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ECPC Conservation Award 2025

“It is with great pleasure that the FSE (Fédération Spéléologique Européenne) announces the next call for Cave Protection projects to receive the Label “EuroSpeleo Protection 2025” from the ECPC (the European Cave Protection Commission of the FSE). The EuroSpeleo Protection Label is a European Speleological award managed by the ECPC, financed by the FSE budget. […]

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Data breach – DIMS

On 1 July, BCA became aware that some data collected during processing of Direct Individual Membership fees via Paypal could be found by searching for a member’s name on Google. The information that was accessible included name, postal address and email address – no passwords or bank details. The source document was removed within an […]

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Ghar Parau Foundation : Application Deadline

The Ghar Parau Foundation is a 100% voluntary-based charity providing grant-aid assistance for British caving expeditions to all corners of the world. The BCA’s annual donation is one of their main sources of funding. Grants are available for expeditions between 1st October 2024 and 31st March 2025. The deadline for applications is 31st August 2024. […]

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Council Election Results

The results of the BCA Council elections for 2024 have been declared by Simon Mullens, BCA IT Coordinator. 5878 voting codes were issued, 529 members voted, a turnout of 9% Rostam Namaghi received 452 votes and is elected as Chair for 2024-2027.There were 30 votes for leaving the role vacant and 47 abstentions. Chris Bolton […]

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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 […]