Twelve Stratford Divers headed to Northumberland in early July to dive the clear waters round the Farne Islands. Last year we had only been allowed to have 7 on the boat due to Covid restrictions but happily we had a full complement this year. We were: Hoppo, Peter T, Paul…
The midweek Lyme Regis daydash is a long standing club tradition, but after nearly seven years in the club this was the first time I’ve actually managed to get to one! It was well worth the wait though. The trip was ably organised by Andy Dale, who had even managed…
The annual club trip to the Isles of Scilly ran from June to 11th to 18th and was a huge success this year. The weather was kind and the conditions were very good for diving. Jon and Andy expertly took the club rib Hornet across while the rest of us…
A large number of members struggled down the M5 through the perfect storm of B/H, half-term, good weather and a burgeoning sense of freedom. We camped and dived down in the southwest and from the larger group 10 divers shared both Hornet and Portia and did some really nice diving…
As COVID restrictions eased a small scale trip was arranged to the South Coast to give the boats a run and dust of the cobwebs. The weather was great and the members got a couple of dives in. Some nice photos from the day are below
After lockdown ended, nothing short of Armageddon would have stopped Angie and the Lundy 2021 group from getting to Devon. In the end, the weather felt pretty close to that! Angie, Thaedra, Alastair, Jamie, Nic, John, Andy, Chris, Simon and Denise all made it despite the dire weather warnings. Nic…
Thanks to Andy Dale for organising a very well received club trip to Capernwray on May 18th and 19th 2021. This was one of the first post lockdown trips run by the club and the sun seemed to be shining for them. Viz was a challenge, as it seemed to…
Congratulations to our newest diver, Kate Inman! Kate has completed her Ocean Diver training with flying colours, despite all the challenges of COVID. An enthusiastic trainee from the start, she was awarded the club’s Novice of the Year award last year, and is planning on making full use of her…
Like most diving arrangements this year our Annual Mince Pie Dive Day on December 18th hung in the balance until the preceding few days. However the Covid regulations in force on the day worked in our favour. Stoney was in Tier 3, we were in Tier 3, and we didn’t…
Boats for Scapa Flow book up quickly, and with 2019 being the 100 year centenary of the end of WW1, 2020 was a busy year. We managed to get a booking for one of the last weeks of the season in 2020. This was booked over a year in advance…
