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Congratulations !
Congratulations to Simon and Jenny Capp who have become proud parents!
Annabelle Capp arrived in this world today at 1:04pm, slightly ahead of plan. She weighed in at 7lb 1oz and has a good set of lungs on her. Both mother and baby doing well.
Apparently she was born with a mask and snorkel already fitted...
The Rez...
Gary Clayton is organising a dive at The Rez, a eeire pitch black building...this is what it says
The Rez was formerly a Severn Trent Water Authority Reservoir, which was an open water facility in the mid 1800's. There were two large pump houses on-site, which housed the steam beam engines that pumped the water from the bottom of the valley where the Rez is situated to the towns and villages of Stoke-on-Trent. With the progression to electric pumps, one pump house was demolished and a smaller building constructed in its place and the remaining large pump house was reduced by one storey. The chimney that used to tower a further sixty feet above the two buildings was demolished and buried in the bank-sides around the site.
The reservoir was given baffled walls made of engineering brick and a series of supporting columns throughout to support a new reinforced concrete roof. What is now the Dive House was the Gas House, where the chlorine and other water purification mixtures were added and the water quality monitored.
The buoyancy tank was the aeration tank for the reservoir. The two bottom layers have been removed and a fountain restored.
The water in the Rez is fresh water as the whole of Wall Grange is a clean water site due its environmentally sensitive location.
More pictures HERE
Xmas Party
I know its early! but we must decide what the club are doing for a xmas party...A few ideas have been mentioned at the Committee Meeting but we would like some more...if you have any ideas, venues etc please contact a member of the committee.
Facebook Users
Steve Braddley has set up a facebook group for the club if your interested...click here.
Tameside Advertiser
Tameside Advertiser has been down for a Try Dive, you can read the article here Advertiser
Thanks very much to Paul Thompson from the Advertiser for the good write up. Just waiting for him to sign up to the Ocean Diver course now...
Deposits Required
The committee has decided that future diving trips and social events will require a deposit. This will assist the organisers to assess if the trip/social event is viable. If the trip or event is cancelled these will be returned less any costs incurred by the organiser.
