Bangor Student Caving Club formed in January 2020. Despite being described by one member as a phoenix that keeps trying to die, the club is doing well and we're currently enjoying the best freshers season yet.
We have one issue that over the last nearly 4 years we've not been able to solve. Where do we keep the kit?!
Bangor is one of the few student clubs that are not linked with the student union. Despite multiple attempts the university do not want caver's as part of the SU. Meaning we can not use the uni's clubs storage.
The kit has moved around club members bedrooms which for the first couple of years was okish, less ideal after trips when kit is wet! Picture trying to dry a clubs worth of kit in a halls room! In the last year we've done a good job of growing our kit, drastically helped by some kind donations. Whilst this is wonderful and more of us can go caving at once. Our storage problem is really escalating!
Summer time presents us more issues with most students not having a room over summer, one year it went to Rostam's parents, another summer it was spread out amongst club members parents houses all over the country.
The kit is currently with some alumni and is taking over their house and making them grumpy.
Does anyone have any ideas/suggestions of how we can find storage for what is now quite a bit of kit with limited funds?
We have one issue that over the last nearly 4 years we've not been able to solve. Where do we keep the kit?!
Bangor is one of the few student clubs that are not linked with the student union. Despite multiple attempts the university do not want caver's as part of the SU. Meaning we can not use the uni's clubs storage.
The kit has moved around club members bedrooms which for the first couple of years was okish, less ideal after trips when kit is wet! Picture trying to dry a clubs worth of kit in a halls room! In the last year we've done a good job of growing our kit, drastically helped by some kind donations. Whilst this is wonderful and more of us can go caving at once. Our storage problem is really escalating!
Summer time presents us more issues with most students not having a room over summer, one year it went to Rostam's parents, another summer it was spread out amongst club members parents houses all over the country.
The kit is currently with some alumni and is taking over their house and making them grumpy.
Does anyone have any ideas/suggestions of how we can find storage for what is now quite a bit of kit with limited funds?