We meet on a Wednesday nights. We can found at the pool at the Grove Sports Centre on the second and fourth Wednesdays (and the fifth when applicable). On the first and third Wednesdays of the month we can be found either at Stoney Cove for the night diving or in the Chesters pub on Main Street.

Some of our club members also attend the Lincoln Association of Sub Aqua Clubs - an association of local diving clubs that we take an active part in.

We also meet up for social occasions on a regular basis - meals, barbecues and nights out on the town. Obviously, not (usually) on a night before diving!

The club has 30 or so members - with the full range of grades represented. Many of the divers have been members for 10 years or more and between them they have a wealth of diving experience. As for the training, there are currently two instructors at the club (see breaking news) . Between them they have nearly 30 years of diving experience, and 25 years or so of instructing experience. So, you aspiring divers will be in safe hands when you finally decide to come along and take the plunge.

To help new divers get started, the club also owns several full sets of kit - including dry suits which make diving much more tolerable in UK waters. Along with rest of the kit we own, you can start open water diving as soon as you have completed your basic training. The training takes as long as you want it to. The really keen divers could probably be diving at Stoney after 5 or 6 pool sessions and then it is really up to you.

The club has computerised training manuals - as well as the traditional ones, a ressuci-annie for teaching first aid and items such as lifting bags, ropes and bouys. We also have access to a compressor.

For the more experienced diver we also have the use of a boat. This is a 10m metre RIB (the type the RNLI use for inshore rescue) with twin 250hp (yes thats right!) engines, The boat is fitted with a GPS system and echo finders to help make sure we find what we are looking for. The boat is currently up at Oban and there are several trips planned up there for the 2005 season

In the summer, we try to get out in the boat (weather permitting) on a regular basis. On occasions we have weekends away booked onto a hard boat for diving. These are often converted fishing trawlers and cater for larger groups of divers than we can carry on the RIB.

From a safety point of view, the club also owns an oxygen kit, flares and radio sets which are taken out on the boat.

The diving on these trips tends to be a little more adventurous and is a chance for the more experienced divers to get out and stretch their skills a bit.