Saturday 27th November 2021

John Cooper, Nigel Graham, Pete Hann and Adrian Vanderplank. Capping kit taken in. Hauled spoil up from the bottom to the bottom stacking space until pretty well full. Adrian and Pete not sure they have been digging in the right direction at the bottom! There was an upward draught from the bottom to the Tunnel and a very strong cold draught coming down the entrance as far as the Tunnel! Where does the combined draught go? 2½ hours. John.

Saturday 20th November 2021

John Cooper, Nigel Graham, Pete Hann, Wayne Starsmore, Adrian Vanderplank and Jude Vanderplank. Hauled the spoil from the bottom ledge to the Tunnel then on up to the bottom of the entrance shaft and finally 19 loads were hauled to the surface. Very little draught but still a few drips. Adrian, Jude and Wayne had a good look at the bottom trying to decide which direction to dig. 2½ hours. John.

Saturday 13th November 2021

John Cooper, Nigel Graham, Pete Hann and Adrian Vanderplank. Took in capping kit which Adrian used for about 10 holes before the battery was flat. However Pete then went to the bottom and cleared loose spoil for another 90 minutes until the bottom ledge was full. A bit of clatch stacked in the hole a couple of metres up from the bottom. Pete says there is still lots of spoil available but we need to clear the bottom ledge first. Gentle outward draught today and not so drippy. 2½ hours. John.

Saturday 6th November 2021

John Cooper, Nigel Graham, Pete Hann, Adrian Vanderplank and Jude Vanderplank. One mix of cement, half sent in with Pete whilst the rest of us cleared 25 loads of spoil from the bottom of the entrance shaft to the surface. Then Jude took the rest of the cement down to Pete whilst the capping kit was carried in. Pete was wet and miserable so once he had used the cement up the capping kit was carried out unused. 2½ hours. John.

Thursday 4th November 2021

John Cooper, Tom Williams, Wayne Starsmore, Adrian Vanderplank and Jude Vanderplank. Tom and John to the dig face for a look and to retrieve the hammer. John then broke up the largest rock on the bottom ledge before Adrian and Jude arrived. We then hauled the rock from the bottom ledge up to the Tunnel. As large rocks arrived John broke them up with another hammer that Adrian had retrieved from Spider Hole on Tuesday. Once the bottom ledge was clear the spoil was moved on up to the bottom of the entrance. It was a bit drippy tonight but no noticeable draught. The scaffold frame was frozen over when we came out. 2½ hours. John.