LEGAL AND RULES
FINDER/LAND OWNER AGREEMENT
Landowner/finder/s agreement. Finds that are subject to Treasure Trove laws are to be equally shared 50/50 between the landowner/s and finder/s or as otherwise agreed. All items of a high value that are not treasure trove must be also equally shared between both parties.
RECORDING FINDS
Whilst not a legal requirement we urge you to record your finds with the FLO or with us at the dig or rally. If you are unable to record your finds with a FLO at a dig/rally please take all recordable finds to your local FLO for recording. These are generally all coins and artefacts pre 1715, however ‘grotty’! FLOs would be grateful if finds are bagged and rally place names and dates written on the bags. Identification may be helped if you are able to gently clean the surface mud off your find before you take it to your FLO. Sometimes finds can be recorded at later meetings but bear in mind that FLOs are likely only to carry maps relevant to their counties. For the PAS database, contact details and conservation advice please visit www.finds.org.uk
INSURANCE
Each member on joining the Weekend Wanderers Detecting club must join either the Federation of Independent Detectorists (FID) or The National Council of Metal Detectorists (NCMD) Membership of the FID or NCMD offers public liability insurance and must be renewed annually.
DISCLAIMER
We do our very best to provide you with the best possible farm land and detecting conditions. Sites are carefully researched and for the most part will not have been tested by us unless otherwise stated. Our aim is to state in advance whenever land used by us for club digs has previously been searched but this of course depends on accurate information given us by landowners. We can only gain and maintain an excellent reputation by not making exaggerated and false claims and all finds are natural. We would like you to be aware that not every field in Britain is filled with gold and detecting can be hard at the best of times; some fields are good whilst others are poor. Of course we hope that you do make great finds but cannot guarantee the number, age or indeed value of any coins or artefacts However, by endeavoring to regularly obtain permission on a variety of new farms with a good diverse historic background, we hope to increase your chances of success and wish you good luck!
The metal detector finds, their descriptions & images on our website are genuine Weekend Wanderers member’s finds made on our own organized days out. Non-Weekend Wanderers finds will be stated as such. All descriptions of images will be as accurate as possible but if we have made an error please let us know.
COPYRIGHT
Images and photographs that are submitted to us for inclusion on any Weekend Wanderers article or on the Weekend Wanderers website/s shall be with the full consent of the sender. The Weekend Wanderers shall have full rights to use any said images or articles thus submitted. If any sender, finder or persons depicted in any images or articles wishes such to be removed then please let us know.
All images used by us are subject to copyrighted, Weekend Wanderers 2008
CODE OF CONDUCT
Please remember that whenever you or your guests attend a Weekend Wanderers event,
a few important rules must be observed, especially the first three.
*Always fill your holes carefully even on stubble and ploughed land. Horse riders, livestock and walkers cross our fields and could break a leg in unfilled holes. It also gives us a bad image.
* Never replace grass upside down. This looks dreadful. Hay making and silage cutting equipment is damaged by stones and by upside down divots left on the surface. You must heel in every divot firmly.
* Take any large items of iron such as plough shares and horseshoes with you or place them in the nearest hedge. Please do not leave them on the surface, as this will cause damage to farm machinery. It is good practice to remove unwanted finds like cartridge cases and other small junk items. Discarded junk items give annoying surface signals for you and others.
*Open farm gates rather than climbing over them. Farmers get pretty cross when their gates break! Make sure that you have closed any gates securely.
*Do not trespass on club farms. Permission to detect on Weekend Wanderers farmland is granted only on days agreed between the landowner and the organizer. No re-visiting our farms or approaching our landowners for own permission.
*No detecting on out of bounds areas. Only search on designated fields.
*Please park in allocated areas wherever possible. Avoid blocking entrances and farm machinery.
*Litter must always be taken home especially on overnight stays and rallies.
*Respect the country code.
*If you discover any live ammunition or any lethal object such as an unexploded bomb or mine do not touch it. Mark the site carefully and contact me or report to the landowner or local police.
*Dogs are not allowed on any venue unless kept on a lead. Farmers do not like a potential threat to livestock.
*Young children must be supervised at all times. Farms and fields are full of hidden dangers. Slurry pits, barbed wire, livestock and moving vehicles such as tractors name just a few. It’s nice to see kids on the digs but The Weekend Wanderers cannot assume liability in the event of injury.
*Acquaint yourself with the laws of Treasure Trove, which have been revised. Make sure that you understand the changes.
*In the event that you have come across suspected archaeology or hoard then digging should stop immediately and the organiser should be informed.
JOINING THE CLUB
We are always pleased to have new members join our friendly club so for that reason we have made it easy to join the Weekend Wanderers. Membership is on an annual basis and runs for twelve months from the month that you join and then renewed on the first day of the month a year later.
E-mails are sent to you with dig information & usually features where we are digging with directions plus research & history notes so we will need e-mail address with your application but please let us know as soon as your e-mail address has altered. A receipt is sent when you have paid for either new membership or for membership renewal. The initial joining fee to join the Weekend Wanderers is just �20 giving you one years membership. After that your annual subscriptions is just �15. We will e-mail you a reminder that your subs are due. See more on renewing on the ‘Renewals’ page.
In the event that your e-mails stop please let me know as soon as possible rather than leave it for months. There could be an unforeseen problem such as our mail ending up in your spam folder or even an incorrectly typed e-mail address which is a common fault. That is why we ask you to e-mail us when you join and especially when you renew so that we can copy & paste your e-mail address onto our database. Please include your membership number when you send your renewal.
As farmers often make last minute changes, dig details are normally sent just a few days before a weekend dig. If your e-mail has not arrived by Saturday phone 01256 702255 for recorded details and call on Wednesday for details of Thursday meetings.
Return your application form with your name address, contact numbers, e-mail address, fee & a photo with your NCMD or FID number on the back. We ask is that you are members of the National Council for Metal Detectorists (NCMD) or the Federation of Independent Detectorists (FID) that gives you public liability insurance that you must renew annually. We will then send your new Weekend Wanderers membership card plus an information pack with further details about the club.
All cheques should be made payable to Peter Welch and sent to PO BOX 7367 Hook Hampshire RG27 7FA
HOW TO RENEW MEMBERSHIP
Membership can be renewed by post.
Annual subscriptions are still �15
Please make cheques payable to Peter Welch
Send to P.O.BOX 7367, Hook, Hants, RG27 7FA
Please enclose a covering letter with your membership number and your current e-mail address.
You can pay at the next dig too but please put your money in an envelope with the covering letter and hand it in to Pete or Sarah at the gate on the day.
