Baby Announcement We have a baby girl, Isla Jane Merrick, born 23rd July 2007 at 04:45 at John Radcliffe Hospital, 7lb 3, all doing fine. Jo and Paul Big Tuesday – On 07th August 2007,
Big Tuesday The Shark Trust are coming to the British Legion for the Big Tuesday Seminar!! Deborah would appreciate if people could arrive promptly to help set up the chairs etc. It looks to be a very popular event and Deborah is hoping to start the evening at 8.30pm.
For more information on the Shark Trust http://www.sharktrust.org/
Contact details Please remember to keep our membership secretary Milly Howard updated with your contact details.
Club News We using our new Logo and doesn’t it look great! Thanks to Cormac Murphy for creating it for the club!!
Forthcoming Meetings / Diary Events 17 July 2007 - Little Tuesday / Committee Meeting The Squirrel Pub, Booker 18 July 2007 - Training Dive, Wraysbury Amanda Radley / Len Sumner 21 July 2007 - Wittering Divers, Clive Bennett 01 August 2007 - Training Dive, Wraysbury Amanda Radley / Len Sumner 05 August 2007 - Training Dive, Portland Amanda Radley / Len Sumner
Congratulations to Steve Wilkins who is now a qualified BSAC Ocean Diver and is well into his training for Sports Diver!!
Congratulations also to Pete Mowatt, our boat officer who is now a qualified BSAC OWI!!! Congratulations to Alan Davis, Damian Stafford and Rob Taylor on successfully completing the boat handling course. We’re sure these guys will help reduce the burden on the existing Rib Cox's and allow us to make even more use of the Rib for both Training and recreational diving. Review to follow...
On 19th June 2007 the club had a BBQ at the Squirrel pub in Booker. Despite the heavens opening it was a huge success!! Thank you to all those involved in organising it!!!
Congratulations to Eunice Kendall who is now a qualified BSAC Ocean Diver!! On 5th June 2007 Vicki Billings gave a talk on her Norwegian trip, the talk was very informative and interesting. Thank You Vicki the photos were fantastic! Little Tuesday – This Tuesday the club is having a BBQ at the Squirrel pub in Booker. The action starts at 7.30pm and hopefully the weather will be on our side?! If you are coming along and haven’t already told Deborah Davis, the clubs social secretary, that you are please do so Deborah can arrange the food!!
Diving done recently: Search & Recovery SDC - RIB in Portland - 3 students on course run by Gary Howard. All passed after an enjoyable day looking for shot lines, which were all recovered for a change.
The clubs diving season is now well underway, and only a small amount of bad weather reported!! This Tuesday (05 June 2007) is Big Tuesday with the Vicki Billings kindly placing herself in the spotlight to talk to us all about Norwegian Coral Reefs. Vicki as you may well know is a fountain of knowledge on marine life and this talk looks to be both very fascinating and popular, so be sure to get there nice and early to get the best pew!!
Pre- Qualified divers joining the British Sub-Aqua Club The British Sub-Aqua Club allows HWSAC to welcome new mem-bers who have undertaken diver training by recognised organi-sations, whether recreational, commercial or military. Divers can join a HWSAC and enjoy diving with our branch within the rec-ommendations of their existing qualification and BSAC Safe Diving Practices (whichever is the more conservative). For further information please contact Len Sumner, Simon Fennell or Gary Howard
On Tuesday 3rd April 2007 the club held its AGM at the British Legion, the new committee as voted at the AGM are: Chairman - Gary Howard Secretary - Angela Gregory Treasurer - Claire Fennell Membership Secretary - Milly Howard Equipment Officer - Jon Pearce Boat Officer - Pete Mowatt Social Secretary - Deborah Davis Training Officer - Len Sumner Diving Officer - Simon Fennell
The diving season is now here, with our first club dive on the 01st April. It might still be a little cold for some, but it can only get warmer!!
Jo Merrick, who has contributed to the club enormously over the years as training officer, instructor, and try-dive coordinator and lots more besides, has decided to step down as Training Officer due to preg-nancy.
Len Sumner has been chosen to take over from Jo. We would like to thank Jo for all her hard work! April Big Tuesday – AGM - This year many committee positions are being voted for, so if you want to have a say its very important that you attend!