Maj said:Leek would have been the venue of choice for this year, but as you say they no longer have the facilities that HE requires.
We thought we had 4 venues spread around that suited HE's requirements, but not all turn out to be ideal and Leek is no longer suitable.
Search is ongoing for another suitable venue for this year (and venues for the future), so if anyone has any suggestions of venues that might meet HE's requirements, please pass the info on.
nearlywhite said:Oh Tim you are funny, cavers liking change? I mean the majority might but when has that ever mattered
droid said:nearlywhite said:Oh Tim you are funny, cavers liking change? I mean the majority might but when has that ever mattered
The 'majority' don't involve themselves in the organisation of the event.
It's a lot easier to follow and established format than change it.
The organisers do their best, as far as I can see.
droid said:nearlywhite said:Oh Tim you are funny, cavers liking change? I mean the majority might but when has that ever mattered
The 'majority' don't involve themselves in the organisation of the event.
It's a lot easier to follow and established format than change it.
The organisers do their best, as far as I can see.
Pitlamp said:... If I had my way (which I know I won't!) the annual caving conference would be split into a few regional ones, with much greater emphasis on the caves and exploration in the areas concerned. This would be a bit like the former annual DCA congress (which still included features on expeditions of course).
I know my own caving interests aren't like many others in our community; I'm 95% interested in what's going on in the Dales and the Peak District and not especially interested in much of the rest of the rich variety which is British caving. This is why I've seldom attended the conference in recent years.
But I know the present model of conference is extremely successful and many cavers really enjoy it, which is great! ...
Pitlamp said:I take it the weekend (28-30 September) is pretty much fixed but the venue is very much TBC - have I got that right?
Pitlamp said:Badlad's suggestion is an interesting one. If I had my way (which I know I won't!) the annual caving conference would be split into a few regional ones, with much greater emphasis on the caves and exploration in the areas concerned. This would be a bit like the former annual DCA congress (which still included features on expeditions of course).
I know my own caving interests aren't like many others in our community; I'm 95% interested in what's going on in the Dales and the Peak District and not especially interested in much of the rest of the rich variety which is British caving. This is why I've seldom attended the conference in recent years.
But I know the present model of conference is extremely successful and many cavers really enjoy it, which is great! I only mention the above in case it's helpful to organisers to know what ordinary cavers really want. I'm most definitely not trying to denigrate anyone - quite the reverse, as I know just how much effort our marvellous volunteers put into getting it off the ground each year.
RichardB1983 said:Maj said:Leek would have been the venue of choice for this year, but as you say they no longer have the facilities that HE requires.
We thought we had 4 venues spread around that suited HE's requirements, but not all turn out to be ideal and Leek is no longer suitable.
Search is ongoing for another suitable venue for this year (and venues for the future), so if anyone has any suggestions of venues that might meet HE's requirements, please pass the info on.
Is there a tick-list of features that HE would require? Or perhaps a tick-list of features that would rule somewhere out? I.e. what has happened to Leek to rule it out? (note: I've only been to HE at Churchill). Must be plenty of similar size schools near-ish to Derbyshire