British Caving Association

The European Research Council’s Karst branch are undertaking a project to improve the understanding of “water and solute flows in karst aquifers”. To do this they’re asking for survey data to assist the project. Please see the document attached below for more information and contact details.

New BCA membership is up and running, to help you get down and caving! The British Caving Association is pleased to announce that BCA and BCRA membership have joined the BCA training scheme on their online membership system – provided by JustGo. What you need to know: Why is the BCA and BCRA changing the […]

On 1 July, BCA became aware that some data collected during processing of Direct Individual Membership fees via Paypal could be found by searching for a member’s name on Google. The information that was accessible included name, postal address and email address – no passwords or bank details. The source document was removed within an […]

The Ghar Parau Foundation is a 100% voluntary-based charity providing grant-aid assistance for British caving expeditions to all corners of the world. The BCA’s annual donation is one of their main sources of funding. Grants are available for expeditions between 1st October 2024 and 31st March 2025. The deadline for applications is 31st August 2024. […]

The results of the BCA Council elections for 2024 have been declared by Simon Mullens, BCA IT Coordinator. 5878 voting codes were issued, 529 members voted, a turnout of 9% Rostam Namaghi received 452 votes and is elected as Chair for 2024-2027.There were 30 votes for leaving the role vacant and 47 abstentions. Chris Bolton […]

Voting is now open for positions on BCA Council. Emails have been sent out but may have gone to spam – if you haven’t received yours, please check your spam folder. These contain details of the election, including the dates for voting and a unique ID code. All officers must be elected by the membership, […]

Recently there have been some queries around training in the recreational environment. This highlighted that our outward facing information around training was not as transparent as it could have been, with several organisations in the recreational space believing they need the commercial qualifications administered by the Qualifications Management Committee. BCA have therefore put the attached […]