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Metal Detecting News #56
Anthony Cawood
April 04, 2026
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Hi, and welcome to the latest edition of Metal Detecting News, thanks for stopping by!
In this Easter edition, we have the usual mix of news, digs and vids to brighten your day, and don’t forget the new subscriber giveaway prize of a Nokta backpack - tell your friends!
A massive thanks to all our amazing sponsors, RUTUS, Treasure Hunting Magazine, Composite Cleaning Pencil, AMDS and The Big Detecting Show for their continued support.
See you in the fields!
Industry News
LP have a deal on just for this weekend - 2x LP Points on all purchases! It runs until last thing Monday if you want an Easter treat!
Check out all the other dealers too as many have deals on, though not always the easiest to spot on their websites!
And here’s news of an unusual discovery from Crawfords :-)
Leaving this one here so we can drum up some more support for Wayne Rowlands, friend of the hobby, maker of amazing finds cabinets, and all round good guy, and he’s raising money for RCM’s cancer charity by walking from his home in Wales to the Rodney Cook Memorial rally this year - 270 miles! Metal Detecting News has donated - please do the same if you can!
 | The NCMD are pushing for a metal detecting survey to become part of the planning process. “This would ensure that artefacts and treasure items are retrieved and saved for posterity rather than being buried under concrete and lost forever as is currently the case.” They’ve recently sent a proposal to the Heritage Minister - read it here. |
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The Past website have added a new page on archaelogy opportinities coming up over the summer, so if you fancy a go and want to “swap your detector for a pallet knife and spend all day scraping dirt off dirt” then they’ve got all the details!
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 RRP £89.99 | We also have a brand new subscriber competition, a Nokta rucksack which retails at £89.99, which will be drawn at the end of April so you have it in time for all those summer rallies! This is in addition to our usual Composite Cleaning Pencil monthly giveaway! If you want to buy this cracking bit of kit then most of the majority of dealerships have it - I’d start with Detecnicks ;-) |
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What would you like to see more of in MDN? |
Club & Rally roundup
If you have a weekender, charity event etc and would like to let people know just send me a message and I will include in here.
First up, news of a new event, sounds like a great idea too - keep an eye on their facebook page.
News in of the first confirmed rally of 2026 and a ticket offer too, though they may have run out by now!
Next up, Minelab 500 - Reunion 14-16 Aug.
All the rest that’s fit to print
That’s a lot of beach detecting, about 29 years, 364 days too mcuh for me!
My good friend, and friend of the hobby, Dave Sadler, has launched a brand new venture! I’ll let Dave do the intro… “Histories, Mysteries & Beyond is a multidisciplinary independent publishing and book-retail business exploring the worlds of the paranormal, UFOs, archaeology, history, metal detecting, treasure mysteries, and secret societies such as the Knights Templar.” Now check it out! |  |
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