NEWS AND INFORMATION

John and Lou married

Congratulations to John and Lou New who got married in late May after just 26 years of living together in Woodbine Crescent. To mark the occasion, John and Lou invited a number of past and present members to join them for an evening of reminiscences on 1st June. There were at least 30 present at the celebration. Just to prove that we had not all gone senile, a chorus of Jerusalem was sung before the end of the evening. Best wishes for the future to John and Lou.

Annual Dinner 2019

The Dinner and Dance to be held on 9th November at Bramhall Golf Club is now fixed and we will later have menus for us to choose from. Please don't try booking yet, the booking will probably be available in late summer. The Dinner is always a great social event and a chance for partners to meet. Normally, at least 50 to 60 attend so make sure you get there. At the Dinner, we also give out awards for Caver of the Year, Mighty Miner and so on. Keep an eye on this item or Facebook for details of when you can start to book.

Meets List

Although the events on this website have details of trips during the year, members will find more details on the Club Facebook page. Use the link at the bottom of the home page and members' pages to go to the Club Facebook page.

New arrangements for Alderley Mine trips

Following the retirement of the trip organiser who has managed public trips on behalf of the Club for many years, we have adopted an on-line booking system for future trips. In addition to the trips run through the Cheshire East Ranger Service, we have allocated ten Tuesdays in the year (there is one Tuesday each month) for a public trip which is bookable in advance. Whether you are an individual or represent a family or group, you can book up to 28 places on each trip (subject to availability). To book a trip, please go to the 'bookable trips' page on this website and complete the details. The first such trip is in November 2018 and trips have been arranged up to December 2019.

MEETS LIST

Rob Stevenson has been busy and set up dates for a load of meets, at least one a month. Have a look at the list here or on Facebook (click the link below the news).

More about the Alderley Mines

The new edition of Chris Carlon's Alderley Edge Mines book is for sale from the publisher and from Amazon. Copies are also available at the Club's Open Weekends. The book has been heavily revised and describes all the main mines in detail. It remains a useful companion to the Alderley Edge Story published in 2016. Contact Nigel for further details. The cost is £12 plus postage.

Caving and mining log

The most recent items on the caving and mining log can now be viewed in brief in this panel. Click on the section below that says: news | events | log. Remember to add a record of your own trips.

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CALENDAR
AND MEETS LIST

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426: Monday 12/08/2019
General Meeting (Provisional)

420: Tuesday 13/08/2019
Alderley Mines public trip (Cheshire East Ranger Service)

441: Saturday 24/08/2019
Day Trip - to be decided

406: Saturday 07/09/2019 to Sunday 08/09/2019
Open Weekend - Wood Mine

442: Friday 13/09/2019 to Sunday 15/09/2019
Nenthead Weekend

415: Tuesday 17/09/2019
Alderley Mines public trip

421: Tuesday 01/10/2019
Alderley Mines public trip (Cheshire East Ranger Service)

443: Friday 11/10/2019
South Wales Weekend Trip

425: Monday 14/10/2019
General Meeting (Provisional)

422: Monday 28/10/2019
Alderley Spooky Tour (Cheshire East Ranger Service)

423: Tuesday 29/10/2019
Alderley Spooky Tour (Cheshire East Ranger Service)

447: Saturday 09/11/2019
Club Dinner at Bramhall Golf Club

444: Friday 15/11/2019 to Sunday 17/11/2019
Mendip Weekend Trip

416: Tuesday 19/11/2019
Alderley Mines public trip

424: Monday 09/12/2019
Annual General Meeting (Provisional)

417: Tuesday 17/12/2019
Alderley Mines public trip

445: Saturday 21/12/2019
Christmas Cracker - Day Trip

449: Saturday 25/04/2020 to Sunday 26/04/2020
Open Weekend - Engine Vein

Members may be able to view more events on the DCC calendar that we do not make public.

RECENT CAVING
AND MINING TRIPS

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4-8 July 2019:
NAMHO Conference - Mid-Wales
17th February 2019:
Great Douk Cave - Yorkshire
16th February 2019:
Alum Pot Yorkshire
26th January 2019:
Stoney Middleton Dale and Oxlow
16th December 2018:
Mouldridge Mine
27th October 2018:
Cwmorthin Slate Mine
6th October 2018:
P8, Derbyshire
29 July - 19 August 2018:
Matienzo 2018
22-27 June 2018:
Polish Trip
1-4 June 2018:
NAMHO conference in the Forest of Dean

Members may be able to view more log entries on the DCC log that we do not make public.