New Year Yorkshire Trip

[S. Draper]

Dear Cavers,

Apologies for the length of this email. If I haven't met you yet (I'm 
new this term), Hi! I'm leading the New Year's Trip to Bull Pot Farm/Red 
Rose CPC on Casterton Fell in Yorkshire. There are a huge number of 
caves in this area to suit a range of abilities. This promises to be a 
fantastic opportunity to try new routes, develop your skills, engage in 
some traditional silliness and escape your families! The trip will run 
from Boxing Day to New Year's Day, a.k.a. Thursday 26th December to 
Wednesday 1st January. You do not have to come for the whole week.

Rather than having standard prices based on whether or not you hire kit, 
the costs for this trip are arranged on an individual level. 
Accommodation is £5 per night. Transport costs will be split between 
those sharing each vehicle (as an example, the internet suggests that a 
return Cambridge-Casterton trip is likely to cost £97 petrol per car, or 
£19 per person if 5 people can share). Gear rental fees per day are: 
Light 50p, clothing £1.50, SRT £1. Communal food costs will be split and 
extra money should be brought for personal food. If you've been caving 
with the club before, you will now need to be an insured member in order 
to come on this trip. This will be about £20-30, depending on whether 
you're a student. Email David (dw444) if you need to sort this out. Each 
individual should also purchase their own set of club cowstails, for a 
one-off cost of £5. This paragraph should be used as a guide only. There 
may be some additional costs I have not considered.

In order that everything can run smoothly, I would initially like some 
information from those planning to attend. Please reply to me as soon as 
possible, with the following section copy & pasted and completed. This 
is not yet a solid commitment, as arriving and leaving dates for 
non-drivers will likely depend on whether lifts are available. I will 
ask for confirmation later, when the plan is starting to take shape.

Name:
Your mobile number:
Emergency contact no (i.e. family member/college plodge):
Intended arrival date:
Intended leaving date:
Previous caving experience (delete as appropriate): Novice/Novice with 
SRT experience/Average/Can potentially lead or rig
Dietary requirements:
Can drive?: No/Own vehicle (to, from and via where; passenger 
capacity?)/Hire vehicle (to, from and via where?) PLEASE BE AWARE of the 
age restrictions for car hire in your area.
Any relevant health issues:
Need to borrow: Light/Helmet/Undersuit (estimated size?)/Oversuit 
(size?)/Wellies (size?)/Kneepads/Belt/SRT kit/Cowstails (to buy)/Harness

Many thanks,
Sophie Draper
07521 884300

More info about the hut (if you've only been to TSG before, don't worry, 
this one's much nicer!): 
http://www.rrcpc.org.uk/wordpress/accommodation-booking/bullpot-farm
Interesting info about just some of the nearby caves: 
http://www.rrcpc.org.uk/easegill/