BSAC AGM - 19th May 2007
Totnes BSAC shall be hosting this year's BSAC AGM at the Mount
Batten centre in Plymouth on Saturday 19th May 2007. Entrance
to the agm is free, but there will be a charge of £5.00 if you
wish to have the buffet lunch. We have organised
a full day of events, including a presentation about the wreck of the
Scylla by Doug Herdson of the National Marine Aquarium, followed
by a dive on the wreck itself! If
you would like to dive, please complete and return the booking form.
For those who don’t want to get
wet, Phil Bryson from DDRC will be giving the
second presentation of the afternoon. We would like to express our
gratitude to the various BSAC clubs in the southwest who have volunteered
RIBs to ensure that we have sufficient boats for the dive. Once costs
have been covered, any proceeds from the dive are being donated to
DDRC.
On the Saturday evening we’ve arranged a dinner at the National
Marine Aquarium in front of the Atlantic Reef Tank, so you can watch
the fishes swimming around while you eat! We are also delighted to
announce that TV presenter Miranda Krestovnikoff will be our guest
speaker at the dinner. However, in order to be able to offer the widest
choice of menu, we do have to firm up everyone’s
selection in advance and to this end would ask that you complete and
return the booking
form for evening dinner if you are planning to attend
(the menu is with the form).
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09.00– 10.00: Registration and coffee
10.00– 13.00: AGM business
13.00– 14.00: Lunch (not included)
14.00– 15.00: Talk on HMS Scylla by Doug
Herdson of
the National Marine Aquarium
15.00– 15.30: Coffee break and those going diving depart
15.00– 18.00: Dive Scylla (RIBs courtesy of various
BSAC dive clubs)
15.30– 16.30: Talk by Dr Phil Bryson of DDRC (for those
not diving)
19.30– 24.00: Evening Dinner at the National Marine
Aquarium - Dinner presentation by Miranda Krestovnivoff
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The guest speaker at the dinner is the well known wildlife presenter
Miranda Krestovnikoff. A zoologist graduating
from Bristol University and going on to research & produce
for the BBC's natural history unit, it wasn't long before
Miranda's on-screen talents were discovered. Her credits now
include BBC2's Coast, Hidden Treasure as well as Anglia's
Time Trail and Channel 4's Wreck Detectives. 2006 saw Miranda in
the BBC series, History Mysteries and she has just finished filming
the third series of Coast, which will be broadcast this summer. In
2007, Miranda presents BBC2's The Nature of Britain as well as a
new ITV series, Country Lives.
Miranda continues to be a popular corporate presenter and public
speaker: Royal Geographical Society, London & Ireland International
Dive Shows amongst others.
Useful Links
Divers on the Scylla - courtesy of Sally
Sharrock
List of nearby places to stay:
Mount
Batten Centre
70 Lawrence Road, Mount Batten, Plymouth. PL9 9SJ
Tel: 01752 404567 Fax: 01752 404450
www.mount-batten-centre.com/
Hotel
Mount Batten
Lawrence Rd, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon PL9 9SJ
Tel: 01752 484660
http://www.hotelmountbatten.co.uk
Mount
Batten Guesthouse
7 West Way, Hooe, Plymouth, PL9 9RL
Telephone: 01752 515592
www.plymouth-mount-batten-acc.com
The
Boringdon Arms
Boringdon Terrace, Turnchapel, Plymouth Devon PL9 9TQ
Tel 01752 402053 Fax 01752 481313
www.bori.co.uk
The
New Inn
Boringdon Rd, Turnchapel, Plymouth, Devon PL9 9TB
Tel: 01752 402765
http://www.activereservations.com/hotel/en/hotels-in-plymouth/ah-227670.html
Things
to do in and around Plymouth
Dockyard
cruises: The dockyard and warship cruise departs regularly from
the historical Mayflower Steps. Take a one hour cruise
passing many points of interest before continuing up
the River Tamar viewing warships and submarines. Full
commentary given. Calstock cruise available on request. http://www.tamarcruising.co.uk/cruising.htm
The National
Marine Aquarium was the first aquarium in the
United Kingdom to be set up solely for the purpose
of education, conservation and research. It remains
one of Britain's foremost aquariums and in the six
years it has been open it has attracted over two
million visitors through its doors. It was also instrumental
in the sinking of HMS Scylla, the first artificial
reef in the UK. http://www.national-aquarium.co.uk
Things to do further afield
If
you’re happy to go slightly further
afield, the following are also worth a visit:
The
Eden Project near St Austell contains more
than 1,000,000 plants representing 5,000 species
from many of the climatic zones of the world. Many
of these can grow in the mild conditions of Cornwall,
others need greenhouses and that is where Eden's
two gigantic Biomes - the biggest conservatories
in the world. http://www.edenproject.com
Charlestown
Shipwreck & Heritage Centre near St Austell:
The Shipwreck
and historical artefacts on display in the centre are
the largest private collection of this type on public
display in Europe. Brought together over the last 45
to 50 years, it forms the basis of one of the most unusual
and interesting collections open to the public. http://www.shipwreckcharlestown.com
Dartmoor provides an extensive area of moorland that is suitable
for all classes of visitor. Dartmoor National Park lies above Plymouth
and is straightforward to get to. Moorland walking can be an exhiliarating
and challenging exercise. Visit http://www.richkni.co.uk/dartmoor
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