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==Proposal for Mich Term==
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==Proposal for New Year Meet 2010/2011==
  
(it's mind numbingly boring, but we can shake things up)
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Our annual New Year's trip to Yorkshire. We will be staying at BULL POT FARM and it isn't mandatory to come for the full week. It's an excellent way to do some out of term caving!
*First meet
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The plan below is just a list of the permits we got so far but there are plenty of non permit caves in Yorkshire and endless possibilities of caving :)  
**Swildon's Hole, Wessex
 
**or P8 on ladders, Orpheus
 
  
*Second meet
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{{CUCC meet|
**OFD 1 & 2, other caves for the sunday?(Little Neath?), SWCC
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|name=New Years' Meet
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|leader= TBC
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|dates= 26th December - 3rd Jan
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|hut=[http://www.rrcpc.org.uk/farm.htm Bull Pot Farm]
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|caves= }}
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{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center"
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|'''Day'''
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|'''Easegill (received)'''
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|'''Gaping Gill & Allotment (pending)'''
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|'''Leck Fell (received)'''
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|'''Fountains Fell & Penyghent (received)'''
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|-
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|Sun 26 Dec
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|Pool Sink
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|Bar Pot/Flood Entrance
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| --
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| --
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|-
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|Mon 27 Dec
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|Top Sink
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|Car Pot
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| --
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| --
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|-
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|Tue 28 Dec
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|Lancaster Hole
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|Newby Moss
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| --
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| --
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|-
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|Wed 29 Dec
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|County Pot
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|Grange Rigg Pot
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|Notts 1
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| --
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|-
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|Thu 30 Dec
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|Cow Pot
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|Juniper Gulf, Jean Pot
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|Notts 2
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|Washfold
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|-
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|Fri 31 Dec
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|Sylvester Pot
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|Long Kin West
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|Lost Johns/Boxhead
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| --
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|-
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|Sat 01 Jan
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|Wretched Rabbit
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|Marble Sink
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|Rumbling Hole
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| --
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|-
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|Sun 02 Jan
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|Lancaster Hole
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|Rift Pot/Long Kin East
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|Short Drop/Gavel
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| --
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|}
  
*Third meet
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PIPPIKIN POT, LINK POT, BYE GEORGE POT can all be arranged on the day, by stopping at Leck Fell House (http://cncc.org.uk/caving_access_three_counties_system.html)
**Bar Pot, Dihedral, Flood, etc... Ireby on the sunday (cave du jour!), Brackenbottom
 
  
*Fouth meet
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==Proposal for Lent Term 2010==
**Giants or P8 on rope, peak cavern on the sunday, TSG
 
**or something in Esegill (Lancs or BPW on rope) or anything else people fancy, the FARM
 
  
Caves I want to visit, are not novicey and require permits: Notts, Notts II, Washfold, Marble Steps, Gingling, Newby Moss, Little Hull... (Crescent Pot as well, but I'm not allowed to say it aloud) 
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Lent term begins tue 12/01 and finishes fri 12/03
  
Please add your suggestions! (Serena)
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*1st meet: fri15/sun17 JAN -- SOUTH WALES
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** hut: Whitewalls (booked, ah ah ah!)
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** caves: Aggy & Craig (dates ok, sending SAE ASAP), DYOgof (investigating this),
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Ogof Capel can be arranged as well.
  
== Christmas ==
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*2nd meet: fri29/sun31 JAN -- PEAKS DISTRICT
Not an official trip, but anyone attending New Year is invited to join in: Toby will be caving in North-West Scotland, probably leaving Cambridge on 24 December and heading to Bullpot Farm around the 28th or 29th.
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** hut: TSG (booked)
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** caves: Titan/JH (applied for key), other caves which can be arranged on the day
  
Caving areas include Skye, Applecross, Kishorn, Assynt, and possibly Appin - plenty of caves to go at!
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*3rd meet: fri12/sun14 FEB -- YORKSHIRE 
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** hut: Brackenbottom (booked)
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** caves: Jean Pot, Hull Pot and Little Hull Pot. Birks Fell (no access until april!)
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*4th meet: fri26/sun28 FEB -- MENDIP
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** hut: Wessex (booked)
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** caves: Charterhouse (applied to the wessex), St Cuthbert's (applied to the belfry), Longwood/August (will do), Swildon's short round, GB
  
==New Year==
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== Out of term / Easter term ==
Following the committee meeting on 23rd October we settled on Bull Pot Farm.  I'll keep this space updated with which permits I have obtained so far:
 
  
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*North Wales (after march the weather will allow to visit more caves)
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** accommodation: no hut, it will have to be camping or community college sleeping, which is very expensive (http://www.pentredwr.co.uk/accomm.htm).
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** caves: look http://ukcaving.com/wiki/index.php/North_East_Wales or http://www.northwalescavingclub.org.uk/access/access.htm, and let me know what you fancy.
  
27th December: Lancaster Hole, Corky's Pot<br>
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*Neanthead mine (http://www.npht.com/nentheadmines/)
28th December: Penyghent, County Pot, Short Drop and Gavel<br>
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** Camping
29th December: Cow Pot, Lost John's and Boxhead<br>
 
30th December: Washfold, Link Pot, Notts II, Flood and Stream<br>
 
31st December: Pippikin Pot, Death's Head and Big Meanie<br>
 
1st January: Mistral, Car Pot<br>
 
2nd January: Aygill Caverns<br>
 
  
Feel free to let me know of any requests.
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==Proposal for Mich Term 2009==
  
==Easter Trip==
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The squash is on Monday 12th October.
A villa has now been booked for 21st-28th March 2009!
 
  
==Random Other Permits==
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After pub discussion, we came to this plan (more or less?):
I'll try and get permits for the following caves probably in Easter term (but please suggest any others you want to visit):
 
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Otter Hole: booked for 10th May between tides and 31st May overtides.<br>
 
Birks Fell<br>
 
Robinson's Pot<br>
 
Dan yr Ogof<br>
 
  
== Meet leaders ==
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-> One extra one day meet to Peaks would be the ideal solution to the high number of novices we experienced in the last couple of years.
  
Add yourself here:
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*First meet (17/18 October 2009) - Mendip Hills - one day meet
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** MNRC Hut: Booking Confirmed for Sat 17 October
<li>Mendip 18/19 Oct: Jess H
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** Swildon's Hole on Sun 18 October: no permit required
<li>SWales 1/2 Nov: Adam
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<li>Yorks 15/16 Nov: Kathryn (though if anyone else wants to do it, or share doing it, thats fine)
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*Second meet (24/25 October 2009) - Peak District - one day meet
<li>Peak 29/30 Nov: Djuke
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** Orpheus Hut Booking Confirmed for Sat 24 October
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** Peak Cavern Booking Confirmed for Sun 25 October
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** P8, Giant's hole on Sun 25 October: no permit required
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*Third meet (30 Oct/01 Nov 2009) - Yorkshire Dales - weekend meet
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** Greenclose Hut Booking Confirmed for Sat 17 October
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** Bar Pot/Rathole for Sat 31 October: permit received
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** Pool Sink/Wr Rabbit for Sat 31 October: permit received
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** Short Drop/Gavel Pot for Sun 1 November: permit received
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*Bonfire night at the Farm (6/8 November 2009)
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*Fouth meet (13/15 November 2009) - South Wales - weekend meet
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** WSG Hut Booking Confirmed for Fri/Sat 13/15 November
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** OFD I & II, Little Neath: investigating for an OFD I leader
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*Fifth meet (27/29 November 2009) - weekend meet
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** Bull Pot Farm booking confirmed for Fri/Sat 27/28 November
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** Lost Johns for Sat 28 November: permit received
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** Lancaster Hole and County Pot for Sat 28 November: permit received
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** Notts 2 for Sun 29 November: permit received

Latest revision as of 11:47, 1 December 2010

Proposal for New Year Meet 2010/2011

Our annual New Year's trip to Yorkshire. We will be staying at BULL POT FARM and it isn't mandatory to come for the full week. It's an excellent way to do some out of term caving! The plan below is just a list of the permits we got so far but there are plenty of non permit caves in Yorkshire and endless possibilities of caving :)

New Years' Meet
Meet leader TBC
Dates 26th December - 3rd Jan
Hut Bull Pot Farm
Caves
Day Easegill (received) Gaping Gill & Allotment (pending) Leck Fell (received) Fountains Fell & Penyghent (received)
Sun 26 Dec Pool Sink Bar Pot/Flood Entrance -- --
Mon 27 Dec Top Sink Car Pot -- --
Tue 28 Dec Lancaster Hole Newby Moss -- --
Wed 29 Dec County Pot Grange Rigg Pot Notts 1 --
Thu 30 Dec Cow Pot Juniper Gulf, Jean Pot Notts 2 Washfold
Fri 31 Dec Sylvester Pot Long Kin West Lost Johns/Boxhead --
Sat 01 Jan Wretched Rabbit Marble Sink Rumbling Hole --
Sun 02 Jan Lancaster Hole Rift Pot/Long Kin East Short Drop/Gavel --

PIPPIKIN POT, LINK POT, BYE GEORGE POT can all be arranged on the day, by stopping at Leck Fell House (http://cncc.org.uk/caving_access_three_counties_system.html)

Proposal for Lent Term 2010

Lent term begins tue 12/01 and finishes fri 12/03

  • 1st meet: fri15/sun17 JAN -- SOUTH WALES
    • hut: Whitewalls (booked, ah ah ah!)
    • caves: Aggy & Craig (dates ok, sending SAE ASAP), DYOgof (investigating this),

Ogof Capel can be arranged as well.

  • 2nd meet: fri29/sun31 JAN -- PEAKS DISTRICT
    • hut: TSG (booked)
    • caves: Titan/JH (applied for key), other caves which can be arranged on the day
  • 3rd meet: fri12/sun14 FEB -- YORKSHIRE
    • hut: Brackenbottom (booked)
    • caves: Jean Pot, Hull Pot and Little Hull Pot. Birks Fell (no access until april!)
  • 4th meet: fri26/sun28 FEB -- MENDIP
    • hut: Wessex (booked)
    • caves: Charterhouse (applied to the wessex), St Cuthbert's (applied to the belfry), Longwood/August (will do), Swildon's short round, GB

Out of term / Easter term

Proposal for Mich Term 2009

The squash is on Monday 12th October.

After pub discussion, we came to this plan (more or less?):

-> One extra one day meet to Peaks would be the ideal solution to the high number of novices we experienced in the last couple of years.

  • First meet (17/18 October 2009) - Mendip Hills - one day meet
    • MNRC Hut: Booking Confirmed for Sat 17 October
    • Swildon's Hole on Sun 18 October: no permit required
  • Second meet (24/25 October 2009) - Peak District - one day meet
    • Orpheus Hut Booking Confirmed for Sat 24 October
    • Peak Cavern Booking Confirmed for Sun 25 October
    • P8, Giant's hole on Sun 25 October: no permit required
  • Third meet (30 Oct/01 Nov 2009) - Yorkshire Dales - weekend meet
    • Greenclose Hut Booking Confirmed for Sat 17 October
    • Bar Pot/Rathole for Sat 31 October: permit received
    • Pool Sink/Wr Rabbit for Sat 31 October: permit received
    • Short Drop/Gavel Pot for Sun 1 November: permit received
  • Bonfire night at the Farm (6/8 November 2009)
  • Fouth meet (13/15 November 2009) - South Wales - weekend meet
    • WSG Hut Booking Confirmed for Fri/Sat 13/15 November
    • OFD I & II, Little Neath: investigating for an OFD I leader
  • Fifth meet (27/29 November 2009) - weekend meet
    • Bull Pot Farm booking confirmed for Fri/Sat 27/28 November
    • Lost Johns for Sat 28 November: permit received
    • Lancaster Hole and County Pot for Sat 28 November: permit received
    • Notts 2 for Sun 29 November: permit received