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Meet the Individual Member Representatives

These profiles will be available under the individual membership tab on the website. The next openings will be this October at the AGM. Martin Hoff (Term ending 2021) I have been around British caving for thirty years, caving most frequently in, and with visitors to, south Wales but regularly further afield including numerous expeditions supported […]

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CHECC Yoga Sessions

In order to give university clubs an opportunity to continue socialising (whilst meeting in person isn’t possible) and to keep fitness and flexibility up, Rob Watson, training officer for CHECC, approached the Youth and Development team requesting funds to provide a series of zoom yoga sessions. Eight sessions have been booked and the first of […]

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Underground Ramblings – A caving podcast

We wanted to change the narrative away from always focusing on ‘the best, the hardest, the strongest’ Nadia Raeburn-Cherradi I was recently pointed in the direction of a new podcast created by Nadia Raeburn-Cherradi and Gwenllian Tawy looking to highlight the inclusive side of caving. Below is some wording from the creators of this superb […]

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Covid Roadmap Update

Following the Government announcement for England in its Covid-19 Response Spring 2021 – the Roadmap out of Lockdown, BCA offers the following synopsis about how this may affect caving. This applies only to England; cavers in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland should consult the advice offered by the devolved governments for those regions. Cavers in […]

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KMF: Petzl Underground Session

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 […]

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Demographics Report

The BCA Demographics report has been uploaded to the website and gives some insight into our membership statistics mainly confirming an old membership profile relative to that of the UK population and that participation among young women is increasing relative to men. It and its recommendations are due to be discussed in the upcoming BCA […]