Hello new cavers,

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·  First trip of the year this weekend (11th-13th October)  

·  Email ic.caving@gmail.com with questions

·  Tree training in Princes' Gardens tomorrow and every Wednesday this term 1 - 5 pm

·  Check out our website to find out info about trips and when they’re happening

·  Come and chat with us at FiveSixEight/The Union bar every Tuesday from 6pm

. Unsuscribe here https://mailman.ic.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/icu-caving-announce scroll to the bottom to unsuscibe 

·  Join our Facebook group

Trip Dates

Wales I - 11th to 13th Oct

Wales II - 25th to 27th Oct

Yorkshire I - 8th to 10th Nov

CHECC - 22th to 25th Nov,  this one’s a bit unusual, ask us for details!

Yorkshire II - 29th to 1nd Dec

It was great seeing all of you at the freshers' fair today! Hopefully we managed to convince you to go caving with us. This email is to give you a bit of info on how the club works and if you do want to sign up to any of our trips you’ll get more details about what they entail when you sign up.

Tree Training

We will be starting our weekly tree training sessions on Wednesday (2nd) from 1 - 5pm (roughly, we are often there until the light goes). This will take place in Princes Gardens - just look for people tangled in ropes in the trees! 

There’ll be lots of us there to discuss what we do on our weekend trips and just generally chat and answer any questions you have. We’ll be around all afternoon so feel free to come and leave any time – there may be a bit of a wait to get in the trees if everyone is there at the same time! Don’t worry though, there’ll be snacks to eat and caving games to play if there are a lot of you!

The tree training will teach you how to use all the necessary caving equipment to go on our later trips involving rope techniques but is not necessary for our fresher's trips to Wales. Come along, there's no obligation to join the club or even go on a trip, just have fun chatting or climbing and abseiling in the (hopefully) sun!

Check the Facebook for updates on the start time and if we are cancelling due to the weather.

Pub social meetings

As usual we will be meeting at the FiveSixEight or the Union bar from 6pm each Tuesday starting today, it’s a perfect chance to find out more about caving, our club, or sign up for trips. We normally have a muddy caving helmet so you can find us!

Trips

Our first trip of the year is NEXT WEEKEND (11th-13th Oct)! If you’re interested in coming on the trip you'll need to buy membership and then pay for the trip fee which will go live at 18:00 tomorrow here. We'll then email you all the info needed for the trip and arrange for you to come down to caving stores to pack kit, directions to stores will be included.. 

Trips are every two weeks and the two fresher’s trips to Wales cost just £11 for new members. That includes all food, transport, equipment and accommodation. It may even be cheaper to go caving than staying at home!

To come on any of our trips you’ll need to buy membership which is £26. Follow this link to buy membership now! I’m pretty sure I said the wrong number all day today.

Wales I - 11th to 13th Oct

Wales II - 25th to 27th Oct

Yorkshire I - 8th to 10th Nov

CHECC - 22th to 25th Nov,  this one’s a bit unusual, ask us for details!

Yorkshire II - 29th to 1nd Dec

Social Media

We make lots of announcements on our Facebook group, which can be found here. Join to get the most up to date info on trips and socials throughout the year!

We’ve also got an Instagram account @iccaving where we’ll be posting pictures of trips, socials and all things caving so follow us if you’re into that kind of thing.  

Hopefully be seeing you very soon!

Thanks,

Jennifer

ICCC President