Name: Barry Profitt
Qualification: Non-Diver/Partner of Diver
I have been involved with the club since my partner started diving with Chillington divers.
I am a Non-diver but with very many years experience in management, sales and marketing in a range of technical disciplines.
Elected Chair of Chillington Divers in May 2022 with a brief to create a member recruitment campaign and to develop a strategic plan for club growth.
Greatest achievement? Don’t know, still lots to do, perhaps to take that great photo (being a keen photographer) also having the support of Chillington divers to build a better club.
Name: Dave Hancock
Qualifications: Advanced Diver, Open Water Instructor, Practical Instructor, Dry Suit Instructor, Oxygen Administration Instructor
I dived a little in the Royal Navy a few years ago but nothing as interesting and exciting as I do now. I joined Chillington Divers around 12 years ago as I had been training and racing in triathlons including Iron-man distance. I got a serious injury and always wanted to dive so joined my local club. I have dived numerous sites in the UK and the world. One of my most interesting dives was diving the HMS Scylla in Plymouth as I worked on this ship when it was a floating Royal Navy ship. My favourite place to dive is the Red Sea which is both wreck and reef diving.
I also really enjoyed our club dive holiday to Cyprus doing the Zenobia wreck. I’m looking forward to diving with the club in Malta later this year.
Name: Alex Watts
Qualification: Diver Leader/Assistant Instructor/Snorkelling Instructor
I am Alex Watts, I am the club secretary and a snorkel instructor. I also dive, and have passed the Diver Leader qualification. Ive also passed my instructor foundation course. I have always had an interest in diving, but only started to learn to dive in 2013. My favourite diving memory is diving with seals in the Farne Islands. I have dived Plymouth, Seahouses, Swanage, Brigham wreck and reef diving and are looking forward to diving Malta later in the year
I’m so proud of instructing snorkelling members and divers in the club and love it when they snorkel in open water or when they build in confidence and go on to become scuba divers.
Name: Denise Anson Stothard
Qualification: Sports Diver
I’ve been a club member since 2020 as a qualified diver. I Joined after my son Riley started his dive training and I found I wanted to join in .
I enjoy our uk club diving in the quarry and the sea and have dived Egypt twice with the club, I also have been on diving holidays abroad diving sometimes with my son including Iceland, Canary Islands, USA ,Maderia.
I am looking forward to the club dive to Malta in October this year.
Name: Clive Martin
Qualification: Dive Leader
I have been diving since 2019 with Chillington Divers. I have reached the qualification of dive leader and also assistant instructor. I have dived in Cyprus, Egypt, Scotland, Anglesey in Wales, wreck diving in Plymouth hard boat diving in Seahouses. Saw my first Octopus in Egypt. Really enjoy the diving and social side of the diving club.
Name: Dawn Johnson
Qualification: Advanced Diver/Snorkelling Instructor
I have dived since I was 17 years old, some 40+years now. Diving has always been a massive part of my life. I have always loved snorkelling as well so recently passed my snorkel instructor exam. I met my husband through the diving club and had 3 children, 2 who learned to dive and 1 who snorkels. I have enjoyed diving in British waters Oban, Mull, Plymouth, Lundy, and Anglesey. As well as abroad in Bali, the Red Sea, Iceland, Mexico, Jordan, Gozo, Cyprus and Lanzarote. My lasting dive memory is a desert safari sleeping on the beach (no hotels then) and diving a different location along the Egyptian coast each day. My biggest achievement in diving is to organise a Chillington divers club holiday to Seahouses, Cyprus in 2019, Egypt 2023/2024 and Malta 2025. I have been a registered nurse for 40 years and I have a level 3 in safeguarding which is a great advantage to ensure I am competent in my role as welfare officer.
Name: Position Vacant
Qualification: Club Member
Position Vacant. Branch Secretary – Alex Watts taking on this role temporarily.
Names: Clive and Rose Martin
Qualification: Dive Leaders
We have been members of Chillington Divers for 3 years now and are both qualified as dive leaders and assistant instructor’s. So far we have dived in Cyprus, Egypt, Scotland, Sea Houses and Anglesey. We have been actively involved in the club and are Pool Marshalls on the poolside at club nights. We are happy and easy to be approached with any questions or worries that members don’t always want to address to the commitee.
