Rathlin Island
Rathlin Island Rathlin is one of the go to dive areas of GreatBritain. A small island off the north coast of Northern Ireland it holds a place in diving folklore as a spectacular site and one of the places to dive. It has long been associated with classic world war 2 deep wrecks and spectacular…
24 hour charity dive
24 hour charity dive Our 60th anniversary was a year of big events and we wanted to continue with one major event per year. the thought was to raise some money for charity and have a little bit of diving fun as well, so what better way than a 24 hour dive. Logistics were easy,…
Plymouth – finally!
Plymouth – finally! The call a dive leader never wants, ‘We can’t find your booking and haven’t got a boat free’. A small twang of panic and then annoyance as I had booked this last year. A few phone calls and suggestions later and we had found a compromise. James had got us on one…
Fuerteventura ‘take 2’
Fuerteventura ‘take 2’ At the end of April the second cohort from the club headed off for Deep Blue Diving led by our DO, Alf. A slightly different trip as there were some new divers along, gearing up to use their new qualification. the trip started in earnest at the airport celebrating Jack Irlam completing…
TSAC talks – Northwest Police Underwater Search Unit
TSAC talks – Northwest Police Underwater Search Unit March seems to have been a good one for social events and the final one was by far and away the best. PC Liz Smith had volunteered to talk to the club about the what it is really like to be a diver in the North West…
Fuerteventura ‘take 1’
Fuerteventura ‘take 1’ Having a spare week to fill a few of us decided to head off to do some warm water diving. We wanted somewhere easy to dive and reasonably cheap to stay. Taking on our DO’s advice and a trip he was running later in the year we decided on Fuerteventura. Four of…
Gaelic Rose Sound of Mull
Gaelic Rose Sound of Mull Yet another trip to one of our favourite destinations on one of our favourite liveaboards, the Gaelic Rose. The usual trek up through the Scottish mountains, veering off left to meet the boat at Lochaline This journey must, without doubt, be one of the most scenic routes over the top…
Kit sale evening
Kit sale evening Our next event was a combination of sales and socialising. The club were looking at ways to unload it’s unwanted kit in a productive way. We had considered Ebay and other online markets but in the end we decided to hold a kit evening to give club members first refusal and the…
Menai boat run
Menai boat run The Menai Boat Run is a multi club event started by East Cheshire a long time ago, before Chester took over the running of it in 2019. The event is a social get-together (fish and chips ordered prior to the run) for BSAC clubs. It also raises much needed funds for the…
Hyperbaric chamber and Resurgam visit
Hyperbaric chamber and Resurgam visit In a change to wet diving we booked a visit to the Liverpool hyperbaric chamber. At a cost of £40 per head it is a good mornings activity, including a lecture and then a ‘dry dive’ down to 40 meters to see how a hyperbaric chamber works. The day started…
Anglesey trainee dive
Anglesey trainee dive A second trip to Anglesey to give our new Ocean Divers trainees their first taste of the sea. Alf (our DO) and the team headed to Amlwch for a repeat of our previous dives, which proved to be a great way of getting our Ocean divers into the water in a sheltered…
The Ups and Downs of a Mersey Tunnel Tour
The Ups and Downs of Mersey Tunnel Tour A few intrepid club members (small group photo) met up in front of the 3 Graces in sunshine to have a quick coffee before entering the Queensway Tunnel’s Art Deco ventilation building. This is behind the Port of Liverpool building and built on top of George’s Dock…
