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swale search & recovery club

TOP GUN COMPETITION success Treasure Hunting magazine held a national competition to find the Top Gun of metal detecting early this year and awarded the winner a C.Scope CS3MX metal detector for their club. The Top Gun winner was Kevin Reader, who is one of the original members of our club. His magazine entry is informative and interesting, with images of his very varied finds.

His article gives detectorists an insight into correct and possibly some incorrect ways of detecting good finds. You can find Kevin’s winning competition article in the March 2010 issue of the Treasure Hunting magazine

FIRST CLUB DIG

Following a successful day at the 2010 Kent County Show we acquired our

first club land. Several farmers offered us access to detect on their land

One of these sites was a 120 acre farm at which we held our first club dig

CHILHAM ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG

In November 2010 we were invited to join in a five day event

to excavate a Medieval settlement at Chilham, Kent

The event was a joint venture organised by Kent County Council and PAS

A handful of our club members attended

and un-earthed a few good finds including two gold coins

PORTABLE ANTIQUES SCHEME WORKSHOP

In January 2011 PAS held a conference to introduce members of the public to their newly vamped website. The aim of the conference was to explain how we, the public, can now upload finds onto the site and explore their vast database

A follow-up workshop, to be held in March, will be a hands-on event at which

the public can upload their finds under the guidance of instructors

CHANGE OF VENUE

We are sad to leave The Dog and Bone,

but a growing membership requires that we need a larger premises.

As from July 7th 2011 the club will now meet at The Hastings Arms in Gillingham.

On behalf of all our club members I would like to thank David and Elaine very much

for their hospitality, and wish them all the best for their future

THE PILGRIMS’ WAY

The club was privileged to a talk on the Pilgrims way in Kent. The speaker, Mr. Chapman, made the talk interesting and informative. The club hopes to have many more guest speakers next year.

HOSPICE FUND RAISING

Swale Search and Recovery club members have, over the past few weeks,

enjoyed digs on Harvel Farm land. Finds have included silver hammered coins (always a favourite)

as well as other good coins and artefacts.

All proceeds from the digs went to the farm owners,

who in turn donated the money to their nominated charity, the Hospice.

BEGINNER’S LUCK

Harvel Farm was again the venue for a small club dig organised

for some American friends. Three ladies had contacted our club

and wanted to know if we could accommodate them to try their

hand at metal detecting as part of their trip to England.

They were all novices at the hobby,