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British Caving Association

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| leader_name = Russell Myers{{Cite web|url=https://british-caving.org.uk/about-bca/bca-council/|title=BCA Council|website=British Caving Association|access-date=2020-03-11}}

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The British Caving Association (BCA) is the sports governing body for caving in the United Kingdom. It is recognised by UK Sport, Sport England and SportScotland.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportengland.org/media/10266/uk-recognised-ngbs-and-sport-list-april-2016.pdf|title=Sporting activities and Governing Bodies recognised by the Sports Councils|publisher=UK Sport|accessdate=6 July 2018|archive-date=12 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712211539/https://www.sportengland.org/media/10266/uk-recognised-ngbs-and-sport-list-april-2016.pdf|url-status=dead}}

History

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The British Speleological Association (BSA) was founded in 1935, but this was not a national governing body. The National Caving Association (NCA) was established in 1968 as the first governing body, recognised by the Sports Council. However, the British Cave Research Association, the successor to the BSA, continued perform some 'national body' functions after its formation in 1973.

The NCA existed until 2005 when it passed its responsibilities to the British Caving Association, which had been established the prior year. At the same time, the BCA also took over 'national body' functions from the British Cave Research Association.{{Cite web|url=http://bcra.org.uk/info.html|title=BCRA Information|website=bcra.org.uk|access-date=2019-04-27}}{{Cite web|url=http://bcra.org.uk/detail/nca.html|title=National Caving Association|website=British Cave Research Association|access-date=2019-04-27}}{{Cite web|url=http://bcra.org.uk/detail/origins.html|title=The Formation of BCRA|website=bcra.org.uk|access-date=2019-04-29}}

Structure

The membership of the BCA is composed of Constituent Bodies, Regional Councils, clubs and individuals.{{Cite web|url=http://british-caving.org.uk/wiki3/doku.php?id=about:structure|title=Structure|website=British Caving Association|access-date=2019-04-26}}

The Constituent Bodies are:

The Regional Councils are:

  • Cambrian Caving Council - responsible for Wales, The Marches and The Royal Forest of Dean.
  • Council of Northern Caving Clubs - responsible for the north of Britain.
  • Council of Southern Caving Clubs - responsible for the Mendip Hills, West Wiltshire and The Isle of Portland.
  • Derbyshire Caving Association - responsible for the Peak District, South Yorkshire, North Notts and Cheshire.
  • Devon & Cornwall Underground Council - responsible for Devon & Cornwall.

See also

References

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External links

  • [http://british-caving.org.uk/ British Caving Association]

Constituent Bodies

  • [http://www.caveinstructor.org.uk/ Association of Caving Instructors]
  • [http://pop.scoutscaving.org/index.html Association of Scout Caving Teams]
  • [http://www.bcra.org.uk/ British Cave Research Association]
  • [http://www.caverescue.org.uk/ British Cave Rescue Council]
  • [https://cavedivinggroup.org.uk/ Cave Diving Group of Great Britain & Northern Ireland]
  • [https://checc.org/ Council of Higher Education Caving Clubs]
  • [https://www.namho.org/ National Association of Mining History Organisations]
  • [http://www.pengellytrust.org/ The William Pengelly Cave Studies Trust]

Regional Councils

  • [http://cambriancavingcouncil.org.uk/ Cambrian Caving Council]
  • [https://cncc.org.uk/ Council of Northern Caving Clubs]
  • [http://cscc.org.uk/ Council Of Southern Caving Clubs]
  • [https://thedca.org.uk/ Derbyshire Caving Association]
  • [http://dcuc.org.uk/ Devon & Cornwall Underground Council]

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