Cromhall Cruising
South West Maritime Academy Cromhall Quarry, Cromhall, South Gloucestershire, United KingdomIf you'd like to to some of us down at Cromhall on Thursday evening from 5pm let me know We'll be meeting from 4:30 at the ticket office (they pump air there too now) & are open until 8:30 and its' only £10 Go on! You know you want to! Don't forget to book your…
Pirate Bay Adventure Golf
Pirate Bay Adventure Golf Common Mead Ln, Hambrook, Winterbourne, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, United KingdomHi We had a lovely walk for our June social – great to see so many people out for the stroll / pub. We’re meeting on Wednesday 27th July at Pirate Bay golf. I suggest we meet at 7pm as it takes around 70-90 minutes to play the course and it closes at 9pm. Depending…
Cromhall Crew
South West Maritime Academy Cromhall Quarry, Cromhall, South Gloucestershire, United KingdomA few of us (Colin,Neil & myself so far) are going along to Cromhall next Thursday (28th July) for an evening dive. Why not join us, its only £10 & it'll be a nice relaxing end to your day :-) We'll be meeting at the ticket office at 5pm Let me know & book your…
Isle of Man
Isle of Man Diving Charters Thie-Ny-Marrey, The Underway, Port St Mary, Isle of Man, United KingdomAfter 3 previously very successful trips in 2013, 2015 & 2017 another trip to the Isle of Man with Mike Keggan (www.isleofmandivingcharters.com) has been proposed. Dates are Monday to Friday, 8-12 August at a cost of £355 per diver for diving, accommodation & breakfast for 4 nights, 8 scheduled dives, with a possibility of fitting…
Cromhall Come All!
South West Maritime Academy Cromhall Quarry, Cromhall, South Gloucestershire, United KingdomHi All, Neil & Colin are going to be at Cromhall for the Thursday evening dive session on 25th August. If you're interested in joining them then please respond to this email to let them know & be there from 5pm. Don't forget to book! https://www.cromhallquarry.com/book-a-dive/ Cheers kevin
Porthkerris!
Porthkerris Cornwall, United KingdomWe’ve been going down to Porthkerris for many years using the incredibly efficient shuttle facilities of Porthkerris Divers ( https://porthkerris.com/ ) This year we unfortunately suffered a blowout due to strong easterlies but still managed an epic shore dive on the last day & filled the rest of the time with a whole array of activities (report…
Scapa
Huskyan Dive Charters & Expeditions 110 Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney, United KingdomThe showing of a Worlds' Greatest Shipwrecks focusing on a couple of Scapa Flow wrecks & specifically with Emily & Huskyan providing the diving platform brought back strong good memories of our previous trip in 2016 & questions of why don't we go back - so we are! Details from skipper Emily: For the 2022…
Cromhall
South West Maritime Academy Cromhall Quarry, Cromhall, South Gloucestershire, United KingdomA number of us are going down to Cromhall this Sunday to check out our gear ahead of the Winter Warmer. We plan to meet at the ticket office around opening time (8:30) to sort out air etc before moving round to either the beach or the steps depending on water level. If you'd like…
Winter Warmer
Portland Portland, Dorset, United KingdomThe traditional Winter Warmer is back (after taking a break last year). This time we'll be diving with SkinDeep Diving https://skindeepdiving.co.uk/bookings/ on either Skindeep or SkinDeeper for two days of underwater fun Accommodation will likely be a local B&B or the Outdoor Centre on Portaldn & we'll do a pub meal Saturday night Let me know if…
Dive Planning
BAWA Healthcare & Leisure 589 Southmead Rd, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, United KingdomAs 2022 starts to draw to a close it is important we do some planning to ensure we have events for 2023 to look forward to. Following the doodle poll we got two preferred dates: Thursday 10th November & Wednesday 30th November. In the interests of getting something sorted soonish I'm going for the earlier…
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…