Vobster Quay's record-breaking charity Santa diving event returns on Sunday 17th December for another round of festive chortles and fundraising fun.

Run in aid of the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) and the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, this ever-popular fundraising event aims to raise sack-loads of cash for two very deserving charities.

Vobster Quay invites all our divers to grab their red pantaloons and fluffy beards - and as much festive cheer as they can muster - and head down to Vobster Quay near Mells, Somerset for a mass sponsored Santa dive in aid of charity. Since the events' inception back in the late noughties, Vobster Santas has raised over £30,000 for the RNLI.

For more information on Vobster Santas - including details on how to sign up - visit our website at [WEBLINK]

We've reached a major milestone here at TEKCamp HQ with the launch of the new refreshed and invigorated TEKCamp 2018 website. Packed with in depth information all about the event's exciting new format, it's essential reading for anyone tempted to take the TEKCamp challenge! Pop across to www.tekcamp.co.uk now!

We've made attending TEKCamp a lot easier too. Everyone likes flexibility which is why we now offer three booking options for TEKCamp - a no-nonsense two-day package for the tech-curious, a no-compromise three-day package for the tech-keen and a full-on four-day package for the tech-committed who want to squeeze every last drop of value from their TEKCamp experience.

Whatever package you choose, you can be sure of one thing - your diving will develop in leaps and bounds. You'll become a better, safer and more confident diver, gain a real sense of direction in your diving and, best of all, make a whole load of new friends - and dive buddies - along the way...

Think you're ready to start your TEKCamp adventure? Pop over to [WEBLINK] and book your space now.

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Here's a tale of diver generosity needs thanking in person:

"Hi there,

I had a car accident on the Wells Road this afternoon and was very lucky that a group of folk who had been at Vobster stopped and helped me. There was a man called Jeff/Geoff who was a First Aid trainer and another man called Dazza. Several other people too, but I can't remember their names. They left once I was securely in the ambulance but I didn't get any surnames. Are you able to help me to identify them.please? I would really like to get in contact and thank them.

Anika Butler-Wyatt"

If you know who these people might be, please ask them to make contact. Cheers, Tim

Planning your first swim visit to Vobster Quay but not sure where to start? Fret no more for help is at hand :-)

To make your first visit as easy and painless as possible, we've put together a very useful leaflet packed with all the information you need. We've listened to all the common questions we encounter and have put the answers to them all together in this handy pocket-sized leaflet along with really useful stuff like swim timetables, a map of the swim course and so much more. Even if you're a seasoned Vobster swimmer, check it out - we're betting there's stuff in there that you may not already know!

You can pick up a copy of this leaflet from the Vobster Quay shop or - if you'd rather get the information in advance - we've made it available as a convenient PDF download right here - [WEBLINK]

It's not the most exciting image in the world, but it shows the dual redundant boilers now powering the Vobster changing room showers.

The original system was designed to cope with the occasional shower, not six heads running at 3 litres per minute all day! We now have enough capacity, in two boilers so there will still be some showers, even when one doesn't work. Thanks to Blue Flame Gas and Richard Girdler for the excellent service.

The new showers might go the distance but please remember to keep your shower down to under 5 mins for the sake of other waiting and the environment - please don't waste water.