HOME ABOUT US APPLY FOR A GRANT CEO’s BLOG NEWS/GRANT UPDATES NEWSLETTERS SUPPORT US CONTACT US Blog Hospital Saturday Fund / CEO's Blog / Visit to The Scuba Trust – June 2021 Visit to The Scuba Trust – June 2021 24TH JUNE 2021 CEO'S BLOG I visited the Scuba Trust on 13th June 2021, to present a cheque for £3,259. This sum is intended to help towards the cost of restarting its monthly swimming pool sessions. I met Simon Licence and Eric Bellworthy who are Trustees of the Charity. I joined Eric on the Scuba Trust’s first monthly Sunday dive since the last lockdown, so I was able to present the cheque underwater! About The Scuba Trust The Scuba Trust has been a registered charity for over 20 years and is run entirely by dedicated and experienced volunteers. The charity supports people with a wide range of disabilities, including; paraplegics, quadriplegics, the visually impaired, deaf, autistic, and amputees. The Scuba Trust has a very long and successful history of working with divers with disabilities. The experience of scuba diving for divers with disabilities Weightless and relaxed, with freedom from a wheelchair or mobility aid, divers can, for a short while, forget the world above water and share their experiences with a supportive group of qualified instructors. Scuba diving can be enjoyed by virtually anyone, regardless of physical ability. People with disabilities can enjoy a unique sense of freedom as they are transported into a world of near weightlessness. Scuba Trust aims The aim of the Scuba Trust is to provide a level playing field by arranging training and obtaining funding to subsidise applicants who, due to disability, encounter difficulty in finding suitable instruction and who may face a greater outlay for training and recreational diving after certification. The Scuba Trust relies on donations to ensure they can continue their work to enable their beneficiaries to learn to snorkel and scuba dive. It was an incredibly moving experience to see people with profound disabilities enjoying being underwater. Personally, I have known about the Scuba Trust for a number of years, due to my interest in scuba diving. The charity has an excellent reputation within the diving community. One of the things I love about diving is that sense of weightlessness and literally “flying underwater”, so for somebody with a disability, this sense of freedom must be life changing. For more details on The Scuba Trust, please visit their website: scubatrust.org Featured Posts Categories CEO's Blog Charity News Grant Update All Posts The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2021 3rd December 2021 Pancreatic Cancer UK 30th September 2021 Disabled Sailors Association 30th September 2021 University of Plymouth – Antibiotics Accelerator 30th September 2021 Stella Hancock Driving Group 9th August 2021 June 2021 ‘pupdate’ from Uhtred 4th August 2021 Heartburn Cancer UK update 16th June 2021 A “pupdate” from Uhtred 6th April 2021 Irish Dogs for the Disabled grant 16th March 2021 Young Epilepsy grant 16th March 2021 Leicestershire Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre grant 9th March 2021 Diabetes Ireland grant 9th March 2021 Highland and Island Blood Bikes – update 12th February 2021 DRCC grant – Moving Forward from Sexual Violence project 9th February 2021 Leonard Cheshire Isle of Man 9th February 2021 Martha Trust- mobile care personal monitoring software 2nd February 2021 KARE grant – art therapy for service users 2nd February 2021 Merchants Quay Ireland Grant Update – showers for people sleeping rough 15th January 2021 Wigan & Leigh Hospice update – syringe drivers 10th December 2020 Congratulations to NISIG and ABII 24th November 2020 USING OUR SITE Privacy Policy Website Terms and Conditions Cookie Policy (UK) SOCIAL ACCOUNTS Contact Information The Hospital Saturday Fund, 24 Upper Ground, London. SE1 9PD. 020 7202 1365 charity@hsf.eu.com CHARITY DETAILS The Hospital Saturday Fund Registered Charity in the UK No 1123381 and in Ireland No 20104528 Registered Office: 24 Upper Ground, London SE1 9PD President: The Lord Mayor of London Chief Executive: Paul W Jackson MSc BA(Hons) DChA Annual Reports Annual Reports © 2020 The Hospital Saturday Fund We use cookies to optimise our website and our service. Cookie Policy Accept all Dismiss Preferences