The Derbyshire Caving Association has a number of projects on the list for 2017, a lot of them are mine related so I thought it worth posting this here to AditNow. If I were to personally take on all these tasks it would be well into 2018 before anything was done. With having an increasingly busy work life right now, I see myself as more of a facilitator for a little while and so, I need to recruit some help.
I'd love to hear from you if you have the time to help with any of these projects. We are looking for all sorts of people; those with concreting and fabricating skills, those who are local and could take a project on and manage it to completion or those who simply have spare time and can carry stuff.
We are currently hoping to get the following jobs squared away asap:

Mouldridge Mine - Wooden gate frame is coming adrift from the stone walls. Likely solution will involve the need to drill holes through the timber frame and into the stone, then insert a long bolt held in place by resin. Both sides will require 2 bolts.

Devonshire Mine - There have been 2 shafts identified above the mine that the new landowners would like to see capped off. Weld or bolt a frame together to take a section of galvanised grill and concrete into place over shaft tops.

Eldon Hole - We need someone who can fabricate stainless steel angle ground anchor stakes (x3)

More to follow in time no doubt. Any offers of help would be greatly appreciated, especially from anyone who is happy to take over and just get one of the jobs sorted. I can offer help all the way along, even if it is just from a keyboard. All materials and travel can be claimed back from DCA so no one should be out of pocket.
My email is on the DCA website.
Cheers
Pete Knight
DCA Projects Officer

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