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GSS Diary Jan 2012 - Aug 2012
Please note the inclusion of trips organised by the Royal Forest of Dean Caving Caving with whom we share reciprical rights in attendance of trips/events
Date Event Details Meet time Contact
Mon 23 Jan SRT training GCRG depot, Cinderford 7pm onwards Steve Tomalin
Thur 26 Jan Social Joe Duxbury will present a talk on the GSS-led Montenegro 2011 expedition. GALA Club, 7:30pm.  
Sat 4 – Sun 5 Feb Yorkshire weekend RFDCC trip. Staying at the Bradford PC hut.   Jan Karvik
Sun 5 Feb S Wales: OFD II Plenty of scope for various trips to suit all abilities. Gloucester 8am Joe Duxbury
Wed 8 Feb Wigpool RFDCC trip. Lots of interest and pretties too!

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 Dan Sandford
Sat 11 Feb Miss Graces Lane Cave RFDCC trip. A trip to the bitter end?   Dan Sandford
Mon 13 Feb SRT training GCRG depot, Cinderford 7pm onwards Steve Tomalin
Sun 19 Feb Mendip: Singing River Mine A rarely-visited but interesting site Gloucester, 9am Dave Appleing
Thur 23 Feb Social To be arranged. GALA Club, 7:30pm.  
Sun 4 Mar GCRG training exercise      
Wed 7 Mar Westbury Brook Iron Mine. RFDCC trip

7:45pm

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 Dan Sandford
Sun 11 Mar S Wales: Ogof Draenen RFDCC trip. Fancy a big trip? Maybe Big Country, or somewhere else?   Dan Sandford
Mon 12 Mar SRT training GCRG depot, Cinderford 7pm onwards Steve Tomalin
Fri 16 Mar Social Sandie Sowler will give a talk entitled ‘Bats - A Global Perspective’.So you thought you knew about bats? Come along and find out more. GALA Club, 7:30pm.  
Sun 18 Mar Miss Graces Lane Cave An extensive 4km Forest of Dean Cave - complex and compact. 28m entrance shaft drops into a range of different passages but lots of traverses. Develop your route-finding skills. Gloucester, 9am Dave Appleing
Wed 4 Apr Old Ham RFDCC trip. Don’t get lost.

7:45pm

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 Dan Sandford
Sun 8 Apr S Wales: OFD II Columns open day A chance to see the famous, much-photographed formations Gloucester, 8am Joe Duxbury
Mon 9 Apr SRT training GCRG depot, Cinderford 7pm onwards Steve Tomalin
Sat 21 Apr Otter Hole Wardens meet. Come along and prepare for the 2012 Otter season. Outside and in cave jobs need doing. 10:30am start.  
Sun 22 Apr Mendip: Thrupe Lane One of those Mendip classic collectables. Plenty to look at and some interesting pitches. Gloucester, 9am Dave Appleing
Sun 6 May Big Sink A Forest of Dean "classic". Simple entrance pitches lead to interesting meanders and an active streamway and the Yorkshire Pot. Gloucester, 9am Dave Appleing
Wed 9 May Cowshill Cave RFDCC trip. The Chepstow Diggers have refocused their efforts here again. Hopefully there will be a big breakthrough by now.

8:00pm.

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 Dan Sandford
Sat 12 May Wet Sink RFDCC trip to end of Kuwait and the Remelt to try and establish connection, in order to sort out which direction to dig in!   Dan Sandford
Mon 14 May SRT training GCRG depot, Cinderford 7pm onwards Steve Tomalin
Thur 17 May Social A walk in the Forest of Dean – Around the Bixslade area discovering our industrial heritage Gloucester, 6:30pm Jon Maisey
Sun 20 May S Wales: Ogof Cnwc – Daren Cilau An energetic challenging through trip, but worth the effort. Almost a classic .... Gloucester, 8am Joe Duxbury
Sun 3 Jun GCRG training exercise A round robin above ground training session - plenty of things to learn. Further detail to follow. Please try to attend. GCRG Depot Dave Appleing
Wed 6 Jun Blakeney Stone Mine RFDCC trip. 7:45pm. SO 661 070 Dan Sandford
Fri 8 – Sun 10 Jun Devon weekend: Buckfastleigh A chance to sample the delights of Pridhamsleigh, Baker’s Pit, Bunkers Hole, Afton Red Rift, Devon Great Consols etc. - Cream Teas, Caves and Mines ....... TBA Dave Appleing
Sat 9 Jun S Wales: Dan-y-Ogof. RFDCC trip. A classic.   Dan Sandford
Mon 11 Jun SRT training Dean Field Study Centre tower, Parkend 6:30 pm onwards Steve Tomalin
Thur 21 Jun Social An evening stroll in the N Cotswolds – Broadway Tower, and an attempt to find Boxer Pot Gloucester, 6:30 pm Jon Maisey
Fri 22 Jun - 9 Jul Montenegro Expedition The GSS will once again lead an expedition to Risan in Montenegro to continue exploration of the Kameno-More region and eplore the leads found in 2011 and hopefully push below -430m ....   Joe Duxbury
Sun 24 Jun Oxenhall Tunnel Can we reach the collapse? With a dinghy or two we can find out! Gloucester, 9 am Jon Maisey
Fri 6 – Sun 8 Jul Mendip RFDCC trip. To coincide with Priddy Folk Fair. Do a bit of caving, listen to music and drink beer. What better way to spend a summer weekend?   Dan Sandford
Mon 9 Jul SRT training Dean Field Study Centre tower, Parkend 6:30 pm onwards Steve Tomalin
Thur 19 Jul Social Another walk in the Forest – Trafalgar Pit Gloucester, 6:30 pm Steve Tomalin
Sat 11 Aug Woolaston Wood Cave RFDCC trip. The latest breakthrough in the Forest. Still needs a lot of stabilising at time of writing, but should be fine in a few months. Will confirm closer to time if it’s still ok to go ahead.   Dan Sandford
Mon 13 Aug SRT training GCRG depot, Cinderford 6:30 pm onwards Steve Tomalin
Thur 16 Aug Social A visit to the quarry sites at Sherborne. Gloucester, 6:30 pm Jon Maisey


The meeting place in Gloucester is the Park and Ride overflow car park No. 2 beside the TESCO petrol station.
Whatever might be planned, things do change, so ensure you ring the ‘Contact’ WELL IN ADVANCE of the trip (NOT THE NIGHT BEFORE) – the same goes for contacting the equipment officer if you need kit. It’s in your own interest.

Wednesday Nights: There are plenty of social tourist trips and digging trips available, either in the Forest or on the Cotswolds
Contact Dave Appleing to find out if anything is planned.

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