News from The BCA

Check out what we've been up to recently at the BCA. If you have something that you'd like to share with the membership then please get in touch.

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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 […]

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Council Elections – Deadline Monday 26th July (Midnight)

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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]