Derbyshire Cave Rescue Vehicle Appeal

[bubba]

The DCRO need to raise £42k to buy a new emergency response vehicle as the old one is now 20 years old :shock:

If there's anyway you can help, then please see the DCRO website for more information and contact details.

 

[Huw Groucutt]

Gwent cave rescue ain't got any sort of vehicle! But for that matter almost no rescues either!

 

[SamT]

So Huw - did you decide which uni to go to then :?:

 

[Huw Groucutt]

well, aint applied yet, need to do it soon. Sheffield is my top choice, then Manchester i think, York, Bristol are lesser choices.

 

[Brendan]

Huw - if you do come to Sheffield Uni don't forget to meet up with SUSS (the uni caving club). We are very active in the Peaks, Dales and down in S Wales when we can get there as well as international trips in the summer. It'd be great to have you as a member.

 

[Huw Groucutt]

yeah i was intending to join, aswell as possibly a local club, Eldon maybe.

 

[SamT]

Good man - a lot of the (active) memebers on this site are eldon. Definately one of the more down to earth(scuse the pun) digging clubs in the peak with regular meets once a month in buxton. There is a healthy sheffield contingent so lifts aren't usually a problem.

 

[Brendan]

Excellent stuff. Thought I should probably get in before the Eldon boys totally convert you Would be a pity for you to miss out on university caving life entirely

 

[Huw Groucutt]

Well obviously i need to join the uni club for some hardcore drinking and what not.

 

[underground]

Pah! These students only think they know what hard drinking means.... :wink:

 

[SamT]

Well obviously i need to join the uni club for some hardcore drinking and what not.

Have you been to an eldon stomp then :twisted:

 

[Mark]

What happened to the bit about DCRO. Eldon stomps are for grown ups not students

 

[SamT]

on yeah kinda drifted off the subject - I'll chip in a quid.

We could have a collection at the stomp - but since the stomp nearly always runs at loss, I dont fancy we'd raising too much for the new van.

 

[al]

Derbyshire Evening Telegraph article ( 5 Nov 2003) on DCRO and the need for a vehicle to replace the old Custard Bus.

Have a look at http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=64361&command=displayContent&sourceNode=63913&contentPK=7662559