Hi all, *Tldr:* - *CHECC Forum - 22nd - 24th November * - *T-shirts <https://checc.org/reserve-a-t-shirt/>, I'm happy to collect for people* - *reply to this email to come / tell me to pick up a t-shirt* CHECC = The Council of Higher Education Caving Clubs The CHECC forum is basically a weekend where university caving clubs from around the UK meet up for lots of drinking, dancing and general socialising. I do also plan on trying to get a small group together for caving on Saturday. There are also training sessions held on the Saturday and Sunday which can be really interesting and useful. There will be caving game competitions on the Saturday night featuring Pot and Sling, Squeeze Machine, Knot tying and more! Tickets for CHECC are £27 each so this trip will be more expensive than usual at £42. I'll be booking the tickets Thursday evening next week so dropping out after that point will be charged unless someone takes your place. *Info from the CHECC website:* "This year CHECC will take place at Parkwood outdoors (Dolygaer), we will have access to the Lodge which will be our main indoor space with 44 beds and 2 communal spaces. The learning centre which will act as our training centre during the day and ‘The Break Room’ after 9 pm. We will also have a marquee for some extra space away from the elements, we recommend you all bring tents as we can’t guarantee accommodation for everyone but also please share as camping space is limited." *Competitions with lots of shiny prizes:* *Your club over the last year?* Write a short piece about what your club has been up to over the last year. Tell us everything from fresher trips, expeditions and holidays, interesting or unique trips, and any difficulties you’ve had that the BCA or CHECC could help with. Prize £75 cash prize – Sponsored by BCA. writing our entry here <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LEE06C8hZ16HYJXgTra4vUzGZdrEKPoS58IvVDCnyx4/edit?usp=sharing> - please contribute any amusing things you remember :) *Photography Competition* Show us your best snaps from the last year! From the funny to serious, we want to see them all! What’s the worse that could happen, you could win an AV Waist bag. Sponsor – AV. *Caving Article Fit For National Geographic* Write an article suitable for publication in National Geographic (there have been quite a few articles on caving recently if you need any inspiration). Articles concerning any aspect of speleology are allowed! The inclusion of photos, drawings, and anecdotes are encouraged! Prize is a 1 year subscription to the magazine. *Photography Workshop* Stu Gardiner has kindly offered his time once again in running CHECC’s Cave Photography Workshop. Budding cave photographers can work with Stu over the Saturday to learn and refine their photography skills and apply them underground. The best photo from the workshop will be chosen on Sunday! Prize for the winner is a Fenix HL55 (thanks Fenix!) *Best Fresher’s Trip Report - this one will be great to have an entry in!* So you’ve just started your university adventure and you decide to join the caving club? Good choice, welcome on behalf of CHECC! Would you like to win yourself your first bit of caving kit? Well, tell us about one of your trips underground to be in with a chance of winning yourself a shiny new helmet! Plus, you get to pick the size and the colour. Prize: Boreo Helmet. Sponsored by Petzl. *BEC advertisement* Write a letting agent style For more info go to the website checc.org or join the CHECC facebook group *T-shirts* You can reserve your T-Shirt here <https://checc.org/reserve-a-t-shirt/>, they’ll be going for £10 each at the forum. You have until the 14th to reserve your T-shirt and be guaranteed one as the checc committee will be placing the order then. If you want one but will not be coming to CHECC, reserve one and I will be happy to pick it up for you, please chuck me the tenner to pay for it though. Reply to this email telling me if you're doing this and tell me your t-shirt size please. Yours till the final bottle of gin, Jennifer *ICCC President* -- Imperial College Caving Club <http://union.ic.ac.uk/caving> Unsubscribe here https://mailman.ic.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/icu-caving-announce scroll to the bottom to unsubscribe