The day was set to be warm and dry, although we were deep in
September. The clods were gathering in the farm car park in droves, it was
going to be a well attended dig.
Ayit the dig organiser was taking in the
dig fees and busily speaking to the farmer and dig members. Jax was selling the
raffle tickets (which is the only fundraising the club does), and to be fair
they were sold quite quickly. Without the funds raised by the raffle, the club
would be potless. The monies raised goes towards paying for its and bobs what
we use for the day to day running of digs.
At 9am Ayit made a quick speech, informing
of out of bounds fields and field boundaries. The masses were then released
into the wilderness.
On first impression the fields were
littered with lots of foil, causing some indignation. This was reflected in the
finds for the first three hours which were not the most encouraging.
At lunchtime, a fair few of the
detectorists returned to the car park for refreshments. This is the time where
if you listen well enough you will hear where the best finds are concentrated.
I feel this happened as a few suspected Roman pieces were located in the far
field.
Encouraged by a quick view of the finds, a
fair few members headed towards the fields. The afternoon finds improved on the
back f this and this is reflected in the few nice bits of roman that appear in
the video.
Here is our club video, i hope you enjoy.
