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Our Hunting ground within site of May Hill
Forming the club Feb 2nd 2006
Officers.
President - Dr Alf Web Chairman - David Hutton Secretary - John Ganley Treasurer - Donald Sherratt
NOTICES
Membership.
Members must abide by the rules of the Treasure Act
The Annual Subscription Fee is £20.00. This includes membership of The Nation Council for Metal Detecting.
Club Meeting are held every two months.
We aim to have a minimum one detecting outing a month.
Prizes for Best Finds between meetings and a special annual prize.
To join or enquire, please apply by e-mail to Gerald Proctor club membership secretary at:
Gez@mail2gerald.com
From March 1st 2007 the number of members allowed has been increased from 20 to 25
We have 2 people on the waiting list.
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About the Club
Taynton Metal Detecting Club was founded on February 2nd 2006.
The founders David Hutton and Donald Sherratt have been detecting in Gloucestershire for over ten years. As other enthusiasts took up the hobby they formed a small group so that finds could be properly identified and recorded. Kurt Adams the Finds Liaison Officer for Gloucestershire and Avon attended these casual meetings and recorded the important artefacts.
The decision to form an official club is to create comradeship, cooperation and responsible metal detecting between detector users.
To enable finds to be identified and recorded through the Portable Antiquities Scheme and The Sites and Monuments Record Office.
To be affiliated as a club to the National Council for Metal Detecting.
Our Programme
Meetings will be held every two months at the Taynton Parish Room.
Awards will be given at these meetings and annually for Best Finds.
It is the intention to have monthly detecting outings open to all the members.
About Dave
Dave started Metal Detecting in 1993 using a Fisher CZ6 detector and is still using the same one to this day. He has uncovered hundreds of interesting finds including a rare Anglo Saxon Thrymsa. It is the only one ever found in this part of Britain and is now on permanent display in Gloucester City Museum. He also discovered a previously unknown Roman site in his home town of Newent, Gloucestershire.
About Don
Don took up the hobby in 1995 after retiring from a lifetime of farming. He uses a Whites Spectrum XLT detector and has also made numerous finds including the discovery of a scattered hoard of 160 early 4th century Roman coins. These were found on a previously unknown Roman iron smelting site and were reported under the Treasure Act and eventually were returned to the finder. One of his latest interesting find is a silver penny of Alfred the Great.
About our Finds
Our finds are mostly from the area within ten miles of Gloucester. Our overriding interest is discovering, recording and publicising our local history. We have a good rapport with our local museum and are members of several history and archaeological societies. We regularly submit our finds to Kurt Adams our local Finds Liaison Officer and they are also recorded with the Gloucestershire County Council Sites and Monuments Record Office (SMR). We fully support and abide with the Treasure Act of 1996.
When detecting on arable fields we also search 'eyes only' for flint and pottery etc. We have found numerous Mesolithic and Neolithic flints and also three possible stone age camp sites. Flint is not naturally occurring in this part of Britain therefore we know that any we find has been carried here by prehistoric man.
On request we give talks and displays to local organisations for the benefit of charity. From Easter until 30th September each year many of our finds are on display in the Heritage Centre in Newent, Glos. It is open daily (except Monday & Thursday) from 2pm to 4.30pm free of charge.
For clarity many of the artefacts shown on the website are larger than actual size. Please let us know if you disagree with any of our identifications or can fill in the gaps where we have put question marks. The name in italics below the artefact description refers to the village or general location of the find. To contact us just click on Guest Book or send us an e-mail.
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