CDMDC Ring Finding Service
Michelle to the Rescue
report by Michelle Thomas, 1st September 2023
A friend of mine asked if I could help locate a ring which had been lost in the summer of 2022, as they knew I did metal detecting as a hobby. They live near Sevington and their property has just under 3 acres of land, so it was potentially going to be like looking for a needle in a haystack!
All they could tell me was that the ring was gold, it was inscribed on the inside and had belonged to the late father of the man who'd lost it. Apparently it had slipped off his finger whilst he was bringing in equipment and setting up a sound system for a music festival on the land. After the event everyone had spent time looking for the ring without success.
The grass in the paddock where the festival took place was pretty long but I guessed that the ring would be near to the surface given how recently it had been lost. However, many feet had walked and danced on it both at the time and since which of course meant it could be further buried. I needn't have worried though. Within 5 minutes of switching on my machine (an XP Deus for those who like to know these things) I had a good signal in one corner of the field and did a quick visual search. I couldn't see anything so dug out a small plug. As I pulled the turf apart, and there looking up at me was the gold signet! I must admit that my first thought was that it was a gold coin but then I spied the band of the ring and realised that I'd struck lucky on my first hole! To say I was delighted would be an understatement!
I'm waiting to hear back from the owner but no doubt he'll be thrilled to be reunited with his late father's ring.
TONY STRIKES AGAIN!
10 OCTOBER 2020
Message from Christina Moss...
Tony came out this morning and was an absolute star. Found the ring in no time at all, amongst a big lump of soil and grass, I would never have been able to find it.
Can’t thank you all enough, both for the actual find itself and for responding so quickly. Not sure if you want to use this find for any publicity for the club or club info purposes, but happy to support in these areas if you would like to.
Thanks again,
Kind regards
Peter and Christina Moss.
AUGUST 2020
A Special Ring Recovered!
article by meg o'donnell
We had been taken away for the weekend by Simon's brother and our Sister-In-Law as a wedding gift (we got married last year) to Bowood Hotel. On the Saturday Simon and his brother Paul played a round of golf whilst Jo and I spent some time in the spa. During his round, Simon took off his ring to apply some sun cream and placed the ring on the wheel arch of the buggy..(!) Forgetting the ring was there, they drove off and thought nothing of it until 9 holes later when Simon saw me walking towards them, remembering he was married I guess haha! We spent around 3 hours looking that day, as well as a few hours the next morning (casual 6am wake up call!) we also had the help of many other golfers passing by who were happy to help out as much as they could - with no luck whatsoever.
It was really gut wrenching as the wedding ring was absolutely priceless and so sentimental. The gold of the rings is a combination of my Great Nan's wedding ring and Simon's Mom's wedding ring. What makes them extra special are the three diamonds on the inside of both which also came from my Great Nan's ring. When we arrived back to London on the Sunday evening Simon was quite flat and emotionally very raw, he made the decision that he'd like to go back to the hotel the following Sunday armed with a metal detector - which I was more than happy to be a part of.
Over the next few days Simon had been looking to hire or buy a metal detector and I focused my spare time on reading articles about people finding their wedding rings in obscure places after weeks of looking. I came across an article about a metal detecting club finding a wedding ring at a Centre Parcs location and I thought Chippenham must have a local club I could contact for help. That's where you guys came in! I got in touch initially to ask a few questions about metal detectors or whether you would let us borrow any equipment as we have never used a metal detector before, but Richie you put us in touch with the legendary Tony who absolutely saved the day, spending a good few hours on the course looking for us and we owe him and the club so much!
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