NPC Meets and Events Diary

April 3rd - 5th 2026

Members weekend: Short Drop and Gavel + Sell Gill holes

Cave plan for this weekend are short drip and Gavel on the Saturday https://cncc.org.uk/cave/short-drop-cave and Sell gill either the same day or Sunday. 

Turn up to the cottage to join in.

 

 

May 1st - 4th 2026

Maintenance weekend: bank holiday

More info to follow 

May 2nd 2026

Caves for the maintenance weekend

There will be some caving around the general maintenance tasks.

May 8th - 9th 2026

Little langdale weekend

May 23rd - June 6th 2026

Ardeche 2026

Hi all

After much discussion at the Winter Dinner plans are evolving for an NPC trip back to the Ardeche. Dates of 23rd May to 6th June. This does mean travelling out the Bank Holiday weekend if going for the full 2 weeks but it was the best fit for those discussing at the dinner. The campsite we were planning on using is unfortunately not opening for 2026 so we are looking into other options that has a variety of camping & mobile homes etc.

For those who haven't been to the Ardeche before there are lots of caving options along with canoeing down the river, touring vine yards and generally soaking up the sun. Previous Pennine trips were in 2008, 2019 and 2022, newsletter 117 has some information on caving options.   

I'll also put a post on Whats App and the Forum and set up an NPC Ardeche 2026 Whats App channel. If possibly interested or want some more info please either e-mail me (kat.hawkins101@btinternet.com) or post on Whats App or the Forum.

Thanks,

Kat

June 5th - 7th 2026

Members weekend: Ireby fell and Swinsto

August 7th - 9th 2026

NPC 80th anniversary Weekend.

Get the date in your diary, we will be getting together to celebrate the NPC's founding 80 years ago.

There will be a range of activities on offer.

  • Same weekend as the Gaping Gill winch meet.
  • SRT assault course.
  • A range of caving activities to suit all activities.
  • Selected historical articles on displays from the library.
  • There is likely to be walking, running and cycling occuring as well.

November 14th 2026

2026 AGM

The 2026 AGM will be in Clapham Village Hall at 7:30 pm.

Our events

NPC run regular events all through the year. The first weekend of the month is a members weekend and it's the best time to come along and meet the most people, especially if you're thinking of joining the club.

Some caving trips are scheduled, however we encourage members to make their own plans depending on the weather and abilities of members.