Mercia Metal Detecting Club
About
Welcome to the Mercia Metal Detecting Club website! Established in 2023, we are a community of passionate metal detectorists dedicated to exploring the rich history of our region. With over 80 Club Members, we organise regular social events to enhance our members' metal detecting skills and to unearth the history underneath our feet. Our club is open to people of all ages and experience levels, from beginners to experienced detectorists. Join us on this exciting journey as we uncover hidden treasures and unravel the mysteries of the past!
Our members welfare is one of our main priorities, we make sure they are looked after on our events with free tea and coffee, with water during the warmer months and a fully stocked first aid kit. We also benefit from a defibrillator. For the ladies there is a tented toilet facility. The other main priority is our landowners, that give us their land & permission to hold our events on and to make sure we as a club, leave the land in the same condition as agreed.
We encourage all our members to report their finds to the Portable Antiquities Scheme via the Finds Liaison Officers. We are a non- profit making club and our annual accounts are published on our Facebook page at the time of the AGM and are available at any time on request. Our club is run by an established committee elected at the Annual General Meetings & our club rules are published on this website.
Club Dig Find Of The Day
Treasure
What happens when our members find treasure on our digs.
Read MoreMMDC Team
Tom Baylis
Co Chairman
Being one of the original Admin that set up the MMDC, Tom leads from the front in gaining permissions from his little red book of Farmers.
Lee Russell
Treasurer/Merchandiser
Lee is another founder Admin member of the club. Lee is our accountant and merchandise manager, and carries this responsibility with the clubs best interests foremost in his mind. A real pleasure to be around.
Leon Dancer-Farren
Co Chairman
Leon is one of the founder members of the club. He holds it all together and drives miles securing new permissions. Leon makes sure the other committee members are doing their jobs! He also stores the clubs gear and transports it to & from the digs.
Barry Morton
Secretary
Barry has been with the club almost since the beginning. He seeks out new permissions and looks after the paperwork & digital elements of the club. If you want your find on the website or have an idea for the club then let him know!
Greg Press
Support/Land
Greg has been a member of the club since the beginning. Always happy to help others, he liaises between the members and the committee. Greg also helps to secure land for our detecting days.
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MMDC Club Rules
MMDC Club Rules
Club Rules 2025 - 2026 I confirm that : Should I make any type of find that would be classed as treasure under the treasure act 1996, that I & Mercia Metal Detecting Club will declare the item(s) within 14 days of the date found to the local Coroner & to the local Finds Liaison Officer. (s) is shared equally between myself and the landowner. Any find with a value of over £500 but not treasure, must be declared to Admin and the value shared 50/50 with the landowner. All NCMD cards must be shown when paying, no show no dig Holes must be filled correctly, on pasture, a hole using the plug method must be dug, soil replaced and the plug replaced grass uppermost & stamped down. On cultivated or ploughed soil the hole should be filled and stamped flat. Items should not be left in the hole but removed to the scrap bin. No drugs smoked or taken will in anyway shape or form be allowed on any of our digs, if found doing so you will be asked to leave, and membership will be revoked. If you wish to take pictures on the digs apart from finds you must get peoples permissions. Any persons under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a Parent or a legal guardian. No foul language will be acceptable at any time. If you need a toilet break, please be discrete, women and juveniles use the toilet proved for a number one only.