Any views expressed by any contributor to the Belfry
Bulletin, including those of officers of the club, do not necessarily coincide
with those of the editor or the committee of the Bristol Exploration Club,
unless stated as being the view of the committee or editor.
Contents
- 1
- 2 Editorial
- 3
- 4 Round and About
- 5
- 6 Club Meet
- 7
- 8 Grampian Dinner
- 9 From The Papers
- 10
- 11 M.N.R.C. Winter Lectures – at the Museum, Wells.
- 12 Fred Davies Forty?
- 13 Club Officers’ Reports 1973 – Hut Engineer’s Report
- 14 Bristol Exploration Club – Membership List 1973
- 15
- 16 Notices
- 17
- 18 Monthly Crossword Number 40.
Club Headquarters
The Belfry,
Rd.
Club Committee
Chairman: S.J.
Collins
Minutes Sec: To be appointed.
Members: B. Wilton; D.J. Irwin;
D. Stuckey; N. Jago; A.R. Thomas; N. Taylor; G. Wilton-Jones; M. Bishop
Officers Of The Club
Hon. Secretary: A.R.
THOMAS, Allens House,
Barrows Lane
Hon. Treasurer: B.
Caving Sec: D. STUCKEY, 34 Allington
Rd, Southville, Bristol
Climbing Sec: N. Jago, 27 Quantock Rd,
Windmill Hill, Bedminster, Bristol 3.
Hut Warden: N. TAYLOR, Whiddons,
Chilcote,
Hut Engineer: M. BISHOP, Islay, 98 Winsley Hill, Limpley Stoke,
Tacklemaster: G. WILTON-JONES, 17
Monkhams Drive, Watton, Thetford,
B.B. Editor: S.J. COLLINS, Lavender
Cottage, Bishop Sutton, Nr. Bristol. Tele. CHEW MAGNA 2915.
Librarian: D.J. IRWIN, Townsend
Cottage, Priddy, Wells,
Publications: To be appointed
B.B. Post: B.
MENDIP RESCUE ORGANISATION. In case of emergency telephone WELLS 73481
Editorial
Members
The annual list of B.E.C. members is usually something which
I regard with mixed feelings when I come to read it. On the one hand, it is encouraging if it
shows that the club is in a healthy membership position. On the other, the inevitable disappearance of
a few more old and well known names each year is always an occasion for regret.
Of course, owing to the nature of cavers in general, the
annual list is never a completely accurate reflection on the state of
membership. In spite of everything, some
people who have been officially struck off may well get in touch again and pay
their belated sub. Even so, the very
large number of fifty five people who have not renewed their sub for 1973 – a
list which includes such well known names as Norman Petty – can hardly be a
signal for much rejoicing.
Nowadays, as members know, we give those who have not yet
paid up by the end of January until the end of April before we stop sending
them a B. B., and in fact the 55 names were not removed from the B.B. list
until June 13th this year, so the total has not been swollen by a premature
clearing out of unpaid subs.
With paid up membership standing at a total of 204 (and what
with a few people who have just joined, too late to get on this list, and the
one or two who have paid up since, it is probably a little higher) we are in a
healthy membership position, and my regret for the loss of thirty or so members
above our usual annual loss is probably merely a personal one. However, if any reader happens to bump into
an ex-B.E.C. member, it would do no harm to have a go at persuading him to
think again.
Votes and Lists
As decreed at the A.G.M., those whose votes were received in
time and counted towards the election are distinguished in the membership list
by the members concerned having their names in CAPITALS. Somewhat inevitably, what with lady members
changing their names on marriage and with others being struck off and not
reinstated when they subsequently pay, the B.B. list has been found not to
reflect the names of all those who voted. Thus Norma Brown (732), Maggie Large (742) and K. and V. Wilkinson all
had their votes counted although not appearing as such on the B.B. list.
An attempt is being made to improve the book keeping in this
respect, but with the best will in the world, names do get missed off the list
for one reason or another. If your sub
is currently paid up and for any reason you no longer get a B.B., PLEASE get in
touch with Barry Wilton at
Venus Lane
why you have not had your B.B. lately and get you back on the list.
The 27 Club?
Going from matters serious to matters trivial, it has been
pointed out that last year’s list of club officers contained no less than three
people living at a number 27. Mike
Palmer at
Barry at
and Nigel Jago at
days when I first edited it from
Gordon Rd
and this address appeared on each B.B. at the time.
Christmas B.B.
We have a certain amount of material, but could always do
with more for the larger Christmas B.B.
Alfie
Been anywhere interesting lately? Write it up for the B.B.
Round and About
A Monthly Miscellany
Compiled by, Wig
- Limestones
and Caves of
published on 10th January 1974 by David and Charles, Newton Abbott,
is the first of a series of handbooks on the geology and caves of the
various caving regions of the country. Format is 8½ x 5½ and approximately 448 pages, 32 plates and 86
line drawings. The price – wait for
it – £6.95 – though when one thinks about it, this is not too high a price
to pay for an obviously low circulation book covering all caving regions
in the area, and it should be a must for the club library. The next in the series, I understand, is
the Mendip area. Full details of
the contents in the library. - St.
Cuthberts. Digging activity is
currently being carried out in the Sump I area. Beware of deep, water filled holes in
the floor! - G.B. It is not generally known that G. B. now
has a second entrance. Earlier this
year, an 80 foot shaft opened up and exposed the upper end of the
Gorge. It will be remembered by
many that it was this depression that slumped immediately after the 1968
floods. General percolation and
slumping of the mud and clay infill contributed to the whole lot finally
collapsing and emptying into the Gorge. Great care should be exercised when descending, as the upper
portions appear to be earth and clay. - Withyhill
(
complete, and the drawing under way. A new chamber has been found off the West limb, known as Green Lake
Chamber – and a beautiful place it is too. A word of warning about this cave. In December 1972, a driver working at the quarry went away for his
meal leaving his truck near the cave entrance. Returning after an hour or so, he found
that part of the quarry four feet wider water, due to a sudden
rainstorm. The water appeared to
have entered the quarry from the Withyhill entrance area. If this is the case, the cave should be
treated with caution – especially the far reaches of the West Limb, where
passage heights force the caver to crawl. Although there are many places where it would be possible to
retreat during flood conditions, it may prove difficult getting to them,
as it is possible that the water does not flow through the cave, but wells
up throughout the entire length of the system – so TAKE CARE! - Bryan
Ellis of
Combwich, Bridgwater, is now handling all publications of CRG and
BSA.
REDUCED PRICE of 80p (It was originally £1.25) and at 60p to BCRA members. - Additions
to the Library. CDG newsletters
Nos 5, 6, 12 to 20, 25 ,29, 30 and 33 (All First Series.) B.E.C. Caving
Logs 3/8/58 – 20/11/60; 4/11/60 – 24/3/63; 16/3/57 – 4/8/58 and 20/11/60 –
5/11/61. B.E.C. manuscript (typed) of Caving Report No 2 (St. Cuthberts
Swallet by Coase and Falshaw. B.E.C. Cuthberts News Letters Nos 3, 4, 5,
9, 10, 11 and 12. M.N.R.C.
Newsletter 1958, June, July, August and December. 1959, March, July and
December; 1961, July and October and 1962, March and June. Numbers 27, 28,
29 to 42. - Stop
Press. The latest Telephone
Exchange to be open in the Mendip area serves parts of the region round
Wookey and is called ST. CUTHBERTS. Rumours that it was to be called BELFRY are probably untrue.
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THE HUT WARDEN appeals to members for any of the following
articles: First Aid Box: Carpets: Cups and Mugs; Knives (most urgent) Carbide
tine and old Marvel tins.
The Hut Warden would like to thank Sue Gazzard for the
donation of a refrigerator and Rodney Hobbs for the cutting up of logs with his
chainsaw.
Club Meet
An account of this meet
in
by R.J.Marshall.
Starting on the last weekend in July, members of the club
converged on
about
climbing areas in
at the base of the cliffs. These ledges,
often covered at high tide, are reached by scrambling down steep gullies at
several places along their length. The
tide is an important factor in deciding which route to attempt.
A lot of the Cornish routes were pioneered by commandos
during the war, though there are records of several pre-war ascents. Looking up some of these routes, with our
modern gear hanging about us, we have to respect the courage of these early
pioneers.
From our usual campsite at Trevadra Farm, Sennen; we did not
intend to pioneer any new routes. On the
Saturday, we set off for Porthgwarra. This is near the climbing area called ‘Chair Ladder’. There is a small beach here with a handy
teashop. As the beach is covered at high
tide, it is nice to have the alternative of many nice cliff top walks. It is often possible to see grey seal from
these walks and sometimes they come very close to the beach.
It was from Portgwarra beach that I was prised by Pete Sutton
to climb at Chair Ladder. Sporting our
B.E.C. ‘T’ shirts and our hairy legs (shorts are the norm for Cornish cliffs)
we set off to attempt ‘Bishop’s Rib’. After a nervous start, we climbed quickly up the fine steep line of the
route. The rest of the club meet had
remained on the beach until forced off by the tide.
Tony Tucker and Sue decided to see what climbing was all
about and, on Sunday, joined us at the base of Chair Ladder. Nigel Jago, Derek Targett and Gerald Oaten
were already climbing when we arrived. Tony and Pete led off up an easy route. I followed with Sue. The climbing
was too strenuous Sue and we had to return to the bottom. I might add that the move which stopped Sue
took Pete three attempts in Masters. It
must have been very difficult in ‘curly’ boots. Tony could not resist the call of caving and a hundred and fifty feet
up, he avoided a delicate traverse by crawling on his belly into a horizontal
crack (Tucker’s
Monday was spent in
buying supplies and looking around generally.
Tuesday, we climbed at Bosigran. This is a climbing area about ten miles from
steep bulging wall, topped by enormous overhangs. This is Bow Wall.
Once again, all climbers were active. Nigel, Derek and Gerald finished two
routes. Pete and I were unable to finish
any. Pete exhausted himself trying to
push Suicide Wall the wrong way, and we were forced to abseil off.
From Bosigran, we joined what is becoming the third division
of the club – the canoeing section. Ros,
Sue, Sandy and Michelle, Sue Jago and Samantha were on the beach at Sennen
while Chris Harvey and Graham Phippen tried their boats in the surf. Nigel and Derek also had their boats and
joined the others surfing. My
introduction to the sport was brief. My
boat decided to sun tan its bottom, so I got out.
Wednesday found us climbing at Bosigran again. A more successful day for Pete and I. We found where Suicide Wall went and managed
to climb it to the top. This super climb
is exposed and steep situations were marred only by the last thirty five
feet. We found it impossible to make one
move free.
On Thursday, some of us went over to the Scillies. I went around at 4.45 a.m. waking everybody
up. (Unfortunately I did wake everybody.) We left in time to catch the 6 o’clock boat. At 6.15 we arrived back at the camp
site. The 6 o’clock boat only goes on
Saturdays. We arrived at
that to-day’s trip was fully booked. I
could feel some one trying to strangle me. Fighting them off, we queued for cancellations.
As we set sail, it happened to be Tony Tucker who fell into
a bar selling beer at 9.35 a.m. At 28p a
pint – yes – 28p a pint, we were not that thirsty. It was a fairly calm crossing, but there was
still the inevitable seasickness. We
were amused by a happy little lady in overalls with a mop and bucket who seemed
to enjoy mopping it all up. It was also
Tony Tucker who fell into the first pub from the boat.
Friday, it was back to Chair Ladder, Tony and Graham being
introduced to more climbs while various other routes were tackled by the
remainder.
On Saturday, Pete and I wanted to culminate our week’s
climbing by doing string of Pearls. This
is a 700 foot traverse of Bosigran, crossing Bow Wall about half way up. We were disappointed with the route, which we
didn’t finish. Due to its length, it was
strenuous but consisted mainly of reversing good pitches of other routes. The
twisting route called for extremely careful rope management. On some pitches it was impossible to protect
yourself and avoid tremendous rope drag. Increasing wind and rain together with general disappointment about the
route made we decided to finish the route after six or seven pitches. We had about four more to do – impossible in
the wet.
Most evenings were spent at the Lamorna Inn, many in the
company of some folk singers – consequently pleasantly full of traditional
singing and beer. Our numbers were
swollen by Barry and Brenda Wilton and the Palmer family, the total being 13
adult B.E.C. members.
I was only in
for the week. The second week was filled
mainly with canoeing. This was marred by
Chris Harvey having his leg broken by his water-filled canoe.
Grampian Dinner
This will be held on Saturday, 8th December at 7.30 for 8
p.m. at the
Secondary Modern School.
Please use the entrance leading off
The price is £1.75. Names AND MONEY to Mike Palmer by December 1st please.
Any further details, such as yow to get there in detail can
be had from Mike. If you want to ‘phone
him up, his number is Midsomer Norton 3690.
N.B. You can’t send the £1.75 by phone!
From The Papers
Everywhere, no doubt, there are
B.E.C. members scanning the papers for items of interest for the B.B. This was sent to us Dave Turner.
From the
Evening News, 6th November 1973.
Cave Signs
I read of five youths who were lost in caves in
to find them. Why is it that County
Councils with caves that go miles underground do not fix direction signs that
would help explorers to find their way out ?
H.S. Walker,
The editor tries to restrain himself from breaking into
verse too often, but this seemed too good a chance to miss. We hope readers will put up with the comment
which follows:-
Councils look around
Accused of dereliction.
For, caves that go miles underground
Lie in their jurisdiction.
And let them ask themselves if they
Could well expect to find their way
Back to the welcome light of day
Without some mental friction?
The London Underground has set
A standard for the nation.
And councillors from
Descending any station
Will find big maps of all the lines
And whacking great direction signs
And coloured lighting, which defines
Each likely destination.
So let them modernise our holes
To give our lads protection.
With signs on brackets; chains or poles
At every intersection.
Then – as through streams the caver wades
Or down a passage promenades –
Gigantic artificial aids
Will tell him his direction.
and the London Evening News is quite welcome to print THAT
if it wants to!
M.N.R.C. Winter Lectures – at the Museum, Wells.
Members are invited to the following lectures, which will
commence at 7.30 p.m. and finish at approximately 8.30.
November 3rd. Caves of
December 1st. Cave Archaeology. – Mr. Cook. (Curator)
January 5th. Mammals of caves and sea caves – Mr. Howard
Kenney.
February 2nd. Cave Diving Film – Cave Diving Group.
March 2nd. Geology and Caving on Mendip Mr. Peter
Stewart.
April 6th. Archaeology of Wookey Hole and Stoke
Lane Slocker – Mr. F.Mason.
May 4th. Finding Caves – Mr. John Letheren.
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CLUB ‘T’ SHIRTS. Can
be obtained from Mrs. Jo Rees, 4,
St
Three sizes – small, medium and large. State size when ordering. Price approximately £1.
Fred Davies Forty?
But I can remember the North Ridge of Tryfan!
(Fred will remember too, because he carried the bottle of milk!)
We apologise to Kangy for the
delay in printing this little glimpse into the past. Some members may recall that Fred celebrated
his fortieth birthday recently. Although not a member, he pays a regular sub to
the B.E.C. for his wife Andy, so it is fitting that he should get his money’s
worth at last and read about himself in the B. B.
I can’t remember how we got there, but I probably picked up
Denise and Fred from a rendezvous on the A5 after Denise had hitched from
teaching. Or we simply met at Williams’s
Barn (Isaf, not ogof). Anyway, we
probably had the usual sort of Saturday night at the Bryn Tyrch in the backroom
with the photographs all round the walls and Denise being charming and Fred and
I drinking up the booze she’d been bought. We might even have sat around Lyn Ogwen singing and listening to Denise
swimming in the lake in the dark. But I
do remember getting back to a jumping joint of a barn; late arrivals settling
in and cooking – early arrivals shouting and bawling. I know we didn’t hesitate when Fred, or
Denise or Kangy said Let’s bivouac on the North Ridge and have breakfast on
the top of Tryfan. We just gathered up
the gear and Fred took the milk bottle and off we went in the moonlight.
The climbing was good. Everything was extra good in the moonlight. Silvery landscapes, and all the holds hidden
in the shadows. We helped each other
with the bags and Fred carefully looked after the bottle of milk. One hand for himself and one for the bottle. We climbed until we felt sleepy. We stopped on a broad terrace and settled
into our sleeping bags comfortably and drifted off to sleep with the fresh air
on our faces, the stars to look at – and the milk carefully propped against a
rock.
Breakfast on the summit was the aim – and the climbing was
enjoyed in the pale early morning sun as we scrambled up short walls and
wriggled up mini-gullies. Fred to the
fore – bottle held aloft.
We started breakfast near Adam and Eve, the two monolithic
rocks which crown Tryfan. Out came the
primus, water from the spring on the col for tea, and a fry up of bacon and eggs.
We didn’t have milk in our tea. It had turned sour.
Club Officers’ Reports 1973 – Hut Engineer’s Report
One of the reports which was read
out at the A.G.M. and agreed that it should be published in the B. B.
As I joined the committee recently, this report is mainly
concerned with work done by Jock Orr; Nigel Taylor and Rod Hobbs during their
term of office. Timber has been
collected from the forestry to provide for the winter; the car park has been
re-levelled; the Mens’ and womens’ dormitories redecorated; the toilets
renovated and redecorated; the bunks rearranged in the mens’ dormitory; the
womens’ shower fitted and general Belfry maintenance carried out throughout
the year with a fair proportion of members doing their share. The incinerator has also been constructed and
this should serve to reduce the Belfry rubbish problem. Lastly, as promised,
lights have been installed in the toilets before the A.G.M.
Martin Bishop.
Editor’s
Note: Members who were at the A.G.M.
will recall the race to make the last statement come true, with the lights
being triumphantly switched on some two minutes or so before the A.G.M.
started!
Bristol
Exploration Club – Membership List 1973
Exploration Club – Membership List 1973
This list of members, subscribers and exchange clubs is, as
far as we can ascertain, completely up to date. If any club member knows of any change to an address, please get in
touch with Barry Wilton.
|
741 |
J.M. Bacon |
26 Glanffyddion Estate, Waterfalls Road, Dyserth, Flintshire |
|
20 |
Bob Bagshaw |
|
|
392 |
Mike Baker |
22 Riverside Walk, Midsomer Norton, |
|
617 |
R. Bater |
4 Butterfield Close, westbury-on-Trym, |
|
618 |
Mrs Bater |
4 Butterfield Close, westbury-on-Trym, |
|
818 |
Chris Batstone |
|
|
390 |
Joan Bennett |
|
|
214 |
Roy Bennett |
|
|
731 |
Bob Bidmead |
|
|
720 |
Martin Bishop |
Islay, 98 Winsley Hill, Limpley Stoke, |
|
734 |
E. Bishop |
Islay, 98 Winsley Hill, Limpley Stoke, |
|
145 |
Sybil Bowden-Lyle |
|
|
364 |
P. Blogg |
|
|
336 |
Alan Bonner |
Crags Farm Close, Little Broughton, Cokermouth, |
|
751 |
T.A. Brookes |
|
|
707 |
R. Brown |
26 |
|
687 |
Viv Brown |
|
|
819 |
G. Buckham |
|
|
756 |
Tessa Burt |
|
|
777 |
Ian Calder |
Plas Pencelli, Pencelli, Brecon |
|
778 |
Penelope Calder |
Plas Pencelli, Pencelli, Brecon |
|
679 |
R. Chandler |
6 Blackcap close, |
|
655 |
Colin Clark |
|
|
748 |
M. Clark |
|
|
211 |
Clare Coase |
5 |
|
780 |
J. Coleman |
Orchard House, Bunwell, |
|
89 |
Alfie Collins |
Lavendar Cottage, Bishop Sutton, Nr Bristol, |
|
821 |
J. Cooke |
|
|
727 |
W. Cooper |
|
|
585 |
Tony Corrigan |
48a |
|
680 |
Bob Cross |
122 Pearson lane, |
|
609 |
I.M. Daniels |
Handsworth, Pilgrims way, Chilham, |
|
405 |
Frank Darbon |
|
|
350 |
Mrs Davies |
|
|
423 |
Len Dawes |
The Lodge, |
|
449 |
Garth Dell |
8 Portway, Old Sarum, |
|
815 |
J. Dibben |
|
|
710 |
Colin Dooley |
|
|
164 |
Ken Dobbs |
|
|
804 |
M.J. Dore |
|
|
822 |
P. Dowsing |
Flat 4, |
|
812 |
S. Durston |
7 Estuary Park, Combwich, Bridgwater, |
|
779 |
Jim Durston |
7 Estuary Park, Combwich, Bridgwater, |
|
771 |
P. Eckford |
80 |
|
806 |
R. Ellinor |
|
|
322 |
Bryan Ellis |
|
|
232 |
C. Falshaw |
|
|
496 |
P.G. Faulkner |
|
|
269 |
Tom Fletcher |
|
|
783 |
D. Foxwell |
|
|
404 |
Albert Francis |
|
|
569 |
Joyce Franklin |
|
|
469 |
Pete Franklin |
|
|
468 |
Keith Franklin |
|
|
765 |
R.T. Gage |
|
|
759 |
C. Gage |
|
|
709 |
R.C. Gander |
|
|
265 |
Stan Gee |
|
|
459 |
Keith Gladman |
|
|
769 |
S.J. Gazzard |
|
|
752 |
E.M. Glanville |
Jocelyn House Mews, Chard, Somerset |
|
757 |
K.R. Glossop |
DO8205, No.4 Petty Officers Mess, HMS Lynx, BFPO Ships, |
|
790 |
Martin Grass |
|
|
478 |
Steve Grime |
Shenavall, |
|
582 |
Chris Hall |
|
|
432 |
Nigel Hallet |
73 |
|
735 |
P. Hamm |
|
|
104 |
Mervyn Hannam |
|
|
304 |
C.W. Harris |
The Diocesan Registry, Wells, |
|
581 |
Chris Harvey |
Byways, |
|
4 |
Dan Hassell |
Hill House, Moorlynch, Bridgwater, |
|
719 |
M. Huaun |
|
|
773 |
Rodney Hobbs |
Rose Cottage, West End, Nailsea, |
|
373 |
Sid Hobbs |
Hokerstone Cottage, Townsend, Priddy, Wells, |
|
736 |
Sylvia Hobbs |
Hokerstone Cottage, Townsend, Priddy, Wells, |
|
743 |
J.G. Hodgson |
|
|
744 |
Mrs Hodgson |
|
|
793 |
Mike Hogg |
32 Birchley Heath, |
|
387 |
George Honey |
Droppsta, 19044, |
|
770 |
C. Howell |
|
|
631 |
P. Hudson |
22 |
|
808 |
J.A. Hunt |
|
|
97 |
J. Ifold |
5 |
|
150 |
P. Ifold |
The Cedars, Blackford, Nr. Wedmore, Cheddar |
|
363 |
Maurise Iles |
Waterworks Cottage, Gurmney Slade, |
|
540 |
Dave Irwin |
Townsend Cottage, Townsend, Priddy, |
|
753 |
N. Jago |
|
|
792 |
Ken James |
|
|
814 |
M. Jarrett |
12 Edgecombe Hill, Hall Green, |
|
51 |
A Johnson |
Warren Cottage, |
|
560 |
Frank Jones |
8 |
|
438 |
Mrs. P. Jones |
|
|
285 |
U. Jones |
Marsh Farm, Askem in Furness, Lancs. |
|
567 |
Alan Kennett |
92 West Broadway, Henleaze, |
|
316 |
Kangy King |
21 Rue Lionel Terray, 31 |
|
542 |
Phil Kingston |
|
|
413 |
R. Kitchen |
Overcombe, Horrabridge, Yelverton, |
|
762 |
J.M. Knops |
5 Kingsfield, Kingsway, |
|
811 |
D. Knowles |
|
|
667 |
Tim Large |
|
|
742 |
Mrs Large |
|
|
795 |
Peter Leigh |
|
|
656 |
P. Littlewood |
|
|
657 |
Mrs Littlewood |
|
|
796 |
A.G. Leftley |
|
|
574 |
Oliver Lloyd |
Withey House, Withey Close West, Westbury-on-Trym, |
|
58 |
George Lucy |
Pike Croft, Long Lane, Tilehurst, |
|
495 |
Val Luckwill |
|
|
550 |
R A MacGregor |
|
|
591 |
J. Manchip |
c/o Mr Hutchinson, 1 Orwell Terrace, Edinburgh 11 |
|
763 |
Mrs K. Mansfield |
Tiny Kott, Little |
|
788 |
I.K. Marshall |
|
|
809 |
P.B. Marshall |
|
|
662 |
I. |
Flat 47, |
|
415 |
T. Marsden |
50 The Deans, Downlands, Portishead, |
|
106 |
E.J. Mason |
|
|
558 |
Tony Meaden |
Highcroft, Westbury, Bradford Abbas, Sherborne, Dorset |
|
704 |
D. Metcalf |
|
|
799 |
B. Mills |
The Old bakery, West Harptree, |
|
774 |
J. Murray |
Latymer House, Hill Close, Wincanton, |
|
308 |
K. Murray |
17 |
|
329 |
T.W. Neil |
Old Haybridge Inn, Haybridge, Wells, |
|
330 |
Mrs Neil |
Old Haybridge Inn, Haybridge, Wells, |
|
794 |
A. Nichols |
|
|
754 |
G.E. Oaten |
|
|
624 |
J. Orr |
c/o The Belfry |
|
798 |
P.A. Palfree |
10 Maynard, Clutton, Nr. Bristol |
|
557 |
D. Palmer |
|
|
396 |
Mike Palmer |
|
|
755 |
A. Pardoe |
Church Cottage, |
|
722 |
A.E. Pearce |
|
|
637 |
J. Pearce |
|
|
22 |
Les Peters |
|
|
160 |
Norman Petty |
|
|
499 |
Tony Philpott |
|
|
724 |
Graham Phippen |
Rock Cottage, |
|
820 |
P. Preece |
|
|
337 |
Brian Prewer |
East View, West Horrington, Wells, |
|
622 |
Colin Priddle |
|
|
481 |
John Ransom |
|
|
452 |
Pam Rees |
c/o The Belfry |
|
805 |
R.J. Rees |
|
|
343 |
A Rich |
|
|
682 |
J. Riley |
|
|
712 |
Mrs Riley |
|
|
489 |
G.G. Robinson |
|
|
787 |
I.P. Rogers |
|
|
816 |
P.G. Rodgers |
|
|
616 |
Rushton |
Sgts. Mess, RAF Coningsby. |
|
784 |
C. Sage |
|
|
240 |
Alan Sandall |
|
|
359 |
Carol Sandall |
|
|
747 |
D.R. Sanderson |
23 |
|
237 |
B. Scott |
Merrymead, |
|
577 |
Dave Searle |
Dolphin Cottage, The Beeches, Priddy, Wells, |
|
578 |
Kathy Searle |
Dolphin Cottage, The Beeches, Priddy, Wells, |
|
482 |
Gordon Selby |
|
|
78 |
R.A. Setterington |
|
|
213 |
R. Setterington |
|
|
789 |
N.K. Shaw |
|
|
764 |
M.B. Slade |
|
|
473 |
Dave Smith |
|
|
823 |
Andy Sparrow |
6 Downsway, |
|
276 |
J.M. Stafford |
Back Plaidy, King Edward, Nr Turriff, |
|
1 |
Harry Stanbury |
|
|
38 |
Mrs I Stanbury |
74 Redcatch, Knowle, |
|
575 |
D. Statham |
The Bungallow, North Barrow, Yeovil, |
|
365 |
Roger Stenner |
|
|
381 |
Daphne Stenner |
|
|
650 |
D. Stuckey |
|
|
572 |
P. Sutton |
75 Bredon, Yate, |
|
583 |
Derek Targett |
16 Phillis Hill, Midsomer Norton |
|
800 |
M.D. Taylor |
|
|
772 |
Nigel Taylor |
Whiddon Farm, Chilcote, Nr. Wells, |
|
284 |
Allan Thomas |
Allens House, |
|
348 |
D Thomas |
Mantons, |
|
571 |
N Thomas |
Holly Lodge, |
|
711 |
M. Thomas |
|
|
699 |
Buckett Tilbury |
|
|
700 |
Anne Tilbury |
|
|
692 |
Roger Toms |
89 Apple Grove, Henfield, Middlesex |
|
803 |
R.S. Toms |
89 Apple Grove, Henfield, Middlesex |
|
80 |
J.M. Postle Tompsett |
|
|
74 |
M.J. Dizzie Tompsett |
|
|
326 |
E. Towler |
5 |
|
544 |
Phil Townsend |
20 Lime Close, Prestbury. |
|
157 |
Jill Tuck |
48 Wiston Path, |
|
328 |
Steve Tuck |
3 Colles Close, Wells, Somerset |
|
768 |
Tony Tucker |
|
|
678 |
Dave Turner |
Moonrakers, |
|
646 |
P. Turner |
|
|
635 |
S. Tuttlebury |
|
|
775 |
J. Upsall |
|
|
776 |
Mrs Upsall |
|
|
175 |
Mrs D. Waddon |
32 Laxton Close, |
|
645 |
M. Webster |
|
|
592 |
Eddie Welch |
|
|
817 |
C.D. Wheeler |
|
|
553 |
Bob White |
Kiebo, Little |
|
608 |
D. Wickens |
|
|
559 |
Barry Wilton |
Valley View, |
|
568 |
Brenda Wilton |
Valley View, |
|
721 |
Graham Wilton-Jones |
17 Monkhams Drive, Watton, Thetford |
|
813 |
Ian Wilton-Jones |
Officers Mess, RAF Chinevor, Barnstaple, |
|
594 |
P. Wilkins |
55 |
|
549 |
Alan Williams |
Hendrew Farm, Llanderaied, |
|
781 |
G.C. Williams |
|
|
810 |
L. Williams |
Whitestown Farm, Cheddar Cross Roads, |
|
738 |
R.F. Wing |
|
Subscribers
W.R. Hindle,
T.E. Reynolds,
Wookey Hole, Wells,
Dr. W.I. Stanton, Kites Croft, Westbury-sub-Mendip, Wells, Som.
Exchanges Made With The Following Organisations
Biblioteca del Gruppe
Speleologico Bolognese.
Axbridge Caving Group.
British Caver.
Cave Research Group.
Speleological Society.
Speleological Society.
Club.
Northern Pennine Club.
Group.
and Pothole Club.
Shepton Mallet Caving Club.
Westminster Speleo Group.
R. de Saussure.
Dr. H. Trimmel.
Cuadernos de Espeleologica.
Notices
Lakes
Weekend. Climbing, walking,
canoeing. Staying at the Yorkshire Ramblers Club hut in Langdale on the 25th,
26th and 27th of January, 1974.
For full details of the above trip, contact Nigel Jago. Nanes should be given to him AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
As requested by the A.G.M., formal notice is hereby given to
club members that clause 5 in the club constitution has now been amended to
read:-
- Application
for membership shall be made in writing to the secretary, preferably on a
form to be supplied by the secretary on demand from a prospective
member. The prospective member
shall be required to obtain a proposer and seconder, both of whom shall be ratified members of the club and both of whom shall sign the
application for membership, and shall cause the completed form to be
returned to the secretary.
The amendment consists of the word ratified placed
where shown above.
The Hon. Secretary wishes to announce that the votes of
‘Tessie’ Burt (756) and ‘Jonah’ (285), were received by him too late to be
entered in the ballot for the 1973/4 committee.
Friday Night Club Trips.
Friday, November 30th Lamb Leer.
Saturday, December 15th Wales.
Friday, January 11th Reservoir Hole. *
Saturday, January 26th
Friday, February 8th Cuckoo Cleeves.
Friday, February 22th Ubley Warren.
Saturday, March 9th Shatter Passage. ( Swildons.
)
* Party size limited for this trip. Names as soon as possible to Richard Kenney.
All Friday meets are at 7.30 p.m. The Saturday trip to
day trip. The Swildons and Fairy Cave
Quarry trips are afternoon trips.
ALL ENQUIRIES about Friday Night Club trips to R.R. Kenney,
Yennek, St. Mary’s Road, Meare, Glastonbury, Som. BA6 9SS.
B.B. Postal Service The actual collating, covering and stapling of the B.B. is being done by
Pat Palmer; assisted we understand, by Mike and the children. The addressing and sending out of the B.B. is
being done by Brenda Wilton. Since the
B.B. list is now at the Wiltons’ and Barry is Treasurer; it is suggested that
members who have any queries about where the B.B. is currently being sent to
them contact Barry about it.
The club is still looking for somebody who will take on the
editorship of the club publications. Anyone who is interested should get in touch with DAVE IRWIN who will
give them an idea as to that is involved.
Monthly Crossword Number 40.
Across:
1. Might have been a sump once
or no score. (4)
5. Gear that will this is useful in 1 ac. (5)
6. Result of wound or feature of
landscape. (4)
8. Pull out inside? (3)
9. Find water course or tidy up survey. (5)
11. Formation. (5)
12. Black part of Welsh cave. (3)
14. Mine this was once the local name, perhaps. (4)
15. Skins otherwise of disappearance of streams. (5)
16. This hill names a Mendip cave. (4)
Down:
1. A cave must be pretty dry to
find this in it. (4)
2. Mountain feature. (4)
3. Keep this caving or climbing. (5)
4. Ace cads in Cuthberts? (7)
7. Ruin cat in Cuthberts? (7)
9. Pull along. (3)
10. Put things away in them? (5)
12. Kentish sort of hole. (4)
13. You can get this a ladder in two
senses. (4)
Solution to Last Months Crossword
