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4th June 2009
HiCant believe June is here already!
Here are dates for your calender for this month.
Saturday 13th June
STORE CLOSED
The Dive Centre store will be closed on this day due to a family wedding - Sue and Nic appologise for the inconvenience.
Sunday 14th June - 2pm to 4pm
INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOSHOP
Val Mills will be conducting a 2 hour session on the capabilities of Photoshop, this is your chance to see this great programme in action - just think you will be able to put all the colour back into those underwater photos!
This is just an intro and if anyone wants to go further more sessions can be planned according to what peoples needs are.
To register your interest please call the Dive Store on 01296 317787 - places limited so be quick!
Thursday 18th June - 8pm - 10pm
SURFACE INTERVAL - THE TROUBLES WITH BUBBLES
Dr Ollie Firth of The London Diving Chamber (some of you may, like me have had your HSE medicals done with him, if not you will know him as the Diving Doc from the pages of Sport Diver, answering your diving related ailments)
By all accounts a really entertaining talk, please please can we get a good attendance for this interesting speaker.
Please advise us if you are attending by calling Nic or Sue on 01296 317787
Saturday 20th June - All Day
DIVING IN PORTLAND
There are 2 dives booked. The first departs Fathom and Blues at 9am heading for grove, this will be a drift dive with a depth of approx 15m
The second dive departs at 12.45pm and will be a dive on a wreck called Alex - this is a 30m dive - so caution will be needed especially if on Nitrox as this is a reverse profile dive.
The boat is booke for 10 people, and the costs are £20 for the drift dive and £27 for the wreck dive.
To book your place please contact Nic or Sue on 01296 317787 by 10th June latest - places are on a first come first served basis and payment in full is required at the time of booking (credit & debit cards can be taken over the phone)
I trust that you will all enjoy these events, unfortunatly I cant attend any of these as I am diving in the Phillipines, but I look forward to seeing you all when I get back.
Paddy
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8th March 2009
REMINDER - SETT (Submarine Escape Training Tank) Sat 14th March GosportThere are a couple of spaces left on this trip for a chance to experience this 30m deep tank with its warm waters (32 deg C).
This facility is a current training facility to train submariners in escaping from a submarine, we have secured use of the facility for pleasure diving for the day by Scubaducks Dive Club.
The plan is to take the van with the gear in and then we can get more in the cars to reduce the travelling costs.
I am awaiting conformation on the opening times etc and will contact all those that want to go in the next day or so with details.
Divemaster Workshops
We have had 2 really good sessions so far and are planning some more in the near future, these take place on a Wednesday evening between 6pm and 9pm Watch this space for more information.
SEASEARCH OBSERVER COURSE
SATURDAY 21ST MARCH 2009 BAPTIST CHURCH, ASTON CLINTON
Seasearch is a project for volunteer sports divers who have an interest in what they're seeing under water, want to learn more and want to help protect the marine environment around the coasts of Britain and Ireland..
The main aim is to map out the various types of sea bed found in the near-shore zone around the whole of the Britain and Ireland. In addition they are recording what lives in each area, establishing the richest sites for marine life, the sites where there are problems and the sites which need protection.
This is a one-day course aimed at giving divers new to the project and new to marine recording a basic grounding. At the end of the course you should be able to complete the Seasearch Observation Form and take part in Seasearch Dives either on your own, with your club or on dives organised by Seasearch Partners.
During the course you'll learn about Seasearch - its aims, history and achievements, a basic introduction to the variety of marine life in British and Irish waters, recognising and classifying marine habitats, position fixing, and how to fill in the Observation Form. The day concludes with a 'video dive' and an opportunity to fill in a form without even getting wet!
During the course you'll get a Seasearch Qualification booklet and once you have completed 5 practical dives (two with a tutor present) you can get signed up as a Seasearch Observer.
£40 per person (including splash proof course pack)
Open to all diving grades
Contact: Trish.Carter@tiscali.co.uk
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10th February 2009
REMINDER - Surface Interval - THIS THURSDAY - 12th Feb - Alex DiamondAfter the success of the talk by Clare Gledhill last month I just want to remind you all that we have another one coming up on THURSDAY
8pm at the Hop Pole
Alex Diamond - talking about diving in the south of France
for more info go to www.diamonddiving.com
Please let us know below if you are coming by registering via the forum
NIGHT DIVING SPECIALITY 18th Feb & 4th March - Stoney Cove
We are running a night diving speciality at Stoney Cove on the evenings of 18th Feb and 4th March - it consists of 2 dives per evening and requires you to be there by 17.30 so we can get them in before the site closes.
You will require a torch and back up torch.
This is a great opportunity to see a lot of fish at Stoney Cove - on the last one in November there were 100's of cray fish and several pike including a 4' version.
If you would like to sign up for this speciality please contact Nic or Sue at Divercity in Aylesbury on 01296 317787 or email nic@divercityscuba.com
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28th January 2009
Capernwray and The Rez Date ChangeI have changed the date of the Capernwray and The Res visit as it fell in the middle of the Easter weekend and this meant a few could not go.
The main reason however though is that when I tried to book accomodation they would only let us book 2 nights because its the Easter weekend.
So its the same plans but 17th / 18th April instead. Interested? Sign up and register on The Forum
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22nd January 2009
Surface Interval - Clare GledhillA big thank you to Clare for such a facinating talk on GUE diving and cave diving, this was a really interesting subject and we thank her for her time.
Next Surface Interval 12th Feb - Alex Diamond
After the success of the talk by Clare Gledhill last week I just want to remind you all that we have another one coming up on 12th Feb
8pm at the Hop Pole
Alex Diamond - talking about diving in the south of France
for more info go to www.diamonddiving.com
Please let us know below if you are coming by registering via the forum
NEMO 33 - Belgium - Inland tank to dive in
I have done some research and found the following out so far
I have changed the date from 14th Feb - as apparently there are some of you that need to have that day free for romantic reasons.......
Choices Choices Choices.........
I have contacted Eurostar for group booking prices for 10+ and await their reply, but in the meantime here is what I have found out so far.
Eurostar (based on 5+ of us)
7th Nov - Depart St Pancras 08.25 arrive Brussels 11.50
8th Nov - Depart Brussels 17.59 arrive St Pancras 19.20
Standard Class (no frills) £99.00 each return
Leisure Class (more room & 3 course meal and bar) £149.00 each return
Accommodation
Rooms from £49 per room so approx £25 each if you want to share.
or
Eurostar Weekend Break (2 nights, 2 per room, including return Eurostar)
6th Nov - Depart 17.45 Arrive 21.10
8th Nov - Depart 14.53 Arrive 16.01
Accommodation
4* Radisson Hotel (not inc breakfast) £209 per person.
3* Comfort Hotel Art Siru (inc breakfast) £205 per person.
To and from Aylesbury
Chiltern Railways do a group booking return to St P for approx £9 return
Nemo 33 Rates
It is in French but would appear to be €22 per dive
You have to be PADI OW or above to dive there. As there will be a couple of instructors going I think this level will be sufficient - just remember if you are OW qualified your depth limit is 18m!
You must have your own computer (or hire one there €5 per dive)
We need to get at least 10 of us to make this a worthwhile trip.
Please register your interest via the forum
Capernwray & The Rez- 11th & 12th April
We have organised a weekend "up north" with Capernwray on the Saturday and The Rez on the way back on the Sunday.
Andy Wilkinson our course director is local to Capernwray and has offered some DM's to help with Capernwray orientation.
Capernwray is one of the best inland dive sites in the UK, situated in Lancashire just off M6 J35 is has many interesting things to see underwater.
The plan is to make an early start on Sat 14th March, I will take the van so we can load kit into there and get more people into cars to cut down on some cost and our carbon footprint!
We then dive at Capernwray where Andy Wilkinson our Course Director will be on hand with some DM's to help with orientation (thanks Andy).
All qualified divers are welcome, we have to pay a membership fee of £15 and then £12 for the days diving.
The plan will be to stay locally that night (see below) and set off south in the morning to The Rez
The Rez is situated near Stoke on Trent and is an underground reservoir that is 2m deep wit a 2' airspace above the water - so a complete lights out experience!
There is a minimum qualification of OW but all dives MUST be done in a dry suit and the diver MUST have 5 logged openwater dives in a drysuit.
To get more info you can visit the sites web pages
Capernwray - www.dive-site.co.uk
The Rez - www.therezuk.net
Accomodation
Premier Inn - £56.00 per twin room
Capernwray Country House - £35 per person www.capernwrayhouse.com.
So looks to be an interesting weekend - please register your interest on the Forum
Diving Holiday Red Sea / Malta - June 09
OK so there were no takers for the Live aboard at the end of Feb and I am not going out there "billy no mates"!
So how about a week away in June?
What are peoples preferences?
Egypt? Malta? Further afield? Liveaboard? Hotel? Reefs? Wrecks?
Lets see how many are interested by the end of February - get a consensus and then grab ourselves a bargain holiday!
So who is up for that - register at the Forum
SETT Submarine escape training tank - Saturday 14th March 09
This is a military establishment in Portsmouth used for training Navy personnel how to escape from a submarine.
In general it is not open to the public very often but we have managed to book it exclusively for our own use on 14th March.
The cost is £460 for the day and maximum numbers allowed to dive are 16 so this makes it approx £30 a head for the day if we can get the full 16 people.
I cant emphasize enough how this is an experience that you wont be able to get just at anytime.
The tank is 32m deep and 5m in diameter and all at a toastie 32deg C
Located at HMS Excellent, Whale Island, Portsmouth.
For more information look at
www.royalnavy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.3097
Now we have to confirm this soon so the deadline for confirming a place on this is 1st Feb - we will need a non refundable deposit as well.
So who is going? First come first served - register on the Forum
Commercial Try Dive - Feb or March 09
Bobby McCallion is organizing a Commercial Try Dive
Underwater Centre
Fort William : Commercial Diver Introductory Course (I Day)
Includes :
Talking to Instructors
Tour around facilities
Lecture about the industry
1 Dive in surface supplied equipment in 1.5 million ltr sea water tank
Places left : ( 6 Places max )
4th Feb - 3 Places
5th Feb - 5 Places
3rd March - 4 Places
4th March - 6 Places
Cost : £75 - I have three places in my car ( Approx cost fuel = £40 ) will probably stay eve before and eve after course ( Approx cost B+B or on site = £20) as course runs from 8.30am to 6.30pm
Anyone interested contact Bobby on robert.mccallion1@btinternet.com
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15th January 2009
Divercity New Opening TimesOpening Times
Wednesday 10.00am - 6.00pm
Thursday 1.00pm - 8.00pm
Friday 10.00am - 6.00pm
Saturday 10.00am - 6.00pm
Sunday 11.00am - 4.00pm
Monday - Closed
Tuesday - Closed
Surface Interval
Dont forget our first Surface Interval tonight at the Hop Pole - Clare Gledhill speaking - 8PM
The Shoal Club to Capernwray
Our sister club The Shoal from Divercity Bletchley are running a trip to Capenwray - oop north - on Sat and Sunday this weekend.
Anyone interested can contact Craig Wilson either through Facebook or on his mobile - 07512 909347
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1st January 2009
Happy New Year!Dive trips and Training
Forthcoming dive trips and training have been posted uo on the forum please have a look and sign up for anything you fancy.
Divercity opens up after the Christmas shutdown on Saturday 3rd January.
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22nd December 2008
ForumSo far we have only 33 out of the 79 members signed up for the forum, I appreciate that this is another log in to go through but it is a useful tool to Scubaducks as it has a calender section enabling us to list the up and coming dive trips and diver training, please if you havent done so click on this link or the Forum tab above and take a couple of minutes to sign up - you will be the first to see the new trips coming up in the future!
Newsletter
The Dec / Jan Newsletter has been sent out today, if you did not get a copy email me at paddy@scubaducks.co.uk confirming your email address and i will send it again.
Club Clothing
Stuck for a last minute prezzie? The range of club clothing is now being sold through Divercity Aylesbury, you can now pick up shirts, fleeces, Jackets and hats and the new winter super warm fleece beanie will be in store in january!
Divercity Special Offer for Scubaducks Members
Any Gift vouchers bought now will receive and extra 10% of the value if used in the month of January 2009
Januarys offer will be a big promotion on dry suits from world leader - Typhoon - watch this space for exclusive member offers.
Dive Holidays and Accomodation
See the new tab above - this is where we are going to add new reccomended diving holidays and diving accomodation, so if you know of somewhere that needs a mention just drop us a line.
Dive Trips
The planned trips to Nemo 33, SETT, The Res and Capenwray will be firmed up over the break and all the costs published, - watch this space for more info!
Profiles
We need more profiles - come on dont be shy! Look I will make it easy copy the info below and then click the link highlighted, paste in what you copied and add your details and a PHOTO and hit send - thats it!
NAME -
AGE -
LIVES -
OCCUPATION -
DIVING EXPERIENCE -
MOST LIKLEY TO SAY -
Click here to email your profile
Christmas Splash In
Saturday 27th at Stoney Cove, see all you hardy souls (otherwise known as mad fools) on the 27th!
Have a great Christmas and here is to some excellent diving in 2009!
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17th December 2008
Surface Interval - Clare GledhillThe first Surface interval talk of 2009 will be by Clare Gledhill on her diving and DIR experiences, Claire is a great presenter and has a good reputation for providing an entertaining evening.
The talk will be at the Hop Pole on Jan 15th at 8pm.
Please support this as we need as many to turn out as possible - there will be a small charge to cover her expences
Sign up on the forum to register your interest.
For more info on Clare visit her website at www.dirdiver.co.uk
We will be trying to hold 1 surface interval night per month in the off season months and if anyone has any suggestions for speakers please step forward!
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18th November 2008
Christmas PartyTickets are selling well, there is still time to get yours the last day for
purchase will be Sunday 30th, they are available from DiverCity in Aylesbury
at a modest cost of £10 each to include the buffet and your first drink!
Remember its Saturday 6th December at the Hop Pole and there is a live band
on as well!
All friends and family welcome - under 21's can come along but are only
allowed in the function room - not in the main bar area.
If you cant get to the shop contact me to reserve your ticket and I will put
them to one side for you.
There is something in the AIR......
YES! The rumour is true, Divercity in Aylesbury has the compressor working
at long last, Nic is out the back of the shop with a cheesy grin stroking it
lovingly, and Sue says she will so miss the daily drive to Bletchley to fill
cylinders as she just loved the drive over there ...... NOT!
Seriously though folks - its all up and running all your air fills can be
met from the Aylesbury store now!
Newsletter
Humble appologies to those of you who have taken so much time to put the
articles together - with the last couple of weeks being pretty full on I
havent had the chance to compile the November newsletter - it will be done
over the next week or so and will be a bumper edition to cover Nov / Dec.
If you have anything you want to add please get it to me ASAP.
Appologies from Divercity
Nic and Sue appologise for the store being closed last Sunday, and hope it
didnt inconvenience anyone too much, Sue was covering the Bletchley Store
and Nic was supporting Paddy during his IE.
Normal service is now resumed!
New PADI Speciality Course
There is a new PADI speciality course that counts as one of the 5
specialities towards your Master Scuba Diver rating - PADI O2 Provider
Speciality.
This is a great little course and really essential for any existing or
aspiring Rescue divers or above.
It goes into detial on how to provide O2 in an emergency situation, you have
all seen the equipment, but how confident would you be to use it properly?
The good news is that this is a non diving course and only takes about 3
hours so can be done in an evening or weekend easily. Cost £75
We will be running one in December, watch this space for details, or
register your interest with Nic or Sue.
The Blue Lagoon - Milton Keynes
I dived this while on my IDC, it is located right behind the Divercity store
in Bletchley.
Run by a BSAC club it is open on Sundays from 10.30 till 13.30, doesnt get
busy and the diving was OK when I went in, viz not brilliant but bearable!
Cost - £3
We have to notify them in advance so will be organising a trip there soon -
watch this space.
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21st October 2008
CHRISTMAS 2008!Yes I know its only October but we have to start somewhere and get things booked up!
Scubaducks Christmas Party - Saturday December 6th 2008
We have booked the function room at the Hop Pole and have arranged for a buffet and welcome drink.
It will be from 8pm onwards and we will have use of the PA equipment that can take an iPod to provide the music (any voulnteers to do this?) and there is a Live Band on in the bar!
Tickets are £10 per head and open to all club members and their families and is on a first come first served basis.
We need the tickets to be purchased in advance and the cut off time for these is the 15th November so get in as soon as possible to make this an easier event to organise!
TICKETS £10 from Divercity Aylesbury
LAST DATE FOR PURCHASE 15th NOVEMBER
The Shoal Christmas Meal - Friday 12th December 2008
The Christmas meal will be held at TGI Fridays on Friday 12th December £19.95 per ticket inc cocktail.
£5 deposit to Tina at Divercity Bletchley (or via Sue at Divercity Aylesbury) by November 2nd.
All Scubaducks welcome and encoraged to atend!
DMT / AI Training - October 29th 6pm
A workshop for DMT's and AI trainees has been booked up this is designed to help bring all candidates along on their course. Please speak to Nic or Luke to register your interest in this workshop.
Capenwray Dive Trip - 17/18 January 2009
The Shoal are planning a trip to Capenwray in January, please contact Craig Wilson via The Shoal club for details
Nemo 33 Trip
As I only have 2 of us expressing interest for this trip at the end of November I am going to postpone this until February - it should be a good trip but maybe its just too close to Christmas!
November Newsletter
Its that time again! Any items for the newsletter are now due!
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12th October 2008
Happy Birthday Scubaducks!This coming Thursday 16th October is the first anniversary of our Club (thanks Harry for the reminder!)
We ar aiming to get as many of the club members as possible down to the Divercity store in Aylesbury between 6.30 and 7.30 PM followed by the usual refreshments at the Hop Pole, please come down and support us in celebrating out first milestone!
Night Dive
Remember we are dioing our first club night dive at Stoney Cove this coming Wednesday, its open to anyone Open Water and above, all you need is a pair of torches.
If you are interested please email Paddy at paddy@scubaducks.co.uk or call 07980640101.
Dry Dive
All places are now taken, if anyone else that was on the list expressing interest in this trip wants to go contact us and if there is sufficient interest we will orgaise a second visit!
Christmas Function?
What sort of interest would we have in a Christmas function if we organised one? Send your thoughts to me at paddy@scubaducks.co.uk
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7th October 2008
Dry Dive 20th NovemberThere is only one place left on this first trip, first come first served to fill the place!
Contact Paddy at paddy@scubaducks.co.uk and arrange payment of the £30 deposit.
For more info on the Dive look at the Dive Sites Page
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28th September 2008
Ooops sorry for the long time no post! Been away in China and Australia on business. I am working on moving the website to another server I can then give access to one or two other people so this can be updated by more than just me - it is on my company server at the moment!Newsletter
Hmm a little behind on this, however Robert Payce has offered to compile and edit the newsletter so please all send any articles to him at robert.payce@dsl.pipex.com. Please please support him with articles and importantly pictures!
London Diving Chamber
I hope to secure the date for this event in November now, sorry for the delay but they stopped doing the sessions through August and September.
At the moment we have 19 people interested in only 10 places, so I think that maybe 2 trips will be required, but we can book the first one and see how many actually apply for the places.
I will email the date as soon as I have it, its then first come first served for the first session.
Membership
Well we have had a membership explosion over the summer - we are up to 69 members now! Not bad in 11 months.
Welcome to all the new members, and a reminder that it is a community club so we do rely on members to contribute and help.
Club Night
Thursday night is club night and over the winter it would be great to get a speaker in once a month or once every couple of months, there is a function room at the Hop Pole we can use.
Christmas Party
Anyone fancy organising this? Again the Hop Pole has offered their function room and can lay on catering and a band - any voulenteers please get in touch with me.
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22 August 2008
Dive Show Birmingham 1 / 2 NovemberClick the link below for info on the Dive Show, if you are interested in going there is a list on the Forum, sign up there and we can do some car sharing!
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19 August 2008
Dive TripsTwo more dive trips have been added to the Dive Trips Page - go there to see how you can dive to 33 meters on land and 2 meters underground!
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16 August 2008
Divercity BBQ & DiscoLocation - Three Horshoes, Drayton Parslow.
Open to - Everyone including friends and family, the more the merrier!
Time - 7pm - 11ish
Cost - £8 head for the BBQ
BOOK - Please book your tickets in advance with Jimmy by Sat 30th latest (sooner if possible - please!) But even if its a last minute thing please come along.
Organiser - Jimmy Gillespie
email - jimmygillespielx@hotmail.co.uk
Comments
This is the first joint social gathering of the 2 Divercity stores and their respective clubs, The Shoal and Scubaducks. The Disco is being paid for by Divercity to encorage as many people from both organisations to turn up and meet each other.
The Three Horse Shoes is a great venue - I have been there many times and has good beers to suit every taste, it also has accomodation for the more hardened consumer!
Click on the pub sign to go to 3 Horseshoes web site
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16 August 2008
The Shoal Club BletchleyOur equivalent dive club associated with Divercity in Bletchley - The Shoal have their web site up and running now take a look at their site by clicking the logo below, it is our intention to cross promote dive trips and socials to give everyone plenty of choice.
BSAC Diving
Aylesbury Green Park BSAC Club have been in contact and have given details of the courses that they offer (see the training page).
They meet at the Green Park Pool in Aston Clinton on a Wednesday evening in term time.
To find out more click on the logo below to go to their site,
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13 August 2008
Web UpdatesWell at last we have got the pictures up that you kindly sent in, please see the pictures page for the new additions.
The report from the canceled RIB trip last weekend, which resulted in a last minute trip to Vobster Quay is posted up.
A couple more profiles have been added.
The offers page now has an offer on it!
Membership
The membership went roaring past the 50 mark last weekend! Welcome to all you new members, please make full use of the club and dont be shy in coming forward!
Merchandise
I am putting in an order this week so if you want anything please order as soon as possible
September / October Newsletter
I am starting to put this together now and would appreciate some contributions from the membership, it is tricky finding the time to keep the web site up to date and the newsletter all on my own..... sob......snif.....
Please can we get articles on the following
Dive Sites Reviews
Dive Equipment Reviews
General Diving news and related items
Local Diving info
Holiday reccomendations
Dive Trip reviews
Really anything that may be of interest.
All I need is it emailed either as an email or Microsoft Word document - Font Ariel
PLEASE include pictures if you can as this makes the story interesting.
Dry Diving
We are still waiting for a date for this, but it is looking more like the last 2 Thursdays in September or the first 2 Thursdays in October, watch this space!
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4 August 2008
Dive Trips and Dive SitesAnother Dive trip on the 6th September to Vobster Quay has been added and info regarding this great little inland dive site is on the Dive Site page, go to the Forum to register your interest in this trip.
Membership
We have had 6 more member over the weekend! Thank you all for signing up and we look forward to seeing you on a club night soon at the Hop Pole in Aylesbury.
Profiles
With all these new members why not take a couple of minutes to write your profile and email it to us with a picture, this way you will be easily recognised on club night!
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1 August 2008
Dive TripsThere are 4 more dive trips on the New Dive Trips page - please visit this and sign if you want to go up via the appropriate page on the Forum.
Dive Sites
I have put more info regarding the dive site for each these planned dive trips on the Dive Sites page.
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31 July 2008
ForumAt last I have managed to get this up and running!
Please go to the forum page, it works well!
Let me know your thoughts, via the forum of course!
Payments
I have now set up the ability to take payments for dive trips and for club merchandise on the web site, have a look at the Merchandise and Dive Trips Pages.
Buddy Finder
This I am working on, I need to find a solution where I can publish the membership details to the web but protect that page with a password so only club members can access it........
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30 July 2008
Dry Diving This is looking good for September, I have had 6 people interested - we can take up to 10 so if anyone else is interested?
This is a good opportunity to test out your body in a controlled environment - and its a logged dive, email me to register your interest.
New to Diving?
Want to get more experience and put your new skills into action? Want to experience sea diving in the UK?
We are looking at arranging a series of dives aimed at the new to diving members and those that want to extend their experiences to sea diving in the UK.
There are a number of experienced divers in the club and we are aiming to buddy up with some of you new to diving guys and gals to expand your experiences.
If you are interested please register your interest and we will get some diving fixed up.
Initial thoughts are either 16th or 17th of August and maybe 30th August. Either a couple of dives at Stoney Cove, Vobster Quay, Swannage Pier or Chesil Beach.
To register your interest please email us with your interest - we also want more experienced divers to come forward to share these trips, go on dont be shy!
New Members
Well we have had 9 new members over the last couple of weeks, thanks guys and girls for making the effort to join up and welcome to your club.
Please feel free to contribute, in fact please please I beg you to contribute! We need input from members to keep the club going.
What can you do?
- Well a piccy or 2 when you have been diving and a little write up about your dive experience at a particular site.
- How about your member profile and a piccy of you? It can get posted up in the rouges gallery - at least we will then recognise you at the bar in the Hop Pole on a Thursday!
- Training or Kit review, had a good or bad experience with a diving related service or product? Tell us about it!
- Dived somewhere exotic (sorry Divercity pool & Stoney Cove doesnt count!) send us some piccys and a write up and it will be posted, this give good first hand ratings to club members!
Partner not a diver?
Watch this space, coming next month is a fantastic offer from Diver City to get more people diving!
This will give a great discount to anyone that a club member gets to come along for a Discover Scuba Diving course, and we all know that once tried it can be very addictive........
The exact details of the offer will be mailed out to members at the beginning of next month and will be open to anyone (over 12) that you want to get into this fantastic and fun sport.
Christmas Party
I know its July! But the club has doubled in size since January! 41 members as of today, so even if only 50% of those turn out with or without partners, you can see we need to get somewhere booked.
I know that the Hop Pole has a function room......
This is open for discussion and all ideas welcome, dont be shy!
Forum
Hmm this doesnt work as it should, I have taken it down for now and will look into a message board style board if it is possible, watch this space!
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23 July 2008
Poseidon DayWell the Poseidon Open Day was a success with many people coming in to try out some of this great gear, one of the more suprising things was the range of fins to try, including those that looked like pink rabbit ears but had some tremendous thrust!
Poseidon are planning to come back and do a rebreather day, after the summer holiday season, and this will give you the opportunity to be able to come along and try this out under the expert guidance of a Poseidon rebreather instructor. Places will be limited so please register your interest in this event by emailing Diver City or letting Nic or Sue know.
Dive-Logs.com
Dive logs are a web based company specialising in, yes you guessed it, dive logs! You can buy standard log refills or create your own on line enabling you to include or exclude parts of the log that you do or dont require!
I have also uploaded the Scubaducks logon (well the duck head anyway) to thier site as they manufacture log book stamps, you can now get a log book stamp with the club logo on it. To do this follow the instructions and select the option to use your own logo and then in the special instructions put the reference "Paddy Duck" to identify the logo. They work really well, see mine below.
Dive Logs Link - click here to raise club funds!In addition to this we as a club have an affiliate programme with them which means that if you go to thier site by using the links from our site the club gets 10% of whatever you spend! However you must go through this site using the link for us to benefit from this! Please use the link above or from the links page!
Dry Diving - in the pot!
I recently had my HSE Medical carried out at The London Diving Chamber, and while there i picked up some info regarding thier Dry Diving experience. This give a small group (min 6, max 10) the opportunity to go in the chamber and dry dive down to 50m while being monitored medically by the professional staff.
This gives you the experience of finding your nitrogen nacosis level while in controlled conditions.
You can take your computer and they will sign your log book as well for you.
The cost is £30 per person and we can get a train from Aylesbury to Marylebone for a special group rate at £10 return. They do this each Thursday evening, we would need to be there by 18.30 and are finished early enough to grab a pie and a pint afterwards before returning.
I plan to organise this in the latter part of September
Anyone interested, please register your interest by emailing me.
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1 July 2008
Poseidon Open DayDiver City Aylesbury have a Poseidon open day on Saturday 19th July.
This is your opportunity to come along and try some of the latest gear from one of the most respected manufacturers of diving equipment.
There will be a range of things to try out from across the spectrum of items that they make so please feel free to drop in and join in.
If you are coming and can advise Nic or Sue in advance that you will be there they can convey a rough idea on numbers to Poseidon so that they bring enough gear with them, if however you decide to drop in at last minute then this is of course no problem, pre booking is not required!
Pembroke Diving Weekend
Duncan Ward from the Diver City Bletchley Dive Club - Shoal, is organising a dive trip to Pembrokeshire 3rd - 5th October, please see the invitation below, having spent a weekend with these guys at Stoney last weekend this has all the hallmarks of being a great event.
Dear Shoal and ScubaDuck Member
Why not join us for a joint tour to Pembrokeshire in October? The plan so far is to travel to Wales on Friday 3rd of October stopping in the Milford Haven area. Check out this local dive centre website that has some good information on the area http://www.dive-pembrokeshire.com. I will try to arrange some various accomodation to accomodate those travelling with partners/families, please let me know if you have a preference or if you are planning to bring significant others, some i already know. I am hoping to book a days boat diving (2/3 dives) for the Saturday and shore dives for the Sunday so people can leave as and when they need to.
Please let me know directly (dward@nildram.co.uk ) if you would like to come, i need to know by Sunday 6th of July please so i can start to finalise bookings.
Thanks and i look forward to seeing you in Wales !!
Duncan
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9 June 2008
Well the diving season is well underway, new members are signing up regularly now with one new member from The Netherlands, well he does have connections in the Aylesbury area.Deposits
There have been a few no shows for some of the recent dive trips with the no shows not even letting the organiser know they were not coming, now this is not really acceptable as boats are booked in advance and that just costs the remaining participants a lot more money.
In to secure your place on an organised dive trip where we have to book a boat or incur a non refundable cost the trip will have to be paid for in full at the time of booking to secure your place, if you then cancel and the place is not subsequently filled you will loose your payment.
I just want to remind everyone that this is a not for profit organisation and not a business so we cannot carry these extra costs. Thank you for your understanding.
Outstanding Reports
I know that the Karting happened a couple of weeks ago and that a group have just returned from Sharm as well as the recent trip to Plymouth.
I havent had any reports from these trips, if the organisers could give me some details and a few pictures I will get the details posted up and something in the July newsletter, it is appreciated.
Kevin Anderson - in Turkey
Kevin is well and has moved into his house in Turkey, he reports that he is getting on well with his Divemaster Internship and that the diving out there is both very good and reasonably priced.
He is getting some prices on the diving and accommodation and the flights are cheap anyway, so if you fancy Turkey........
Below are some recent pictures of his new house.
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16 May 2008
UpdatesThe new trips page has been updated, please visit the page and feel free to come along on any of the dives you fancy.
Newsletter
The May newsletter will be a combined May / June Newsletter as I am away for quite a lot of these months, however I am still looking for help with the website and newsletter, pretty please? Anyone? Its only a couple or so hours a month but it would be appreciated, if you can help then email me by clicking here.
Club Clothing
The first batch has been delivered and looks good on everyone! I have another small order in at the moment so if anyone is interested please get your order in urgently, sizes and prices are on this site.
Plymouth Dive
From what I hear this was a great success and the vis was good, I am awaiting a detailed report and some pictures and then I will get it posted up on here.
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22 April 2008
UpdatesThe recent dive trips page has been updated as well as the Dive Shops page, please view these recent additions.
Scubaducks Karting
Friday 30th May Aylesbury
This will be the third or 4th Karting night and always prooves to be a great night out with loads of banter.
We leave the pits at 6.30pm on the night and it is an endurance race based on teams of 2.
Places are fast going so anyone interested please contact Geoff to secure a place.
Cost - £40 per driver
Experience required - You have got to be joking!
Additional requirements - The ability to punish your liver at the pub after!
Geoff Weedon - 07977491957
Plymouth Dive Trip
There are a couple of places left on the Plymouth dive trip on the 10th December, quick before they go, book now with Tony on 07841994889.
RIBEX - The rib exhibition - Cowes Isle of Wight - 10th May 2008
Ribex is THE rib related expo and is taking place 10th / 11th May in Cowes. I will be taking down my Rib "Arrow Flight" on Saturday 10th and scooting over to join in the rib related fun, anyone wishing to join me please let me know on 07980 640101, Paddy
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20 April 2008
Club ClothingYes it is finally here! All those that ordered can collect from the Hop Pole on Thursday Night.
I will email you all with the amount required to bring along, cash preferred or bank transfer, I will email you the account details.
Dive trip to Portland
Last Sunday saw some 10 hardy Scubaducks souls visit Portland. I will get a report and photos up soon and more info in the May newsletter.
May Newsletter
May newsletter now being put together, please can you try and submit any articles by the end of the week? Pretty please! All items welcome - honest!
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09 April 2008
Club ClothingI am really sorry for the delay on this, they will be in on Friday of this week, and not Thursday as I hoped, unfortunatly I am away next week so I will have to bring them down to the Hop Pole on Thursday 24th April, thank you for your patience!
DiverCityScuba Opening Times
They have now been confirmed as the following (its only the Sunday hours that have changed)
Wednesday 10.00am - 6.00pm
Thursday 10.00am - 7.30pm
Friday 10.00am - 6.00pm
Saturday 10.00am - 6.00pm
Sunday 11.00am - 4.00pm
Monday - Closed
Tuesday - Closed
New Members for this Month
Robert Payce from Princes Risborough
Hannah Frankland from Waddesdon
Nic Jones (DiverCityScuba) from St Albans
Diving on the Television
Friday 11th April BBC1 at 7.30pm
There is a programme about free diving with Beluga Whales in the freezing Russion White Sea.
With temperatures of -2 dec C and having cut a hole through the 12" thick ice the diver uses the whale to make her accent, sounds like it is worth watching!
Boat Skippers Day Sat 6th April
9 of us braved the freezing conditions to take the RIB out for its first run of the season, do any of you have any pictures? If so can you email me a couple and I will post a story up on the web and put a report in the next newsletter.
Reminder
Any newswothy items are gratfully accepted as it is always tricky to keep coming up with items on my own, thanks Paddy
Stop Press
There are only 2 places remaining on the Plymouth trip on Saturday 10th May contact Tony Collier - NOW if you want to go on 07841-994889
On Line Directory
I am looking into the possibility of putting all the club members contact details up on the web sit but having the page password protected so that only members can access the info, does anyone object to this idea?
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31 Mar 2008
You ScoobYou Scoob is now up and running in a Beta version, there are a couple of bugs to iron out but it does look good.
Click on the logo below to be transported to this new community.
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26 Mar 2008
Diver City (Aylesbury) Ltd opens Wednesday 2nd AprilThe opening date for Diver City in the old Scubanet premisis in Rabans Lane is Wednesday 2nd April at 10am!
All club members are invited down to the shop on Thursday April 3rd evening before 7.30pm to meet the team.
There will be late night opening on a Thursday until 7.30pm followed by club night at the Hop Pole.
Opening hours to start off with will be
Wednesday 10.00am - 6.00pm
Thursday 10.00am - 7.30pm
Friday 10.00am - 6.00pm
Saturday 10.00am - 6.00pm
Sunday 10.00am - 6.00pm
Monday - Closed
Tuesday - Closed
For the first couple of weeks the air fills will be done over at Bletchley while they get the compressor serviced but they will transport and return the cylinders from Aylesbury. So to start air fills will take a couple of days and Nitrox will need 4 or 5 days.
Air and Nitrox pricing will be as follows
Air 232 bar any size cylinder - £2.00
Air 300 bar any size cylinder - £3.00
Nitrox will be charged the same as above plus the O2 used, this will mean that you only pay for what you need, thus if you have a fill of 32% in a cylinder that had 36% in it before it will cost you less!
If you need a fill before the opening date Nic says you are welcome to drop in your cylinders and he will get them filled for you, however call before visiting to make sure he is there 01296 317787.
Bookings are now being taken for courses so if there is anything you are interested in please get in touch with them.
The pool is being filled (half way there at the moment!
Calling all Dive Masters and Instructors, Nic would welcome all who are interested in helping out to get in touch with him at the store.
All in all it looks very similar inside, even the stock is the same! The addition of a new larger counter and a move around of the displays gives it a fresh look.
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25 Mar 2008
Any one for the Isle of Man?I have someone I know in the Isle of Man, a retired commercial diver that knows the dives in IOM like the back of his hand, he has offered to guide us on dives if we want to visit.
I am thinking of running a trip over there for a long weekend in mid June and just want to see if anyone is up for the trip? Say leave Thurs AM get the fast ferry at 2pm arrive 4.30pm Dive Friday Saturday and Sunday AM catch the 3pm ferry Sunday and home by say 10pm or come back Monday.
I have looked into the ferry crossing and it is approx £180.00, I have a Galaxy that would take 5 and their dive gear, add fuel, say £80.00 and hotel 3 nights in 3* £35 a night per person makes approx £160.00 per person plus local air fills.
If anyone is interested please let me know and I will see what I can get organised. Email me at club@scubaducks.co.uk
Paddy
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24 Mar 2008
Fathom & Blues
The dive centre at Portland, Fathom and Blues, is moving into a local pub The Ferrybridge Inn by April.
The ground floor will be a full dive centre with slipway.The upstairs is the pub and cafe' and you can go in in diving gear!
Alongside that they are opening long term cheap bunk style accomodation in four to six person rooms at about £15 per person per night, it has beds/ bathrooms/sitting room kitchen/wireles internet/T.V. viewing area and kit drying area.
For more info visit www,fathomandblues.co.uk or click the logo below
Raffle for RNLI
The draw for the prize of a "Save a Dive" tool kit was made on Thursday Night, the first two tickets out of the hat were both for Kevin Anderson and as he has just moved to Turkey he left instructions to put it back in so the next out of the hat was Paul who was there to take the prize.
Thank you to Dave Young for providing the prize, we managed to raise £30 which has been handed to the RNLI. Well done to all who took part.
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22 Mar 2008
Apri NewsletterThe April Newsletter has been emailed out, if you are not getting your copy it means you are not registered on line as a club member, or your email is incorrect or changed.
If you are not getting the newsletter please contact me at club@scubaducks.co.uk and I can amend your details.
I appologise if you have been effected but I changed operating systems and lost a load of data!
Boat Skippers Day
Sun 6th April - If the weather is good enough I plan to take the RIB out for a spin in the Solent, hopefully fun in the sun! I know a number of you have expressed interest in coming along to try your hand at this so we have a number of people on board with some experience when we go diving in the Summer. Again let me know if you are coming along, I have 4 spaces in the car and have all the life jackets etc.
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21 Mar 2008
Diver City AylesburyNic came down again last night to a far better turn out, they are very close to opening the doors in Rabans lane in the next 10 days, the pool is being filled at the moment and the compressor will be serviced shortly.
If they open before the compressor is ready they will transport the cylinders to Bletchley for filling on a temporary basis.
They are going to continue with a late night opening on Thursdays to match the same club night as Scubaducks Dive Club.
I am going to meet up with them next week to discuss how to communicate Diver City Info to club members.It will make sense to give them everyones email address from the club so they can contact you all direct as well as through Scubaducks, however this will require permission from you the membership, I will email you giving you the option to opt out, I have to do this under the Data Protection Act.
Dive Trips
Portland - 20th April has been over subscribed and we are on our way to filling a second boat, please go to the dive trips page and get yourself booked up now!
Scapa Flow - Mic's dodgy dive trips tour of Scapa is posted up on the Dive Trips page, book now limited places!
Now the season is upon us more trips will get posted up, if you are planning anything let me know and I will post it up for you.
Profiles
Another profile has been added to the profiles page for Kevin Anderson, come on we need more, send in your details and I will get it put up.
Merchandise
Please visit the Merchandise page, the club items are now up there and ready to order!
Kevin Anderson
Kev has moved to Turkey for a more relaxed future, less work and more diving is the order of the day!
He is going to be doing his dive master with a local dive outfit and will be giving me details of this and local accomodation so we can arrange dive trips over there with our own local dive leader.
Kev will be delighted to hear from anyone who wants to stay in touch, his email address is kevinandersonfethiye@yahoo.com please stay in touch!
Kevs house in Turkey, yup Ive stayed in hotels in Spain like this.......... I'll get me coat........... Px
Sorry about the lack of newsletter for February / March, a combination of not much news, not much contribution from members (only a little moan.....) and me being away a lot. However I am working the April version now, so if you have anything to contribute..........
20 Mar 2008
Diver City (Aylesbury) Ltd are about to open their doors any day now!The following is what they have pasted on the Diver City Web site
We now have a phone number for Aylesbury - 01296 317787.
Luke and Alan G have revamped the platform in the pool, which will be filled over the next couple of days and we hope to make it available shortly.
The compressor needs servicing and testing before we can offer air fills - I'll keep you posted - in the meantime, Bletchley will happily oblige.
Short term, please contact me on 07501223742 to confirm opening hours.
The main contact there is Nic who very kindly came down ton the Hop Pole last week however it was one of the lowest turn out weeks we had, had in a while! He is however coming down again tonight so lets give him a warm welcome!
09 Mar 2008
Good grief I cant belive a month has gone past without an update - sorry been away alot over the last few weeks! Humble AppologiesDIVE SHOP TO RE OPEN IN AYLESBURY!
Great
news, it was confirmed to me today that Diver City (Aylesbury) Ltd
have taken over the Scubanet site in Rabans Lane Aylesbury, I am told
that they are installing the phones and signs at the moment and will
open for business in the next few days! Fantastic news for us all at
Scubaducks, its like having your right arm re-instated!
Watch this site for more info!
06 Feb 2008
Scubaducks ClothingFinally I hear you cry! I have the Scubaducks clothing samples - a fleece, a fleece gillet, a bomber jacket, a shirt and a fully waterproof / breathable tech jacket and zip out fleece.
I will get pictures and sizes up on the web site soon but will bring down the samples to tomorrows club night at the Hop Pole to for people to try and order.
Hope you like them!
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03 Feb 2008
Profiles PageProfiles page updated, thank you to those of you that have sent in your details, they have now been posted up, come on the rest of you don't be shy!!
Pictures Page
This has been updated with some piccys from Stoney taken by Tony Collier
Charity Raffle
We have been donated a "Save a Dive" tool kit by Dave Young that we can raffle off in aid of the RNLI.
Please support this worth while cause by buying raffle tickets at £0.25 each or 5 for a £1, available on club nights this month.
Club Clothing
The Clothing samples are on their way and will be available for viewing on Club Night this Thursday
Feb Newsletter
We are now putting together the Feb newsletter and need contributions, please email any items of interest.
25th Jan 2008
Boat drivers wanted!We plan to take the RIB out for the first time this year towards the end of February / early March.
If we can get a few of us together for this so that we have a few people that are familiar with the controls it will make the diving easier this summer.
Anyone willing to come along please contact me and we can try and fix up a date.
Contact Paddy here.
22nd Jan 2008
The January newsletter has been emailed out and hard copies can be obtained from the dispenser on the bar in the Hop Pole.If you have not recieved your email with the letter attached please contact me, one or two of the email addresses bounce back.
Just for a laugh I found this - It made me laugh! Click The Link - We Love to Scuba! - you will need speakers!!
15th Jan 2008
New dive trip posted up in the New Dive Trips page. A cool deep water trip to Chepstow!Come and join us for a winter splash in!
13th Jan 2008
New Dive Trip PostedPlease visit the Planned dive trips page to see the details of a trip to Sharm El Sheik in May.
Book now to join a crowd of us visiting the sunnier climbs and blue water diving.
Club Merchandise
Sorry for the delay on this, it has taken a while to get the stitched logo sorted, but I hope to have the samples at the club meeting on either 17th or 24th Jan at the Hop Pole - watch this space for more info.
Club Newsletter
We are putting together the Jan / Feb Nerwsletter (Bi Monthly in Winter) and still need some info and stories to put in the publication, come on someone must have something to contribute?
Winter Sun Winter Fun?
Myself and one or two others are planning a cheap trip to the Red Sea at the end of February / early March.
There are some pretty good offers available at the moment and the plan is to take a last minute version and to keep it under £500. Anyone interested in exploring this as a possibility please contact me, Paddy, at club@scubaducks.co.uk and we can see what we can arrange.
12th Jan 2008
Training now available!We are now in a position to offer training courses, Neil Mellor has offered his time, initially at no cost other than the expenses of the course itself, as long as we can get the additional help of qualified Dive Masters.
The other requirement will be a suitable pool for the training, anyone any ideas?
Please see the Training Page for more info and contact us with the courses you are interested in.
10th Jan 2008
New Dive Trips posted!Please go to the dive trips page to view the details there are trips planned for April to Swannage and May to Plymouth, places are limited and we need to get them booked by 24th February to get the boat booked.
First come first served!
9th Jan 2008
A note from Michael Parksphil@gunbay.co.uk has a load of gear for sale.he bought a 12litre tank of him for £15 now tested and filled for £35 total £50!
If you want to look at the gear go on to Diver city web site, (see links page on this site) click on the General board troll down to Kit for sale and it is all listed there along with photo's if you click on his connection.
He was a tecki but is winding down to sports diver and his wife has given up entirely hence the sale.
3rd Jan 2008
HAPPY NEW YEAR!Well I cant believe that last year went so quickly and what changes we saw in that year!
We are sorry for the lack of updates in the past month but pressures of work, the festive season and lack of diving at this time of year has resulted in little to report!
We are currently preparing the Jan / Feb newsletter and would gratefully accept any contributions for the publication, please help out any story of relevance is appreciated!!
The only club dive that has taken place in the last month was the Christmas Splash In at Stoney Cove on December the 27th, a fresh wethered day was rewarded with some of the best visability that we had ever seen at at Stoney - 20+ mts in places! See the report in the past dive trips section.
Up and coming dives, a number of you have approached me (Paddy) lately with planned dive trips and holidays coming up over the coming months, please can you all email me the details even if they are only provisional and I wil get them posted up, forewarned is forearmed!
With the newsletter will be a small form to complete for the profiles page, please please fill in the short details and send me a picture and I will put you up in the rouges gallery!
Who is interested in the following:
1 A long weekend diving in the Isle of Man, free guides by local ex commercial diver, low cost air fills, proposed drive up Friday AM return Mon PM Diving Sat & Sunday, I have a Galaxy which can get 5 and gear in it. Suggested for March / April, register your interest with paddy at the contact details below.
2 Winter Sun & Fun, I am planning a trip out to Egypt to get some winter sun and some serious diving, Planning on going on a last minute cheap deal in mid to late Feb, anyone want to join me or will I be Billy no mates on my own? Contact me on the address below.
For further info on the above contact club@scubaducks.co.uk
PLEASE PLEASE send me ifo to post up, Im struggling on my own here! Thanks Paddy
10th December 2007
Sorry for the lack of news, I have been away in China on business for the last couple of weeks!A quick update on the club clothing, I have seen the logo and should have the sample clothing to bring down to the club night next week.
With the last Thursday club night falling on the 20th December is anyone up for a club Christmas do on the 20th, maybe a pint or two and a curry?
If you are interested then let me know and I will see what I can arrange, email club@scubaducks.co.uk.
Regretfully I will not be at the club night this Thursday 13th December due to another work commitment.
If you have any items for publication, please let me know so I can post it and publish it in the January News Letter.
Dont forget the Christmas Dive at Stoney Cove on the 27th December, lets hope for better weather than the last few days!
Paddy Green
25th November 2007
New links added, please visit the links page to try out the new links, any suggestions for more links welcomed by sending your suggestions to club@scubaducks.co.uk23rd November 2007
MarriageJay and Lucy are getting married in Brugge, Belgium on the 8th December - congratulations to them both!
They are throwing a party over here at the Riviera at Watermead on Saturday 15th December and have invited all Dive Club members and their partners along from 7pm onwards.
Planned Trips
Keep watching this space, Lucy is organising a couple of trips next year one to Porthkerris for a weekend to do reef and wreck dives staying in cottages, dates to be advised, and another to the Red Sea in June, again keep looking out for more details.
In addition to this we have a buddy in the Isle of Man who has offered a weekend guided shore diving over there in the spring, more details later.
A trip to the Red Sea or somewhere warm in late Feb is also being considered, so keep coming back for more details.
19 November 2007
We have made it onto Google! Position number 1 - Just type in Scubaducks and we come up top of the pile under Scubaducks .net. We have scubaducks.net and scubaducks.co.uk.This should make it easier for people to find us now!
18 November 2007
LinksWe have started to upload some links on the links pages, starting with links to inland diving sites, please feel free to add any more by dropping me the details on email club@scubaducks.co.uk and I will put them up.
I want to add a list of links to dive boat charters and off shore dive sites, please submit any recommendations you have and I will get them put up, I need your input!
Reviews
Also needed - reviews for some more of the local dive shops and the inland dive sites? Anyone been to these and want to email me a review?
Profiles
Come on dont leave me as the only one up there - you can see whats needed, submit your profile and a piccy and I will post it up!
Newsletter
This is being worked on and with a bit of luck and a fair wind it will be out within the next week - watch your in box, again anyone got anything to add to the newsletter?
12th November 2007
We have added an auto update to tell you when new info has been added to your club website. All you need to do is submit your email address in the box above and each time the news section gets updated you will get and emailed link so you can see what the news is, so you can be the first to see the details on the up and coming dive trips!11th November 2007
New Dive Trips Posted
Please visit the New Dive Trips page as 2 new trips are posted up, including the Christmas Plunge!
Dive Trip Pages
We
have split the dive trip pages into 2. New and Past so that it is easy
to see the up and coming dive trips and review the past ones to get a
feel for what the dive sites are like. Visit them now to see the review
of this weekends Vobster Trip.
Club Membership
There
has been a good response to the club, we have had approx 25 people sign
up so far but do need more, please encorage everyone you know to sign
up as soon as possible, it is especially important to get your your
email address logged as there will be notifications of up and coming
dives and events, and the club monthly newsletter will be sent out by
email.
Club Website
Congratulations!
you found the website, but I have had reports from people that they are
finding it difficult to locate the website. This is because it is so
newly posted that it is not appearing on any search engines yet, this
takes 3 or 4 months to happen.
So if you have problems, or you know
someone who is having difficulty please explain that you have to type
in the full address in the address bar and NOT use the search engine.
This will then direct you / them to the web site.
Links
If
there are any Links that anyone would like put up then the more the
merrier, work rest or play links any that you think will be useful or
interesting, the more links we have the quicker we go up the rankings
inn the search engines. Please contact us at club@scubaducks.co.uk and
send me some info and the web address and I will add the link.
Forum & Chat Room
This
doesnt work as well as I would like, its a bit clunky and I will try
and improve it soon, to view the posts, you have to click on REGULAR
VIEW, and you will see the posts.
The chat room has been taken down as it really was very very clunky, I think the forum page can be used better for this.
Photos
Come on don't be shy send in some photos for the photos page!
Newsletter
I
am compiling edition 1 at the moment and will have it published in the
next week / 10 days, anyone want to submit something it will be
appreciated
6th November 2007
New membership form added on membership page - this now makes becoming a member even easier!Just complete the form and submit!
Trial Chat room loaded up - have a look and let us know your thoughts!
Forum page loaded up - have your say on any dive topic that is dive related!
5th November 2007
1st Diving trip organised
Please see the trips page for details, we are off to Vobster Quay this weekend on Saturday 10th November.
1st November 2007
Scubaducks Dive Club, the new Dive club for divers, run by divers is now up and running fully.Meetings are regularly held on a Thursday night at the Hop Pole PH in Aylesbury.
We welcome all new members particularly those from the former dive club based in Aylesbury that recently close come and join us on a Thursday night and introduce yourself.