Remembering Jenny Searle

Long-term member Jenny Searle has sadly passed way. Our records show Jenny joining the Society in 1987, but I suspect the record is incorrect and she joined earlier than that. Jenny was a very active member, joining in the excavations, post-excavation and Sunday walks. Jenny was Minutes Secretary for several years and hosted WAS committee meetings at her house in Welwyn Garden City. She also hosted the “finds group” when we were repacking the finds into good quality plastic boxes with inert foam (plastizoate). Jenny moved to Anglesey recently to be looked after by her niece. One of my favourite memories is giving Jenny a lift home from Welwyn in my motorcycle and sidecar. Jenny kept a series of photo albums of the work of the Society which her family have kindly donated to the Society. Below are some photographs of Jenny and the Society. She is much missed.

Boxing Day walk 2009. From left to right: Kris Lockyear, Sylvia Rook, Tony Rook and Jenny Searle.

Jenny attending the finds processing course in 2012, being taught animal bone identification by Louise Martin (far right).

Jenny admires the Heritage Trail map at the launch in 2013.

Jenny excavating a grave at Hawbush Close in 2002.

Jenny helping with the magnetometer survey at Lower Rivers Field in 2009.

Jenny helping with pot processing at Mill Lane, Welwyn, 2009.

Jenny helping with the Earth Resistance survey, Mardleybury, 2003.

Boxing Day 2005.