Oswestry history enthusiast to welcome metal detecting celebrities
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A history enthusiast will be welcoming some celebrity names later this year after launching a metal-detecting holiday business.
Chris Langston â€" who writes the Oswestry Unearthed column in the Advertizer â€" will welcome Relic Recoverist blogger Jocelyn Elizabeth and Tim ‘the Ringmaster’ Saylor from the National Geographic channel, plus his partner Carlotta, to spend a few days discovering the hidden past of Oswestry and its surrounding areas.
Joycelyn and Tim are well known in the US for their work digging up history.
It’s a coup for Chris who has launched Metal Detecting Holidays (MDH) in partnership with Louise Idoux and John Flaherty.
“We are all really excited,†said Chris, who will lead the metal-detecting tours.
“We are really looking forward to them coming over and showing them what Oswestry has to offer.â€
The holiday business will be based in Whittington, but has permission to visit more than 1,000 acres of historically-rich farmland, ensuring there is plenty for guests to discover.
The area’s past has seen Bronze Age settlements, Roman camps and battles between Welsh princes and English monarchs.