DetectingWales.com

Thanks to DIGGA who has found us some land, we are looking to hold the next DetectingWales.com rally on Sunday 26th July, all being well. We still have a few details to iron out but I will make an announcement as soon as everything is confirmed.

Geoff

Geoff i think rare has a bbq that weekend on our club land.

thats correct ian....a token hunt and bbq....byron

and im in mallorca.................. :-\ ::) ???

awwwww thats another DW rally i cant attended ;0(

Is the Clubs 20th Birthday Token hunt and BBQ

Regards
Phil Jones

yeah,  thats our party day,  can't miss  that one

26th works for me Geoff  ;D

casa dos if you're in mallorca i'll take your explorer out for you so it wont feel lonely  ;)

I will be going on this rally great cant wait..............

Can anybody attend the rallies???
I would be very interested in coming along and learning a bit.

looking forward to meeting up again ,  ;D

OK, we're flexible at this stage. If a large number of our RARE members won't be able to make the Sunday how about Saturday 25th July?

daf.vinci, all DetectingWales.com members are entitled to attend our rallies as long as they're over 16 years old (legal reasons).

Geoff

Daf.vinci you have a PM.

Thanks guys.Look forward to meeting some of you.
Thanks again.

Great.  looking forward to meeting you Guys. Well done for getting for getting the land or "muy bien as they say in Spain"

I'm interested, and can make both dates.
looking forward to putting faces to names.

sounds good

but why should you have to change the day just coz a few pepole will be going to a different dig? if everyone did that thered never be any rallys or club digs would there?
if they wont to go on there own dig or the DW dig its theres choice

Again can't make either dates bummer, I'm doomed.. ;D

Can,t make either date either. Oh well. I am of Detecting in Cambridge that weekend, Bugger.

 seems like a few of the regular rally  goers wont be going  ::) ::) ::) ::) ??? ??? never mind there is always next time. :-\

Unwritten DW rule fella always try and avoid Club rallies.

Both dates are OK for us Pembrokeshire lot.!
Al :) :)

Once again looking forward to it

                  Jonny  ;D ;D ;D

I can make it. Although suprise, suprise I have yet another Stag and Hen joint party in Newton! :o What is it with everyone getting married this year? 

Five stag do's and three weddings this summer - its hard work on the liver I can tell you!  :P

Neil

Can't do that weekend unfortunately :'(

ill be there witch ever date sooner the better

Don,nt know if !!!  ??? ??? I can make any of them :( :(mole

hi romano, bit unfair that if you was to take the regular rare members from a dw rally then that would be a big drop in attendance, the same if you take the cardiff scan members out so please dont knock the regulars,

Well said Kane.
Detecting Wales has always been supported strongly by RARE and Cardiff Scan and as rob stated it is a unwriten rule that D.W will try not to run a rally that conflicts with any other club rally.

Quite right men  :o holding rallys is very benefical to each and every member of DETECTING WALES wether affilliated to a club  or independent  so it,s in everyones interest that rally dates don,nt clash with each other this is the democrautic way to run things no more sour grapes just enjoy yourselves ;) ;)mole

saturdays ok for most including myself but does that suit enough people.

count me in love to go

Saturday is fine for me too - either day.
Flipper - I have mooted to the idea of joint digs / rallies between Cardiff Scan and R.A.R.E. - hopefully we will do this in the near future.  I think it is a lot easier for DW to offer a date for a rally and individuals / members across several clubs attend - to organize an event between clubs is more time consuming - by the time it is discussed in both committees, then at the next club meetings with the members ..................... it is a bit like getting to the top of the stairs and wondering why you went up in the first place  ;D ;D

Geoff (Admin) - can you set up an area on DW web site for clubs to post their rally / events dates, so then we don't all try and hold something on the same day?  Obviously, this will only work providing someone from each club remembers to put a posting in that area ! :D

WHHHOOOOPS   LOOKS  LIKE  I HAVE  OPENED  A RATHER  LARGE CAN OF  WORMS  HERE  ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,  I THOUGHT  IT  WOULD BE NICE TO OFFER  SOME OF MY LAND  FOR  A DW  RALLY  SO  EVERYONE CAN GET TOGEATHER  AND  HAVE  A GOOD DAY OUT,,,,,,,,,,,,UNKNOWN  TO  ME   THE  RARE  CREW  HAVE  A RALLY  ON THE SAME DAY ,,,,,,,,,
NOW  I DONT WANT TO STEP ON ANYONES  TOES   AND  I AM TRYING TO WORK IT  AROUND THE  FARMER  WHO IS  HOLDING  SHEEPDOG TRIALS  ON HIS LAND  TOO ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,  AS  DEB  SAYS   I HAVE  ABSOLUTLY  NO IDEA  WHO IS HOLDING RALLYS  WHERE   OR   WHEN .......................   NOW   OBVIOUSLY  THE  RARE  CREW  WANT TO ATTEND  THEIR  CLUB  RALLY  (and quite rightly  so )     WHICH MEANS  THEY   WOULD  MISS  THE  DW  RALLY       I WILL HAVE A WORD WITH  ADMIN  AND  SEE IF  I CAN  SORT  SOMETHING OUT   SO  EVERYONE  WILL  BE  HAPPY  BUNNIES   ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D    I WILL    LET  YOU   ALL KNOW   ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)

Whaaa  :'(  im on holidays in west wales, hmm wonder if the wife will mis me ?

whatever day,or date, you decide on,I,ll be there.Digger

Thanks Digga for trying to sort this out so us Rare members can attend your a true Gent.

Its my Fawlt our Rally (RARE) wasnt posted on the forum I was going to wait untill tonight after our club night to Post Ops lol

Our rally on the 26th July  Is our 20th Birthday Token Hunt/BBQ
We had to cancel Our Annual Beach Token hunt and we planned to have an token hunt end of last year but that didnt come off,so the moneys we would have spent is going into the B/d Rally so its going to be a biggy  ;D

Thanks Digga for your consideration and other members of the DW forum

All the best
Phil Jones RARE

NO  PROBS  BUD  I WILL DO WHAT I CAN TO  SORT T OUT  FOR  EVERYONE   ;) ;)

Thats a good idea Debbie about setting up a area for various clubs to post their rallies/events dates.
Well done digga for finding some land for us to go and its great news you are trying to sort out a alternative date on which to hold the rally.
I think a big thank you on behalf of the rare members.
cheers.
ian.
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A central place where clubs can post the dates of their rallies is a very good idea Debbie. I'll see if I can put something together.

Geoff

Could it be done as a calender app. Geoff , is that doable?

I was thinking that, Rob. We already have a functioning site calendar that members can add events to in the menu in the top left of the screen. Clubs could add their events to that or we could create a separate rally calendar.

Geoff

Digga has had some discussions with the farmer and we've settled on Sunday August 2nd for the next DetectingWales.com rally. I trust there are no major prearranged conflicting events with this date?

Geoff

count me out, I am in Tenby for a week  :'(
Kiwi

WOT  HAIR    ??? ??? ??? ??? ???    I GOT  MORE  HAIR  ON  ME  ARSE   BUD   WAAAAAAAA

count me in  looking forward to it

yea i;ll be there for sure

I'll be there on any of the dates.

Forget the rest ... just tell the boys from the west and we will be there.

DW has members from many different clubs and it is rediculous for people to complain they have a rally on the same day and ask for the date to be changed.

If DW changes the days to suit every club there will be no rallies whatsoever any weekend and members should be grateful they are holding rallies for us and they have the opportunity to attend it on the specified date.

Digga... the farmer was good enough to say yes for us to have a rally so why risk upsetting him by going back to ask for a different date or day because it does not suit some people because they can't make it on that day for whatever reason?

Why should you anyway? I for one appreciate your efforts and my advice would be to get a date suitable for the farmer and stick to it.

People can then either go to the rally or go elsewhere.... their choice !!.

AS Kane said, if you take out a lot of the regulars from the scan club or the Rhondda and your a lot of cash down, your not talking just one or two members here.

DW has members from many different clubs and it is rediculous for people to complain they have a rally on the same day and ask for the date to be changed.
Whats that about, ???? i don't notice anybody complaining or asking for the dates to be changed cos they can't make it,
they excepted it

 they have just said they can't make it on that date,

Thank you alan well put mate i was thinking exactly that when i seen the post from Malcolm.mtts.members just said they would not be available on that date and would not be able to attend. Admin decided to change the date so that there would be Sufficient numbers to hold a rally. Admin are doing a great job so dont try and make it more difficult than it needs to be.
regards.
ian.

yeah, Seemd a bit selfish to me Ian.  Digger and Geoff are trying to do their very best all round so most can attend, they got a hard job on as it is all the time,

Count me in diggs i'll be there,

i'll be there for that one too. thanks again guys. sterling job you're doing  ;)

I am not trying to stir anything up but once a date is given to a D.W rally i think it should stand at that !It sounds like the old Club rubbish is taking over this site again !The way i look at it is you have a choice DW rally or club rally .THE CHOICE IS YOURS! ;)

Hi. I see you settled on 2nd August as the date of the next rally. I know you can't say where it is but
are you able to say what general area?

OK  GUYS  I FOUND  THE  LAND  AND  OK D  IT  WITH  THE  FARMER   NOT  KNOWING  THAT  THE  R A R E  CREW  HAD  A RALLY  AND  BBQ  THE  SAME  DAY ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,   I HAD  NO  WAY  OF  KNOWING ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,   SO      I   WENT  BACK  TO  THE  FARMER   AND  CHANGED THE  DATES  BECAUSE  HAD  SHEEPDOG  TRIALS   AROUND THE SAME TIME ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,  ANYWAYS  I MANAGED  TO  SORT THE  DATE  FOR   SUNDAY   THE   2 ND   OF   AUGUST   SO  THAT  IT  WILL  GIVE  THE  RARE  MEMBERS   OR  OTHER CLUB  MEMBERS  A CHANCE TO ATTEND TOO ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,   I FIGURED  IT  ONLY  FAIR  FOR   EVERYONE  TO  BE ABLE  TO  HAVE  THE  CHANCE  OF   GOING  ON  MY   DW  RALLY   ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
    I  JUST   HOPE  THIS  DATE  DOSENT  CLASH  WITH  ANYONES  CLUB MEET  OR   RALLY     AS  IT  WILL  BE  NICE  TO  GET  EVERYONE TOGEATHER  FOR  THE  DAY  AND   HAVE  A DAY OUT   AS      DW  MEMBERS     ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Bugger again I shall be in Huntingdon in Herefordshire. Oh well maybe next time.

Thanks for that Digga your a gent !

I know there would have been a lot of disapointed Rare members if it was held on the Sunday
The 2nd it fine

all the best

Phil Jones
(RARE)

May I suggest, that a representative of each club informs Geoff of any planned Rallys, this way clashes will not occur. It could also work the other way by DW letting clubs know about future arranged Rallys.

I suggest a volunteer from each club to come forward and keep the two way communication going.

I know that rare changed a rally date the other day so as not to clash with the Highbridge rally.

But lets not let this get into a muck throwing match guys, we're all taking part in the same hobby we should be helping each other out as much as possible.

Hi Rob
I'm happy to post Cardiff Scan dates - Geoff (Admin) is on board with an area on DW site for all clubs to post dates. I think a calendar is a good idea - especially if it is in permanent view on the Home page.
We need as many people as possible turning up to the DW rallies, as we don't want to be in a situation where Geoff is out of pocket - don't forget guys and gals, Geoff has to pay the farmer whether 1 person turns up or 40. :)
Well done on changing the date Digga ;D

even with the date changed you will have to carry on without (em ware)me.much that i would love to be there as a regular detectingwales.com rally participate im in Calla bona, Majorca.......................................................... but you wont get rid of me that quick ;D im taking ANNS laptop. ;) ;) ;) ;D...........to keep in touch ;)

You can add my name for that rally and I don't care what date it is on.

I decide where I go and I am grateful that I have the choice of venues

Is anyone able to say what general area the rally is likely to be held? (Are we talking over the bridge,
South Wales, Rhondda, Newport, Cardiff or whatever??)

Not over the bridge fella S wales area

Well done Debbie . I will hang back to see if someone from RARE comes forward to volunteer, with Shelley 'in the way'  I dont know how mant meetings I can get to.

Dig It (Aidie) said ... I am not trying to stir anything up but once a date is given to a D.W rally i think it should stand at that !It sounds like the old Club rubbish is taking over this site again !The way i look at it is you have a choice DW rally or club rally .THE CHOICE IS YOURS!

Well said.

DIGGA was good enough to find us a farm and organise a date with the farmer and if people decide to go or not is their choice as Aidie said.

So let's face reality ... a club has a rally and bbq on that day so the numbers may be down because of that.... so what?  There are far more people unable to attend because they are on holiday or away that weekend so should DIGGA change the dates yet again to suit them? ... Obviously not !!

Would DW change the start times of the rallies to 12.00 mid-day in future because many of the members who attend the rallies are from West Wales because they often have a 1 or 2 hour drive to get to the rallies? ... Obviously not !!

Days and times of rallies are being arranged for us and as Dig Itt (Aidie) said.. THE CHOICE IS YOURS if you go to them or not.

Money has been mentioned.... that is easy to resolve... if not enough people sign up for the rally ... CANCEL IT.... SO EASY TO DO.

I think  :( we should stop this infighting its not doing any good for all the people on this forum wether your fom east or west !! north what differance doe,s it make the fact is Geoff Neil and Rob aided by the likes Millsey Digga Altinkum ect are trying to accomodate  everybody apparently some people think the forum should be perfect  ??? to these people I say look around you it,s an imperfect world  ::) further more when people complain they have,nt got any land to detect on it seems a bit of a contradiction to criticise the scheduling of rallys something akin to shooting oneself in both feet ;D ;D your doing a grand job boys  ;) ;) mole

i hope to be there looking forward to it

Pencil me in too please guys, I will be going on holidays but not positive of the date yet but I'll attend if I can.
Cheers
Bob

Might be able to come if 2nd August is confirmed ;D

HEY  ALL  ,,,,,,,,,,    NO  ONE  ASKED  ME TO CHANGE  THE  DATE  FOR THE   RALLY ,,,,,,,,  I DID IT  WITH  THE  BEST  INTENTIONS    SO  THAT  EVERYONE   MIGHT  HAVE THE CHANCE  OF   A     DW  RALLY ,,,,,,, I  ONLY  FOUND OUT THAT  RARE   HAD  A RALLY  THE  SAME DAY    SO I  TOOK IT  UPON MYSELF TO   GO  TO THE  FARMER AND  RE  ARRANGE THE  DATE   TO  MAKE  IT  EASIER  ON  EVERYONE  ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,   I  UNDERSTAND  THAT  THE  RARE  CREW  WANTED TO ATTEND   THEIR   OWN  RALLY      (which  is  fair  enough )    SO    I  MADE  IT  EASIER   SO  THAT  THEY  TOO   WOULD  NOT  MISS  OUT ON THE   DW   RALLY       ;D ;D ;D ;D

Thank you very much digga for putting members straight.although i am disapointed that admin did not do it earlier.

well said malcum.nuts

so its over the bridge then, is is pasture or cropped land?

Thank you DIGGA  for clearing that up mate,  it was being made to sound that we had asked for the dates to be changed to please us,.

and Debbie is so right too,
 Alan

Hi All

Seeing ive posted every RARE event eg.Partys,Token Hunts, Beach Hunts Bus trips on the forum since the Forum started id be happy to post our events on a new Board should this be needed


Most of our Events these days are over the bridge at Large rallies mostly in the South west of the country
Very often ive seen and spoken to DW members from other clubs and individuals at the rallys so you wouldnt only be looseing only RARE members if the rallies booked for the same day

As Rob Put it ,its an unspoken rule not to clash with club event Geoff even kindy Started Running the event on a Saturday not to clash with club rallys.

I know i speak for every RARE member when i say we wouldnt want ANY club to miss out on a days detecting on a DW Rally as we regard our new found friendship with other clubs very highly

Im Sure Geof admin and the Field finders would like us ALL to enjoying the land that they have kindly found for us.
There seems to be one or two People who seem to see a problem where there just isnt one this system has worked very well since the start

As a rule i post all the RARE rallys on the forum but on this occasion i held off till last Wednesdays club meeting because there was a mix up with the dates and i wanted to make sure that the rally on July 26th was on before posting it on here so ive got to take the blame lol


Thank you once again Digga for helping us (RARE) out and im sure youd do the same for any other Club

All the best
Phil Jones

NO PROBS  PHIL  ,,,,, HAPPY  TO BE OF HELP BUD   ;D ;D

hi there so when is the rally bluebell

ITS  NOW  THE   2ND  OF  AUGUST  BLUE    ;) ;)

I cant wait for it, whoohooooooooooooo

fantastic cant wait

Looked forward to the 26th., can't make the 2nd. (holiday)
That's the way the mop flops.
Good luck to everybody, see you soon.

WHO SAID  YOUR INVITED  SKINNY   ??? ??? ???  WAAAAAAAA  WELL  I SUPPOSE   YOU   COULD  DO MY DIGGING  FOR ME     ;D ;D ;D   

hey guys i'd like to put my name don for that one too. ;)

I'm up for the 2nd. Nice one Digga!!!

will be putting 2nd august in my diary ,looking forward to putting names to faces  :) :) :) :) :)

Working again unfortunately but come september , I will be free for the weekends ( would have been able to attend the 26th but that's the way the cookie crumbles! )

I'll be looking forward to it after missing out on the last DW rally. Always a good day even if the finds aint there. Will come along for a natter! :).

All goes well ill be there count me in  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Can you count me and the missus in on this one please.Look forward to it ive just had the mother in law for nearly 2 weeks i need a break. ;D

THANKS DIGGER FOR THE RALLY.  I WILL BE THERE .  WITH THE SHEEPDOG TRIALS BEING HELD BEFORE THAT, IF THEY FIND THEM GUILTY WILL THEY BE  UP BEFORE THE DW COMMITTEE ;D ;D

Hi ca'nt make the rally for Saturday as i am working , Sunday is good for me.

DENNIS   IT  IS  ON  SUNDAY BUD   THE  2ND  OF AUGUST  ;D ;D     AND  BOBKOI   ITS  DIGGA  MATE  ,,,,    DIGGER   IS  ANOTHER  FELLOW    ;D ;D ;D     ITS GETTING CONFUSING I KNOW   ;) ;) ;) :D

Parkjohn you've had your mother in law for a fortnight? You don't need a break mate...you need a medal!  ;D ;D

i'm pleased to say i can make aug 2nd...many thanks for the effort digga..... ;)...byron

cant make it

Please put me down for the rally. I'm hoping I can arrange things to make it.
Cheers.

Well lads can't make it from Spain on 2nd but will be in the UK from the 23rd of july to 29th so was hopeing  to put  names to faces
                            SO CATCH YOU ALL NEXT TIME

count me in on the 2nd Digga (another happy R.A.R.E. member lol  :D )

This is only an advanced warning post.Wait for the sign up post for the rally ,I think i am right in saying that aint i ??? ??? ??? :)

Ricky my missus give me 2 medals the day we got back from taking her back home & the third degree i should of done this that and toother (ha ha) shes lovely really treat her like a queen.This is why i need a detecting break get out into the fresh air and walk and detect its proper therapy for me i need a break. :'(

Hope to meet you at the next rally parkijohn. :) :)



p.s bring your medals. ;D ;D

Will defo be there nice to meet you all for the first time.Look forward to it.Something to look forward to. ;D