Soapbox

BMC Midlands Area Open meeting arranged for Thursday 11 November at 19.00. All welcome, to discuss the closure of the Rockface and future of climbing in Birmingham. There are several threads and lots of info on the UKC website, including agenda.

BMC are hoping for a large turnout to impress Birmingham City Council and Advantage West Midlands of the need for a wall in Birmingham (and before anybody starts slagging off the Council, it was the wall owner who took the decision to close it down when he did).

p.s. I forgot to add that details of venue are on recent home page article by Jon

Hmmm...maybe I should try to get the BMC involved in a discussion on 'the future of climbing in Reading'

given that there isn't, and hasn't really ever been a wall in Reading.

(okay, I know, one's finally being built...)

thats a cool wall down there they can't kill that off way too good

Too late, they already have.

Thanks for that, I'm not a climber but may go as a BMC member to see how they handle it. I know lots of people who have used the Rockface who will be devastated if it has gone for good. And there are quite a few folks around in the outdoor world who started off there.