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- | Dear Southern Cavers, | + | |
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- | As all of you are now no doubt aware the UK is now in the throws of the third national lockdown and this places severe restrictions on our hobby. I would draw your attention to the statement made by the CNCC a few days ago (reproduced below), which provides some excellent advice and is applicable down south as it is up north. The CNCC advice reads; | + | |
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- | //"The third national lockdown is upon and this sees a return of the Government message to 'Stay Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives' as the country tries to stop the spread of the virus and prevent our hospitals from being overwhelmed. As with the March 2020 lockdown, leaving home is now only permitted for a limited number of reasons.// | + | |
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- | //Some of you will be wondering about provisions for exercise, potentially including caving, during lockdown. | + | |
- | The restrictions include provisions for exercise during lockdown to help people maintain fitness and to support wellbeing. However, this exercise must only be taken alone, with your household/ bubble, or with one other person, and it must be in your immediate local area (defined as your village, town or part of the city in which you live).// | + | |
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- | //For the vast majority of us, who either prefer to cave with a group of friends, or would need to travel away from our immediate local area to go caving, this means venturing underground is sadly off the cards for the duration of this lockdown. Instead, we advise that the next several weeks provide a much better opportunity to repair oversuits, clean equipment and plan your summer adventures instead.// | + | |
- | //For the small number of people who live on the doorstep of our caves and are intent on visiting them as part of your exercise, we urge you to respect the restrictions on who you can exercise with, and to ensure your exercise regime is low risk and well within your capabilities.// | + | From Charterhouse Caving Company Ltd |
- | //We can't wait to bring you better news over the coming months | + | We have received a report today that the lock on Longwood Swallet has been vandalised |
- | As before it is up to the individual to decide whether or not it is possible for them to cave, but in addition to the following CNCC advice please be aware of the potential impression | + | I will keep you informed. |
- | Ed Waters (CSCC Chairman)\\ | + | Graham Mullan\\ |
- | 9th Jan 2021 | + | Secretary\\ |
+ | Charterhouse Caving Company Ltd\\ | ||
+ | 11th Apr 2021 | ||
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- | Dear Southern Cavers, | + | |
- | As most all of you will be aware, the government announced on Saturday that new lockdown measures will be introduced from Thursday 5th November in an attempt to control the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic. The details of these measures can be found at [[https:// | + | From Charterhouse Caving Company Ltd |
- | One of the issues as regards caving is that you can only leave home for specific purposes, one of which being; | + | ROCKFALL IN THE AREA OF THE WATERFALL CLIMB, GB CAVERN |
- | **"to exercise outdoors or visit an outdoor public place - with the people you live with, with your support bubble or, when on your own, with 1 person from another" | + | Following |
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- | * **“You should avoid travelling in or out of your local area, and you should look to reduce the number of journeys you make.”** | + | 7th Apr 2021 |
- | * **“you can and should still travel for a number of reasons, including … exercise, if you need to make a short journey to do so.”** | + | </ |
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- | Further points to consider are that some landowners may not feel comfortable in allowing cavers onto their land during lockdown. In these cases please be understanding and respect their wishes. The Council of Southern Caving Clubs (CSCC) will try to maintain a list of lockdown access arrangements, | + | |
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- | A rescue during the lockdown would be a major issue for Mendip Cave Rescue (MCR). Whilst they will remain ready to come to the aid of anyone in need underground, | + | |
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- | We cannot advise you whether your trip, if you intend to cave, falls within government guidelines or not, but if you do decide to cave please think carefully about the potential consequences of your trip and ensure that you are complying with the latest government advice. The situation is evolving quickly and CSCC will continue to do our best to keep you informed of how the situation is affecting caving in the south via the [[https:// | + | |
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- | Ed Waters (CSCC Chairman) & Martin Grass (Hon Secretary MCR)\\ | + | |
- | 2nd November 2020 | + | |
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- | \\ | + | Dear Southern Cavers, |
- | Owing to COVID19, there will not be an event held in the Hunters for 2020 for the presentation of the Silver Shovel for Mendip and Scotland finds, but we don’t want the finds since 1st November 2019 to 31st October 2020 to go unrewarded and unnoticed! | + | |
- | Our plan is to create | + | It is with some relief that as from Monday 29th March that the national “stay at home” rule will end, and the long path to a return to something like normality can begin. This means that it is no longer illegal to leave home without a valid excuse, though |
- | We would like to include some footage or photos/text or short powerpoint presentation including a survey of the larger finds, but also to invite any digging teams who wish to send over a short update of theirs too as a bit of a general digging update/ | + | <btn>[[: |
- | As per usual, the deadline is 31st October to send details of your 50 metres or more of cave passage found and surveyed in either Mendip or Scotland to Martin Grass – [[m.grass@btinternet.com]] | + | 28th Mar 2021 |
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- | More details of the release will follow nearer the main event... | + | |
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- | Estelle Sandford\\ | + | |
- | 30 Oct 2020 | + | |
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+ | Following the Government announcement for England in its Covid-19 Response Spring 2021 – the Roadmap out of Lockdown, BCA offers the following synopsis about how this may affect caving ... | ||
- | BCA have issued a series of useful updates on the coronavirus and how it related to caving. | + | See the [[https:// |
+ | 29th March 2021 | ||
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- | BCRC have issued a press release on the coronavirus giving guidance should a return to underground activity become available. | + | BCRC have issued a press release on the coronavirus giving guidance should a return to underground activity become available ... |
+ | See the [[https:// | ||
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+ | 27th June 2020 | ||
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Further to the decision by Longleat to close the show caves and suspend their operations in Cheddar, they have notified CSCC that with immediate effect caver access to all caves on Longleat property which includes the whole south side of the Gorge, is no longer available. This includes all caves and digs, and affects sites such as Reservoir Hole, Spider Hole, Goughs Cave, Long Hole, Great Oones etc. | Further to the decision by Longleat to close the show caves and suspend their operations in Cheddar, they have notified CSCC that with immediate effect caver access to all caves on Longleat property which includes the whole south side of the Gorge, is no longer available. This includes all caves and digs, and affects sites such as Reservoir Hole, Spider Hole, Goughs Cave, Long Hole, Great Oones etc. | ||
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- | As far as CSCC is aware, all caves closed as a result of the coronavirus lockdown are now open. | ||
- | Restrictions may apply to some caves whilst the virus is still prevalent in the community and it is important to respect the wishes of landowners in this regard. | ||
- | Access requirements for specific sites can be found in the [[https:// | ||
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- | If anyone is aware of any updates, please notify me. | ||
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- | [[access.guide@cscc.org.uk|Graham Price]]\\ | ||
- | Conservation & Access Officer\\ | ||
- | 25th Oct 2020 | ||
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