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Firstly I'd like to thank Geoff,  Taff,  and Neil for allowing me to put this on there site.  Thanks guys.

Forest of Dean are holding a rally on 3 Oct at Woolaston includes bacon roll on arrival cup of coffee . Meeting at Rugby club from 7:30 onwards all in aid of Lydney rugby club juniors. £15 FOR THE DAY.  Please don't go to Woolaston!!  We meet at the rugby club  Regent Street, Lydney, GL15 5RN directions will be given there.  And Marshalls on route to direct you.

Just stick your name down on here I will add you to the list.

Thank you

Al

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Hi Deadlock

Please put tonytrees and mrstonytrees down for this one - we are free that weekend.

Cheers

Helena

OK thank you

Sadly I'm going to be missing a lot of rallies again this autumn - off to Korea (again) on Monday......

Please Add JBM.Thanks.

OK jerry

Hi can you please put lord and lady stanley down for  woolaston.
Regards

Andy

No worries thank you

Yes please Al please add us both to this one.
Thanks
Cherry and Bob

Ok dokey bob cherry

Can you put tlc down as well for the woolaston rally , thankyou

If you could put me down for this please...

Many thanks

Chris

No problem. Guys

Please add my son Lucky bugger.

Thanks. Jerry.

I would suggest people support this rally if theyre available, woolaston a great roman area. I used to detect very near on a farm close to the severn, found lots of roman among other things, and its a worthwhile cause  ;D

Would love to attend "outlaw" and I totally appreciate that it's in a good cause,but unfortunately, some of us just cannot attend for very good reasons👍 ;)

Please add Byron Matthews and George Jenkins to the list . ( bymatt666 + jenks ) 😉
PS. This is being held on a Saturday ?

Me & my wife would love to attend. :)

Thanks you guys and gals

1. Tony trees.
2.Mrs Tony trees.
3.Jerry jpm
4 Lord stanley
5 Lady stanley.
6 Bob rooky pair
7 Cherry rooky pair.
8 TLC.
9. Caerphillycast
10. JPM son (luckybugger).
11 Byron Matthews
12. George Jenkins.
13. Mr Ken Carol
14. Mrs Ken carol
15. Martin fairystick.
16. D Thomas.
17. mark Street
18 Rimmer47
19.Kelvin Dark
20. Custard
21 Anne brownlee .
22  Colin white
23. Paul Flanigan

Myself and mark street please

Added

Ta butt

Can you please add joe bristow

Done

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Bumpy

any info available on the detecting conditions please?   ploughed, stubble and how much land for example?  cheers, keith  ;D

70 acres of stubble

Lovely area

Hi Deadlock,

Does the rally actually start at 7:30am or are they meeting there from that time to start at 9:30am? I only need to know to sort out feeding of animals etc.

cheers

Helena

Anyone thinking of going may want to read about the Bronze Age gold hoard found in Woolaston:

http://www.prehistoricsociety.org/files/PAST_78_for_web.pdf (http://www.prehistoricsociety.org/files/PAST_78_for_web.pdf)

Very interesting read Mrs Tonytrees,thank you very much for that.👍

No meet for bacon and coffee then quick word of area then off to the fields

Places available

Can you add me to the list please Kelvin Dark

Done kelvin

Could u put my name down please

Please remove my name as i have to be somewhere else now

Cheers deusdoes  for letting me no,  rimmer47done

alun heres a bit of history for saturdays dig site#
Terry
 
 
The main road through Woolaston runs from Gloucester to Chepstow and follows the course of the Roman road from Gloucester to Caerleon for much of its route and has been in use at least since the 10th century. The crossing at the Piccadilly brook and the Black brook at Twyford were recorded in 956. South-west of Brookend the Roman road is believed to have diverged northward past Gumstalls and the church before rejoining the modern road north-east of Stroat. A hoard of 250 Roman coins from AD 313 to AD 346 was discovered near High Woolaston  1887-8.
 
There are two roman villas within a mile and a half of the dig site
 
 
 
 
 
Grange Pill, Woolaston (ST593982) - This site can be split into two areas both of which have strong implications for maritime Dean. The first is the Chesters Roman villa which is a large villa complex, possibly with military links, situated some 750m north-east of Grange Pill, close to a small silted pill that flows into the Severn at Guscar Rocks.
Evidence indicates that there were two phases of continuous occupation, the first dating to the mid 2nd century, with the second commencing after c.320 A.D. and lasting until the end of the Roman period.
A thick dereliction layer separated these and this may hint at the villa having been attacked from the sea for there was known Irish raiding in the estuary in the early 4th century.
Maritime links for this villa are strongly suggested by a structure whose function was interpreted as a lighthouse (probably built to guide incoming craft along a safe channel between Guscar Rocks) and also large quantities of bloomery slag (a waste product of iron smelting) around the edge of the pill, which appeared to have been used as hardcore for a trackway to the villa and also for a hard for shipping.
The second area at this site is that of Woolaston Quay. This quay consists of two large and separate timber and stone structures (essentially an upper and lower quay) discovered in the intertidal zone of Grange Pill in 1985. Archaeological investigation has revealed that the upper quay was built in the mid 12th century and then the lower quay added in the early 13th century. The quays were probably built to serve the shipping needs of the manor of Woolaston which at the time was owned by Tintern Abbey (the remains of a monastic chapel are present at nearby Woolaston Grange) and they formed a substantial structure that remained in use until sometime in the mid 17th century, when they were apparently damaged beyond repair, most probably by a violent storm.
One of the most important aspects of this site for Dean is that despite being in use for 500 years, the two quays were not recorded in any documentary sources, which means that other similar waterfront structures may exist elsewhere in Dean but are at present unknown.
Source - Riverine Dean - The Maritime & Waterfront Archaeology of the Forest of Dean by John Putley
 
A hoard of about 250 Roman coins dated 313-346 AD was discovered under a stone at High Woolaston in 1887. It was only reported in 1895 when then in the possession of a family living near Chepstow.

To add to your data listing. Iam getting  Roman 15, Anglo Saxon 1, bronze Age 1, medieval 9, Post medieval 2,  within a 3 mile radius of the Woolaston.

The rest is up to lady luck.

See you folks at about 7.30am for breakfast roll and coffee.  ;)  Jerry.

Okay, you've persuaded me to get up early! Please add me.
Custard

OK custard cheers

To all those diggers coming to Lydney on Saturday. The bacon`s sliced, The coffee is ground ,The weather forcast is good so happy hunting and good luck See you all Saturday

Please add Ann Brownlee and Colin White both from WHRADA. club in Somerset.

Thanks,

Jerry. :)

have done it cheers mate.

DEADLOCK HERE`S A BIT OF HISTORY FOR SATURDAYS DIG


The main road through Woolaston runs from Gloucester to Chepstow and follows the course of the Roman road from Gloucester to Caerleon for much of its route and has been in use at least since the 10th century. The crossing at the Piccadilly brook and the Black brook at Twyford were recorded in 956. South-west of Brookend the Roman road is believed to have diverged northward past Gumstalls and the church before rejoining the modern road north-east of Stroat. A hoard of 250 Roman coins from AD 313 to AD 346 was discovered near High Woolaston  1887-8.

 

There are two roman villas within a mile and a half of the dig site

 

 

 

 

 

Grange Pill, Woolaston (ST593982) - This site can be split into two areas both of which have strong implications for maritime Dean. The first is the Chesters Roman villa which is a large villa complex, possibly with military links, situated some 750m north-east of Grange Pill, close to a small silted pill that flows into the Severn at Guscar Rocks.

Evidence indicates that there were two phases of continuous occupation, the first dating to the mid 2nd century, with the second commencing after c.320 A.D. and lasting until the end of the Roman period.

A thick dereliction layer separated these and this may hint at the villa having been attacked from the sea for there was known Irish raiding in the estuary in the early 4th century.

Maritime links for this villa are strongly suggested by a structure whose function was interpreted as a lighthouse (probably built to guide incoming craft along a safe channel between Guscar Rocks) and also large quantities of bloomery slag (a waste product of iron smelting) around the edge of the pill, which appeared to have been used as hardcore for a trackway to the villa and also for a hard for shipping.

The second area at this site is that of Woolaston Quay. This quay consists of two large and separate timber and stone structures (essentially an upper and lower quay) discovered in the intertidal zone of Grange Pill in 1985. Archaeological investigation has revealed that the upper quay was built in the mid 12th century and then the lower quay added in the early 13th century. The quays were probably built to serve the shipping needs of the manor of Woolaston which at the time was owned by Tintern Abbey (the remains of a monastic chapel are present at nearby Woolaston Grange) and they formed a substantial structure that remained in use until sometime in the mid 17th century, when they were apparently damaged beyond repair, most probably by a violent storm.

One of the most important aspects of this site for Dean is that despite being in use for 500 years, the two quays were not recorded in any documentary sources, which means that other similar waterfront structures may exist elsewhere in Dean but are at present unknown.

Source - Riverine Dean - The Maritime & Waterfront Archaeology of the Forest of Dean by John Putley

 

A hoard of about 250 Roman coins dated 313-346 AD was discovered under a stone at High Woolaston in 1887. It was only reported in 1895 when then in the possession of a family living near Chepstow.
 
 
 

Tlc can't make it due to a small wall / fence job around my garden requiring major unforseen surgery better protect my property before I find any goodies and have them stolen good luck everyone.

Hi Al,Some of us will be traveling through early fogg or mist still hope to be with you by 7.30am or very soon after. ;) :)  Jerry.

That will  be fine Jerry look fwd to meet you safe jouney

Please put me on the list for the rally please just saw it as we only came home from holls 2 day thanks sinky

Hi sinky

The Rally was today!

Oops my mistake not lookin propley thanks save me a journey ta mate

Wat twit I am  ???

Thanks guys what a well run event.

Finds were a bit elusive, but there were a few class ones which Iam sure folks will see posted up.

My friend had one of the most unusual finds that we will ever see.

The images were taken with a mobile phone, but it gives you a chance to have a first look.

This hand made brass case with of course some machining has a George III halfpenny inset one end and a Viccy sixpence at the other.

It also has a decorative pattern around it.

Mike Joyce the finder will try to unscrew it  and see what if any contents still exist.

It measures 28mm in length.

The raffle was something a bit different and went down well

Thanks again to the organizers it was very professional event and the breakfast and hot drinks were a very welcome start to the day. ;) :) :)  Jerry.

cracking  ;)can't wait to see what's inside it

Thank you guys & dolls for a great day! Can't get the 'bloomin' thing open hot water didn't do the trick.. anyone know the combination?javascript:void(0);

Oh Dear Mike, I thought heat would have done it.

A bit of a Rubik`s  cube ?.

Perhaps it has a left handed thread ???

Back to the drawing board. ;) Jerry.

Thats a lovely looking box and a great find. Try some gentle heat with a hot air gun, or failing that use a hammer ::) ;D

Penetrating oil? WD 40?

Hi

Try very hot water and then straight into icy cold water (use tongs!) a couple of times. As it expands and contracts it hopefully will break the seal

Thank you all for attending finds were slow in the morning but they picked up in the afternoon,  we raised around £600 for Lydney rugby club credit to you all.

Here are some of the finds from Woolaston rally yesterday I would like to thank Deadlock for his help in organising the day also a thank you to Detecting Wales for allowing us to advertise on your web site plus a big thankyou to all who attended the rally i hope you had a good day THANK YOU ALL

If there is anyone who has finds that i didn`t photograph please post on here or the Forest of Dean MDC on Face book
cheers

 Mike were all waiting to see whats in the box please keep us posted FODMDC

Well done all some nice bit was found, the rings a beauty ;)

Dont listen to the banker....   Open the Box !!! 

C'mon, crack it open ;)  we all want to see whats inside, I'll go half Sovereign as my guess...

Nice finds BTW guys, that Posy is a cracker, looks quite a big one too :)

Great rally- many thanks all. Any ideas of what the snail shaped item in photo 25 much appreciated. It has the same pattern on both sides.

No joy yet on the opening!!?? Tried boiling water & straight into cold! It's been soaked in WD40 for 24 hours still no joy. There are some workers up the road with a pneumatic drill..... I'm wondering???  Watch this space.. 

Two pairs of mole grips and plenty of padding???

... or some old snuff...

It might even be an early container for some of that funny smoking stuff. ???

I've hand it over to safe cracker 'Jerry' and he has cracked the code!! He will be down loading the pics which are not to be sneezed at!  ::)

Ahh! snuff said ;)

If it's "" Hedges"" I will buy it off you  ;D ;D

Well after a lot of thought and failed suggestions Mike handed me the Brass container at club last night.

The solution  turned out to be by using a Bosh Heat Gun and holding the main body of the box in soft woods jaws.

Also using padded grips the box finally opened,

The contents were  as some of us guessed SNUFF.

I would not have fancied putting that up muck up my hooter even in those days.

A nice one off find by Mike made by a very clever guy all those years ago. ;)  :) Jerry.

At last the suspense was killing me, I've pulled all my hair out and have no nails left. I always thought it contained snuff...........honest ::)

Another little heart turner from Lucky Bugger. :o  Jerry.

WELL, finds  like that  are certainly not to be"SNIFFED" at are they??LOL!!!👍

Mystery solved snuff. I suppose that`s what you`d expect to find  in a snuff tin never mind a lovely find

what is that ???......looks like a cornflake ;D

 :D :D

Hi all
I must tell you all the latest on my broken T2 coil i mentioned on the Woolaston rally report. Matthew Brown put me in touch with Tim Mallory and Felix Calvilo at First Texas within two days a brand new coil is in the post for me. Hows that for a brilliant customer service i think its amazing I would like to thank Matthew for putting me in touch with First Texas and also the help that he`s gave me so if anyone who is reading this who has problems with their T2 might it be settings coil advice or anything Matthew Brown is the man with the knowledge
thank you Matthew and First Texas