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Follow on Google News | Churchill’s Secret Army Headquarters - Will It Reveal More Secrets?The Coleshill Auxiliary Research Team (CART) and other organisations now has the green light for stage two of an archaeological survey of areas of the Coleshill estate on the Oxfordshire/Wiltshire border.
By: The Coleshill Auxiliary Research Team After the success of the evaluation weekend work at Coleshill the National Trust has now been given the green light to Stage Two. This is due to happen from Sunday 2nd July to Thursday 7th July at the Coleshill estate on the Oxfordshire/ In January 2011 the evaluation weekend (Stage One) located the remains of structures that were previously unknown, as well as discovering many finds including a very well preserved bayonet. In Stage Two the team plan to re-visit the concrete bases that were previously cleared and will add trenches next to the structures, which will hopefully provide them with either further information about the construction of the original buildings. Other remains like the suspected ‘Generator Base’ and military vehicle servicing ramp will be cleared of vegetation so they can build a clearer picture of their uses. During Stage One, a number of strong signals were logged from both metal detecting and geophysics that the team plan to follow-up on. Some small test trenches may be put in to further investigate these. The Coleshill Uncovered team are looking for volunteers to help search for further evidence of the headquarters and training grounds of Churchill's secret Auxiliary Units. Anyone over 18 years of age can participate and no experience of archaeology is needed. As the project has no funding the organisers have to charge a fee of £75 per person and this will cover you for the week. For more info and terms of involvement please go to www.coleshilluncovered.co.uk # # # About Coleshill Auxiliary Research Team (CART) The Coleshill Auxiliary Research Team (CART) is a non-profit making organisation set up in June 2009 by Tom Sykes. The aim of CART is to research, document and preserve the important history of the Auxiliary Units. Since June 2009 its website (www.coleshillhouse.com) For further information about the Auxiliary Units and how you can help CART please go to the website, call 0872 045 9940 or email hq@coleshillhouse.com. End
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