchery marks have been of materials in a whole new way, comparing and found and ancient ‘shopping lists’ preserved on writing tablets list chickens and eggs. contrasting cutting-edge 21st century technology with historical artefacts.
All our loan boxes contain supporting information to enable teachers to be empowered and relate the contents to national curriculum science and literacy learning aims.
We encourage young people to empathetically Wax tablets Wax engage with our loan boxes, considering who owned, used and left the objects behind.
Wax tablets were used as a reusable and portable writing surface in the Roman period, using a pointed instrument called a stylus to scrape in the words. The tablet could be erased and reused by warming it to about 50 °C and smoothing the softened wax surface.
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Geosciences Fair 3D models children engaged Our 3D reconstructions and photogrammetry models 282 are hosted on SketchFab and are freely available to This forward-thinking event encourages students in access. We use these as tools for educating the public, Years 8 to 13 to consider how to tackle wider global to bring the past to life in a more interactive way. challenges that face future generations and gives This year we have digitally built and published three them the opportunity to meet the geographers and models: geologists using earth sciences as a solution.
We supported the day by delivering a series of • Sherford early total engagement talks and seminars on geoarchaeology, with topics Bronze Age man 1212 hours including ‘drowned rivers’, a live UAV (drone) survey 11 1 597 10 2 of a VW Beetle, and a workshop on photogrammetry • Romano-British stone 9 altar from Beanacre and creating 3D models. 8 • D-Day remains at Alongside other industry leaders in sustainability, such Lepe beach as the Environment Agency, Southampton University and Portsmouth University, we also gave careers talks and spoke to students one-on-one at our careers stand.
See more of our 3D models at https://sketchfab.com/wessexarchaeology or scan this QR code.
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Demonstrating the value of our learning activities
We have developed an innovative system to measure the impact of our educational activities, where engagement time spent with each child is graded against a gold-silver-bronze quality marker.
To quantify our engagement activity, we use Engagement Minutes. Engagement Minutes are time we spend engaging with an audience in line with our pedagogical statement. At Wessex Archaeology, we count how long we spend engaging with people when our four pillars are met. When we know we have everything in place for people to learn, when we have people within the sphere of influence of the audience who deliver in an intermodal style in a learning environment, in a specific time frame, we can count how long we spend engaging with people to quantify the quality of their engagement.
GOLD ENGAGEMENT MINUTES
SILVER ENGAGEMENT MINUTES
BRONZE ENGAGEMENT MINUTES
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We aim to deliver community engagement activities which serve the broadest and most diverse audience Enhancing Visitor Experience possible, and leave a meaningful legacy from which future generations can benefit. at Shugborough Hall
We have extensive experience of initiating and The Heritage team in our Sheffield office worked delivering successful community engagement projects on large-scale historic building recording projects in association with a variety of partner organisations at two prestigious stately homes: Shugborough and community groups. Hall in Staffordshire and Wentworth Woodhouse, South Yorkshire. At Shugborough, we worked with the National Trust to deliver c.£30,000 of building recording designed to inform understanding of the Sheffield Castle development of the house and servants’ quarters, as part of a major project to enhance visitor experience at the property. In summer 2018, Wessex Archaeology undertook the first comprehensive archaeological investigations of the site of Sheffield Castle since its demolition during the Civil War. The work was undertaken on behalf of Sheffield City Council, in partnership with Friends of Sheffield Castle and The University of Sheffield, as part of the ‘Sheffield City Castlegate Kickstart’ regeneration programme. The aim of the project was to investigate the archaeology of the site, and talks delivered to to use the work as a mechanism for social cohesion 20 local community, in the area. continuing over the next year due to popular demand Volunteers from diverse backgrounds including school children, members of the public, members of historical and archaeological societies, councillors and students, worked shoulder-to-shoulder with our staff – creating a legacy of learning and skills in the community.
A clear appetite for knowledge about the site and a great deal of public interest was met by a community engagement programme, which included voluntary proactive work on site and in Wessex Archaeology’s post- 17,000 enquiries excavation facilities, site tours and public talks, radio relating to the excavations and television appearances, a regular column in local newspaper The Star, and social media interaction (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, blog, vlog). Welcome to the future of heritage
Sheield Castle
1 , 2 0 0 people engaged weekly on social media, blogs and vlogs
18 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 19 Returning a ship’s bell 45 Years of protecting wrecks Tankerton Wreck, Kent to its birthplace
Wessex Archaeology celebrated the 45th anniversary Along with HE, University of Wales Trinity St David After 90 years on the seabed, and careful As well as the recovery of the bell, Galloper Offshore of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 in July by and volunteers from Timescapes Kent, we undertook conservation, Wessex Archaeology returned a bell Wind Farm has funded its conservation, the custom- drawing attention to some of the key wrecks that a detailed excavation and recording of the recently belonging to the wrecked ship the SS Carica Milica to made display case and the preparation of the have been protected thanks to our collaborative scheduled monument of Tankerton Beach Wreck in its Sunderland birthplace, where it has been reunited associated materials that have enabled it to go on efforts with national curators Historic England, Cadw, the intertidal zone of Tankerton Bay, Kent. with the community that created it. show at the Sunderland Maritime Heritage’s visitor Historic Environment Scotland, and a wide range of centre. organisations, volunteers, and licensees. The visitor centre at Sunderland Maritime Heritage Wessex Archaeology has investigated and recorded has been recently redeveloped, and it was in this 39 of the 53 Protected Wrecks in English waters, five exciting new space that a special event was held for of the six wrecks in Welsh waters, and eight of the the local community in honour of the bell’s return. wrecks in Scottish waters, now protected as Historic Marine Protected Areas.
“From the volunteer’s point of view, it was a pretty special time and we are grateful to all at Wessex Archaeology for being so patient and explaining some of the weirder things you seemed to be doing.” Timescapes volunteer
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Skills for Bath Abbey Talks and lectures volunteers and visitors We provided 26 talks and lectures to a highly varied In conjunction with our ongoing excavation at Bath list of groups and societies including archaeological Abbey as part of the Footprint Project, members of societies, the WI, U3A and community interest our Finds team delivered a training session for the groups. Abbey’s volunteers. Our talks fall into two categories: ‘What We Do’ and Seventy rubble sacks of intricately carved, yet robust ‘What We Find’. marble fragments from 18th and 19th century memorials presented an ideal opportunity to Volunteers upskill existing volunteers in processing the fragments while meeting Wessex Archaeology’s professional standards. We provided many volunteering opportunities, enabling people to experience archaeology and 1. Washing discover their heritage first hand. 2. Labelling Regular volunteering sessions were held at our head 3. Photographing office in Salisbury, which usually involved post- 4. Cataloguing excavation processing training and activities. Other 5. Counting opportunities, including fieldwork were offered 6. Weighing around the country. 7. Recording 8. Drawing 9. Bagging 10. Storing
The volunteers will now pass on the training to school groups and visitors.
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We need to remain relevant in a fast-paced world. Our Digital Impact Twier Being heard in the media today is a challenge. We must continue to explore new channels and technical We have a very strong following on our social media, platforms that will deliver knowledge in the right particularly Twitter, that includes industry peers, 1.1m format to the right audience at the right time. clients, interested amateurs and members of the mpre on public with a local interest. We have expanded into new platforms to reach the widest possible audience, with the ultimate aim of Our aim is to ensure that we are sharing engaging encouraging people to understand and value the content that is relevant to these groups, in a variety 20k ollo er heritage environment. This has included developing of formats. our media relations and proactively seeking opportunities to offer expertise and content. We have also continued to innovate on our own channels, creating informative, interactive content that is Facebook Instagram engaging and relevant. 250k reac 27k reac Digging for Britain
Digging for Britain is a popular BBC 4 series that explores Britain’s past through the year’s most 6.6k ollo er 1.3k ollo er exciting archaeological excavations. This season, three of our sites were featured:
• Barrow Clump • Bath Abbey LinkedIn Youtube • New Covent Garden Market 2.7m estimated viewers who watched We will be working with the production team over the the episode 21k eo next year to gain greater exposure for our work. mpre on 30 pro uce
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24 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 25 Commemorating the Shining a light on the lives of Armistice centenary London’s Victorian poor
Remembrance Day in 2018 marked 100 years since Our Community & Education Manager, Sam, gave a Work by our post-excavation team on skeletal the armistice ended WWI on 11 November 1918. At talk to children at St Michael’s C of E School in Larkhill remains uncovered during the excavation of part Wessex Archaeology, we commemorated the event about the WWI discoveries in and around the area of a cemetery originally situated on the site of New through a range of projects, events and by raising that the school is now built on. Some of the artefacts Covent Garden Market in Nine Elms, shed light on awareness on our digital channels. are currently on display in the school. the harshness of existence for the London poor living in the area in the 1830s to 1850s, at a time of mass Our work at Larkhill on behalf of WYG and the Members of our team also attended the RAF industrialisation and railway expansion. Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) uncovered Centenary Celebration, held in one of the World War over 9 km of fighting and support trenches and 300 m I hangars at the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection Three particularly interesting remains – those of a of subterranean tunnel systems. Over 300 pieces of on Old Sarum airfield. We exhibited alongside their young girl, an older woman killed by a thin dagger to soldiers’ graffiti were found engraved into the chalk collection of aircraft, with a range of hands-on the skull, and a physically intimidating man likely to walls of the trenches and tunnels. archaeology themed around WWI aircraft for adults have been a bare-knuckle boxer – were featured on and children. Our team were on hand to discuss the BBC 4’s Digging for Britain series, aired to over 2.7 As part of our centenary activity, Wessex Archaeology Junkers Ju 88 engine with the public – donated by million viewers. The national story was also picked up undertook a project to document the names and Wessex Archaeology to the Boscombe Down Aviation by major news outlets, including The Guardian, Metro investigate the stories of the soldiers who trained Collection in 2017. and The Evening Standard. at Larkhill and left their mark. We put out an appeal to the public for information online, with volunteers managing the creation of and upload to a database.
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One of our priorities is to ensure that we are targeting hard-to-reach groups, alongside those Reminiscence Workshops for already engaged with heritage. We want to continue diversifying our audience so that more people can dementia sufferers appreciate the benefits that heritage can offer. We continued our work with the Salisbury Alzheimer’s Society ‘Men’s Group’ this year, offering activities Marine Operation Nightingale designed to help men with early and middle stages of dementia. Dementia is a growing issue in an aging population and our reminiscence workshops, run by Wessex Archaeology was asked by Historic England to Dr Phil Harding, use archaeology for the benefit of undertake an assessment of the undesignated wreck those with the condition. of the Pre-Dreadnought battleship, HMS Montagu, which ran aground in fog and was wrecked on Lundy These events make it possible for those suffering Island in the Bristol Channel in 1906. from dementia to enjoy life outside their own home and associate with other people, provide topics with It presented an ideal opportunity to run the which they might feel some affiliation and give a assessment as a pilot Marine Operation Nightingale moment of respite to their carers. project. The group visited Wessex Archaeology’s Salisbury Operation Nightingale is a Ministry of Defence Our dive team worked with military veteran divers led office, in groups of 15 people for 90 minutes at a initiative that uses archaeology as a means of by Help for Heroes to carry out the fieldwork required time. Approximately half of those attending had aiding the recovery of service personnel injured in for the designation assessment. In return, the dementia, the rest being carers. We delivered a recent conflict. We have run terrestrial Operation veterans received training and therapeutic benefit, simple presentation about the archaeological process Nightingale projects over the past seven years and as well as the satisfaction of assisting HE’s work. The of excavation with special emphasis placed on the were keen to offer new opportunities and experiences diver response was overwhelmingly positive. tools involved and how they might have changed to those involved. since prehistoric times. This made it possible to provide hands-on involvement and refresh memories of familiar ‘male’ objects.
Attendees were also provided with artefacts from excavations to handle, examine, discuss and possibly work out what they were used for. Objects from the World War I practice trenches at Larkhill proved to be ideal for this.
“For me being underwater is one of the only times I’m pretty much pain free…under there I can go anywhere, do anything, I’m just as able-bodied as anyone else, that’s why I love it.” Daniel Phillips, Marine Operation Nightingale volunteer, wounded in Afghanistan
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EDUCATION COMMUNITY DIGITAL INCLUSION
OUR 2019-20 AMBITION OUR 2019-20 AMBITION OUR 2019-20 AMBITION OUR 2019-20 AMBITION
el er ector-lea n commun t Deliver our findings to the public in engagement ac�vi�es to serve the Increa e our en a ement on me a Con�nue to target and engage engaging, informa�ve and roa e t an mo t er e au ence channels and technical pla�orms. hard-to-reach groups. accessible formats, free of charge. po le an lea e a mean n ul le ac
WHAT WE WILL DO WHAT WE WILL DO WHAT WE WILL DO WHAT WE WILL DO
We will iden�fy and target hard-to-reach We will lead the industry in making We will offer meaningful community We will develop new media pla�orms, groups and those who would not ordinarily our no le e a e more engagement ac�vi�es that resonate and fresh ways of communica�ng the engage with heritage, in par�cular those acce le en a n an rele ant with a diverse audience. value of cultural heritage to the public. who would derive therapeu�c benefits to the general public. from heritage.
We will con�nue to create unique We will increase our digital capabili�es e ll ecome a oc al pre cr n We will con�nue to find ways of educa�onal ac�vi�es which promote with innova�ve capture and content provider, promo�ng health, wellbeing u l n a le ac o no le e an the arts, science, heritage and culture crea�on, to increase our impact across and social welfare for hard to reach en a ement nto our pro ect e n through archaeology. these pla�orms. groups through heritage services.
We will refine our educa�onal offering to schools and groups, crea�ng a scalable set We will develop a heritage service for of resources which deliver against urban regenera�on and tourist ini�a�ves. Na�onal Curriculum learning objec�ves.
We will grow our provision of heritage educa�on and skills to the wider public through accredita�on.
30 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 31 Developing Our People
Our staff are our greatest asset. Drawn from We are committed to motivating and inspiring many different disciplines and backgrounds, our employees from all backgrounds, fairly and our team represents an unparalleled body of transparently, to help equip them to reach their full international archaeological knowledge and skills. potential within the organisation. As an organisation, our first duty is to ensure their wellbeing.
We encourage innovation and continually seek to nurture, update and develop our people, ensuring that we are equipping them with the tools they need to deliver the best possible service.
32 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 33 Developing Our People Our 2018-19 Ambition
OUR AMBITION OUR AMBITION OUR AMBITION OUR AMBITION
Develop our Health, Safety and Extend our staff development Environmental Management systems, Ensure the wellbeing of our staff. capabili�es by progressing our Embed and communicate our values. seeking and maintaining accredita�ons. training and career support func�ons.
WHAT WE ACHIEVED WHAT WE ACHIEVED WHAT WE ACHIEVED WHAT WE ACHIEVED
e create a ental ealt ell e n We undertook a profiling exercise based e create an nternal tal trate to en ure t at e are reco n n on five years of employee data, which e create a eta le plan to a n commun t or ar n no le e an re pon n to mental ealt ue an provided insights and recommenda�ons ISO45001 accredita�on. and developing our culture that we are ac�vely promo�ng good mental on the means to improve staff through Facebook ‘Workplace’. health and wellbeing for all our staff. development and reten�on.
We recruited an Opera�onal Health We offered flu vaccina�on e pro uce a pol c or t e & Safety Specialist to oversee the e create mater al t at en a e vouchers to help staff stay healthy management of work placements, management of the health, safety our staff with our Core Values during the winter months. internships, and secondments. and wellbeing of our team.
e en a e t collea ue n t e e re ur e an up ate our engineering and consul�ng sectors to office facili�es to create a be�er develop mutual understanding and to working environment. provide our teams with opportuni�es for professional development.
We recruited a Training & Development Officer responsible for assessing the training and opera�onal needs of our staff and crea�ng a support structure for career progression.
34 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 35 Workplace by Facebook Group analysis: Taking care of our mental health 1:1 male to female staff As a large organisation with over 320 members of ratio staff set across six regional offices and a multitude We analysed health statistics across the whole of archaeological sites nationwide, we needed a 60% 21% company, and undertook a survey of all our way of connecting and engaging our people across managers, to understand pressure points. As the geographical and departmental divides. part of our response to the findings, we developed a wellbeing strategy designed to Facebook Workplace was established as a purely Teams and projects pen discussions address issues of mental health and stress. internal community that enables staff to create
an online profile, establish interest groups, spark 321 Delivering training members of staff discussions, socialise and share knowledge. to Fieldwork staff 11% 8%
We recruited a Training & Development Officer to staff members invited support our Fieldwork staff. The initial part of the 326 project focused on establishing the skill sets required Social and more Announcements for all grades from Technician to Senior Officer, and 269 profiles claimed on charting career development routes for those 35 wishing to move towards site supervisory or senior managers and 11 ��� 3 �����������: ac�ve monthly technician roles. We then developed a programme of other staff attended on198 average Fieldwork eophysics Coastal arine skills assessment, linked into our appraisal system. accredited safety training courses Over 140 members of the field team were assessed to start the process, which will continue through feedback meetings, producing personal development plans and addressing training needs.
36 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 Striving for gender equality Communicating our culture e e an to em e our core alue e elope n With these as our guiding light, we: Our aim at Wessex Archaeology is to be a place We set up a Women in the Workplace Facebook consulta�on with staff to empower our people to take where all our people can engage in a fulfilling career Workplace group, to provide a safe place for the lead in defining the essence of Wessex redesigned our website recruitment page to be and thrive at work. We are promoting workplace women to support one another to be successful. Archaeology’s behaviours and traits: more explicit in our company values. initiatives to support women in the workplace to overcome barriers in their careers. Through our flexible working policy eight more created an engaging video which demonstrates We actively encourage debate, conversation and employees were able to move to part-time or Collabora�ve Behaviour these quali�es, with a planned video series support from all levels. flexible working. Two employees took up shared to follow. parental leave. Communica�ng Passion issued staff with printed lanyards for their new access cards as a visual aid.
Authen�city & Ethics
Resilience & Reliability
Customer Focus
Applied Knowledge
Innova�ve Thinking
9.4%
FTC transfered to Core staff turnover hours 20 permanent a low 9,817 booked to training = average of 9.4 31 per employee
38 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 39 Developing Our People Our Plans for 2019-20
OUR 2019–20 AMBITION OUR 2019–20 AMBITION OUR 2019–20 AMBITION OUR 2019–20 AMBITION
Develop our Health, Safety and Extend our staff development Engage staff with our values Environmental management systems, Increase the wellbeing of our staff. capabili�es by progressing our and define our culture. seeking and maintaining accredita�ons. training and career support func�ons.
WHAT WE WILL DO WHAT WE WILL DO WHAT WE WILL DO WHAT WE WILL DO
We will undertake a staff engagement survey to gain We will con�nue to work towards e ll enact our ental ealt We will con�nue to progress our staff feedback, understand what really gaining ISO 45001 accredita�on. ell e n trate training and development opportuni�es. ma�ers to our people and drive meaningful change.
e ll el er ental ealt e ll create an el er en a n We will improve engagement Awareness Training to all staff We will improve our Leadership & Health & Safety videos for staff through be�er internal and establish a network of Management development programmes. around key areas for improvement. communica�ons and collabora�on. mental health first aiders.
We will review our employee We will implement Personal benefit offering and establish Development Plans for all staff. opportuni�es for improvement.
40 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 41 Building a Sustainable Business
The sustainability of our cultural heritage depends We must also look for new commercial avenues so on balancing the management, conservation and that we can actively increase our ability to deliver protection of the historic environment against the meaningful public benefit. The two are intrinsically needs of the present and future. linked, and we are proud of the part we play in enabling UK businesses and organisations to One of our key challenges in achieving our vision deliver against their community engagement and is that cultural heritage is often an afterthought sustainability goals. in the face of increasingly pressing economic and societal needs; the perceived value of the historic environment depreciates as councils and developers are squeezed to deliver infrastructure, homes and energy.
To counteract this we need to listen and work in partnership with our customers to ensure that developer-funded archaeology remains a sustainable solution. And more than that, we can demonstrate the exciting opportunities that heritage can provide for engaging communities and actively contributing to economic growth.
42 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 43 Building a Sustainable Business Our 2018-19 Ambition
OUR AMBITION OUR AMBITION OUR AMBITION OUR AMBITION
Con�nue to innovate and develop Diversify revenue streams into Increase our capability to deliver services Invest in improvements in process and our a l t to pro e - ual t related areas to ensure future in new catchment areas, through management systems, and facili�es. archaeological and heritage services. sustainability and enhance our developing new and exis�ng partnerships public benefit capability. and seeking interna�onal opportuni�es.
WHAT WE ACHIEVED WHAT WE ACHIEVED WHAT WE ACHIEVED WHAT WE ACHIEVED
We con�nued to work closely with e e elope our Embedded and our We worked with relevant industry curators and client teams, listening approac to compliance with ISO 9001 membership organisa�ons, to and ac�ng on the feedback we the distribu�on of quality management and contribute our exper�se at events and received to ensure that we were the digital media content. passed audit. increase commercial opportuni�es. supplier of choice.
Specific investments in named We pursued partnerships that extend our We improved the integra�on of our We developed a Community and improvements in IT (security, reach, including collabora�ve working with er ce acro team to el er a Educa�on strategy and services, and infrastructure), Contracts Management, UK based organisa�ons and the crea�on of holis�c, joined up approach. recruited an assistant for the manager. and a new Archive facility. a formal partnership in the United States.
We expanded our commercial UAV (drone) service to include high resolu�on We implemented a shots of landscapes, monuments and Contracts Management syste We established a fieldwork buildings, survey structures and areas, and and established a new capability in Scotland. create visually stunning 3D models, video, Archive storage facility. s�ll and orthographic images.
44 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 45 Client relationships developed Innovating into digital through inter-department recording at Bath Abbey collaborative working Throughout our excavations as part of the Footprint Project to renovate Bath Abbey, we have been We streamlined our core service offering to create recording each part of the site using photogrammetry a more integrated approach so that clients can now hectares of geophysical survey to create a dataset that can then be modelled digitally benefit from access to, and support from, our wider using multiple techniques to create an interactive 3D model. teams, in particular Consultancy and Geoservices. 576 We are now developing very effective, productive Eventually, this will lead to one of the first and most relationships with a number of key players in the extensive sites recorded entirely by photogrammetry hours of video digital construction industry. and hosted digitally. 6 footage 6558 photos Quality the key for A303 Stonehenge Tunnel hectares of Our team continued its long association with Highways 30 fieldwalking England’s efforts to find a lasting solution for the A303 within the Stonehenge World Heritage Site.
We delivered highly detailed fieldwork, expert academic and statistical advice. This included representation at key stakeholder meetings with the Historic Monument Advisory Group and the Stonehenge Science Committee.
We are also providing archaeological and targeted geoarchaeological geoarchaeological monitoring during an extensive 37 boreholes programme of ground investigation work (boreholes and trial pits).
1m square sieved test pits See more of our 3D models at 1,718 https://sketchfab.com/ wessexarchaeology or scan this QR code.
evaluation 514 trial trenches
46 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 47 Honing our UAV Testing tablets (drone) capability on site at Wylfa
As part of our Geomatics services we developed We now have 8 qualified pilots and a fleet of We carried out the mitigation of a multi-phased site our own in-house team to comply with increased professional grade vehicles equipped with for a new nuclear power station at Cemaes, Anglesey. regulation on commercial UAV use. high-specification sensors. The archaeology comprised extensive remains dating from the Bronze Age through to the Post-medieval period, and required a team of up to 80 staff working for over 12 months.
In order to increase on-site efficiencies the site team were issued with hand held android tablets. Context sheets for site deposits and cuts, environmental and finds data and all photographic registers were completed digitally and uploaded daily to Wessex Archaeology’s servers. The tablets increased on-site efficiency and removed the need for several weeks of data entry from paper for over 4,000 contexts.
The trial was so successful that all Wessex Archaeology North sites now utilise digital only recording.
Plans for CEWA New memberships and alliances Following several years of partnership with US-based environmental company Coastal Environments Inc. (CEI), we have been working towards formalising the agreement in a joint venture; CEWA Inc.
CEWA will specifically provide expert advice and cultural heritage permitting services to clients in the US offshore renewables market. Within that, Wessex Archaeology will provide the experience and expertise of our marine geophysics team.
48 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 49 Building a Sustainable Business Our Plans for 2019-20
OUR 2019-20 AMBITION OUR 2019-20 AMBITION OUR 2019-20 AMBITION OUR 2019-20 AMBITION
Develop an integrated suite of Increase our na�onal and interna�onal Con�nue to diversify revenue reach, through developing new and innova�ve archaeological and heritage Con�nue to improve process and tream nto relate area to exis�ng partnerships, refining our er ce t at en ure t at e el er a management systems and all facili�es. enhance our public benefit capability. high-quality solu�on. interna�onal offering and proac�vely seeking global opportuni�es.
WHAT WE WILL DO WHAT WE WILL DO WHAT WE WILL DO WHAT WE WILL DO
e ll ol ter our ommun t Educa�on capability by recrui�ng a We will implement an Informa�on We will enhance our capabili�es in Community Engagement Officer, to Technology Development Plan, We will develop our interna�onal digital recording using mobile devices enable us to provide formal educa�onal focusing on improved ac�vi�es and partnerships. and photogrametric techniques. services to clients and groups in the infrastructure and storage. North of England and Scotland.
We will achieve be�er departmental e ll e elop our ncome e ll e elop an nternal au t We will complete the legal work to integra�on using process improvement and streams around educa�on func�on and introduce a new form a UK trading company and a new communica�ons tools. and therapeu�c services. improvement tracking tool. new legal en�ty based in Germany.
e ll e plore ne approac e to We will develop the visualisa�on and We will establish an upgraded e ll e elop a an publica�on, improving accessibility and interpreta�on services of our Studio team regional office facility in Bristol. Interna�onal Marke�ng Strategy. alignment with client need. via investment in 3D and VR capability.
We will strengthen our management e ll e elop our capa l t n func�ons to ensure greater support for the digital recording of shipwrecks. clients and staff.
50 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 51 Governance
Good governance is vital to us as a trading charity, giving long term direction to our charitable objectives, ensuring policies are implemented and risks controlled, and that we are complying with all legal requirements.
Our Board of Trustees bring a wealth of knowledge, experience and enthusiasm to guide, develop and scrutinise every aspect of the organisation. They meet quarterly, as well as forming four committees, and are constantly on hand for specialist advice and support whenever it is required.
Good governance stretches beyond the Trustees however, relying on all of our staff and volunteers to maintain the high standards we set for ourselves.
52 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 53 Board of Trustees
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54 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 Wessex Archaeology | Annual Impact Report 2018-19 55 Structure, governance and management
Wessex Archaeology Limited is a registered charity and is incorporated as a company limited by guarantee and without a share capital. The governing document is its updated Articles of Association, which were adopted by a special resolution on 20 March 2015. Members of the Charitable Company may vote at general meetings and their liability for its debts is limited to £10 each. As at 31st March 2018 there are currently nine members and the maximum number is 20.
On appointment, all Directors of the Company also become Trustees of the Charitable Company. The procedure for appointment of the Directors and Trustees is described in the Charitable Company’s Articles of Association. Trustees are appointed by the Board of Directors. New Trustees spend time at one of the Charitable Company’s offices at the beginning of their appointment. Their induction day includes meetings with the Charitable Company’s Chief Executive Officer and with the Chairman of Trustees. The induction process is designed to familiarise new Trustees with the work of the Charitable Company and its aims and objectives. Further training and awareness-raising is provided by the Company Secretary, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer as appropriate.
The Trustees are responsible for the overall strategic direction and policy objectives of the Charitable Company. Day-to-day management is delegated to the Chief Executive Officer and the other Principal Officers.
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