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== Next term ==
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==Proposal for New Year Meet 2010/2011==
  
Here are Edvins suggestions:
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Our annual New Year's trip to Yorkshire. We will be staying at BULL POT FARM and it isn't mandatory to come for the full week. It's an excellent way to do some out of term caving!
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The plan below is just a list of the permits we got so far but there are plenty of non permit caves in Yorkshire and endless possibilities of caving :)
  
'''<strike>26th-27th January</strike> 19th-20th January: Derbyshire, TSG hut; possible caves include Titan if we can find leaders, Peak Cavern for a good Sunday trip, P8 and Oxlow for SRT practice.'''
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{{CUCC meet|
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|name=New Years' Meet
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|leader= TBC
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|dates= 26th December - 3rd Jan
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|hut=[http://www.rrcpc.org.uk/farm.htm Bull Pot Farm]
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|caves= }}
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{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center"
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|'''Day'''
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|'''Easegill (received)'''
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|'''Gaping Gill & Allotment (pending)'''
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|'''Leck Fell (received)'''
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|'''Fountains Fell & Penyghent (received)'''
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|-
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|Sun 26 Dec
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|Pool Sink
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|Bar Pot/Flood Entrance
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| --
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| --
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|-
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|Mon 27 Dec
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|Top Sink
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|Car Pot
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| --
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| --
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|-
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|Tue 28 Dec
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|Lancaster Hole
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|Newby Moss
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| --
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| --
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|-
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|Wed 29 Dec
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|County Pot
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|Grange Rigg Pot
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|Notts 1
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| --
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|-
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|Thu 30 Dec
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|Cow Pot
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|Juniper Gulf, Jean Pot
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|Notts 2
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|Washfold
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|-
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|Fri 31 Dec
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|Sylvester Pot
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|Long Kin West
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|Lost Johns/Boxhead
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| --
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|-
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|Sat 01 Jan
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|Wretched Rabbit
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|Marble Sink
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|Rumbling Hole
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| --
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|-
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|Sun 02 Jan
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|Lancaster Hole
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|Rift Pot/Long Kin East
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|Short Drop/Gavel
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| --
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|}
  
'''Serena:''' I'd add nettle pot as a saturday/sunday trip, near oxlow. it has some lovely formations. (permit for both at a farm on the day).
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PIPPIKIN POT, LINK POT, BYE GEORGE POT can all be arranged on the day, by stopping at Leck Fell House (http://cncc.org.uk/caving_access_three_counties_system.html)
Re. the Titan trip an exhange as last year with JH would be nice and maybe we could also get white series or however it's called. (to piss off the people at the showcave :) )
 
  
'''Wookey:''' Do you mean Peak Cavern, White River Series? Very nice indeed I gather. I'm in favour of JH/Titan/Peak white river as I've never been to any of them.
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==Proposal for Lent Term 2010==
  
'''Toby:''' I'd love to White River again, if nobody gets strung-up!  Particularly if I can take a camera...
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Lent term begins tue 12/01 and finishes fri 12/03
  
'''<strike>9th-10th February:</strike> 2nd-3rd February: Yorkshire, Brackenbottom (or YSS); possible caves include Sell Gill and others (insert appropriate cave name here!)'''
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*1st meet: fri15/sun17 JAN -- SOUTH WALES
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** hut: Whitewalls (booked, ah ah ah!)
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** caves: Aggy & Craig (dates ok, sending SAE ASAP), DYOgof (investigating this),
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Ogof Capel can be arranged as well.
  
'''Serena:''' History goes that Sell gill is boring (no direct experience here) and by that time we want to engage novice with more demanding trips. I've heard that Illusion is pretty and we could redo some of the caves that I booked for NY. Leck fell is better in this case because then it's closed in March-June: Lost John's and Notts 1 are supposed to be the best ones that need permit and the kingsdale area doesn't require advance booking like rowten, etc...) (am I talking bulls**t?).
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*2nd meet: fri29/sun31 JAN -- PEAKS DISTRICT
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** hut: TSG (booked)
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** caves: Titan/JH (applied for key), other caves which can be arranged on the day
  
'''Wookey''': Not sure about Leck dates, but yes do notts/lost johns when permits are available. multiple routes in LJ can absorb a lot of people. Sell gill is good 1st SRT cave and not too badly affected by rain, but if people are past that point then there are plenty of more exciting options.
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*3rd meet: fri12/sun14 FEB -- YORKSHIRE 
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** hut: Brackenbottom (booked)
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** caves: Jean Pot, Hull Pot and Little Hull Pot. Birks Fell (no access until april!)
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*4th meet: fri26/sun28 FEB -- MENDIP
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** hut: Wessex (booked)
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** caves: Charterhouse (applied to the wessex), St Cuthbert's (applied to the belfry), Longwood/August (will do), Swildon's short round, GB
  
'''Toby:''' I think the Leck Fell close season is April/May/June; Lost Johns' is a good cave for lots of SRT!
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== Out of term / Easter term ==
  
'''<strike>23rd-24th February:</strike> 16th-17th February: South Wales, Whitewalls; Aggie and Daren for a miserable Saturday and Craig a Fynnon on Sunday.'''
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*North Wales (after march the weather will allow to visit more caves)
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** accommodation: no hut, it will have to be camping or community college sleeping, which is very expensive (http://www.pentredwr.co.uk/accomm.htm).
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** caves: look http://ukcaving.com/wiki/index.php/North_East_Wales or http://www.northwalescavingclub.org.uk/access/access.htm, and let me know what you fancy.
  
'''Lucy:''' One small thing - whitewalls may not like us much after last yr (key loss). should be ok but just in case can anyone think of alternatives?
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*Neanthead mine (http://www.npht.com/nentheadmines/)
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** Camping
  
'''Serena:''' Dar-Yr-Ogof??? I guess we can get leaders through WSG or Lucy's dad.
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==Proposal for Mich Term 2009==
  
'''Wookey:''' Dan-yr-ogof is a very long drive from whitewalls (other end of Brecon Beacons). Best to do nearby caves, or if you fancy a drive then Draenen is closer. On the other hand DYO is arguably the finest cave in wales so worth a drive if that's when leaders are available - just need to plan for it.
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The squash is on Monday 12th October.
  
'''Toby:''' If we can't do Whitewalls (and I don't see that they'd not want us back - it wasn't really our fault), then is SWCC a good alternative? Then we could sensibly do DYO (and OFD - but keep away from the Trident, please!)
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After pub discussion, we came to this plan (more or less?):
  
'''<strike>8th-9th March:</strike> 1st-2nd March: Yorkshire, Greenclose Hut; any Gaping Ghyll cave and many others.'''
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-> One extra one day meet to Peaks would be the ideal solution to the high number of novices we experienced in the last couple of years.
  
'''Serena:''' plenty of stuff in the GG/allotment area...ah, for those of you that border into masochism, Becka has asked me to organise an Hammer Pot permit for herself and julian and I guess that they'll be willing to get more company :).
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*First meet (17/18 October 2009) - Mendip Hills - one day meet
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** MNRC Hut: Booking Confirmed for Sat 17 October
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** Swildon's Hole on Sun 18 October: no permit required
  
'''Wookey:''' I'll volunteer. Previous times the rest of my team wimped out at various bits on the way in.
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*Second meet (24/25 October 2009) - Peak District - one day meet
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** Orpheus Hut Booking Confirmed for Sat 24 October
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** Peak Cavern Booking Confirmed for Sun 25 October
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** P8, Giant's hole on Sun 25 October: no permit required
  
'''Toby:''' I'm up for Hammer again, as long as I get a big lardy breakfast.  One needs more than just sausage butties!
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*Third meet (30 Oct/01 Nov 2009) - Yorkshire Dales - weekend meet
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** Greenclose Hut Booking Confirmed for Sat 17 October
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** Bar Pot/Rathole for Sat 31 October: permit received
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** Pool Sink/Wr Rabbit for Sat 31 October: permit received
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** Short Drop/Gavel Pot for Sun 1 November: permit received
  
===General comments===
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*Bonfire night at the Farm (6/8 November 2009)
'''Lucy:''' On the 25th Nov I will book the dates, huts and caves suggested, with alterations proposed. If anyone doesn't like this list, say so before next saturday.
 
  
'''Toby:''' At the moment, I'm planning to be away with CUHWC on all [http://canisp/tms/cuhc/diary.html their trips]. I'll probably also head up to Scotland on 19/20 January, 16/17 February and 22/23 March (Easter weekend) - CUCC members invited!  This leaves 2/3 Feb, 23/24 Feb, 1/2 March and 15/16 March as my best weekends.  I'm trying to organise to do stuff with [http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk/programme/programme.php SOC] outside of term, but could do a Yorkshire trip with one day with each club, or take 2-3 CUCC members as guests.  (P.S. obviously I don't expect the whole club calendar to revolve around me!  But I do want to be a useful driver...)
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*Fouth meet (13/15 November 2009) - South Wales - weekend meet
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** WSG Hut Booking Confirmed for Fri/Sat 13/15 November
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** OFD I & II, Little Neath: investigating for an OFD I leader
  
'''Kathryn:''' Umm yeah, just noticed we've managed to clash perfectly with almost all of the hillwalking trips.  These are only suggested dates - nothing has been booked yet. [[User:Kathryn|Kathryn]] 11:48, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
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*Fifth meet (27/29 November 2009) - weekend meet
 
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** Bull Pot Farm booking confirmed for Fri/Sat 27/28 November
'''Toby:''' At present, I think I'd choose CUCC over CUHWC for 26/27 January and 9/10 February, and vice versa for 8/9 March, meaning I'd miss the Yorkshire trips.  Could make both of those if they were each moved a week earlier.  In fact if everything were one week earlier, I could go on them all, and do Scotland on 23/24 February and 22/23 March...
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** Lost Johns for Sat 28 November: permit received
 
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** Lancaster Hole and County Pot for Sat 28 November: permit received
'''Kathryn:'''  Can anyone think of a reason why we couldn't move everything one week earlier?  It would mean that the 1st meet would be the weekend after most undergrads arrive back in Cambridge, but thats not necessarily a bad thing, as long as we are organised, as people will probably have less work piled up at that stage.[[User:Kathryn|Kathryn]] 21:52, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
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** Notts 2 for Sun 29 November: permit received
 
 
'''Toby:''' The revised dates certainly suit me!  Good points about the start of term; I think the two effects balance nicely, though.
 

Latest revision as of 12:47, 1 December 2010

Proposal for New Year Meet 2010/2011

Our annual New Year's trip to Yorkshire. We will be staying at BULL POT FARM and it isn't mandatory to come for the full week. It's an excellent way to do some out of term caving! The plan below is just a list of the permits we got so far but there are plenty of non permit caves in Yorkshire and endless possibilities of caving :)

New Years' Meet
Meet leader TBC
Dates 26th December - 3rd Jan
Hut Bull Pot Farm
Caves
Day Easegill (received) Gaping Gill & Allotment (pending) Leck Fell (received) Fountains Fell & Penyghent (received)
Sun 26 Dec Pool Sink Bar Pot/Flood Entrance -- --
Mon 27 Dec Top Sink Car Pot -- --
Tue 28 Dec Lancaster Hole Newby Moss -- --
Wed 29 Dec County Pot Grange Rigg Pot Notts 1 --
Thu 30 Dec Cow Pot Juniper Gulf, Jean Pot Notts 2 Washfold
Fri 31 Dec Sylvester Pot Long Kin West Lost Johns/Boxhead --
Sat 01 Jan Wretched Rabbit Marble Sink Rumbling Hole --
Sun 02 Jan Lancaster Hole Rift Pot/Long Kin East Short Drop/Gavel --

PIPPIKIN POT, LINK POT, BYE GEORGE POT can all be arranged on the day, by stopping at Leck Fell House (http://cncc.org.uk/caving_access_three_counties_system.html)

Proposal for Lent Term 2010

Lent term begins tue 12/01 and finishes fri 12/03

  • 1st meet: fri15/sun17 JAN -- SOUTH WALES
    • hut: Whitewalls (booked, ah ah ah!)
    • caves: Aggy & Craig (dates ok, sending SAE ASAP), DYOgof (investigating this),

Ogof Capel can be arranged as well.

  • 2nd meet: fri29/sun31 JAN -- PEAKS DISTRICT
    • hut: TSG (booked)
    • caves: Titan/JH (applied for key), other caves which can be arranged on the day
  • 3rd meet: fri12/sun14 FEB -- YORKSHIRE
    • hut: Brackenbottom (booked)
    • caves: Jean Pot, Hull Pot and Little Hull Pot. Birks Fell (no access until april!)
  • 4th meet: fri26/sun28 FEB -- MENDIP
    • hut: Wessex (booked)
    • caves: Charterhouse (applied to the wessex), St Cuthbert's (applied to the belfry), Longwood/August (will do), Swildon's short round, GB

Out of term / Easter term

Proposal for Mich Term 2009

The squash is on Monday 12th October.

After pub discussion, we came to this plan (more or less?):

-> One extra one day meet to Peaks would be the ideal solution to the high number of novices we experienced in the last couple of years.

  • First meet (17/18 October 2009) - Mendip Hills - one day meet
    • MNRC Hut: Booking Confirmed for Sat 17 October
    • Swildon's Hole on Sun 18 October: no permit required
  • Second meet (24/25 October 2009) - Peak District - one day meet
    • Orpheus Hut Booking Confirmed for Sat 24 October
    • Peak Cavern Booking Confirmed for Sun 25 October
    • P8, Giant's hole on Sun 25 October: no permit required
  • Third meet (30 Oct/01 Nov 2009) - Yorkshire Dales - weekend meet
    • Greenclose Hut Booking Confirmed for Sat 17 October
    • Bar Pot/Rathole for Sat 31 October: permit received
    • Pool Sink/Wr Rabbit for Sat 31 October: permit received
    • Short Drop/Gavel Pot for Sun 1 November: permit received
  • Bonfire night at the Farm (6/8 November 2009)
  • Fouth meet (13/15 November 2009) - South Wales - weekend meet
    • WSG Hut Booking Confirmed for Fri/Sat 13/15 November
    • OFD I & II, Little Neath: investigating for an OFD I leader
  • Fifth meet (27/29 November 2009) - weekend meet
    • Bull Pot Farm booking confirmed for Fri/Sat 27/28 November
    • Lost Johns for Sat 28 November: permit received
    • Lancaster Hole and County Pot for Sat 28 November: permit received
    • Notts 2 for Sun 29 November: permit received