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Note: In addition to the official meets listed below, Eldon members are out several times a week caving somewhere or other - come along to a monthly meeting to find out more! For further details on official club meets, please contact the Meets Secretary.

2010
Late summer/early autumn Albania 2010 expedtion. See Expeditions page for more information.
Sometime in August Dent de Crolles, Chartreuse, France 2010 expedition. See Expeditions page for more information.
12th to 27th June Next June will be the first Credit Crunch Expedition to the Peak District. This is a great opportunity to make some progress with digs, have a cheap caving holiday and a good social. For a small fee camping, showers, charging facilities, breakfast, evening meal, digging equipment and other stuff is provided leaving you to concentrate on pushing Peak District cave! Details are at: http://crunch.hucklow.org/ where there is also a registration form to complete to secure a place.
Easter(ish) Matienzo 2010 expedition. See Expeditions page for more information.
4 February Monthly Meeting, The Bowling Green Inn, Bradwell. 9:00 p.m. start.
7 January Monthly Meeting, The Bowling Green Inn, Bradwell. 9:00 p.m. start.
2009
28 December Christmas caving trip - Yorkshire. Contact the Meets Secretary or Jase for details.
19 December Christmas drinks / party - Buxton. Meet Cheshire Cheese at 7.30pm. Followed by party upstairs at The Spa Bar
3 December Monthly Meeting, The Bowling Green Inn, Bradwell. 9:00 p.m. start.
5 November Monthly Meeting, The Bowling Green Inn, Bradwell. 9:00 p.m. start.
1 October Monthly Meeting, The Bowling Green Inn, Bradwell. 9:00 p.m. start.
25/26/27 September Hidden Earth, Churchill, Somerset
3 September Monthly Meeting, The Bowling Green Inn, Bradwell. 9:00 p.m. start.
22 to 30 August Felix Trombe, Pyranees.Contact the Meets Secretary for details.
6 August Monthly Meeting, The Bowling Green Inn, Bradwell. 9:00 p.m. start.
4/5 July 3 Peaks and 3 Pots. Contact the Meets Secretary for details.
2 July Monthly Meeting, The Bowling Green Inn, Bradwell. 9:00 p.m. start.
27/28 June Providence Pot - Dow Cave, Yorkshire. Classic Through trip. Not a lot of rope needed but lots of caving. Contact the Meets Secretary for details.
Thurs 4 June Monthly Meeting, The Bowling Green Inn, Bradwell. 9:00 p.m. start.
23/24 May Pen y Ghent Pot. One of the classic Yorkshire caves with a load of short pitches and a brilliant streamway. Contact the Meets Secretary for details.
Thurs 7 May Monthly Meeting, The Bowling Green Inn, Bradwell. 9:00 p.m. start.
Sat 25 April 2009 Eldon AGM & Stomp. AGM will be held at the Waterloo Hotel, Taddington. The Stomp will  also be held at the Waterloo Hotel, Taddington and is open to members, non-members and friends of the club. Camping is available in a field behind the pub. The Stomp will not be all-ticket; just turn up on the night. Click [here] for more information.
11/12 April Croesor-Rhosydd through-trip in Wales. Brilliant mines trip with abseils and water-crossings by dinghy and tyroleans. Not to be missed! Previous trip report [here]. Contact the Meets Secretary for details.
Roughly two weeks from 6th April
Matienzo Expedition. The annual visit to Matienzo. With 2.5km of new cave surveyed in summer 2008 it's unlikely that you'll come back disappointed. Big, sociable trip and all are welcome. Contact Dan Hibberts.
Thurs 2 Apr
Monthly Meeting, The Bowling Green Inn, Bradwell. 9:00 p.m. start.
Sun 29 Mar Aspirant's vertical skills check, 9:00 a.m. start. Contact the Training Officer for details.
Sat 28 Mar Aspirant's vertical skills check, 9:00 a.m. start. Contact the Training Officer for details.
Sun 22 Mar Lad's Leap Fell Race. Six miles start and finish at Crowden. Jon P and Jules are taking part if anyone else fancies a run round. Contact Jules Barrett for details.
Sat 21 Mar Gingling Hole, Fountains Fell, Yorkshire Dales. Varied (and excellent!) SRT trip. Lots of small pitches and proper (sometimes tight) caving in between. Previous trip report [here]. Contact the Meets Secretary for details.
Thurs 5 Mar Monthly Meeting, The Bowling Green Inn, Bradwell. 9:00 p.m. start.
Sat 21 Feb
Juniper Gulf, The Allotment, Yorkshire. Biggish SRT trip with loads of character...perhaps best savoured in the wet! Previous trip report [here]. Contact the Meets Secretary for details.
Thurs 5 Feb Monthly Meeting, The Bowling Green Inn, Bradwell. 9:00 p.m. start.
Sat 17 Jan Titan and Peak Cavern trip. We'll be getting the big rope out this weekend for Titan! Contact Jules Barrett for details.
Thurs 8 Jan Monthly Meeting, The Bowling Green Inn, Bradwell. 9:00 p.m. start.


2008  
Sun 28 Dec Dales trip planned between Christmas and New Year, Contact Jase Rider for details.
Sat 20 Dec Christmas piss-up around Buxton. Beginning at 8:00 pm at the Cheshire Cheese.
Sat 6 Dec Meregill, Yorkshire. Another famous Yorkshire Pot. Needs dry weather so will go for an alternative if necessary. Contact the Meets Secretary for details.
Thurs 4 Dec Monthly Meeting, The Bowling Green Inn, Bradwell
Sun 16th Nov DCRO Induction day at Whitehall, If you are interested in joining you should attend this day for an introduction to DCRO. Contact Bill Whitehouse.
Sat 22nd Nov South Wales trip, Contact Jase Rider for details.
Thurs 6 Nov Monthly Meeting, The Bowling Green Inn, Bradwell
Tues 21 Oct DCA - Underground Conservation Forum meeting. Contact Jules Barrett if you would like to attend.
Sat 18th Oct to Sun 28th Oct Central Pyrenees trip. Trip to the Central Pyrenees for either Cotiella or the Felix-Tromme system. Contact Jules Barrett for details.
Thurs 2 Oct Monthly Meeting, The Bowling Green Inn, Bradwell
Fri 26th Sept to Sun 28th Sept Hidden Earth 2008 - Otley near Leeds. An Eldon contingent will be attending. Click [here] for more information.
Thurs 4 Sept Monthly Meeting, The Bowling Green Inn, Bradwell
Sat 16th Aug to Sat 30th Aug Vercors (France) expedition to coincide with Vercors 2008 European Congress of Speleology. Click [here] for more information.
Thurs 7 Aug Monthly Meeting, The Bowling Green Inn, Bradwell
Thurs 3 July
Monthly Meeting, The Bowling Green Inn, Bradwell
Thurs 5 June  Monthly Meeting, The Bowling Green Inn, Bradwell
24th, 25th, 26th May Bank holiday trip - Mendip. To include St Cuthbert's Swallet and others. Contact the Meets Secretary for details.
Thurs 1 May  Monthly Meeting, The Bowling Green Inn, Bradwell
Sat 3rd and Sun 4th May Saturday - Pen y Ghent Pot (or other Yorkshire cave if too wet). Overnight at the YSS hut. Sunday - trip in the Dales. Contact the Meets Secretary for details.
Sat 19th April

2008 Eldon AGM & Stomp. AGM will probably be held at the White Lion in Buxton but this will be confirmed nearer the time. The Stomp will be held at the Waterloo Hotel, Taddington and is open to members, non-members and friends of the club. Camping is available in a field behind the pub (£2 per tent). The stomp will not be all-ticket; just turn up on the night. More information [here].

Thurs 3 April  Monthly Meeting, White Lion, Buxton
Sat 22nd and Sun 23rd March South Wales trip. Saturday - Little Neath River Cave. Sunday - another trip in South Wales. More information [here]. Contact Jules Barrett for details.
Sun 16th to Mon 31st March Matienzo trip. Contact Dan Hibberts for details.
Thurs 6 March  Monthly Meeting, White Lion, Buxton
Sat 16th and Sun 17th Feb Craig a Ffynnon plus another trip. Contact the Meets Secretary for details.  Click [here] for a trip report.
Sat 9th and Sun 10th Feb Saturday - Brown Hill Pot, Yorkshire Dales. Overnight at the YSS hut. Sunday - trip in the Dales. More information [here]. Click [here] for a trip report.
Thurs 7 February  Monthly Meeting, White Lion, Buxton
Sat 5th and Sun 6th January
Saturday - Darren Cilau, South Wales. Overnight at the Whitewalls hut. Sunday - another trip in South Wales. Contact Jules Barrett for details.
Thurs 3 January  Monthly Meeting, White Lion, Buxton
   
2007  
Friday 28th December Christmas - New Year  trip. Lost Johns, Yorkshire Dales. Contact the Meets Secretary for details.
Sat 22nd December Eldon Christmas pub crawl in Buxton. Contact the Social Secretary for details.
Thurs 6th December Monthly Meeting, White Lion, Buxton
Sat 17th and Sun 18th Nov Saturday - King Pot, Yorkshire Dales. Overnight at the YSS hut. Sunday - trip in the Dales. More information [here]. King Pot trip report [here].
Sat 10 Nov DCRO Induction Course at the Whitehall Centre. More information [here].
Thurs 1st Nov Monthly Meeting, White Lion, Buxton
Sun 21 Oct Eldon 50th Anniversary Celebrations - Giants Hole trip. More information [here]. Contact the Meets Secretary for details.
Thurs 4th October Monthly Meeting, White Lion, Buxton
21-23 September Hidden Earth 2007 - Gloucestershire (in reach of S. Wales, Mendip and Forest of Dean)
Sun 9 Sept Titan -> Peak trip. Contact the Meets Secretary for details.
Thurs 6th Sept Monthly Meeting, White Lion, Buxton
13th -> 16th August Pierre St Martin (PSM) permit. Contact the Meets Secretary for details. Expedition report [here].
Wed August 8 Pierre St Martin DVD showing at the TSG hut, Castleton - 7:30 p.m. Contact Jules Barrett for info.
August 2 Monthly Meeting, White Lion
Sat 28th July SRT Rescues/Problem Solving day, Pindale Farm. Contact Jules Barrett for details.
July 5 Monthly Meeting, White Lion
Sat June 23 Dan Yr Ogof trip. Contact the Meets Secretary for details. Trip report [here].
June 7 Monthly Meeting, White Lion
Sat May 26 Ireby Fell Extension. Trip report [here].
May 3 Monthly Meeting, White Lion
April 21 50th Anniversary AGM + Stomp
April 5 Monthly Meeting, White Lion
March 1 Monthly Meeting, White Lion
February 24 White Scar Cave
February 1 Monthly Meeting, White Lion
January 4 Monthly Meeting, White Lion
   
Events from previous years are in the Events Archive.

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