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CSCC Dig Fest 2014
It's going to be awesome!
Ever fancied finding new cave? Now's your chance. The diggers of Mendip will be opening their digs for you to visit and have a go.
As well as digging there will be all kinds of other events, workshops, talks, Wessex Challenge, BBQ & stomp.
Fri June 6th
- From 19:00, Hunter's Lodge Long Room
- Dig Matchmaker - sign up for the digs you want to visit.
- Sites confirmed include:
- Longwood Valley Sink and Top Sink
- Caine Hill
- Blake's Farm
- Rod's Pot
- Pig's Hole
- Sludge Pit, Upper Dig and Sump Dig
- Locke's Hole
- Toothache
- Grebe Swallet
- Workshop sign-up
- Mendip Cave Rescue Open Store
- Art Workshop - Robin Grey
- Digging Techniques (capping, plug & feathers, shoring, etc.) - Trevor Hughes
- Basic Surveying - Henry Dawson
Sat June 7th
- From 8:30, Village Hall
- Posters & Displays
- 8:30 Bacon Sarnies, etc.
- Final Dig Matchmaker and Workshop Sign-up
- 10:00 Depart for dig, dig, digging and workshops.
- Meet digging teams and depart for caverns measureless.
- Or attend workshops.
- Dig-o-meter
- Bar
- 17:30 The Wessex Challenge (hosted by the BEC)
- 19:00 BBQ
- Stomp till late (DJ Basher)
Sun June 8th
- From 9:30, Village Hall
- 9:30 Bacon Sarnies
- 10:00 The Exploration of Hutton Cavern - Alan Gray
- 10:20 The Mendip Cave Registry & Archive - Alan Gray
- 10:30 Break
- 10:40 Digging in a Conservation Area - Robin Gray
- 11:30 A Round-Up of Surveying Software & Hardware - Andrew Atkinson
- 12:00 Awards and Closing
- Prizes & Digging Achievements
- 12:30 Finish
(Programme subject to change)