Get involved with the new working group for student club members

The BMC Clubs Committee has been working on how we can better engage clubs with the work of the BMC. Student clubs in particular face a lot of unique issues due to the high turnover in their membership and the large number of novices they bring through. Because of this, we’re trying especially to reach out to student clubs to help foster better links between them and their representatives within the BMC.

As part of this we’re setting up a new working group to bring together different voices from the spectrum of student clubs. The aim is to help guide the BMC in shaping its support for clubs, both through feedback and discussing new ideas, and to provide a forum for sharing information and best practice between clubs.

The group will take the form of an online discussion forum, with the occasional Skype meeting for deep discussion when needed. We hope to also arrange a meet up in person at least once a year. The aim is to work with the Student Reps from the Clubs Committee to gather students’ input on the BMC’s work as and when the BMC needs it, but also to feed ideas on areas we think need improving.

Issues the group may be looking at as it gets started include looking at guidance notes and their relevance/utility to student clubs and reviewing how the BMC’s training in supporting novices and training for committee members reflects student clubs’ needs. We hope that as time goes on the group can shape its own agenda as its members bring together fresh ideas from their experiences.

Keen? Then Get Involved

If this sounds interesting, we need volunteers with experience of running student clubs to be involved with the group. We’re keen to reach out to all kinds of clubs, so whether your club is big, small, mainly walks, climbs or boulders then we want to hear from you.

To apply, then send us an email to the address below with

• Your name

• Your club

• Your past or current involvement with your club

• A brief outline of your climbing/walking experience

• What ideas you have about how the BMC can better support clubs like yours

Please send in your application to Mike Spooner (mike.mikespooner@gmail.com) by Monday 21st August. We hope to have the group together in time for the Student Safety Seminar in October. We look forward to hearing from you!

What is the Clubs Committee?

The Clubs Committee was set up to discuss all things related to clubs and to facilitate sharing of information between clubs. There are representatives from clubs in each area  and from national clubs. . There are also two Student Club reps on the committee (Mike S & Mike J). If there's any issues you think we should be talking about, or thoughts on what the BMC could do better then get in touch!

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