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Welcome to the Eldon Pothole Club website. Based in Buxton, Derbyshire, the Eldon Pothole Club is located at the heart of The Peak District caving area. EPC is primarily a digging club and has made extensive discoveries in the Peak District as well as other UK caving areas. EPC have also undertaken (and continue to undertake) many expeditions to countries as diverse as Spain, France, Uzbekistan, China and Mexico.

Club Membership
The club is always keen to welcome new members. All members must go through a period of aspirancy before being voted in as full members at the AGM. All members, both full and aspirant, receive the usual club benefits such as use of club tackle, regular newsletters and third party liability insurance. If you wish to apply for club membership please complete the following application form and come along to a monthly meeting (first Thursday of each month at The Bowling Green Inn, Smalldale, Bradwell, Derbyshire at 9.00pm) or contact Sam Townsend (Telephone 0114 255 1236 or 0788 799 2088).

Eldon Library
The club maintains a library of books, journals, surveys and photographs associated with cave and mine exploration in the UK and abroad. Click [here] for more information and lists of the publications held in the library.


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Change Log
Date Author Description of Change
02/06/2008 JB Added Gentlewomans to Youds trip report.
02/05/2008 JB Changed location of monthly meeting to Bowling Green Inn.
28/04/2008 ST Contacts Page ammended with new Officers. News page updated.
21/03/2008 JB Members only section added. Thanks to Mike Annersley for help with this.
10/03/2008 JB Added Bagshawe Cavern trip report.
09/03/2008 JB Added accommodation information to Vercors 2008 Expedition.
05/03/2008 JB Added Brown Hill Pot trip report.
18/02/2008 JB Added Craig a Ffynnon trip report.

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