The gold panning championships will be taking place over the weekend of the 25th and 26th May, at the Lead Mining Museum, Wanlockhead, Scotland.
The Scottish Champs will be held on the Saturday and the British Champs on the Sunday.
The Museum will be open from 0900 on Saturday and Sunday, selling breakfast butties for those who would like one.
Registration for the events will be take place inside the coffee shop from 0915.  Payment for the heats will be cash only.
The heats we will be running this year are:- Open (Mixed Men & Women), Veterans, Tri-pan, 3 person Team, Challenge, Children’s, Juniors and beginners.
New Panners are always welcome, so don’t worry if you have never tried Gold Panning or Competition Panning, as there will always be people there to help you out and show you the techniques. We now run a Beginners category, allowing anyone who has not tried competition Panning before, to take part against other beginners and not have the added pressure of being stood next to a Pro. (Normally beginners would just enter the Open Category)