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David Cummings
Chairman
Ipswich & District Detectors Club

April meeting

The April meeting was graced by our new member Ken Phillips who brought with him his most extraordinary display and wealth of finds from many years of detecting.

He demonstrated the psychic element of metal detecting by using thought processes to ask for a particular item to be revealed and in many cases this happened.

Ken had totally researched his finds and had discovered many facts and ideas on how artefacts were used. He also demonstrated how sayings came into regular dialect such as "cold enough to freeze the balls on a brass monkey" etc.

He talked for a good hour and the members were enthralled by his wealth of knowledge and humorous delivery on the subject matter. The members applauded him for a most enjoyable talk.

Next meeting is on Tuesday 29^th May 2012

Our guest speaker will be our old friend Pip Wright who's talks are always most entertaining.

March Meeting

The March meeting gave us the opportunity to renew our Club Membership for  2012 / 2013  and our treasurer Sue Seager did a sterling job in collecting  fees and issuing cards.

This was followed by our Annual General Meeting which was once again expertly chaired by David Cummings.

Next was the famous club quiz hosted by our very own quizmaster Kelvin Gage.

The quiz was split into two categories, a general quiz with a bottle of wine for the winner and an advanced quiz with a bottle of bubbly for the winner and a bottle of wine for the runner up. The General quiz was eventually won by Caroline Curtis after a tense tie break.The advanced quiz was won by Darren Clarke.The runner up was Andy Howells with  David  Cummings half a point behind in a very close third place.

Next meeting is on Tuesday 24th of April

Our guest speaker will be Ken Phillips ( a very experienced Detectorist ) who will be talking to us about “Metal Detecting Finds”.

Also, for those who missed the last meeting your new membership cards are now ready.

 

Febuary Meeting

February Auction

The club auction raised £9.50 for club funds representing £95.00 worth of sales.

The highest selling item was a set of ornamental knives that achieved £10.00. It was a fun evening with plenty of good humoured banter. Our thanks go to Kelvin Gage for his auction skills and his keen porter.

Next meeting is on Tuesday 27th March 2012

The March Meeting is the A.G.M.

 

This is the opportunity for club members to have their say.

 

It is also the time for renewing club memberships, and I can report that the fees are remaining at £13.00 for the coming year. Still good value!

 Our treasurer Sue will take your payment on the night, membership forms have been included with this newsletter for your consideration. Members who receive the newsletter by email can get a form at the meeting.

 After the A.G.M. Kelvin has arranged a quiz and I'm sure there will be many searching questions. There will be a small prize for the winner and I'm sure it will be good fun.

 

January meeting

Our guest speaker was John Newman who kindly gave a talk on new discoveries at Sutton Hoo. This was fully illustrated with a slide presentation.  John pointed out that since the building of the new visitor’s centre and car park, the studying of the area was much improved.

An earlier cemetery was discovered with many high status burials from the 6^th century. Most notable was a hanging bowl beautifully crafted with three Celtic style escutcheon plates, all enamelled and in fantastic condition.

As John stated, skeletal material does not survive in these very acidic conditions, though it’s good at preserving textiles and iron items. His presentation revealed scant traces of ghostly figures represented by the staining of the bodies. This demonstrates the skill of archaeological techniques in showing the aesthetic detail.

With John’s graphs it was clear that Sutton Hoo cemetery has been used as a place of burial for hundreds of years and not just during the 7^th century.

John finally answered several questions and was applauded for his fine presentation.

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