Saturday 10th April 2021

John Cooper, Pete Hann and Adrian Vanderplank. Took drill and some cord down. Whilst Pete drilled 3 x 600mm holes Adrian and I moved the small amount of spoil up to the alcoves. After a problem with the firer it was fitted with new batteries and Adrian descended again. Only just heard on the surface. 1½ hours. John.

Saturday 3rd April 2021

John Cooper, Nigel Graham, Pete Hann, Adrian Vanderplank and Jude Vanderplank (Barry Wilkinson brought the rock cakes over). Whilst Nigel removed his ropes for cleaning and inspection Adrian capped a bit at the bottom which was hauled up by Pete, Jude and John and stacked at the bottom stacking space. Probably a bit of cord next time. 2 hours. John.

Saturday 14th November 2020

John Cooper and Adrian Vanderplank. Survey trip during lockdown. Nice outward draught. 2 hours. John.

Saturday 31st October 2020

John Cooper, Nigel Graham, Pete Hann, Wayne Starsmore, Adrian Vanderplank and Jude Vanderplank. One mix of cement taken in. Initially all hauled spoil up from the bottom shelf to the midway tunnel. Pete then went cementing whilst the rest of us hauled the spoil up to the bottom of the entrance. Then we hauled 18 loads up to the surface, by which time Pete had finished cementing. Had to return to rescue Nigel’s van. 3 hours. John.

Saturday 24th October 2020

John Cooper, Nigel Graham, Pete Hann, Adrian Vanderplank and Jude Vanderplank. Although Adrian took capping kit down it wasn’t used. Lots of spoil hauled up the from the bottom until the bottom ledge was quite full. Plenty of hauling next week. 1½ hours. John.

Saturday 17th October 2020

John Cooper, Nigel Graham, Pete Hann, Wayne Starsmore, Adrian Vanderplank, Jude Vanderplank and Barry Wilkinson (in his own bubble on the surface so the underground group stayed legal at 6). 10 am start. Two mixes of cement to the bottom where Pete built walls supervised(?) by Adrian. Meanwhile the rest moved 10 loads of spoil from the alcoves to the tunnel, then moved it on up to the base of the entrance and then on to the surface in only 5 (heavier) loads. Capping again next week. 1½ hours. John.

Saturday 3rd October 2020

John Cooper, Nigel Graham, Pete Hann, Adrian Vanderplank and Jude Vanderplank. 10 am start. With storm Alex passing through Pete thought it might be too wet to cement so just Adrian capping a conglomerate boulder at the bottom. One alcove filled with spoil but the other still empty. Trickle of water reportedly heard below, otherwise quite dry 1½ hours. John.