Caving and BEC News
BEC AGM
This will be held at the Belfry at 10:30am on Saturday 2nd November. If there is to be an election at the AGM for committee posts there will be a voting form inserted in this BB. (The BB will be at the printers by the time we will know if there is going to be an election - at the time of going to print there is no election, there is more likely to be problems with filling all the posts!!) Please try to attend this year
BEC Annual Dinner
This year the Annual Club Dinner will be held at "The Bath Arms Hotel" at Cheddar on Saturday 2nd October, 1999. As usual the coach will be arranged to leave the Hunters at 7pm prompt.
BEC v Wessex Cricket Match
On Saturday 17th July at 2:30pm the Wessex Cave Club won the sofa ashes by most of an innings. It was very noticeable that the BEC's game gets worse as more beer gets drunk! See pictures on previous page for some of the action.
Tim Kendrick's photos in the April BB.
Sett has given me some information regarding the names of people in some of the photos. The below lists the caption under the photo from the April BB, plus any additional information:
The Belfry 1948? Tony Setterington, Pongo Wallis?
Can you name them all? Belfry 1950: Pongo Wallis, Woody, Betty Shorthose with young Mary, Don Coase, Rod Setterington, Jack Waddon, Sybil Bowden-Lyle, Dan Hasell, Johnny Shorthose.
Five on Tony Jay's motorbike: Tessie, Tony Jay, Jean (or Di Beaumont), Alfie Collins, Johnny Bindon, (or possibly Ron Gollin)
The Mob, Easter 1949: Paul by the car. Back row L-R: Johnny? Angus Innes, Geoff
Ridyard? Tony J. Middle Row: Tony Setterington, Postle, Sybil BowdenLyle,
Ladies Washing up: Dizzie? Campbell, Jean? Ron, Postle.
New Years Eve 1950: Possibly! Half Pint? Margaret, Angus?
"Willie" is in Shepton Mallet museum or moved to
Dolphin Pot, Cross Dig and who is with Half-Pint, I don't know, but definitely Angus Innes with Dan Hasell.
Biker Molls! Sybil and Betty Shorthose. Paul but in what cave? August Hole Series, Longwood Swallet.
BEC Getting
Everywhere!! Steve Prewer (Brian's
son) has just returned from working in Kosovo and
Mendip News
The Axbridge CG have had a breakthrough into some 60ft of
passage in a mine near Loxton,
New Members
We welcome new member Annie Audsley to the club.
New St Cuthbert's Leader
Roger Haskett has recently completed his 15 trips required for his St Cuthbert's leadership and after his final proving trip with Nigel Taylor has been accepted by the committee as a leader. I gather Nigel found the cave had shrunk slightly since the last time he visited the cave and had to remove his undersuit to get back up the entrance rift!!!
Members News
Congratulations to Martin Grass and Nicola Slann who are getting married on 29th August.
Pakistan
Visitors
Several members recently acted as guides to six cavers from
the Chiltan Adventurers Assn. of Baluchistan, Pakistan - friends of Simon
Brooks and Orpheus CC associates. After
visiting Derbyshire and North Wales they were delivered to Mendip to sample the
delights of GB, Swildon's, Shatter, the Hunters', the eclipse, etc. and all
action was recorded by them on video for Pakistan national television. They had a great time, cooked us superb Afgan
food and played Shove Ha'penny with previously undreamt of techniques! An especially good night was had when they taught
the BEC to play Carrom in the pub and almost drank Roger out of Kaliber - he
was very impressed. Also impressed were
the good people of
Hayat Ullah Durrani Khan, Chiltan Adventurers Assn. 6/9/283B SEm AZAM ROAD, QUETTA, PAKISTAN Phone:- 0092-81-xxxxxx
C.A.A. Visitors
Malik Abdul Rahim Baabai, Hayat Ullah Durrani Khan, Atta-Ur-Rahman, Abdul Ghaffar, Salauiddin, Muhammad Rafique.
J'Rat
Burrington
Cave Atlas
I have a reasonable number of photos now and a few promised, which I should have soon. I will get on with working on the Burrington Cave Atlas as soon as this BB is out. Hopefully it should be out before the New Year.
Ed.
Millennium Celebrations
The BEC committee is looking for ideas for celebrating the Millennium We have had ideas about T -shirts/sweatshirts etc., but need a design. If anyone has any design ideas or any other ideas for celebrating the Millennium (also our 65th birthday) please contact a committee member.
Ed.
Caving Logs and Bulletins CDROM
The CDROM containing most of the logs and the 1st 100 Belfry Bulletins is about to be cut to CDROM. We are cutting the first 50 to be ready before the AGM and dinner. If you want a CDROM please contact Estelle (Ed.). The cost is £10 to members and £20 to non-members.
Notts Pot,
Yorkshire
The NCA have forwarded a message regarding the entrance to Notts Pot being on the move again. They have stated that this could well be in an unsafe condition. If you were contemplating a trip, think carefully before descending. If you have a permit for Notts over the coming months and decide not to descend as a result of the condition of the entrance, the permit will be good for one of the other holes on the fell, provided you do not go down the hole where the other permit has been issued, etc - as this will cause all sorts of problems.
Robin's Shaft, Derbyshire
Also forwarded from the NCA is a report that on the 15th and 16th August, bad air was reported by Mike Salt & Alan Rowlinson in Robins Shaft, Ham, Derbyshire. There was no smell and Mike and Alan experienced no headaches or nausea but they became very breathless and report that when matches were lit they went out as soon as the head had burnt out. There was no draught. Trials with the same box of matches in the car after the trip produced perfect results. Sounds like high CO2 concentration.
Your last chance to book tickets for this years club dinner!
This years annual club dinner is being held at 'The Bath Arms Hotel' Cheddar on Saturday 2nd October 1999. Our guest speaker will be Andy Elson who will be talking about his 'round the world balloon attempt' earlier this year.
To avoid missing out send your booking form [enclosed with
your last bb] and a cheque to cover the cost of your tickets to: Ivan Sandford,
Priddy,
Unlike in previous years there will be no tickets available after Saturday 25th September. Also we will not be ringing round chasing those who may have forgotten to book. So to avoid missing out book now!