Just a heads up for anyone entering Poachers, a large rock fell from just above the hangers at the entrance pitch last night, a matter of seconds after I'd got off the electron, it was a close shave and we still can't believe it didn't hit the hatch frame or take out the ladder. It smashed into...

Hi Pitlamp, I've spoken to cave supplies and he's had a clear out of most of the old parts like that unfortunately. That's where I bought the original years back. It was a few quid cheaper than the Oldham lamp lead and lid, which clinched the deal but it's had a hard life and needs replacing...

Hi, thanks, that'd be really good. The type I'm looking for is the key way charging model, very similar to the Oldham headset but with the receiver for the main bulb bush instead of the fiddly fragile wires that the Oldham have. Thanks again Nick.

Hi, does anyone have or know of any Ceag 2 bulb headsets for sale ? I know they're a bit of a rare bird (pterodactyl even) these days but any help/info would be appreciated. Thanks Nick.

Is that you mike . L . ?

The details we would ask for were name and address and they were for our records which we keep as part of our legitimate access agreement with the two controlling bodies. There are to be available for inspection at all times. I've had no pm about it I thought I'd post that here to quell any...

If you'd like a trip, contact me by P.M. or our access officer on our Web link. You'll need BCA insurance and we'll need a few details from you  beforehand and then we can sort a date out. cheers Nick. Grosvenor caving club.

Hi, I don't go on the Web too often so just saw this. I'll ask if anyone has any info that may help you out.

Sorry Rhys, I missed your post.

It has been asked that if the leadership system worked so well, why have we had so much trouble with locks and gates being broken I'll try to explain this one more time. The regular lock breaking, vandalism and theft has been happening to us and the land owner since our agreement was suspended...

As far as I know, the leadership part was the idea of the mine owner who was Welsh water at the time of the original agreement. I'm not sure why the club would've come up with it really. The land owner has given permissive access to the entrance as it's on his land. We've played by the rules...

Powells. I was on most of the original explorations above there and haven't personally asked anyone about it. I believe there was a mention of the area in a recent phone conversation between our Secretaries but don't know much more than the area is still very unstable and there have been several...

In reply to Ian, i can't find any reference to not knowing anything about the night I simply placed the mesh over the entrance . I will add again that all was needed to get out was to push the block, which was standing on end over and the mesh falls over too. I simply covered the hole as it was...

Prior to our access being suspended we did have leaders who were members of other clubs that were free to lead trips for members of clubs other than ours as long as a few conditions were observed. The main one being decent forms being filled out with the names of leaders, people on the trip and...

I've just found the article but it says that the spring in question contained amongst other compounds, silicic acid, not salicylic acid . My mistake sorry :-[ I looked it up and it seems that its being linked to prevention or treatment of alzheimers as it reduces the bodies ability to absorb...

It'd seem the point of the original post has been lost. It was my intention to simply give an update on what's been going on. Been busy working until now. Only just had chance to reply. So, where to begin We didn't have much say in the negotiations. But we managed to get our old arrangements...

We've been locked out for 5 years and when asked, we always hoped it would be opened again soon. It's been a frustrating and long wait until we gained access again but unfortunately, our hands were tied as it wasn't our decision to make. We had no option but to wait. Personally, i'm not sure...

We haven't got a date set to resume trips yet, still got work to do and a bit of organising before we're ready. There are other access points to the system, I'm not certain what the details are for these though. Our arrangements are with the same people as before, the land owner (private land)...

Is it common to find salicylic acid in spring water ? I'm sure I've read about it somewhere but the more I think about it, the more I think I imagined it. It may go some way to explain alleged healing properties if it does happen Does anybody know ?

Just an update on the system and what's been happening really. Not a 'club statement' but some info and thoughts as there seems to be some conflicting stories and possibly confusion of late. Hope I can throw some light on it. We've recently been spending a lot of time checking routes, fixed aids...