Loss of yet another past member

Sadly, we have also heard of the loss of another past member, Dave "Sheps" Shepley. He was an engineer and at one time tacklemaster. He used to build equipment and other items for the Club such as the old lid for Wood Mine. He also worked Mouldridge Mine for a short time with Stan Gee.

Loss of another member

We have heard that Tony Bocklebank, one-time chairman of the Club, died on 6 March after several years of illness. At the present time, we do not know any of the funeral arrangements but anyone wanting to know more can contact the Club and we will try to keep members up-to-date.

Club subscriptions now due

Thank you to the 90+ members who have already paid subs for 2026. To the others, now is is the time! You can pay through the website but please note two things. The BCA part of the fee has increased to £32 so full caving subs are now £45. Secondly, we have to pay £1.36 to collect this via PayPal but BCA won't reimburse that so the cost comes out of your contribution to the club - if you can, please pay by bank transfer.

Alderley public trips

Public trips to the Alderley Mines will usually take place once a month, normally on the third Wednesday of the month. Whether a trip can be run depends on getting volunteers to lead and back-mark the group. So a message to members is: please to see whether any trips need leaders or back-markers and get your name onto the Google spreadsheet. To find out more, contact the Webmaster. Currently, we cannot run trips in April, May, November or December until we get volunteers.

April Open Weekend

The next Open Weekend will take place on April 18th and 19th 2026. We have suspended booking for the moment because work is being undertaken in Engine Vein and this must be completed in time. As soon as we are confident that it will be, booking will reopen. If the work is seriously delayed, we will swap the spring and autumn destinations so the spring Open Weekend will be to Wood Mine. Watch this space.

DCC Shop now open

The pages on the website where T-shirts, hoodies, badges, etc can be bought have been revamped. The stock of each size is shown. Members can use this page and others (non-members) can use this page. When you buy an item, you will be taken to PayPal and will see your "cart" so that you can change the quantity or add more items. If you want the items posting to you, please add an appropriate amount for post and packing. If you try to order more than there is stock, you will be charged by PayPal but the Treasurer can refund you for the items unavailable.

Meets List

Although the events on this website have details of trips during the year, members will find more details on the Club Facebook page. Use the link at the bottom of the home page and members' pages to go to the Club Facebook page.

More about the Alderley Mines

The new edition of Chris Carlon's Alderley Edge Mines book is for sale from the publisher and from Amazon. Copies are also available at the Club's Open Weekends and from the Club shop. The book has been heavily revised and describes all the main mines in detail. It remains a useful companion to the Alderley Edge Story published in 2016. Contact Nigel for further details. The cost is £12 POST FREE from Nigel.

Caving and mining log

The most recent items on the caving and mining log can now be viewed in brief in this panel. Click on the section below that says: news | events | log. Remember to add a record of your own trips.

Members may be able to view more events on the DCC calendar that we do not make public.

Members may be able to view more log entries on the DCC log that we do not make public.