I would be grateful if the following could get in touch to confirm they would like to continue receiving a printed copy of MCG News Axbridge Caving Group Cerberus Spelaeological Group Westminster Spelaeological Group Shepton Mallet Caving Club Plymouth Caving Group I have contacted the other...

We have a group of Belgian cavers staying at the MCG from 24th July till the 4th August. A few of them made a recce trip last year - photo attached. They will make many of their own trips but would like to visit a few Leader only caves, probably on a weekday. They are fixed up for Reservoir...

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the big breakthroughs of 2006, we have commissioned some Splash Maps of Upper Flood They are printed on stuffable and washable fine weave cloth - see here http://www.splash-maps.com/cave-maps/ Cost is approx ?15-16 each (20 off). They are printed at a...

Hi, A few of us from Bracknell District Caving Club would like to visit Miss Graces  on Sat 27th Feb. Is the correct approach still to email Jan Karvik to arrange access?  Thanks Bill.

I have upgraded www.bdcc.co.uk/mendip.html to use the new Google Maps V3 API. It should work OK on Tablets and includes several new base maps including 1:50K OS mapping. The site is now a clone of my outdoors pursuits route planning site at http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm but with...

A kind  :beer2: chap at http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/ has volunteered his out of copyright 1:25K OS mapping for use on the BDCC Mendip cave map See here http://www.bdcc.co.uk/mendip.html?Latitude=51.29&Longitude=-2.73&Zoom=15&MapType=Old%2025K Use the bottom option in the map drop down to...

As Google have deprecated the V2 maps API the time will come when I have port the Mendip cave map at http://www.bdcc.co.uk/mendip.html to use Google Maps API V3. The lack of aerial imagery on OS OpenSpace makes using that API unattractive. However I have recently managed to enable OS mapping...

18650 battery holders can be harder to find than new caves. Sadly the 21st century cottage industry of http://www.turboferret.co.uk/ who makes some nice ones has announced (re-posted here at his request) ... "With regret I'm afraid Turboferret industries is ceasing production very shortly. ...

On Tuesday I was stopped at Nice airport and asked to give up a caribbeaner which had shown up on the hand luggage Xray machine as it might be used as a knuckle duster. I duly opened my bag to one reveal end of a peice of rope with a crab on it. I unclipped it and gave it to the lady. Now...

Hi, MCG are after a small amount of Scaffolding to take into Upper Flood. The MCG stock has been depleted by our active digs in Stainsby's and Battery. Specifically we need around six 4-5' lengths + a few standard clips. Does anyone know where we might come by this? Thanks, Bill.

Hi, Has anyone done any caving in the Gorges Du Tarn / Grand Causse area of France ? Know of good trips there, published guides, places to stay etc ? Thanks ...

The latest Upper Flood Survey and a ground overlay of the survey can be found at http://mendipcavinggroup.org.uk/sections/upperflood/surveys.html I have used the Google Maps API to display the survey online, at full resolution. IMHO this works much better than in-browser PDF and precludes easy...

We did a side by side comparison of a Bisun and Retro2 conversion in the large 'Departure Lounge' chamber of Upper Flood on Saturday. The opinion (of 4 of us) was that the Retro2 was possibly fractionally brighter but that the Bisun had a slightly better (rounded) center to its beam. Both...

Hi all at http://www.bdcc.co.uk/50KViewer.htm you will find a legal, full window, 1:50K map browser for the whole of the UK. These maps have been reprojected from UKOS to Mercator (WGS84) so the grid squares are not square and the grid is not horizontal/vertical on screen. Nevertheless this...

Hi everyone, An new XL oversuit and fleece belonging to Biff Frith of Bracknell DCC were left in the Swildons' barn last Saturday. If anyone has taken them into safe custody or knows anything about them please post a message here. Thanks.

Hi all, Our club is off to the Ardeche at the start of September. Vallon Pont D'Arc - CESAME hut. I know some of the UK caving community have visited this area recently. If any of you could pass on suggested trips, access and SRT rigging hints it would be much appreciated. We have some info...

Rooting through old photos at our club's BBQ last weekend we found this pic http://www.bdcc.co.uk/WhiteLackington.jpg :spank:

Hi all I have produced an interactive map of the caves on Mendip. Caves are shown by an icon with a tooltip. Clicking an icon pops up cave details. It is on Bracknell District Caving Club's web site at http://www.bdcc.co.uk/mendip.html Data is from...

Hi, Can someone please confirm the current procedure for applying for Aggy Permits (MLCMAC). I recently applied to Lynne Bailey, Hafod, Syn-y-Dwr, The Dardy, Crickhowell but got no reply. Thanks.