At present, most university clubs have no say in the running of the Council of Northern Caving Clubs (CNCC), the regional body which represents cavers in the north of England. University cavers play an important role in caving demographics and should be represented, especially as your subs to BCA help fund the CNCC.
There is a move to change and modernise the CNCC for the better and your help is needed to do this. Realistically, the position I believe you need to get to is to have a CHECC representative on the CNCC committee. (It may surprise you to know that CHECC is not well known in CNCC). This would give you a voice when organising CHECC events in the Dales and help prevent university cavers from getting singled out for punitive treatment from regional and national council.
In order to ensure CHECC representation change is needed to the CNCC constitution, and only CNCC full members can vote for change. University clubs should attend the CNCC AGM and get voted in as full member clubs. It is only then that you can influence future change.
The CNCC AGM takes place this coming Saturday, 10am, 1st March at the Hellifield Institute (25 minutes by car, south of Ingleton on the A65). Please send somebody to represent your club. At the meeting you will find a member club to propose your application to join. If you are coming as your club rep, you will need an official letter from your club secretary nominating you as such. See you there.
Tim Allen
Actively promoting change for the better.
There is a move to change and modernise the CNCC for the better and your help is needed to do this. Realistically, the position I believe you need to get to is to have a CHECC representative on the CNCC committee. (It may surprise you to know that CHECC is not well known in CNCC). This would give you a voice when organising CHECC events in the Dales and help prevent university cavers from getting singled out for punitive treatment from regional and national council.
In order to ensure CHECC representation change is needed to the CNCC constitution, and only CNCC full members can vote for change. University clubs should attend the CNCC AGM and get voted in as full member clubs. It is only then that you can influence future change.
The CNCC AGM takes place this coming Saturday, 10am, 1st March at the Hellifield Institute (25 minutes by car, south of Ingleton on the A65). Please send somebody to represent your club. At the meeting you will find a member club to propose your application to join. If you are coming as your club rep, you will need an official letter from your club secretary nominating you as such. See you there.
Tim Allen
Actively promoting change for the better.
