BSAC Community Scuba diving Club SASAC is a volunteer sports and social club at the heart of St. Albans.
It was founded as a SCUBA diving club with its own boat, onsite compressor and open air swimming pool but it is much more than just diving, as it has snorkelling, swimming and a thriving social membership that all add to the character of the club. Many snorkelling members joined because of the under-water hockey, AKA octapush. In the 1980’s it took over and renovated the then derelict former city
18/02/2022
The National Diving & Activity Centre Chepstow site is permanently closed to the public. We are not taking bookings for leisure activities or public diving.
We’d like to thank all our customers for their support over the years.
19/11/2021
New guide to planning diving projects A practical guide aimed at Sports Divers and above has been launched to help members plan and carry out small diving projects. BSAC Heritage Advisor Jane Maddocks, who is behind the guide, tells us more.
Hi All, you will be pleased to know this page has a repreive, Stuart has agreed to takeover as admin
This page will be closed this evening at the request of the committee, I hope you have enjoyed it to date
08/10/2021
Hi everyone ! Social media has been full with speculation, rumours and the usual rants the last few days about the new parking charges at the marina !
So it’s now time to explain what I know is happening !
Firstly I have always been against this ! One of the main reasons I moved to Portland Marina 8 years ago was so all my customers had free parking !
The reason the marina have brought this in,is because of people abusing the parking ! Some People leave their cars there for days or even longer and are not doing anything on site !
The marina is growing and need the spaces for the people using the facilities !
So this is how it works
You drive in , the cameras log your number plate , you park and do what ever you have come to do . Before you leave you go to the machine or go on the App put your reg in and pay the amount you owe . However there are the following concessions
1. If you leave within 15 mins no charge
2. If you are visiting the cafe , pub , dive shop ( sorry don’t know about the other businesss on site ) you can get a 2 hr free parking voucher .
3. If you are out on one of the dive boats operating from the marina you can get from them , the dive shop or marina office before you leave a 50% off voucher .
The vouchers have a Bar code on which when presented to the machine reduces the charges as mentioned above !
I hope this has helped with people’s concerns if you need to know anything else make it up and post it on FB
15/04/2021
Hi all I have been working on ED and I within BSAC since the start of the year, we are just at the start and have a way to go, the more people who can complete this module the better the place we will be in to continue our journey, it only takes 20-30mins and it free, please can I ask you all to complete it and spread the word, any questions please email them to [email protected]
thank you, Lisa
05/04/2021
Diver of the Year
Pete Tatton on behalf of James Hickman presented the Diver of the Year award to Graham Dicks who embodies the spirit of what club diving is all about: mucking-in when required and generally making things happen.
09/03/2021
Look after your drysuit and your drysuit will look after you, here's a few tips from Hammond about how to take good care of your drysuit.
04/03/2021
Cautious optimism in our preparation for return to diving We're thinking positive but cautious with Safety and Development Manager Jim Watson as he talks about the BSAC's guidance and webinars to help divers prepare to dive another day.
24/02/2021
Following the UK Government's announcement on Tuesday 22 February, it looks as though sport could be back on come the 29th March, and we're here to make sure your kit is ready when this stage of the lockdown eases.
𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁.
𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 proud of our trained drysuit technicians who offer a repair service second to none.
𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 over 40 years experience in manufacturing drysuits, so when it comes to repairing them, we know exactly what needs to be done, we also know if it's uneconomical to repair and what your options are.
𝗪𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 what materials to use, they should be supple so when you get your drysuit back you should hardly notice the work carried out and it should be like new.
𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 help you stay warm and dry when in the water.
We are already noticing a steady increase in drysuits being sent in for repair and we are currently on a two week turnaround, so please if you need your drysuit in time for 29th March, please send your suit into our trained team.
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