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Suited and booted on this year ' s Eyemouth trip
Stockton Divers Sub Aqua Club
LOCATION : Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham
MEMBERSHIP FEE : £ 145 plus BSAC
Taking directions from a wild swimmer at Capernwray
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Hailing from England ’ s North East , this busy club is celebrating its past as it looks to a busy future in the post-Covid era . Interview by Kristina Pedder
Stockton Divers is a diverse group with a shared love of diving and a selfdeclared desire to have as much fun as possible in neoprene . The club motto is “ Dive as a team ” and in the 1980s , 1990s and 2000s that team had more than 100 members .
The club has always encouraged the finding of new and interesting dive sites , many being used for training and development . In the early days , research identified sites that had never been dived . Many of these remain firm favourites for club dives , as each new generation of divers discovers them with fresh eyes .
For the past 12 years , Stockton has held dual affiliation to BSAC and the Sub-Aqua Association , and also has a close affinity with the local PADI centre . The club welcomes members from all training agencies with no compulsory cross-over to any affiliation , although training is completed under BSAC guidelines .