BCRA Newsletters
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How to get BCRA News
BCRA has not issued newsletters on paper since 2016. Instead, we use the following methods
of issuing news. These are all customer-managed – that is, you have to sign up
yourself.
- Notices E-List: You can sign-up to receive emailed news via our Notices
e-List. Do this
online
or send a
blank email to
notices-subscribe[at]list.bcra...
[etc]. If you need to check that your name is still on the list, (e.g. if your email has
changed, or if you are not sure that the subscription process worked) just send another
subscription request. See further information below.
- News Forum: News items are posted to our BCRA News Forum
- Facebook: Short-notice news items (e.g. arrangements for our field meetings) are
posted to our Facebook
account.
The Notices E-List
The Notices E-list is a traditional e-mailing list or email reflector;
it uses a software package known as Mailman. Customers can
subscribe, whether or not they are members of BCRA, and we aim to send out short notices
approximately monthly. The information in these postings is usually duplicated on the
BCRA News Forum and at
UKcaving.com.
It is important to understand that the Notices list is intended to be managed by
customers. BCRA does not have a master mailing list by which we can contact all our
members. This decision was made because a substantial proportion of our membership has indicated,
via the application form, that they do not wish to receive emails from us. Conversely, we have a
lot of interest from non-members in our activities. Therefore, we decided that a traditional
mailing list is the best way of managing communications. When you join BCRA you are invited to
sign up to our Notices list, but management of this subscription rests entirely with you,
the customer.
History: We started using Mailman for our Notices list in June 2013. The
monthly 'News' subject headings began in January 2014. If you want to read old email postings to
the Notices list, the info is – as noted above – mostly duplicated on the
BCRA News Forum and at
UKcaving.com. Full copies of the actual Mailman messages are stored
in the Mailman archive. Please see our news archive for further
information.
BCRA Review
The BCRA Review (ISSN 2516-1423) is our annual magazine and contains information about
BCRA, and articles. It can be found at BCRA Review
AGM Notices
AGM notices are issued via the above routes (E-list, Forum and Facebook). They are also
posted to our AGM page
Newsletters on paper
We no longer issue paper newsletters. Our previous paper newsletters are archived online
and can be downloaded from our news archive.
BCA Newsletters
The British Caving Association – to whom BCRA is affiliated – no longer issues
regular newsletters. Go to the BCA web site for further information.
