Chris & I headed south early Friday afternoon & a relatively event-free four hours later (despite the strong winds forecast) we pulled up at the Prince of Wales pub in Newtown for opening time! We were advised to pitch in the lee of the large bank at the top of the field for shelter from…
After a week of mid 30s temperatures the mercury (fortunately) dropped for our weekend trip to Plymouth (whew!) – just low 20s & sunshine to cope with for us 6 divers (Tim, John, Geoff, Pete, Colin & myself) and loyal supporter & rambler, Jan 🙂 Our trusty boat, the Assault was duly retrieved from the…
UK Diving’s 2nd major event of the year is on the horizon! Time to grab the chance to check out some of the latest kit, attend a talk or two & chat with fellow enthusiasts. The UK’s biggest event for scuba divers, the annual NEC Birmingham Dive Show has been held for over 25 years…
It was a very early start (5:45), to get to Pembrokeshire (from Bristol) before the bank holiday crowds but with the motorway & subsequent roads clear we arrived at the appointed meeting place – Dale car park before 8:30 🙂 A comfort break & then Tim & I started kitting up. Pete, Rob & Geoff…
Back in March 2019 two club members, Chris and Steve, took a 3 week break to combine diving and exploring the wonders of West Papua, Lembeh Strait and North Sulawesi. Here in Chris’ own words (and photos) is a brief report of their adventures! Home to more…
It seems like barely a day goes by without another shocking revelation on how we are laying waste to or polluting the natural resources of our planet but at last the message seems to be getting through and if recent victories for environmental parties in local & European elections are an indication this is not…
“Got any spare money/time?” That was the subtle opener from our clubs’ resident American mascot Mr. Clayton to entice potential attendees to a week of luxury diving in the Maldives being organized by Geoff It worked too, with 3 club members making the trip in early May this year with Pelagic Magic Here is Johns’ (almost…
It had been a long time since the club ventured to Kimmeridge so Rob organized a reccie to find out how things have fared in our absence. Here follows his report with surface photos from Geoff and subsurface from David… Lessons learnt: We need a new jockey wheel, the old one is no more. The…
‘This was our first major diving excursion of 2019 & so to provide a flavour of the goings on the dive report includes the perspectives of a number of those who attended in their own words (and in many cases their own photos) with some further commentary from myself. Thank you everyone for your contributions,…
After two hugely successful TV series Blue Planet is coming back to TV & this time it’s live! The time could not be more right with increasing concern and building awareness of the fragility of our marine ecosystem this series can only help to achieve the necessary crescendo of support to make those in charge…