40th Birthday Retrospective
Message form the current Chairman (2nd from left, 20 years ago)
As the club celebrates its 40th year, the current committee thought it would be good to look back and reflect on past club achievements and those members who have supported us over the years. Below is a pictorial diary of those achievements and some of the stories that came to mind when looking back; additional images from 2018 & 2019 can be seen in the club galleries.
As the club celebrates its 40th year, the current committee thought it would be good to look back and reflect on past club achievements and those members who have supported us over the years. Below is a pictorial diary of those achievements and some of the stories that came to mind when looking back; additional images from 2018 & 2019 can be seen in the club galleries.
2018
Sport Relief mile dressed as crocodile...
North Devon and assessing the tidal range while at this site
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Sport Relief participants, over £500 raised
Trying out a borrowed sea scooter from Kingston & Elmbridge club
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Senior dive weekend in North Devon, sunbathing seals we are not...
Sorry to lose Azhar who supported the club for many years
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2017
Snorkelling through Durdle Door, not often we get the right conditions...
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Snr trip to check out possible North Devon shore dive sites...
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Snr trip to check out good beer in North Devon...
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2016
The club raised over £500 again for Sport Relief....
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Godstone lake dive preparation
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Guy lurking behind a rock in South Devon, we had to ask a paddle boarder to escort us back as Jet skis appeared part way through dive...
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2015
Preparation for a Fleet Drift dive...
Snr Pembrokeshire trip checking out a site at low tide...
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Younger members getting ready for a boat dive at Pagham...
As Snorkellers we checked the depth first...
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Only one person could carry off the cool pose...
Wild swimming in Pembrokeshire, i.e. couldn't be bothered to carry our kit the mile to this site...
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2014
Sport Relief mile, my own challenge to do 64 lengths underwater...
Pagham boat crew, and yes Graham has got his life jacket inflated...
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Sport Relief mile raised £529, club members setting and achieving their own goals...
Lundy Seal checking us out...
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Enjoying lunch on Lundy Island, no tourists as the island was booked out for a wedding...
A tender moment with 5 adults and kit going ashore at Clovelly
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2013
Snr Cornwall dive, fitting equipment...
Christmas Party, the inflatable was broken so we had to improvise...
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Not normally watched by a cow when kitting up, but this is Barcombe Mills...
Celebrating BSAC 60th Birthday at Kimmeridge...
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Azhar more serious when presenting to the juniors...
Azhar presenting award to Dan...
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2012
Pagham trip, and yes they did collect me, eventually...
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Azhar presenting to junior member
Azhar presenting award to 'big' Adam
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Snr Pembrokeshire trip
Snr Pembrokeshire trip group dinner, including parents
Snr Pembrokeshire group dinner, smiles all round...
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2011
Receiving a Club award on behalf of all the committee and members
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Warming up for a dive around Selsey Pier
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Lundy Island step in entry with Paul, Sue, Tim and a bit splash...
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Barcombe Mills canoe hire and safety boat cover...
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Lundy Island boat charter...
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2010
Club raised £751.50 for Sport Relief...
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Night Dive at around Swanage Pier...
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2009
Pagham boat group preparing for the inner Mulberry dive...
It's not only fisherman who exaggerate the size of the fish... Beach Marshall on the cliff
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Lunday island, Sue, Paul and me taking a break...
Lundy Seal hug...
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2008
Sport Relief group, including mermaid...
Leeson House team games...
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Sport Relief mile in action...
Swanage base camp...
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2007
Me letting off an old flare, Coastguard were notified in advance...
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Swanage Weekend Group at Leeson House
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2006
Snr Pembrokeshire trip launching club boat
Snr Pembrokeshire trip making use of the club boat
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Young girls renowned for their screaming ability with Snorkels in...
Swanage Weekend Group at Leeson House
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2005
Preparing to demonstrate step-in entry from the pier
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Swanage Weekend group at Leeson House
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2004
Worborrow Bay expedition.
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Additional Swanage weekend sport, zorbing with added water.
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2003
Striking a pose...
Shore to shore snorkellers, we did not make the record books but raised a total of £3,663 for Milly's Fund
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Dorking contingent of the 'Wavemakers' fund raising event (over £1500 raised by the club)...
Leeson House evening entertainment.
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A number of Snorkelling clubs got together for the 'Wavemakers' world record attempt...
Swanage weekend Group at Leeson House
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2002
Committee outing to buy new RIB
Cornwall group, we had the new boat and testing it to its limits... filled it full of water!
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Collecting the new club boat
Dave teaching Lifesaving in the old Dorking pool
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The new club boat on it's first outing...
Swanage weekend group at Leeson House
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2001
First Snorkelling Olympics in the old Dorking Pool
Old club friends Bob and Pam
A young Tim ready for battle...
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Local press capturing the winning team for the local press (printed on paper!)
Giles has not changed much, the beer is still in-hand...
Ray with a mustache...
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Stunning birthday cake made by members of the club
John Parks (one of the founding club members) and I enjoying a joke
Graham running a theory lesson in the old Dorking Pool
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Swanage group at Leeson House
2000
Swanage Bay dive preparation
Swanage Weekend group at Brenscombe
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The mass of people in the middle of the picture is the club camped in Lulworth Cove
Fleet Dive group, the trip that destroyed my shoe fins walking along Chisel Beach...
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Lulworth Group...
Graham taking old club boat to deeper water...
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1999
Old club boat...
A young Tim striking a pose...
Giles and Wendy at Kimmeridge Bay
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My son and daughter on their first Swanage Weekend
Dave Kaplin's boat in use by the club...
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1998 to 1980
My photo record of club activities does not go back this far, do any ex-members have any images that they could share with the club?