All caving clubs with a significant involvement in northern caving can apply to be a full member of the CNCC, and we encourage clubs to do so. This is a one-off application and costs nothing.
Full members can propose motions and vote at our General Meetings, including electing Officers and Committee each year. Full members therefore hold overall the highest level of authority. Importantly, we may reach out to all our full members through the year if urgent or controversial matters arise where wider discussion is sought.
In general, we ask as a minimum that full members send a voting representative to our AGM each year, but we welcome significantly more involvement.
The voting representative may be instructed by their club ahead of the meeting, or clubs may leave decisions to their representative’s discretion. However, the representative should ideally have enough knowledge of the club’s general positions to allow them to get involved in debates and decisions that stray slightly from the agenda.
All clubs with a significant involvement in northern caving can get involved with the CNCC by applying to becoming a member. Being a member of the CNCC allows you a vote and enables you to propose motions at our General Meetings. Full members also have the opportunity to stand for our Committee and will be engaged on any major matters that arise.
As you can see from our list of current member clubs, we have members ranging from the very large and well established northern clubs to much smaller or newer clubs, student clubs, and clubs geographically based outside of the northern region. They all share a desire to work with the CNCC to help improve northern caving, whether that be through access, training, conservation or any other means.
The requirements are that you are a properly constituted club and that you demonstrate a significant input or involvement in northern caving (this can be through existing digging, conservation, or other projects, or simply very regular sporting trips in our region).
Membership incurs no charge.
Although most of our members are also BCA member clubs, this is not a requirement.
Member clubs are encouraged to discuss the agenda for our General Meetings and to send a representative to deliver a vote and discuss/raise any items on your club’s behalf. You are also welcome to propose any ideas your club has to help improve northern caving. We encourage all our member clubs to dissociate relevant CNCC communications with their members.
No, application for membership is a one-off event.
Periodically the CNCC may contact members (in particular those who do not take any involvement for several years) to query whether they wish to remain a full member or to identify if the club even still exists. Clubs which cannot be contacted, or which do not wish to maintain a regular involvement with the CNCC may have their membership revoked. This is to ensure our membership is kept current and relevant.
You can find a full list on the member clubs page.
To become a member of the CNCC you will need to do the following:
