Central Searchers is a club which is aimed at arranging weekly/fortnightly digs for metal detectorists.
The annual membership will cost £25 a year and is subject to you abiding by the rules laid down in this booklet and is non refundable.
Each dig will cost only £8 for members and £12 for non members, this again is non refundable. We hope detectorists make lots of finds at our digs but we cannot guarantee this. The monies paid by you for each dig is to cover our costs, time and the effort in finding these venues and is not paid for guaranteed finds. We would like these digs to be as happy as possible and although we cannot guarantee what the weather will be like or what you will find within the ground we will try our best to make sure everything else runs as smoothly as possible.
We aim to have digs as regular as possible this will of course depend on the availability of land. These digs will vary from weekly to fortnightly depending on the season some digs will be Saturday and Sunday others will be a single day this will depend on the logistics of the site. We will also have our catering van at each weekend venue to supply food and drink which will be especially nice to have around on wet cold days.
These digs will be open to members and non members however non members will pay a higher dig price. Both members and non members must belong to either FID or NCMD and be able to produce their membership card to either of the above associations if requested.
All in all we hope you have an enjoyable membership with us and please feel free to speak to us on any problems or suggestions that you may have which will make the club a better place to be.
Club Rules
No one wishes to lay down the law with regards what you can and cannot do but to run efficiently and effectively club members and non members must abide by certain rules.
Upon attending any Central Searchers dig means that you accept and abide by the following rules.
1. To obtain regular access to club dig information you must be either a fully paid up member or on our email mailing list.
2. Guests are welcome to attend at any time.
3. All members, non members or guests must be a member of FID or NCMD and be able to produce their membership cards upon entry.
4. Central Searchers reserve the right to refuse entry to anyone who cannot provide proof of membership to either FID or NCMD.
5. Members will be totally responsible for the actions of any guest they bring to a dig.
6. Members must be able to show their CS ID photo card on entry to a dig if requested.
7. Holes MUST be filled properly, turf / crop side up. Gates MUST be closed. Litter MUST be removed.
8. Unwanted finds should not be reburied or left by the hole. These finds should be either disposed of in the hedge, taken home or placed in the yellow scrap buckets provided.
9. Out of bounds and Country Side Stewardship areas, which includes grass margins around the fields MUST NOT be searched.
10. Digs will be patrolled by nominated stewards to ensure the above rules are being observed, some of these stewards will not be wearing high viz vests.
11. Anyone on dig fields who should not be there will be escorted away.
12. Failure to abide by the rules will not be tolerated and offenders will receive one warning only. If the same person fails to obey the rules again their membership will be cancelled and no refund made and non members will not be welcome back.
13. Unauthorised visits to Central Searchers farms and sites will not be tolerated and membership will be cancelled immediately.
14. Items found by any member/non member/guest can be retained by the member/non member/guest as long as its value is no more than £2,000.
15. Any item found with a value over £2,000 must be shared 50/50 with the landowner. An agreement must be reached between detectorist and landowner accordingly. If no arrangement can be found then the item will be sold and the funds split 50/50.
16. In the case of any item being found that comes under the Treasure Act of 1996 then the proper channels must be followed.
17. Any detectorist suspecting that a hoard is being discovered is obliged to discreetly contact either a steward or telephone 07818 575998, we will then arrange for the area to be cordoned off.
18. Dogs may attend digs providing they are under continuous supervision at all times. Dogs must be on a lead and not run loose and under no circumstances be left looked in vehicles, tents or caravans. All dog mess must be cleared up and disposed of correctly.
Disclaimer:- Central Searchers cannot be held responsible for any personal injury, property loss or damage, or damage to vehicles whilst attending any dig. By attending Central Searchers digs means you have read and agreed to this.
The one thing that we must stress and cannot stress enough is that we will not tolerate people not filling in there holes correctly. A lot of the fields we will be detecting in are used by others. There is no reason whatsoever for anyone not to fill in their hole. Anyone not filling in their holes correctly will only be given one warning. If caught again they will no longer be welcome at future digs.
Each dig information will be available to members only by visiting www.centralsearchers.org.uk/forum and registering which will give you access to the protected area. Non members can contact us on email at centralsearchers@ntworld.com and will be placed on our database and future
dig information will be emailed when available.
You will also be able to obtain confirmation on each weeks digs by telephoning 01933 399814, this number will let you know whether there is a dig on or not.
Central Searchers reserve the right to amend these rules as they feel necessary.