Birmingham student caving club

[Spaniel on crack]

Birmingham University (Edgebaston.) did have a fully equipped underground mine training facility.
I wonder if anything is left there now?

Is this the Seacole campus of Birmingham city uni or uni of brum?

 

[Wayland Smith]

The original Birmingham University. The redbrick one at SellyOak.

 

[langcliffe]

BUSS was a good club in the late 60s / early 70s.

 

[Spaniel on crack]

The original Birmingham University. The redbrick one at SellyOak.

I will ask around tho ive not heard of anything

 

[wildsurf]

I will ask around tho ive not heard of anything

As a BUSS member in the years up until the club folded I can confirm we stored our tackle in the "mine" at the University. I am pretty sure it was emptied of anything of value but it would be worth checking.
Really happy to see the a new club starting up

 

[Badlad]

A question for Josh as Y&D. Do BCA not give grants for start up equipment. Especially for reborn uni clubs etc.

 

[JoshW]

A question for Josh as Y&D. Do BCA not give grants for start up equipment. Especially for reborn uni clubs etc.

We do, Kai and I had a call last night to discuss this. Obviously to set a club up totally from scratch is a huge outlay of kit, so I’m always on board with clubs begging, stealing and borrowing non-safety critical kit, meaning these grants/loans can be used to ensure harnesses/ropes are using BCA funds most effectively.

Kai is also approaching Birmingham student Union for funding as well, which will hopefully prove to be useful for finances.

 

[AR]

Found something else in the garage that I can donate - my old Suretreads, size 8 and a bit worn but still usable.

 

[Spaniel on crack]

We do, Kai and I had a call last night to discuss this. Obviously to set a club up totally from scratch is a huge outlay of kit, so I’m always on board with clubs begging, stealing and borrowing non-safety critical kit, meaning these grants/loans can be used to ensure harnesses/ropes are using BCA funds most effectively.

Kai is also approaching Birmingham student Union for funding as well, which will hopefully prove to be useful for finances.

We have that meeting tomorrow so hopefully we will know more then. We are going armed with a risk assessment and a constitution to show our preparedness as uni unions like to emphasise how dandrous caving is

 

[Spaniel on crack]

Found something else in the garage that I can donate - my old Suretreads, size 8 and a bit worn but still usable.

That would be brilliant thank you

 

[Spaniel on crack]

As a BUSS member in the years up until the club folded I can confirm we stored our tackle in the "mine" at the University. I am pretty sure it was emptied of anything of value but it would be worth checking.
Really happy to see the a new club starting up

As we will be associated with BCU its unlikely UOB will let us store our gear there unfortunately. But im hoping to get somewere to store gear in BCU even if its only small

 

[AR]

We have that meeting tomorrow so hopefully we will know more then. We are going armed with a risk assessment and a constitution to show our preparedness as uni unions like to emphasise how dandrous caving is

If they start going on about caving being dangerous, ask them what the difference between dangerous and hazardous is - that's something I do if people say to me that mine exploring is dangerous. You can then point out that it is hazardous, and proper understanding of the hazards and acting accordingly stops them from becoming dangers.

 

[Spaniel on crack]

If they start going on about caving being dangerous, ask them what the difference between dangerous and hazardous is - that's something I do if people say to me that mine exploring is dangerous. You can then point out that it is hazardous, and proper understanding of the hazards and acting accordingly stops them from becoming dangers.

Thank you i will use that. I also like to use the statistic more people die trad climbing than caving per year which tends to get people going oh. I also think that because it is a sport lots of people are unfamiliar with they actomaticly pressume it is dangrous

 

[AR]

If I take a novice into Mouldridge Mine, I tell them the most dangerous part of the trip is crossing the A5012...

 

[Duncan Price]

BUSS was a good club in the late 60s / early 70s.

And in the '80s - I was a member.