DetectingWales.com - Rally Number Thirteen - The first of 2010!

[onehorseAl( Al)]

Hi all,really glad you had a good day,sorry not to have been able to make this one.Some lovely finds came up by all the writeups and photos.ope I can get to the next one
Al

[Legacy Hunter]

thanks to neil geoff and tafflaff rob for finding the land and organising the rally me steve and the mighty thor really enjoyed ourselves only coing we found between us was one i found a Elizabeth 11 Half  Crown 1961 and loads of buttons and bits and bobs
Looking forward to the next DW rally already
Kaister if the wellies leak just put bags on yr feet before putting them on lol
debs

[kaister]

i can only wear them on sundays cos ther holy,,,,,

[Legacy Hunter]

hehe kaister lol
debs

[Terry]

very good K,   I was one of the lads parked next to you,  good luck with the wellies,  no holes by the way,
Kiwi Terry

[seeker]

good to see ya Kaister  well done on your days finds 

[PHIL YNYSBOETH]

looked like a great rally everyone sorry i couldnt be there
and some  nice finds to ;0)

well done Taff and admin ;0)

[handyman [Alan}]

we missed u phil -- hope all is ok

cheers

[PHIL YNYSBOETH]

Awwww thanks Alan

All ok here just something come up last minute,  you know my old problem
I,ll pm you laters ;0)

all the best
Phil

[Salty (Karl) Cardiff Scan Club]

well done guys, some nice finds there, nice bit of Roman come up.

[bymatt666 (byron)]

another great write-up neil..and another great DW rally  .. i know rob was worried about this site ..but all unfounded !  plenty of good finds and a good day enjoyed by everyone !...well done DW...byron

[The Doc]

Great write-up and pics neil. I had a great time and was pleased with my fibula, silver buton and other bits and pieces.

I saw a few of the hammered. Ian (Gadget)'s is a continental sterling issued by Gaucher of Chatillon, like this:

http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=14964&cat=38

[mole]

Thanks Geoff Neil Rob /Byron for another  great rally Did,nt find a lot myself    but did,nt expect to on the way to the rally I had a omen stopped at the local garage to fill up the car it took me at least twenty minutes to get the petrol cap open Then I arrived late unusual for me  but I was very happy at the end of the day to see other members finds  and meet members old and new good hunting all 

[proconsul]

Thanks to everyone who attended the DW Chepstow rally and to Neil and Rob for their help in organising it. I'm glad so many decent finds came up on the day.

Rob puts a lot of hard work into finding land for our rallies. Not every farm that agrees to a rally makes the grade. We endeavour to put a bit of 'quality control' into our rallies so every farm we're considering for a rally is tested, usually by Rob himself but accompanied by Neil and myself if we can make it.

If the test doesn't indicate sufficient activity on the land we're considering we don't hold a rally there. Four farms were under consideration for yesterdays rally. Tests were conducted on three of them and the farm we eventually chose was the only one that showed any decent activity.

One of the others was rejected because, although it had strong Roman and Iron age credentials and the farmer swore blind that there had never been any detecting allowed on it, the test proved disappointing.

One of the other farms tested, again with strong Roman credentials, was completely and utterly dead with absolutely no finds coming up during the test other than medicine tubes. We would have had a riot on our hands if we'd held a rally there.

So, although we can't guarantee that every rally we hold will be productive, I can assure you that we (mostly Rob) put every effort into making sure that they are.

Thanks to Neil for a brilliant report once again and thanks also to him for making sure we meet all the legal requirements for organising this type of rally.

Neil and Rob put a huge amount of energy and commitment into DetectingWales.com and without them DW wouldn't have become as successful as it has over the last year or so.

Geoff

[ancientpat]

Hi All,
 Thanks for a good day Rob, Geoff, and Neil. I didn't see Neil for a photo but I can add my first hammered for 2010 to the list a cut half voided long cross plus a reasonable Roman bronze. I had a bag of the usual bits which I haven't looked at yet, also a small bell which needs a clean.
I will try and get the pictures posted with some help.

                                             Pat.