The National Council for Metal Detecting is lobbying the Government for the return of commercial detecting rallies. The DCMS has responded:
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Given that most detectorists and most archaeologists (including PAS) disapprove of commercial detecting rallies on the grounds they are particularly damaging, not to mention morally dubious, it is to be hoped the answer is a resounding NO.
Interestingly, just about the only “further investigation” the DCMS will be undertaking is to ask PAS what they think. We can but hope that PAS has the testicular fortitude to tell them!
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31/05/2020 at 07:26
Tim in Tintern
PAS should have no difficulty advising the Government not to sanction a resumption of commercial detecting rallies as they say they support responsible detecting alone.