SCUBA June 2023 issue 136 | Page 26

Kristina Pedder interviews a Lake District dive club with a rich history , now looking to recruit young members .
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Kendal and Lakes

Sub Aqua Club

Today ’ s members at Wastwater
LOCATION : Kendal , Cumbria MEMBERSHIP FEE : £ 85 plus BSAC
CONTACT : Training Officer : John Adams e john . adams @ bsac . com ! www . kld . org . uk F www . facebook . com / groups / KALSAC

Kristina Pedder interviews a Lake District dive club with a rich history , now looking to recruit young members .

A vintage photo from the ABLJ era

At 50 years young , Kendal and Lakes Sub Aqua Club is changing the way it attracts and trains new members by forging a relationship with a local school , using the eLearning and other offers from BSAC , and engaging in a local centre partnership . Members of this lakeside club have a wide variety of interests , including scenic diving , wreck and technical diving , all reflected in the offer to new members .

When was the club formed ?
In 1972 a group of like-minded people who had already started diving got together as a dive club . In December of that year , that club joined BSAC to become branch number 546 . Our main social event of 2023 will be a dinner to celebrate the club ’ s 50th anniversary . We have been actively tracing and inviting past members of the club , especially from the early times . If that ’ s you , then please get in touch .
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