Almost any other hobby/sport requiring access to someone elses land involves a fee. Maybe the hobby has had it free for too long? It certainly makes a difference if (as a club) you speak to a landowner and offer him ££`s for a weekend. Nothing wrong with it as a revenue stream for farmers in my boo...

The general attitude of the farmers at the Farmwatch group was understandable and inevitable. They have trouble from illegal lampers and poachers they have people letting dogs off and worrying livestock they have elecrtric fence units getting stolen left right and centre they have diesel tanks getti...

After speaking at the local Farmwatch meeting about legal and illegal metal detecting the general feeling from the farmers was that why should they have to decide good from bad. It is easier for them to ban detecting all together on their land. A lot of previously pro farmers have done just that. Th...

Thanks for that Mugwamp that is a very good starting point.

Terrys funeral still hasnt been arranged but as soon as the coroners enquiries have been completed it is likely it will be put in the hands of E W Browns funeral directors on Holderness Road in Hull. The coroners office still hasnt managed to locate Terrys next of kin. I know Terry spoke to ex RAF p...

A sad loss to the hobby, to the locality and to me as he was a really good friend. A really genuine bloke. I will miss him.