Saturday 21st August 2021

Richard Carey, John Cooper, Nigel Graham, Pete Hann, Adrian Vanderplank and Jude Vanderplank. Took in capping kit to use at the bottom. Came back up to alcoves then hauled debris up until they were full. Leaving Pete at the bottom we then moved on up and cleared all the spoil from the alcoves to the top of the tunnel. Adrian then went back down to see how Pete was getting on whilst the rest of us hauled all the spoil on up to the bottom of the entrance shaft. Jude, Nigel and Richard then went out whilst John went back down to see how things were progressing. The drill battery having just died John brought out the capping kit leaving Adrian to bring out a dead bucket and the bang wire from last week. 3 hours. John.

Saturday 14th August 2021

John Cooper, Nigel Graham, Pete Hann and Adrian Vanderplank. Took in drill and long bits for Pete to use at the bottom. Came back up and Adrian, John and Nigel cleared the alcoves and then moved on up and cleared all the spoil to the bottom of the entrance shaft.  Then went back and collected the drill and bits and took them out. Still below the entrance stacking space when it went “thud”, 2 and a half 1m deep holes with 12gm cord. Should be spoil at the bottom of the entrance shaft and the bottom itself for next time. 2 hours. John.

Thursday 12th August 2021

John Cooper, Richard Marlow, Adrian Vanderplank and Jude Vanderplank. Broke up some rocks at the bottom. These were then hauled up to the ledge and then on up to the alcoves. Now ready to drill and bang. 1¼ hours. John.

Saturday 7th August 2021

John Cooper, Nigel Graham, Pete Hann, Adrian Vanderplank and Jude Vanderplank. One mix of cement taken to bottom and most used by Pete wall building. John used a bit doing maintenance. Capping kit taken in and Adrian capped the floor. The rocks from the ledge were hauled up to the alcoves by John and Adrian. Nigel, John and Jude then moved them on up to the Tunnel. 1½ hours. John.

Saturday 31st July 2021

John Cooper, Nigel Graham, Pete Hann and Adrian Vanderplank. One mix of cement taken to bottom and used by Pete wall building. Capping kit taken in and after Pete finished wall building Adrian capped the floor. Some rocks hauled up to bottom ledge. Nigel, escorted by Adrian, got down to just below the bottom ledge today. More cementing and capping required. 2½ hours. John.

Saturday 24th July 2021

John Cooper, Nigel Graham, Pete Hann and Adrian Vanderplank. The drill with some short lengths of rebar and two mixes of cement taken down. One third used by John doing remedial work just above the tunnel. Two thirds used by Pete walling at the bottom. John dug out some rocks from the soakaway for use in his walling. Then John took a load from the soakaway to the surface before another 4 loads were dug out by Nigel which John hauled up to the space opposite the Naughty Step. Nigel then went out whilst John went to the bottom to join Adrian and Pete. After Pete had fixed the rebar Adrian went out. Pete used up the remaining cement and then John and Pete went out with the drill and cement buckets. More cementing required. 2½ hours. John.

Saturday 17th July 2021

John Cooper, Pete Hann and Adrian Vanderplank. Two mixes of cement taken down. One third used by John doing remedial work just above the tunnel. Two thirds used by Pete walling at the bottom. Some holes in the floor and excellent draught coming out. Probably have to be the same again next week. 2½ hours. John.