Another thread mentioned the decline in University Caving Clubs numbers. It got me thinking - how many were there and how many are there now?
Listed on the Council of Higher Education Caving Clubs (CHECC) web site are a total of 21 clubs. 19 in the UK and two in Ireland. But how many were there at the peak of University Caving and when was the peak?. I am sure there are many and varied reasons that Uni clubs have folded and once they get into difficulty and fold there seems little chance of them coming back.
As reported on here last year both Reading and Nottingham Uni clubs have struggled and only hard work and a bit of luck has saved them. Even the mighty SUSS struggled a few years ago and others are probably vulnerable.
Which Uni clubs are no longer with us. Lancaster of course, Birmingham, Kingston, Salford, Bradford, Huddersfield, Uni of London?
Listed on the Council of Higher Education Caving Clubs (CHECC) web site are a total of 21 clubs. 19 in the UK and two in Ireland. But how many were there at the peak of University Caving and when was the peak?. I am sure there are many and varied reasons that Uni clubs have folded and once they get into difficulty and fold there seems little chance of them coming back.
As reported on here last year both Reading and Nottingham Uni clubs have struggled and only hard work and a bit of luck has saved them. Even the mighty SUSS struggled a few years ago and others are probably vulnerable.
Which Uni clubs are no longer with us. Lancaster of course, Birmingham, Kingston, Salford, Bradford, Huddersfield, Uni of London?