Aims of the Group: CREG aims, by means of a regular Journal, other publications and meetings, to encourage the development and use of radio communications and other electronic and computer equipment in caving and related activities. Complimentary copies of the Journal are sent to other similar organisations and deposited at the UK Caving Library and the British Library.
Membership of the Group Following a re-organisation at the 2007 AGM, CREG no longer has "members". All those who pay a fee to receive the journal are "subscribers" with no voting rights. CREG operations are now directed by BCRA Council and BCRA members may exercise control ober the group via the BCRA AGM.
Annual Subscription Rates are shown at caves.org.uk/payments/creg/ and these apply regardless of whether you are a member of BCA or BCRA. Full-time students and the unemployed or retired can have five issues for the price of four. Send subscriptions to the CREG Membership Secretary (see bcra.org.uk/creg/).
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Bank payments by cheque should be made payable to British Cave Research Association and must be in UK currency, drawn on a UK bank. If you live outside the UK, your bank may be able to give you a cheque drawn on their London branch. We can also accept electronic transfers - please ask us for our IBAN and SWIFT codes. Please note that we will not accept any form of payment where we have to pay a transaction fee - all fees must be paid by the sender.
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Cash Payments are not advised but, at your own risk, you may send UK banknotes or US$ (add 20% to exchange rate and check you don't have obsolete banknotes).
Postal Information
Postage to Europe: For postal purposes, Europe includes the EU states (which includes the Republic of Ireland), and the other associated countries of Europe; Scandinavia (including Iceland, Greenland) and the former USSR states. View a complete list on the Royal Mail web site at at tinyurl.com/2stg56. (Extra small print: BCRA's definition of Europe is different to ours because Royal Mail's bulk shipping (used for Cave & Karst Science and Speleology) distinguishes between Eastern and Western Europe. See royalmail.com).
Delivery Times: Surface mail: Western Europe - up to 2 weeks from date of posting. Eastern Europe - up to 5 weeks. North America - up to 6 weeks. South America, Africa and Asia - up to 8 weeks. Australasia - up to 12 weeks. Airmail: Usually within three days of posting to Western Europe, four days to Eastern Europe and five days for the rest of the world.
Our relationship with BCRA and BCA: CREG is one of the Special Interest Groups of the British Cave Research Association (BCRA) and our activities are overseen by BCRA Council. BCRA is a UK registered charity, no. 267828. It is a constituent body of the British Caving Association (BCA), undertaking charitable activities on behalf of the BCA. BCRA’s Registered Office is The Old Methodist Chapel, Great Hucklow, BUXTON, SK17 8RG. Membership of BCRA is only available to BCA members, who must pay an additional fee to join BCRA. Despite this, BCRA remains an independent body, with its own constitution and aims.
Copyright: The BCRA owns the copyright in the typographical layout of CREG publications. Copyright in the text, photographs and drawings resides with the authors unless otherwise stated. No material may be reproduced in any way without permission of the copyright owners. The authors’ opinions are not necessarily endorsed by the editor, nor by BCRA. for further information on BCRA copyright, see bcra.org.uk/copyright/
Data Protection Act (1998): Please refer to the Data Protection Policy on the BCRA web site.
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