How does the club raise funds ?
As well as club membership , we have raised funds by offering try dive sessions for local scouts , guides , and cadets . We have also been lucky enough to be awarded some grants , including most recently a Sport England crowd-funding matched grant from the Movement Fund aimed at community groups , local clubs and grassroots organisations that are at the heart of delivering physical activity opportunities that boost people ’ s health and wellbeing . Sport England matched the £ 3,149 we raised , doubling our success .
Did you receive any other help in fundraising ?
Taylors of Harrogate supplied a boatload of Yorkshire Tea to help our cause . York City Football Club supported us with two general admission tickets . Harry ’ s barbers in York donated five men ’ s haircuts . John from Kent Tooling donated one of the new composite stainless steel reels . Thanks go to them all .
What do you think made your application to Sport England succeed ?
The funding was for the upgrade of some of our compressor equipment . Our application focused on this equipment
Vintage club finds , reported to Receiver of Wreck
being essential to providing safe gas to breath ; and gas being essential for us to run all of our activities , both for our members and the community . We talked about inclusivity and safety and about the lungs of the compressor .
What does membership of the club offer ?
Membership includes pool sessions , membership at the sports club where we meet each week , free air fills , discounted nitrox , and use of club equipment .
An early photography competition
Do you have a club house of your own ?
In the early years we did . Our members constructed our own clubhouse , conveniently close to the river , which of course included a spacious clubroom with a bar . Adjacent to the clubhouse , they built a compressor house to ensure clean , breathable air for diving . The clubhouse became a hub of activity , adorned with hundreds of collected artefacts . The facilities were put to good use by various groups , including the International Club ,
The club at York ’ s 1978 River Gala
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