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Mar 20 - Crowborough Caves videoCaves on film
A commerative video highlighting the plight of the Caves has been released. Funded by the Friends of the Caves of Crowborough, this fascinating 25-minute film contains archive footage of the Caves and interviews with experts. Our secretary Howard Thompson provides the authoritative voiceover.

Order your copy today for £15.99 by contacting the Friends.

Dec 15 - Due to the lack of Natonal Lottery funding, the Caves of Crowborough are currently being run on a skeleton staff basis. However, we will still endeavour to reply to all correspondence. Thank you for your patience and continued co-operation.

Apr 20 - The results are in -- would YOU pay to enter the Caves (once they get re-opened)? More...

Apr 19 - Would you be willing to pay more tax to see the Caves re-opened? If so, take part in our poll (see the right-hand column).

Apr 18 - With the upcoming local elections, the Friends feel that the Conservative Party would be the best elected body to get the Caves open again.

Mar 31 - Do you have a question regarding the Caves? Send it in and we will endeavour to answer it. More...

Mar 24 - More Friends have had their photos uploaded. More...

Mar 11 - Explore other caves that exist in the area of Crowborough. More...

Mar 11 - Apologies to the lack of updates on this site. This has been due to our server being swamped by several thousand emails from the government department of DEFRA.

Feb 23 - Thanks to Mr Cannons and Mr Carter for becoming Friends. More...

Feb 23 - A WARNING FROM OUR WEBMASTER. We emailed DEFRA and received over 4,000 of their "AutoReply" emails. There is obviously something wrong with their site so we recommend that you do not visit it.

Feb 22 - Thousands of visitors to the Ashdown Forest probably speed past this particular vestige of our cave heritage without giving it a second thought. More...

Feb 13 - A special message for our supporters from the friend of Michael Jackson -- Uri Geller. More...

Feb 13 - Unfortunately, we have heard that Channel 4's Time Team do not plan to film a project about Crowborough Caves.

Feb 9 - As some of you know, there are other caves in Crowborough, including a small chamber called "The Cave" that was found in Rotherfield. More...

Feb 9 - More people are choosing to join the campaign AND getting their photo on the website. More...

Feb 6 - Unfortunately, East Sussex County Council and Crowborough Town Council do not wish to comment on the results of our latest poll. More...

Feb 4 - Over 70 per cent of you blame the government for doing nothing to help re-open the Caves. More...

Feb 1 - Read an extract from Sussex Life magazine's article on the Caves. More...

Jan 30 - January's minutes have been made publicly available for inspection. More...

Jan 29 - Say hello to the latest Friends -- Barbara Brownswick and Wolfy Edwards. More...

Jan 24 - There are still tickets available for our February trip to Cheddar caves, in the village of Cheddar. Please contact William Chipton for travel details.

Jan 17 - See what type of people have been joining the Friends and listen to what they have to say. More...

Jan 12 - A message from Howard Thompson, Friends Secretary. More...

Jan 10 - We are the BBC website of the week! More...

Jan 09 - Please sign the new petition to get the Caves re-opened. More...

Jan 08 - Poll results: Almost 60 per cent of you demand that the Caves be re-opened. More...

Jan 07 - After a long search, we have finally found a suitable webmaster - please make Toby Babb feel at home. More...

Jan 07 - Let's make 2003 the year that the Caves are finally re-opened to the public of Crowborough. Help us by becoming a Friend of the Caves of Crowborough. More...

Jan 06 - Back by popular demand, Nancy's Fancies is back with more fun for children. More...

Dec 09 - November's minutes have been made publicly available. More...

Dec 06 - Nancy's Fancies is the new section for children who want to know more about the Caves, either for school or fun. More...

Dec 02 - DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES some areas of the website have not been updated recently. However, we currently have a vacancy for a webmaster. Anybody interested should send their application to William Chipton.

Nov 26 - Have you got a friend or relative who would love a Friend of the Caves of Crowborough T-shirt? More...

Nov 20 - You can now contact us via the phone. More...

Nov 20 - Your view counts - express it in our poll (in the right column).

Nov 16 - Welcome to the new design homepage. We'll gradually update the rest of the site over the coming weeks.

Nov 12 - A lot of children visit out site, so we've created a special new section. More...

Nov 12 - More Friends of the Caves of Crowborough have been added to our photo page. More...

Nov 10 - The big news today is the possibility that the Caves might benefit from a Heritage Lottery Fund. More...

Nov 6 - Following public demand, the minutes from October's monthly meeting are now available. More...

Nov 6 - Read an extract from The caves of Crowborough book, kindly supplied by Barrington Browne. More...

Nov 5 - Did you know that there is a book all about the Caves? We are trying to buy it. More...

Nov 3 - A man from Tunbridge Wells has kindly sent in some new photos of the Caves. Do you have any more? More...

Nov 2 - If you're interested in caves, perhaps you'd like to have a look at other cave websites in the UK? More...

Oct 31 - New FAQs (Fequently Asked Questions) have been added to our FAQ page. More...

Oct 30 - All news items will now be added to our archive. More...

Oct 28 - Buy books on Crowborough and caves from amazon.co.uk. More...

Oct 25 - Where are the Crowborough Caves? MultiMap.com have kindly created this page for us. (Thanks again.) More...

Oct 13 - Don't forget to exchange your views on the Message Board! More...

Sep 25 - Our contact page has now been updated. More...

Sep 21 - Our new FAQ page (Fequently Asked Questions) is ready for you to view. More...

Sep 20 - Web links are vital to spread the Crowborough Caves message. All these people have kindly included us on their pages. More...

Sep 10 - National Geographic magazine and Ordnance Survey express an interest in covering the caves! (This link actually works now - thanks Pam.) More...

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