Club News
Annual Dinner Dance Success
Another very successful dinner dance at Leasowe Castle on Saturday evening was well represented with a total of 81 guests. Thanks to all who attended and supported us. Everyone seemed to have a great time, and the dance floor was ...more
Getting Ready for the new Season
Already we have some dives on the Calendar for 2012, with Weymouth, Plymouth, Skye and Cornwall already arranged with some places still available. Get your thinking caps on... where do you want to go diving this year? Make some suggestions ...more
Keeping fit in Winter Months
Why not join some of the lads for some Winter excersise with a game of football at Bidston sports centre every Wednesday. Interested? call Tony Fitz for details. See our Team Photo on our Social Page. ...more
Xmas Club Night 29th December
Dear Members: - The Club House will be open on the 29th December from 7.30 pm for a Christmas fancy dress party night including Indian curry and all your favorite drinks. Sambuca shots now in stock. Tickets are £ 2.00 ...more
More Club House Improvements
We are on a role with improvements. A new ceiling fitted in the gents toilets and down lighters reinstalled. Down lighters reinstalled in the ladies w/c Complimentary cheese and biscuits on Thursday night. See you all there.. regards Ian ...more
New Date for Annual Dinner Dance
A new date has now been set for the Annual Dinner Dance at Leasowe Castle. It is now 21st January 2012 all at the same time same venue its just the date changed. For further details, please see Ian at the ...more
Club House Repairs
The Club House has seen a bit of an uplift to it's roof, maintenance and repairs have been carried out thanks to Westbourne Builders. For latest photos see link on our home page. ...more
Asda Scuba Promotion and RNLI Collection - this coming Saturday / Sunday 2
On Saturday 10th September and Sunday 11th September, we will be holding another of our Scuba Exhibitions. Short notice I know, but our original dates were not available and we only got the offer a couple of days ago. As usual ...more
September Diving switched to Pembroke
Due to continuing battles against the elements I have decided to change our planned Farnes trip in September to Dale in Pembroke. Dates will be the same, travel down on friday 16th and return monday 19th. We will have 3 nights camping ...more
Dinner Dance November 2011
Saturday 12th November at the Leasowe Castle 7 00 pm prompt Tickets for this years event £36 tickets will be available from Ian Bennett this can be a one off payment or installments which ever members prefer All the usual ...more
Farne Islands long weekend replaces cancelled IOM Trip in July
Due to insufficient numbers able to go on the Isle of Man Trip, the venue has been changed to the Farne Islands, with camping at Farne Diving Services. All grades are welcome for the four days from the 22nd July ...more
Compressor, Bank and Gas Blending Upgrade
As our members will know, we are already able to offer free air to our members as well as low cost Nitrox and Trimix for those who subscribe to the Nitrox or Trimix Group. We have successfully run our 4 ...more
Baths closure - Training provision
Many will know that Guinea Gap pool is now closed for about 9 weeks. During that time, we have made arrangements to have the use of Caldy Grammer School pool on a Monday evening and the IM Marsh Campus Pool ...more
RNLI Thank MSAC for their efforts
The presentation took place on the 7th April. Mr Cliff Downing of New Brighton Life Boats was in attendance. They thanked the club very much for their efforts in raising £1622.70. Thanks go to Tony Fitz, Geoff Oldfield, Alistair Reynolds, ...more
March Try Dive Event Success
Many, many thanks to the Members and Instructors that helped put on our March Try Dive event last Saturday. In all, 35 guests received a warm welcome and took their first dive in Guinea Gap baths. Everyone enjoyed their experience ...more
Asda Scuba Event a Great Success
Saturday dawned cold and dull - and early - we got the tent all set up, with the display boards, tables and posters. Set up the all important kettle and cooker for refreshments and welcomed our first visitor at 09.00am. ...more
Having a party - hire our marquee
Need a bit more space for a garden party or house party, why not hire the club tent for just £25 for a weekend. Size can be 6m x 4m or 6m x 3m. Absolutely ideal for barbeques, birthday parties, ...more
Supporting your instructors
It was agreed at the Committee meeting last night (7th February 2011), as a result of a suggestion put forward, that those undergoing training could contribute to the site entrance fees of the instructor(s) helping out on the day. It is ...more
Curry Night Saturday 26th February
CLUB CURRY NIGHT TICKETS £5.00 DOORS OPEN 7.30PM TILL LATE TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE BAR THIS IS A FUND RAISING EVENT SO YOUR SUPPORT. Download a copy of the MENU from here http://www.merseydivers.com/events/clubcurrynight.doc ...more
Asda Scuba Exhibition 12th & 13th March
Visitors to our scuba exhibition at the Asda Superstore in Seaview Road Wallasey will be able to find out about our sport and maybe book a scuba taster session on the 26th March. We're also collecting for the RNLI over ...more
Information required.
In an effort to make our web site more attractive and up-to-date I would like to invite any contributions and ideas from members. I would also like to put up stories of divers experiences and recent events. We are still ...more
Want to run a dive trip?
With 2010 quickly drawing to a close it's now time to look forward to next season. With hungry divers and two fully equipped dive boats ready to go it just requires one more ingredient, yes someone to put together an expedition. You ...more
Pembroke Dive May 2011
Pembroke 2011. Dive Pembroke on the club ribs this summer. 4 days diving 6th 7th 8th and 9th of May 2011 visiting some of the best wreck and reef dives in Wales. Diving around Skomer and Grassholme and camping at ...more
Skill Development Courses are go!
Our new Training Officer has started off as he means to go on, with an Advanced Nitrox course and Chartwork and Position Fixing course having been completed already, with the on-water element of the Chartwork course planned for better weather ...more
AGM Report - New Committee
Fantastic turnout for this year's AGM. Probably the biggest crowd for some years. Notable points was the inclusion of the BSAC care for the Vulnerable policy into our own club rules, which are to be reviewed and modernised over the ...more
Branch 5 Annual Dinner & Dance
What a great night, good food, plenty to drink, diving awards, limited speaches, great raffle prizes live music and lots of good friends - guaranteed receipe for a wonderful time. Here are some pictures from the night. Congratulations must go ...more
Snorkelling for Deaf Children
Merseyside Branch 5 helped Dolphin Swim and Sign Club by providing snorkelling equipment and basic tuition at Leasowe Leisure Cente on Saturday 26th June. As a start to the National Deaf Awareness Week, it was an event that was eagerly ...more
New Text and Facebook facilities
With so many members having mobile phones and Facebook accounts, the club has set up a couple of new ways to keep in touch with what's going on as well as to allow members the ability to broadcast to fellow ...more
Trip Report - Weymouth Weekend April 2010)
A team of 12 led by Steve Boulton completed the first sea dives on 2010 with a weekend hard-boat trip to Weymouth on Skin-Deeper. You could tell it was a new dive season with various people with lovely new equipment ...more
Try Dive Night Report & Pictures
Saturday 27th March saw 32 try divers have a taster session at Guinea Gap baths. Followed by a party at the Clubhouse, guests were given a tour of the facilities, a brief introduction in the Lecture Room and a half ...more
RNLI Collection reaches £2294.79 in last 8 months!
The weekend at Tescos raised a total of £1024.29 for the RNLI. Thanks must go to the many volunteer club members who showed up not only to support their club but also to help raise this huge amount for the ...more
Tescos Weekend a huge success!
Merseyside Branch 5's weekend exhibition and RNLI Collection at Tescos was held on a bright but cold weekend and proved to be a great success! Interest was steady throughout the weekend. Saturday seemed one of those days when people had ...more