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We are planning on holding a celebration of the first official YSS trip in February to Pikedaw Calamine Caverns. In order to start planning this event, I would be grateful if anyone who wishes to take part, anyone who was on that first trip, or anyone with any suggestions or offers of help could get in touch as soon as possible. Please contact James Brooks at the usual contact address / phone / e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | |||
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| City: | Leeds, W.Yorks U.K. | |||
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Simon, my 35 year old son now knows what is meant by 'jumping grass' and enjoyed meeting the YSS crowd again. Geoff, we are still trying to get hold of music from your later releases after 'One More Pull' any links would be appreciated!!!!! | |||
| Name: | mick jordan E-Mail: contact | |||
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I really enjoyed seeing everybody, and would not have missed that for all the John Smith's in Pontefact... Here's looking forward to the 50th Anniversary, start planning Fiona only 520 weeks to go! Best wishes for the continued success of the club, from mick j | |||
| Name: | Phil Jordan E-Mail: contact | |||
| City: | Gillingham, Kent UK | |||
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Looking forward to seeing everybody (for the first time in 29 years) on the 16th. Best wishes Phil Jordan | |||
| Name: | Alan Speight E-Mail: contact | |||
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so contact Fiona urgently - only six days to go I am sure we can get 200 but you don't have much time left note my previos comment Comment: 11 Monday September 27, 2004 - 15:29 Please note - 115 people have already booked & paid for their places at the 40th anniversary bash with less than 3 weeks to go. So if you intend going contact Fiona straight away | |||
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Hope the 40th dinner goes well. See ya Kev | |||
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The YSS is celebrating 40 years of existence in October. As such we are holding a reunion party on 16 October at the Kings Croft Hotel, Pontefract starting at 7.00pm for all current and past members. The cost will be £10.00 with a buffet, and a bar (not free!!) that will be open until 2.00am. We are also looking to produce a history of the club, including, photos and personal tales, if you have anything that fits the bill let us know. If you want to reserve a copy the price will be under a tenner! For more details or to reserve either a place or a book please contact Fiona Durham (nee McArther) YSS Secretary 17 Selby Road Riccal, York YO19 6QP 01757 248798 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | |||
| Name: | mick jordan E-Mail: contact | |||
| City: | paris, france | |||
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Hope you are well and busy! Also HI to ASP8 (thanks for the wake-up call ...). Hello to all other oldies & youngies - Looking forward to joining you for some 40-yr fun in October. Best regards, MICK-J | |||
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The Old Guestbook Great website - a good wallow in nostalgia, though some of the names are strangely familiar ! Yesenia cervantes in home at 22:03:56 Tuesday December 3 2002 how got i find informasoin on wall climing? its for school ken p in cornwall at 20:09:08 Thursday October 17 2002 nice site brings back the good times in and under the dales Mark H in Mark the flailmaster H at 23:0:57 Tuesday June 4 2002 Just been unndergroud with 2 very special members , John and Debbie ... first time for me but they made me feel like i was part of a team . really enjoyed it and will be back again (need to lose 8 pounds to get out of bar pot) KID McCOY in YORKSHIRE UK at 20:25:21 Wednesday May 29 2002 VERY NICE Ian Fox in Milton Keynes at 15:50:27 Sunday April 21 2002 I had a hand in the formation of the club nosa in ghana at 3:26:0 Saturday April 13 2002 i love it Alan Speight at 11:49:28 Friday March 29 2002 Hi mick course I remember you please get in touch when you arrive a few of us will try to join you for the drink,if you fancy digging your welcome to come as we cannot get the members these days to dig mick jordan in Paris (France), chained to a keyboard ... at 10:36:35 Friday March 22 2002 Very nice to tumble across the YSS after all these years! Enjoyed visiting the site and reading about Belgium. Hello to anybody who remembers me, and keep up the good work. Will be visiting UK in April 2002, so may pop in to the Rock for my refund... William Wheeldon in Pontefract at 18:31:19 Friday January 25 2002 In answer to Paul Hornbys question about the original eight members of the "Undertakers" and the initial "Yorkshire Subterranean Society" I was one of them but I can only guess at the rest I think they were. Paul Hornby - Trevor Tordoff - William Wheeldon - David Brown - Stefan Levy - Ian Fox - Ian Hawksworth and Tony Woofenden. A great bunch of young lads and we had a really good time I would not swop. Paul I have some photos of you potholing in those days if you want to see them. Skelly in On afternoon shift wait for speihgy to take over at 16:59:17 Friday October 5 2001 In a real dark hole Alan, Its Known as the copper works in and around leeds, and its your shift next key hole speighty.# Skelly STEVE LOCKWOOD in WETHERBY at 21:24:23 Wednesday April 25 2001 VERY INTERESTING WEBSITE Geoff Noble in Half a world away at 6:1:1 Wednesday April 25 2001 It has been a blast to look at the YSS web site ,hope to be visiting Cas. later this year. Living at the moment in Nelson BC.Canada.Great place for the outdoors etc.give my regards to all at home LUV GEOFF. Geoff Noble in Half a world away at 6:0:55 Wednesday April 25 2001 It has been a blast to look at the YSS web site ,hope to be visiting Cas. later this year. Living at the moment in Nelson BC.Canada.Great place for the outdoors etc.give my regards to all at home LUV GEOFF. Tunc Torosdagli in Turkey at 20:33:32 Friday April 20 2001 Hi, I added Ankara Caving Link to Africa by mistake. It should have been in Turkey. Deb in My mums - John is at SRT clinic at 12:26:30 Saturday April 14 2001 I've finally had a chance to see the website, - only because John has locked me out!!!!!!!!! I'm impressed Brian Hepworth in Shropshire at 11:4:7 Saturday April 7 2001 Great to hear from Paul Hornby again. Must be about 30 years since we saw each other. Can't think of eight names! In addition to myself - Trevor Tordoff, William Wheeldon, Paul Hornby, David Brown. Was Paul Windeatt also a member and who were the others? Paul, please send me a line at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (Please remove 'nospam' Paul Hornby in Pollington, Nr Goole at 23:58:49 Monday April 2 2001 As one of your founder members (I helped Brian Heppworth make that first rope ladder) and was first president of the YSS with Colin Gray replacing me as chairman. I am most immpressed with the club achievements over the years and of this exellent site - well done! There were originally eight of us who formed the Undertaker's. Can anyone name them steve fishwick in Long Drax! at 0:52:36 Tuesday March 20 2001 Nice to see the club doing well. Lots of old names still there. Best regards to Collin, Alan, Fiona, Richard, Graham and all.Thanks for lots of happy memmories. I,m sure Phil and Mick Jordan, Chris Watts, Geoff Noble and the rest of us nasties would wish the same. Alan Stead in Leeds U.S.A at 21:14:25 Tuesday December 26 2000 brill page I like the Christmas greetings Brian Hepworth in Nr. Ironbridge, Shropshire. at 21:9:42 Wednesday November 1 2000 The flooding here in Shropshire (Ironbridge) is the worst in living memory. It made me think of the rivers and caves of Yorkshire. I bet there are some spectacular sights of rivers and cave entrances in the Dales. Paul Mulliner in @work Kettering at 14:3:0 Monday October 9 2000 Well put together site!!! Nice to see some of the old mates are still going strong. STEVE FAIRBRASS "Get in touch!" Still digging Alan ? adi howden in leeds at 16:50:16 Sunday October 8 2000 who's that fatty diver on the front page Glenn in Hung over and confused after an excellent weekend at Hidden Earth with our beloved leader SP8 - Where were the rest of YSS?? at 21:1:30 Monday September 18 2000 Montage: Nice pictures Andy:-) As they are taken on a club trip - do I win a prize? I'm sending you a report on Speleovision for the website... Cheers, Glenn JAMIE C ROCHESTER in chattanooga tn usa at 4:29:42 Saturday August 26 2000 american caver checking out your web site Gary Bateman in Sheffield at 14:31:42 Friday June 2 2000 Mr swales cuold I have your e-mail address. Gaza. ANDREW BROOMFIELD in SITTING AT HOME BORED at 0:23:25 Wednesday May 31 2000 HI, HAD A GREAT TIME DOWN GG LAST WEEKEND HELPED WITH CAVE RESCUE THANKFULLY KNOWONE WAS HURT BYE Webmaster in Sulking in the office! at 19:28:49 Monday May 22 2000 To all who have taken the time to sign our guestbook this year, i apologise for deleting your entries, complete cock-up on my part, sorry. Sean in Surfing away at work at 9:57:8 Wednesday December 22 99 Just passing through, looking for Anne's email address. Must get round to going caving again sometime... Happy Xmas to all... fez in london at 4:58:27 Wednesday December 8 99 Hi All sorry for not being around much this year, still someone has to keep the economy eh! maybe next year? Anne Garnett in Home teaching the cats to cave at 22:32:48 Wednesday November 10 99 Hey Andy! Why's my email address not on the member's email address list? Could it be because I don't have a member? Maybe this explains why I NEVER RECEIVE ANY EMAIL! Anyway, approve of the site. See you Saturday at the school? Toodle pip M.Hudson in Royds School at 12:17:32 Tuesday November 9 99 Kev Sheard - could you post your e-mail address on the guest book M.Hudson Andy Philipson in West Sussex at 10:41:44 Monday November 8 99 Pendle Caving Club member Superb web site Graham Hudson Rothwell in Earthstation Goonhilly at 11:48:7 Thursday October 28 99 Which way from here to Lost Johns? Graham Hudson in Earth Station, Goonhilly ! at 11:42:5 Thursday October 28 99 Which way is it to Lost Johns ? This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it in united states/idaho at 17:54:57 Tuesday August 24 99 lots of lava tube Rob Lucas in Holland at 19:43:33 Thursday August 19 99 Hi , it's avery nice page I'v been caving in Yorkshire , it was great bye bye Stuart in 1/2 Asleeep at 8:37:40 Friday July 23 99 Why are SP8 & Fiona anonymouse, we want their email links on the site !!!1/2 William Wheeldon in Pontefract at 9:23:21 Thursday July 15 99 I have a question. Who were the three original members by name? Who originally held membership cards 1,2 and 3 as they still do? I would be interested to know Tess in Kentucky USA at 3:20:28 Friday July 2 99 Any kid friendly links out there? Please send. =) Michael Hudson in At Royds School at 11:30:14 Tuesday June 22 99 I used to be a member, remember me? Son of Graham Hudson! Andy Harney in NORTHERN IRELAND at 22:15:46 Wednesday June 9 99 top cave sight with loads of good info. the only thing im trying to find out if there is any cave clubs in (NORTHERN IRELAND)as I'm in the Army & I can not go over the bourder into IRELAND.if you now of any please could you help me ? cheers for your help. john hodgkins in in a sand mine at 12:42:48 Sunday May 9 99 nice page andy Mick Williams in Brighouse, West Yorkshire at 19:56:40 Monday March 15 99 Sorry I wont be joining this year! I've been pulled in by the Airedale! Good club though.Cheers. Ade Thorpe at 23:6:48 Friday March 12 99 Nice site Andy !!!!! Alexander Maier in Tübingen, Germany at 8:57:4 Wednesday March 3 99 Great Link Page, congratulations. Why not having a look on our Page http://home.t-online.de/home/hoehlenrettung Its a cave rescue page, also in english language. Could you please put it on the Link page ? John McTague at 9:8:36 Saturday February 27 99 Please email me asap with da, thankstes for the winch meet in may alan speight in u.k. at 19:39:46 Wednesday February 24 99 note my email Manuel Freire in Aveiro, Portugal at 23:50:56 Friday January 29 99 A very usefull site... and more two links: http://sweet.ua.pt/~neua and http://sweet.ua.pt/~neua/fpe Speleological Salutions Stuart Weston in sunderland at 15:43:10 Wednesday January 20 99 very good web page keep up the good features and information STEVE REDMOND in At home 3/1/99 at 17:32:35 Sunday January 3 99 First time i,ve visited the site.Not bad for a beginer.Keep it up Andy.I haven,t heard from any of the Kingston crowd for a while so I hope your fit and well and have a busy 1999. Cheers Steve stuart weston in at work,, dirty word that! at 13:27:24 Tuesday December 8 98 just doing my report on the site for tonight! Kees van den Bos in Holland at 10:52:45 Tuesday November 10 98 Take a look at http://www.xs4all.nl/~speleonl/ This is the official Dutchsite Virginia R. Carver in Savannah, Georgia, USA at 16:1:40 Thursday October 22 98 WOW! Awesome Page. N H Steel in A2 Trinity house C,laisteridge lane, bradford, bd5 onh at 1:31:20 Tuesday October 13 98 Do you have any club members in Bradford? Where is the bus's nearest pick up point to the centre of Bradford? Alan "keyhole kate" Speight in in Leeds at 21:31:18 Saturday October 3 98 Hi Andy, just browsing through your web page, just to let you know that R*** Hole has gone, now much deeper. But you're too fat to fit down!!! (Don't believe it - says Mavis) Brenda Meier in Marquette, MI, USA at 0:26:44 Monday September 21 98 Your page was very helpful, but I need to find some history of caving. If anyone can help please e-mail me. Many thanks. ANDY MUNN in Stuck in front of this PC at 15:41:47 Tuesday September 15 98 Posh page Andy! Had first knee operation,about to have second.Having trouble walking let alone going below ground.Hopefully mobile in the new year.Regards to all. don &linda drees in mt.veiw. Cal united states at 20:11:58 Monday September 14 98 THANX you've got a great page!!! John Yates in Finland at 17:49:50 Wednesday September 9 98 Not many caves here in Finland, so I don't get underground much these days. I must visit Ingleton again someday. FEZ in at home at 21:33:24 Tuesday September 1 98 ha ha,found out how to use this confounded thing at last. Mark Heede in Richmond, VA, USA at 4:46:43 Sunday August 23 98 I was looking for caving pictures and came upon your link. I have seen several articles and comments about vertical activities in Yorkshire so the YSS caught my eye. Cave softlt. MLH NSS 40576 Ian Mackenzie-Bell in Nottingham (YSS) at 23:59:53 Monday August 10 98 Nice site Andy. Anne has sold the pub ticker tape or tragedy? Between Watford and Glasgow it's one mile long and still going Mark Wheeldon in Castleford at 16:34:39 Tuesday July 21 98 This site is really good and looks extreamly proffesional. John Milborrow in D.S.S. Devon at 21:14:0 Sunday July 19 98 Most excellent site must get DSS to come online William Wheeldon in Pontefract at 1:55:37 Sunday July 5 98 If you remember me drop me a line1 Member No 2 David Batty in Southampton at 11:7:39 Wednesday July 1 98 I have recently been caving in France.I enjoyed it very much . Mark Wheeldon in Castleford at 10:49:35 Wednesday July 1 98 This site is extreamly good and worth reading. Richard Woodall in Pontefract at 10:42:58 Wednesday July 1 98 I found this site very interesting. Keep up the good work andy. Ivan Stanko,M.D. in Rothschild,Wisconsin,USA at 23:16:36 Saturday June 27 98 Nice.Could not get into any Slovakia sights. William.D.N.K.Wheeldon in Pontefract at 0:45:10 Friday June 26 98 I was a member of the original "Undertakers Subterranean Society" We had to change the name because of the implications I was also member no 2 of the Yorkshire S.S.(still have my original card). The newsletter is exellent and the web page also - things have moved on a pace since way back then! Brian Hepworth is on this guestbook-he was an original with Trevor Tordoff-got photos of both potholing. Chris Tate in Ferrybridge at 10:50:33 Wednesday June 24 98 LLeeds climing wall on the 7th of july Garth. Very good trip in to Lancaster 2 weekends ago. hope to see lots of people on the coach trip to Horton on the 28th oof june Chris Tate in Ferrybridge at 10:47:2 Wednesday June 24 98 Keep it going Andy its definately getting better Mark Wheeldon in Pontefract at 17:16:1 Tuesday June 23 98 I have found this website extreamley good. Dave Munden in London at 8:47:18 Wednesday May 27 98 Great trip into Gaping Gill at the bank holliday via flood passage .Will write a n ariticle for the news letter garth barstow in At Geoff Ball's at 20:9:47 Wednesday May 6 98 When is the meet at Leeds Wall YSS in 20th century!!!!!! Pam McCoy in Muncy, PA, USA at 14:33:18 Friday March 27 98 Great site! Brian Hepworth in Shropshire at 18:50:43 Sunday March 8 98 Great to see the club doing so well.I was one of the first members in 1961 I think before joining B.P.C. Now unable to visit caves because of ill health. Dave Moger in Heatfield at 19:13:12 Monday February 9 98 Well worth a visit!!! Nice one Andy! ANDY MUNN in at work! at 17:53:22 Friday January 9 98 why can't i download the meets page? is it the technology or me? Benji in Yorkshire at 21:51:48 Friday December 19 97 Sorry for the delay in the writing about the last trip - Swinstow. I' ve missed the Christmas post now, but I'll post it to Ian in the new year. See u all in Jan. P.s. Thanks to all who bought raffle tickets on the last trip. Martin Allen in Manchester at 17:24:44 Thursday December 18 97 Loooking good. Cheers for mirroring my stuff, as I have no idea how long it'll last now. see ya at xmas with the rest of the Kingston old scrotes Neil Burgess in Cambridge Climbing & Caving Club at 23:41:11 Tuesday December 16 97 cncc pages very usefull M. Ireland in Toronto Ontario Canada at 3:23:35 Saturday November 29 97 Have you ever thought of caving / hiking on the Niagara Escarpment The Bruce Trail (Niagara to Tobermorry is approx 250 miles) the best hiking in Southern Ontario Canada. Andi Norton in Aberystwyth at 17:44:41 Thursday November 27 97 P.s in regards to last message, our venture group came with Andy Upton from west mids Andrew Norton in Aberystwyth at 17:42:38 Thursday November 27 97 Hiya from a member of Aberstwyth Caving Club ( check out and link to our website aber.ac.uk if you wish I visited the YSS last January and I seem to remember leaving my green wellies (size 12) in your drying room. If you can put them to one side with my name on them I'll try and pick them up next time ACC are in Yorkshire staying at YSS. Many Thanks, Andi. P.s How are Pinky and the boys from Hull? JACK PICKUP in SUNNY INGLETON at 20:1:51 Tuesday October 14 97 SEE YOU AT THE XMAS DINNER ON THE 6TH DEC @ THE ROCK INN Stephen Sopp in Basildon, Essex at 23:24:47 Thursday September 25 97 Enjoyed the write-up on Slovenia '95. This is my first visit to a speleo web site and very professional it looks too! Now that i've found them on CaveLinx, i'll just go visit some other club sites that i've been associated with years back. Thanks very much for your sterling work! Stephen Theobald in Cambridge at 13:6:13 Monday September 8 97 I was a 'virgin' as regards caving until last Saturday. Thanks to the YSS for a marvellous weekend, especially to Sean & Rob who took me down Alum Pot. To AndyMac - nice site! Les Sykes in Sat in front of this bloody PC at 19:17:47 Saturday August 2 97 A dramatic change to the last visit, all we need now is a CNCC techenical Group page, lets sort it out Andy Glenn in At home in front of my PC:-) But I should be in the Dales, gluing things into limestone! at 9:11:31 Saturday April 19 97 Hi Andy, I like it! James and Benji in Thorpe Audlin, Yorkshire , U.K. at 20:0:9 Friday April 18 97 Hi all ( especially Neville) Hey Alan, when are we going to do some SRT down in Wentbridge - also , can we arrange a " dig " at the new cave in Wentbridge ( behind church ) See you on the next Coach Trip. Chris Harvey (BEC) in Somerset at 15:1:24 Monday March 24 97 Hey this is a bit posh ain't it Tony Oldham in hacking at Aberystwyth, home is at Crymych at 20:44:51 Monday March 17 97 Great web site, keep up the good work Bruce Albright in Denver, Colorado at 2:50:32 Monday March 3 97 Good resource. Thanks! Kev Sheard in Yorkshire at 13:59:3 Wednesday February 12 97 Well, now - not bad at all, Andy (yes, yet ANOTHER compliment!). Jens Sagemann in at work at 10:45:35 Tuesday February 4 97 Very helpful, epecially the cave linx page. Mihai Gafencu in GEIS (Iasi-Romania) at 18:9:9 Friday January 31 97 If you please contact us to talk about caves. Ash in Manchester, England at 14:45:51 Friday January 31 97 Great links page! My Home page is at http://www.compsoc.man.ac.uk/~ash Mike Clinch in Bexley Kent at 17:25:59 Wednesday December 11 96 I normally cave with a group called FOBs and we go with Graham Mollard of Over and Under. Gerard at 21:1:7 Saturday December 7 96 Greetings from G.S.G. (Belgium). I'll visit again for shure... Gerard Michael Giunta in United States (boston grotto) at 21:58:9 Friday December 6 96 This is a great link, a must bookmark for all cavers or folks who want to start into the hobby Tom in Lancaster at 23:4:13 Thursday December 5 96 Lars-Erik Åström in Sollentuna, Sweden at 23:14:37 Sunday November 24 96 Nice work! But, please, one of the entries for Sweden (Swedish caving server) is obsolete. The contents of that site are now housed at at http://www.algonet.se/~swecave/ Please remove the old URL, this server is discontinued. Jacqui Gunnell in UK at 15:36:17 Saturday November 2 96 Nice one baby, keep it up! Davy Jones in USA at 15:31:30 Saturday November 2 96 Nice looking page, keep up the good work. |
