To keep everyone in the detecting community as informed as possible, Prof Michael Lewis FSA MCIfA, Head, Portable Antiquities & Treasure at the British Museum,
We have recently launched a merchandise shop where members can buy branded items such as caps, t-shirts, hoodies and mugs. While the shop is only
A Norman Conquest Coin hoard has been acquired for the nation by the South West Heritage Trust. The hoard consists of 2,584 silver pennies from
In April there was an inquiry into Metal detecting in which the government requested feedback from organisations within the detecting community. APPAG (All Party Parliamentary Archaeology
The final report of the Scottish Treasure Trove review has now been published. While the feedback gathered by the Review team has demonstrated support for
The NCMD Monthly Finds competition will be commencing soon. The competition will be known as the Trevor & Sue Austen Memorial Awards, they were founder members who worked tirelessly
The NCMD is pleased to have contributed to the review of the Scottish Treasure Trove system, which is due to end in September this year.
Members of the NCMD committee were recently invited to take part in the excavation that was taking place near the site of the Anglo-Saxon burial
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
If you are new to the hobby of metal detecting there can be a lot to learn. These basic rules will help you get started.
To help and encourage more families into the hobby, Parents and Legal Guardians can now add up to 3 Under 16 year olds to their
We recently received an email from Michael Lewis on behalf of the NCMD and its members. Well done to everyone that recorded finds with the Portable
On behalf of the NCMD Committee and Board of Trustees I would like to wish you all a Very Happy New Year!I’d also like to
Congratulations to everyone who won a prize in our recent £10,000 Christmas Draw. A list of membership numbers and county are below. We will contact
Recent changes to the NCMD means we have some new faces on board. The majority of the NCMD Committee and Trustees are volunteers recruited from
The Scottish Treasure Trove laws are being reviewed in the new year and the NCMD have been invited to take part to ensure that the
“The contribution of detector finds to archaeology”. This year’s PAS conference was held at the Yorkshire Museum in York, with the overall theme based around
There has been formal confirmation that the Finds Liaison Officers, Pauline Clarke & Alex Whitlock are now accepting finds regarding the above scheme in Lancashire
We will be holding an EGM on Thursday 8th June, this is to discuss an amendment to the constitution regarding the two remaining regions of
The proposed changes to the Treasure Act (1996) was laid in front of Parliament on the 20th February in the form of a Statutory Instrument.
As recently announced by Lord Parkinson, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Arts), we would like to make you aware that a new classification of
Yesterday (4th Jan 2023), members of the NCMD Committee met with Michael Lewis, Head of the PAS (Portable Antiquities Scheme) and a number of regional
Congratulations to all of the winners in our yearly £10,000 prize draw. A full list of winning numbers are listed HERE
The NCMD and its members are long-time supporters of the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS). We strongly believe that the recording of our finds is an
The Annual General Meeting of the National Council for Metal detecting will be held on Sunday 12th June 2022. The venue TBC. Please note that
We are pleased to announce our new mobile app is now available from the Google & Apple Stores. You will need to be a current
The Portable Antiquities Advisory Group (PAAG) is in place to discuss and advise on matters relating to the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS). The group is
You can now choose longer NCMD membership of up to 3 years. This will be automatically renewed unless cancelled. (You will get advanced notification before
We would like to apologise unreservedly to John Wells for an error in the latest edition of Digging Deep. We included an article on Green
The executive committee members of the NCMD were invited to the British Museum on the 14th December, for the launch of the 2020 Portable Antiquities
Last year was a difficult one for us all, but there were times when we could detect and discover some interesting finds, which meant there
Congratulations to the organisers of the Rodney Cook Rally. They have just announced that over £50,000 was raised for cancer charities at their recently held
The Scottish Regional have recently held their annual Christmas Raffle. Winners were selected completely at random. The lucky winners are: SCO04459 SPIN A DISC £100
The NCMD Christmas prize Draw was held today at midday. The winning membership numbers and prizes were chosen via a random number generator. There were
The NCMD is delighted to announce that Alan Tamblyn has been co-opted into the casual vacancy of General Secretary recently left by Kevin Gorman. Alan
Our previous membership Secretary has retired after 18 years and no longer deals with correspondence. If you send a membership application to our old address
