Mersey Divers Blog

Newsletter January 2019

Chairman’s Letter Happy New Year everybody and welcome to the start of yet another year of diving with Branch 5; could be as rasper!  We are barely two weeks into the New Year, but...

Red Sea Trip August 2019

Red Sea Trip Date: 23rd to 30th August 2019Organiser: Tony Fitz Leaving from Manchester Airport on 23rd August and flying to Hurghada on the Red Sea. Staying at the The Three Corners Rihana Inn,...

Archaeology Field School June 2019

Nautical Archaeology Society Archaeological Field School 7th – 17th June 2019 The Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS), the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW) and Bangor University are currently collaborating...

Amlwch RIB Trip May 2019

North Anglesey Wreck Trip Date: 24th to 26th May 2019Organiser: Tony FitzDive Manager: Rob Edwards As part of his Advanced Diver qualification, Rob is managing two days of wreck diving out of Amlwch, North...

Menai Boat Run 2019

Menai Boat Run 2019 After incredible support from BSAC clubs around the UK, sadly the 2019 event had to be cancelled due to extreme weather conditions. In all, 43 boats entered and their donations...

Mersey Diver CCR Try Dive

CCR Try Dive Date: January 24th 19:30 to 20:30 Organiser: John Rice Simon Fryer will bringing his CCR units to club and will be able to offer 4 CCR try dives in the hour...

BSAC Compressor Operator SDC

Organiser: John RiceDate: 19:30 – 21:30 Thursday 10th January Another opportunity to learn to how to safely fill your own cylinders, and assist others with their tanks too. Alistair Reynolds will be running the...

Tug of War 2019

  New Years Day Tug of War 2019 New Brighton Life Boat CrewvsMersey Divers This years tug of war was another great success, apart from the RNLI winning again! There was a huge crowd out...

Mince Pie Dip 2018

Mersey Divers Mince Pie Dip at Eccy Delph 29th December 2018 A group Mersey Divers got together for a couple of dives in the balmy waters of Eccy Delph yesterday to blow away the...

Majors Late Christmas Bash 2018

Thanks guys and girls for making The Major’s Late Late Xmas Bash happen. I thought besides anything else the atmosphere was just great with everybody in the mood for a bit of a session....

Annual Dinner 2018

– BSAC Merseyside Branch 5 Annual Dinner –– Saturday 17th November 2018 – This years Branch 5 annual dinner, held at Birkenhead Park Rugby Club, was the best attended in many years. Over one hundred members, family and friends enjoyed a fantastic meal...

Newsletter October 2018

  Chairman’s Letter Just tell me folks where has this year gone and here I am yet another year younger! So, what is on the Agenda? Well firstly there is the AGM on Thursdays,...