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This is the second installment in the series of articles from Alan Haywood, one of the clubs early members. You can see the full series of articles here. Chapter 2, 1954, Manchester High Street Baths. Free Diving & Bluebird By Alan Heywood. In 1952 I was “invited” to join His Majesties Armed Forces […]
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We had a fantastic night at the club’s awards dinner. A great turnout with 60 people enjoying what was a much improved venue and much better food than recent years. I hope we will be able to use the same venue again in the future and attract even more people along. Three main awards were
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This is the first installment in the series of articles from Alan Haywood, one of the clubs early members. You can see the full series of articles here. Chapter 1 – My Life in the Blue Stuff – how it all started by Alan Heywood Alan’s inspiration for diving came from the wartime exploits of
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We are always very keen to encourage as many of our members as possible to organise trips. Whilst it is true you need a Dive Manager (Dive Leader or above) to look after the diving, anyone of any grade can organise a trip and with a little help from other members it means we should
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Social Outing – Saturday 27th January Janet arranged a Theatre Trip to the Lowry to see “The Weir”. Winner of the 1997 Olivier Award for Best New Play, Conor McPherson’s chilling, modern classic embarks on a UK tour this autumn to mark its 20th Anniversary year. You can see more details of the play here.
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We held a burns night supper at the club, with the club dressed for the occasion and plenty of tartan on show a great night was had by all. We also had a fantastic address to the haggis beamed in from Clackmannanshire, courtesy of a friend of Vesta. Here is our thanks to Kevin for
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You may not have noticed it but we have a large White Ensign on display in the Clubhouse. This flag was flown by one of His Majesties Corvettes on a crossing of the North Atlantic during the battle of the Atlantic in 1943. It was presented by the crew to Lt. “Jim” Curtis RNVR on
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Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd March 2019 Dave Moss is organising a trip to Cumbrae. The diving will most likely include a few wrecks, with the possibility of a couple of scenic dives. Tides are quite favourable in the Firth of Clyde, and the shelter the land provides means there is less chance of losing
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Andy McArthur ran a trip up to the Lake District (near Ambleside) to Hodge Close on the Wednesday between Xmas and New Year. Hodge Close is a challenging site to dive with a long wade through a flooded tunnel, a shimmy down a set of slippery ladders with your kit and then a dive in
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