Annual Dinner Awards
The UBSS awards are given out every year at the Annual Dinner in March to acknowledge those who are outstanding in many and varied ways. Stupidity, especially underground, is a highly prized trait.
2007 - 2008
- Flaming Man Award - Alex Crow (Falling in fire)
- Mr Tickle Award - James McFarlane (Vomitting whilst being tickled in Romania)
- Masterchef Award/Alcoholics Anonymous Award - Edd Willats (Food/Alcohol poisoning in Romania)
- 999 Award - Fay Hewitt (Kitchen fire in Romania)
- Goldfish Award - Jon Stenson (Forgetting Wellies, boots and contacts already in his eyes)
- Bubbly/Hugs Award - Tree (Who else!)
- Over Engineering Award - Christian Chourot (For the Squeeze machine and Rope Cleaner)
2006 - 2007
- Golden credit card - trev (left his card in the hut)
- Lost property - andy and paul
- Blonde - james
- Golden glasses - rob (failure to read cave description)
- Silver compass - Jon (getting rods and drunkards mixed up)
- Hero of the dales - james' dad (putting us up in the snow)
- AA 4 star award (best hotel in wales) - Fay's mum
- Brick to the face award - gina (subtle)
- Champagne award - tree (most bubbly)
- Indecent clothing award - ed
- Golden boot - kayleigh
2005 - 2006
- Silver compass award (for failing to find Jingling Pot) - Christian
- SuperTed award (for going all the way to Yorkshire and not caving) - Edith
- Darwin award (for scaring freshers off) - Andy W
- Santa award (having had his soggy caving gear stolen at Xmas) - Paul
- Heroine of Wales award (for providing bedding in Wales) - Fay's mum
- UBSS ambassador to Africa (as a result of his travels) - Frank
- UBSS song book (because we all know he loves it) - Dick
- A welsh music CD (because he’s now studying in Wales) - Bill