What are your views on the CSCC?

[2xw]

A club can be a member of multiple regional councils. The regional councils are (I think) free to refuse membership.

It took us like 3 years to persuade the CNCC that Sheffield was, in fact, in the north

 

[Fjell]

A club can be a member of multiple regional councils. The regional councils are (I think) free to refuse membership.

It took us like 3 years to persuade the CNCC that Sheffield was, in fact, in the north

Only just according to my wife, and said grudgingly. She being born in the Leeds workhouse. I can see your problem as she is considered liberal where she comes from.

 

[mrodoc]

*Disclaimer - I am not a southern caver despite having recently moved to Exeter, I assume there's a baptism or something I have to do down Swildons while my SRT kit is burnt 

Out of interest would electing a regional representative (i.e. the head of cscc etc) direct to BCA be an acceptable notion? (was thinking this could leave the 'civil service' side of the cscc intact while getting people to actually vote on the representative side) Or would you change something else?

One of them is chairman of BCA!

 

[mikem]

I'm pretty sure setting up more than one body in the same region wouldn't work, but if all the clubs opted out of the council, then it would be defunct & a replacement could be brought in.

 

[PeteHall]

Instead of (or as well as  ) grumbling on here, why not leave the CSCC a review on their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CouncilOfSouthernCavingClubs/reviews/

 

[JoshW]

Instead of (or as well as  ) grumbling on here, why not leave the CSCC a review on their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CouncilOfSouthernCavingClubs/reviews/

That's so incredibly petty. I love it.

 

[PeteHall]

well they are more likely to read and take notice 

 

[braveduck]

Your comment was removed very quickly ,they must be in denial or worse !

 

[JoshW]

Your comment was removed very quickly ,they must be in denial or worse !

Pete's comment is still there, but other comments have sprung up with more positive views on CSCC

 

[Ed]

A club can be a member of multiple regional councils. The regional councils are (I think) free to refuse membership.

It took us like 3 years to persuade the CNCC that Sheffield was, in fact, in the north

Nooo...... Most of the Dales aren't even Northern

Yorkshire the wrong side of the Tees

 

[mikem]

Not much caving north of the Tees (plenty of mines)

 

[Cavematt]

It was a little embarrassing that the CNCC, pre-2014, was entrenched in the view that Sheffield wasn't sufficiently northern to become a member club. However, in 2015 we dealt with that crazy situation and enabled any club with an involvement in northern caving to become a member. After all, if people cave regularly up north why shouldn't they have a say in the northern regional council? Not sure how other regional councils work in that respect. Could a northern club join CSCC if they cave regularly down in Mendips?

As for caves north of the Tees, I suspect Blackshiver will be able to add something on that... Fairy Holes... Hudgill Burn... Cutthroat Caverns (not sure if that is technically north of the Tees). It's the place to be for new discovery these days don't you know

 

[Badlad]

That's one of the reasons they had to change - and they did 

 

[A_Northerner]

It was a little embarrassing that the CNCC, pre-2014, was entrenched in the view that Sheffield wasn't sufficiently northern to become a member club.

We were all set to send Sean Bean up there to sort you out, try telling Ned Stark he's not Northern!

Though based on his track record in films and TV he'd probably have died.

 

[JoshW]

It was a little embarrassing that the CNCC, pre-2014, was entrenched in the view that Sheffield wasn't sufficiently northern to become a member club.

We were all set to send Sean Bean up there to sort you out, try telling Ned Stark he's not Northern!

Though based on his track record in films and TV he'd probably have died.

Still fuming he didn't play a bigger part in GOT. that one hurt more than most.

 

[mikem]

Not much caving north of the Tees (plenty of mines)

There's also all of Scotland, but still a lot less than there is to the south.

Well, Sheffield is a well known climbing base for the Peak, rather than Yorkshire...

 

[A_Northerner]

Well, Sheffield is a well known climbing base for the Peak, rather than Yorkshire...

As is Manchester.

 

[mikem]

But that's Lancashire, so doesn't count  :tease:

 

[2xw]

But that's Lancashire, so doesn't count  :tease:

This is the most controversial thing you've ever said mods can you ban him

 

[Ed]

But that's Lancashire, so doesn't count  :tease:

Yep. It's Southern and Western - should join CSCC