MIKE LONG - CHAIRMAN 

Mike is one of the founder members of the Club which was established in October 2000.  He took over as Chairman in May 2004.

Mike has been detecting for over 40 years, his first 'machine' being home-made - a broomstick with a square 'coil' - but it worked!  He remembers finding many old pennies on Polzeath beach!  He has often been heard to say: "Oh, how I wish I had a sophisticated machine then - my finds pouch would have been bulging!"

 He eventually 'splashed out' and bought a proper detector for £25!!  However, his disappointment at finding only mediocre items persuaded him to upgrade to a basic Garret machine and then an early Minelab Sovereign.  He still thinks this was one of the best machines produced, however he recognised that technology had moved on and eventually purchased a Minelab Explorer.

Mike's ability to detect has more recently become fairly restricted due to knee problems, however he intends to continue so long as he can.

 MARK ASHLEY- PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER /WEB SITE MANAGER

Mark has been with the Club for about 8 months.

He has been metal detecting on and off for 35 years, and has always loved the hobby " To hold an object in your hand that has been in the ground for centuries is wonderful. Whose was it and how did it come to be there"  

 Marked served in the RAF and had plenty of opportunities to travel overseas." I took my old C Scope 1220B to Germany the locals looked at me as if I was mad, the first time I dug up an unexploded 88mm shell I understood why!  Mark uses the Minelab E trac a truly wonderful machine 

 Any article you would like to submit or any photographs of finds please send to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Further if you, as a member of the public have found a coin of an artifact and you would like to know more about it please send a low deffinition photograph to my email address (jpg only) and we will see what we can find out for you. If you have lost an object please tell us and we will contact you and help you tp find it.

GEOFF PEARSON - SITES OFFICER

Geoff  is a Falconer and has had a varied career, serving in the Royal Marines and becoming a falconer later on in life. Geoff has been a metal detectorist since before the first world war (sorry Geoff) and has a special nack of convincing land owners to allow us to search . Geoff special interest is the Romans and is always endeavouring to find that elusive Roman site within the South Hams area.  You see Geoff in his usual metal detecting pose "I like my home comforts " His servant is just out of shot! Geoff uses a Deus metal detector with add ons.  If you would like to find out more about the history of your land and would accept a payment too please contact the South Hams MDC