Metal Detecting Rally 2017
The
Friends
of
St
Mary’s
would
like
to
thank
all
the
detectorists
who
supported
the
event,
helping
us
to
raise
much-needed
funds
for
the
maintenance of St Mary’s Church.
Our
particular
thanks
to
the
landowners
for
their
kind
permission
to
hold
the
event
on
their
fields
and
allowing
us
to
set
up
a
tent
city
and
car parking for over 100 cars.
The
2017
Metal
Detecting
Rally
got
under
way
under
a
watery
sun
on
a
cool
September
Sunday
morning
with
some
210
detectorists
registered
travelling from far and wide.
“Tent
City”
housed
registration
and
finds
identification,
somewhere
to
buy
tea,
coffee,
bacon
rolls
and
burgers
as
well
as
somewhere
to
chat
and
compare finds whilst sheltering from the occasional shower.
Rain
late
in
the
day
made
for
something
of
a
challenge
when
it
came
to
leaving
the
car
park.
Fortunately,
two
kind
tractor
drivers
managed
to
extricate
most
of
those
who
couldn’t
make
it out under their own steam!
We
hope
everybody
enjoyed
the
day
but
we
would
value
any
feedback
By
the
end
of
the
day
97
finds
had
been
recorded
including
hand-made
nails,
pottery
fragments,
some
iron
or
bronze
items,
buckles
and
buttons
as
well
as
a
good
crop
of
assorted
coins.
The
“Find
of
the
Day”
initially
puzzled
us
but
has
since
been
identified
as
a
late bronze age razor.
The
Friends
meet
p
e
r
i
o
d
i
c
a
l
l
y
,
a
p
p
r
o
x
i
m
a
t
e
l
y
monthly,
at
7:00pm,
usually
in
the
Community
Room
at
the
Church,
to
plan
and
organise
fundraising
and
other
events
and
to
discuss
funding
needs.
There
is
no
fixed
committee
membership
so
if
you
would
like
to
be
involved
just
give
us
a call and turn up!
For
information
on
church
events,
service
times,
contact
details
and
for
all
church
matters,
please
visit
St Mary’s
church
website
at
A Church
Near You.
Next Meeting
.
The
next
meeting
will
be
held
on
Thursday
9th
October
2025
in
St
Mary’s
church
starting
at
7.00pm.
Everybody
welcome.
Minutes
of
the
last
and
all
previous
meetings
and
Treasurer’s
reports
can
be
found
in
the
Archive
.
The
Friends
of
St
Mary’s,
Bacton
is
a
registered
Charity
No
1106579.
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