====== CSCC Dig Fest 2016 ======
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{{ :news:dig_fest_2016_poster.jpg?direct&400|CSCC DigFest 2016}}
**Keep on Digging!**

Ever fancied finding new cave? Now's your chance. The diggers of Mendip will be opening their digs for you to visit and have a go.

  * Digging
  * Photography Workshop with Duncan Simey 
  * Digger's Question Time
  * Wessex Challenge (hosted by the BEC)
  * BBQ
  * Stomp (with Karaoke)

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**Fri June 3rd**

  * From 19:00, Hunter's Lodge
    * Dig Matchmaker - catch up with the above people named below in the Hunters on Friday evening or before to find out more info.
      * Sites confirmed include:
      * Longwood Valley Sink - Alison Moody: A long term prospect with excellent picnic facilities.
      * Grebe Swallet - Chris Binding: Apparently it is absolutely guaranteed to go. No ifs, buts or maybes ...
      * Blakes Farm Depression - Graham Price: More holes than Swiss cheese on steroids.
      * Sludge Pit Hole - Mike Kushy: A great cave with a lot to do. They have specially requested someone good with building walls. Do you fit the bill?
      * Cutlers – Estelle Sandford: A very interesting site with two nice easy digs. Parking is limited so a bit of planning to car sharing is needed.  
      * Swildons Hole – Josh Bratchley: Josh is looking for someone to help carry cylinders.

**Sat June 4th**
{{  :news:wessex_challenge_2016.jpg?direct&300|Wessex Challenge 2016}}
  * From 10:00, Village Hall
    * Final Dig Matchmaker
      * Depart for dig, dig, digging.
      * Meet digging teams and depart for caverns measureless.
    * 10:00 Photography Workshop with Duncan Simey((This is intended as a practical session and we will be heading down to an easy part of a local cave to experiment with flashes and continuous lighting. I will be bringing plenty of kit, so having your own is not necessary, but if you bring it, expect to use it! The practical will be followed by a short debrief around a laptop when we will have a look at the results from our trip and how to get the best out of them with a little post processing.))
    * Dig-o-meter
      * It's not a competition but who found most.
    * 17:00 Bar
    * 17:30 [[https://www.facebook.com/events/1705585913031973/|Wessex Challenge]] (hosted by the BEC)
      * To be held on the top green by the village hall.
    * 19:00 BBQ
      * Stomp till late with DJ and Karaoke


**Sun June 5th**

  * From 10:00 - 12:00, Village Hall
    * Digger's Question Time - A panel of digging experts will answer your questions. Chaired by Mike Kushy

  * From 10:30, Hunter's Lodge Long Room
    * BCA AGM

**Posters**

{{:news:dig_fest_2016_poster.pdf|Poster}}