A 3,000-year-old axe-head has been unearthed in a Sandbach charity treasure hunt.

The late bronze-age find was discovered at the charity event at Fields Farm on Congleton Road on Sunday September 12.

Goga Mitchell, a member of the Mold Historical Search Society, found the artefact using a metal detector.

She said: “I was extremely elated to make this discovery.

“It was the first time I’ve ever found something of such significance.

“I was just extremely lucky to be in the right place.

“I picked it up initially as a very clear sound but the object was clearly at some depth.

“I eventually found it having excavated down to a depth of about 3 spades depth.

“The soil was very wet and quite clayey so it was quite hard work.

“When I could see what the object was I called over my husband who was searching about ten metres away.

“He came over and confirmed it was an important find - I think he was quite jealous but for me it was a dream come true.”

Goga’s husband Harry, added: “Overall it was a good day, although as usual I found diddly squat!

“It was all to benefit charity as well. I hope other farms will open their fields for a similar day.”

The event was organised jointly by the Rotary Club of Sandbach Crosses and the Crewe and Nantwich Metal Detecting Society.

Society organiser Colin Sharratt said: “The axe-head is a late bronze age ‘socketed/looped’ axe head which dates from around 900 to 600BC.

“It has possibly lain where it was found for the past 3,000 years.”