Comments on: IOD – the hidden agenda

By: Les

Les — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 17:03:26 +0000

In reply to Malcolm Foster. Me too Malcolm. I'd rather wade through the sheep dip trough.

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 17:43:35 +0000

In reply to Richard Brown. See the new video on the PAS homepage - looks like he's got in to the PAS through the back door by financing a promotional video.

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 17:38:34 +0000

Reference the PAS comment above, “this can’t be seen as the Westcott show”
There is a new video on the PAS homepage featuring the man himself. No doubt he paid all of the famous faces a lot of money to quote the NCMD code of conduct, then re-badge it as AofD… Seems that he’s cemented ties with the new Time Team as well. We need to do something before we’re all forced to complete qualifications and make subscription payments just to take part in the hobby!

By: John Howland

John Howland — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 18:04:16 +0000

All of the data regarding English Heritage’s lack of responses, particularly where it seems reluctant to supply information about the £50k grant, ought to be put in the hands of a Member of Parliament.

That Westcott charged £300 for his services, from whom did he receive the money and why? Was he, or is he, a puppet whose strings are pulled either by fanatics in the archaeological circus, or by a well connected archaeological body? We must be told.

Collecting coins and relics is wholesome and legal. That a gobby minority think otherwise is well, hard luck for them.

By: Thomas mcneill

Thomas mcneill — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 07:44:08 +0000

By: Malcolm Foster

Malcolm Foster — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 22:12:41 +0000

In reply to Kevin. A lot will not be possible to find in future years. Every time I travelled to our caravan on the Fylde in recent years (when we were allowed) and seeing the masses of green belt land being used for new housing, I struck me how much history may be being lost. I bet there is no search for artefacts before-hand. That should be a planning requirement. Such a site here in East Lancs has been earmarked for building on for years, yet undeveloped, but the house building company refused my request to search it. Maybe worried something significant turns up and causes them problems.

By: Malcolm Foster

Malcolm Foster — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 21:48:16 +0000

In reply to Jean Brenda Orme. Probably would not get an MD passport unless you agree to a certain 'inoculation' (you might pass something nasty on to someone whilst out on your own, in the middle of the countryside, miles from anyone) so that would certainly exclude me.

By: Steven Hewitt

Steven Hewitt — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 19:34:23 +0000

How dose this idiot propose to police his grubby little scheme, will clubs have to submit to him where they will be detecting so he can come along and get us to all turn out our pockets! I have been a detectorist for 25 years and the current arrangement of declaring our finds to be recorded works well for most, and as a result some fantastic items are on display all around the country for everyone to see. If this clown gets his way most of us will try something else and detecting will die.

By: Richard Brown

Richard Brown — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 12:03:06 +0000

I started Metal Detecting last year and love this hobby. It is my belief that NCMD are the best body to represent us, they promote responsible detecting, look after the interests of detectorists at government level and advise us accordingly, they also cultivate the partnership between detectorist and archaeologists through the PAS and Treasure Act. What we don’t need is some new self serving Institute taking over, changing the goal posts and charging us for the privelidge.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 01:51:18 +0000

Have archaeologist thought about this.Take away all metal detectors. Make it illegal to own one even ban them from useing them so even archaeologist can’t use them .Now what would happen I’ll tell you what will happen 1 all manufacturing will be hit loss of jobs .2 shops will go out of business more loss of jobs. 3 how will archaeologist know where to look for artefacts. 4. How many of you archaeologists will lose your jobs. Because with all the research in the world there are thousands of places you will never find why because their are loads of areas that have no recorded history. Look back over the years our hobby has brought sites to your attention you knew and probably would never know existed. We help keep you lot in work .We buy our own equipment we use our own free time it don’t cost you lot anything not a penny for us to do that .We don’t get an hourly wage .Most detectorists go years with out finding any thing of value . You lot get paid every day .We do it as an hobby we dig and find the finds that need finding .Most of what’s in the ground now might not be their in a few more years time .You have a free army of detectorists who go out in fields where their is no recall of any history and find what you can not .I think you all should get off your high horse’s and help block Keith Westcott’s plans before you lot start losing your jobs .And many other people too. Westcott has found a way well he thinks he has found a way to make him self a load of free cash by fleecing the detectorists and taxpayers. His plan will not work .Because none of us will pay him .Most of us pay the farmers to do our hobby and it’s up to the farmers who they let on their land not Westcott. So Westcott do one with your money grabbing hands your a con man nothing but.Just to line your own pockets at the cost of others that’s what you are a con artist