Pictures from the pool

Have-a-go-night

Once a year we run a "Have-a-go-night" for new recruits. These pictures are from 2003's event.

Connie Godson oversees the snorkelling introduction

Then watches the start of kitting up

Debbie Robinson ensures kit fits OK

Michelle Pryke runs through a briefing

Neil Smitham and Andy Maconachie assisting John Patterson and Kevin Woodward

Jill Dearden returns a trainnee quite safe !

Pool training

From beginner to Ocean Diver takes approximately 3 to 4 months of once a week, one hour pool lessons on Wednesday evenings.

Neil putting his kit together

Trainnees start to put equipment together

Andy Maconachie assists Tony Butterworth

Michelle Pryke briefs Linda Moors

Skill Development courses

The club runs many in-house BSAC skill development courses. Here, we are running a Lifeguard course.

Dave Godson demonstrates on Dave Clayton

Rob Gamble bringing Ian Brown up

JU gatecrashes the event

Leaving Rob showing he is "OK"

Whilst Ian waits for someone to rescue him

Which all the trainnees kindly do

Demonstrations

We have organised for various groups to come and demonstrate for us at the club.

Here, we are having an Inspiration Re-breather trial evening.

The evening started with a classroom briefing and kit explanation

Pete Sadler and Neil Smitham trying out the kit

JU trying out the latest rebreather

Michelle Pryke emerges all re-breathed!

The RNLI came down one evening to demonstrate using a liferaft. It was preceeded by an hours classroom briefing.

Being shown an upturned liferaft

Jumping in to righten an upturned liferaft

We were shown other skills, such as how to link together and move through the water

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