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Iksac - Ilkeston And Kimberly Sub Aqua Club

iksac - ilkeston and kimberly sub aqua club

5.0(2)

Nottingham

IKSAC is one of the oldest diving clubs in the Midlands having been in existence in one form or another since the early 1970’s. We specialise in diver training within a friendly supportive club environment. We have in excess of 60 members at all levels of qualification. Some new members have yet to progress from the pool whilst some of the older members have been diving for over 30 years. Ages range from the younger ones of teen-age, right through to retirement age (and beyond in some cases). Our former Diving Officer (D.O.) and long standing member Trevor Perry has written a brief history of the club (see below). A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CLUB. The club was formed in 1973 being BSAC branch 592. It used Ilkeston pool as it’s base, which at that time still had the 3 metre diving pool which was useful for diver training. At this time Kimberley Leisure Centre was about to open, and members John Morris and Ray Booth approached the centre to see if it would be possible to use it for training. Permission was granted with the condition that the club changed it’s name to Ilkeston and Kimberley Sub Aqua Club. And so on the 5th October 1974, the day the leisure centre opened, IKSAC was born. We have been based at Kimberley since then. At Ilkeston (the date escapes me) we had a party underwater in the deep pool. It was decked out on the bottom with tables and chairs, and the divers ate fruit, and drank soft drinks and beer underwater. The TV heard about the event and sent along a crew to film us. A BMX bike had been donated and they filmed us riding off the top diving board. The presenter had a change of clothes and dropped off the diving board fully clothed to join us. We made a spot on prime time TV news. Another first for IKSAC was the production of a training video in 1984. Back then in the early days of sport diving there were no training aids and all lessons had to be handwritten by the D.O. As luck would have it, the club boasted a professional forensic videographer amongst it’s ranks. And so on the 10th March 1984 we made the training video “Diving from small boats”. Looking back now the boats are a bit dated bit the majority of the content is still relevant. We sold many copies to diving clubs (with a lot going abroad) and some to the RNLI. In those days Fort Bovisands at Plymouth was busy with training and B.A.D lads courses (basic air diving). IKSAC members used to go down and train on the commercial diving equipment, leading to deep diving,warm water suits, underwater cutting using thermic lances, underwater video and explosives. The weekends that the fleet was in port used to be spent on Union Street. IKSAC members were also pioneering diving in the Red Sea. In the 70’s and 80’s when Sharm was still a Bedouin village in the middle of nowhere, club members used to fly into Israel and cross the border at Taba. We would then travel up and down Sinai in jeeps, sleeping at the side of the sea, and eating food prepared by the Bedouins over a large blowtorch. Around the late 90’s we hit a crisis with membership. Because of the decisions taken by BSAC and PADI to commercialise their operations, we had a problem getting instructors onto training courses which were costing hundreds of pounds. The decision was taken to leave BSAC and join the SAA and so in February 1999 IKSAC became SAA branch 945, which is where we remain to this day. Trevor Perry March 2011

Shoreham Aviation Flight Centre

shoreham aviation flight centre

5.0(5)

Shoreham By Sea

SearchBook a Flight Online or Call: 01273 440852 Shoreham Aviation Home About Us Experience Flights Aircraft Hire / Hour Building Initial Training Advanced Training FAQs Location Contact Us Home>About Us About Shoreham Aviation Flight Centre Shoreham Aviation Flight Centre is a satellite of Redhill Aviation Flight Centre, a well-established, friendly, UK CAA Approved Training Organisation (ATO) and Flying Club providing flying training and testing at very competitive rates for: PPL LAPL Night IMC Aerobatics CPL FI(R) MEP We also offer a full range of Air Experience Flights, ranging from a 30 minute taster flight to a “land-away” experience to enjoy with friends/family. For the really adventurous, we offer aerobatic flights too! We have a team of dedicated instructors, all of whom are professionally qualified pilots and have worked for many years in aviation. We also have our own flight examiners. We are based at Shoreham Aerodrome next to the beautiful South Downs National Park. Shoreham Aerodrome is one of the oldest purpose-built airfields in the country. It is a licensed airfield with six grass runways (plus two tarmac runways for winter use) and full Air Traffic Control. It is open 0900 to 1700 during winter months and 0900 to 1900 during the summer, extensions can also be arranged. We have a large fleet of popular two and four seat aircraft as well as complex single and multi engine piston aircraft available. Our facilities include dedicated briefing rooms and you may enjoy free beverages in a relaxing atmosphere with our operations staff. With an unobstructed view over the airfield and the Sussex hills. There is ample pay-and-display car parking on-site, along with a café overlooking the aerodrome.

The Bbq Company

the bbq company

5.0(10)

Woking

The BBQ Company – Our names are Hector and Pat, we are a NEW owner run business with two passionate South African cooks who have grown up cooking great food over the fire and outdoors. We value customer service and building relationships with our customers as the bbq community is very much a family, we love what we do and we love teaching people new ways to enjoy cooking outdoors. Coming from a traditional 12 month of the year bbq season ( Braai season) to a mind set that you only bbq in the summer months was interesting. We believe that cooking outdoors can and should be done year around, no matter the weather conditions. With our range of premium bbq’s we will be able to guide you how you can adapt what you cook on the bbq in order to enjoy great tasting food off the grill year around. Wether it be Christmas roasts, summer steaks or slow cooked winter stews and curries. We will be adding a BBQ Cooking Class in the future once our operations are fully up and running and are very excited to kick this part of our business off. Buying from an owner run store like this not only gives you personalised service, it gives you a friendly name and face you can call or chat to if you need some advice on anything BBQ, we are always happy to pass on some helpful hints and tips on getting the most out of your cooking experience. We want more people to share our passion and start cooking better than restaurant quality food straight from their own back yards – its really not that hard and anyone can do it.