BMC National Council

National Council provides a forum for discussing topical issues of concern to members and is the BMC’s main policy making body.

It advises on and agrees major organisational policies and other important developments which necessitate the BMC to adopt a policy, and provides a national forum for discussion of views and issues of common interest arising at BMC area meetings.

Its voting membership comprises members of the Executive Committee and locally elected area representatives. Specialist committee chairs and independent directors can attend as observers, along with representatives from organisations who work closely with the BMC. National Council meets at least four times a year.

The current members and observers are:

Voting members

BMC Executive

Nick Kurth	Acting President
Emma Flaherty	Vice-President
Lynn Robinson	Vice-President
Graham Richmond	Honorary Treasurer
Dave Turnbull	Chief Executive

BMC Area Representatives

Anthony Eccles & Dan Lane	Cymru North Wales
Will Kilner & Steve Quinton	Cymru South Wales
Pete Sterling & VACANT	Lakes
Lisa Payne & Rik Payne	London & South East
Roger Fanner & Claudia Sarner	Midlands
Mark Anstiss & John Punshon	North East
Andy Say & Carl Spencer	North West
David Brown & Alison Cairns	Peak
Gareth Palmer & Helen Wilson	South West
Andy Syme & Mick Green	Yorkshire

Observers

BMC Specialist Committees

Dave Musgrove	Access Management Group
Fiona Sanders	Clubs Committee
Iain McKenzie	Competitions Committee
Cressida Allwood	Equity Steering Group
Iain Dickinson	Finance & Audit Committee
Ian Carr	Guidebook Committee
Iain McCallum	Huts Group
Ian Parnell	International Committee
Martin Wragg	Land Management Group
Phillip Tootill	Technical Committee
Andy Newton	Training & Youth Committee

Other BMC Observers

Matthew Bradbury	Independent Director
Simon McCalla	Independent Director
Emma Flaherty	Women's Development Group
Lynn Robinson	Women's Development Group

Other Organisations

Rich Emerson	Association of British Climbing Walls
	Mountain Training
Jackie Bryson	Plas y Brenin

Paper members

John Cousins	Mountain Training UK
Bryn Williams / Mike Rosser	Mountain Training Cymru
Guy Jarvis	Mountain Training England

READ: National Council minutes & summary notes

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