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Altinkum has kindly taken on the onerous task of organising a rally for us. This will take place in Llansannor near Cowbrige on Sunday 15th February 2009. There will be one very large weathered-down ploughed field near an old church and some pasture fields. The area has a reputation for bronze age and roman finds.

This will be a DetectingWales.com members-only rally. The cost will be £5 per head.

Meeting place and time will be announced in a few days.

Geoff

fantastic ! lets hope it's the first of many !..i may not be able to make it as i am booked for a birthday lunch in the vale that day. :'( but if i can get there later...i will !!..byron

excellent job i will be there.as byron said hope it is the start of many.
cheers.
ian. ;D :D

Will be there and i will see if hedgehog wants to make the trip ;D

Fantastic news its what ive been waiting for myself and phil will be there looking forward to many more    regards DES

Well done Altinkum - very good of you to arrange this - its what the site needed to make it evolve. Hopefully it will be the first of many Rallys acquired by various members.

I will add it to the Press Release that is scheduled to go out on Monday to various publications with the caveat that its for existing members only this time!

Great area for a Rally. Anyone ordering the new or old merchandise that will be advertised this week can collect at the Rally if they want to save the P&P.

Neil

Many thanks Altinkum for organising the Ist Detectingwales,com Rally

I,ll be there. ;D

Be warned Members with partners its Valantines day on the 14th ignore this at your peril lol ;D

Looking forward to the 15th
Regards
Phil Jones

Yes please , got that weekend off , many thanks altinkum and the detecting Wales team.

oh joy of joys !!i will be there after all..i only got the dates wrong !! ;D byron

Sounds good to me thanks for asking see you there and well done for organising it.Nice One! ;) 8)

 :) i will be travelling back from Swansea that morning but will try my best to be there

 got my 2 grandsons later and over night, but hmmm i hope to get there,
 Alan

Just my luck - I'm away with my wife for a Valentine's break that weekend. However you have to get your priorities right and I know which side my bread is buttered on!

Well like I said I'm very new to all this but I'm definately up for a rally, maybe some of you can show me the ropes.

hmm i'm sure the England V Wales rugby international is on too,.

international is on 14th

bugger forgot that. ::)

 :'( I will be sleeping as on nights that week  :'(

Its going to be one Hell of a long weekend.

Saturday - Wales V England
Sunday - First DetectingWales.com Rally
Monday - Arsenal v Cardiff (I have tickets)

Now if we can only find something for the Friday! ::)

[bAmmendment - ]Woohoo! 10/02/09  - Found something for the Friday - Poker at John the Greeks £50 & a bottle of spirit entry fee. Happy Days. Now its one HELL of a long weekend.[/b]

Looking forward to it
Neil

Well done Altinkum,hope it's the first of many.I am hopeing to get down for it. ;D

Hey Friday is the 13th. Plenty of scope for things to happen on that day!

what time does the rally!!!! start got to travel from swansea that morning . cheers guys :)

any body know what time and where we will meet for the rally on the 15 th feb yours  DES

if everyone get's to llanharry i'll put sign's out in the morning for rallyer's to follow. i'll also try and get the farm post code so people can use their sat nav's. i just hope this weather buck's up and we get some dry weather next week as the parking is going to be on a pasture field due to the location being in lane's.  mike

Please note this is a DetectingWales.com MEMBERS ONLY RALLY. I'm in discussion with Altinkum and Neil to fix a suitable meeting time bearing in mind some people will be coming from some distance. Hopefully more details tomorrow.

Geoff

could i suggest meeting in the main carpark in the middle of cowbridge......then going in convoy to the site......byron

meeting in cowbridge mean's the valley boy's will be driving past the rally fields. all the detail's will be put up on this site the evening before the rally. just keep your finger's crossed that this weather changes to drier condition's.  mike

hi if you put details up next sat on the site i cant see them coz i will be in swansea for the night and will be leaving swansea on the morning of the rally so wont see any details will be coming straight to cowbridge for the rally !!. Neil will you  give me details by my mobile phone please on that sunday morning or i can ring you ?? ???

No problem Kev, feel free to give me a call on the Saturday night or I'll ring you, whichever happens first.

I apologise in advance for my slurred speech and my jubilance at thrashing the English! :P

Neil

Nice one Nigel see you there mate ;0)

regards Phil

3 pages is this the longest thread we've had on here

WELL every body hope to see most of you at the rally hears hoping for a nice fine day  see you all soon DES

We have decided on a meeting time of 9am with the actual rally start time approximately half an hour after this. To ensure that only members of DetectingWales.com attend this rally we will be sending out the location of the meeting place by private message via this website.  To facilitate this we need everyone who intends coming to the rally to sign up using the link at the end of this post.

Just so everyone knows what they’re letting themselves in for, I’m afraid we won’t be able to provide the same kind of facilities as a large open rally. In other words you won’t find portable toilets, burger vans or trade stands at our rally. Please bring any sandwiches and drinks that you will require with you.

Whilst we will do our best to ensure the safety and security of everyone who attends the rally, please be aware that everyone who attends does so at their own risk. Everyone who attends will also be responsible for ensuring that they have suitable civil liability insurance. If you are a member of a club that is affiliated to the National Council for Metal Detecting you will probably already have this cover. Please check.

If you intend to come to the DetectingWales.com Rally on Sunday 15th February 2009 PLEASE LET US KNOW AT THE LINK BELOW. If your name isn’t on the list you won’t be coming!

http://www.detectingwales.com/index.php?topic=505.0 (http://www.detectingwales.com/index.php?topic=505.0)

I,ll be going, if I can get a lift from some kind person. It,s been so long since I,ve
been out, my machine is going rusty. Hopefully, Stan
If you can give me a lift, send me a P.M. Thanks

where do you live stan?

Hi tafflaff, top end of ely, just below Western Cemetary. Stan

Sorry Millsy - we have had loads of these requests, he will need to register on the site, as with everyone else I am afraid.

If he hasn't got a computer at home, just tell him to go to any library - they all provide free internet access.

cheers
Neil

No worries Millsy!

I bet he has some lovely finds living in Caerleon. I hope you have explained that as a new member he will be expected to hold a Detectingwales.com rally on his land in Caerleon!  ::) Only joking! Bet it would be a cracking place for a Rally though.

See you next Sunday

Neil

phil and myself will be there without fail regards DES

Myself and Peter will be there look forward to see you all...PaulB. 8)

Hi Peter and Paul

 see you there dont forget to say hi ;0)

regards Phil

Sure will Phil... 8)

Hi millsy

Due to our new security questions we has stopped computer generated members joining to send span.
Im sorry to hear you brother is having this problem please tell him to try again i know its  a stupid question but his the user name hes useing questionable ?
I havnt had to bar anyone for a long time due to geoff efforts to make our forum secure.

Please tell your Brother to try again and if you give me his user name ill look out for him

regards
Phil Jones

HI THIS IS GAVIN PALMER ONLY JUST REGISTERED CANT WAIT TO SEE EVERYONE TOMORROW

Hi millsy

The invite a friend link doesnt come to me

If you get your brother to Join www.Detectingwales.com (http://www.Detectingwales.com) then invite himself on this page

That will be great
regards Phil

As under 16 year olds are not allowed to attend this event we won't be going.
have a good day all.
ROB...

why ar'nt under 16s allowed. could someone explain please

who said Rob ?

WOULD someone explain why under sixteens cant come to the rally regards DES

Unfortunately Phil there are several problems with insurance, personal liability and U16 Risk Assessments with minors.

In todays society you have to take these things into account - its a shame but can't be helped.

The organised Rallys we all go to will all have arranged personal indemnity and liability cover for several million pounds - thats just not feasible for us, and hence why everyone needs their own insurance. Might sound extreme but accidents do happen, and I know of two individual cases where event organisers have been sued for what are basically minor accidents. One of them bizzarely was at a charity baseball event on Ely Racecourse- cost someone I know their livelihood!

Sorry its society to blame, not DetectingWales I'm afraid

Neil

Hi Neil

Thanks for explaining
Its a mad world we live init

I understand totally

Rob dont let this put you and your son off Detecting or Joining a club.
as Neil said all other orginised rallys have the insurance,s to cover U16 and im sure in time if Detectingwales rallies take off its something the admin could look into.

All the best Phil Jones

HI NEIL thanks for clearing the subject up i.m sure now that rob fully understands  and at some time in the future things can be corrected its a hard world out there  best regards to every body concerned  DES