Category: News

So you’re New to Caving? Congratulations! Your spirit of adventure is strong and you can look forward to your first adventures underground… If you’re interested in Caving, and would like to learn more or give it a try, then why not check out NewToCaving.com? The BCA runs NewToCaving.com as a resource for new cavers and […]

Just a reminder that membership renewal for Direct Membership for 2021 can be found at this link. Unfortunately this year reminders cannot be sent out by post, and there’s still some way to go with the membership database overhaul and BCA online. We appreciate how difficult things have been this year, so many people have […]

It is with regret that we announce that Phil Rowsell has resigned as BCA Chair. Phil has lost his father recently, and feels he is now unable to put the effort in time and conviction into the role that would satisfy his high standards. We would like to thank Phil for his drive and direction […]

You can find the new Eurospeleo Newsletter here, it contains an update to what the FSE have been doing as well as more information on the UIS (the International Speleological Union) 18th congress in France next year.

The BCA Council recently announced that the membership fees for 2021 are largely unchanged except for a reduction for clubs (see below for a summary). The fee for Clubs joining the BCA has been reduced to a flat rate of £25 regardless of their size. This is intended to help the Clubs financially in these […]

This year the Kendal Mountain Festival is going online, and the line-up looks fantastic. The highlight for us of course will be the Petzl Underground Session, live on Wednesday 25th of November at 8 PM. Steered by the ever-psyched Steph Dwyer from Yorkshire Dales Guides, Steph chairs a light-hearted panel discussion with Diane Arthurs, Holly […]

This event has now finished. Many thanks to all involved for a fantastic day. The BCRA’s Cave Science Symposium will be held online on Saturday 14th November. A full day of seminars across a range of cave science topics has been prepared by Dr Mike Rogerson of Northumbria University, where the event was to have […]

The results of the BCA vote following the AGM are now available. A huge thank you must be given to all the members that made the effort to engage and took the trouble to vote. Secondly another huge thank you should be extended to the IT group for pulling off a remarkable number of achievements […]

The Online Ballot deadline has been extended from 23:59 31/10/2020 by 24 hours to 23:59 01/11/2020 We have been made aware that the voting website has been unavailable since 6pm this evening, and may continue to be unavailable until 10am tomorrow due to essential maintenance from our web hosting provider. As such the BCA is […]

After careful consultation with the CRoW Convenor and the Lawyers involved in supporting the action, the BCA Exec unanimously agreed with their recommendation to proceed to lodge an “Appellant’s Notice” in the Court of Appeal. For more information about the context of this decision you can read the press release announcing the result of the Judicial Review, […]