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…
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…
GoDiving 2024
GoDiving 2024 The clubs annual trip to the GoDiving show, at NEAC Stonleigh, saw nine of the club heading down the M6 in a selection of cars. Sadly our usual form of transport Paula’s school minibus has been damaged so we had to split up into cars. We all made our rendezvous in the cafe…
February quiz night
February quiz night To start of 2024s social activities our a third quiz was held at the John Alker club. The usual prizes were on offer, spot prizes for the team, an overall prize for the winning team and the first drink, was, as ever, on the club. It was great to see a whole…
Whoa were going to Barbados
Whoa were going to Barbados Getting on the transatlantic Virgin flight the song started resonating around and became one of those annoying earworms, not having gum to help rid me of the problem (according to a study published in The Journal of Experimental Psychology, a recent series of experiments revealed that when people chewed gum…
Anglesey – first sea dives
Anglesey – first sea dives To kick start the season and get a few sea dives in for new ocean divers (before their trip to Fuerteventura) we decided to head to Anglesey and dive the Norman Court, an ‘easy’ dive for first time sea dives. Two days before and a weather check the west side…
2024 TSAC Committee – an introduction
2024 TSAC Committee – an introduction These are the new committee members for 2024. From left to right. Back Row Jack Irlam (Membership secretary), Sarah O’Neill (Treasurer), Joe Willis (TO), Simon Read (IO/Social secretary) Front Row Alf Draper (DO),Paul Tweedale (Secretary), Paula Garbett (Chair), Lisa Kean (TO) Below is an introduction to each member of…
Capernwray training dive – first of the year
Capernwray training dive – first of the year What could be better then to hold the first training dive of the year on a cold, wet, soggy day at Capernwray? According to those who attended nothing could have been better. It was a great turn out and superhuman effort given the wind and rain! It…
