Guest 736- Registered: 5 Jan 2012
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Now here's a thing I don't know if any of you have caught this on the History Channel but personally I think that its pretty good. Now the rules and regulations that they have to apply to are quite strict(if you go on their website you'll see) due to it being along the Thames ect. Now my question to the Dover Forum Jedi's is if I wanted to do it along the seafront would I have to get permission?? Now all it would be is like beach combing or field walking. It does say on their website that this licence that they have to get to do it on the Thames states that they can only dig no more than 3 inches deep. You never know in this day and age of everything being so pompass that DHB would have to be told. Stupid I know but I think you know where I'm going on this !
Anyone know ???
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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not seen the programme mark, is this the equivalent of metal detecting?
Guest 736- Registered: 5 Jan 2012
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Sort of but they just forage which is a better term really. They basically see what they can pick up or just dig what is on the surface whether it be old marble topped bottles to wax seals from medieval times whatever they come across. Just fancy doing a bit along the sea front .
Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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Metal detectorists also work on the Banks of the Thames, for which you need a special licence.
You can metal detect on beaches (or at least most of them), but not sure how deep one is allowed to dig, and doubt if extensive digging would be allowed!
Bona fide detectorists do search local beaches I know.
Any 'treasure' found on beaches I think has to be reported to the Receiver of Wrecks (more info probably on their website?)
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i have seen many metal detector chaps on local beaches, i suppose it is down to who owns the beach how strict they are.
i cannot imagine anyone from the harbour board rising from their desk and sprinting down to the beach to accost a scoundrel.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Been nice knowing you :)
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
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h.m queen owns the beaches down to the low water mark.
Guest 736- Registered: 5 Jan 2012
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I'll give her a buzz!
Guest 641- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Was it a full tin of corned beef Scotchie? I suppose Vic could supply you with an industrial size can of beans to accompany your unusual find
Guest 732- Registered: 8 Nov 2011
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I'm sure if there was anything of value on Dover beach Bob Goldfield would
Of found it and sold it already
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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but did he inform the queen and the reciver of wreks first.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Yes it was a full tin Barry !!
Been nice knowing you :)
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Tonight was in Folkestone Wear Bay at the Roman villa with Keith Parfitt - it is repeated at various times
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Guest 672- Registered: 3 Jun 2008
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The words......land mine come to to my mind here Mark.
Iv'e been a detector for the last 12 years, always had permission from the land owner only to find other people doing the same thing without permission.
Clubs frown on people that are not club members, private detectors frown on clubs. Crazy.
Never found anything valuable, but always interesting and I did watch the Mud larks. detector sat at the back of the wardrobe now and batteries flat, may take it up again one day.
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
