USEFUL CONTACTS

PERIODICALS

Treasure Hunting
The Publishing House
119 Newland Street
Witham
Essex CM8 1WF
Tel: 01376 521900
E-mail: info@treasurehunting.co.uk
www.treasurehunting.co.uk

The Searcher
17 Down Road
Merrow
Guildford
Surrey GU1 2PX
Tel: 01483 830133
E-mail: info@thesearcher.co.uk
www.thesearcher.co.uk

Both Treasure Hunting and The Searcher provide valuable information on news and events, and the advertising carried is a guide to retailers, distributors, hardware and services.

SPECIALIST BOOKS ON METAL DETECTING

Greenlight Publishing

119 Newland Street
Witham
Essex CM8 1WF
Tel: 01376 521900
E-mail: books@greenlightpublishing.co.uk
www.greenlightpublishing.co.uk

SELECTED MANUFACTURERS

Minelab International Ltd

Laragh
Bandon
Co. Cork
Ireland
Tel: +353 23 8852101
E-mail: minelab@minelab.ie
www.minelab.com

White’s Electronics (UK) Ltd

35 Harbour Road
Inverness IV1 1UA
Tel: 01463 223456
E-mail: info@whites.co.uk
www.whites.co.uk

SELECTED DETECTOR SUPPLIERS

Leisure Promotions

Unit 8
The Kennet Centre
Newbury
Berkshire RG14 5EN
Tel: 01635 46040
E-mail: info@leisure-promotions.co.uk
www.leisure-promotions.co.uk

Joan Allen Electronics Ltd

190 Main Road
Biggin Hill
Kent TN16 3BB
Tel: 01959 571255
E-mail: sales@joanallen.co.uk
www.joanallen.co.uk

Regton Ltd

82 Cliveland Street
Birmingham B19 3SN
Tel: 0121 359 2379
E-mail: sales@regton.com
www.regton.com

SELECTED SUPPLIERS

H. S. Walsh & Sons Ltd

243 Beckenham Road
Beckenham
Kent BR3 4TS
Tel: 020 8778 7061
Fax: 020 8676 8669
E-mail: mail@hswalsh.com
www.hswalsh.com
Complete jewellery supplies including precious metals, tools, cleaning and polishing materials.

Cookson Precious Metals

59–83 Vittoria Street
Birmingham B1 3NZ
Tel: 0121 212 6421
www.cooksonsgold.com
Buyers and sellers of precious metals; tools and equipment suppliers.

ABC Polishing and Engineering Supplies

103 Louth Road
Holton Le Clay
Grimsby
Lincolnshire DN36 5AD
Tel: 01472 824520
Formerly Cetem Polishing Supplies. Polishing supplies and training courses.

Unifix

Shire Business Park
Wainwright Road
Warndon
Worcester WR4 9FA
Tel: 0121 609 0099
www.unifix.co.uk
Industrial clothing, tools and tool belts.

Prinz Publications (UK) Ltd

2A Hayle Industrial Park
Hayle
Cornwall TR27 5JR
Tel: 01736 751910
www.prinz.co.uk
Lindner finds display boxes.

Eyemagnify Ltd

PO Box 8107
Grantham
Lincolnshire NG31 9YE
www.eyemagnify.com
Magnifying glasses.

Maplin Electronics Ltd

PO Box 534
Manvers
Rotherham S63 5DH
Many branches throughout the United Kingdom.
www.maplin.co.uk

GOVERNING BODIES

National Council for Metal Detecting (NCMD)

General Secretary
51 Hilltop Gardens
Denaby
Doncaster
DN12 4SA
E-mail: trevor.austin@ncmd.co.uk
www.ncmd.co.uk
Third party insurance is included with membership. Contracts and agreements for landowners.

Federation of Independent Detectorists (FID)

Colin Hanson
‘Detector Lodge’
44 Heol Dulais
Birchgrove
Swansea
West Glamorgan SA7 9LT
E-mail: fid.pro@detectorists.net
www.detectorists.net
Third party insurance is included with membership. Contracts and agreements for landowners.

SOCIETIES

The Wyvern Historical and Detector Society

Please contact the author c/o the publisher for more information.

GOVERNMENT AND NATIONAL CONTACTS

British Museum

Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DG
Tel: 020 7323 8000/8299
E-mail: information@britishmuseum.org
www.britishmuseum.org

Swindon Museum and Art Gallery

Bath Road
Swindon
Wiltshire SN1 4BA
Tel: 01793 466556
www.swindon.gov.uk

Port Of London Authority

Bakers Hall
7 Harp Lane
London EC3R 6LB
Tel: 020 7743 7900
www.portoflondon.co.uk

Portable Antiquities Scheme

Department of Portable Antiquities and Treasure
British Museum
Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DG
Tel: 020 7323 8611/8618
E-mail: info@finds.org.uk
www.finds.org.uk

USEFUL DETECTING WEBSITES

Spanish coastal web cams.
http://en.comunitatvalenciana.com/webcam-comunidad-valenciana?k=6

Advice for Walkers and Country Code
www.maidstoneramblers.org.uk/Leaders’%20Leaflet.htm

Metal Detectors Forum
www.forumukdetectornet.co.uk/index.php?id=117

Beach and In-water Safety
www.banthamslsc.co.uk/beach_safety_at_bantham.htm

RNLI Coastal Safety
www.rnli.org.uk/what_we_do/sea_and_beach_safety/beachsafety/beach_safety
Global Weather Service
www.weather.com/?from=globalnav

Scrap Gold and Precious Metal Prices
www.cooksongold.com/metalprices/

Beach Metal Detecting
www.freespace.virgin.net/bob.bailey/Beach1/beach5/bch5.html

SWAT Military Webbing
www.thearmystore.co.uk/acatalog/Viper_Security_Belt_System.html

BBC Weather
www.bbc.co.uk/weather

Natural Lifestyle/Fitness Coaching
www.ukwellness.co.uk

METAL DETECTING IN
FRANCE

Periodicals

Le Fouilleur
Monthly, 6.50 Euros
www.lefouilleur.com
Incorporates L’or du Fouilleur.

Le Prospecteur
Bi-monthly, 5.00 Euros
www.prospecteur.1talk.net
Magazine of the Association Française des
Prospecteurs (AFP)

Détection Passion
Bi-monthly, 6.00 Euros
www.pagesperso-orange.fr/detection.passion/cadrsomm.htm

Monnaies et Détection
Bi-monthly, 5.50 Euros
www.loisirs-detections.com

Associations

Association Française des Prospecteurs (AFP)

www.prospecteur.1talk.net

Fédération Nationale des Utilisateurs de Détecteurs de Métaux (FNUDEM)

www.prospection.net
The site also advertises their so-called School of Detecting, which seeks to promote the metal detecting cause to archaeologists and the general public alike. Some English translation is available, albeit of dubious quality.