内容摘要："I was just standing and watching the crowds near the main gate. Suddenly, people started running all around and the police started hitting people with their lathis," he said.

"I was just standing and watching the crowds near the main gate. Suddenly, people started running all around and the police started hitting people with their lathis," he said.

Hazel O'Neill, from Cotswold Archaeology, who is leading the project, said: "We've been going for about a month and we've found some really lovely things."Ms O'Neill said items ranged from Victorian lead soldiers through to Roman tiles.

"It's interesting to see what archaeologists did 40, 50, 60 years ago and what they thought was important," she said."It's lovely to look at it again and repackage it so it's available for the people of Gloucester and Gloucestershire," she added.Volunteers must be over the age of 16 and they will support Cotswold Archaeology staff at the Archaeology Centre in Eastgate Shopping Centre.

Between April and November 2024 visitors to Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire were invited to stitch names of women they felt should be celebrated on to a textile display called Virtuous Woman.During this time, a participant stitched over the Harry Potter author's name. Last week, this covering

The National Trust, who manage the property, said: "The artwork was open to contributions for eight months and closed in November when the piece was finished and put on public display."

"We ask visitors not to tamper with any art on display," they added.The Art Fund charity has offered £750,000 towards the cost, however a further £2.9m is required before a 27 August deadline.

If the target was not met, the sculpture by the Wakefield-born artist would go to a private buyer and be taken overseas.The appeal is backed by artists and creatives including Sir Antony Gormley, Anish Kapoor, Jonathan Anderson, Richard Deacon, Katy Hessel, Veronica Ryan, Joanna Scanlan and Dame Rachel Whiteread.

The piece is one of only a handful of wooden carvings made by the artist during the 1940s, when she lived in St Ives, Cornwall, with her young family.If bought, the Hepworth said it would be a "star piece" in its collection.