Message from Toby Dryden, WBCRT training officer:

The final event from the WBCRT 2008/2009 Training Programme will be a
Rescue Practise at Llethrid Swallet on Saturday 17th January.

We will be meeting on the Gower at 9.30am on the B4271 at Grid
Reference SS 538 916, around 800 metres before reaching Llethrid
Bridge. The WBCRT Rescue Landrover will be parked at this point and
you will be given directions for parking from there.

The practice will be a Medical/Rescue scenario from the main chamber
of Llethrid Swallet and a variety of roles will be offered for the
practice, both underground and on the surface.

For those unfamiliar with the cave, the entrance series involves a
series of crawls and rift passages with one or two ’smaller’ sections,
leading to a huge chamber (where a WBCRT Rescue Dump is located).

If the weather is wet leading up to the day, we will change the venue
to OFD 1 1/2, as the Llethrid Entrance Series is liable to flooding.

Please telephone SWCC on 01639 730613 before leaving home on the
morning of the practice to check the venue – ask to speak to Toby or
to the Duty Officer.

19th July: West Brecon Cave Rescue Team (WBCRT) rescue practice: Mines Rescue Practice. Every second year WBCRT practice in one of the Mines in Mid Wales. We cover hundreds of sites in the Mid Wales area and this an important aspect of the service we provide. Venue TBA.