Hon. Sec: A.R. Thomas. Allens House,

Nine Barrows Lane
, Priddy, Wells,

Somerset
.
Hon. Editor: – S.J. Collins, Lavender Cottage, Bishop Sutton,

Bristol

Editorial

Club Membership

In this issue you will find the list of member’s names and
addresses.  There are a few more to come,
as some people on the list have now paid their subscription for 1971.

For the others, the committee have decided to send them a
last appeal in writing instead of this B.B., and we hope that by this means,
the absence of some well known names from the address list will prove only
temporary.

This same trick will be played again next May, on those who
have not paid for 1972 by then.  We
sincerely hope that none of our 178 paid up members will be receiving one of
these letters instead of their May B.B.

Lastly, on the subject of addresses – if you have moved
during the club year FOR PETE’S SAKE let Alan Thomas know – otherwise you and
the club will slowly drift apart.  We
don’t want that to happen, and we hope you don’t either.

Article Avalanche

“The Editor is always moaning that he hasn’t got enough to
put in the B.B.  Why doesn’t he print MY
article then?”  Yes, we have a surplus of
material at present and we are hoping to get a lot of it out by Christmas.  The onrush of stuff took us by surprise.  Don’t worry, YOUR article will be out soon –
and please KEEP WRITING so that we can have a bigger B.B. next year!

“Alfie”

The committee would like to place on record their thanks to
‘Jok’ for the fixing up of the book cupboards in the library.

Cuthbert’s Leaders List

The following are the present Cuthbert’s Leaders: –

Roy Bennett; Alan Coase; John
Cornwell; Bob Craig (S.M.C.C. guest leader) 31 Cranbrook Road, Bristol 6; Pete
Franklin; Tim Hodgson; Dave Irwin; Tim Large; Oliver Lloyd; Phil Kingston; Andy
MacGregor; Tony Meadon; Martin Mills (S.M.C.C. guest leader – address not
known) Norman Petty; Colin Priddle; Brian Prewer; Mile Palmer; Alan Sandall;
Roger Stenner;  Dave Turner; Steve Tuck
and Dick Wickens.  Addresses of B.E.C.
members will be found in the current address list in this B.B.

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We understand that the name chosen by the Shepton Mallet
Caving Club for their new headquarters is a closely guarded secret, which will
not be revealed until the topping-out ceremony on December 4th.  There would appear to be no truth in the
rumour that they are going to call it

DUNCAVIN

Just a Sec

by Alan Thomas

A Conscience Box has been introduced to the Belfry, and is
situated by the water heater.  Its
purpose is twofold.  It happens sometimes
that people stay at the Belfry and use the facilities, or use them by day only
and there is nobody to collect their dues – it should now be simple to put then
in an appropriately labelled envelope in the box.  The other reason is that the club doesn’t
expect to provide hot water for washing after caving.  Therefore if you don’t want to use the
showers, and use water from the sink heater instead, you should make a donation
toward the electricity.

We have worked very hard over the last few weeks trying to
get the list of addresses up to date.  We
still have no address for Bill Smart or Colin Dooley.  Please, I repeat, PLEASE, if you change you
address, let me know in WRITING.  If you
tell someone to pass it on, it all too often gets lost.

The committee’s decision to tighten up on membership has, I
believe, been outlined elsewhere. Remember, in addition to you not getting a May B.B., you may well not be
able to get it later as a back number, and you MAY have to apply to re-join the
club at the committee’s discretion if you pay later.  You will also not be covered by the club’s
insurance and cannot remain a Cuthbert’s Leader or obtain C.C.C. permits.

Yet again, we have a new Belfry telephone number.  It is now WELLS 72126.

After the Annual Dinner, when Tom Gage returned to the
Belfry site, he found that his tent, groundsheet and water bottle has been
stolen.  As his property has not been
found since, it was obviously not a good old B.E.C. joke, but just further
proof of the need for care around the Belfry, as there still seems to be
thieves about.

There is a general invitation to all members of the B.E.C.
to a grand Topping-out Ceremony by the Shepton Mallet caving club on December
4th at 3.00 pm.  Their annual club buffet
will be on the same day at 8 pm.  Tickets
for the buffet price 75p (15/-) in advance from Bob Craig at

31 Cranbrook Road,
Bristol
BS6 7EL
.  STAMPED ADDRESSED ENVELOPES ARE
REQUIRED.  Otherwise see him at the
Hunters.

On the 20th November, Alan Coase is giving a talk on the
Geomorphology of Dan yr Ogof in the Belfry at 7.30 pm.  It will finish in plenty of time for the
Hunters later.

The next day (21st November) is the Cuthbert’s Leaders
Meeting at the Belfry.  This is at 2.30
pm.

It’s all go.

Caving Report No. 14 will be out in December price 15p
(3/-).  It is concerned with last years
French Expedition.

The new M.R.O. phone number is now WELLS 73481.  All the Wells numbers have been changed.

Now that we have a set of library bookcases in the library,
it is VERY IMPORTANT that anyone who has any library books out return them to
the library.  Please give them to the
Hon. Librarian, Dave Searle, at Dolphin Cottage, just up the road towards the
Hunters from the Belfry, or to the Hut Warden or to me.

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Tim Large, our Caving Secretary, has sent in the following
which he extracted from the October issue of ‘Climber and Rambler’…

Mountain and pothole rescuers are to get free insurance
cover up to £10,000.  In a letter to all
Chief Constables, all police authorities have been recommended by the Home
office to provide cover from police grants which will give £10,000 for death or
permanent disablement and £20 per week for partial disablement for periods up
to 2 years.

Climbing from our French Section – 1971

by ‘Kangy’

Too much snow resulted in greatly reduced mountain activity
of the South of France section.  Skiing
was also badly hit by storms and avalanches, so that only four trips were made.

The first climbing was attempted in June, but avalanche
blocked roads restricted the choice of mountain.  Peak Reouvielle was climbed in a total time
of twelve hours instead of the usual five, soft snow causing most of the difficulty.  The reward came with a rare ascent of a
couloir not normally used in summer.

Later in the year, a party traversed the gorge of Verdon
(next best thing to the
Grand Canyon!). 
Mount
Perdu was also climbed by an
interesting route called the

Canyon of
Ordesa
which was
traversed to the Gortig Hut.  Perdu was
climbed from there in two and a quarter hours (par is three).

Perhaps the most rewarding ascent was of the Monbernie,
which was made on an absolutely clear day, showing the
Pyrenees
from end to end.

Easter 1971

Scotland

A list of routes; walks and climbs, with those
participating.

Sunday:  An ascent of Stob Coire Nam Lochan was made,
crossing the river Coe by a foot bridge between the noses of Gearr Aonach and
Aonach Dubh.  A two and a half hour grind
brought us to the Coire.  We had lunch
and selected Forked Gully.  Right hand,
grade two, five hundred feet.  Time
taken, one and three quarter hours up to the summit.  We descended by way of Broad Gully – grade
one, six hundred feet at speed. G. (Fred) Atwell, R. (Ab) Sell and N. Jago.

The three peaks of Bidean Nam Bian (3,766ft) was traversed
by D. Targett, J. Sandcott, G. Oaten, N. Rich and G. Rowles and to midway on
the final ridge, R. White and I. Rees.

Monday:  Opposite the campsite, a path leads to Bidean
Nam Bian, where we followed the Sunday party as far as the corrie between
An-t-Sron and Aonach Dubh, where we made our way to Diamond Buttress on
Bidean.  The summit was reached by
Central buttress (grade two) seven hundred feet.  By traversing over the summit, a long lazy
glissade was made from Stob Coire-nam-Beith to the corrie floor.  D. Targett, G. (Fred) Atwell, R. (Ab) Sell
and N. Jago.

Tuesday and Wednesday: 
Loch Tieve
(Trilleachan Slabs).  These slabs should
be visited by all climbing parties for its atmosphere and good quality routes.  Two of the lower grade Scottish V.S.’s were
done.  The Hammer (500ft) and Spartan
Slab (575ft).  The amazing part about
these slabs is that they are only 35 min walk. D. Targett and N.Jago.

Thursday:  Saw a mass assault on Aonach Eagach
Ridge.  It gave five hours of good
walking and scrambling, with even the most desk-tied airing their lungs.  Note: the weather was so good that shirts were off!  J. Sidcott, N. Rich, G. Rowle, G. Oaten, G.
Atwell, D, Targett, R. White, N. Jago.

Friday: 
Avon Gorge Circus
was in its stride yet again on Buachaillle Etive Mor after what was an easy
walk and scramble.  True to form, events
did not run in our favour.  From a
borrowed guide book we found ourselves on the wrong part of the cliff that was
wanted on a route (Shackle route – V. Diff. 165 ft) that must have been 200 feet to the second pitch.  Time look a leading hand.

The retreat was by abseil, which I volunteered for by a two
to one majority off a flake.  As I tested
for the retrieval of the rope, it was apparent that the two companions would
have to climb down.  Spending the next
hour and a quartet amused at the somewhat gripped antics of my companions, I
stuffed raisings and glucose tablets, waiting for a box of matches.  D. Targett, G. Oaten, N. Jago.

Ogof Cynnes

by Graham Wilton-Jones

Near the highest point of the Heads of the Valley road, it
is possible to turn on to a minor road which marks the boundary between Mynydd
Lllangattock (under which lies Agen Allwedd) and Mynydd Llangynidr.  One cold blustery, showery Sunday, we drove
up this road to its highest point and prepared for a walk to Ogof Cynnes.  Fortunately the moor was clear of mist and
low cloud, but a compass was essential. Our first task was to make for a trig point, which was fairly straightforward
since the concrete pillar shone brilliant white in the sun and clearly visible
for several hundred yards around.  We
then had a choice of two courses; we had been given direction of the cave from
the trig point and could follow those or we had a map reference for the cave
and could aim for this point.  We chose
the latter course as the position of certain landmarks revealed that the former
course was inaccurate both in distance and direction.  We eventually reached a steep sided, straight

Llasifer
Valley
. We cast around for Ogof Cynnes, and soon found it, exactly according to
description, ‘in the east side at the southern end of a narrow, trench like
collapsed depression.’

Much of the surface of this moor is millstone grit, and all
the collapsed rock in the trench is grit. The cave entrance is through grit, the large quartz lumps of which are
clearly visible on water worn surfaces. A narrow vertical shaft leads quickly into an almost square section
horizontal passage.  The roof and top of
the walls are millstone grit, while the lower half of the passage is in
limestone.  Further down the cave, the
grit is lost – the passage descends while the surface rises – as the passage
becomes a low, narrow, winding rift. There is a large open pot on the right with bats flying about it when we
passed, but the large passage at the bottom become impassable.  We had to descend a second narrow, twisting
pot further on.  A knotted rope down this
only got in the way.  Suddenly, the pot
opens out for a further fifteen feet drop. This just free-climbable but we laddered it.  The ladder proved useful for returning the
tackle up the pot.

At the bottom of the pot, we came across the first thick
mud.  The whole floor of the pot is a
deep layer of mud.  There are five
passages leading away from the pot.  One
is the impassable one from the first pot. A second is water washed clean, but the water sinks in mud and
grit.  Two circular section, obviously
phreatic, passages on the either side of the pot are entirely filled with mud.  We took the fifth passage, over a steep mud
bank in a high rift.  Over the bank, the
way on is underneath the left hand wall into a chamber.  The rift does continue, but it narrows
down.  One passage from the chamber joins
the rift beyond the constriction, in a mass of fallen slabs.  From the chamber, there are other passages,
but we did not investigate these, as they tended back to the entrance or the
surface.  We continued down the main
passage and into the main chamber, via a fixed chain ladder which is not
essential.  From the entrance to the main
chamber, the passage follows a single set of joints, almost at right angles,
which dominate the whole cave.

We turned right out of the main chamber, and after much
crawling, walking and climbing we reached a series of boulder chambers.  These must be fairly deep in the cave,
although the collapse is from above and there is evidence of bats in here.  There were two inviting black holes between
some of the boulders and we set with a couple of crowbars to enlarge one of
these.  It took half an hour to remove
one boulder.  There was a sizeable cavity
below, with solid walls and a roof of loose boulders.  There were two ways on, but both were far too
narrow.  The other hole looked more
promising.  Having removed a couple of
boulders, we were able to squeeze into a narrow rift, which passed the head of
a pot.  Fortunately, before descending
this, it was discovered that the right hand wall was shattered into an enormous
boulder, precariously balanced over the pot in a pile of shattered debris – it
even rocked when we brushed against it. The boulder was easily moved, with the anticipated result.  It broke into three smaller boulders, each
one blocking the pot.  However, to our
surprise; it only took a few blows to force these to the bottom of the pot.

The result of this effort was disappointing.  The large passage merely divided into a
smaller, impenetrable passage.  It was
interesting to note that the floor here was dry and sandy unlike the rest of
the cave.  Clearly, any water that
reaches this section disappears very rapidly. There were bat droppings on the floor, considering the difficulties we
had in reaching this point, bats do very well.

We returned to the surface cold, weary and rather
disappointed.  We had covered about
twelve hundred feet in seven hours which shows, perhaps, the severity of the
system.  We emerged covered in thick mud
from head to foot, feeling twice as heavy s when we had entered the cave.  The tackle was literally twice as heavy.

Ogof Cynnes is not an easy cave to reach, and difficult to
find in poor weather.  Nor is it a
pleasant cave to be in, and any exploration requires a lot of hard work.  We have covered about a fifth of the total
known cave length, and the new passages were only found after much effort.  Furthermore, we had hardly fifty feet of new
but rather unimportant extension to show for our effort.

In spite of this, we intend to return in December, to probe
some of the less accessible extremities of this system.

Membership List 1971

Editors Note:     To the best of everybody’s knowledge, this
list represents the current membership of the B.E.C. (i.e. members whose 1971
subscription has been paid).  It also
represents the latest address known to the secretary.  If ANY member knows of any mistake in this
list, they are asked to get in touch with Alan Thomas and give him the up to
date information.

745

J.H.S. Abbott

23 Green lane, Hinton Charterhouse,

Bath

728

Miss J.A. Abell

Cleveland Hotel,

Pultney
Street
,
Bath

767

H. Ackroyd

3 Jeffery Close, Bedworth, Warwickshire


 

P. Allen


7 Westbourne Place,
Clifton
,

Bristol
8

20

Bob Bagshaw


699 Wells Road
, Knowle,
Bristol,
Avon

392

Mike Baker

22
Riverside
Gardens, Midsomer Norton,
Bath,
Avon

617

R. Bater

4 Butterfield Close, westbury-on-Trym,

Bristol

618

Mrs Bater

4 Butterfield Close, westbury-on-Trym,

Bristol

390

Joan Bennett


8 Radnor Road
, Wesbury-on-Trym,

Bristol

214

Roy Bennett


8 Radnor Road
, Wesbury-on-Trym,

Bristol

417

P. Bird


City
Museum
,

Queen Road,
Bristol

720

Martin Bishop


17 Russell Road,
Bath
, Somerset

145

Sybil Bowden-Lyle


PO Box 15
, Iganga,

Busoga,
Uganda

364

P. Blogg

Hunters Field, Chaldon Common, Chaldon,
Surrey

336

Alan Bonner

Crags Farm Close, Little Broughton, Cokermouth,

Cumberland

746

A.P. Bozeat


14 Oldfield Road,
Bath
, Somerset

751

T.A. Brookes


87 Wyatt Road,
London
, SW2

687

Viv Brown


3 Cross Street
, Kingswood,

Bristol


 

D.M. Bryant

The Shakespeare,

Lower
Redland Road
,
Bristol
8

756

Tessa Burt


66 Roundwood Lane
, Harpendon, Herts.

713

D.A. Byers


301 Cressex Road
,
High Wycombe, Bucks

716

J.L. Carter


149 Finch Road
, Chipping Sodbury,

Bristol

679

R. Chandler

83 Spring Plate, Pound Hill, Crawley,
West Sussex

655

Colin Clark

18 Church lane, Bedminster,

Bristol

385

Alan Coase

6 Meadow Mead,

Rectory
Road
, Frampton Cotterell,

Bristol

211

Clare Coase

5
Mandalay Flats,

10 Elsiemer Street
, Long Jetty, N.S.W.
2262,

Australia

89

Alfie Collins

Lavendar Cottage, Bishop Sutton, Nr Bristol,

Somerset

377

D. Cooke-Yarborough

Lot
11 McKay Crescent,
Orange,
New South Wales,
Australia

727

W. Cooper


259 Wick Road,
Bristol

585

Tony Corrigan

48a

Talbot Road
,
Knowle,

Bristol
4

680

Bob Cross

Ordnance Survey office, Elmgrove,

Halfpenny Lane
, Pontefract,

Yorks
.

609

I.M. Daniels

Handsworth,

Pilgrims Way
,
Chilham,

Canterbury,
Kent

405

Frank Darbon

2106 14th StreetPO Box 325,
Vernon,
British Columbia,

Canada

350

Mrs Davies

Camp
V, Neighbourne, Oakhill,
Bath,

Somerset

423

Len Dawes

223 Southwark Park, Bermondsey,

London
SE10

710

Colin Dooley


497A City Road
, Edgbaston,

Birmingham
17

164

Ken Dobbs


85 Fox Rd.
, Beacon Heath,
Exeter,
Devon

322

Bryan Ellis


7 School Lane
, Combwich, Bridgwater,

Somerset

232

C. Falshaw


23 Hallam Grange Crescent
,
Sheffield

496

P.G. Faulkner


65 Broomfield Crescent
, Middleton,

Manchester

269

Tom Fletcher

The Old Mill House, Barnack, Nr. Stamford, Lincs.

404

Albert Francis


22 Hervey Road
, Wells,

Somerset

569

Joyce Franklin


12 Avon Way
, Portishead,

Bristol

469

Pete Franklin


12 Avon Way
, Portishead,

Bristol

468

Keith Franklin

c/o
Mount
Buller, P.O.
Victoria,
3723,

Australia

676

M. Fricker

26 Summerhill, St. George,

Bristol
5

765

R.T. Gage


15 Chandag Road
, Keynsham, Nr. Bristol

709

R.C. Gander


2 Rock Street
, Croscombe, Wells,

Somerset

470

P. Giles


1 Springfield Way
, Hythe.

Kent

459

Keith Gladman


29 Shenfield Road
, Brentwood,
Essex

769

S.J. Gazzard


8 Woodbridge Road
, Knowle,

Bristol

752

E.M. Glanville

Jocelyn House Mews, Chard, Somerset

757

K.R. Glossop


37 Caernarvon Road
, Keynsham,

Bristol

647

Dave Glover


24 Burnham Road
, Tadley, Nr. Basingstoke, Hants.

648

Jane Glover

24 Burnham Road, Tadley, Nr. Basingstoke, Hants

478

Steve Grime

Letterewe, Wester Ross, Scotland

582

Chris Hall

65 Valley View Road, Paulton, Bristol

432

Nigel Hallet

26 Cotham Vale, Bristol 6

735

P. Hamm

11 Queens Road, Keynsham, Nr. Bristol

739

Mrs Hamm

11 Queens Road, Keynsham, Nr. Bristol

104

Mervyn Hannam

Lowlands, Orchard Close, East Hendred, Berks.

304

C.W. Harris

The Diocesan Registry, Wells, Somerset

581

Chris Harvey

Byways, Hanham Lane, Paulton, Nr. Bristol

4

Dan Hassell

Hill House, Moorlynch, Bridgwater,

Somerset

719

M. Havan

24 Elberton Road, Westbuty-on-Trym, Bristol

373

Sid Hobbs

Hokerstone Cottage, Townsend, Priddy, Wells, Somerset

736

Sylvia Hobbs

Hokerstone Cottage, Townsend, Priddy, Wells, Somerset

743

J.G. Hodgson

72 Chesterfield Road, Bristol 6

744

Mrs Hodgson

72 Chesterfield Road, Bristol 6

671

T. Hodgson

26 Dorset Road, Henleaze, Bristol

387

George Honey

Droppsta, 19044, Odensala, Sweden

588

B. Howe

48 Martins Road, Hanham, Bristol

770

C. Howell

128 Lays Drive, Charlton Road, Keynsham, Somerset

631

P. Hudson

15 Glentawe Park Estate, Wind Road, Ystradgynlais, Wales


 

M. Hutchinson

32 Woodland Road, Coombe Dingle, Bristol

97

J. Ifold

5 Rushgrove Gardens, Bishop Sutton, Nr. Bristol

150

P. Ifold

The Cedars, Blackford, Nr. Wedmore, Cheddar

363

Maurise Iles

Waterworks Cottage, Gurmney Slade, Bath

540

Dave Irwin

c/o Bennett, 8 Radnor Road, Wesbury-on-Trym, Bristol

753

N. Jago

2 Broughton House, Somerset Street, Redcliffe, Bristol


 

D.R. Jenkins

26 Whitcombe Close, Kingswood, Bristol


 

G. Jewell

140 Beaufort Road, St. George, Bristol 5

51

A Johnson

Warren Cottage, Station Rd., Flax Bourton, Bristol

560

Frank Jones

8 York Gardens, Clifton, Bristol 8

438

Mrs. P. Jones


50 Louisville
Avenue
,
Aberdeen

285

U. Jones

Marsh Farm, Askem in Furness, Lancs.

567

Alan Kennett

92 West Broadway, Henleaze,

Bristol

316

Kangy King

21 Rue Lionel Terray, 31

Blangnas,
France

542

Phil Kingston

21 Longfield Road, Bishopston, Bristol

413

R. Kitchen

Overcombe, Horrabridge, Yelverton, Devon

762

J.M. Knops

5 Kingsfield, Kingsway, Bath

260

J. Lamb

Broadmeadows, Padstow Road, Wadebridge, Cornwall

667

Tim Large

39 Seymour Avenue, Bishopston, Bristol

656

P. Littlewood

27 Chichester Road, Bognor Regis, Sussex.

657

Mrs Littlewood

27 Chichester Road, Bognor Regis, Sussex.

574

Oliver Lloyd

Withey House, Withey Close West, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol

58

George Lucy

Pike Croft, Long Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, Berks

495

Val Luckwill

8 Greenslade Road, Sedgeley hill, Dudley, Worcs.

550

R A MacGregor

12 Meadow Way, Theale, Reading, Berks

591

J. Manchip

90 Grove Street, Edinburgh, Scotland

763

Mrs K. Mansfield

Tiny Kott, Little London, Oakhill, Bath

275

C.A. Marriott

Auernrainstrasse 40, 8406 Winterhur, Switzerland

662

R. Marshall

Garden Flat 47, Cromwell Road, Bristol 6

415

T. Marston

50 The Deans, Downlands, Portishead, Bristol

106

E.J. Mason

11 Kendon Drive, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol

558

Tony Meaden

Highcroft, Westbury, Bradford Abbas, Sherborne, Dorset

704

D. Metcalf

14 Rock Road, Peterborough. Northants.

717

G. Moore

17 Elsmgrove, Redland, Bristol

308

K. Murray

17 Harrington Gardens, London SW7

754

G.E. Oaten

32 St. Marks Road, Bristol 5

624

J. Orr

c/o The Belfry

557

D. Palmer

29 John Wesley Road, St. George, Bristol 3

396

Mike Palmer

27 Roman Way, Paulton, Nr. Bristol

755

A. Pardoe

Church Cottage, Church Road, North, Portishead, Nr. Bristol, Somerset

750

D. Parfitt

11 Johnson Close, Wells, Somerset

722

A.E. Pearce

5 Colmer Road, Yeovil, Somerset

637

J. Pearce


22 Tiverton Drive
, New Eltham London, SE9

22

Les Peters


21 Melbury Rd.
,
Knowle
Park,
Bristol
Avon

160

Norman Petty

Bankside Road, Brislington, Bristol

499

Tony Philpott

3 Kings Drive, Bishopston, Bristol, Avon

724

Graham Phippen

Rock Cottage, Rock Road, Wick, Bristol

337

Brian Prewer

East View, West Horrington, Wells, Somerset

622

Colin Priddle

19 Stottbury, Horfield, Bristol 7

708

Miss D. Ranford

40 oldfield Circus, Northall, Misddlesex

481

John Ransom

21 Bradley Rd., Patchway, Bristol, Avon

452

Pam Rees

7 Coberley, Footshill, Hanham, Bristol

668

I. Rees

20 Broad Street, Presteigne, Radnorshire

343

A Rich

Box 126, Basham, Alberta Canada

701

N. Rich

19 Bishops Manor Road, Manor Farm, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol

682

J. Riley

16 Magyar Street, Hughes, Canberra, Australia

712

Mrs Riley

16 Magyar Street, Hughes, Canberra, Australia

489

G.G. Robinson

49 Elton Road, Bishopston, Bristol 6

616

Rushton

Rectification Flight, R.A.F. Conningby. Lincoln

759

Miss C. Salisbury

48 Oldfield Park Road, Bristol 8

240

Alan Sandall

43 Meadway Ave., Nailsea, Avon

359

Carol Sandall

43 Meadway Ave., Nailsea, Avon

747

D.R. Sanderson

23
Penzance
Gardens, Harold Hill, Romford,
Essex

237

B. Scott

Merrymead,

Havestock Road,
Winchester
Hants

577

Dave Searle

Dolphin Cottage, The Beeches, Priddy, Wells, Somerset

578

Kathy Searle

Dolphin Cottage, The Beeches, Priddy, Wells, Somerset

482

Gordon Selby

2 Dodd Avenue, Wells, Somerset

78

R.A. Setterington

4 Galmington Lane, Taunton, Somerset

213

R. Setterington

4 Cavendish Road, Chiswick, London W4

764

M.B. Slade

31 Hilburn Road, Bristol 5

565

William Smart

No known address

473

Dave Smith

14 Severn Way, Tilehurst, Reading, Berks.

276

J.M. Stafford

Bryger, Bagworth, Somerset.

1

Harry Stanbury

31 Belvoir Road, St. Andrews, Bristol

38

Mrs I Stanbury

74 Redcatch, Knowle, Bristol

575

D. Statham

Dunsmuir, Wimborne Road, Lytchett Maltravers, Poole, Dorset

365

Roger Stenner

38 Paulton Road, Victoria Park, Bristol 3

381

Daphne Stenner

38 Paulton Road, Victoria Park, Bristol 3

60

P.A.E. Stewart

11 Fairhaven Road ,Redland, Bristol 6

766

P. Stobart

Eriksay, The Avenue, Combe Down, Bath, Somerset

650

D. Stuckey

34 Allington Road, Southville, Bristol 3

572

P. Sutton

56 Arley Hill, Redland, Bristol 6

583

Derek Targett

16 Phillis Hill, Midsomer Norton

284

Allan Thomas

Allens House, Nine Barrows Lane, Priddy, Somerset

348

D Thomas

Mantons, 2 St. Pauls Road, Tupsley, Hereford

571

N Thomas

Holly Lodge, Norwich Rd., Salhouse, Norwich, Norfolk.

711

M. Thomas

5 Woolcot St. Redland, Bristol 6

742

Miss M.G. Thompson

No Known Address

673

S. Thompson

51 Howard Road, Redfield, Bristol

737

M. Tilbury

9 Easton Terrace, High Wycombe, Bucks.

699

Buckett Tilbury

256 Cressex Road, High Wycombe, Bucks

700

Anne Tilbury

256 Cressex Road, High Wycombe, Bucks

737

M. Tilbury

9 Easton terrace, High Wycombe, Bucks.

502

Gordon Tilly

Jable, Digby Road, Sherborne, Dorset

80

J.M. Postle Tompsett


11 Lodge Avenue
, Great Baddow,
Chelmsford,
Essex

74

M.J. Dizzie Tompsett

11 Lodge Avenue, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex

326

E. Towler

5 Boxbrove Gardens, Alwick, Bognor Regis, West Sussex

544

Phil Townsend

Beech Cottage, Harphill. Cheltenham, Glos.

718

A. Tringham

Longwood, Beggar Bush Lane, Redland, Bristol

157

Jill Tuck

48 Wiston Path, Fairwater Way, Cwmbran, Gwent, Wales

328

Steve Tuck

3 Colles Close, Wells, Somerset

768

Tony Tucker

64 Balcott Road, Knowle, Bristol

678

Dave Turner

Moonrakers, Brewery Lane, Holcombe, Bath

646

P. Turner


11 Harper Court
, Honnington, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire

635

S. Tuttlebury


24 Victoria street
, Fleet,
Aldershot, Hants.

654

R. Voke

8 Pavey Road, Hartcliffe, Brsitol 3

175

Mrs D. Waddon

32 Laxton Close,
Taunton,

Somerset

652

R. Wallin

164 Bryant’s Hill,

Bristol

761

M.R. Wardlow

31 Anchor road, Kingswood,

Bristol

695

Miss C. Warren

2 The Dingle, Coombe Dingle,

Bristol
9

627

G. Watts


100 Chesterfield Road
, St. Andrews,

Bristol
6

645

M. Webster


43 Stroud Road
, Patchway,

Bristol

592

Eddie Welch


18 Station Road
, Filton,

Bristol

553

Bob White

Chapel House,

Nine Barrows
Lane
, Priddy, Wells,

Somerset

594

P. Wilkins

51 constable Road, Lockleaze,

Bristol

559

Barry Wilton

Valley View,

27 Venus Lane
,
Clutton,

Bristol

568

Brenda Wilton

Valley View,

27 Venus Lane
,
Clutton,

Bristol

721

Graham Wilton-Jones

17 Monkham’s Drive, Watton, Thetford

549

Alan Williams

Hendrew Farm, Llanderaied,

Newport
,
Mon.

734

Miss E. Wilkinson


7 Bloomfield Avenue,
Bath

738

R.F. Wing

15
Penzance
Gardens, Harold Hill, Romford,
Essex

 

Addendum To List Of Names And
Addresses


 

J.M. Bacon


40 Montreal Avenue
, Horfield,

Bristol
5.


 

R.C. Gander


2 Rock street
, Croscombe, Wells,

Somerset
,
BA5 3QT


 

G. Bull

2 Maple Close, Eastcote, Pinner. Middlesex.


 

Mrs A. Davies

Camp
V, Neighbourne,
Bath,

Somerset
.

692

R. Toms

22 Lancing gardens,

Edmonton
,
London N2.

771

P. Luckford

80
Wilton
Gardens, Shirley,
Southampton,
Hants.

772

N. Taylor

Whidden Farm, Chilcote, Wells,

Somerset
.

 

Change of address

   R. Chandler                     Flat 3,
Crabbat
Park,

Worth,
Sussex
.

Monthly Crossword – Number 16.

 

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Cuthbert’s. (3)
5. Cave formation found in damming our stream. (4)
6. Anagram of 5 down. (4)
7. Found yearly in a quagmire. (1,1,1)
8. Associated with climbing more than caving. (4)
10. Lights useless without these underground. (4)
13. Are these holes hot in Lancs? (4)
14. Some low dive? (4)
18. Essential part of 13 across? (3)
19. Notion in Dear’s Ideal? (4)
20. A ‘Yes’ for this sort of cave
21. Fits on 18 across of Cuthbert’s. (3)

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1. Wet, backward, alternate
passage? (4)
2. Snap-link slang. (4)
3. Anagram of 6 across. (4)
4. Describes dry ways, perhaps. (4)
8. Northern drink. (3)
9. Fitting. (3)
11. Not I! (3)
12. Small 8 down perhaps. (3)
14. Complimentary to ends? (4)
15. Could be found in pedestal form. (4)
16. Caved rapidly? (4)
17. Typical of Mendip. (4)

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