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Hello Kent Finders!

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Unfortunately not a full Kent_Finds until end of the month as the FLO is on holiday! However some important information we need to pass on. First we have the proposed schedule for the next three months which is below!

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April

25th Hythe Library 1-6pm

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May

9th Maidstone Library (Kent History and Library Centre) 1-6pm

16th Margate Library (Margate Gateway) 1-6pm

23rd Tonbridge Library, 3-6pm

30th Ashford Library (Gateway) 1-6pm

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June

13th Maidstone Library (Kent history and Library Centre) 1-6pm

20th Dartford Library 3-6pm

27th Dover Discovery centre 1-6pm

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The second point is, as many of you know we’ve  been considering a finds hiatus. We’ve now decided to bring this in, so between now and the end of August we shall only be taking in Treasure cases or significant finds/important finds.

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We’ve had to bring this in as we want to implement new systems for processing treasure, process the treasure cases currently in the system and clear a group amount of uncollected finds and treasure which needs to be emptied from the safe.

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And finally I am sure everyone is aware we’ve seen a rise of illicit detecting across the country, whether this is on private permission, archaeological digs or scheduled monuments. Along with this some altercations between these people, legitimate detectorists, farmers and landowners have also occurred. This culminated over the weekend by a recent nighthawking incident in Yorkshire which left two farmers in a serious condition in hospital. As always be careful with talking with these people.

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The advice is always let the landowner know if they don’t already, call the police on 999 should they still be on the field and or they become hostile. Always try and do this in a safe place. Also let the FLO the details along with the crime number so they can chase it up. If you don’t want to go to the police yourself with evidence please pass it onto me and I can pursue it with the police. Number plates and photography is important here if you can get them.

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If anyone has questions about any of the above please get in contact with the FLO and they will do their best to get back to you on their return.

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See everyone in a few weeks with the next issue of Kent_Finds