A very dull, overcast morning saw twenty one HSS members descend upon three pasture fields that had not been detected for some time. The first field although not totally empty remained very quiet so an early coffee break seemed very appropriate. We then had a choice. Either walk down the road for about half a mile to a small field that the longer serving members described as 'quiet' or risk life and limb sharing a field with some young boistrous four legged hooligans. Nervous looks from the Fleckney contingent said it all so loading up the car they set off to the other field. Merth and merriment ensued as some brave souls entered the forbidden zone and were promptly chased all over the place while the remainder watched the fun from behind the hedge. Before long the animals became bored and allowed the others into the field without any fuss. Shane turned up a nice Scottish Charles I twenty pence hammered with Chris Hemus finding a silver 1918 thruppeny 'joey'. John Webster, with his last dig of the day turned up a small 'hoard' comprising a couple of pennies, halfpennies and a trupenny bit. Richard Blower found nothing despite wading down a stream in search of submerged treasure. In all a very quiet day for most.