I know of a pair who normally nest in a quarry in Wales, their preferred diet used to be racing pigeons and they ignored the resident Jackdaws. When the racing pigeon route was changed due to obvious losses, they turned on their erstwhile neighbours the Jackdaws, result a lot less Jackdaws.

Hi Matt The 2023 AGM Minutes were placed on the website yesterday, they are with the Official Documents which you will find via the top address bar on the webpage, click on About BCA then Official Documents, the 2023 Minutes are the first item for this year. Re the Agendas and Minutes since Feb...

Hi all The BCA website says user accounts have been disabled while there's a transition to a new database. Cheers Allan

Hi all We have been struggling with IT services for the past year, this was due to the lack of an IT Convener. We have been looking for one and only very recently has someone come forward. The Minutes of last years AGM and other details for the AGM will be published on the website when we can...

Hi Matt Yes full details to follow as per the heading above the Agenda on the BCA website. Cheers Allan

BCA 2024 AGM Agenda The Agenda for the 2024 AGM is now on the BCA Website. Allan Richardson Secretary British Caving Association

I hire cars in Europe several times a year, I also use a top up insurance from the UK, it makes the car hire much cheaper. The hire charges have gone up considerably post Covid. A more cynical person would suggest that it is to make up for the loss of income from selling short term insurance...

Hi all The BCA 2024 AGM will be held by Zoom on Monday 3/6/2024 starting at 1900. Details and the Zoom address will be sent out in due course. Allan Richardson Secretary British Caving Association

The AGM will be held on Sunday 10th March 2024 starting at 1200, at the Rheidol Power Station, CwmRheidol, Aberystwyth. The meeting will be both in person and by Zoom. Following the meeting Roy Fellows will be giving a presentation on Welsh Mining. Allan Richardson Secretary Cambrian Caving Council

Late teens interested in rocks and fossils, then a friend who had a car said that the best minerals were on the old mine tips of the Northern Pennines and the Lake District, it was a short step from there to exploring underground, parents not happy. Ended up exploring a lot of mines before I...

Sounds like it could be useful surveying old mines which often have lots of metal in them.

In the mid 1980's I saw the Manifold Bore, we had been digging in the stream bed when we heard a "shushing sound", this was the water flowing over the dry riverbed and pushing through the Wild Rhubarb. Even when we still couldn't see the flowing water the river bed was resurging with pressure...

Buoy Rugby, played in the past at SWCC with a large Mooring Buoy someone found on the coast.

The 2023 Cambrian Caving Council AGM will be held by Zoom on the 15th March at 1930. The Zoom details will be sent out nearer the time. Cheers Allan Secretary, Cambrian Caving Council.

The 2023 Cambrian Caving Council AGM will be held by Zoom on the 15th March at 1930. The Zoom details will be sent out nearer the time. Cheers Allan Secretary, Cambrian Caving Council.

Hi Tracey The 5 mines trip and the Nenthead Great Traverse are essentially the same thing. The mines they traverse are Caplecleugh, Longcleugh, Smallcleugh, Rampgill, Scaleburn, Brownley Hill and Nentsberry Hagg's. Yes I know that is more than 5 mines, but I didn't name it. Due to ongoing...

Hi there are plenty available at SWCC at £5 each. Cheers Allan

Introduction to Cave Surveying Course The Cave Surveying Group (CSG) are running an Introduction to Cave Surveying course at SWCC over the weekend of 13/14 November 2021. The course whilst being run by the CSG, it is being supported by the BCA Training Scheme. The cost of the weekend is ?20...

      Notice concerning Covid 19 related access to OFD and facilities at South Wales Caving Club Frequently changing National regulations governing travel, outdoor meeting and use of residential accommodation (including camping) have all impacted on the ability of SWCC to  maintain its normal...

A reminder to CCC member clubs that the 2021 AGM will be held on Sunday 21st March at 1800, Zoom invitations will be sent out in the next day or so, to member clubs and those people who have requested one. Allan Richardson Secretary CCC