Diving: Cromhall Commencement!
South West Maritime Academy Cromhall Quarry, Cromhall, South Gloucestershire, United KingdomHi All, Cromhalls' first day open for diving in 2023 is Saturday 14th January so let's go! If you fancy it then please let me know you're coming & remember to book via the website - I don't know how popular it will be but I do know that their first swimming session had 200…
Diving: Plymouth Possibilities
Mountbatten - Plymouth 70 Lawrence Rd, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon, United KingdomOriginally planned as a quiet bimble around Brixham this has now evolved into a hard-boat trip out of Plymouth with InDeep. Well with the weather forecast like it is how could it not! Meet at the InDeep unit in the Mountbatten Centre at 8:30 for a 9:30 ropes off. This will be a 2-dive day…
Diving: Crom One Cromhall :-)
South West Maritime Academy Cromhall Quarry, Cromhall, South Gloucestershire, United KingdomWith two others besides myself interested in this one its' time to pop out a formal 'Dive On!' so here it is! I understand a couple more 'attractions' have now been dropped into the water for our delight (including a giant frog) so why not give it a go? If you fancy it then please…
Diving: Portland – M2
Portland Portland, Dorset, United KingdomI mentioned I was looking to put a few hard-boat dives in the calendar ahead of getting the RHIB back in the water at Easter in an attempt to keep the dive juices flowing & have something regular to look forward to so after the Plymouth trip on the 4th here is the next one!…
Social: Pub Quiz
The Globe 366 Church Rd, Frampton Cotterell, South Gloucestershire, United KingdomA chance to flex those mental muscles! No limit to team size – apparently it’s however many fit around the table! If we get lots of interest, we could split into a couple of teams Let me know if you're interested Hazel
Social: Amazing Archery
The Scout Hut Nutfield Grove, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, United KingdomA fun have a go session of archery, led by David. We need to pay for the hire of the hall and make a donation towards equipment use. Any extra money raised will go to the club. Tea and coffee provided, bring your own soft drinks (sorry, no alcohol as alcohol and arrows don’t mix!)…
Social: Walkies
Three Brooks Nature Reserve Bradley Stoke, South Gloucestershire, United KingdomThree ancient woods and a small lake. Pathways around the area are easy going, except some bits after a lot of rain. It's great for bird watching, bats and native flowers like Orchids and in May the woods are full of Bluebells. Free parking at Bradley Stoke leisure centre. Three Brooks pub a short walk…
Diving: Maytime in Madeira
Madeira (Funchal) Largo Antonio Nobre 1 Hotel Carlton, Funchal, SpainAfter a decidedly chilly few months I thought we'd get a little warm water diving in & hence this trip. Admittedly its not the Azores or the Red Sea but then again its warm & not terribly expensive (important in these difficult times). The plan is to do a half-and-half weeks trip: 3 days…
Diving: The Sky’s the limit!
Portland Portland, Dorset, United KingdomI've previously mentioned I was looking to put a few hard-boat dives in the calendar ahead of getting the RHIB back in the water at Easter but also interspersed with potential RHIB dives throughout the year so club members have a variety of diving to suit all tastes. These dives tend to be a little…
Diving: Pembrokeshire!
Pembrokeshhire , United KingdomA weekends' diving (4 dives, 2 per day) in glorious Pembrokeshire! We'll be diving again with Pembrokeshire Boat Charters https://pembrokeshireboatcharters.co.uk/ on their hard-boat Overdale Overdale has plenty of space for up to 10 divers & 2 crew. It has a lift, toilet, cabin storage & internal seating for up to 6 The plan is 2 boat…
Social: Barmy Boules
BAWA Healthcare & Leisure 589 Southmead Rd, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, United KingdomBring a chair, a pound shop raffle prize and we’ll play some Boules. We have one set of Boules but if you have another, please bring along too. See you there! Hazel
Diving: Arfon arfoff :-)
Portland Portland, Dorset, United KingdomThis one is a day trip to dive the wreck of the Arfon (40m) on Scimitar out of Portland Harbour - This is a 2 dive day so no coming back to port, the Arfon is a World War I wreck protected by Historic England as having historic significance. She was built in 1908 &…
Social: A Pizza Perfection!
The Scout Hut Nutfield Grove, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, United KingdomRob will light the pizza oven, I will bring dough, tomato sauce, cheese and some basic toppings (please bring your own specialist toppings!) You can create your own pizzas and Rob will cook / incinerate them in the wood-fired pizza oven. Cost will be approximately £8 each but this is dependent on numbers as we have to pay for the hire…
Diving: Babbacombe
Babbacombe , United KingdomHi all, Dive on for Babbacombe on Wednesday 12th July. Let me know if you are interested. So far, Kevin and myself for this one. Some info: Babbacombe is a good dive site for both novices and experienced divers, with usually lots of life around. Babbacombe is awkward at Low water but good in most…
Diving: Swimmy Swanage
Swanage Dorset, United KingdomA weekends' diving (4 dives, 2 per day) down in swimmy Swanage! We'll be diving again with Swanage Boat Charters https://kyarra.com/index.php/swanage-boat-charters-scuba-diving-in-swanage-dorset-uk who operate a shuttle service on their hard-boat Mary Jo Saturday:- 08:55 - Carentan (30m max) 12:55 - Local drift (18m max) Sunday:- 11:40 - Drift, reef, scenic or Fleur (TBD) 16:00 - Wreck (TBD) Cost…
Diving: Amazing Avalanche
Portland Portland, Dorset, United KingdomThis one is a day trip with a single dive (due to depth - 50 metres) to the wreck of the Avalanche on Scimitar out of Portland Harbour. The three-masted iron sailing ship, left London in for Wellington, New Zealand, under command of Capt. E. Williams. She carried 63 passengers, with a crew of 34.…
Diving: Cromhall
South West Maritime Academy Cromhall Quarry, Cromhall, South Gloucestershire, United KingdomA chance to check out what has been happening at our closest diving facility, keep those diving muscles fit & have a chat with other club members. Looks like we could be over 10 strong on this one so it'll be a blast! Don't forget to book your space via the website (else you won't…
Social: Wednesday Walkies
Another walk while the evenings are still light enough. More details closer to the time Hazel
Diving: Peerless Porthkerris
Porthkerris Cornwall, United KingdomWe’ve been going down to Porthkerris for many a year, initially using the club RHIBs & over the last 6-7 years using the incredibly efficient shuttle facilities of Porthkerris Divers ( https://porthkerris.com/ ) We've had some bad luck over the last few years with the weather so I'm hoping the 3rd time is the charm! I'm again…
Social: Meal
Wednesday 13th September around 7pm For this social, I was thinking we could go for a meal. I’ve come up with a couple of options: Hao Wei Chinese in Cheswick Village. It‘s quite small so depending on numbers might not be able to accommodate us (which is why I‘m looking at organising now) https://haowei.co.uk/ The Globe, Frampton…