BMC Midlands Area
About the Midlands Area
Welcome to the Midlands area. We have four meetings a year and welcome all. We are "doing, not talking" kind of meeting. The meetings are an open forum style where everyone has a voice and we aim to debate the issues that concern you. It's also a good way to find out about crag clean ups, and hear about any re-bolting and access work taking place.
Upcoming Midlands Area meetings
Area Meetings are run by volunteers and provide an opportunity for you to discuss issues and influence decisions affecting climbers and walkers locally and nationally, and to meet like-minded people and enjoy a sociable night out (or 'in' on Zoom). Area Meetings also provide the platform for election to a range of volunteer roles within the BMC.
Dates for 2025
Thurs 27th Nov - AGM, Talk & Social
Fri 5th Dec - Brief area update, slideshow & social
Next area meeting
Area Meetings
The next BMC Midlands area AGM will be held on Thursday 27 November starting at 7:00pm. The meeting will take place in-person at The Red Lion, 190 All Saints Way, West Bromwich, B71 1RH. Come along to our gathering of Midlands mountaineers, climbers and walkers and learn more about the BMC.
Area Meetings
Join the Midlands Area Social and Meeting as it heads to Leicester on the 5 December.
Your local area:
Midlands Chair: Darren Johnson
Midlands Secretary: Neil Loydon
Midlands Members Council Rep: Ian Wyatt + (additional vacancy available)
Access Reps:
Leicestershire | Andy Harper
West Midlands | Richard Law | 01952 463207
Hill Walking Rep: Chris Sweetman
FOLLOW: BMC Midlands on Facebook
Email: Midlands.Area@thebmc.co.uk
Previous meeting minutes and agendas
DOWNLOAD: BMC Area meeting agenda - July 2025
What happens at BMC local area meetings?
Bolts; wind farms; footpath erosion; crag clean-ups; access issues; dry tooling. If you want to make your voice heard about local climbing and walking issues, then come along to your next BMC area meeting. Here's how you can keep up to date with area meeting information.
Upcoming Midland Area Walks
Midland Area Walks
This social walk will explore the legend of The Wise Men of Gotham and visit three points that are named after one of the most famous legends - The Cuckoo Bush.
Midland Area Walks
This free training walk will discuss incident management and implement resolutions whilst walking in a lowland area utilising the local Rights of Way (RoW) system.
Midland Area Walks
This training activity will explore the experience of walking at night in a lowland area utilising the local Rights of Way system