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BBC News
3 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Fragment of Viking Age arm ring declared treasure on Isle of Man
A "rare" 1,000-year-old gold arm ring discovered in a field by a metal detectorist and declared treasure at an inquest has been put on display for the first fragment of jewellery, which is 1.4 inches (3.7cm) in length and weighs 1oz (27.26g), was unearthed by Ronald Clucas in spring Clucas said, who has been metal detecting for 50 years, said he had previously found "some wonderful things", but the Viking Age find was "really something else".Manx National Heritage (MNH) curator of archaeology Allison Fox said the understanding of the island's "rich Viking legacy had been further enhanced by the discovery". The piece, which dates back to about between 1,000 and 1,100 AD, was originally created by plaiting eight strands of gold rods together. Ms Fox said such jewellery served as both "prized personal possessions and visible displays of wealth" during the period, which were also used for financial transactions. Ms Fox said the "beautiful find" had been cut twice, to remove the terminal end of the arm ring, with the other cutting the original complete piece almost in suggested it had been used in transactions before being buried in the ground, possibly for safekeeping or "as an offering to the Viking Gods", she added.A member of the Manx Detectorist Society, Mr Clucas has previously unearthed a silver ingot and a lead ingot on the island in said gold "generally gives a very low signal on the detector, so you can't really predict what is going to be uncovered". "It was quite a big shock to discover this lovely piece of gold, I couldn't really believe it at first," he arm band has been put on display in the Viking Gallery at the Manx Museum in Douglas. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Fragment of Viking Age arm ring declared treasure
A "rare" 1,000-year-old gold arm ring discovered in a field by a metal detectorist and declared treasure at an inquest has been put on display for the first time. The fragment of jewellery, which is 1.4 inches (3.7cm) in length and weighs 1oz (27.26g), was unearthed by Ronald Clucas in spring 2025. Mr Clucas said, who has been metal detecting for 50 years, said he had previously found "some wonderful things", but the Viking Age find was "really something else". Manx National Heritage (MNH) curator of archaeology Allison Fox said the understanding of the island's "rich Viking legacy had been further enhanced by the discovery". The piece, which dates back to about between 1,000 and 1,100 AD, was originally created by plaiting eight strands of gold rods together. Ms Fox said such jewellery served as both "prized personal possessions and visible displays of wealth" during the period, which were also used for financial transactions. Ms Fox said the "beautiful find" had been cut twice, to remove the terminal end of the arm ring, with the other cutting the original complete piece almost in half. That suggested it had been used in transactions before being buried in the ground, possibly for safekeeping or "as an offering to the Viking Gods", she added. A member of the Manx Detectorist Society, Mr Clucas has previously unearthed a silver ingot and a lead ingot on the island in 2005. He said gold "generally gives a very low signal on the detector, so you can't really predict what is going to be uncovered". "It was quite a big shock to discover this lovely piece of gold, I couldn't really believe it at first," he added. The arm band has been put on display in the Viking Gallery at the Manx Museum in Douglas. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X. Viking age coins declared treasure go on display Viking coin 'savings account' declared treasure Viking age silver found by metal detectorist Detectorist's 'disbelief' at second Viking find Manx National Heritage
Powys County Times
5 days ago
- Automotive
- Powys County Times
Delight at return of British Sidecar Championships to Powys
After a gap of nearly 15 years motorcycle sidecar trials returned to mid Wales for rounds four and five of the British Sidecar Trials Championship last weekend. The event was held at Bwlch yr Sarnau and organised by the Mid Wales Centre ACU. County councillor Geoff Morgan, vice chair of Powys County Council was on hand to flag the competitors off on their two days of competition. On Day one, Isle of Man pairing of Jack Corlett and Ealish Baxter had a superb ride losing just one mark in the expert class and were well ahead of Daryl Dale with daughter Hannah in the sidecar. However, the order was reversed on Sunday with Daryl and Hannah getting the better of the Manx pairing after suffering a mechanical problem. Last year's novice crew of South East England team of Toby Smith and Hannah Moore moved straight into the Intermediate class and completed a double win over the weekend over another Manx pairing of Corlett and Jamie Howe. In the clubman class, experienced Paul Fishlock partnered by Matt Price took a close win from Darren and Joe Lulham on Saturday, but mechanical gremlins saw Price failed to finish on Sunday leaving Saturday's third placed men Luke and Woody Reynolds to step up to win ahead of the Lulham's. The return of the national sidecar championship is another boost to the region which has developed a reputation for hosting top level motorsport events such as the Welsh Two Day Enduro based in Llandrindod Wells and the Welsh Evening Motocross Series near Rhayader.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Jersey beat Isle of Man to keep World Cup hope alive
Jersey batter Trinity Smith helped keep the island's T20 Women's World Cup hopes alive as she hit 44 in a 49-run win over the Isle of Man in their European Division Two qualifier. After Jersey slumped to 54-5 off nine overs, Smith and skipper Chloe Greechan came together and put on 74 runs in 9.4 overs as Jersey ended on 140-6 in Rome. In reply, Isle of Man - who lost twice to Jersey in a warm-up tournament last month - could only make 91 all out in 17.1 overs as Analise Merritt took 4-22. The win keeps Jersey's hopes of a top-two finish in the six-team round-robin event alive and, with it, progress to the final round of European qualifying in August. They move up to second place in the group, ahead of Germany thanks to a better run rate after the Germans were beaten by hosts Italy. The Italians are now guaranteed to qualify, having won all four of their matches, but Germany have a game in hand on Jersey and will progress if they win both of their final two games, having beaten the islanders on Monday. Jersey face bottom side Sweden in their final fixture on Friday morning. Jersey pick squad for T20 World Cup qualifiers 'Tremendous' Jersey win six out of six in Cyprus Having lost the toss, Jersey started well with Merritt and Aimee Aikenhead putting on 36 for the first wicket. But Merritt was caught for 24 midway through the sixth over and Grace Wetherall was out for a duck with the very next ball. Aikenhead was sloppily run out an over later for 11 before Florence Tanguy was caught for four to leave Jersey on 45-4 as Alanya Thorpe took 3-25. Smith was lucky not to be caught soon after, before she and skipper Greechan came together for the sixth wicket. With Jersey's middle and lower order having struggled all tournament, the pressure was on the pair but they delivered to stabilise the innings as each picked their shots. Smith's knock came off 40 balls and included five fours while Greechan went on to hit 28 not out from 32 balls to guide Jersey to 140-6. In reply, the Manx batters could not deal with Jersey's superior bowling attack as they slumped to 28-4 off 5.1 overs. Wetherall and Tanguy each took two wickets as Clare Crowe's career-best knock of 25 off 32 balls was the only real Manx resistance. But when she was run out to take the score to 91-9, Jersey wasted little time in finishing the game off as Greechan took the remaining wicket with the next delivery.
ITV News
6 days ago
- Climate
- ITV News
Isle of Man TT qualifying underway after rain disrupted opening day
Qualifying at the Isle of Man TT has officially got underway, with riders reaching speeds of ___mph during the opening session. It comes after the first day of the event was cancelled due to rain across the island, with doubts around weather conditions for the rest of the week. Heavy overnight and morning rain gave way to sunny intervals, allowing for a full-length session on the Mountain Course. All sessions were able to run this evening from 6:00pm to 9:00pm, giving riders the opportunity to test all motorbike classes. Leading the field were last year's double victors Ryan and Callum Crowe, with the Manx duo tipped for top honours this year aboard their sidecar. At 7:20pm, the Supersport and Supertwin session started, with most front-runners opting to go out first on their Supersport machines. Among them Dean Harrison (Honda Racing), Davey Todd (Milenco by Padgett's Motorcycles Honda), James Hillier (Bournemouth Kawasaki), Josh Brookes (Jackson Racing powered by Prosper2 Honda), and Ian Hutchinson (MLav Racing Yamaha). Two notable exceptions from the 'big four' were Michael Dunlop and Peter Hickman, who chose different paths. Dunlop led the session away on his MD Racing Paton, joined by Mike Browne (Boyce Precision Engineering by Russell Racing Yamaha), who quickly pulled ahead and led on the road. The evening concluded at 8:15pm with a 35-minute Superbike and Superstock session, giving riders a chance to complete two more laps of the Mountain Course. Brookes and Hind led the charge, followed by David Johnson (Platinum Club Racing Kawasaki), Jordan, Hillier (Muc-Off Racing Honda), and Phil Crowe (Crowe Performance BMW). Dunlop was out on his MD Racing BMW Superbike, while Hickman initially ran the Monster Energy by 8TEN Racing Superstock BMW. Qualifying continues until Friday 30 May, before racing begins on Saturday 31 running through to Saturday 7 June.
