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 wishing to speak.

You can watch a recording of the livestream of the meeting on Facebook (no account required!) by clicking here:

The Agenda is available here:

There will be no online ballot of the BCA membership, as there were no elections or motions on which to vote.

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Vacant posts open to nominations from the floor

BCA currently functions with assistance from three paid part-time staff which is most appreciated but largely operates with the goodwill of volunteers. In the event that we do not recruit to some of the current vacancies, it is likely we shall need to consider more paid staff for some of those positions with an attendant increase in costs which will end up being passed on to the membership and a corresponding increase in subscriptions.

The following positions will be vacant at the time of the AGM on Sunday 11^th June 2023 at 10.30 am and open to nominations from the floor.

• Treasurer (voting)
  
  A member of the BCA Executive Committee along with the Chair and Secretary with overall responsibility for the BCA finances and with support from the Finance Committee.
  
  Note As this is a voting position on Council, nominations will be forwarded to an electronic vote of the membership for approval.

• Publications and information Officer (non-voting)
  
  Assists BCA with publicity, engagement with its members and developing a media strategy with support from a Working Group.
  
  Note As this is a non-voting position on Council, nominations will be considered by the BCA Council for approval at the Council Meeting on 27^th June

• Youth and Development Officer (non-voting)
  
  This position is focused on providing support to young people and associated organisations developing their experience and caving skills with support from a Working Group.
  
  Note As this is a non-voting position on Council, nominations will be considered by the BCA Council for approval at the Council Meeting on 27^th June

• IT manager (non-voting)
  
  Managing the BCA IT systems with support from a Working Group.
  
  Note As this is a non-voting position on Council, nominations will be considered by the BCA Council for approval at the Council Meeting on 27^th June

• Group/Club Representative (voting)
  
  An individual position to represent the interests of Clubs and other groups on the BCA Council.
  
  Note As this is a voting position on Council, nominations will be forwarded to an electronic vote of the membership for approval.

In anticipation of candidates interested before the AGM, please provide a nomination statement of no more than 300 words in support of your nomination and submit it to the Secretary BCA at

For an informal discussion about any of the positions, please do not hesitate to contact the Secretary above or or .

We are also interested in anyone prepared to help with any of the positions above but not necessarily apply for the actual posts. Please get in touch.

Russell Myers
Chair British Caving Association

15^th May 2023