Midlands Diving

Can anyone recommend I good club based in the W Mids?

On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 15:53:04 +0000 (UTC), in
<buea50$f13$1@hercules.btinternet.com> (uk.rec.scuba) "MB"
<morayb@btinternet.com> wrote:

> Can anyone recommend I good club based in the W Mids?

I can recommend Dive In, Lakeside Centre, Kings Norton, Birmingham -
0121 459 4549. They do their inland diving at Dosthill (which belongs
to them), and run regular trips to places like Weymouth, the Red Sea,
and so on.

They're a PADI centre, so not club-like in the BSAC way, but the atmos
there was generally very convivial, and the manager,. Vini, used to
run 'club nights' with talks by the likes of the Police Search and
Rescue divers etc.

I should point out that I've not been there for about 4 years, having
left the country.

If you contact them, tell Vini that Charlie says 'Hi' :)


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Charlie

On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 18:04:53 +0100, Charlie King
<charlie@removethisitsaspamtrap.stopthatitssilly.c om> wrote:

>On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 15:53:04 +0000 (UTC), in
><buea50$f13$1@hercules.btinternet.com> (uk.rec.scuba) "MB"
><morayb@btinternet.com> wrote:
>
>> Can anyone recommend I good club based in the W Mids?
>
>I can recommend Dive In, Lakeside Centre, Kings Norton, Birmingham -
>0121 459 4549. They do their inland diving at Dosthill (which belongs
>to them), and run regular trips to places like Weymouth, the Red Sea,
>and so on.
>
>They're a PADI centre, so not club-like in the BSAC way, but the atmos
>there was generally very convivial, and the manager,. Vini, used to
>run 'club nights' with talks by the likes of the Police Search and
>Rescue divers etc.
>
>I should point out that I've not been there for about 4 years, having
>left the country.
>
>If you contact them, tell Vini that Charlie says 'Hi' :)

Personally, I would not recommend anywhere that uses Dosthell as a
base. It is a real s**t hole. Where abouts in the Midlands are you
looking for a club?


Laz

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In article <buea50$f13$1@hercules.btinternet.com>, MB
<morayb@btinternet.com> writes
>Can anyone recommend I good club based in the W Mids?
>
>

I can recommend Lutterworth SAC.
We're just off junction 20 of the M1.
Been a member for 8 years now (joined from another club).
We dive all around the UK, both RIB & hardboat diving, 70+ members, 1
RIB and have just voted to buy another to replace our trusty inflatable.
Lots of trips planned this year, and we run a fair few in house SDC's.

For more info see www.lsac.co.uk

Regards
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Jon Brewis

>Personally, I would not recommend anywhere that uses Dosthell as a
>base. It is a real s**t hole. Where abouts in the Midlands are you
>looking for a club?
>
>
>Laz

I has it's good points. What about practicing sensory deprivation diving? At
this time of year you loose both vision and touch in the 4deg pool.

Rob H

"Lazarus X" <lazarusx@nospam.com> wrote in message

> Personally, I would not recommend anywhere that uses Dosthell as a
> base. It is a real s**t hole.
> Laz

Isn’t this technically known as ‘Doing an Alasdair’?

Dire threats are in the post obviously!

DaveA






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On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 09:38:18 +0000 (UTC), "Dave Appleby"
<dave_appleby@yahoo.com> wrote:

>"Lazarus X" <lazarusx@nospam.com> wrote in message
>
>> Personally, I would not recommend anywhere that uses Dosthell as a
>> base. It is a real s**t hole.
>> Laz
>
>Isn’t this technically known as ‘Doing an Alasdair’?

That place is the reason my wife didn't continue diving, which in turn
stops me diving places like Truk and Bikini without serious
grovelling. I thing I am entitled to be disgruntled

Laz

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