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We are pleased to announce the latest addition to the Divecrew website - our new bulletin board. If you have something you would like posted - then please feel free to email me.
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12th May |
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Good Luck to Richard,
James, Penny, Rowland, Lisa and Andy in their quest to raise £100,000 for
Teenage Cancer Trust. Richard worked his magic and was able to get Jack
Straw to launch the appeal in the House of Commons.
I am shore cover honestly!!!!
Pictures from the trip to Chattern Lake earlier this year - better late than never. Look out for more dates to this new site in Ashford Staines |
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Congratulations to Polly, Ian, Sam and Kelly on completing their Assistant Instructor Programme last weekend. The weather was awful, the Viz rubbish but the scores were amazing - Well done to them all
Congratulations to Dan,
Allan and Mike for braving the weather and completing their Dry Suit
Specilaity in Horsea. We hope to see them on our Club days during the
summer
Congratulations to David Couzins on passing his Open water on his recent holiday.
Wednesday 23rd - saw Farnborough 6th Form College take the pool by storm - with 13 eager student divers trying out scuba for the first time. Mean while Neil Saywell completed his Equipment Exchange and finally after 5 years became Divecrew's latest Divemaster - well done. Thursday was also a busy day in the pool - with Rob putting Roger and Victoria through their paces before they move onto their Referral dives on holiday - good luck to them both. Meanwhile Terry was working on Simon and Stuart and their buoyancy in preparation for the PPB course in a few weeks - but the end both were amazed at how little weight they needed. Friday night in Crowthorne seems to be really taking off - with 7 try dives and 2 tune ups taking place - thanks to the Friday team for all their efforts. Andy, Jennie, Mark and Chris.
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21st April |
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Price Crash - F50 Camera
from Fuiji with Underwater housing - £269.95 plus F100 just announced at a
great price of £329.95 - inc 5 times Zoom
Congratulations to Ivor, Alan, Ed, Matthew and Mark for successfully completing their Rescue course this weekend. Don't they all look great. Always great when they find both Bob's! ! Saturday afternoon saw us help 9 budding divers at the Royal Berkshire Health Club in Bracknell - try out scuba for the first time. Congratulations to Luke, Scott, Sian, Chloe, James, Araminta, Daniel, Dexter and Luke. To end the great event we had a relay race - the joint efforts of them all was enough to win the day - well done all. A huge thanks to Penny and Sam for their sterling efforts. We will be holding an Adult session in the near future. We will also be holding events in the Virgin Active clubs - look out for the promotional banners Divecrew was famous for 30 mins yesterday - when we were asked to appear of Radio Wey - to talk to the listeners about Scuba. We have a recording of the interview for the centre - so please be pop in and have a listen if you want. Ian Dennis is pleased to announce the next date for his Technical Lecture - Tuesday 27th May - Gas Planning Congratulations to Polly and Guy P for completing their One day referral - good luck in Cape Verde. Penny had a really successful time up in Aylesbury - we were well received and people were pleased that another centre was operating in the area. We gave away over 200 flyers etc. Ginny completed the Slough course on the 6th and 13th April - well done to all students The Technical lecture on Dive Planning saw another group of keen Tech divers understanding the in's and out's of this growing sport. Congratulations to Philippa H, Debbie and Paul A for completing their Courses this week The Main pools were busy again this week - with Thursday seeing Amersham in action with Dry Suits, Try dives and Snorkelling lessons, meanwhile Bracknell played host to the pool section of the Rescue course. At the same time Ian D was putting Simon and Alison through their Twin set Fundamentals course in preparation for their visit to Wraysbury at the weekend. Friday saw the first of the new Crowthorne course run - thanks to Andy C for looking after the students - they all passed. And bring up the rear on Sunday was Jason leading off the first of part of the Slough open water course - 7 new excitable divers took to the water.
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I hope you have all missed me - sorry that the site has been not updated since the 17th March - but Easter through a spanner in the works and then I had to go on Holiday for a week. It has taken me this long to catch up and to get round to updating the site in full So you can bet lots has happened since the last update. Where to beginning 1) Price Crash on the F50 - now an incredible £269.95 inc housing and 1gb card - wow . Plus the offer of the month in April is a free under suit with all Dry Suit Sales, and we are still running the Breath Ease promotion from Aqualung - this coupled with a sale on various wetsuits - now is the time to treat yourself to a new set of kit as the season starts to get underway. 2) Beach Clean up date of the 14th September confirmed and a new location this year - Swanage Pier 3) Penny has been away in Aylesbury all week promoting Divecrew to the divers who could use Amersham - Thanks to her and Paul and Heather for all their efforts - doesn't the stand look great
4) The AI programme started last night - good luck to Kelly, Ian, Sam and Polly 5) Chattern Lake visit was to say the least interesting - 13 divers tried out the site for the first time - feedback was good - but the Viz was terrible - lets hope next time is better - joys of UK diving. Meanwhile Swanage Pier trip - also hit visibility issues. 6) First Rescue course of the Year is up and running - we still have spaces 7) Ashley and Stuart Barrett - took five students through their EFR paces - congratulations to them all 8) Rowland - put Chris, Ian and Scott through their Nitrox course last week - Chris has since been in and scored 100% on his exam - well done - we know how much he loves figures! 9) Thanks to Duncan and Dave for running the latest event in Cannon Health Club in Stoke Poges 10) The Social was a quiet affair - but thanks to all those who came this month - lets hope the weather improves and we can start sitting outside! 11) Andrew C - took another very successful Wellington College try dive event - we have since sold some places on our first intensive weekend course using Wellington College 12) 6th April - so the start of the Slough Course - Thanks to Ginny for looking after the 6 Referral Students 13) Holidays for 2009 are starting to attract attention - check out the Travel page for the very latest offers and ideas 14) The Try dive event at the Royal Berkshire Club on the 19th is selling fast - have 7 eager bubble makers signed up and raring to go. 15) We are pleased to be able to offer the new PADI O2 Course - contact Collin today to sign up for this great course.
16) Want to try something
different this month - then why not try out a Full Face Mask - we have two
and Andrew Rampton is waiting to show you the ins and outs
17) You know you want to
try one - why not hire our DPV's in the pool for something fun and new to
try
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Please note that we will not be open on Good Friday or Easter Sunday - but we will be open on Easter Saturday from 10pm and if we are busy then we will be here until 4pm. If you are planning to visit after 2.30pm - then just give us a ring and we will stay. Congratulations to the 6 open water divers - Gabriel, James, Luke, Jacob, Stewart, Amelia. They all braved the terrible weather over the weekend.
Richard and James enjoying the Get Wrecked Holiday in Egypt
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13th March |
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Suunto D4 hits the shelves - available today for £295.00 be the first.... Congratulations to Ivor, Alan, Paris and David for completing their Advanced Course last weekend in Vobster - no mean feat considering the weather and the Viz. Whilst congratulations also goes to Bryony and Sarah for completing the challenge of the Dry Suit Speciality. We are looking forward to seeing them all on our UK day trips. Whilst the instructors where putting these 6 through their paces - 9 club divers set about discovering new items that have been placed in Vobster over the weekend - the high light being the Love Shack!!!!
Also congratulations to Kelly, Nicky, Jan and Paul for sailing through their Open Water in Horsea. Jan and Paul have already signed up for the now full Swanage Pier trip on the 30th March - as they are keen to put their skills of Dive to the test on their own.
Meanwhile the pools where heaving on Sunday - with 8 new open water student divers and various Tune ups and Try dives taking place. Thank
you to all the divers who came and supported their local dive shop on
Saturday instead of venturing to what we have heard was a very poor dive
show. Remember the dive show stands only want to sell you something and do
not care - we sell you an experience and do care about what you think and
need. We hope the 25% off voucher used by many was appreciated. Remember
if you sign up to the Free Text alert service - you just might get another
chance to get 25% off over the coming weeks.
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Hope you enjoyed this month's newsletter and have had a good look at all the new things happening in the centre. We are pleased to announce that we are now an official Project Aware Partner, you will find the logo on anything related to Project Aware. We are very keen to support this great charity - and so any spare change in your pocket - then please donate it via the collection box in the centre or if you really want to donate then please click the image below and you will be taken directly to our newly created Just giving page.
Diving weekends are a bit like London buses - they all come at once. This weekends sees the dive centre shift up not just one gear but all the way into over drive. Good luck to the following divers Alan, Ivor, Paris and David for their PADI advanced Open water course in Vobster along with Sarah and Bryony who are completing their Dry Suit Speciality. They are joined by Dan, Catherine, Scott, Steve, Mark, Michelle and Chris who are being guided by Andrew on our first club day. Barry will be putting Paul, Jan, Nicky and Kelly through their open water skills in Horsea. Meanwhile over in Slough - we have 9 people starting their Open water course and various Tune Ups and Try Dives running along side. Divecrew is also pleased to announce that we are now working with Wellington College and from 14th Mach have access to their pool on a Friday evening. Call the centre for the latest Thursday 28th - saw us running the first of the new format Project Aware and Coral Conservation Speciality courses for 2008. Laura (our first non diver to take part), Mark and Alan are now all total converts to the Project Aware philosophy. This is a great Valve course and the new structure gives you Two specialities in an evening as well as a huge amount of added valve material about ways to change things. If you are looking to become a Master Scuba Diver this is a great way to gain further certifications. Plus a valuable way to donate to Project Aware via two C Card donations. Had hoped to have some photos from the first Open water weekend - but nothing yet - will make sure we have some for next week from the big weekend above Had our
first SMS Alert sign up this week - this is a free service and will get
you exclusive offers direct to your mobile - first offer goes out next
week - so sign up today
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Chattern Hill Lake is
finally open - we have set the date of the 30th March - loads wanting to
come - so sign up today. We are also pleased to announce an additional Pool to the Divecrew options - we will be working with Wellington College Sports Club on a Friday evening - offering Try dives, courses and fun sessions. Although not every Friday we hope to increase the frequency over time. We also hoping to be able to offer Tuesday evenings in Camberley again during the summer - watch this space. If last weeks new banners were not enough - two more have appeared this week and will be making an appearance next week at the Social club. Do look out for them as you come in. One of them is already proudly displayed outside the Show. So the front is look particularly good if we don't say so ourselves.
We are also pleased to announce that we will be running a Taster session for Young people at the Royal Berks Racquet club members on the 19th April -we use to actual teach Open water class in the early days of Divecrew in the club so it is a welcome return for us. Congratulations to David, Claire and Eric who passed with flying colours at the weekend - not bad since the water was only 4 degrees but we did have 6 metres Viz - so worth the cold! |
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The original banner seen on many of our day trips - has gained some new friends - do look out for them at the pools and other great locations inc Montem and Cannon Health Club Stoke Poges. We have also just revamped all of our posters and Marketing flyers - so please do pop in and collect some. We rely on word of month and the best sales people for the school are our students. We have thousands of flyers to offer so don't be shy. We have also invested in a new Road show stand - so if you work in a large office then to let us know the best contact in HR and we can arrange to visit and promote Diving.
Cannon Health Club Montem Leisure Centre The
first of the Technical Diving Lectures was held last night - Thanks to Ian
for a great overview of the subject. We had around 11 eager divers
attend. The next lecture is on the 11th March and is on the subject
of Decompression Theory - cost is £5.00 and includes Coffee and Biscuits. We are
always looking at be at the cutting edge of technology - so why not sign
up for our new SMS Alert offer programme - you will receive Text messages
on all the latest goings on at the centre including exclusive offers and
monthly specials Good luck to David, Claire and Eric who are completing their open water this weekend in Horsea.
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Jason, Ashley, Barry, Tim, Terry, Mia, Mark, Andy, Leslie, Nina, Martin, Rowland, Andy R, Lisa and Penny PADI 2008 Divecrew Forum - Thanks to Graham from PADI for hosting
With 2008 being the Year of the Reef and Project Aware Speciality being the main focus for the Speciality programme . Divecrew is pleased to support this great programme - to ensure you are all aware of what Project Aware can offer - we have added a new permanent display to the front of the store. Sign up for this great speciality and you will be entered in a Prize draw to win a holiday for 2. We have also signed the centre up as a Coral Watch Operator - so come on a holiday with us and play your part in helping the scientific world with the Coral Watch programme. Plus in anticipation of our large trip to the Seychelles in November we have also signed up for the Whale Shark Awareness programme. We will be offering this Whale Share Awareness speciality later in the year and ensuring that all divers this year donate at least £5.00 to this programme via their Certification card. A little quieter in the centre this week - only had Amersham on Monday, Farnborough on Wednesday and Slough on Sunday - all went well. Thanks to the teams for all their efforts. However not content with being able to offer courses on almost every day of the week - we had a meeting with Wellington College to see what opportunities there are for us using the pool on a Friday evening - watch this space! Spring is in the air already - so don't forget to service your equipment before the rush starts. some new guidelines from the key manufacturers are suggesting 1 year or 50 dives between servicing.
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Another hectic week in the centre - Thanks to Jess at Cannon Health Club in Stoke Poges for allowing us to run a Try Dive Event on Monday evening. All had fun and 4 are keen to move onto learning to dive. Tuesday saw 6 new eager students formally registering for their up coming courses, good luck to Claire, Stewart, Gabriel, MJ, Luke and James. Wednesday saw us visiting Amersham to launch some Thursday evening Try dive taster sessions - the new look pool is coming along and we will be able to offer a more concise course - instead of running over 5 weeks - we will be able to run over 3 weeks instead - much better for those time starved new divers.
Wednesday also saw the
announcement of the imminent launch of the D4 - this will be available in
late Feb - if you pre-order before the launch - we are offering a Free
gift with purchase of a Divecrew Holdall
Congratulations to the Morgan Family for successfully passing their open water over Xmas - please do send in your photo's as it is great to be able to post them to the site.
Thursday saw a formal
visit from the head people at IANTD - they were very pleased with the way
we are launching the new IANTD course
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Congratulations to Keiza, Bryony and Sam on passing their Advanced Course in Vobster this weekend. Thanks to all the support time for their help. The Banner continues its guest appearance.
Also congratulations to Mark and Paul for successfully completing their Dry Suit Speciality also in Vobster.
We have also run our first
Nitrox course of the year, congratulations to Alan, Ivor and Roger. Three
more convert to the devil gas we call Nitrox - no really at great course
to have under your belt - even better is the fact you do not have to get
wet to qualify - so come all you warm water divers - get qualified before
your next holiday. Other courses we have run this year include the PADI Digital Photography course - well done to Alan, Caz and Kevin for some great control during the pool session of this course - again an ideal course for the winter months - with a great lecture and pool session and then off to the warm waters of a holiday either with Divecrew or independently and then a review lecture here in the Dive Centre.
Calling all Dive masters
and AI or Instructors - looking to renew your EFR then why not put the
money towards becoming an Emergency First Responder Instructor. Collin
completed his training last Monday at PADI and is now a EFRI Trainer - so
with immediate effect Divecrew will be offering the chance to become
EFR instructors. This is a huge market that you can serious tap into and
start to earn some money.
Ben, Peter, Michael successfully completed their Classroom and Pool sessions in Slough on the 27th - well done. All are off to warm climates to complete the four qualifying dives - Good Luck and do send in some photos when you are success
We have set an IDC
programme for April and May and have 3 signed up already - don't miss out.
Remember if you complete the full IDC you will also gain an A Level
Equalivent (NVQ Level 3 qualification) - not bad for only £20.00 extra
Social club next week - hope to see as many of you there as normal Congratulations to Richard and James on completing the TDI Advanced Nitrox course in Malta last week - I am sure they will now move over to our IANTD course!!!!!
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Well so much has happen in the last month - I do not know where to start. Maldives Trip, New Technical Courses, All pools are up and running and so much more. So here goes.
Divecrew is pleased to
announce that it will be offering a full range of IANTD technical courses
- these are being running by Ian Dennis and will start with a
complimentary launch lecture on the 12th February. Please call to
secure your place Over the Christmas period, Penny and her Family, along with my wife and I sampled the delights of the Maldives - it was amazing to be able to dive on Christmas day and whilst we were there Kate completed her 100th dive and I completed my 400th Dive. The weather was amazing as was the atmosphere and not forgetting the diving.
Kate completing her 100th Xmas Trees in the Maldives - that is just not right We are also starting the first round of Open Water courses with courses running in Bracknell, Slough, Amersham, and our first private School programme also go underway on the weekend of the 12th January. Specialities have also started up with courses being run in Digital Photography, and Nitrox and Dry Suit Speciality this month. Spaces are available on all. A big thank you to the 20 Instructors who came to the annual instructor meeting this week - it was great to see such a huge turn out. Thanks for some great ideas during the Blue Sky session - watch this space to see some of them coming through.
Enjoying a Beer after a great meeting We have also been working on our new programmes and are pleased to announce the following new ideas Offer of the Month - look out for the changing offers - including 2 for one offers Rewards when you book and independent Holiday with Divecrew Project Aware Speciality of the Year programme - Non divers are extremely welcome PADI Speciality of the Month programme - a chance to win a trip to the Red Sea and other prizes. New Courses including Night Diver and Technical programmes New Workshops to include Full Face Mask (yes really this time) New Launches in Store - from BCD to computer - Galileo Terra just launched today - be one of the first New Divecrew Clothing and accessories - watch this space over the coming weeks Neil Saywell, was the proud runner up in the December prize draw - so the more specialities you complete the more chances you will have.
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The Christmas party was a huge success with over 60 people partying hard. TOON Town was the theme this year and people really took this to heart. We had Bob the Builder, Tinker Bell, Bat Girl and Bat Man, Scooby Do, Fred and Wilma Flintstone, Shriek, Puss in Boots, Gingerbread Man, Wicked Witch from Snow White, Snow White and Mario, Crile Deville, Sponge Bob, SG1 members, Grease Boys and Pink Ladies, Fire Man Sam, Laura Croft, Wicked Witch of the North. Thelma from Scooby Do and many more.
Click on the image of Bat Girl for more fun and some great caption hidden in the photos. Do pop in to the centre during the week and say Merry Christmas - we have home made Christmas cake and on Friday and Saturday we will have home made hot Mulled wine.
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Congratulations to Adrian and Martin for passing their Assistant Instructor course yesterday. The weather was cold, the sky grey, but this did not put Adrian and Martin off their stride and passed their AI courses with flying colours. Lesley will complete her course in the Maldives on 25th Dec. Unfortunately Polly was ill at the weekend and so unable to complete - but we are sure she will pass with flying colours on our next course in late March 08.
During the weekend we had a film crew in from Tony Backhurst - as part of our new business relationship with Tony Backhurst - they have agreed to complete a promotional DVD on the Divecrew. Look out for the link to You Tube in the coming weeks.
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Looked out for the newly logo'd Football shirts on our sponsored team - they look great . They are doing really well and are through to the Quarter finals of their cup. Next match on the 13th January - do go along and support - Martin would be so pleased.
Honest lessons learnt
from one of our divers
Richard and James using their Twins in NADC for the first time - they have done all their diving together and really typify the Buddy system - well done - They are both fast approaching their 100 dive whilst doing their Navigation Course.
Sunday 25th November again Divecrew took over Vobster - with both PPB and Dry Suit Specialities happening. Congratulations to Kate and Christian for completing their Dry Suit course and to Catherine, Scott, Reece, Keiza, Mark, for passing their PPB. A special thanks to Laura for all the surface cover over the last few months.
I have an idea - lets take the coldest wettest weekend of the year and run a Rescue course! - Well that's is exactly what we did on the weekend of the 1st and 2nd Dec - Terry put Cheeragi, Steve and Denise through their paces in Horsea. It was so windy that we had waves for only the second.
Congratulations to Becky and Craig (TDM) on their recent wedding (must be something in the Divecrew coffee) - they went to South Africa for their honeymoon and went Great White Shark watching - scary!!!!!!!!!!!!
Who says working in a Dive Centre does not have its funny moments - we had to test Alan's dry suit for a possible leak and so we inflated it like a balloon - it was really funny (well if you where here). Christmas has also arrived in store we the first real Christmas tree at Divecrew - Thanks to Penny for spending hours looking for the perfect tree. It is decorated with chocolates - so do pop in and have some festive fun. We have also lots of other sweets and goodies to temp you. As Christmas gets closer Warm mince pies will also be on offer. Oh and yes - we are now playing Christmas songs too - so come and enjoy the festive spirit.
Saturday 1st - saw 27 (yes 27) young people try Scuba for the first time. Thanks to Marnie, Ginny, Sam, Alison and Kelly for helping.
The young people from Heathfield St Mary School trying out Scuba for the first time. Well done to Georgina, Davina, Megan, Sophie, Isabella, Anastasia, Francesca, Kitty, Emile, Louisa, Chandrasiree, Tina, Katrina, Claudia, Annabel, Annabel, Anastasia, Azureen, Sophie, Natasha, Loulou, Emily, Joanne, Helena, Meghan, Rose, Constanza, Frances. The weekend of the 1st and 2nd Dec was perhaps one of the busiest of the year - with an AI course starting - good luck to Polly, Lesley, Adrian and Martin. Down in Vobster - Stuart was putting 5 Advanced Students through their paces - well done to Mark, Scott, Peter, Michael and Alan.
Also in Vobster - Jason was running Divecrew's first Navigation specialty for 7 years - congratulations to Jon, Dave, Richard, James and Anne Marie. The course was challenging but the 10 metres viz did help.
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Hope you
have not missed the weekly update, but I have been leading an amazing trip
to Bonaire with 9 days of idyllic diving and 13 great friends.
Divecrew also celebrated it's first holiday wedding - Congratulations to Ian and Sam Hallam on their wedding. For all the images and stories please click the above photo.
Another successful visit to NADC on the 11th November Dave, Lisa, Denise, Penny, Jon, Andrew, Tina, Steve, Michelle and Graeme. Since the last posting the centre has been extremely busy - so here goes The weekend of the 10th and 11th - we hit Horsea with 6 new Open Water students. Congratulations to Christian Clark, Andrew Jones, Bryony North, Keiza Dukes, Gary Coutts and Martin Foulger who were passed with ease. This was Nina Codlings first weekend as a fully qualified Instructor and was ably supported by her team. Keiza and Gary really took to the PADI philosophy and have signed up to complete the PPB course - well done to all - the PPB is a great course and really helps focus the understanding whilst in the water. Sunday 11th and 18th - Saw Ginny and Marnie putting 5 more confined PADI Open water students through their paces - all passed with flying colours with many scoring 100% in the final exam. All bar one are off to warm waters to complete their course. We look forward to hearing of their success in the new year and also helping Natasha complete her Open water dives in late Jan. Wednesday and Thursday - 14th and 15th - saw some busy pools in Bracknell and Farnborough - with Dry Suit orientations, Try Dives, and Tune ups all taking place. Thanks the teams for the support and efforts. Christmas Party tickets are selling well - please pop in and add your name to the growing list - lets make this year the biggest yet!. The shop is gearing up for Xmas with some fabulous offers - with some items having 50% off. With lots of offers through out the store, including 20% off Ever flex stock 5mm wetsuits. Fuiji announced further price reduces on F50fd - now only £319.95 - limited stocks at this price. Looked out for the newly logo'd Football shirts on our sponsored team - they look great .
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Never be out of air -
Divecrew is pleased to offer you the following link for all your fills as
you travel the country. Simply click and type in your post code
Who says you can not have fun on a Divecrew Holiday !!!! |
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News Flash from Fuji F50fd - Special offer an extra £50 off the RRP in 7 days time - so new Price £339.95 - Pre-order this new price option today Congratulations to Craig Davis (TDM) and his lovely new bride Beccy on their wedding which took place on Saturday in Richmond.
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Congratulations to Ann Marie, Cara, Andy, Scott, Catherine and Mark for completing their PADI Advanced Course down in Vobster over the weekend. The weather was not kind to them on Sunday but this did not dampen the spirits. Great to see the underwater adventures of the Banner continues. Viz was around 6-8 metres all weekend. Thanks to Jason and Mark for leading the team and ensuring all had a great time
Meanwhile one of the young members of Divecrew was completing his Advanced Open water in warmer climates. Well done to Ryan.
Back last Sunday - the dive centre was covered in Regulator spares, BCD dump valves and Dry Suit necks - no we had not gone made and emptied the spares locker - instead Mark (Equipment Guru) was putting 7 eager and keen divers through the Equipment speciality course- so Monday saw an influx for new o-rings, pressure gauges and the all important dry box too store all the little spares that you might just need. Wednesday - Saw mark Stott complete his one to one private Referral course - Warm water dives beckon. Good luck. Saturday - again the Centre was busy with Ashley running our second EFR in October for three students- Denise, Cheeragi and Steve. All have signed up for the Rescue Course we have running in Dec - for more information please call the centre today. Terry was able to finish the current Slough course with ease - Well done to the student divers.
Divecrew Sponsored
Football Team Update.......
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Congratulations to the 12 Open Water divers who completed their PADI Open Water Course. Ivor, Stuart, Alan, Sarah, Paris, Charlotte, Philippa, Reece, Alex, Bryan, Clare and Andy. The weather was amazing, the diving awesome and the celebratory Beers after was fabulous. We look forward to seeing them all in the Dive Centre over the coming weeks. Well done from all at Divecrew.
Ivor, Stuart, Alan, Sarah, Paris completing their course in Horsea. Thanks to Jason for putting Marnie through her paces as a new UK instructor - look out for her in the coming weeks as we let her loose on her own.
Meanwhile, April Stacey was climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and completing her PADI Open water in Zanzibar. Well done and we hope to see April and Matthew on one of holidays soon. This week saw the Dive centre getting in fall swing for the Xmas Party - tickets are now available - look out for the invites at the Social on the 6th November or pop in to the centre for a coffee. On Thursday Ian and Terry put 6 of our newer TDM's through their paces with a Skill session - all good practise. Friday saw Collin ventured over to Cannon Health Club in Stoke Poges to arrange a Try Dive Event in early 2008 - so the mission to attract more divers continues. Sunday saw Terry start the next Slough Open water course - finally we have some great access to the pool after months of distribution. The new Spa looks great. Meanwhile Collin put Jennifer and Ceri through their skills to ensure they were ready for the Open water again after a period of rest. Then Karen, Stephen and Nick tried Scuba for the very first time. All had a great time and are looking forward to join future courses.
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The Camera is here and it looks amazing!!!!!!!! Fujifilm UK launch of the F50fd Dive Bundle takes place on the 13th October - we will have limited stocks at a special price of £389.95 RRP £499. This includes the new 12 mega pixel camera, Underwater housing, 1 GB card, leather storage case and for the weekend of the Dive Show only a flight trolley case - order today. As the leaves start to turn - things start to slow a little in the diving world - not in the case of Divecrew, well the actual centre was quieter with Penny and Mark away on Vacation in Dahab. Weather was in the low 40's so Penny and Mark have returned with great Tans. Diving was good with the night Dive in the Canyon (30 metres) being the high light of the trip. Tuesday saw the quarterly Physics lecture - 5 eager TDM's took up the challenge of Lift bags, partial pressures and more. They will be back to complete the Physic exam in due course. Thursday saw a hive of activity at Harman's Water - with Tune Ups, PPB and Dry Suits all taking place. Most in anticipation of the weekend activities in Vobster. The weekend was extremely busy with 30 divers making the journey to Vobster. 7 Peak Performance Buoyancy Speciality being run by Mia, Mark, Stuart and Andy. Meanwhile Penny and Collin looked after 7 Dry Suit Specialities. Well done to Michelle, Graeme, Michael, Peter, Cara, Mark, Scott on passing the PPB. Tina, Steve, Ann Marie, Victoria, Rae, Hanna and Alex on passing the Dry Suit Specialty - the Viz was great - almost 6 metres at times so this helped. Also having fun was Ginny with three Pleasure divers. Thanks to support from Jennie, Dave E, Neil, Kelly and Alan. It was great to see so many Divecrew out in one place.
We had another gathering of the Scubapro Ever dry 4 club - with 4 new members - we do take a good picture!!!!
Meanwhile down in sunny Portland, Andrew R was running our PADI wreck course on the Countess of Erne. The harbour was mirror like but the Viz was not great. Divecrew is also pleased congratulate Ian Dennis on gaining a full Technical Pass in his GUE (Global Underwater Explorers) course. Well done !
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Don't forget that we are
right in the middle of our Dive Show Sale - with 20% of selected
Regulators, 15% of selected BCD/Regulator sets and so much more. The
launch of the new F50 is on schedule and we are due to take delivery on
Friday - reserve yours today and be the first.
So what has been happening this week- well another well supported Social Club. This month saw a raft of new faces - the complete Farnborough Course turned up and seemed to have a great time. Thanks to Mark and Jason for arranging this. Only one more before we break for the Xmas Party on the 15th December- planning is well in hand - the large amounts of Alcohol needed are being amassed as we speak. Wednesday saw the Farnborough Course reaching its conclusion with 6 students all trying out Dry Suits for the first time - most found them to be a Dry Suit - but poor Martin had more water in his suit than in the pool - a further fitting is needed we think. They will all put themselves (except Martin) through the PADI Open water Scuba dives on the 20th and 21st Oct - so Good luck to them all and Martin when he completes in November. In preparation for their PADI Dry Suit Speciality on the 14th Oct in Vobster Quay - Steve and Tina Sparks were put through their paces in their new Ever Dry 4 Scubapro Dry Suits by Collin - they really nailed the buoyancy being able to swim in 75cm of water and not break the surface - looking good for the open water section. Thursday saw us arrive in Harman's Water - with Mark, Stuart and Mia putting 4 Peak Performance Buoyancy students through their paces again in preparation for the 14th October. Well done to Mark, Scott, Cara and Michael who by the end were swimming around with out any weight belts. Late on Thursday - Divecrew where invited to Heathfield St Mary's School in Ascot to arrange a Try Dive Event and then full Scuba Lessons - Thank you to Nicola Edwards for the opportunity. Friday and Saturday saw the shop buzzing with customers checking out the Dive Show Sale and it is good to see people supporting their local dive centre even it is only to look at this stage. Thanks to all those who have visited this week. Congratulations to ENGLAND on reaching the Semi Finals of the Rugby World Cup - come on England. Sunday - Ginny completed the latest Slough course with 5 new Student divers ready to take to the Open Water - three are off to warm waters to complete - whilst Keiza and Bryony are looking forward to their Open water dives in November. Meanwhile Terry introduced 5 new divers to the world of Scuba. All had a great time and are thinking about the next stage.
Up in Chepstow Andrew
Rampton lead Bob, Dave, Neil and Peter on one of our guided days to the
NDC - three dives where enjoyed by all. Look out for more dates on the UK
Pleasure page Not to be left out from the weeks activities - Ashley set about teaching Sharon, Martin, Alex, Neil and Bob the delights of the ABCD in the context of First Aid. Well done to all for passing the final exam with flying colours. Ashley is back in three weeks to do it all over again so if you need a refresher course or to complete for the first time them - do give us a ring. With the nights closing in - Don't forget we have the Xmas Party to look forward to. Holidays in 2008 already launched. And don't forget that we run loads of Pool workshops during the winter - ranging from DSMB to Photo. See the Course schedule page for the latest dates Sorry no pictures this week!!!!
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Fancy trying something different - then a Dry Dive is for you - Ian Dennis is arranging a Dry Dive at the Chamber in St John's Hospital on the 1st November at 6.30pm - cost is £35 and there are 3 places left - let us know if you are interested. Fujifilm UK launch of the F50 FD Dive Bundle takes place on the 13th October - we will have limited stocks at a special price of £389.95 RRP £499. This includes the new 12 mega pixel camera, Underwater housing, 1 GB card, leather storage case and for the weekend of the Dive Show only a flight trolley case - pre-order today.
Two big events happened this week - The annual Syclla trip and also the final Portland Advanced this year. Rowland lead this years Syclla trip - with 8 intrepid divers exploring this exciting wreck. They also dived the James Egan Lane and the Black Rock Trawler. - Photos to follow Whilst congratulations goes to Norman, Richard, Jake who completed their Advanced Course down in Portland - three dives with Reg and 2 off the famous Chesil put the students through their paces. Well done to all.
The pools continue to keep up the pace, with Bracknell, Farnborough and Slough all seeing activities - even Collin went in the water this weekend - putting three Dry Suit Speciality Students through their paces in Slough - well done to Rae, Hannah and Alex. They are all looking forward to the open water element on the 14th.
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Congratulations to Marnie Starr on becoming an Instructor in Egypt last week - Marnie is back and already starting her internship with Divecrew - we wish her all the best. Congratulations to Steve Wilkinson for completing his 100th dive on Monday up in NDC- able supported by James Doel and Richard Cullen. The three also celebrated Richard's birthday with a Present hunt. Richard and James after always looking for diving buddies - so if you want to go diving with like minded people then do let us know - don't forget we also offer lots of club diving at weekend - ideal for single buddies. [more]
Divecrew is the proud sponsors of Martin Bell and the Bagshot Road Team. They had a great victory last week beating William Twigg Albion 4-3 at the weekend, the premier divisions most experienced and feared side.
Doesn't he look so peaceful - shows how comfortable the new Divecrew winter jackets are!!!. Part of the day trip to Swanage - lead by Mark Leach - 9 intrepid divers descended on Swanage Pier for some great weekend diving.
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Congratulations to Mark, Scott, Georgina, Charlotte, Graeme, Peter, Oliver, Michael and Cara for passing their PADI open water course this weekend. Way to much fun was had by all. Michael and Cara have signed up this morning for their PPB course in Vobster and Cara has also taken the challenge and signed up for the Advanced course in late October - here's to some great UK diving Meanwhile in Portland, Alan, Caz, Damon and Michael set about completing their Wreck Course on the Countess. The weather held out just enough for some great diving and penetration to occur. Photo's to follow Whilst back in Slough, Tim and Ashley finished off the 5 Open water students - all successfully completed and now move onto the Open Water weekends coming up in October. Divecrew also ran its first Distinctive Twin set Speciality in Wraysbury. Nigel Page was put through his paces by Ian Dennis. Precision Buoyancy drills and out of air scenarios were all part of the weekend's fun. Well done to Nigel - check out more dates in November. Ideal for any one thinking about getting a Twin set or who has purchased one but never had any training. [more]
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Terry leading a band of merry divers on our Portland Experience weekend (1st and 2nd Sept) , which Nick and Jon on the Advanced enjoy Chesil Beach Another busy week in the Dive Centre. Monday saw another group of Student Divers join up for PADI Open water Scuba courses in our various locations. Tuesday we welcomed 6 new Trainee Dive masters to the growing Divecrew Family - welcome to Alison, Simon, Richard, Mark, Aland and Neil - good luck to them all - look out for them on the up and coming PADI scuba courses. They will all be proudly wearing their Black uniform. Wednesday saw - the continuation of our Farnborough course - now up to Six students - with two joining in week 2 having caught up with private sessions with Andy and Penny. Good luck to Alan, Paris and the others over the coming weeks. Thursday saw the compressor go through it's annual service - a great sigh of relief when it passed with flying colours - so some great clean air to be had. Thursday evening we held our first Project Aware speciality course. Mia (AI) is championing this course - we will be completing on Sunday whilst we take part in the Annual Beach Clean weekend.
For more pictures and all the facts and stories please click on either image Sunday saw Slough start it's next course with 5 eager Students - good luck to Jacob, Bryan, Alex, Reece and Stephanie. Thanks to Tim and Ashley for overseeing the course. Meanwhile in Vobster - Stuart and his team helped Alan meet all the needs of the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Scuba course - congratulations.
Congratulations to Steve, Josh and Tina Sparkes who completed their Open Water dives in Turkey - they are hooked - so much so they have signed up for some UK diving in October and have brought the new Scubapro Every Dry 4 suits.
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Penny, Mark, Ashley, Jason, Ben with Rowland behind the camera sailing off into the sunset (Well OK the English Channel) to sample the delights of the Kyarra. The Viz was great at over 6 metres and the sea mill pond like - much to Penny and Mark's relief. Around 40 mins bottom time (with some deco stops on the way back up) was achieved by most.
Last week's PADI Advanced Open Water course along with divers on our Portland Experience weekend trip. Gosh the Banner gets about - look for it in the Bracknell News this week - as part of our commitment to local sport Divecrew has sponsored Martin Bell's local football club. We narrowly lost on Penalties last weekend.
Congratulations to Anne Marie, Andy, Mark, Jason and Lisa on completing their open water. Mark had such a great time he has immediately signed up for the PADI Advanced Open Water Scuba Course in October. A huge thanks to the support team from all the open water students. Stuart Barrett, put 5 confined Students through their paces in Slough with all completing the Dry suit in style. Most are signed up already for their open water dives next week - Horsea here we come. Thursday - Rowland put Emma, Mike and Alan through the delights of Nitrox. This is a fabulous dry course now and so calling all warm water divers - this an ideal course for the winter. Wednesday saw the next Farnborough Course start - good luck to the five new student divers - Sarah, Stuart, Alan, Ivor, Martin. Tuesday say Divecrew take over the Royal Berks - for the Social - Great to see 40 plus faces. Plus around 20 new faces. Hope all had a good time. The main focus was on the newly launched date for the Equipment course - have dates in October selling fast - so do join us on this dry course - course is run by Mark Ovenden with some 25 years diving experience to share - not bad for £99.95. This years Christmas Party will be on the 15th December at Bray Brooke Community Centre - the theme will be TOON Town. With Looney Tunes and Who Framed Roger Rabbit as the inspiration. £20.00 a ticket with a Free Bar as always
Congratulations to Gary Gray for passing his Open water in Antigua.
Fancy something a bit
different - try underwater Orienteering
2nd September 2007 to Dec 06 Please click image
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