JBarty
Member
Unfortunately, last weekend a few of the digging team visiting Ogof Sarn Bell met Tony Donovan outside of the cave. Scaffolding, capping, and digging equipment had been brought and he was planning on widening the entrance to gain access to the dig at the end of Ogof Sarn Bell.
If anyone has Tony's contact details please send me a DM, or forward on my message. We currently have very tenuous access to the land including the cave, and have been explicitly forbidden from disturbing the surface. This includes leaving material such as scaffolding. The farmer was incensed about past groups using capping/bang for which digging, and visiting cavers were outright banned at one stage across his land.
I would love to get in contact, so that we can discuss perhaps collaborating but I worry at the current-trajectory, access to the land, and a promising new dig for the WSG may be lost.
Thanks,
Joe
If anyone has Tony's contact details please send me a DM, or forward on my message. We currently have very tenuous access to the land including the cave, and have been explicitly forbidden from disturbing the surface. This includes leaving material such as scaffolding. The farmer was incensed about past groups using capping/bang for which digging, and visiting cavers were outright banned at one stage across his land.
I would love to get in contact, so that we can discuss perhaps collaborating but I worry at the current-trajectory, access to the land, and a promising new dig for the WSG may be lost.
Thanks,
Joe
