Rejected petition Allow metal detecting rallys to go ahead with the social distancing in place

As a club owner I would like you to allow organised digs to go ahead.
Many of our members are ex military and suffer from PTSD, metal detecting plays a huge part in maintaining their mental health.we also have alot of elderly members that have no family or that live alone, sometimes in flats.

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As a dedicated club owner, I can absolutely say that metaldetecting is one of the safest sports/ hobbies out there.
Our fields are 50 acres plus, so social distancing is easy.
We can do all the admin, payments, sending of maps etc online.

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Since you started your petition, groups of up to 30 people from different households, may now gather: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do

This includes groups organised by metal-detecting clubs. Further information is available from the website of the National Council for Metal Detecting: https://www.ncmd.co.uk/news/

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Date submitted 26 May 2020
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