Buddy wanted, possibly with permissions: March (Cambs) area

[Sharkeysend]

Very new to detecting here, bought myself a Tesoro Compadre a couple of months back and haven't had chance to go detecting with it yet. I have no permissions for myself as it stands (other than the Crown foreshore and my local council) so if anyone wouldn't mind a complete newbie tagging along with them then that would suit me.

Thanks,
Paul

[sweepstick47]

Very new to detecting here, bought myself a Tesoro Compadre a couple of months back and haven't had chance to go detecting with it yet.
Thanks,
Paul

Hello Paul and welcome aboard the forum. I have to say that the wording in your chosen title is unlikely to elicit any positive replies but Good Luck Regards ss47

[saxman]

I had a permission in March, incidentally March has second to none the best kebabs served in soft nan bread, and it yielded nowt but modern coinage. The problem with a lot of the area is that it was underwater until drainage ditches were dug and land reclaimed. If I can find the farmers details your welcome to try it's about 2.5 hours for me and too far for not much, better for me to stick to ESSEX eh!
Saxman

[f8met]

There are definitely permissions to be had in that area as I have come across a couple of people who detect that way. The area was drained in the 17th century but March has evidence of Roman settlements around it. Indeed when i went to my treasure inquest there were 2 people who found a roman hoard around March and the town museum is acquiring it.

Good luck on your search.

[Sharkeysend]

Thanks for the replies and sorry if my original post caused offence or such. For future reference what would be the recommended format for enquiring about potential buddies and permissions?

I gather there was a hoard found just outside the town of March a while ago and the Fen Causeway Roman road runs just to the north. From what I can make out of the local history, the fenland areas seemed to have consisted of several island settlements amongst the the marshlands prior to them being drained - one of which was March. That said I've not lived in the area so still need to do some research on that side of things.

I keep driving past all the newly ploughed fields and wondering if there's anything in them!

[KittyHawk]

Welcome to detecting and the forum.

Getting permission is by far the hardest part of this hobby, and a lot of people struggle for numerous reasons (plenty of posts about it) and looking for a buddy to start with is a common route, no problem....but I suspect its the "and / or" bit of your thread title as it comes across a bit rude and abrupt, which I suspect was not intended

Its a rare detectorist indeed that will pass over a permission to a complete stranger, and in most cases cant anyways as its the landowners permission, not theirs.

[Sharkeysend]

Thanks, I must admit I hadn't noticed the separate thread for permissions - silly me!

[Pifukas]

I had a permission in March, incidentally March has second to none the best kebabs served in soft nan bread, and it yielded nowt but modern coinage. The problem with a lot of the area is that it was underwater until drainage ditches were dug and land reclaimed. If I can find the farmers details your welcome to try it's about 2.5 hours for me and too far for not much, better for me to stick to ESSEX eh!
Saxman

I got permission in March too. Haven't been back there for nearly 3 years... There's nothing there anyway... You should get permission easy there as people stops going back there...