February 2009

Dive Club Newsletter Volume 4 Issue 1

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Make The Most Of The Dark Winter Nights

You could curl up in front of a roaring fire,
INSIDE THIS ISSUE but where’s the fun in that?
Why not stimulate your senses and get
1 Make The Most Of The
Dark Winter Nights
another PADI Speciality course under your
belt at the same time.
Only
Dive Shop 1st Birthday
Celebrations So join us down at Stoney Cove in the late £110
afternoon of Wednesday 18th February for
the PADI Night Diver Speciality Course. £90
2 January Club Meeting Club Members
Master Scuba Diver Enjoy a series three dives during which Only
you will have the opportunity to learn
PADI Speciality Of The
Month
and of course practice the entry, exit,
Swimming Pool Sessions navigation, signalling and communication
techniques that are essential when diving
3 Club Fees
after dark.
Club Trips
Club Events and Trips It doesn’t matter if you’ve dived at Stoney Cove once or a
Calendar thousand times, you will experience something new during the
night dives, bringing a whole new dimension to the dive site.
Of course it goes without saying this certification counts towards
achieving the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.

Divers Enjoying the PADI Night

Diver Speciality course.

Dive Shop 1st Birthday Celebrations

“We have now got 50 This month sees the dive shop’s first anniversary. All the
current active dive club management and staff here at Dream Divers would like to thank
members now!” everyone for their custom during the last year, and look forward to
helping you to “live the dream” for many years to come.
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Dream Divers branded
merchandise now available
including
Polo Shirts £11.95
Log Binders £15.00
Mask Strap Covers £7.50
Swimming Pool
Sessions
At Chapeltown
Swimming Pool
As Dive Club members, you
can use the pool for only £5
per person, during our pool
sessions, using your own kit,
or just £15 per person
including rental of full kit.
So whether you just want to
refresh your skills, have a
piece of new kit to try out or
just having that burning desire
to get wet.
Call the dive centre to book
your place.
Dive Club Newsletter
January Club Meeting
29th January 2009
Chaired by John Smallwood
Many thanks for all the people that managed to attend this month’s club
meeting it was a good turn out and very nice to see some new faces.
The next club meeting will be on Thursday 26th February 2009
7.30pm onwards at the Ring O Bells, Church Street, Swinton,
Rotherham, S64 8EG.
Master Scuba Diver
Big congratulations to Andrew Cherry on
becoming a MASTER SCUBA DIVER
(The Highest PADI Recreational Diver
Qualification)
PADI Speciality Of The Month
Dream Divers Specialty course offer for February is PADI Wreck Diver
PADI Wreck Diver
This course is spread over two days during which you will complete
a series of four dives, covering the correct techniques and
protocols of wreck diving including:
 Navigation
 Assessment
 Penetration potential
 Line laying
The PADI Wreck Diver
The Dream Divers price normally is £145.00, Speciality will give you the
knowledge to safely enjoy
as usual club members can benefit from
wreck diving all over the
our club members only offer price of only world.
£125.00 per person and this includes the use of
equipment if needed.
This of course includes the PADI Certification and can count
towards the PADI Master Scuba Diver Qualification.
This course can be credited towards the PADI Master Scuba Diver
qualification
Contact the dive centre for more details
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Club Fees
Dream Divers Club fees are now due for 2009 and are still only £12.00
per year.
Club fees will be used to pay towards deposits for club trips and to may
be purchase Insurance later in the year for members on club trips

Club Members Benefits

Dream Divers Club members can save many times the low annual fee, by
taking advantage of the discounts available in the Dream Divers Shop for
air fills and purchases of stock items, and that’s without mentioning the
special club members discount on the PADI Speciality of the month Club members enjoying the fancy
course. dress Christmas party

Upon presentation of your dream divers club card

Club Trips
To avoid any disappointment and so we do not have to cancel any of our
trips / boats it would be greatly appreciated, if those who are seriously
interested would kindly put their names down on the list and pay a £10
deposit.

Club Events and Trips Calendar

PLYMOUTH APRIL 2009
Diving on Sat 11th, Sun 12th And Bank Holiday Monday 13th On Hard Boat
Fintan With Diver Lift And Hot Drinks 6 x Dives Only £112.50 Per Person.
5 SPACES AVAILABLE
Red Jewel - St Abbs

ST ABBS & EYEMOUTH MAY 2009 Photo John Smallwood

Sat 9th & Sun 10th 2 Days diving from hard boat out of Eymouth 2 dives
per day Only £60.00 Per Diver.
7 SPACES AVAILABLE “Some of these trips may
ANGLESEY JUNE 2009 not be suitable for all
levels of divers so please
Sat 27th & Sun 27th 2 Days diving on hard boat with diver lift 4 x dives ask a member of staff for
£90.00 Per Person
information before you
ONLY 3 SPACES LEFT book..”
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THE FARNE ISLANDS JULY 2009
Sat 18th & Sun 19th Diving on hard boat with diver lift & hot refreshments
4 x Dives £80.00 Per Person.
9 SPACES AVAILABLE

PLYMOUTH AUGUST 2009

Seal portrait taken during
Sat 29th & Sun 30th Diving on hard boat with diver lift & hot drinks, 4 x a club trip to the Farne Islands
Dives £56.00 Per Person.
Photo Mick Howard
6 SPACES AVAILABLE

ST ABBS & EYMOUTH SEPTEMBER 2009

Sat 19th & Sun 20th Diving on ribs out of Eymouth 4 x Dives £56.00 Per
Person.
16 SPACES AVAILABLE

EGYPT LAND BASE OCTOBER 2009

We are in the planning stages for booking a trip to Marsa Alam in
Egypt for one weeks diving. And as soon as we have a fixed price
we will let you know.
ANY ONE INTERESTED PLEASE GET IN TOUCH

Guitar Shark on Sea Grass

Other Possibilities Include:-
Photo Jon Wilkinson
 The Wreck Of The Cadmus (Bridlington)
 St Marys Lighthouse
 A Long Weekend in Malta.

“If anyone is interested in any of these trips it would be greatly

appreciated if you could let us know A.S.A.P so we can look to make
provisions to book them!”

Anyone interested in any other trips for this year please can you please
contact us to share your ideas.

Some of these trips may not be suitable for all levels of divers so please
ask a member of staff for information before you book.
Details of all our trips and event dates can be found on the Planned
Events page of the Dream Divers web site