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.…
IFC Training
IFC Training What to do with a weekend? Lewis decided that the best bet is to advance his diving knowledge and start the training to become a BSAC instructor. Chester Sub Aqua were hosting an IFC (Instructor Foundation Course) and a SITCA (Snorkel Instructors Course), the first step to becoming an instructor. It is run…
Shetland – Orkney
Shetland – Orkney 11 TSAC members had a 10 day trip on Clasina, in September, exploring rarely dived sites from the north tip of Shetland down to Scapa Flow via Fair Isle and Orkney’s Northern Isles. The first day of the trip included two dives followed by arrival in Lerwick and 2 and a theme…
Scilly Isles
Scilly Isles Ray and Sarah have begun organising regular dives to the Scilly Isles. Why? Good diving, great scenery and good weather to name a few, seems to make good sense. The trip demands a bit of organising with everyone being booked onto the Scillonian ferry, all equipment unloaded from cars into a container, collected…
Pwllheli
Pwllheli A different outing for TSAC, a camp and dive trip to Pwllheli, organised by our DO, Alf. A group of TSAC divers camped headed out for Pwllheli for a relaxing weekend of camping and diving, and general socialising. After setting up camp on the Friday night the greoup settled down for a bit of…
Salford Quays
Salford Quays A celebratory birthday dive for Jack in the glorious waters of Salford Quays. Jack and a group of hardy divers visited St peters and St Louis basin for a quick dive. These are the old docks in and around Salford and the only ones where people are allowed to dive. Maximum depth is…
Madeira
Madeira Somewhere new to dive was on the cards and Madeira called. We originally had six but due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’ we dropped to five club members heading out to Funchal and a weeks underwater adventures. The week didn’t start well with a bag being mis checked and not travelling with us. Arriving at the…
Devil’s Bridge dive
Devil’s Bridge dive The fable, which the bridge is named after, is supposedly provided by the Devil to enable a poor widow to reach her cow on the other side of the river. In return for this, the Devil was to acquire the soul of the first being to cross the bridge. The poor widow’s…
Hyperbaric chamber closures
Hyperbaric chamber closures The news that three recompression chambers in the Midlands, North West and North East of England have been unsuccessful in their bids to offer recompression treatment in their respective areas. The potential 60% reduction in HBOT facilities in just 12 months risks compromising not only the health of individuals but also the…
