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| Dear Southern Cavers, | Dear Southern Cavers, | ||
| - | As all of you are now no doubt aware the UK is now in the throws | + | Well it looks like there may be light at the end of the lockdown |
| - | //"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.// | + | 24 Feb 2021 |
| - | //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.// | + | <col xs=" |
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| - | //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 | + | "The site of the reported rockfall in GB near the waterfall climb in Main Chamber has been checked. There has been a recent fall of mud, gravel |
| - | 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 you may be making on landowners and local residents. We rely upon their goodwill for continued access and it would be terrible if the actions of a few result in reduced access once national restrictions start to be lifted. | + | 8 Feb 2021 |
| - | Ed Waters (CSCC Chairman)\\ | + | < |
| - | 9th Jan 2021 | + | |
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| Dear Southern Cavers, | 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 | + | As all of you are now no doubt aware the UK is now in the throws |
| - | One of the issues as regards caving is that you can only leave home for specific purposes, one of which being; | + | 9 Jan 2021 |
| - | **"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" | + | <btn>[[:news: |
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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.”** | + | |
| - | * **“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://cscc.org.uk|CSCC website]]. | + | |
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| - | Ed Waters (CSCC Chairman) & Martin Grass (Hon Secretary MCR)\\ | + | |
| - | 2nd November 2020 | + | |
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| - | {{ : | + | Dear Southern Cavers, |
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| - | 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 a short video for release on the 21st November | + | As most all of you will be aware, |
| - | 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/ | + | 2 Nov 2020 |
| - | 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]] | + | <btn>[[: |
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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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| - | 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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