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Any one want to buy  my detecting gear, I emailed the local council to gain permission to detect my local parks, and guess wot they said no and in no polite terms if i get caught detecting i will get prosecuted for damaging the ground, I live in a semi rural area and non of the farmers will let me on there land, well there rented land they don't actually own it. cant detect on the beach its national trust and they own every last bit of rubbish under there sand, my garden is all new soil ans dosnt have any thing in it.
bugger i am going to have to talk to the wife an kids now.
 thanks for lettin me rant.

What area do you live in Bernie ?

where are you from buddy?
I had the same problem living in bristol, they have a by-law about sytematic digging of turf. it was to stop people digging sods and burning them on there fires. It peed me off and still does..lol in fact anything to do with bristol city council in general.

join a club, thats what i did, and keep at it with the farmers, they are a strange bunch.

join a club, and in reply to Kaister i find farmers to be very proud people, it's the detectorists that are a strange bunch!

Proud?? Ummm interesting concept. they will do anything if they are making money. Proud...no, just canny.

LOL Geoff.

still, what sort of gear does Bernie have for sale?

Hi, I live in liverpool, lots of historic parks, where i live its on the boundary of liverpool and Cheshire, not much roman i think but a lot of medieval, its just getting the place to MD as for joining a club sadly i only get to detect a few hours a week and week ends are definitely out.

lots of clubs in that area, - search them out.

handyman-yep strange wasnt the right word, i have some good farmer pals, not sure what the right word would be though. Most of them are apporachable, and your right they do find us strange.

bernie- finding land is always a bit of a bugger, come to a detecting wales rally, its well worth the drive, i found my first hammerd silver on one a few weeks ago.
i think there are some tempate letters you can send to your local farmers on here somewhere as well if you want to keep trying.

thanks for the support, i will look for clubs and keep hold of my gear for now thanks again.  lol ;) ;D

 Glad to hear it Berlie,  joining a club if you can find one close by will open lots of doors for you and you'll meet and get tips from lots of like minded people and go on their rallies to detect too mate, don't give up yet,
Alan

OK,  ive just found this,   perhaps you could get in touch with them

 Merseyside NW Survey Club, Cedar Road, Aintree, Liverpool, Merseyside,

or try looking through these,

http://fid.newbury.net/clubs.html (http://fid.newbury.net/clubs.html)
                 or
institutes - South Lanc's and Cheshire Metal Detecting Club
http://slcmetaldetectingclub.co.uk/museums.html (http://slcmetaldetectingclub.co.uk/museums.html)

Hi thanks for that have been in touch with the Lancs and Cheshire club and have been invited to there next meeting, cheers for all the help and support hope to post some finds in the near future.

Keep at it Bernie, it's hard in the beginning but the rewards are worth the wait.

Best of luck.

Steve.

arr glad to be of help,   you'll find it very rewarding i'm sure.  you'll be able to get on in leaps and bounds now bernie,  you'll be supprised mate,
 best of luck
 Alan