Hi there,
Remember Quackers?
Do you remember Mike "Quackers" Duck?
We have been contacted by his nephew who never knew him, and is hoping to connect with anyone who knew them to learn about his life and hobbies.
He lives in the Netherlands and will be in the UK this week (April 30th – May 4th). He is of course planing to visit The Hunters Lodge.
Would you have time to talk with him?
Easegill Open House – June
A 10 day caving festival at Bullpot farm, running for the first time, in June this year!
The idea is similar to the Winch meets at Gaping Gill, where loads of fun and classic routes are rigged across the system and cavers are encouraged to come up and celebrate Easegill caves.
The permits and hut have been booked out exclusively for the event, and camping is also available. There are brilliant chefs preparing hearty post-caving meals every night which everyone is welcome to opt into for the cost of £5/meal and a cavers’ bar running.
As it’s the first time we’re attempting something like this, to try to manage numbers and vehicles, we’ve made booking ahead essential (even for members). As always with big events at the Farm, parking space is limited, so we’d urge you to consider lift sharing.
So, if you are free for one or more days and want to be part of something very special and new in caving, sign up now:
https://forms.gle/8MB9XSJtM4RQmwWH9
Come along with your wellies in June! For more information, contact Alice at easegillopenhouse@gmail.com
If you think you could also contribute to the smooth running of the event, all volunteers will get free hut fees and evening meals for the days they volunteer.
Some of the jobs are:
• Rig an Easegill classic on Friday 20th June
• Cook a tasty meal for 50+ cavers (not single handedly, unless you’d rather!)
• Manage the call outs for the day
• Run the bar for a night
• Derig on Monday 30th June
If you think you can volunteer: https://forms.gle/92xMqpHFyaprQ33q7
We hope to see you there!
May Committee Meeting
The May Committee Meeting has been moved to Thursday 8th @ 8pm and will be virtual. We decided to move it to conincide with the Working Weekend.
All meetings are advertised in the BEC Calendar.
Main Sink Clearance, Longwood Valley – 8th May 2025, 10am
Hoping for dry weather, a Main Sink dig for flood prevention in Longwood Valley is planned for Thursday May 8th, 10 am at the usual parking or later at the cave. Please RSVP if you can help. Helmets are required due to ash dieback.
Working Weekend – 10th May
Just a reminder about the working weekend.
All skill levels are welcome – we'll have tasks for everyone. Let's work together to make a difference!