Menai boat run 2026
Menai boat run 2026 After a very early start, picking the boat up at just after 6am we had a good run down to Wales taking note of some “safety cameras ” on the way. The day was very busy with a total of 27 boats registered and a total of 23 making onto the…
Tenerife
Tenerife A late call for some winter sun and a couple of dives meant a return to Tenerife and TravelSub dive centre. It’s a short flight and then transfer to the hotel and then ten minutes later we were at the Travelsub, the dive centr, and getting ready for an afternoons check dive on a…
Mega training day
Mega training day Our training team of Lisa and Melissa have been driving forward the development of the clubs divers in the pool and lectures. The standard OW, SD and DL training has taken place with additional training such as O” admin, first aid, boat handling being advanced and planned in. It has been supported…
Raja Ampat
Raja Ampat World Class You could throw a dictionary full of superlatives at Raja Ampat and none of them would be misplaced….it really is a spectacular diving location and here’s a snapshot of our recent trip. In the water by 7am on day one following a detailed dive brief. Black Tipped Shark, huge Humphead Wrasse,…
Awards Night meal
Awards Night meal Awards night is always a special night for the club. It is the chance to celebrate our success as a club and to congratulate those members who have stood out during the past year. This year was no exception giving us many reasons to celebrate and look forward to a new year.…
Loch Long weekend
Loch Long weekend The Long Long weekend turned into Loch Long and Loch Goil as we changed tack and headed for Carrick Castle on the recommendation of a local diver. What a beautiful, peaceful place! Finding the anemone garden was a bit of a treasure hunt but worth the effort. Arrochar Hotel was the perfect…
AGM 2026
AGM 2026 Annual General MeetingMeeting Date & Time Wednesday 28th January 2026Main Room, John Alker Club, Flixton Road, Flixton, Urmston, Manchester M41 6QY AgendaChairperson’s Welcome and Introduction – Simon Read for Paula Garbett Main Points from 2025 AGM Dissolution of the 2025 Committee, then Election of 2026 Branch Officers (see below table) and Co-opting of…
Antarctica and Mount Vinson
Antarctica and Mount Vinson 2026 Sometimes our club members do some extra curricular activities and it’s worth reporting them. Jon Watts has recently completed a trip to the Antarctic and Mount Vinson and this is his report. This is not a tale about diving; rather the reverse! Mount Vinson summit, at nearly 5000m has a…
Preparing for the new seasons dives
Preparing for the new seasons dives PREPARING FOR THIS YEARS DIVING – Don’t forget you can ask the DO or TO to run some sessions, (theory and practical). – There area few worthwhile sessions coming up so check the calander. – Come along to Capernwray on a training day (or organise your own visit) to…
Annual Christmas dive
Annual Christmas dive December 28th rolls around and as usual its time for the annual Christmas dive and meal. This is a great excuse to shake of the post Christmas malaise, for those that want to dive, and meet up for food and socialising for everyone else. For a long while we have used Eccleston…
A busy night at the pool
A busy night at the pool. A good night at the pool demonstrating what the club is about and the variety of interests that are encompassed. It also shows what we can use the pool for in furthering the development of the club. We had the usual club members getting in the lengths and just…
Quiz and kit night – enter the new champions
Quiz and kit night – enter the new champions This year we decided it was time to sort out kit and a group of committee members deeided togo through the inventory and clear out unwannted kit. To enable this we decided to sell some kit to club members, any surplus would be sold on Ebay.…
