Archive for March, 2006

Holyhead Wreck Lectures (and the bloke from Eastenders!)

Sunday, March 26th, 2006

This weekend saw a group of CSAC members make the trip to the ‘Boston Centre Stage’ venue for the annual Holyhead Wreck Lectures. This years speakers included our very own Chris Holden, who was giving a talk on the Leinster Wreck Project.

There were also a few celebrity faces amongst the crowd, including the bloke from Eastenders who used to be in The Bill!

It's that bloke from Eastenders!

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The brave? Or the Foolhardy!?

Tuesday, March 7th, 2006

 

It was -1 and icy as we set off down the A55 towards North Wales. We’d received a few emails from Branch members the previous day saying they didn’t fancy the conditions. So it was just myself and PWJ going to try equipment, and Nigel and Ryan going to complete some sports diver training.

We arrived at Vivian Dive Centre to find the car park blanketed in snow! Fortunately the clear skys meant the sun shone through, and it was surprisingly mild! Quickly into our drysuits, we proceeded to have a snowball fight in the middle of the car park - I always thought you had to be in touch with your inner child to be a diver!

 

Vivian Diving Centre

Vivian Dive Centre

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