NCMD AGM Notification
The NCMD will be holding its annual general meeting on Sunday 23rd June 2024. If you are a member of the NCMD and have any questions/items for us to discuss under AOB, please email Alan Tamblyn – General Secretary by midnight on Monday 18th June. Email: generalsecretary@ncmd.co.uk
Treasure Process Presentation
View the presentation on the treasure process from a recent meeting at the British Museum. We met with the Treasure Valuation Committee, members of the PAS (Portable Antiquities Scheme) and DCMS (Department for Culture, Media & Sports) to go through what the process entails. (Click image to open file)
NCMD Wordsearch Competition Winners
We’ve had a fantastic 463 entries, with 429 correct answers to our recent Digging Deep Wordsearch Competition. We used a random number generator to pick the three winners. Congratulations, you will receive a call to discuss your prize. 1st Prize of £500 won by Colin.R (Membership No. ending 3C4G) 2nd Prize of £350 won by […]
Treasure Process Meeting
As many of you will know, the treasure process isn’t perfect, but its purpose is important as it ensures that important historical artefacts are protected for future generations. The NCMD has been pushing for more transparency so that detectorists can have a better understanding of the process and why items can take so long to […]
NCMD has guided tour of printing facility.
NCMD Membership Secretary, David Millington, was recently invited by our printers PCS to have a guided tour of their production facility. We’d just ordered a new batch of 20,000 NCMD welcome letters and membership cards. Sales Manager, Andy Philbin talked us through the process. “The NCMD Card and Fobs are produced using 100% recycled PVC […]
PAS Cymru – Further update for Welsh Detectorists.
The NCMD has received a reply to our campaign email on the budget cuts to PAS in Wales. This response is from the office of Dawn Bowden, Deputy Minister for Arts and Culture. Thank you for your email to Dawn Bowden, Deputy Minister for Arts and Culture to express your concerns regarding the future of […]
Portable Antiquities Scheme in Wales
The NCMD have been writing to members of the Welsh Government, and associated funders in response to budget cuts that could affect the PAS service in Wales. We have received the following response from Steve Burrow, Deputy Head of Public History & Archaeology. “I’m writing to you in my capacity as Amgueddfa Cymru’s organizational lead […]
Scottish Treasure Trove – Public Consultation
The King’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer (KLTR) has launched a public consultation to review the Scottish Treasure Trove system, the process that is used for assessing and preserving archaeological finds discovered in Scotland. The consultation aims to get views from everyone who uses the system. Whether that be Museums, Public Heritage Organisations, Metal Detecting Clubs […]
Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) Annual Report
The recent press launch of the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) 2022 Annual Report was a great success. Hosted by Sir Mark Jones the new Head of the British Museum, there was a strong turnout. Including members of the Portable Antiquities Advisory Group, which includes the NCMD represented by Alan Tamblyn, Dave Crisp and David Millington. […]
BBC Morning Live Filming
Alan Tamblyn, NCMD General Secretary had an enjoyable day yesterday, with some great fellow detectorists and a film crew from BBC Morning Live. Alan said, “It was great to meet Paddy and Andy Hooper and ‘Jelly’ from Colchester, all very responsible detectorists who are passionate about the hobby. Rhys and the guys from the BBC […]
