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…
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…
We’ve covered this a couple of times over the last few years but its’ a subject that continues to need serious focus if progress is to be made on the issue of plastic waste The government has (finally!) launched a consultation on a proposed Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for England, Wales & Northern Ireland to…
The first of a series of new dive video releases of club dives from the last few years is now available on our Dive Videos page. This one harkens back to the Plymouth Winter Warmer of November 2016 where we explored 3 wrecks and a reef during our adventures. The first is of the dive…
In addition to the bi-annual Dive Shows in London & Birmingham we now have a new entry to the show circuit: ‘Go Diving’ To be held at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry February 22nd through the 24th the show features some well known names in the aquatic arena from Andy Torbet, Miranda Krestovnikoff, Jill Heinerth…
June 8th is World Oceans Day! A healthy world ocean is critical to our survival. Every year, World Oceans Day provides a unique opportunity to honor, help protect, and conserve our world’s shared ocean. The ocean is important because it: Generates most of the oxygen we breathe Helps feed us Regulates our climate Cleans the…
The Irish National Monuments Service have published a new wreck viewer that shows the location and information on 18,000+ known and likely wrecks on the Irish coast & inland waterways through visualization of the content in the Wreck Inventory of Ireland Database (WIID). The visuals offered by this service highlights the density of wrecks on…
UK Diving’s 1st 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 established a remarkable reputation for covering…
6th November, 2017 : The club AGM was held at BAWA this evening. Our Chairman, Pete reviewed the year past where once again the club was doing a good mixture of UK and also foreign diving with excursions to Porthkerris, the Isle of Man and Indonesia among others. Recruitment and training were going well and an attendance at…
Our club attended both days of the South Gloucestershire show this year as related in the report – take a gander if you missed it! Our ingenuity in trying to bring the try-dive experience of breathing underwater to the middle of a field seems to have caught the interest of BSACs’ official magazine SCUBA as evidenced…