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Please bring your best finds,
(coins and artifacts) for the
***** Finds Of The Year ****
at the next meeting which is on
Jan 22nd 2007 (no meeting on 15th)
Note: This is also the A.G.M

And check out the caption competition below, choose a winning caption, and vote for it at the meeting.


NEWS FLASH

Paul has a new
email address


don’t ask him why though, it’ll only get him going!!  :-(


Club members are reminded that the club meal is on Friday 19th January at the Coach and Horses Winterbourne Abbas. Meet at 1900 for 1930 eats.

Please can you all bring along a prize for the raffle to help club funds.

 

New trophies for 2006

To be presented at the A.G.M. on the 22.1.2007.

 any changes to club rules or any other business please let Paul know ASAP.


Update on silver dress hook
click here to see British Museum response
 
HO HO HO

 

Your Club Chairman wishes all his fellow club members a happy Christmas and a hammered new year. (Yes that's really me).

Caption Competition,

Send me a good one and I will add it here.
You never know, Santa might just have a prize for the best one!
mail me by clicking here

 

Entries so far

I wanted detecting tips not detecting hips.......

“It's so maddening all this padding under my jacket, and I still can’t get to look like REG!”

" So it WAS YOU nighthawking near Bridport last week "

I knew these trousers would shrink in the wash!

"Had enough of this detecting for one day, so I’m off home"!

 

I'm sure they said Fancy Dress !

I now understand why Santa only comes once a year if he is lucky!

I wanted detecting tips not detecting hips

" It is the AGE OF THE BUCKLE we really want to know "

WHO PUT ME IN FOR ARTEFACT OF THE MONTH ?

I'm sure its Paul, but can't quite see his "golden balls"

" The advert said - Regton add a free Xmas accessories pack ! "

 

Next club meeting


JUST SOME OF THE 85 GREAT PRIZES IN OUR GRAND XMAS DRAW.
TICKETS ARE 50P A SQUARE ON SALE AT THE DECEMBER MEETING.

On the 18th December 2006. Tickets will still be available on the night.

 

Advanced warning.
The A.G.M. and awards night has been moved back one week until the 22nd JANUARY 2007. Please pass on this date to any member who missed last nights meeting.

 

Designs are wanted for a club badge, prize for the best entry.

 

regards to you all, Paul

 

 

Now we know why Bootlace never finds much,

always sat on his bum drinking coffee!

 

Wiltshire Rally update
A cheque for £1000 was presented to the Farmer and his wife, for allowing us to take part in our recent Wiltshire rally. They are donating the money to their local village church, and they have asked me to pass on their thanks to those who took part. Regards Paul

Next Club Meeting. ( 20.11.06.)

Due to ongoing difficulties there will be no alcohol on sale.

Sorreeeee  Paul. a.k.a Exploreeeeeman.

Elizabeth Sixpence

Thanks to Roger Evans for

these shots of an

Elizabeth Sixpence found

at the Wiltshire Rally.

(click on images to view full size)

Anaconda Treasure.com has just released the new
EMD1 Extreme Metal Detecting DVD,
which features Team ATC and their ultra-stupendous exploits

click here for more details

 

Chat Room link

Anyone can logon and chat away here, just create a unique name for yourself and type your messages at the bottom of the chat window.

Online forum link

Share a joke, have your say or read the reviews and comments from other club members. Lots to read about so don’t miss out

New Calendar link

If you have a date to add or cannot remember something planned for the future, check out the club calendar.

Club member Derek Malkin has sadly resigned from the club due to ill health.
He has been told that he is welcome to show his face at any club meetings if he feels up to it.

Annual Dinner

The club annual dinner has been booked for Friday 19th January 2007 at the Coach and Horses, Winterbourne Abbas. Meeting time is 7pm for 7-30 start.

 

Menu is: Carvery or Vegetarian,
Sweet, and Coffee.
Price is £10 for guests
or £5 for members
subsidised by the club.
Names to Paul ASAP.

 

Club dig


This Sunday as announced at the meeting, please meet by 10.00 am weather permitting.

 

 

Roman House Open Day

The club will put on a display next July in support of the Roman house open day. The event will be widely advertised in the local press and radio.

 

NEXT MEETING IS MONDAY 20TH NOVEMBER 2006....BE THERE!

Wilts Rally find

The clothes fastener is now at the British Museum awaiting a decision on potential treasure.
latest picture click here

You’re never too old to detect


Next club meeting is:
Monday 16th October 2007 - be there!

 

September finds page added; check out the Rally finds also on display.

Saddlers mark proves a real find

read all about it

Potential Treasure find from our last rally
see the pictures here

Treasure trove warning over eBay

People who find treasure may be breaking the law if they do not report it to the authorities, eBay and the British Museum are warning. – full article here

Wiltshire Rally - update

After another successful club rally, the farmer has invited us back again next year. We have booked the 8th and 9th of September 2007 for club members and invited guests to attend.  Book your diaries!

 

We raised £104 for club funds from this year rally, thank you to all of those that donated prizes.

 

Jon Gozney's possible treasure find of the 16th century silver gilt dress fastener has been handed over to the Wiltshire coroner as per the relevant treasure law.

Club Site

As most of you know our main club site near Dorchester has been virtually seeded all over. Club members are therefore asked to keep off this land until such time that it becomes available. We are actively seeking new land at the present time.

 

£150.40 (minus expenses) was raised for club funds from the very successful Dorchester show, a big thank you to all of those that helped make it a success. We are now chasing up the farmers who have promised us land to detect on.

 

Please try and give the club Chairman contact numbers for groups of members, so that I may pass on in a 'round robin' any important club news. Email him here

 


Wiltshire Rally Report


0n the 9th and10th of September, 62 club members and guests went on our annual outing to the nearby County of Wiltshire.

Click here for rally report.

 

CHARITY RALLY
16th / 17th September 2006
 nr Beaminster in Dorset
Trade Stands, Catering, Toilets,
Raffle, Token hunt
latest news: 1500 acres of land available.
 Camping available from 3pm Friday 15th
Saturday detecting hours 10am – dusk
Sunday detecting hours   10 am- 4pm
Click Here for full details
Cheques payable to:
Anne Laverty, 44 Meadow Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5PB
Please provide S.A.E 
01935-429044 or Mobile 07790799230 
email: laverty_anne@hotmail.com

 

 

CLUB CHAIRMAN PRESENTS FARM MANAGER RICHARD PECK HIS DISPLAY FOR ELEVEN YEARS HELP TO THE CLUB. HE WAS DELIGHTED WITH HIS PRESENTATION, AND THANKS YOU ALL.

Echo article – June 2006

Medieval gold rings found just below the surface of fields in two West Dorset villages have been declared treasure by a coroner at inquests in Dorchester.

Read all about these fascinating finds made by club member Sid Rossiter here.

 

 

Dorchester Show

see home page for link to special feature

This was a great event and very worthwhile for public relations as it has resulted

in lots of interest from Local farmers and landowners.

Paul will give us the latest at the next meeting. (Sept 18th)

The brand new Garrett detector was won by Mr. Andy Mckee from Tincleton, near Dorchester. With ticket number 253.  This raised over £120 for club funds.

The showground web site is here.

Finds of the month updates

There are a few more months added to the awards page including August. Remember, if there is an error somewhere, please printout or write down any corrections and hand them to Paul, or Roy MacLeod.

Also any contributions for news or suggestions for other sections for the website are more than welcome.

Presentation display for Richard Peck.

Thanks go to Dave Cobb, Martin Savage and Hugh Vincent for their generous contributions for the display which has been completed and will be presented to Richard before he moves on.

Bon Voyage to another club member,

Good luck Chris Roberts with his move to Yorkshire, you and Mark Gatter who is moving to Wales (Baa!) will always be welcome in the future.

Appointment of Sites Officer.

Chris Tucker has put himself forward and agreed to take on the challenge of Sites officer. Thanks Chris, and good luck.

 

 

Xmas draw.

Get your tickets now; they are on sale so please show your support, any donations of prizes gratefully received.

 

Museum tickets

Any members who did not get hold of a ticket for Portland Museum, (they went like hot cakes), just let Paul know, he has a few in reserve.

'Bon Voyage'

 

Mark Gatter the originator of the original club web site and one half of the 'stupid brothers' (see Searcher magazine) has decided to 'up sticks'.

 

So partial is he to Welsh lamb he has decided to go and live amongst them somewhere in the Welsh Hills.

 

Keep in touch Mark you will be missed? Just remember to 'keep off our land'.

 

Bon Voyage from all of the club members.

June 06 meeting, displays,
Thank you club members who brought in some special displays,
click here to view

Club finds display for Richard Peck
Thank you to members of the club who have contributed finds for the display
which will be presented to Richard Peck, who has been made redundant. He has been very supportive of the Club and we hope he will appreciate this collection of finds.



click on picture to see it in close up

Portland Museum

Trudie Cole of Portland Museum, has kindly given complimentary free passes to the Museum for all club members, see Paul at the next meeting for yours!

CHARITY RALLY

16th / 17th September 2006  nr Beaminster in Dorset

Beaminster was first mentioned in a 9c Saxon charter. It was a thriving market town and held annual Fairs. In 1644 Prince Maurice (Rupert's brother) and his troops stayed here and the following year General Fairfax and the Parliamentary army stayed.

Trade Stands, Catering, Toilets, Raffle, Token hunt
1500 acres of land available.  Camping available from 3pm Friday 15th
Saturday detecting hours 10am – dusk
Sunday detecting hours   10 am- 4pm

Tokens to be handed in by 4pm Sunday. Token Draw will take place soon after.
Raffle tickets will be drawn during the afternoon, winning tickets will be displayed.
Pre booking - £12 per day = £24 per weekend
Pay on day   - £15 per day = £30 per weekend
 Camping     -                   = £3   per weekend

Cheques payable to:
Anne Laverty, 44 Meadow Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5PB
Please provide S.A.E

01935-429044 or Mobile 07790799230    email: laverty_anne@hotmail.com

Mike & Anne understand that no clubs or rallies have been on this land
PLEASE FILL IN YOUR HOLES PUT RUBBISH IN BAGS PROVIDED


September 2/3rd, Dorchester Show
The stand has been booked and paid for - volunteers needed to man the stand,

and do some PR for the Club
ps spare detectors needed for the day.

Wiltshire Rally,
please bring money to the July Meeting.
£10/day (£7/day - Club members)

 

Tsunami Beach Hunt

 

   Long-time club member Colin Bell and chairman Paul Rainford hold up a cheque which resulted from Colin's recent fundraising idea to benefit the tsunami victims in Asia. Colin managed to persuade about 20 fellow members to spend their Sunday morning looking for lost change on Weymouth beach...and thus raising a total of £170.69!!!

A fantastic effort and a great idea. Congratulations and thanks to all involved.