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Steve Rice has been Metal Detecting for over 20 years. He is a member and past chairman of the South Lancs and Cheshire Metal Detecting Club.

Steve will endeavour to keep everyone up to date with his finds (and other members' finds) as well as the hobby in general. He is also a keen Coin Collector and Historian and will keep you upto date with this also.

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September 2006 Archives

Rare Saxon belt goes on display

Posted by ricey on September 15, 2006 12:14 PM

A rare Anglo-Saxon belt buckle found by a treasure hunter with a metal detector is going on public display for the first time.
The copper alloy buckle dates from between AD600 and AD720 and is only the second one of its type found in England.

It was unearthed recently on the outskirts of London by Bill Robson, who handed it to the Museum of London.

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Rare find for metal detector

Posted by ricey on September 15, 2006 12:11 PM

AN Ipswich metal detecting enthusiast has found treasure trove expected to be worth thousands of pounds in a farmer's field.

John McLaughlin, 54, discovered silver gilt brooches, Anglo Saxon dress ornaments, silver studs, rings, knives, a spearhead and amber beads in Mark Partridge's north Ipswich field.

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METAL DETECTING DAY ALKINGTON GRANGE FARM 15th Oct 06

Posted by ricey on September 14, 2006 11:46 AM

STAN AND DAVE OF CREWE AND NANTWICH M.D.S.
PRESENT A METAL DETECTING DAY
ALKINGTON GRANGE FARM
WHITCHURCH
SHROPSHIRE
SUNDAY 15th OCTOBER 2006
ANYONE AND EVERYONE WELCOME

START 9.30am FINISH 5.00 p.m.
FEE £10.00 ADULTS £5.00 JUVENILES (UNDER 16)
NO DOGS ALLOWED
PAY ON THE DAY ONLY NO NEED TO BOOK
SEVEN FIELDS AVAILABLE TOTALLING NEARLY 100 ACRES
ALL ARABLE LAND HAS BEEN PLOUGHED AND USED FOR GROWING POTATOES SO NICE DEEP PLOUGHING.
BRING A BAG THE FARMER SAID YOU CAN HELP YOURSELF TO ANY SPUDS LEFT.
THE FARMER ASSURES US THAT THIS LAND HAS NOT BEEN DETECTED ON IN THE 35 YEARS HE HAS BEEN THERE.

DIRECTIONS:- FROM THE WHITCHURCH BY-PASS TAKE THE B5476 SIGNPOSTED FOR WEM. AT TILSTOCK TAKE THE FIRST RIGHT TURN (HOLLINS LANE) FOLLOW THIS LANE TO THE END AND THEN TURN LEFT, ALKINGTON GRANGE IS A SHORT DISTANCE ON YOUR RIGHT.

LOOK FOR OUR SIGNS FROM TILSTOCK.
ANY QUESTIONS (P.M. ME SOILDIGGER) OR RING ME DAVE OR STAN ON THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS

DAVE HOME 01270 588823 MOBILE 07850902244
STAN HOME 01606 554357 MOBILE 07967400989
EMAIL ME colclough.dave@googlemail.com

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King Alfred Rally - Rally Report

Posted by ricey on September 3, 2006 12:31 PM

I'm hearing unconfirmed reports that there was upwards of 700 people at the King Alfred Rally with lots of land to detect on.

People turned up from all parts of the country, not to mention the varying groups of Dutch guys who came over especially.

Complaints have been raised about the amount of bullets (running into thousands) which were being pulled out of the ground, with no mention in the advertising previously. Fields did produce normal hammereds, roman and brooches but appears to be just average finds - nothing spectacular. However as we all know in the Metal Detecting game - a site in a promising location does not always produce.

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Firle Rally Update

Posted by ricey on September 3, 2006 12:19 PM

Latest news from the Firle Rally I can report that there are loads of finds being made at Firle. Already there have been well over a dozen hammered coins, several Roman and Saxon brooches so much so that the finds case with the FLO is over-flowing.

Weather: It rained a little at the start on Saturday, went off for the first few hours.

Will keep you updated.

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The Lost City of Trellech

Posted by ricey on September 3, 2006 11:17 AM

Last week there was a feature on the bbc after the news about a man who bought a field hoping to find a Medievil Village on it !

The name of the village was Trellech in Wales. In 1296 it was thriving - 200 years later with the onset of Plague, War and Crop Failure it had gone.

Ifg you are interested in reading his story why not look here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/theoneshow/features/feature/08_dan_snow_trellech.shtml

So I guess the moral of the story to us detectorists is 'if you can't get permission from a farmer to detect on his field - you could always buy own!!!

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