Swale Search and Recovery Club
Welcome to Swale Metal Detecting Club
The purpose of this web site is to keep our members updated on what's
happening within the club and hopefully to encourage new members to come
along to our metal detecting club, based in Strood, Kent.
About us
The Swale Search and Recovery Club started back in the early part of
1984. About a dozen metal detecting enthusiasts met every other Thursday
in a room above the Seaview Hotel in Sheerness. It was known as the Isle
of Sheppey Metal detecting Society then, we had at that time permission
to search on a large local farm, one of our younger members recovered a
hoard of small gold iron age coins from that site but that’s another
story.
We were lucky enough to acquire permission for the whole club to detect
on two farms on the Island and we have spent many a happy day together
enjoying small rallies in freezing sleet or boiling sunshine, these
sites are no longer used as finds dried up after a number of years heavy
use by the club.
Unfortunately we lost our usual meeting place and moved on to the
mainland, eventually settling at the Crispin and Crispianus Public House
in Strood. It is a very comfortable and congenial place to meet having a
bar and large lounge at the rear of the building. Our membership began
to widen as we could now take in Sittingbourne and the Medway Towns too.
We became the Swale Search and Recovery Club. We tried to avoid any
reference to treasure hunting as detectorists have never had a good
reputation and I am sure you will agree we have had to work hard to
present a good image of the hobby.
Due to the tireless efforts and great enthusiasm of our then Sites
Officer Shaun Preece, the Club now has access to many more detecting
sites. We all hope that our club continues to flourish and expand and
that we shall be able to continue to present our local Finds Liaison
Officer, Andrew Richardson, with interesting and historically exciting
finds to record for posterity.
We have, at present 25 members at all levels of ability and experience
and we always welcome newcomers to our club to join us in our
fascinating hobby.
Our catchment area is the Medway Towns which consist of: Rochester,
Strood, Chatham and Rainham, but also include The Isle of Sheppey,
Sittingbourne, Whitstable and Swanley.
Free Recovery of Lost Items
As with most metal detecting Clubs we offer a FREE recovery service and
will get volunteers to search free of charge for any lost metal items
-farm machinery, jewellery, tools, KEYS or even a manhole cover.
Whatever it is you've lost, we'll give it our best shot at finding it
for you - no charge.
SO IF YOU'VE LOST A RING - GIVE US A RING!
If you would like any further information please don't hesitate to get
in touch with us.
Contact: David Villanueva, 43 Sandpiper Road, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 4DP.
Tel 01227 274801. Email: Dvillansue@aol.com
Meeting Dates
We meet every second Thursday at 8 pm. in the Crispin &
Crispianus, Public House, 8 London Road, Strood, Rochester, Kent, ME2
3HT.
SSRC MEETING DATES 2009
Thursday 8th January (Annual Finds Competition)
Thursday 22nd January (AGM)
Thursday 5th February (Finds Competition)
Thursday 19th February
Thursday 5th March (Finds Competition)
Thursday 19th March
Thursday 2nd April (Finds Competition)
Thursday 16th April
Thursday 30th April
Thursday 14th May (Finds Competition)
Thursday 28th May
Thursday 11th June (Finds Competition)
Thursday 25th June
Thursday 9th July (Finds Competition)
Thursday 23rd July
Thursday 6th August (Finds Competition)
Thursday 20th August
Thursday 3rd September (Finds Competition)
Thursday 17th September
Thursday 1st October (Finds Competition)
Thursday 15th October
Thursday 29th October
Thursday 12th November (Finds Competition)
Thursday 26th November
Thursday 10th December (Xmas Party)
Important Information