Bratchley
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Hello everyone!
It is time to get signed up to the March CHECC training events (edit: SCHECC has now passed)! Here are the details!
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***NORTHERN CHECC 2017***
The event will be held on the weekend of 24-26th March 2017 at Bull pot Farm and a similar variety of training is on offer. These are:
RESCUE WORKSHOP
- The Cave Rescue Organisation, based in Clapham, will kindly be running a workshop for Northern CHECC on the Saturday.
- This will include a morning session covering a variety of rescue topics and familiarisation with their equipment and techniques.
- It will also include an afternoon session covering more in depth topics such as casualty care, rigging and self-rescue.
- The workshop will be held at their base in Clapham, around 30 mins from Bull Pot Farm and will be starting at 10am sharp, finishing at around 1pm.
- The afternoon session will run from 2pm until 4pm.
- There are 20 spaces available on the morning session and 10 spaces available on the afternoon session. Please specify whether you want space on one or both.
PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
- This is kindly being run by Brendan Hall and Leo Bradley and will entail a surface theory session in the morning at the hut, going over the equipment and techniques, before heading underground in the afternoon.
- You are encouraged to bring your own equipment for use. The underground location will likely be in Easegill and will be decided on the day weather-depending.
- The workshop theory session will start at 10am in the dining room on SUNDAY at Bull Pot Farm.
- There are 5 spaces available for the underground session but the morning theory session can be attended by many more.
SRT WORKSHOPS
- These are being run by SUSS and Henry Rockliff and since it's Northern CHECC this will mostly entail rigging and more advanced rescuey stuff. If you require beginner SRT training at NCHECC please send me an email.
- The rigging sessions will be mostly underground and can run both days with SUSS providing leaders, meeting outside Bull Pot Farm each morning. Numbers are not limited per-se, if you're interested please sign up and we will try to allocate you to an available leader.
- The SRT Rescue/Self Rescue workshop will be at the Bradford Pothole Club and will run on the Saturday with Henry Rockliff meeting at 10am at the Bradford Pothole Club hut in Brackenbottom, Horton in Ribblesdale. You will need to arrange transport to this workshop as it is a 40 minute drive away.
SURVEY WORKSHOP
- Survey genius Andrew Atkinson will be delivering another of his extremely valuable survey workshops at Northern CHECC.
- This will start at 10am in the dining room at Bull Pot Farm.
- The session will include the basics of cave surveying including equipment and the meaning of common phrases all the way through to practices before looking at the end results of your surveys visually on computer software.
- There are spaces for at least 10 people on this workshop. Equipment can be shared and the workshop can be done in groups.
- You are encouraged to bring your own survey kit or borrow from your club. CHECC will have limited survey equipment to lend out for the workshop.
***SOUTHERN CHECC 2017*** EDIT: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN AND GONE.
The event will be held on the weekend 3-5th March 2017 at the South Wales Caving Clubs and we have a variety of training on offer. These are:
RESCUE WORKSHOP
- South and Mid Wales Cave Rescue Team have very kindly agreed to run a workshop on the Saturday.
- It will involve a fairly full-on rescue practice in OFD.
- The workshop will start at 10am sharp meeting outside the hut and there are spaces for 20 people.
- This is suitable for total beginners upwards so please do get involved as it is brilliant experience to add to your caving resume and jolly good fun too!
PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
- The award winning cave photographer Stuart Gardiner is very kindly running another of his very popular Photography sessions at the event.
- This will start at 10am on Saturday in the SWCC long common room and will begin with a theory session in the hut focusing on the basics, including equipment (you are encouraged to bring your own) before heading underground into OFD 2 Top Entrance to put the theory to the test after lunch.
- There are 15 spaces available for the underground session but the mornings theory can be attended by many more.
- There can also be a repeat session on Sunday depending on sign-up numbers but Saturday spaces will be filled first.
- When signing up please indicate whether you have your own kit.
SRT WORKSHOP
- There will be an SRT workshop with a variety of skills available to focus on, from the very beginnings all the way to rigging.
- This workshop is kindly being run by Paul Fairman and Andrew McLeod and will be based in the hut and in a nearby quarry.
- There will be 15 places per day for this and if you are interested in please specify any preferred aspects you would like to work on.
SURVEY WORKSHOP
- Rich Smith has kindly agreed to run this workshop, he's very well suited for the job, having even created his own Survey software!
- CHECC has very limited equipment for use during the workshop, so you are encouraged to bring your own - beg/borrow it from friends or clubs!
- There are at least 10 spaces available.
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To sign up, get in touch: checc.committee AT gmail.com. Don't wait for someone else to sign you up, if you want to train, give us a shout!
Once the spaces on the workshops are gone you will be added to a reserve list.
Expect me to be spamming in club Facebook groups until the event.
Cheers!
Josh
CHECC Training Officer
It is time to get signed up to the March CHECC training events (edit: SCHECC has now passed)! Here are the details!
***********
***NORTHERN CHECC 2017***
The event will be held on the weekend of 24-26th March 2017 at Bull pot Farm and a similar variety of training is on offer. These are:
RESCUE WORKSHOP
- The Cave Rescue Organisation, based in Clapham, will kindly be running a workshop for Northern CHECC on the Saturday.
- This will include a morning session covering a variety of rescue topics and familiarisation with their equipment and techniques.
- It will also include an afternoon session covering more in depth topics such as casualty care, rigging and self-rescue.
- The workshop will be held at their base in Clapham, around 30 mins from Bull Pot Farm and will be starting at 10am sharp, finishing at around 1pm.
- The afternoon session will run from 2pm until 4pm.
- There are 20 spaces available on the morning session and 10 spaces available on the afternoon session. Please specify whether you want space on one or both.
PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
- This is kindly being run by Brendan Hall and Leo Bradley and will entail a surface theory session in the morning at the hut, going over the equipment and techniques, before heading underground in the afternoon.
- You are encouraged to bring your own equipment for use. The underground location will likely be in Easegill and will be decided on the day weather-depending.
- The workshop theory session will start at 10am in the dining room on SUNDAY at Bull Pot Farm.
- There are 5 spaces available for the underground session but the morning theory session can be attended by many more.
SRT WORKSHOPS
- These are being run by SUSS and Henry Rockliff and since it's Northern CHECC this will mostly entail rigging and more advanced rescuey stuff. If you require beginner SRT training at NCHECC please send me an email.
- The rigging sessions will be mostly underground and can run both days with SUSS providing leaders, meeting outside Bull Pot Farm each morning. Numbers are not limited per-se, if you're interested please sign up and we will try to allocate you to an available leader.
- The SRT Rescue/Self Rescue workshop will be at the Bradford Pothole Club and will run on the Saturday with Henry Rockliff meeting at 10am at the Bradford Pothole Club hut in Brackenbottom, Horton in Ribblesdale. You will need to arrange transport to this workshop as it is a 40 minute drive away.
SURVEY WORKSHOP
- Survey genius Andrew Atkinson will be delivering another of his extremely valuable survey workshops at Northern CHECC.
- This will start at 10am in the dining room at Bull Pot Farm.
- The session will include the basics of cave surveying including equipment and the meaning of common phrases all the way through to practices before looking at the end results of your surveys visually on computer software.
- There are spaces for at least 10 people on this workshop. Equipment can be shared and the workshop can be done in groups.
- You are encouraged to bring your own survey kit or borrow from your club. CHECC will have limited survey equipment to lend out for the workshop.
***SOUTHERN CHECC 2017*** EDIT: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN AND GONE.
The event will be held on the weekend 3-5th March 2017 at the South Wales Caving Clubs and we have a variety of training on offer. These are:
RESCUE WORKSHOP
- South and Mid Wales Cave Rescue Team have very kindly agreed to run a workshop on the Saturday.
- It will involve a fairly full-on rescue practice in OFD.
- The workshop will start at 10am sharp meeting outside the hut and there are spaces for 20 people.
- This is suitable for total beginners upwards so please do get involved as it is brilliant experience to add to your caving resume and jolly good fun too!
PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
- The award winning cave photographer Stuart Gardiner is very kindly running another of his very popular Photography sessions at the event.
- This will start at 10am on Saturday in the SWCC long common room and will begin with a theory session in the hut focusing on the basics, including equipment (you are encouraged to bring your own) before heading underground into OFD 2 Top Entrance to put the theory to the test after lunch.
- There are 15 spaces available for the underground session but the mornings theory can be attended by many more.
- There can also be a repeat session on Sunday depending on sign-up numbers but Saturday spaces will be filled first.
- When signing up please indicate whether you have your own kit.
SRT WORKSHOP
- There will be an SRT workshop with a variety of skills available to focus on, from the very beginnings all the way to rigging.
- This workshop is kindly being run by Paul Fairman and Andrew McLeod and will be based in the hut and in a nearby quarry.
- There will be 15 places per day for this and if you are interested in please specify any preferred aspects you would like to work on.
SURVEY WORKSHOP
- Rich Smith has kindly agreed to run this workshop, he's very well suited for the job, having even created his own Survey software!
- CHECC has very limited equipment for use during the workshop, so you are encouraged to bring your own - beg/borrow it from friends or clubs!
- There are at least 10 spaces available.
****************************
To sign up, get in touch: checc.committee AT gmail.com. Don't wait for someone else to sign you up, if you want to train, give us a shout!
Once the spaces on the workshops are gone you will be added to a reserve list.
Expect me to be spamming in club Facebook groups until the event.
Cheers!
Josh
CHECC Training Officer