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  • Giles Barker Award 2023

    For 2023 the prestigious Giles Barker Award was presented to Bill Nix, a member of Red Rose CPC, one of the two clubs that fund and maintain the award (the other being Morgannwg CC). This in itself involved some subterfuge to avoid Bill learning of [...]

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  • Experience caving day 30th Sept 23

    A chance to experience the incredible underground world of the Yorkshire Dales. Hosted by the Red Rose Cave and Pothole Club (RRCPC), this day is for anyone who’s interested in taking up caving as a pastime and would like to enjoy the adventure of caving with [...]

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  • 2023 Photographic Competiton

    January 14th at Bullpot Farm The event was well attended with a varied collection of photographs, many of a high standard. It was good to see a number of new people entering the event and some new placed or wining photographs. The placed photographs are [...]

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    Bullpot Farm Weather Station now online

    Phil Withnall has installed the weather station at the Farm. It’s in the top corner of the bonfire field, and seems to be working well. The base unit for it is in a corner in the Library, as that’s where he could get WiFi signal from the weather [...]

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  • RRCPC photographic competition 2022

    Thanks go to the Judges Boz & Beardy. Click on each photo for larger view UK Above Ground 1st. Gwen Tawy. 2nd. Andy Pringle. 3rd. Chris Hunter. UK Underground 1st. Bill Nix. “Giles Barker Award” 2nd. Chris Hunter 3rd. Sam Lieberman. Abroad Above Ground 1st. Bill Nix. 2nd. Bill Nix. Sunset over Islands No more entries Abroad Underground 1st. Bill Nix. 2nd. [...]

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  • Jim Newton’s 90th Birthday Party & Photographic Competiton

    Jim Newton’s 90th Birthday Party & Photographic Competiton 2022 Photographic Competition Rules All entries should be photos taken in the last 12 months and presented in print format on the night. Please remember to give you photo a suitable title or it might not be judged. The categories below [...]

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  • 2021 Photo competition Results

    The results of the 2021 competition are shown below. Trophies hopefully were awarded at a summer dinner.  If you have a trophy from last year will you please make arrangements to return it to the Farm as soon as you can. Click on each photo for [...]

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  • RRCPC Honorary and Life Members

    Congratulations to Andy Hall for recently becoming a Life Member of RRCPC. Below is a list of the club’s honorary and life members: Honorary members: Ray Duffy, Jim Newton, Bev Stevens, Sandra Wilkinson, Ron Bliss (deceased), Tom Sykes (deceased), Tony Tanner (deceased) Life Members: Robert Bialek (Darlek), Pete Llewelyn, [...]

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  • Rollerball dig

     Ray, Sam and others have been digging here for a while on Thursday evenings On Sat Oct 12th before the club auction party we arranged a club digging meet here. The situation is that the digging itself is easy in a stooping height passage with easily [...]

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  • Farm BBQ

    FARM BBQ A great turn out for the BBQ last weekend in glorious weather when we able to partake of great food and drink and enjoy the redesigned rear garden. It was very pleasing to see so many older members returning to enjoy the evening. [...]

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