Great honour today to represent the BCA at Westminster. Me and the chair were there for the launch of the BMC Mend our Mountains - raise one million campaign. Following the success last year of the Mend our Mountains crowd fundraiser which successfully raised over ?100,000 to fix high level trails in National Parks across the country such as the Swine Tail on Inglborough. Every BCA member can be pleased to note that BCA donated on your behalf to that campaign. Now BMC with corporate partners such as Cotswold have set the bar higher to a million. The event in the members dining room was hosted by Ruth George MP for High Peak. Speakers included Alan Hinkes, first Brit to summit all 8000ers. Alan did us proud as the Only speaker to mention caving. Needless to say conservation of our high level footpaths is a cause worth supporting. Please look out for a crowd funding push to the finish line this time next year.
It was also great to meet one of the bosses of the BCA insurers Perkin Slade/Howdens who sponsored the reception. It was actually under his kind invitation that me and Jane attended. Be assured that Jane, Andy and Lillian did the caving community proud as always.
It was also a great opportunity to catch-up with many supporters of the BCA's own campaign and to make many new contacts. The great thing was that everybody appreciated the value the outdoors has to our nation in teams of physical health and wellbeing. Met some really supportive people and I think well worth the long journeys we all took to get there.
It was also great to meet one of the bosses of the BCA insurers Perkin Slade/Howdens who sponsored the reception. It was actually under his kind invitation that me and Jane attended. Be assured that Jane, Andy and Lillian did the caving community proud as always.
It was also a great opportunity to catch-up with many supporters of the BCA's own campaign and to make many new contacts. The great thing was that everybody appreciated the value the outdoors has to our nation in teams of physical health and wellbeing. Met some really supportive people and I think well worth the long journeys we all took to get there.