British Cave Research Association
- British Cave Research Association
The British Cave Research Association is a registered charity whose object is to promote the study of caves and associated phenomena. It administers a number of funds, grants and awards related to caving as well as a selection of regular newsletters [cite web |url= http://bcra.org.uk/index.html |title= BCRA Home Page |accessdate=2008-03-18 |format= |work= ] .
The BCRA is not to be confused with the British Caving Association, which is a new national body arising out of a 'consolidation' of services provided by the National Caving Association and is recognised as the governing body by the Sports Council.
History
The BCRA was formed out of the formal agreement to merge between the British Speleological Association and the Cave Research Group of Great Britain.These two organisations were both wound up on Saturday 23rd June 1973 in Bakewell, Derbyshire [] .
Conference
BCRA hosts the annual United Kingdom caving conference called Hidden Earth which was formerly known as the BCRA Conference.
External links
* [http://bcra.org.uk/index.html BCRA Webpage]
* [http://british-caving.org.uk/ British Cave Association]
* [http://hidden-earth.org.uk/ Hidden Earth conference]
References
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