BSAC

Plymouth and its National Marine Aquarium was the impressive backdrop to this year’s Annual General Meeting of the British Sub Aqua Club, hosted by Heinke Trophy winners Totnes SAC.

 

The day’s proceedings started at Plymouth’s Mount Batten Centre where the morning featured the AGM business followed by an afternoon of presentations from the National Marine Aquarium’s Doug Herdson and Dr Phil Bryson from DDRC. BSAC’s new DVD – Go Diving UK – was also officially launched and received a fantastic response from all who attended.

 

This year’s AGM saw the appointment of our new National Dive Officer, Sean Gribben and Andy Moll as Honorary Secretary as well as four new council members – Rachel Sharp, Eugene Farrell, Don Quilliam and Alan Robinson.

We also said farewell to several outgoing council members, including NDO Clare Peddie and Honorary Secretary Mike Todd, who has now been made Honorary Life Vice President in recognition of his tireless work for BSAC over many years. The contribution of the other retiring members – Anne Clarke and Keith Lawrence – was also acknowledged.

 

To round off the day’s activities, dinner was held at Plymouth’s National Marine Aquarium, which is the UK’s leading aquarium committed to marine education, conservation and research.

 

After dinner, guests were treated to an entertaining talk by TV presenter and diver Miranda Krestovnikoff, with the floor-to-ceiling aquarium tank and its inhabitants -including sharks and rays - as her background.

 

BSAC HQ and Council would like to offer special thanks to Totnes SAC – in particular Allen & Sarah Murray and Nick Booth - for all their hard work in hosting this year’s AGM and making the day and evening such a success.