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Five weeks have whizzed by and all 10 of the Coins and Crosses creative sessions at De Lucy House in Diss and Oak Lodge in Attleborough with Suffolk Artlink have taken place. There has been painting, poetry, and pottery, and we look forward to displaying what everyone has made at our Heritage Open Day event in September. We have loved seeing pictures and hearing comments from people who have taken part and created things inspired by the Winfarthing finds: ‘The group has chang

We have been busy behind the scenes for the last few weeks recruiting freelance experts and planning the activities for our project Coins and Crosses: Seeking the Anglo-Saxons in Winfarthing and Waveney. The first project activities took place on 17th June 2026, with Suffolk Artlink running creative workshops for residents at De Lucy House in Diss and Oak Lodge in Attleborough. Residents at De Lucy house using watercolours to paint landscapes Taking inspiration from the Winfa

We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded funding of £45,268 by The National Lottery Heritage Fund for our project Coins and Crosses: Seeking the Anglo-Saxons in Winfarthing and Waveney. This project aims to raise awareness and deepen a sense of local connection to the previously unknown Anglo-Saxon history of Winfarthing. Since the discovery of the grave of the Winfarthing lady in 2015, the local community has been keen to learn more about her and the world she

Here at the Winfarthing Anglo-Saxon Project (WASP) we do our best to run a few events each year for the local community to enjoy, and to stay in touch with the ongoing research into the archaeological finds made in the village in recent years. We are, however, a small group of volunteers. To expand on what we have done over the last few years we are seeking funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund . If our bid is successful, the funding would allow us to employ some fr

Our story starts in a cold, muddy field in the winter of 2014. Tom Lucking, a local metal detectorist and archaeology student, was...