Peter wrote
> NAMHO will not become 'a subservient part of the caving world'. It will
> engage with national caving organisations in considering areas of common
> interest, like mine exploration, and through those organisations seek to
> influence the conduct of cavers in respecting the archaeology and
> conservation of mines. But there are many other issues to consider which
> have little or no connection with 'caving' - historical, archaeological
and
> environmental - and these will receive the full attention of NAMHO
council.
Like Peter, this would be my thinking. NAMHO has never been a single
interest organisation and the present situation is a continuation of the
principles of the past. Organisations change and develop, but it's good to
have appropriate continuity.
> The feeling of Council was for a circulation of meetings around the mining
> areas of the British Isles - visiting the societies on their home ground.
> The meeting at Dolaucothi this weekend was certainly a success with
> significantly more representatives present than at previous meetings in
the
> English midlands.
It has been suggested that the larger-than-normal attendance at Dolaucothi
may have been influenced by holding the meeting on a Saturday rather than a
Sunday.
Sallie
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