May 1961 Vol XV No.5
Number 159
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May 1961 – No 159
_______________________________________________________________________________________ Club Rules. The committee are at present engaged (amongst other things) in revising the club rule sheet. These alterations will require ratification at the next A.G.M. according to the constitution. The general principle involved is to have a set of rules which are really worked by members or can be properly interpreted. Thus the rule about providing a lifeline in 'all dangerous places' depends at present on your definition of a dangerous place. The revised rules put the responsibility on the leader of the party to check lighting arrangements, clothing and tackle according to the cave the conditions expected and the composition of his party. With the last few years’ record of M.R.O. callouts, it becomes even more necessary to take such arrangements seriously. Annual Dinner - Photographic and Song Competitions. Jim Giles has agreed to organize two competitions on the above lines. There will be prizes. We hope to be able to give more details in the next B.B. Club Album. Mike Baker has agreed to compile a club photographic album so if YOU have any interesting Caving/Climbing/Historical/ humorous pictures for inclusion, please get in touch with Mike. Caving Trips. There will be a beginner’s trip on the weekend 25th June on the Saturday or Sunday. Contact Mo (C.A. Marriott) whose address is at the back of each B, B. There will also be a trip to AGGY AGGY in early July. Alan Sandall is making the arrangements, and interested people should get in touch with him. Do not leave it too late, as blood chits have to be organised for this trip. Tea Towels. The committee have arranged to purchase sufficient tea towels to ensure that clean towels are provided at the Belfry every weekend and regularly laundered. If this amenity is to be a success, it is essential that towels are not used for cleaning bikes; washing cars; scouring detailers out etc. Children at the Belfry. Under some circumstances, when the Hut Warden can be certain that no other members will be inconvenienced, it is sometimes possible to allow members to stay at the Belfry with their families. However, in all cases, the Hut Warden must be consulted and his permission obtained in advance and a firm booking made for particular days. The committee will view any infringement of these arrangements with some seriousness. Urgent Appeal. Mike Baker is looking for someone who has a reasonable excuse to share in putting up a barrel with him. It will be the occasion of Mike’s "decadence” soon, so if anybody else is liable to have their ten years of caving coming up and wants to share with Mike he will be very interested. Don Coase Memorial Plaque. Various friends of Don Coase's, who can rarely get to Mendip, would like a picture of the memorial plague in position. This would be a nice gesture on the part of one of our photographers next time he passes that way. The club could then have some copies done and sell them to interested friends of Don's. May Committee Meeting. Most of the business of the committee has already been covered in the above notices. However, more notices will be found later in this B.B. Amongst other things, a scheme is afoot for improving the sink drainage in the Belfry as well as continuing to enlarge the car park and tidy up the site generally.