Kent Underground Research Group 2025 Annual Report
The Kent Underground Research Group has again assisted many private individuals, and other charities, regarding holes in the ground in Kent. The charity has provided investigation visits, inspections, confined space access, research reports, and informal advice.
Gillingham: Investigate a deep water well shaft and underground headings for an individual.
Chatham: to assist the charity at Fort Amhurst with a safety examination of well platform
Manston Green: assessment and investigation of ancient chalk excavations.
Ramsgate - visit and advice regarding well and void in chalk.
Hothfield - visit and advice regarding sinkhole for private individual
Hoo - advice regarding sinkhole
Birchington - advice regarding “ancient well” in individual’s garden
Broadstairs - visit and recording of well
Gillingham - visit and assist with recording and exploration of large well with adits.
Maidstone - respond to enquiry regarding air raid shelter.
Newington - visit and advice regarding possible icehouse / cistern.
Strood - respond to enquiry regarding possible sinkhole.
Additionally, we have helped some private individuals with further work to dig and expose underground structure, or clear underground environments of waste material.
Sundridge: Investigate and clear out a well and cistern with a view to the landowner re-using the cistern for water management.
Maidstone area: Investigate and clear out an Ice House
Assistance with finding drain runs for National Trust on WW2 site in Dover have continued throughout the year.
Finally, a number of our members are team members of the South East Cave Rescue Organisation, and have participated in various underground practices and surface training days.
| KURG Year Ending 31st December 2024 | KURG Year Ending 31st December 2024 | KURG Year Ending 31st December 2024 |
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| INCOME | EXPENDITURE | |
| Cash in Bank 10,452.54 |
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| Subscriptions 1,286.00 Donations 100.00 Interest 232.67 Total 1,618.67 |
Newsletter Equipment Secretary Materials Web hosting AGM costs BCA Insurance KAS sub NAMHO sub CIO costs Bank Charges |
0.00 179.65 0.00 0.00 191.87 150.00 677.00 0.00 20.00 0.00 60.00 1278.52 |
| Cash in Bank 10,792.69 Surplus 340.15 |