January 2013 - Regton Metal Detectors

Article | Film Tells History of 92-Coin Furness Viking Hoard

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Published by North West Evening Mail, Wednesday, 16 January 2013

A NEW documentary featuring graphic re-enactments is set to transport viewers back to the times when marauding Vikings ruled the Furness peninsula.

The short film will form a key part of the highly-anticipated Viking gallery when it officially launches at the Dock Museum in Barrow next month.

Filmed by Dalton-based videographer Stuart Appley, of Comely Media, the five-minute documentary details the history behind the 92-coin Viking hoard.

The video is the latest addition to the growing exhibition which, as well as the hoard, will also house a replica longboat and three bronze axes.

Museum collections and exhibitions manager Sabine Skae said the excitement was building among both staff and local history buffs ahead of the opening.

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Webpage | James goes all over the Fylde Coast, looking for the past, and uncovering local history today.

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Published by Visit Fylde Coast.com, Sunday 20th January 2013.

James had got into conversation with us following a discussion on Facebook about the petrified forest that can be seen on Cleveleys beach.

He’s obviously got a fascinating hobby, so as we’re fascinated in everybody and everything, we persuaded James to tell us more.

If anyone out there also enjoys uncovering the past then please get in touch, or James might just inspire you to discover local history!

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James Turner also has his own Metal Detecting blog called Digging History. You can visit it here

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Webpage | James goes all over the Fylde Coast, looking for the past, and uncovering local history today.

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Published by Visit Fylde Coast.com, Sunday 20th January 2013.

James had got into conversation with us following a discussion on Facebook about the petrified forest that can be seen on Cleveleys beach.

He’s obviously got a fascinating hobby, so as we’re fascinated in everybody and everything, we persuaded James to tell us more.

If anyone out there also enjoys uncovering the past then please get in touch, or James might just inspire you to discover local history!

– Taken from Webpage Blog post

James Turner also has his own Metal Detecting blog called Digging History. You can visit it here

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Article | Ipswich: Metal detector men help find wedding ring that went missing in the snow

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Published by EADT, Monday 21st January, 2013

Gareth Johns, 34, lost the ring in the St Elizabeth Hospice car park, in Ipswich, but after an appeal a couple of people armed with metal detectors ventured out into the cold.

Ian Roberts, 81, of Quebec Drive, Kesgrave, and Gerry Keeler, 77, of Lulworth Avenue, Ipswich, found the ring within a minute of searching.

Jane Petit, chief executive of St Elizabeth Hospice, said: “Stories like this serve to remind us how important the support of the community is to all those who use the services of the hospice. I am extremely thankful to both Ian and Gerry for taking time out of their days to come and help us find Mr Johns’ ring.”

Mr Johns’ brother Andrew, 44, contacted BBC Radio Suffolk to make the appeal for people to come forward.

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Article | Treasure set to move into temporary home

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Published by This is Leicestershire, Monday January 14th, 2013

A 2,000-year-old ceremonial cavalry helmet and other treasures are to go on show at their new temporary home in March.

The star exhibits from the Hallaton Treasure will be displayed at Snibston Discovery Museum, in Coalville, while their permanent home in Harborough Museum has a major revamp.

Parts of the hoard of Roman and Iron Age gold and silver will also be the focus of temporary exhibitions at other locations around the county.

The treasure, which includes more than 5,000 coins, was discovered over a decade ago in a farmer’s field near Hallaton.

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Feedback Wanted on Scoop

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Just putting a picture of a new scoop we are looking to market, would like some feedback, expected retail around £130, this is a professionally produced scoop not to be confused with generic scoops we see from all corners of the world that are usually not up to much despite exaggerated claims to the contrary. It is made from high grade aluminium, cut out using CNC machine & TIG welded throughout, the scoop is then shot blasted to give a uniform finish.

No handle comes with the scoop, two reasons, carriage of such a long inexpensive part would be high and secondly you can then source your own handle to your own length and shape. It would come with a one year warranty against any welds failing, as with any digging tool if you exert enough force anything can break or bend so common sense would hopefully prevail, I have to say this is one of the strongest & best thought out scoops I’ve seen.

Article | Metal detectors turn up bronze age treasures

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Published by Crewe Guardian, written by Matthew Taylor, Wednesday 16th January 2013

CREWE and Nantwich Metal Detecting Society (CNMDS) led searches that have discovered a treasure trove of medieval artefacts on Cheshire Wildlife Trust land.

The society found a bronze age ‘Palstave’ axe, thought to date from the early-middle Bronze Age of 1500-1400 BC, at Bickley Hall Farm, south of Nantwich.

Another dig at Gowy Meadows in Ellesmere Port unearthed an array of medieval coins and artefacts, some stretching back almost 800 years to the 13th century.

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Article | How significant is the latest ‘Staffordshire Hoard’ find?

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Published by ITV.com, Tuesday 18th December 2012

Around 90 new pieces of gold and silver, thought to belong to the Staffordshire Hoard have been discovered.

Archeologists made the find in the same field where the 3,500 pieces of the Hoard were unearthed in 2009.

Among the new pieces are what is believed to be parts of a helmet cheek and an eagle shaped object.

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Dr David Simmonds, Hoard Curator from ITV Central on Vimeo.

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Article | Coin hoard is to stay in the county

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Published by Worcester News, written by Sarah Taylor, Tuesday 27th November 2012

A HOARD of Roman coins discovered in Worcestershire will stay in the county after Museums Worcestershire raised £9,000 in an appeal to secure the find in the county where it was discovered.

The collection of about 4,000 coins, found on Bredon Hill in June last year, is the largest haul of treasure ever found in the county.

The money has been raised through private donations, a donation by the Worcestershire Archaeological Society of £1,000 and a grant from the V&A Purchase Grant Fund, which was confirmed this week.

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Article | Anglo-Saxon items found on Alford farmland declared as ‘treasure’

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Monday, December 31, 2012

FOUR gold items of Anglo-Saxon jewellery were uncovered by a metal detectorist.

Lincolnshire Central Coroner Stuart Fisher, officially declared the items found by Colin O’Neill as treasure at an inquest.

The items were all found in the Alford area on farmland in October last year and could have originally been from a burial site.

Mr O’Neill was metal detectoring with the landowners permission.

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