Annual North Wales Mines weekend 16/17/18th May - from Allan Richardson

Location Mynndd hut near Trefriw (Grid SH 738603)

We have the whole hut booked, there are places for 24 people. It is in an idyllic location near the head of a valley at the foot of the Carneddau. The aim of the weekend is to visit the mines of the Conwy valley, details to be confirmed later. There will be SRT and non SRT trips.

Cost is £16 per person (£8 per night), cheques to be made payable to SWCC and sent to Allan. Priority will be given to those who book for both nights.

Any queries please contact me on 01772 783194 allanr@caving.demon.co.uk

Cheers Allan

Club Merchandise - from Jo White

I am planning to place an order for SWCC clothing and would like to get an idea of how many people might be interested...

The prices, and items available will be (or very close to):

Items with the embroidered SWCC logo:
Men's or Women's T-Shirt- £12
Men's or Women's Hoodie- £18
Men's or Women's Polo Shirt- £15
Unisex Sweatshirt- £18
Children's T-Shirt- £10
Children's Hoodie- £15

Printed Items (Faff Now Cave Later, Tube Map or Dragon)
Men's or Women's T-Shirt- £14
Men's or Women's Hoodie (or Sweatshirt)- £20
Children's T-Shirt- £12
Children's Hoodie- £15

If you're interested please email me at whadayaknowitsjo@hotmail.com with a rough idea of what items you might be interested in (I don't need to know which designs at the moment, just for example, that you would be interested in a T-Shirt and a Hoodie, and so on).

I will hopefully be sending out order forms in the next couple of weeks, with a view to having items ready to collect for the AGM weekend.

Jo White

A Bedside Book for Older Cavers

Our own John Gillett has been busy writing again, and his latest offering is an excellent and very readable book. He mixes his caving memoirs from around the UK and abroad, with his own philosophical take on getting older. In fact it's well worth reading by all ages!

"Today the stream-way was a pleasure to be in after the muddy passages and boulders above. The stream ran along a beautifully scalloped passage, about five meters high and four wide, with occasional deep pools, small waterfalls and bends, where the current made the water rise up on one side of the passage. We made good progress, enjoying the rush and refreshing spray of the water, wading through the deeper pools . ."

Follow the link to find out more - it's available as a paperback or e-book. [I've got mine already - Ed]

Stewards wanted for CHECC Southern w/e 7- 9th Feb: Can you spare some time to help out for any part of that weekend as we will be playing host to a large number of enthusiastic student cavers. Please contact Gary Vaughan if you can.

Marketing help needed - by Krysia Groves: Taking advantage of being able to reach such a diverse group of people via SWCC membership (always worth a try) I'm making an appeal for anyone who has any level of expertise in marketing campaigns. Although this is related to my work and nothing to do with caving I'm wondering if there is anyone willing to share some thoughts on how to reach out and grab people's interest, all ages.

I need to attract the attention of a community and encourage their active engagement - I'd like to go a bit beyond a poster. I'm thinking branding, creative advertising, competitions, use of QR codes - does anyone know how to generate and use these??? I'd love to hear your creative suggestions - email me - editor@swcc.org.uk - if you have any and I can fill you in on the details. Thanks :-) Krysia

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