Thursday 14th November 2024

John Cooper, Mike Kousiounis, Adrian Vanderplank and Jude Vanderplank. Clearing the bottom of small rocks. Jude at the bottom filling, Adrian guiding, Mike hauling at the top of Pensioners’ Pot and transferring the spoil to the other bucket which John hauled through the rift. Once Jude had finished we all moved up and cleared the bottom of Father Duckmas of all the spoil that had accumulated. It's now at the top of Father Duckmas Shaft. A lot drier today, could have cemented. 1½ hours. John.

Thursday 7th November 2024

John Cooper, Mike Kousiounis, Adrian Vanderplank and Jude Vanderplank. Capping kit taken in and brought out again unused. Still drippy but getting drier every week. With Mike and Jude at the bottom about 10 loads of gravel were hauled up and lost by Adrian behind the walls of Pensioners’ Pot whilst John acted as rope minder. A few rocks were hauled to the top. At the end the rocks at the top of Pensioners’ Pot were moved up to the bottom of Father Duckmas. 1¾ hours. John.