Published by The Times, Jack Malvern, Thursday December 15th, 2011
“DARREN WEBSTER was meant to be going back to work after dropping his son off at home when, on a whim, he stopped by a field and decided to have a quick forage with his metal detector.
Within 20 minutes he made a discovery that was to introduce a new name to the turbulent history of medieval England.” – Taken from article
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Published by The Times, Jack Malvern, Thursday December 15th, 2011
“DARREN WEBSTER was meant to be going back to work after dropping his son off at home when, on a whim, he stopped by a field and decided to have a quick forage with his metal detector.
Within 20 minutes he made a discovery that was to introduce a new name to the turbulent history of medieval England.” – Taken from article
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Published The Art Newspaper, by Anny Shaw. Web only, Wednesday 22nd February 2012
Metal Detecting is a great way to get Kids interested in History.http://regton.com/kids.html
Tourism report says Brum kids are “culture starved” .
“A quarter of parents surveyed said they couldn’t afford entrance fees or didn’t have the time to take their kids to attractions” – taken from Article
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Published by smh.com.au, by Brad Newsom, Saturday December 10th 2011
“More absorbing history as experts set about examining the Staffordshire Hoard, a collection of some 1500 gold and silver artefacts dating to the 7th century, found in a field in Staffordshire in 2009” – taken from article
Published by Express & Star, Friday 9th December 2011.
“A silver thimble and gold jewel holder discovered in Staffordshire have been officially declared as treasure.
The items are the latest discovery in the county and were unearthed following the discovery of the famous Staffordshire Hoard in 2009. They have now been sent off to be valued.
The gold item, called a Cloisonne Panel, is from the Anglo-Saxon period and has been described as similar to items found in the famous Staffordshire Hoard, which was unearthed in Hammerwich in July 2009.” – Taken from Article
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Published by STV News, Monday 6th February 2012
“A treasure hunter has unearthed a stash of ancient coins which could be worth thousands of pounds.
Mike Aitken found the perfectly preserved 13th century coins with his metal detector.” – Taken from Article.
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Published by STV News, Monday 6th February 2012
“A treasure hunter has unearthed a stash of ancient coins which could be worth thousands of pounds.
Mike Aitken found the perfectly preserved 13th century coins with his metal detector.” – Taken from Article.
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Published by Mail Tribune, by Nils Holst, Sunday February 5th, 2012
“Alicia Combs had been using her metal detector for only 15 minutes when she unearthed the surprise of her young life — two mortar rounds buried inches beneath the dirt in the backyard of a rental property her family owns in White City.” – Taken from Article
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Published by New Market weekly news, Friday 17th February 2012
“Roman coins unearthed by metal-detection enthusiasts near Mildenhall have been designated treasure.
A single gold and 15 silver coins dating from between 355AD and 402AD were declared treasure by coroner Dr Peter Dean at a treasure inquest in Bury St Edmunds.” – taken from article
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Bridlington Exhibition Early 1990’s
…what a handsome family 🙂 , nice glasses Marcus!