Vince Brockers, Jake, Jon, Nick, and Mike
Got on with some wall building (surface) until the team arrived – wanted to create some space for spoil dumping.
Underground, Brockers digging beyond Trick or Treat aided by Jon. Jake cleared pulled the spoil up the slope, and across the chamber to the ‘hump’ where it was hauled over by Mike, I dragged the skip through and carried the filled bags (and very occasional rocks) along to the base of the pot. Nick was happily digging away in Can of Worms, lending a hand with spoil removal whenever requested. A cross-rift has been encountered in CoW and Nick was keen to develop this further.
When a suitable pile of bags (c. 20-30) had amassed the ‘support’ team shifted position and the spoil was hauled up to the surface. Then, all returned to their previous positions, there was a backlog at the dig that needed to be cleared. Another haul out to surface ensued. This time, Nick remained on the surface to start emptying bags. As more bags reached the surface, others followed the bags to the surface and helped to empty them. Today’s total c.90 bags filled, hauled, and emptied plus some rocks. A good productive session, and time for the Hunters’
Below is the presentation prepared for the 2024 Digging Awards at the Hunters’ Lodge Inn on the evening Saturday 23rd November. The award went to the Gibbet’s Brow team (355m) SMCC. Well done to them!