Originally investigated by TSG (P.B.Smith, Ray Fairholm et al) in the early to mid 1970's, check out the Chapel log book for that period. If I recall correctly it fizzled out through lack of manpower.

I am aware of the passing of a few O.M. members, but the name Nick Burcher springs to mind, anyone ??.

Fifty years ago this month I was the most experienced member of the college caving club at Matlock College of Education so it fell on me to introduce fresher students to our pastime. On freshers night a young lady approached the caving stand and expressed a wish to try the sport so she was duly...

It is very unlikely there are any photo's pre breakthrough, it was before digital and it was not a place you wanted to expose photo gear to, which is why it was not include in my photo project of Peak Cavern.

Great pics William, I see its cleaned up a lot since we opened it up !! :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

Stone dust created by cutting rock causes excessive wear on motor brushes, this should be your first check and is not a difficult repair.

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"This video isn't available anymore" Hmmm----?

Its about 40 years since Ben put it in, not bad for a bit of second hand timber!

Hmm, SRT with a naked flame stinky could be interesting?---

It may be very regional, but what you're calling a "poss", in the coal mining area of east Derbyshire we called a "ponch".

The disused viaduct at Millers Dale (NOT the big double one !) has anchors in place for rigging, used by outdoor groups.

Isn't Sallet Hole still under "care and management", ha, ha.........

I organised the last DCA congress and it made a significant loss (mainly on the stomp, paying for the band), we decided to give it a rest for a while to build up finances, its still resting, this was about 1987? ---

I must confess to being somewhat confused, has Cussey Pot finally been connected to the Bradwell area, or has the thread been hijacked? ---

Yet another legend joins the other side, r.i.p. Jerry, thanks for the memories.

I think you'll find Stovoids 2nd Amendment was replaced by the 3rd in 1974.

I use a Digitnow! scanner off Amazon, reasonably priced and good for copying slides, negatives and prints.

I am aware of a great deal of long established badger activity on that side of the dale, I wonder how that fits into their gardening ethos ??

The reason yew is mainly seen in churchyards is that it is highly poisonous to livestock so must be kept away from grazing land, it was grown for longbow making before saltpetre for gunpowder (and guns) became readily available.