British museums and galleries are being urged to get rid of objects that are gathering dust in their collections.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7262834.stm

Really sorry to hear about Geoff, all our thoughts are with you.

Adrian & Linda.

Sunday 27th, setaside near Guildford, Surrey - chalk soil - intermittent snow showers - 5 hours. 10 x shotgun cap/bullet casing 3 x iron scrap 1 x ball of foil 12 x buttons 1 x copper ring (the mystery ones that Ceejay loves) 10 x copper alloy scrap 1 x Georgian stair rod fitting 11 x lead scrap 1 x...

http://www.irishcoinage.com/ Having had a couple of George I halfpennies come up in the past year this site is invaluble for finding coins have you scratching your head. Both mine were so corroded that all I had to go on was "pointy neck bit" and "big pointy nose" on the monarchs...

Suspect this one is more interested in non-pigeon rings - The British Trust for Ornithology - http://www.bto.org/ringing/ringinfo/foundring.htm

Go to http://www.rpra.org/strays.html - tells you how to report found birds (or in our case probably just the ring). Online reporting: if it has just GB on it the go to http://www.pigeonracing.com/stray-online.htm but if it has NEHU written on it email NEHU@nehu.co.uk Otherwise refer to the original...

http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/

Contains coats of arms of local authorities (including county and local councils) in England & Wales.