Category: Club News

Hi All – Dearne Valley Divers has proceeded with revised dates for a trip to Scapa flow on 16th August 2021. There are a few places remaining that are now open to Barnsley BSAC divers. Please note that you must be a minimum of Sports Diver with 35m depth progression. The itinerary is a week-long

The joint Barnsley and Dearne Valley Christmas party was a great success last night. We took the opportunity to award the club “Diver of the Year” award – the Clubman trophy will follow at the AGM. The “Diver of the Year” is awarded by the Diving Officer (me!) to the individual who has both developed

It’s been another amazing year of diving – Curaçao, Easter Egg hunting, Summer Isles, Eyemouth, Farne Islands, Scapa Flow, Plymouth, Mull, St Abbs and Egypt! We’ve also seen some great achievements amongst our instructors and trainees. We hope to see you all next year for more diving adventures! Thanks everyone and have a great Xmas

Hi all, Just in case anyone is in any doubt, there will be no club meeting and no training this coming Tuesday because of the club Christmas meal, nor will we be meeting for the following two Tuesdays (24th Dec and 31st Dec….if the Metrodome had been open we would have been there but sadly

A big round of applause goes to Abbie Jenkinson who, hot on the heels of Andy, has successfully qualified as a BSAC Ocean Diver after completing her course on Tuesday. Well done Abbie – your determination and hard work has paid off! And all in good time for the Maldives!! Abbie is pictured here with

High fives for Nigel Kaye who has successfully passed his BSAC Theory Instructor Exam. This puts him one exam away from qualifying as a full Instructor! This is great news indeed – it gives the club a much needed boost to its Instructor capabilities. He is also joined by our visiting Dearne Valley Instructors Chris

Greetings Divers! a quick reminder – Barnsley BSAC is running a boat diving trip to Eyemouth with MarineQuest, open to all diver grades. This is also open to members of Dearne Valley Divers. This is a great boat diving trip for newbies!!! The planned itinerary is: ~ Friday – optional shore diving at Greenends Gully