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 metatag-keywords=(caves, caving, potholing)  metatag-keywords=(caves, caving, potholing) 
 metatag-og:title=(Council of Southern Caving Clubs) metatag-og:title=(Council of Southern Caving Clubs)
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 metatag-og:description=(The Council of Southern Caving Clubs is an association of Caving Clubs whose main interests lie in the Mendip Hills of Somerset.) metatag-og:description=(The Council of Southern Caving Clubs is an association of Caving Clubs whose main interests lie in the Mendip Hills of Somerset.)
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-<panel type="primary" title="ATLAS invite you to a BBQ!"> +<panel type="info" title="Access Guide">
-{{ :news:2016.12.17-dave_king--thrupe_lane_swallet_debris_clearing.jpg?nolink&100|}} +
-ATLAS invite you to join them for a BBQ and surface maintenance work at Thrupe Lane Swallet on 29th and 30th August+
  
-<btn>[[news:2021_08_20_bbq_at_thrupe_lane|Read more ...]]</btn>+Check all the latest access information in our database of caves.
  
-20th August 2021+<btn>[[https://access-guide.cscc.org.uk/|Search Guide ...]]</btn>
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 +<panel type="info" title="Mailing List">
  
 +The CSCC has a mailing list to send out the Newsletter and occasionally other items of interest. It is open to anyone interested in supporting the work of the CSCC.
  
-<panel type="primary" title="MCR Training Exercise - Rhino Rift - Saturday 13th November"> +<btn>[[:information:mailing_list|More details ...]]</btn>
-{{ :news:mcr_training.jpg?nolink&100|}} +
-Rhino Rift will be closed to visitors on Saturday 13th November for a MCR training exercise. Please avoid the cave on this day. +
- +
-<btn>[[news:2021_08_06_rhino_rift_mcr_training|Read more ...]]</btn> +
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-6th August 2021+
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-<panel type="warning" title="Singing River Mine Access"> +<panel type="info" title="Met Office Weather and Warnings">
-{{ :news:singing_river_mine_entrance.jpg?nolink&100|Singing River Mine by Paul Stillman}} +
-Following a change in ownership and landscaping work, the entrance to Singing River Mine is now located in a private garden.+
  
-Arrangements for future access are under discussion and will be available as soon as possible.+[[https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings|{{ :met_office_logo.jpg?nolink&100|Met Office Logo}}]]
  
-**In the meantime all visits should be avoided.**+=== Forecast === 
 +For the latest Mendip weather forecast visit [[https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/forecast/gcn5s9x50|Mendip Weather Forecast]].
  
-<btn>[[news:2020_07_08_singing_river_mine_access|Read more ...]]</btn>+---- 
 +=== Priddy Rainfall === 
 +The rainfall for the last 5 days can be seen at the [[https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/rainfall-station/52201|Priddy Rainfall Gauge]] 
 +---- 
 +=== Weather Warnings === 
 +Any weather warnings for southern England in the next seven days are listed here: 
 + 
 +{{rss>http://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/public/data/PWSCache/WarningsRSS/Region/sw?feed=rss2 20 description }} 
 +{{rss>http://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/public/data/PWSCache/WarningsRSS/Region/se?feed=rss2 20 description }}
  
-8th July 2021 
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-<panel type="primary" title="CCC Ltd: Rhino Right Hand Route Rebolted">+<panel type="info" title="BCA News Feed"
 +[[https://british-caving.org.uk/news/|{{ :bca-logo-mini-white.png?nolink&100|BCA Logo}}]] 
 +{{rss>https://british-caving.org.uk/news/?feed=rss2 8 date }} 
 +</panel> 
 +</col>
  
-From Charterhouse Caving Company Ltd+</grid> 
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 + 
 +/* 
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 +<panel type="warning" title="General Meeting Mon 10th Nov. 19:00"> 
 +{{ :logo.png?nolink&150|CSCC Logo}}
  
-After a long day’s work last weekend, the Right-Hand Route in Rhino Rift has been rebolted using BCA approved IC resin anchors.+The next general meeting of the CSCC will be held by Zoom on Mon 10th Nov. at 19:00.
  
-The resin holding the new bolts has now had time to cure and so the route is usable again from this weekend (26th June) ...+The Agenda and draft Minutes of the last meeting have been published on the [[https://cscc.org.uk/wiki/documents/start|website]].
  
-<btn>[[news:2021_06_25_rhino_right_hand_route_rebolted|Read more ...]]</btn>+To join the Zoom Meeting follow [[https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81235432241?pwd=eMx90kB3jomTCPTxy8lql8wHzR4Nhh.1|https://us06web.zoom.us/]]\\ 
 +Meeting ID: 812 3543 2241\\ 
 +Passcode: 983985
  
-25th June 2021+9th November 2025
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 +*/
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-<panel type="warning" title="Thrupe Lane Swallet to receive CSCC Padlock"> +<panel type="primary" title="CSCC August 2025 Newsletter"> 
-{{ :news:thrupe_lane_entrance.jpg?nolink&100|Thrupe Lane Swallet poss. by Dave King}}+[[documents:newsletters|{{ :documents:newsletters:cscc_newsletter_august_2025_image.jpg?nolink&200|CSCC Newsletter August 2025}}]] 
 +The latest issue of the CSCC Newsletter is now available to read online.
  
-Following requests from concerned locals, a CSCC padlock will be fitted to the entrance gate of Thrupe Lane Swallet.+<btn>[[:documents:newsletters:2025-08-28_cscc_newsletter_august_2025|Read it here ...]]</btn>
  
-<btn>[[news:2021_06_09_thrup_lane_cscc_lock|Read more ...]]</btn> +28th August 2025
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-9th June 2021+
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 +
  
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-<panel type="primary" title="MCR: Invitation to Join Mendip Cave Rescue"> +<panel type="warning" title="Swildon's Hole Fees">
-{{ :news:mcr_logo.png?nolink&100|}} +
-From Mendip Cave Rescue+
  
-MCR has had to restructure itself and has reconstituted itself as a registered charityWith the new structure cavers who wish to continue supporting the MCR by being on the cavers call out list are invited to apply for associate membership ...+{{ :news:2023-11-11_swildons_barn1.jpg?direct&200|Swildon's Barn}} 
 +After many years the fee has been increased to £2 per person.
  
-<btn>[[news:2021_05_26_invitation_to_join_mcr|Read more ...]]</btn>+<btn>[[news:2025-01-21_new_goodwill_fee_for_visiting_swildon_s_hole_priddy|More details here ...]]</btn>
  
-26th May 2021+21st January 2025
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-<panel type="danger" title="CCC LtdWARNING Rockfall in G.B. Cave - Update">+<panel type="danger" title="Rockfall At Goatchurch Cavern"> 
 +[[:news:2024-02-26_rockfall_at_goatchurch_cavern_main_entrance|{{ :news:2024_feb_goatchurch.jpg?nolink&200|Fairy Cave Quarry}}]] 
 +Recent heavy rain has caused a large rock to fall at the main entrance.
  
-From Charterhouse Caving Company Ltd+<btn>[[:news:2024-02-26_rockfall_at_goatchurch_cavern_main_entrance|More details here ...]]</btn>
  
-ROCKFALL IN THE AREA OF THE WATERFALL CLIMB, GB CAVERN+26th February 2024 
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 +</col>
  
-Following the rockfall notified and publicised in early February, a further inspection trip was scheduled for April, following the relaxation of covid restrictions. On 5th April, a report was received of a further fall. The inspection trip comprised Linda Wilson (Conservation Officer), Dave King and Graham Price (CCC Directors). A large area of the side of the passage above the big steps on the left hand side (when travelling into the cave, heading downstream) has come away, resulting in a massive, unstable talus cone of boulders, large rocks, smaller shattered rocks and mud that now completely covers the steps almost to the base of the ledge in the middle of the climb. Boulders and large rocks are spread over a wide area in the passage below the climb ...+<col xs="12" sm="6" md="4" lg="4"> 
 +<panel type="danger" title="Landslide In Fairy Cave Quarry Car Park"> 
 +[[:news:2024-02-22_landslide_in_fairy_cave_quarry_car_park|{{ :news:fairy_cave_quarry_fall_1.jpg?nolink&200|Fairy Cave Quarry}}]] 
 +landslide has occurred in the car park at Fairy Cave Quarry.
  
-<btn>[[:news:2021_04_07_rockfall_in_g.b._cave|Read more ...]]</btn>+<btn>[[:news:2024-02-22_landslide_in_fairy_cave_quarry_car_park|More details ...]]</btn>
  
-7th Apr 2021 +22nd February 2024
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 <col xs="12" sm="6" md="4" lg="4"> <col xs="12" sm="6" md="4" lg="4">
-<panel type="primary" title="Coronavirus Recovery Roadmap: Stage 1"> +<panel type="primary" title="Swildon's Barn Floor Replaced"> 
-{{ :logo-2021.png?nolink&100|}} +[[:news:2024-01-05_swildons_changing_barn_priddy_now_ready|{{ :news::finished_3.jpg?nolink&200|Swildons Barn}}]] 
-Dear Southern Cavers,+The changing barn on Priddy Green is now ready for use.
  
-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 the government asks that we all minimise the number of journeys we make. From Monday 29th it is also permitted for up to 6 people, or two households, to meet outdoors and for people to take part formally organised outdoor sports ...+<btn>[[:news:2024-01-05_swildons_changing_barn_priddy_now_ready|More details ...]]</btn>
  
-<btn>[[:news:2021_03_28_coronavirus_recovery_roadmap_stage_1|Read more ...]]</btn> +5th January 2024
- +
-28th Mar 2021+
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-<panel type="primary" title="BCA: Covid Roadmap Update"> +<panel type="primary" title="Singing River Mine Access Restored"> 
-{{ :bca-logo-mini-white.png?nolink&100|}} +{{ :news:2023_09_singing_river_2.jpg?nolink&150|Singing River Mine Entrance by Wayne Starsmore}} 
-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 ...+It is now possible to visit Singing River Mine once more thanks to a new access agreement.
  
-See the [[https://british-caving.org.uk/covid-roadmap-update/|BCA Website ...]]+<btn>[[news:2023-09-20_access_restored_to_singing_river_mine_shipham|Read more ...]]</btn>
  
-29th March 2021+20th September 2023
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 <col xs="12" sm="6" md="4" lg="4"> <col xs="12" sm="6" md="4" lg="4">
-<panel type="primary" title="BCRC: Guidance Should a Return to Underground Activity Become Available">+<panel type="warning" title="Charterhouse Permits Go Paperless">
  
-BCRC have issued a press release on the coronavirus giving guidance should a return to underground activity become available ...+{{ :ccc_ltd_permit.jpg?direct&150|Charterhouse Permit}} 
 +The Charterhouse Caving Cohas gone paperless, exchanging the old paper permits for new electronic ones.
  
-See the [[https://www.caverescue.org.uk/cave-rescue-coronavirus-update/|BCRC Website ...]]+And they're free!
  
-27th June 2020+<btn>[[news:2023-08-24_charterhouse_permits_go_paperless|Read more ...]]</btn> 
 + 
 +24th August 2023
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 <col xs="12" sm="6" md="4" lg="4"> <col xs="12" sm="6" md="4" lg="4">
-<panel type="primary" title="Access to caves in Cheddar Gorge"> +<panel type="primary" title="Wookey Hole - Access Agreement Signed"> 
-{{ :news:cheddar_caves_logo.jpg?nolink&150|Cheddar Caves Logo}} +[[news:2022.11.25_wookey_wardens|{{ :news:dry_to_24.jpg?nolink&150|Caver in Wookey Hole}}]] 
-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 ...+An agreement has now been signed allowing dry cavers access beyond the show cave in Wookey Hole.
  
-<btn>[[news:2020_10_11_access_to_caves_in_cheddar_gorge|Read more ...]]</btn>+<btn>[[news:2023-02-15_wookey_hole_access_agreement_signed|Find out how to book your trip.]]</btn>
  
-11th Oct 2020+15th February 2023
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 <col xs="12" sm="6" md="4" lg="4"> <col xs="12" sm="6" md="4" lg="4">
-<panel type="info" title="BCA News Feed"> +<panel type="primary" title="Replacement gate at Compton Martin Ochre Mine"> 
-{{ :bca-logo-mini-white.png?nolink&100|}} +{{ :news:2022.06.01_compton_martin_ochre_mine.jpg?nolink&150|Compton Martin Ochre Mine Gate}} 
-{{rss>https://british-caving.org.uk/news/?feed=rss2 8 date }}+The gate at Compton martin Ochre Mine has needed replacement for some time, after the old gate rusted away. 
 + 
 +This has now been completed, so please remember to bring a CSCC key if you are visiting. 
 + 
 +<btn>[[news:2022.06.01_compton_martin_gate|Read more ...]]</btn> 
 + 
 +1st June 2022 
 +</panel> 
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 +<col xs="12" sm="6" md="4" lg="4"> 
 +<panel type="primary" title="MCR: Invitation to Join Mendip Cave Rescue"> 
 +{{ :news:mcr_logo.png?nolink&100|MCR Logo}} 
 +From Mendip Cave Rescue 
 + 
 +MCR has had to restructure itself and has reconstituted itself as a registered charity. With the new structure cavers who wish to continue supporting the MCR by being on the cavers call out list are invited to apply for associate membership ... 
 + 
 +<btn>[[news:2021_05_26_invitation_to_join_mcr|Read more ...]]</btn> 
 + 
 +26th May 2021
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