December 2009

Dive Club Newsletter Volume 4 Issue 11

1 8 - 2 0 G r ea sb r ou g h R oa d , Pa r k g a t e , R ot h e r h am , S6 2 6 H N
www. d r e a m d iv er slt d . c o. u k i n f o @d r e a m div e r sltd. c o. u k 01709 525480

Help the MCS Choose the New

Marine Conservation Zones
INSIDE THIS ISSUE The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) working in conjunction
with other charities under the umbrella group of Wildlife and
1 Help the MCS Choose the
Countryside Link, are celebrating some success with the UK
New Marine Conservation Marine and Coastal Access Act becoming law on the 12th
Zones November 2009.
Get the Present You Really
A major part of this Act is to develop an ambitious approach to
managing the marine environment, which will include the
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establishment of Marine Conservation Zones, to protect
2 November Club Meeting nationally important habitats and species.
If you would like more information please read our full article on
The Dream Divers
the this issue, which features a video with Kate Humble, which
Christmas Party- Owlerton can be found at http://bit.ly/i83PR
Stadium As scuba divers it is vital that we become involved in showing
PADI Specialty of the that protecting the marine environment is important, so please
Month visit the MCS Your Seas Your Voice website and vote for your
Swimming Pool Sessions favourite marine sites around the British coast. Their short-list
includes many of the dive sites we visit both as dive club and
3 Club Members Benefits during personal dive trips.
Club Trips Including:
 St Abbs Head
Club Events and Trips
 Outer Farnes
Calendar
 HMS Scylla & James Egan Layne
 Hatt Rock, Hand Deeps
& Eddystone Reef
Cruising Seal Farne Islands
Photo: John Smallwood

Dream Divers branded Get the Present You Really Want!

merchandise now available
including Just drop the hint to family and friends that Dream Divers Gift
Polo Shirts £11.95 Vouchers are now available to purchase from the Dive Shop, in values
Log Binders £15.00 starting from £10.
Mask Strap Covers £7.50 These vouchers can be redeemed, either against equipment
purchases or training courses, so you actually get the present you
want this Christmas.
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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
November Club Meeting
26th October 2009
Chaired by Alison Smallwood
Many thanks to 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, we
currently have 53 active club members.
Dream Divers Club Membership Fees are only £12 per person.
The Dream Divers Christmas Party- Owlerton Stadium
12th December. You will need to pay your own entrance fee.
Meet up inside, First Race 5:30pm
PADI Specialty of the Month
Dream Divers Specialty of the month course for December is PADI Search
and Recovery Diver
PADI Search and Recovery Diver
This month’s specialty of the month, provides you with useful skills,
which could come in handy at any time, even when you are least
expecting it.
The PADI Search and Recovery Specialty teaches you, during the four
dives all the skills necessary to successfully plan and execute a search
and recovery dive, including:
 Dive planning
 Organization procedures
 Search Patterns
 Limited visibility techniques
 Navigation for search and recovery
 How to deal with any potential problems
 Locate both large and small objects
 Lift bag use and recovery methods
After completing all the exercises and practicing all the techniques
covered in this course, you will be well equipped to deal with a
search and recovery, should the need ever arise.
The Dream Divers price normally is £145, as usual club members can
benefit from our club members only offer price of only £130 per
person and this includes the use of equipment if needed.
This course can be credited towards the PADI Master
Scuba Diver qualification, which is PADI's highest
recreational diving qualification
Contact the dive centre for more details
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Club Members Benefits

With your club membership you can save many times the low
£12 annual fee.
 Discount on the Specialty of the month.
 50p off Air and Nitrox fills in our shop.
 Use of the swimming pool every other
Grouper and Diver
Sunday for £5, during the pool sessions,
Photo: John Smallwood

provided you have own equipment.

 Discount on Items purchased in the Dream Divers Shop

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

April 2010 “If you are interested in
Location Plymouth going on any of these
trips, please let us know
Dates Easter Weekend : Saturday 3rd April, Sunday 4th A.S.A.P. so we can
and Monday 5th April
reserve your place”
Trip Details Hard-boat Fintan with diver lift and hot
refreshments
Number of Dives 3 day diving , 2 dives per day
Max. No. Divers 12 divers
Price £112.50

May 2010
Location St Abbs
Dates Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th May
Trip Details Hard-boat – Lazy G Diver & hot refreshments
Number of Dives 2 day diving , 2 dives per day Divers Down St Abbs

Max. No. Divers 12 divers Photo: John Smallwood

Price £50
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June 2010
Location Cornwall “Some of these trips
Dates Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th June may not be suitable
for all levels of divers
Trip Details Hardboat Kitten; including drinks and snacks
so please ask a
Number of Dives 2 day diving , 2 dives per day member of staff for
o
Max. N . Divers 12 information before
you book.”
Price £80

July 2010
Location Farne Islands
Dates Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th July
Trip Details Hard-boat Glad Tidings; Hot Refreshments
Number of Dives 2 day diving , 2 dives per day
Max. No. Divers 20
Price £80

September 2010
Location Anglesey
Dates Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th September Sting Ray – Maldives
Trip Details Large Rib; Microwave, hot refreshments Photo: John Smallwood

Number of Dives 2 day diving , 2 dives per day

Max. No. Divers 10
Price TBC

October 2010
Location Eyemouth
Dates Diving Sat 2nd and Sunday 3rd October
Trip Details Hard-boat; diverlift, Hot refreshment
Number of Dives 2 day diving , 2 dives per day
Max. No. Divers 12
Price TBC

Location Sharm El Shiek

Dates TBC Around 23rd October
Trip Details All Other Details TBC Starfish - Cornwall
Photo John Smallwood

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