BMC Club Guidelines

Setting up and managing a climbing or walking club can throw up many questions. These guidelines for BMC clubs will help answer some of them.

The advice below is intended not to constrain club activities but to help clubs manage their affairs effectively so they can enjoy the established freedoms of the mountains and cliffs and protect them in their natural state for future generations to enjoy.

If you are looking for further advice, wish to chat through support for your club or have a query on a different topic then please contact Jane Thompson, BMC Clubs Officer on 07885 910606 or clubs@ thebmc.co.uk

Each area has a concise document linked to it so please click on the relevant headings below to view the documents:

CLUB MANAGEMENT & GOVERNANCE

Club Structures, Club Status, 'Resource Centre' advice on choosing a legal structure

Constitution guidance (PDF), Constitution Template (MS Word)

CASC Participation Update, CASC advice podcast

Data Protection

Hut guidelines

BMC Participation Statement

Risk, responsibility, duty of care and liability

Renewing club members

Student Club Officers Handbook

INSURANCE

Insurance FAQ's for clubs (document produced by the BMC)

BMC Insurance Centre (site managed by Howden)

There is a lot of information on the Sport England Club Matters website and on the Sport Wales Club Solutions website including club governance/club status, managing finances, recruitment.

If your club thinks of an area/topic that would benefit from having some guidelines produced then please let us know.

Clubs: Frequently asked questions

As Europe reopens for travel, BMC Travel Insurance has got you covered for Covid-19.

With the autumn nights drawing in, the clouds gathering and the temps dropping, who isn’t dreaming of heading to hotter rocks?

From 4 October, the European climbing dream has become easier, as Covid-19 travel restrictions have been reduced. To make planning your hot rock trips easier, from 1 September we've added Covid-19 cover into all BMC Travel Insurance policies.

Our new Covid-19 cover includes:

£5,000 cancellation cover if you test positive for Covid-19 within 14 days of departure
Medical and repatriation for Covid-19 related illness
Being denied boarding if you test positive for Covid-19 prior to your return home

BMC travel insurance comes in five policies: Travel, Trek, Rock, Alpine and Ski and High Altitude. Read more about the Covid-travel FAQs here

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