Hi Nigel,
"Does anybody know how far away the landowner actually lives?
Yes, the CNCC know how far away the landowner lives. Why would you think we don't. In this instance, how far away the landowner lives is not the problem...
>I'm not getting at Glenn or the CNCC as I'm sure they try to do their best, often under difficult >circumstances, but I would like to see a little more urgency being shown, that's all.
You are assuming incorrectly that the CNCC are not showing urgency. The CNCC report to it's members at CNCC meetings, not via this forum. In the meantime it's officers get on with doing their (voluntary) jobs, such as sorting access. I said previously "don't hold your breath" as I suspect, due to various factors, this issue will be resolved in weeks, rather than days.
I'll let you know when this has been resolved, but your comment "if they did not then it would be only a matter of time before local cavers took things into their own hands" would probably mean losing access to the cave permanently, let's not forget why the landowner closed the cave in the first place.
Glenn