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Welcome to the Eldon Pothole Club website. Based in Derbyshire, members of 'the Eldon' have been active underground for over fifty years. Today Eldon members are involved in a wide range of cave and mine-related activities including sport caving and exploration in the UK and abroad, cave rescue, cave diving, instruction, photography and conservation.

Club Membership
The club is always keen to welcome new members who are offered comprehensive training during a period of aspirancy. By the end of this period they are asked to demonstrate that they are safe and capable in the vertical cave environment before being voted in as full members at the AGM. All members benefit from use of club tackle, use of the club library, regular newsletters and third party liability insurance. If you wish to apply for membership please complete the following application form and come along to a monthly meeting (first Thursday of each month at The Bowling Green Inn, Smalldale, Bradwell, Derbyshire at 9.00pm) or contact Sam Townsend (Telephone 0114 255 1236 or 0788 799 2088).

Eldon Library
The club maintains a library of books, journals, surveys and photographs associated with cave and mine exploration in the UK and abroad. Click [here] for more information and lists of the publications held in the library.

Eldon Newsletters
Back copies of Eldon Pothole Club newsletters are available to purchase. Contact the Newsletter Editor for details.


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Change Log
Date Author Description of Change
28/05/2009 JT Fixed permissions on meeting minutes
27/05/2009 JT Added minutes of March 2009 MGM to minutes page
26/05/2009 JT Added minutes of 2009 AGM and May 2009 MGM to minutes page
13/05/2009 JT Update Webmaster email address
13/05/2009 JB Changed Contact page following EPC AGM. Added item about Old Mill Close Mine rescue to News page. 
08/02/2009 JB Added Fireset Shaft, Titan/J.H./Peak Cavern, Maskhill - Oxlow exchange trip reports.
07/12/2008 JB Added Moorfurlong Ladder Knackered to News page
20/11/2008 JB Added Ivy Green Cave trip report.
20/11/2008 JB Added Marilyn and Gaping Gill trip report.
19/11/2008 JB Added Re-opening Flower Pot report.
06/10/2008 JB Added Plantation Swallet project, IVth European Speleological Conference report, Matienzo 2008 report, various trip reports
02/06/2008 JB Added Gentlewomans to Youds trip report.

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