Five decades of TSAC
Five decades of TSAC A final nod to our history for our 50th anniversary. One of the highlights of the anniversary meal were the series of photographs that Neil Smitham sourced. He sorted out a selection of pictures to represent each decade, which were displayed around the walls for everyone to peruse. He also created…
50th Anniversary Awards Night
50th Anniversary Awards Night After a year of planning the final Fifty@50 event had arrived, our 50th Anniversary Awards Night meal. Lisa, our membership secretary, had worked hard to get the venue set up arranged the caterers and decoration for the night. The DJ and magician had arrived, the awards, certificates and raffle prizes were…
Izu Peninsula – Japan
Izu Peninsula – Japan It’s a fair old trek from Tokyo to get to a decent dive site, and navigating the busy rail system in Japanese while carting a load of dive gear adds an interesting dimension to the journey. But divers are not known for their faint heartedness and the lure of a 24C…
2nd TSAC quiz night
2nd TSAC quiz night The first 50th anniversary quiz went well so a second one called for. This time the focus would be away from diving and more of a general quiz, although the odd diving question would slip in. The same format as before was used with two sets of picture questions, a music…
Stoney Cove
Stoney Cove Scotland’s weather looked appalling. Amber weather warnings, flooding and heavy rain made a five hour journey look unappealing adding to that the possibility of dive sites inaccessible we abandoned the Scotland idea. Not wanting to waste the opportunity two of us decided to head to Stoney Cove for the day. With Stoney they…
BSAC 70th and a training day
BSAC 70th and a training day A double whammy at Capernwray this weekend. Friday was BSAC’s 70th anniversary event at Capernwray. It was a well attended day with several of our members (Jen & Rick) catching up with old friends and several new members making the most of the the many events and activities on…
Certificates
Certificates A small news item to celebrate the fact that our 40th and 50th anniversary certificates have now been framed and put up in the John Alker over in the TSAC corner (as I’m now calling it). The certificates were awarded to the club by BSAC and in recognition of our ongoing Fifty@50 celebrations the…
Sound of Mull – September trip
Sound of Mull – September tripOur group consisting of 11 TSAC members, 8 retired and the remaining 3 still working (boo), arrived in Oban on the evening of Friday 8th September at various times due to serious traffic delays around Lancaster and Glasgow. Afterloading our bags onto the Gaelic Rose (moored on the Marina pontoon) we met up in ‘The Corryvekan’ (Wetherspoons pub) where drinks and food were enjoyed until late. Saturday morning saw us setting off for a leisurely sail up the Sound of Mull for our first dive the Shuna (11…
Gods Pocket
Gods Pocket This trip is one of the best out there. Not only for the diving but the pure adventure of getting there and being there. The best way to explain it is to quote directly from the front page of the dive centres website.“God’s Pocket is an off-grid dive lodge nestled in British Columbia’s…
Gibraltar
Gibraltar A weeks leave to go diving and somewhere warm but different was required. Add to that a desire to keep the cost relatively low, the ideal came clear, Gibraltar. it’s a place I have visited many times for many different reasons and I’ve always wanted to dive there so it was an ideal location.…
3rd Annual BBQ
3rd Annual BBQ This year we moved the BBQ forward due to the number of summer dive trips taking place in August. Once again we were using the double decker bus and the facilities of Springfield Junior School for the event, thanks to our chair, Paula. It’s a great setting in the middle of Sale.…
50 Below – 1973 – 2023
50 Below – 1973 – 2023 As part of our 50th anniversary celebrations we arranged to meet at Capernwray and complete 50 dives in one day. The Capernwray team opened up early to allow us to set up together and organise our first dive before anyone else so that we could get some specific filming…
