John Gill
Club Founder

John started the club in 1984 during the miners strike. He sadly passed away in 2019, but is fondly remembered by club members past and present.

Dave Arthur
Honorary Club President

Dave is a long standing member of WSAC and DVD having had several committee posts since starting diving in 1989. He is an Advanced Diver and Instructor.

Geoff Lord
Honorary Life Membership
Geoff is an instructor and keen Technical Diver. He has travelled widely and is only happy inside the engine room of a wreck, usually on devil gas. Retired from the role of Secretary in 2024.
Tony Hinchcliffe
Chairperson
Bringing order to our meetings and keeping us on track with his calm demeanor!
Paul Tarn
Secretary
Paul has been a member for many years holding different roles. This time as secretary, making sure we all remember what we said!
Chris Stuart
Diving Officer
Enthusiastic diver and instructor but his role as Diving Officer is making sure we're all safe.
Pam Tarn
Training Officer

Pam oversees training at our club. A keen diver, she travels all over the world taking photographs of sharks, mantas and little things.

Abby Blades-Baker
Treasurer
Abby is a dedicated member and good with numbers!
Shaz Bailey
Equipment Officer

As well as general equipment duties, Shaz is responsible for organising a system that keeps our equipment neat and tidy, don't mess with the system!

Neil Wilson
Membership
Meets and greets and makes new members feel welcome as well as Keeping the membership and various other records up to date.
Richard Slater
Website and Media

Richard is an instructor and also responsible for working out the mysteries of making a website work (and not breaking it... too often).

Pam Tarn
Welfare Officer

A duel role for Pam as Welfare Officer, making sure we stay compliant with policies and safeguarding

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