whats occurring at RARE

[bymatt666 (byron)]

What’s occurring with RARE at spaxton oct 3rd
We were sat in our cars at 07.00 , waiting for the coach to arrive at Ponty car-park , watching the rain hammering down ! As we had booked with a different coach company we did’nt know what to expect and up pulled this bus with “Dave’s Coaches” emblazoned on the side . It turned out to be the very one used in the popular TV series “ Gavin + Stacey “ !
On the way to Somerset the rain continued to pour down with a vengeance ,but , as we approached the junction to leave the motorway it stopped and stayed dry for the rest of the day ! Were we lucky or what?
We reported in at the Spaxton Village Hall,where there were loads of cars and people eagerly awaiting the start . In the hall a full English breakfast was available for £3.50 ,  so some of us tucked in and it set us up for the day . A convoy of cars , vans , mini-buses and coaches left for the site,travelling through the lanes and being directed by marshals on the junctions . At the site were toilets and a barbeque area where hot food and drinks were available all day.
Around 130 acres were offered for detecting, pasture , stubble and a couple with longish grass ,  so we set out to the fields of our choice . As usual some of our members were luckier than the others but we all found something of interest .Paul Minton had a Lizzie hammered and two romans , Ann Oxley found a nice horse brass , Mark Harford had a religious type medallion and some coins . Chris Leach was lucky with a William 4th hammered . Brian Mitchell had a good day with a silver thimble, which has gothic type letters on it which may say “regard” and two Viccy halfpennies, one dated 1862 .Mike Coburn found his first William 3rd love token , which he say’s he’s giving to his wife ,  what a romantic ! George Jenkins found a hammered Henry , a religious medallion , a silver spoon and a cartwheel penny .Rod Holt had a worn hammered, various coins and some buckles . Dai Griffiths found a nice jetton , Robert Thomas found a battered hammered , but a hammered none the less , and a musket ball . Norman Gowen had a roman radiate and another religious type medallion, the third of the day , makes you wonder what went on at this site ! Byron Matthews found a cartwheel penny , a large pot-leg and a badge with a crown and VR stamped on it . The usual bits and pieces were found by everyone .
Ian John was having his first try at metal detecting , with a garrett 150 which one of our members had lent him..a very generous gesture by Leighton Poar.
During the afternoon two people were seen lying on the ground digging a very deep hole , at least four feet , in one of the stubble fields ! Spectators were stopping to look into the hole with interest . It turned out to be an aircraft crash-site from WW2 . A cigarette case was also found in the area , but that has to be confirmed as part of the accident , the area was cordoned off by the archaeologist on site .
At the end of the day some of us had our photo taken with our “famous” transport and we made our weary way home, looking forward to the next RARE outing .
Byron Matthews vice-chairman

[Al.Thepastfinder, ( Alan )]

 Ha ha,  thanks for the report Byron at least the rain stopped and some managed to get some nice finds then,
 i should have been there to have my pic taken with the bus, lol  my daughter's boyfriend a=in Cambridge used to think that Barry was a made up place for the programme,  lol
 Alan

[PHIL YNYSBOETH]

Great report Byron !!
Looked like you all had a good Day !
You was very lucky to dodge the weather

Sorry i couldnt Join you for this one

All the best
Phil