Heinke award - 2006

Totnes BSAC have won the coveted Heinke Trophy award for 2006

The Heinke Trophy is the Club's premier award. It was donated to the BSAC in 1958 by the old established British diving firm of Heinke, which had been making high quality hard-hat diving equipment for many years and had then developed its own special range of diving apparatus.

On 1st July 2006 we received a letter from George Brookes (chief adjudicator of the Heinke award) who informed us of our award. We quote:

"Adjudication of the Heinke Trophy Award for 2006 has now been completed and I am very pleased to tell you that the Adjudicators have determined that Totnes branch is this year’s winner of the Trophy. I should particularly like to mention some pleasing aspects of your entry:­

• Well organised entry submitted on attractive specially designed pages·
• Large amount of relevant supporting information - sensibIy given as appendices to the entry
• Thorough analysis of membership from a questionnaire to members on branch activities
• Ample information to members including day-to-day by email, special new members pack
• Range of skill development and diver qualifications, including 5 First Class
• Over 2000 individual dives at over 100 dive sites performed during 2005
• All planned dives documented and subject to risk assessment against prepared criteria
• Strong social program, money from fund raising activities donated to local charities

 

Click here to download our submission (3.5 mb pdf)