A good range of photographs were submitted, and quite a number were picked as favourites in the member’s vote. Last year’s Giles Barker Award winner, Chris Hunter, judged the individual categories, while the members present voted for the overall Giles Barker Award winner. Giles Barker Award – Olly Devenport, Cow Pot UK Underground – Olly […]
Committee Changes
/in What's OnMany thanks to Emma Key, who after many year’s of service on the committee as Membership Secretary stepped down at the recent AGM Thanks also to Phil Withnall for his work as hut warden, Starkers and Colin Jones as hut engineers, Nat as meets sec and Lara as newssheet editor. Welcome to several new/changed committee […]
Photo Competition Winners 2026
/in Bull Pot Farm, Membership, What's OnA good range of photographs were submitted, and quite a number were picked as favourites in the member’s vote. Last year’s Giles Barker Award winner, Chris Hunter, judged the individual categories, while the members present voted for the overall Giles Barker Award winner. Giles Barker Award – Olly Devenport, Cow Pot UK Underground – Olly […]
We now have Reciprocal Rights with The Shepton
/in What's OnIf you’re heading down to the Mendips, and are staying at the Shepton Hut, we now have reciprocal rights with them, so you will only need to pay member’s rates.
Photo Competition Winners 2025
/in What's OnA reasonable turnout of members enjoyed a presentation of fine photographs from the past year, from classic underground shots to humorous snaps. Isn’t it amazing what you can get with a mobile phone these days! Last year’s Giles Barker Award winner, Bill Nix, judged the individual categories, while the members present voted for the overall […]
Journal 12 is out!
/in CavingRed Rose Journal 12 is published and available for sale – £20 The glossy A4 publication chronicles the period 2016-2024 and has 167 pages and covers exploration in the Dales (Ingleborough, Dentdale, Barbondale, Ease Gill) and Scotland; articles including the Three Counties Traverse and conservation; and a thorough first hand account of caving in the […]
Hazeltop update
/in DiggingHazeltop Cave is awaiting a push at the current end of the cave, a nasty boulder choke with slabs of roof hanging off. But the carrot is the 3 kilometres the cave still has to go to reach the rising at the top of Barbondale. We will return in the spring/summer when the weather is […]
Casterton Pot
/in DiggingThe Casterton Pot diggers are inching their way closer to Bull Pot of the Witches! Well, metre-ing their way might be more accurate, particularly these last couple of weeks. On successive Wednesday evenings the south passage dig has produced 10 metre extensions on both days – giant leaps forward in the history and slow slog […]