Metal Detecting News #12

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Hi, and welcome to the latest edition of Metal Detecting News, the prize winners edition!

So congrats to:-
Pinpointer - [email protected]
Composite Cleaning Pencit set - [email protected]

Please reply to the emails I’ve sent you so I can sort your prizes out!

Thanks as always to our sponsors, RUTUS, Composite Cleaning Pencil and The Big Detecting Show for their continued support.

And, those generous chaps at Composite Cleaning Pencil have provided a monthly giveaway pack! So one lucky winner each month will receive a trio pack of a Cleaning Pencil, Preserve it Wax and the Refill Pack!

That’s just one of the great Subscriber giveaway prizes currently on offer, checkout the Subscriber Giveaway section for what’s available in the next few months.

Manufacturer & Dealer News

XP have released the V3.0 software for the Deus II, download it now from their site!

Software upgrade for the Deus II

Hoard Hunter is back with mini digs and the monthly prizes too!

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Detecting News UK

3 ‘No Frills’ for 2025

It’s back! RCM have just announced three ‘no frills events’ for 2025!!!
Event 1 - 5th/6th/7th September Bath area
Event 2 - 3rd/4th/5th October Hungerford area
The third event is likely to be 26th/27th/28th September, but details still to be ratified and location to be announced.
Existing RCMers will get an email shortly, anyone else please keep an eye out on https://www.rodneycookmemorial.co.uk/

The Big Deecting Show promoo/logo showing Dave and Adrian, the hosts

Weekly, Thursday nights at 8pm on YouTube, Facebook and elsewhere!

The Big Detecting Show is the UKs premier weekly metal detecting event, showcasing the characters in the hobby, news and views, regular competitions, fun and games… you’d be mad to miss it! Thursday 8pm, Facebook, Youtube, everywhere really! This week’s guest is the awesome Alexander from HolzHammer Sagas!

Your favourite Archaeologist, Professor Alice Roberts, is on tour! August to November all around the UK, get your tickets now!

Detecting News Worldwide

MDN Subscriber Giveaways

We are lucky to have generous sponsors who are supporting MDN with giveaway prizes, plus there’s a few prizes that I’ve thrown in for good measure too!

These are subscriber giveaways, so all you need to do to be in with a chance of winning is stay subscribing! And yes, before you ask, you can win more than once.

Web banner for the Composite Cleaning Pencil featureing their web address www.cleaningpencil.com

Composite Cleaning Pencil trio set - this includes a Cleaning Pencil, Preserve it Wax and the Refill Pack! We have one of these packs per month to giveaway between now and December, and first draw will be end of May!

Digathon Ticket - one lucky subscriber will win a full adult weekender ticket for the SOLD OUT Digathon in August! The lucky winner will be drawn at the end of July!

Web banner advertising Detectnicks metal detecting dealership - www.detectnicks.co.uk

Call and mention ‘MDN’ for 10% discount on most items!

Latest Youtube videos

HolzHammer Saga is back out after a brief hiatus and on the Big Detecting Show this week too!

Dark Knight smashing it on a very productive new permission!

Club & Rally roundup

The summer rally season is nearly upon us, so here’s a roundup of the main weekenders we know about so far!

Digathon - SOLD OUT - dates are 22nd - 25th August, in Pocklington East Yorkshire
Coil to the Soil - 21st - 26th August, Berwick Upon Tweed
Just Detect UK Six Bells - 4th - 7th September, in South West Lincolnshire
RCM No Frills - 5th - 7th September, nr Bath
Detectival - SOLD OUT - dates are 13th - 14th September, in Hertfordshire
Detectormania - 19th - 21st September, Eyemouth in the Scottish Borders
RCM No Frills - 26th-28th September, TBC
RCM No Frills - 3rd - 5th October, nr Hungerford

If you are a rally organiser and you’d like to promote your event in the newsletter just drop me a line.

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