Kingswear Village Hall – Monday 9th March 2026

In 1995 a team of amateur divers working in the Erme Estuary in South Devon moved their operation to the waters off Salcombe due to bad weather. Little did they know that weekend, their lives were about to be changed, and the history books rewritten – Read On

Our speaker, Ron Howell, is the secretary of the South West Maritime Archaeological Group. Ron has been diving for 50 years and is the man who broke the surface off Salcombe on that day in 1995 clutching gold coins, nuggets and jewelry.

Entry £5 at the door. Entry includes Tea or Coffee and Biscuits after the presentation.