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All the latest news from the National Council for Metal Detecting ISSUE 5 CONTENTS Robin and Karolyn Hatt P1 Robin and Karolyn Hatt Memorial Competition Memorial Trophy Competition – 2009 2009 results P2-5 News This year's Competition continued the tradition of making the decision of what P6-9 Review of the to vote for, extremely difficult. All Coin, Artefact and Hoard entries found during Treasure Act Code of Practice – Part 2 2009, were of such high quality. P10-14 Regional News Once again the NCMD Forum was and in the Hoard Section, the I look forward to next year's P15-16 Book Reviews represented with an entry. This Staffordshire Hoard triumphed. Competition with great anticipation was in the Artefact section. Taking and a complete list of winners Most of the entries are now in the opportunity of this voting will be in the next edition of museums, which clearly shows the facility, ensures clubs on the The Searcher. great and continuing contribution Central Register and Individual we make to this country's heritage, Hilary Fagen members have the means of and knowledge of things past. Competition Manager 3 issues for £7.99 voting for their entries, with only by Direct Debit winners going forward to the final. Every member is included in this Hoard Category Finder Region prestigious Competition. 1st: The Staffordshire Hoard Terry Herbert Midland The winning Coin is a Saxon gold Coin Category Tremissis, found by Jean Orme of 1st: Saxon gold tremissis Jean Orme Yorkshire the Yorkshire Region. The winning Artefact – a magnificent jewelled Artefact Category gold ring brooch, turned up by 1st: Medieval gold jewelled ring brooch Mike Evans Midland Mike Evans of the Midland Region, Call 01778 392036 Email: subscriptions@ warnersgroup.co.uk Coin of the Year: Saxon gold tremissis – Jean Orme – Yorkshire Hiliary Fagen presenting Trevor Austin on behalf of Jean Orme NCMD Newsletter Manager: Trevor Austin Publisher: Editor, Design & Layout: Harry Bain, Searcher Publications Ltd Typesetting, Production and Repro: Tradeset Ltd © PAS Printed and Distributed by: Warners Midlands PLC, West Street, Artefact of the Year: Medieval gold jewelled Bourne, Lincs, PE10 9PH. ring brooch, Mike Evans Hoard of the Year: Staffordshire Hoard by Terry Herbert www.ncmd.co.uk 1 NEWS BM to manage the PAS and Funding Announcement On November 23 Culture Funding for the PAS, which is Annual Report 2008, which Minister Ed Vaizey confirmed currently managed by the shows that a further 806 Treasure that the Portable Antiquities Museums, Libraries and Archives cases have been reported that Scheme (PAS) will be managed Council, (MLA) has been agreed year, bringing the total number of directly by the British Museum by the Department for Culture, cases to 6429 since 1997, when from April 2011. Media and Sport with a reduction the Act came into force. Neil MacGregor, director of the of 15% in real terms over four Fundamental to the success of the British Museum, said: years. Treasure Act is the PAS and its network of Finds Liaison Officers, 'Following a tough Spending Ed Vaizey said: who work closely with finders, Review settlement we will wish to "The Portable Antiquities Scheme maintain the integrity of the advising them of their legal has been crucial in ensuring the obligations and helping them Portable Antiquities Scheme as most important archaeological much as we can. Bringing both report finds. To date 659,000 finds discovered by members of © PAS the PAS and the administration of finds have been recorded by the the public are recorded, to the Treasure Act together under PAS, including 84,891 in the last advance knowledge and so the the management of the British 12 months - transforming our century silverware hoard from past can be enjoyed by all. Under Museum will ensure an effective knowledge of the past. Nether Stowey, Somerset – the stewardship of the British and efficient mechanism for Important finds featured in the perhaps hidden during the English Museum, the PAS will remain a dealing with archaeological finds Treasure Annual Report, and Civil War. Also on display was the made by the public, which also central and successful part of which were on display at its Frome Hoard, a 16th century compliments the work of curators, British archaeology". launch, included a Bronze Age lead-alloy toy coach from London, conservators and others at the This announcement coincides gold bracelet from Castlederg, and 80 $20 gold coins from museum'. with the launch of the Treasure County Tyrone, and a 17th Hackney, London. The future of the Portable Antiquities Scheme preserve the front line services the National Museum Wales; reduce the funding for the Scheme provided by the current network of • To offer the partners that since 92% of it is used for staff Finds Liaison Officers as far as currently employ the 38 Finds costs, but we hope that these possible and the following Liaison Officers and 5 National measures will enable us to measures will be necessary: Finds Advisers contracts based continue to focus on the main aim • To cease printing the Portable on this year’s staff and travel of PAS to record archaeological Antiquities & Treasure Annual costs, frozen for four years, and objects found by the public. Report. One final combined to make savings of £40K pa in Roger Bland Portable Antiquities & Treasure the non-staff and travel Head of Portable Antiquities & Annual Report will be published elements of these grants; Treasure, British Museum in spring 2011 and thereafter • The remaining staff will be 24 November 2011 Roger Bland head of PAS short Treasure Annual Reports unaffected: the central unit and And as an extra message to all our The BM has agreed with DCMS to will be printed. The PAS the National Finds Advisers. In a take responsibility for the website, www.finds.org.uk will separate agreement, the DCMS members Roger has asked me to governance and management of contain new pages giving has renewed the funding for the add the following: PAS with effect from 1 April 2012. access to details of all Treasure Treasure team which is also I'd like to put on record our thanks DCMS is providing ring-fenced finds from a particular year; based in the British Museum. for NCMD's support for the PAS funding (from the Renaissance • To reduce the current The Museum hopes that the 33 and add that, although we'll have budget), which will be cut by 15% contribution made by the partners which employ staff in the to make some adjustments to deal in real terms, from £1.412m in Scheme to PAS in Wales, the Scheme will be able to renew the with this cut, we think that having 2010-11 to £1.323m in 2014- total costs of which is £75K pa, contracts on this basis. We will certainty of funding for four years 15. This is the same reduction from £59K this year to £6K work with the National Museum is very important as is being that the national museums and from 2012. This is on the basis Wales is order to make the case for linked with an organisation - the the Renaissance have received. that these costs should be borne the continued funding of PAS in BM - that has always been a firm The British Museum’s priority in by the Welsh Assembly Wales. supporter of PAS. I hope we can taking the Scheme forward is to Government, through CyMAL or There were no easy ways to go forward together. 2 www.ncmd.co.uk Attending the AGM of the CCPR On 15 July the AGM of the CCPR We enjoyed the customary welcome summert abart me?”) Then I more contacts and converts. So on took place in London at St James's drinks (little finger pointing realized he was reading my name behalf of Brian and myself, I'd like Palace, and myself Baz Morgan, upwards), then proceeded to take a tag. He asked us both about the to say thank you for allowing us to along with fellow delegate and place ready for the rush for the best hobby, it's following and the represent you at such an Midlands representative Brian seats. The signal was given to be Staffordshire Hoard and seemed auspicious occasion. Oh I nearly Pollard had the pleasure of upstanding and our new President very interested, but didn't offer us forgot...as from the Autumn the attending on behalf of the hobby the Earl of Wessex entered along any land on his estates though! new name for the CCPR will be: and the NCMD. with the ‘top bods’ of the CCPR. (Next time maybe!) Sports and Recreation Alliance. As this was the first time Brian Edward made a fine welcoming It was soon time to say cheerio Yours In Detecting had attended it was a pleasure to speech and stated on more than again for another year. Made a few Baz Morgan be able to introduce him to some one occasion that he hoped he of the contacts and staff that I could follow the aims set out in have met over the years. the past by is father. On arrival at St James's Palace; I When the presentations were over knew it was going to be a good we made our way into the Big Hall day as Brian had a grin that would for the posh nosh and drinks! This do a lottery winner proud and after was the time for contact with the security checks and greetings fellow delegates from all sporting from the staff and Met' coppers, and outdoor pursuits, it also we started the long walk down the provided the opportunity to be hallways of fame.