The Club runs a monthly competitions. Points are awarded for 1st 2nd and 3rd in each class. The points are added up at the end of the year and cups are awarded to the winners in each class. A shield is also awarded to the member who accumulates the most points during the year in all classes.
This gives members the chance to show off whats in their collections and show new members what can be collected.
2024
| DEC | An un-opened mineral or ginger beer | Up to 5 miniture sample bottles | A vintage tin | A vintage Christmas related item |
Class List for 2025
Non changing classes.
Class 4 is Best dug item.
Class 5 Best bought item.
Class 6 Sad find.
Variable classes.
| Month | Class 1 | Class 2 | Class 3 | Class 7 |
| JAN | 2 Sheared lip bottles not inks | 1 10oz Coloured lip Codd | Your favorite blackglass bottle | An old ashtray |
| FEB | 2 Printed pots | 3 local pointed Hamiltons | Your favorite coloured potlid | 3 local postcards |
| MAR | 2 Incised ginger beer bottles | 2 pictorial pot lids | A match striker | An old tin opener |
| APR | 2 flat bottomed Hamiltons | Your favorite black and white potlid | 2 items from Weymouth | A clay pipe |
| MAY | 3 blackglass ginger beers | 2 small size Zara’s | 3 sample bottles | Up to 3 postcards depicting old ships |
| JUNE | A saltglazed item | 2 cream pots not local ones | 4 items from one company | Up to 3 postcards depicting trains |
| JULY | A display on a tray 5 items | 1 6oz coloured lip Codd | 3 green poison bottles | A old tray |
| AUG | 2 printed ginger beers | Your favourite sealed wine bottle | Up to 3 local medicine bottles | A hammered coin |
| SEPT | 2 whisky jug | A muff warmer | A pictorial Codd | An old brooch |
| OCT | 2 local seltzer bottles | A pontiled bottle | An advertising item | An old drinking glass |
| NOV | 3 blue poison bottles | 3 different coloured inks | 2 sauce bottles | An old medal |
| DEC | 2 quack cures | 2 coloured codds | Your favourite printed ginger beer | A local mineral water company go with |
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