Saturday 26th February 2022

John Cooper, Nigel Graham, Pete Hann and Adrian Vanderplank. 1 mix of cement taken in (capping kit also taken in but not used). Very drippy today and the drain at the bottom of the entrance shaft was blocked so the water was running all the way down! Walls were built and bottom step half filled with spoil ready for clearing. On the way out John dug out the drain and cleared a bucket of the debris to the surface. 2 hours. John.

Thursday 17th February 2022

John Cooper, Wayne Starsmore, Adrian Vanderplank and Jude Vanderplank. The lull between Storm Dudley and storm Eunice. 26 loads of spoil moved from the bottom step to the Tunnel then another one added to the heap from cleaning the wall where Nigel’s rock came from. Then 28 loads were moved on up to bottom of entrance shaft and finally 16 VERY full loads hauled up to the surface. All now clear again. Slower than last time hauling up the two middle sections as only 4 today. It was rather damp as well. 4 hours. John.

Saturday 12th February 2022

John Cooper, Nigel Graham, Pete Hann, Adrian Vanderplank and Jude Vanderplank. 1 mix of cement and capping kit taken in. Walls built and bottom step filled with spoil ready for clearing. Nice outward draught. 2½ hours. John.

Saturday 5th February 2022

John Cooper, Nigel Graham and Pete Hann. 2 good mixes of cement loaded into 3 buckets. Pete took the first one down which he had used up by the time John arrived with the second. During moving the third one down below the Tunnel Nigel pulled a boulder from the wall so John parked the cement whilst he removed the boulder off Nigel and stashed it in the lower alcove. All three loads of cement used at the bottom. Next week more capping and cementing. 1½ hours.

Have been reading some old reports and it has made me realise I need to be more descriptive of the location of the dig face. Today Pete was cementing in a step sideways of about 1m to create a platform before the next downwards shaft begins. John.

Thursday 3rd February 2022

John Cooper, Wayne Starsmore, Andy Thompson, Adrian Vanderplank and Jude Vanderplank. 23 loads of spoil moved from the bottom step to the Tunnel, 22 moved on up to bottom of entrance shaft and finally 16 loads hauled up to the surface. All now clear again. Slightly quicker than last time hauling up the bottom section as haulers better positioned. 2¼ hours. John.