A Political Badge from the Old Rec

We have seen a Primrose League badge on this blog and that, like the badge below, was a symbol for a political group. This one is for the Junior Imperial & Constitutional League. It was found by m...

The Teddy Tail League

Teddy Tail was a cartoon mouse featured in the Daily Mail newspaper from 1915. It was discontinued in 1926 but then revived in 1933 when the club for youngsters, the Teddy Tail League was founded. To ...

Lavington Boys’ Club

Let’s start with the question. Can anyone out there tell me anything about Lavington Boys’ Club? You see, this badge is another find from the old recreation ground. This clearly says Lavingt...

Clean Hands for Health

This is another metal detector find from the old recreation ground. It is, or was, a pin badge (the pin is missing) with the simple message, ‘clean hands for health’. It has real meaning today,...

The Primrose League

The Primrose League was a political association attached to one political party – the Conservatives. This item is about a metal detector find. Writing about it does not mean that we support the aims...

A Red Cross badge

Today we look at another item found by local metal detectorist, Norman, on the old recreation ground. It is a Red Cross Badge. This, as we see, is a British Red Cross Society button badge and in re...

A Girl Guide Badge

Betty Gye was a Girl Guide soon after World War II and was earning her badges then. We have seen one of her badges before (click here). Today we’ll look at another. First of all, here is Betty’s ...

Lavington Cycle Club

Today we present what might be the first of many blogs about metal detector finds in Market Lavington. Norman was born in Market Lavington in an era which could get him called a ‘baby boomer’. As ...

A Fireman’s badge

Allan Baker was a Market Lavington man – born and raised. He was born in about 1906 to father George – a labourer and mother Eliza. Apparently when he was young he had difficulty saying the word ...

A Canadian Dragoon Cap Badge

We are less than a month away from 2014 – the year when we mark the centenary of the start of the First World War – the war to end all wars which would be all over by Christmas. Perhaps our politi...