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Council Elections 2024

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, […]

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Fix for Petzl harnesses whose leg buckles tend to come undone

Multiple reports have been received by BCA regarding harness buckles on the newest model of Petzl caving harnesses that have orange coloured webbing, ie both the Super Avanti and Aven. The issue is that buckles on harnesses that are either new, or in relatively new condition, tend to work loose to the extent that they […]

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BCA statement on peer to peer training

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 […]

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Electronic Membership Cards

In preparation for 2024, the BCA has committed to adopting more environmentally friendly practices by reducing the distribution of plastic cards. Currently, the BCA sends out over 7,000 plastic cards annually, with the majority being club caving member cards. These plastic cards have a short lifespan of just one year and generate additional waste through […]

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Public Liability Insurance limits increased

Due to a recently settled claim under another NGB’s public liability insurance policy in excess of £10 million, Josh White, BCA insurance manager, has been in discussions with Howden, our insurance broker, about the possibility of increasing our maximums under our policy to ensure full coverage for members in the instance of a claim being […]

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Hidden Earth 2023

Hidden Earth, the long-awaited caving extravaganza, is finally making its grand return on September 15-17th, 2023.  After the dreaded pandemic tried to keep us in the dark (which we’re often not opposed to), BCRA’s annual caving conference is back and will be held at the Gordano Sports Centre in Portishead, Bristol, BS20 7QR.  For all […]

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AGM 2023

The 2023 BCA AGM was held by Zoom at 10:30 on Sunday the 11th June 2023. Dear Members, The British Caving Association would like to invite you to participate in this years AGM. The AGM was be held by video call at 10:30am on Sunday 11th June, and will be live-streamed online for those not […]