Just for awareness

Caves and Caving in the Mendip Hills :: 6th - 13th August 2016

"Caves and Caving in the Mendip Hills" is one of many separate companion "pre/post camp" events being run by local cavers and caving bodies through out the UK. The intention of these are to allow cavers attending EuroSpeleo to extend their speleo holiday and experience the rich and diverse regional caving scene available in the UK.

Nice line up of stuff for visiting delegates, such as trips to
Reservoir Hole, Charterhouse Cave, St Cuthberts, Shatter, Upper Flood Swallet
Privileged access to Wookey and Goughs Cave show caves
Redcliffe caves tour
Social - BBQs
Eurovideo/talks/MCRA/MCO
Dig visits
Dig exhibition@Wells museum
**** up in a Brewery*

The pre/post camps are run for the benefit of Ghar Parau Foundation (http://www.gharparau.org.uk).

Delegates photo competition with prizes! Best 'multimedia' to be posted on the MS FB page - winner announced at the Friday BBQ

*Brewery Tour - Cheddar Ales famous Pot Holer Ale. 2 hours with tour with extensive sampling pp £10.

Some of the events during the week are open to local cavers, especially the socials such as the BBQs :-)

For details contact us @FB, [email protected], here!

http://facebook.com/groups/CavesAndCavingInTheMendipHills 
https://bookings.british-caving.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=3 
http://mendipspeleo.uk 
– Coordination Team: [email protected]

"Caves and Caving in the Mendip Hills" runs for the week before EuroSpeleo and is organised by a voluntary co-ordination team representing many local Mendip caving clubs. Get in contact if you would like to help us![center][img][/img][img][/img]

For those Cave averse there has also been a week arranged

to The Mines of Alston Moor – Nenthead

During the week before the Eurospeleo 2016 conference (i.e. between 6th and 13th August 2016), there is the opportunity to be led by volunteer mine exploration enthusiasts on a range of interesting underground and surface trips in the area.

It is envisaged that on each of six days in the area, there will be an option of four different trips – these will vary from trips of many hours duration requiring SRT and possibly wetsuits/neofleece's to a combination of shorter underground trips with surface exploration of the area. The trip options will include, on one day, a winch trip down Brewery Shaft (approximately 100m down to a complex water/compressed air power system used in the mines of this area).

Accommodation is at High Plains Activity Centre – this is bunkhouse accommodation with good facilities including a Lounge with television, video and DVD player, a Games room with a pool table and ample shower and drying facilities. There are good kitchen facilities and accommodation will be self-catering.

Mike

@ Both

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