Midland Metal Detecting Club

Club Diary.

Wed 06.06.2012 MMDC Club Meeting at The Sugarbrook Pub, Charford Rd, Bromsgrove B60 3NJ. FLO Attendance Angie Bolton, MMDC Annual Quiz 3 Cash prizes, Prizes for best Coin, Artifact. Good food and Drink available.

Sun 27.05.2012 MMDC Club Rally, Henley-in-Arden, 75 acres of pasture to search, Looks very promising Undetected, lots of potential, See forum for details.

About our site...

Welcome to our new West Midland based Metal Detecting Website, setup for responsible enthusiasts, who enjoy discovering their local history. We strongly encorage detectorists to follow the UK legislation and gain annual insurance with the NCMD as we are Affiliated with them, information about this can be found in the detecting links below. Feel free to register in our Metal Detecting Forum, as we enjoy seeing new detectorists join our community.

Useful Links:

Treasure Act
Countryside Code
The Portable Antiquities Scheme
Finds Database
UK Detector Finds Database
National Council for Metal Detecting
The Crown Estate
English Heritage
Old Maps
Google Maps
NFU online
Met Office
Metal Detecting History
Heres a great idea, a detectorists dig blog. A step by step diary to metal detecting success. Digblog
Pewter Coin Reproductions.

Welcome to the Midland Metal Detecting Club

Ludlow finds 15.04.12.

We would like to welcome detectorists and historians alike to our new website and forum which is perfect for novices as well as experienced detectorists and is easy to join. So why not explore the Midland Metal Detecting Members forum and find out more about what we do. Where you can share photos of what you have found and detecting stories you may have. Based in Bromsgrove, West Midlands the club will endever to cover the Midland region of the UK, Counties of West Midlands, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire.

Initial impressions of the metal detecting hobby may be that they are just going after lost change at the beach or park areas, but there is much more to it than that, Items that date back hundreds or even thousands of years can be found on your treasure hunting quest. Joining a metal detecting club can put you into situations where these adventures and discoveries can be yours. Solitary metal detecting is how most people see it, but going out with other enthusiasts can be very rewarding. You can meet new people who are already interested in what interests you. Your progress in the finer points of searching will be enhanced by other club members. Advice about equipment, places to go and different techniques will be very helpful for your future metal detecting trips. Sharing stories and seeing what others have found gives perspective on your treasure hunt.

Pretty much anyone can join a metal detecting club, Abiding by the club rules is important for the club to maintain its reputation. Trespassing on private property is forbidden as an agreement or permission from the landowner needs to take place first. Always leave the ground in the condition that you found it by filling in holes and never litter the landscape. Club membership give its members a feeling of community and provide a sense of safety in numbers. Additionally a club will help you keep up to date with current legislation and whats going on in the hobby of Metal Detecting.

Most UK clubs participate with the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS), a voluntary scheme which records finds in England and Wales, they will record finds over 300 years old, help you identify your finds and can advise on Treasure. The Finds Liaison Officer for Worcestershire and Warwickshire is Angie Bolton. Email: abolton@worcestershire.gov.uk

MMDC Membership