You can now find all the proposals, candidates, podcasts, contact details, as well as how to sign up to attend the AGM and how to vote on one page (you can also access it via News > Events > AGM 2021). You can only vote after the AGM finishes. There’s a podcast discussing the current […]
Author: Rostam NAMAGHI
BCA Membership Surveys
We’re conducting a short survey of the membership as things slowly return to normal post Covid in order to try and plan for the year ahead, please click here to fill it in. In addition to the general member survey (you can fill it in as a member of a club!) we have also written […]
AGM Agenda
The agenda for the 2021 AGM can be found here and the draft minutes for the previous (2020) AGM are finally available here. Note that changes include an additional proposal to change the BCA anchor policy which was not listed previously. The remaining timeline is as follows: Sunday 3rd October – Deadline for reports being made […]
Membership fee rise from 01/01/2022
The BCA executive have released the following statement to accompany the news that the membership fee is due to rise from the first of January next year. For the last 2 years BCA has been spending more than it’s been raising in income and reducing its reserves. The increase in the membership fee is looking […]
AGM Update
The proposals going ahead to the eAGM on Sunday the 10th of October 2021 have been submitted and can be found here. We have had five candidates apply for four positions:– Rostam Namaghi and Russell Myers both running for Chairman– Allan Richardson running for Secretary– Josh White running for Group Member Representative– Steve Gray running for […]
There are multiple positions on council open for election and it has never been easier to run for a role! We thought a bit of a brief explanation of the roles would be helpful in demystifying the BCA bureaucracy and hopefully encourage people to run. The Chair: The person who chairs the National Council meetings, […]
Covid Update
Covid Roadmap Update 25th June 2021 The Government has reviewed its plan, Covid-19 Response Spring 2021 – the Roadmap out of Lockdown, about the way out of the current lockdown situation. Due to the current rise in case rates the plan has been revised and the implementation date for the fourth step which would have […]
AGM Timeline
The date of the next BCA AGM has been announced. Please visit this page if you are considering running for something or submitting a proposal. The AGM is where proposals to change things in the Association get voted on. It can be quite complicated to work out the bureaucratic machinery of the BCA so if […]
Article from Josh White in Youth and Development In a recent conversation with Badger, we were recalling some of our favourite memories as Scout Cave Leaders, and one that stood out for him was a young lad called Jamie. If you’re inspired by the following story and want to be able to contribute to these kinds […]
Covid Roadmap Update
This applies only to England; cavers in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland should consult the advice offered by the devolved governments for those nations. Cavers should refer to the Regional Councils for area specific advice. Please note that no caves are currently closed due to Covid. 17th May: Step 3 allows up to 2 groups […]