ResCon 25
June 6th – 8th, 2025 The cave rescue conference is usually a biennial event. However, although a conference was held this year, due to COVID upsetting the timetable and to celebrate the founding of the first cave rescue team in … Continued
Hidden Earth 2024
BCRC at Hidden Earth 2024 BCRC presented a display stand in the trade hall at the Hidden Earth national caving conference 2024, organised by the British Cave Research Association. This year Hidden Earth was located at the Royal International Pavilion, … Continued
Advanced First Aid Training
It was busy over the weekend of September 28-29 in South Wales, training up the next generation of Advanced First Aiders and Casualty Carers. Training and support was delivered by medical professionals and volunteers giving up their time, for free, … Continued
Emergency Services Show 2024
We were pleased to be in attendance at this year’s Emergency Services Show in Hall 5 in collaboration with our Search And Rescue colleagues of Mountain Rescue England and Wales, Lowland Rescue, H.M.Coastguard, RNLI and many others. There were lots … Continued
ResCon24 – Update
On the weekend of 7th – 9th June over 100 delegates from 13 underground rescue teams, 3 Mountain Rescue Teams as well as HM Coastguard and the Police descended on Nenthead in Cumbria. They attended a variety of talks, demonstrations … Continued
Celebration of Distinguished Service
BCRC celebrates 32 years of service by Jim Davis as BCRC Training Officer British Cave Rescue Council officers and teams expressed appreciation to Jim Davis for 32 years continuous service as Training Officer and Executive Committee member of the BCRC, … Continued
Emergency Services Show 2023
We had a stand in the Collaboration Zone in Hall 4 (stand G44) at the 2023 Emergency Services Show, NEC, Birmingham on 19th and 20th September. Thanks to everyone who came along to the show and visited us to say … Continued
Cave Rescue Incident
Morca Cave, Taurus Mountains, southern Turkey On Sunday 3 September, BCRC Officers were made aware of a medical emergency experienced 1,050 m underground by an expedition caver in Morca Cave, Taurus Mountains, Türkiye, through the European Cave Rescue Association (ECRA). … Continued
Cave Rescue at Royal Reception
Cave Rescue representation at the First Minister of Wales Reception for Royal guests. South and Mid Wales Cave Rescue Team (SMWCRT) Executive committee members were amongst those invited to attend a reception in Brecon on 20 July, hosted by the … Continued