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Metal Detecting News #13

Metal Detecting News #13

Anthony Cawood
June 09, 2025

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

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.

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Manufacturer & Dealer News

Rally News this week…

Quick, before they sell out again!

Detectival has released some extra tickets! Quick before they sell out - again!
https://detectival.com/pages/detectival-tickets

3 ‘No Frills’ for 2025

Rodney Cook Memorial have released tickets for their first two ‘no frills’ events for 2025. These are limited and will sell out quick!
https://www.rodneycookmemorial.co.uk/events.html

See you there!

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Detecting News UK

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 Fodder Phil

Dancing detectorist found gold ring within minutes of starting his search

Meet the detectorist who unearthed a rare item linked to a descendant of a Hundred Year's War prisoner in Norfolk.

uk.news.yahoo.com/dancing-detectorist-found-gold-ring-090000180.html

Viking gold found on Isle of Man

Around 1,000 years ago, this Viking Age arm-ring from the Isle of Man was likely used not only to display its owner's wealth but also to serve as currency in financial transactions.

www.livescience.com/archaeology/vikings/braided-gold-viking-arm-ring-discovered-by-amateur-metal-detectorist-on-isle-of-man

Post-Medieval gold coin and 'Posie' ring found in Cornwall now declared treasure

Two historical artefacts, both more than 300 years old have been officially declared treasure following separate inquests in Cornwall

www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/25208754.post-medieval-posie-ring-gold-coin-found-cornwall

'I found priceless treasure on UK riverbank - and there's more out there'

A treasure trove of rare artefacts unearthed by mudlarkers on the River Thames on display at London Museum Docklands reveals fascinating stories about London's ordinary people through the centuries

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/i-found-priceless-treasure-rummaging-35326833

East Yorkshire town to keep significant gold archaeological item found there

Pocklington District Heritage Trust said it will be able to show the early gold and garnet cloisonné panel thanks to a well-supported crowd funding…

www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/25207324.anglo-saxon-panel-found-near-pocklington-return

One of a kind 7th Century Anglo-Saxon coin found in Norfolk field

The design is a mash-up of Christian and pagan designs from the same era as the Sutton Hoo ship.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yg85nd5r9o

Detecting News Worldwide

Expat arrested for ‘looting artefacts at site of ancient shipwreck’ | Need To Know

A 39-year-old German expat was arrested in Mallorca for allegedly looting artefacts from a 2,000-year-old Roman shipwreck, breaching diving and heritage laws.

needtoknow.co.uk/2025/06/04/expat-arrested-for-looting-artefacts-at-site-of-ancient-shipwreck

10-Pound Gold Nugget on the Auction Block

In 1979, a couple using a metal detector in the Kalgoorlie Goldfields of Western Australia located a massive gold nugget.

goldseek.com/article/10-pound-gold-nugget-auction-block

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.

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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!

Call 01243 545060 and mention ‘MDN’ for 10% discount on most items!

Latest Youtube videos

Digger Dan is back with a cracking video and the finds to match!

Bald Man Detects (Dean to his friends!) is back on the hoard site!

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

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