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BSAC’s first club dives back in time on Swanage Pier
One of the UK’s oldest active scuba divers went back in time to celebrate the 60th anniversary of BSAC.
Londoner Tony Moore, 83, and a group of fellow divers from BSAC’s first club, London No 1 Branch, dressed up in period diving gear for a 1950s style underwater party.
The celebrations at Dorset’s Swanage Pier were organised by London Number 1as part of their year-long celebrations of both theirs and BSAC’s 60th year.
Tony, from Baron’s Court, was one of the original members of the club and the oldest person taking part in the anniversary dive at Dorset’s Swanage Pier with some divers trying out historic 1950s dive equipment.
And to really give the day a 1950s feel, club members drove to Swanage in a number of classic cars from the era including a couple of Lotus Elans, an E-type Jaguar and a Mercedes.
The event was organised by BSAC London Number 1 Branch member, Dan Klein, who has responsibility for marketing the branch and recruiting new members.
Dan said: “We wanted to celebrate our club and BSAC’s 60th birthday in style and we enjoyed a tremendous day. The weather couldn’t have been better with glorious sunshine all day.
“And we have had fantastic support too with members of several clubs joining us for what has been a superb day. The mayor of Swanage kindly joined us and we have had tremendous support from members of the public who have shown a great deal of interest in diving.
“ And we were delighted to welcome along an original member of London Branch, Tony Moore, who at 83 was the oldest diver in the water today.
“And Tony enjoyed a dive using some of his own historic dive gear, much of which dates back to the early 1950s. Tony has had a wonderful day and we were delighted to welcome him along.”
BSAC Chief Executive Mary Tetley joined the London 1 Branch for their trip to Swanage and said the event was a real celebration of UK diving.
“I really was delighted to attend such a well organised and thoroughly enjoyable day. The weather has been brilliant and it was great to see so many BSAC branches joining in the event.
“And it was a pleasure to welcome along the Mayor of Swanage while so many members of the public have stopped and shown such an interest in diving. “
Check out some great pictures from the Swanage event at BSAC’s Facebook page
Over the next 12 months, specialist scuba holiday company Dive Worldwide will be supporting Bite-Back Shark & Marine Conservation with donations collected from client bookings to any one of its stunning dive destinations around the world. The independently-owned operator expects to raise £3000 for the UK charity.
Manager at Dive Worldwide, Phil North, said: “We’re especially excited to work with Bite-Back and support its intelligent, creative and results-driven campaigns to end the UK trade in shark products and prompt a change in attitudes to the ocean’s most maligned inhabitant.”
Bite-Back is running campaigns to hold the media to account on the way it reports shark news along with a brand new nationwide education programme. Last year the charity was credited for spearheading a UK ban on the import and export of shark fins.
Campaign director at Bite-Back, Graham Buckingham, said: “We’re enormously grateful to Dive Worldwide for choosing to support Bite-Back. The company’s commitment to conservation helps set it apart from other tour operators and we’re certain its clients admire and respect that policy. For us, the affiliation is huge and helps us look to the future with confidence we can deliver against key conservation programmes.”
To launch the fundraising initiative, Phil North presented Graham Buckingham with a cheque for £1,000.
Visit Dive Worldwide to discover its diverse range of international scuba adventures and visit Bite-Back to learn more about the charity’s campaigns.
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