28/1/18 still flooded...

Dave Walker had gone across on the 14/1/18 to check and it was slightly lower than previous weeks, but still flooded. 

28/1/18

Estelle Sandford, James Begley went to check dig

Dig still flooded, didn't need to go down the ladder really to check as could see the levels of the bottom dig... Estelle did go down to check though as wanted to see how far it might have come up. The buckets at the entrance to the top dig haven't moved or got water in, so it hasn't reached there at all. I reckon judging by the walls though that it's been about a metre higher than it is now. What is more concerning is that there has been a slump below the hedge and you can see quite a lot of roots and not very much of one of the ladders below that had bags hanging on it as it's a bit buried! 

7/1/18 still underwater...

Estelle Sandford

10mins

A quick trip down to see where the water levels were at. They have risen by a good foot or more and possibly were more judging by the wet/dry looking patch on the rock – currently at top step level of the stepped bit. We’ve had a bit of a collapse of white stuff at the end of the aerial runway section. I didn’t drop down any further than sitting on the ledge by the aerial runway to take photo. Reckon at least a week of dry weather likely to be needed to drain this… 

NYE flood! 31/12/17

Estelle Sandford, James Begley, Duncan Simey, Miri Simey, Dave Walker, Jonathan Riley and Mike Moxon turned up just as we were leaving.

30mins

Arrived and got kitted and headed down to be met with a completely flooded dig thanks to the very heavy rains in the last week or two. Old bottom dig had about 7ft head of water and main dig, about 20m of passage is submerged and it’s up to the 2^nd step on the steeper slope… May take a day or two to clear with the horrendous weather forecast.

12/12/17

Estelle Sandford, James Begley, Duncan Simey, Mike Moxon, Jonathan Riley, Dave Walker

2.5hrs

full on session of 15 buckets each so 90 done total. Quite wet outside, but good progress. Need more people next time so we can fill some brewery bags around the bottom of the ladder.