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The Historical Diving Society

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Company description The Historical Diving Society (the HDS) was formed in 1990 in the UK by a group of enthusiasts whose aim is to preserve and protect diving heritage. Since then the Society has grown into an international organisation with affiliated national societies across the world.
The Society encourages the publication of articles of historical diving interest, and produces its own newsletter, the Historical Diving Times, which is available to members.
The Society also holds meetings, visits, and lectures, and has an active Working Equipment Group which seeks to preserve classic equipment in a usable form, and which is often demonstrated at rallies and exhibitions.
Each year, since 1990, the Society has held an annual conference and dinner, at which awards are presented.
The HDS also maintains a database of historical divers called The Divers Index. We welcome enquiries about diving ancestors or former colleagues who worked in underwater or allied occupations.
Since 1990 membership of the HDS has grown steadily to include individuals and organisations across the entire spectrum of diving interests. Among the Society`s members are archivists, archaeologists, authors, artists, bibliophiles, collectors, dealers, engineers, genealogists, manufacturers, museums, oceanologists, photographers, researchers, scientists – and of course divers and ex-divers from all corners of the world!
Location description: Some words about our HDS Working Equipment Group.
What we do:
The Working Equipment Group, sponsored by DIVER magazine, is a loosely constituted, very keen group of people, who conduct displays nationally, mainly during spring and summer.The Group will demonstrate diving using Standard Diving equipment. Have a look at some of our photographs in our photo gallery or recent events for more information. At most sites the Society`s exhibition stand is present with an impressive static display of historical diving memorabilia and photographs of previous events conducted by the Society in the United Kingdom and around the world.
A summary of some of our activities:
*Barrow in Furness - at the biannual maritime event
*Birmingham - a regular appearance at the Dive Show at the NEC
*Holyhead - diving off the quay in Anglesea
*Liverpool - the HDS can often be seen at Albert Dock, during the Liverpool`s annual maritime festival
*London International Dive Show, Olympia - diving in the 7ft deep tank by invitation of DIVER or at St Katharine`s Dock - diving in the picturesque dock area right in front of the Dickens Inn
*Stoney Cove - the Society`s major annual rally at the National Diving Centre
*Plymouth - a historic maritime city giving West Country members a local rally
*Portsmouth Festival of the Sea - diving in Portsmouth Dockyard as one of the attractions at a major maritime festival
*Whitstable Harbour Day - the diving history in Whitstable makes this an almost obligatory event for the Society to support every year
In recent years the HDS has been asked to perform a demonstration of diving in the beautiful crystal clear Aquarium tanks in Edinburgh, London and Ellesmere Port.
The Group has also figured in several television programmes including a magnificent 11 minute item for BBC`s prestigious `Blue Peter` (participants wear their badges with pride!), Channel 4`s `Scrapheap` and `Collectors Lot` and a 5 minute segment for the Eco Nova Corporation of Canada as part of a series to be shown on the Discovery Channel.
The Group is organised by the Society`s Working Equipment Officers, who are responsible for ensuring that the Society`s safety standards are maintained, for prospecting for and evaluating potential new locations, for negotiations with the management of the diving sites and for the general conduct of events as well as for canvassing support for them.

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The HDS aims to protect and preserve diving heritage. Everything about historical divers, diving history, underwater technology, inventions and submarine engineering.

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United Kingdom
Spoken language(s): English,Spanish,German,French,Italian,Dutch
Open: from 09-00 till 17-00
Local time:  Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) London, Edinbourg, Lisboa
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