Kristina Pedder meets Leicestershire Scouts SAC, a club with origins in Central America, but its heart firmly in the East Midlands
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Club trip to Oban
Leicestershire Scouts Sub-Aqua Unit( LSSAU)
LOCATION: Lutterworth, Leicestershire
MEMBERSHIP FEE: Adults £ 50, Under-18s free( plus BSAC)
CONTACT: e scubascoutslssau @ gmail. com ONLINE:! www. scubascouts. co. uk fl @ LSSAUScuba
Kristina Pedder meets Leicestershire Scouts SAC, a club with origins in Central America, but its heart firmly in the East Midlands
Try dives on pool night
The Leicestershire Scouts Sub-Aqua Unit is one of a kind. It offers Scouts the chance to try snorkelling and scuba at experience events. Some go on to join the club, and their participation counts towards badges and awards.
When and why was the club formed?
Some of our founder members went on a trip to Roatan in 1984, during which a couple of Scouts were taught to dive. On their return to the UK, the Leicestershire Scouts Sub-Aqua Unit( LSSAU) was created to provide scuba training for other local Scouts. We snorkel with younger members: our normal lower age limit is 10, which is when children start Scouts, but we sometimes do Cubs down to eight years old. The limiting factor is the size of the snorkelling kit.
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