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 […]
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Drop Testing Rig Funding Approved
The BCA council has voted for the reinstatement of the drop testing rig following an offer to house it in Matlock, Derbyshire. A grant of £1,500 has been agreed and granted to Bob Mehew who has been overseeing the project, he hopes the grant will cover costs such as creating foundations for the rig. The […]
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KMF: Petzl Underground Session
The Kendal Mountain Festival’s famous Petzl Underground Session has been a great success again this year. Here’s a summary of some of our highlights from the evening! The Kendal Mountain Festival is the UK’s biggest adventure festival celebrating all forms of exploration, above and below ground. The Petzl Underground session was held Friday evening in […]
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BCA Membership Fees 2020
The BCA can now announce our membership rates for 2020. There are some changes to previous years mainly affecting DIM membership: Club Individual Members (CIMs): No change from 2019Active caver (those participating in caving/mine exploring/digging etc): £17 Non caver (those not participating in caving/mine exploring/digging etc): £6 Student caver (in full time undergraduate education): £8 […]
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CRoW Act: Government Review
The government’s Review of national parks and AONBs led by Julian Glover has just been published: Our CRoW Officer, David Rose, met with Julian and his review team at the end of last year at Defra’s HQ in London and made a strong case that the current official position on CROW access and caves is […]
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Changes to OFD Access Administration
The BCA has been asked by Bob Hall, on behalf of Natural Resources Wales, South Wales Caving Club, and the OFD Cave Advisory Group, to circulate this press release. This may be of interest to anyone accessing the OFD cave system. In essence, access as perceived for most cavers is not expected to change, however […]
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C&A – Eastern Moors Partnership
The BCA Conservation and Access Committee are very grateful to the Eastern Moors Partnership for hosting the Derbyshire hub of our meeting at their offices at Barbrook Cottage, with the stunning back drop of the Peak District. The meeting was a great success, with regional council and constituent body reps joining forces to discuss and […]
Expedition insurance for UK cavers – Designed by cavers for cavers! In recent years, cavers travelling abroad on expedition have had to buy their travel insurance from various commercial outlets, however many have had concerns – is cave exploration covered? Age limits? Will the insurer actually pay out??… The BCA have been working hard on […]
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CRoW Policy Statement Endorsed by 2018 AGM
At the 2018 AGM the official BCA policy on the Countryside and Rights of Way Act was formally ratified. This position was arrived at following due process which has included a poll of the membership and a ballot to remove impediments from the constitution. BCA Council then asked the Conservation and Access Committee to draw […]
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Cave Rescue in Thailand
On behalf of the whole British caving community, the BCA would like to congratulate the British Cave Rescue Council, members of the Cave Diving Group, their international friends and their Thai colleagues for the outstanding achievement in rescuing the 12 boys and their coach from the Tham Luang Nang Non Cave system in Northern Thailand. […]