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Robin Gray – Exhibition invite
You're invited to the Private View opening of long-standing BEC member Robin's new exhibition!
- What: An exhibition featuring his famous paintings including cave exploration.
- When (Private View): Wednesday, November 5th, 6:30 – 9:00 PM.
- Where: The Wells and Mendip Museum, Cathedral Green, Wells.
The exhibition will be open to the public from Thursday, November 6th through Saturday, November 22nd.
Xmas dinner – 6th December
Join the FB event and upcoming WhatsApp chat for updates.
Look out for a form to choose what food and trimmings you will contribute to the feast!
Simple Secret Santa: If you want to join, just bring one £5–£10 gift that anyone can enjoy (yummy or funny is great!). Pop it in the pile and lucky-dip a gift in return!
CSCC Equipment News
Eastwater Cavern: New anchors are installed at Gladman’s and Lolly Pot. Gladman's main hang uses one new bolt, but can be rigged safely from two anchors further back.
Charterhouse's Jet Pitch: New anchors are placed, reusing the original spit location. The rope climb now has two anchors.
Spider Hole (Cheddar): A request by Wayne Starsmore (CSCC C&A Officer) for three replacement anchors at the head of Nut Pitch has been submitted.
Trapped underground: My 54-hour cave rescue – BBC Sounds
For George Linnane, an experienced caver from England, being underground is his happy place, somewhere he can feel calm away from the chaos of daily life. But when he and two friends set out for a routine trip in the Ogof Ffynnon Ddu cave system in Wales one Saturday lunchtime in November 2021, they couldn't know it would turn into a nightmare.