HAVE you found an item from history that you want to know more about?

Well Warrington Museum may be able to help.

Amateur archaeologists are being called to hunt for treasure as part of two archaeological finds days.

The events give people the opportunity to bring along and share stories about some of their most interesting archaeological discoveries.

Hannah White, collections assistant at Warrington Museum and Art Gallery in the town centre, said: “This is a fabulous opportunity for amateur archaeologists to bring in any archaeological finds that they have to be identified by the local finds liaison officer.

“The finds can be recorded onto the portable antiquities scheme database which is used to further archaeological knowledge and as a resource for archaeological research.”

The event, organised in association with the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS), enables people across the north west to bring in their archaeological artefacts in the hope of finding out a little more about their history.

Where possible, these finds will also be identified and recorded on the PAS database by local finds liaison officer Vanessa Oakden, helping to support research on local and national archaeology being carried out both now and in the future.

Among the items found in and around Warrington by residents in recent years are this brooch discovered in a Winwick field, pictured above.

  •  The finds days are set to take place next Saturday, January 20 and Saturday, April 21 between 11am and 2.30pm.

To get involved contact the museum on 442399 or email museum@culture warrington.org.

Finds of metal, flint and pottery of more than 300 years old are welcome, and attendees are also asked to bring details of the find spot, such as a grid reference.