NCMD Monthly Finds Competition
The NCMD Monthly Finds competition will be commencing soon. The competition will be known as the Trevor & Sue Austen Memorial Awards after the main founders of the NCMD and will be open to all NCMD members. Each month, you will be able to showcase your best finds by entering the categories of Best Coin and Best Artefact, and there will be an under 16’s competition running alongside. The monthly […]
Scottish Treasure Trove Review
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. We have ensured that the views of metal detectorists have been represented by engaging in direct dialogue with the review team. Participating in the Review’s Advisory Group and by responding […]
NCMD partner with Time Team at Sutton Hoo
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 at Sutton Hoo. The excavation was being carried out by the Time Team in conjunction with the National Trust who own the site. As part of that work, they needed […]
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 […]
