SWCC Party 23rd May - from Sam Moore

A date-for-your-diaries: 23rd May, which is the Bank Holiday weekend. There will be a major event, with food and more beer (etc) than anyone could possibly drink – think of that as a challenge – and is essentially an augmented repeat of the party held 10 years ago. This time, however, there will be NO rescue.

There’ll be more details for a later broadcast, thanks Sam

Call for SWCC Journal articles and pictures - from Krysia Groves

If there are any members who would like to share their adventures, stories, opinions, pictures etc, and have them preserved in print for posterity in the next edition of the SWCC Journal, or you would like to submit your photographs for consideration as front/back cover, you need to send me your offerings by DEADLINE: 31st March

Ideally please keep to the following instructions which will make my job a whole lot easier:

Font: Times New Roman
Font size: 12
Text alignment: Left
Spacing: Single
No headers or footers
Do not format text; do not use text boxes or tables to contain your text (unless the table is an essential item within your article)

Send numbered photos separately to your Word document; indicate where each photo should be placed by inserting <<Photo 1: Caption....Photographer...>> in the appropriate place within your text; I shall insert the photo as I format the document.
Please if possible resize photos that are to be included in articles to 1024pix max on longest edge.

If you are submitting a photo for consideration for front/back cover please send at full resolution to ensure good quality at A4 size. Also, please include the following information:
Title of photograph, name of photographer, date taken.

I look forward to hearing and receiving from you via:

editor@swcc.org.uk or krysia.groves@btinternet.com

Thanks!!

Upcoming Events - from Claire Vivian

Working Week 23-31 May

Come and help out and give your caving club some TLC. Jobs big and small available. Contact: Allan records@swcc.org.uk

BCRC Conference/BCA Party, 12-14th June

A reminder that the BCRC Conference and BCA party weekend, organised by GCRG and MCRO, will be held in the Forest of Dean from 12 to 14 June 2015. Booking forms are available on the new BCRC website

Please note that there is a considerable discount for those that book before 10th May 2015 and bunk house accommodation is limited.

North Wales Mines Weekend, 12-14 June

Annual North Wales Mines trip. Staying at Mynydd Climbing Club hut again. Various mine trips are being sorted, details tbc. Good SRT generally needed. Contact Allan to join in: records@swcc.org.uk

Steve Tomalin’s kit auction and activity day, Sat. 4th July

Auction of Steve Tomalin’s kit at the GCRG Depot at Cinderford in the Forest of Dean and activity day (caving, kayaking, mountain biking, SRT practice around the area). Who is interested in going? There are campsites around 4 miles away. Contact: meets_sec@swcc.org.uk

Prior to his death in July 2014 Steve left instructions that all of his equipment (Caving, Climbing, Walking, Mountain Biking, Kayaking etc ) were to be passed to the Gloucestershire Cave Rescue Group (GCRG) to be auctioned to raise funds for the group. Steve was a member of GCRG for many years and took a very active role in the running of the group over a very long period of time.

As you can imagine from somebody who was involved in so many activities there are a great many items to be sorted out. The services of a professional Auctioneer have been secured for the event.

However, it is not just going to be an auction and combined with the event it is planned that a series of other events are to take place on that day to celebrate all of the things that Steve Enjoyed undertaking - A caving trip, a Mountain Bike Ride, Kayaking down the River Wye, Walking and Geocaching, a Climbing Session, SRT Training.

These are planned to last a few hours and for each party to be armed with a camera and record the event and then return to the GCRG depot where all of the photographs will be put together into a presentation to be shown at the depot that day.

Following the Auction a BBQ is planned and of course some beer to be consumed. Another two of Steve's passions. At the present time it looks very much like the meeting time would be 1000 hrs at the GCRG Depot with the Auction planned for a start at 1500hrs.

Other stuff:

Also, people have expressed interest in a North Wales activity weekend this summer to include Bounce Below and possibly the ZipWire there and walking. Email if interested in this trip. Contact: meets_sec@swcc.org.uk

RRCPC Annual Dinner - from Sue Goodhead

Red Rose Cave and Pothole Club have extended an invitation to one SWCC representative (and partner, at extra cost) to their Annual Dinner at Bentham Golf Club, Lancaster in the evening of April 11th. If you would like to go please contact Sue Goodhead (first come first served) for more details. If required, accommodation is available at Bull Pot Farm. Please get your request in by 20th March.

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