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 ====== Latest News & Updates ======
-** 18 Feb 2024 ** - A new batch of [[https://www.mcra.org.uk/logbooks/index.php?/category/Alan_Gray/start-502|Alan Gray's]] log books added to the archive, covering the years 2015-2022, and also Nick Chipchase's [[https://www.mcra.org.uk/logbooks/index.php?/category/549|Log Book 2]] (1970-73).
+** 26 Jan 2026 ** - [[https://mcra.org.uk/logbooks/files/Pat%20Cronin/Pat%20Cronin%20-%202025.pdf|Pat Cronin’s 2025 caving and digging log]] added to the [[https://www.mcra.org.uk/logbooks/index.php?/category/Pat_Cronin|collection]].
-** 17 Feb 2024 ** - [[https://www.mcra.org.uk/logbooks/index.php?/category/Pat_Cronin|Pat Cronin's]] caving and digging logbooks for 2000-2009 and 2023 added to the archive, plus the 1996-98 BEC digging log for [[https://mcra.org.uk/logbooks/index.php?/category/Five_Buddles_Sink|Five Buddles Sink]].
+** 1 Jan 2026 ** - [[https://mcra.org.uk/logbooks/files/ATLAS/ATLAS%20Digging%20Log%202024.pdf|ATLAS digging team log for 2025]] added to the [[https://www.mcra.org.uk/logbooks/index.php?/category/ATLAS/Digging_Log_Archives|archive]].
+** 4 May 2025 ** - A new MCRA publication {{ :mines:stone_mine_fatalities_injuries_and_incidents_-_alan_gray_may_2025.pdf |Accidents In Bath Stone Quarries From Newspaper Reports (1384 To 2006)}} has been added to the [[mines:start|mining and quarrying]] section. Compiled by Alan Gray, this book presents a compendium of reports of accidents in the Bath stone quarries obtained from newspaper archives, with selected photos and illustrations, 253 pages.
+** 2 Feb 2025 ** - Added a new page for articles and information related to [[mines:start|mining and quarrying]] in the region, including the Bath and Corsham stone mines.
+** 5 Jan 2025 ** - [[https://mcra.org.uk/logbooks/files/Pat%20Cronin/Pat%20Cronin%20-%202024.pdf|Pat Cronin’s 2024 caving and digging log]] added to the [[https://www.mcra.org.uk/logbooks/index.php?/category/Pat_Cronin|collection]].
+** 2 Jan 2025 ** - [[https://mcra.org.uk/logbooks/files/ATLAS/ATLAS%20Digging%20Log%202024.pdf|ATLAS digging team log for 2024]] added to the [[https://www.mcra.org.uk/logbooks/index.php?/category/ATLAS/Digging_Log_Archives|archive]].
+** 24 Oct 2024 ** - The MCRA has taken over the Caving slot in the Mendip Times. A section with appropriate links has been added to the website.
+** 7 Sep 2024 ** - Somerset Underground 4 (East Mendip, Bath & South Somerset) is available for [[https://www.mcra.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=for_sale#somerset_underground_-_4|purchase direct from the MCRA]].
+** 11 Aug 2024 ** - The MCRA is pleased to announce that the eagerly awaited //fourth// volume of Somerset Underground will be officially launched at the Hunters' Lodge on **September 7th**, starting around at 7.30 p.m. Comprising 283 pages, it contains details of more than 500 natural caves, mines, sinks, risings, springs, holy wells and artificial underground sites in East Mendip, Bath and South Somerset including the Bath hot springs, Glastonbury and the major catchment area of St Andrew’s Well. Priced at a mere £10 (plus p&p), this is a stitched, flexibound, full-colour production especially designed for use in the field. Postal sales will be available shortly after.
+** 20 Jul 2024 ** - //Is That So?// - Rob ‘Tav’ Taviner’s collection of entertaining caving tales, originally published by the MCRA in 2010, is now available as a PDF download in the [[:articles:start#books]] section of the archive.
+** 20 Jul 2024 ** - [[https://mcra.org.uk/logbooks/index.php?/category/Chris_Richards|Chris Richards’ caving and digging logbooks]] covering 1967-1985 added to the logbooks archive.
+** 13 Jun 2024 ** - A second photo book created by Andy Watson, this time covering the exploration of {{:articles:bradshaw_s_cave_photobook_2024_-_a_watson.pdf|Bradshaw’s Cave}}.
+** 27 May 2024 ** - Added Andy Watson’s {{ :articles:carrion_slocker_photobook_2021_-_a_watson.pdf |Carrion Slocker}} photo book.
+** 18 Feb 2024 ** - A new batch of [[https://www.mcra.org.uk/logbooks/index.php?/category/Alan_Gray/start-502|Alan Gray’s]] log books added to the archive, covering the years 2015-2022, and also Nick Chipchase’s [[https://www.mcra.org.uk/logbooks/index.php?/category/549|Log Book 2]] (1970-73).
+** 17 Feb 2024 ** - [[https://www.mcra.org.uk/logbooks/index.php?/category/Pat_Cronin|Pat Cronin’s]] caving and digging logbooks for 2000-2009 and 2023 added to the archive, plus the 1996-98 BEC digging log for [[https://mcra.org.uk/logbooks/index.php?/category/Five_Buddles_Sink|Five Buddles Sink]].
 ** 1 Jan 2024 ** - Collated [[https://www.mcra.org.uk/logbooks/files/ATLAS/ATLAS%20Digging%20Log%202023.pdf|ATLAS digging logs for 2023]] added to the [[https://www.mcra.org.uk/logbooks/index.php?/category/ATLAS/Digging_Log_Archives|archive]].
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 ==== Articles & Books ====
-The [[articles:start|articles]] section carries publications of spelaeological interest
+The [[articles:start|articles]] section carries publications of spelaeological interest and electronic copies of some of the books published and authored by the MCRA.
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 Links and downloads pertaining to the [[geology:start|geology]] of the Mendip Hills and the surrounding region.
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+==== Mining and Quarrying ====
+Items regarding the historic [[mines:start|stone mines and quarries]] of the Mendips and surrounding areas of Bath, Corsham.
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 ==== For Sale ====