Dream Divers Dive Club October 2010 Newsletter

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I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E

1 European Shark Week

3 Dream Divers Specialty of the

Month

4 September Club Meeting

Club Members Benefits

Swimming Pool Sessions

5 New PADI Master Scuba Divers

Club Events and Trips Calendar

6 Club Trips for 2011

October 2010Volume 5 Issue 10

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European Shark Week 2010

This is a unique opportunity not just fordivers but all European Union citizens

and shark advocates around the worldto show our support for sharkconservation and start to effect realchange before its too late!

During this years European Shark week, Project AWARE, wants to radivers and shark enthusiasts to demand that members of the EuropeaParliament (MEPs) vote to secure the health of shark populations andto strengthen the EU Shark Finning ban.

Why is this Necessary

The EU banned Shar

Finning in 2003, butusual loopholes in thregulation seriouslyhamper all attemptsat enforcement.Nearly four years agthe MEPs asked theEuropean Commissioto Strengthen the EUShark Finning Ban.TEUs Plan of Action f

Sharks was released

February 2009. Yet today this ban remains filled with loopholes,putting sharks at risk.In 2011, the European Parliament will vote on a new regulation thatthe Commission is currently drafting. We need to ensure that MEPscontinue to push for the closure of these shark finning loopholes.

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What is Shark FinningShark fins are by far the most valuable part of a fished shark andare in high demand for the Asian delicacy shark fin soup. Shark"finning" refers to the removal of shark fins and the discard at sea

of the much less valuable shark carcass. The finless and often stillliving sharks are thrown back into the sea to save room on boardfor more valuable species like tuna and swordfish.Please visithttp://bit.ly/SharkFinningfor more information.

So what can we do? Visit the Project AWARE website

(http://bit.ly/2010SharkWeek) for the latest info andactions you can take during European Shark Week 2010

Write a letter to your MEP (set the project AWARE websitefor a useful guide and template letter(http://bit.ly/2010SharkWeek)

Anyone with ideas for an event during European Shark weekor is Interested in helping to organise one please contactJohn or Alison in the dive shop

Sign the Give Sharks a Fighting Chance Petitionhttp://bit.ly/a3gkDFif you havent already done so.

Get your family and friends to sign the Give Sharks aFighting Chance Petition.

Signing the Give Sharks a Fighting Chance

Petition Does Have an EffectOnly last week the Director of the Project AWARE Foundation,Suzanne Pleydell, met with Mr. Trevor Salmon, Head of the UKCITES delegation, and Mr. Luke Warwick, Department forEnvironment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) presentingProject AWAREs Give Sharks A Fighting Chance campaignand urging for shark protection worldwide.

The petition which contains the collective signatures of AWAREDivers and advocates, declaring outrage at CITES 2010 failuresto protect critical shark species, was taken to the meeting

demonstrating growing concern for the survival of sharksamongst the diving community.

Since the Give Sharks a Fighting Chance Petition was launched a couple of monthsago over 42,000 people have signed the petition, so if you are not amongst them please

visit the website and add your name to this worthwhile cause.
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This course can be credited towards the PADI Master Scuba Diver qualification,

which is PADI's highest recreational diving qualification

Contact the dive centre ASAP for more details and to book this course

Dream Divers Specialty of the Month

As divers we know that diving within our experience and training

is an important fundamental of being a safe diver. Sometimes weare not able to participate in a dive, with our diving friendbecause it is outside our level of experience and training, this iswhere this months PADI Specialty of the month comes in to itsown. The PADI Deep Diver course provides participants with allthe skills and training necessary to safely dive up to therecreational diving limit of 40 metres.

During this course, you will experience four open water dives thatrange in depth between 18 and 40 metres.This course is an ideal accompaniment to the PADI Wreck Diver

qualification, as many of better known and persevered wreck sitesare located in deeper water beyond the 30 metre Advanced OpenWater Diver depth limit.

Interested in taking the course?Please contact the dive centre, or phone John on his mobile(07957 353 040), ASAP to book your place.

This course includes the PADI Deep Diver manual together withfour dives where you learn:

Learn deep dive planning and organizationPractice deep dive procedures and techniquesGain awareness of the hazards associated with deep diving, how

to spot and avoid them

Experience four open water dives that range from 18 40 metreAll under the direct supervision of a professional PADI

Instructor

Number ofDives

Club MembersPrice

(during October)Normal Price

4 155 165

Deep Diver


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Club Members BenefitsWith your club membership you can save many times the low 12 annual fee.

Discount on the Specialty of the month.

50p off Air and Nitrox fills in our shop.

Use of the swimming pool every other Sunday for 5, during

the pool sessions, provided you have own equipment. Discount on Items purchased in the Dream Divers Shop

10% Discount on regulator and cylinder servicing

September Club Meeting

Please Note: Due to the Egypt Trip, the next club meeting has

been rearranged to Thursday 14th October 2010

7.30pm onwards at the Ring O Bells, Church Street, Swinton, Rotherham, S648EG.

30 September 2010

Chaired by Alison SmallwoodMany thanks to all the people that managed to attend this months club meeting we still had a greatturnout.

Planning is now well underway for our club trips for 2011; We now have confirmed dates for several ofnext years club trips, please check out the club trips dairy as have arranged trips to a couple of newdestinations.

We now have 64 members who have paid their subscription for 2010.

Dream Divers Club Membership Fees are only 12 per person for the full year and in order to take fulladvantage of the benefits and discounts available to members; you need to have paid your

membership fees in full.

As Dive Club members, you can use the pool for only 5 per person, during our pool

sessions, using your own kit, or just 15 per person including rental of full kit.So whether you just want to refresh your skills, have a piece of new kit to try out or just havingthat burning desire to get wet.

Call the dive centre to book your place.

Next Sessions

10th October 5:30pm to 7:30pm17th October 5:30pm to 7:30pm

7th November 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Swimming Pool SessionsAt Chapeltown Swimming Pool


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October 2010

Location Sharm El Shiek

Dates 21st October - 28th October

Trip Details

Meeting for everyone going on this trip to discuss the finalarrangements

Friday 15th October 6pm at the dive shop

Price We have managed to arrange a fantastic 5 day, 10 dives, divepackage for our member for only 125 with Divers International,which is a massive saving of 100 on their usual dive packagepricing! Nitrox is only 10 extra for the five days.Please see John or Alison for full details

Club Events and Trips Calendar

New PADI Master Scuba

DiversAll the team here at Dream Diverswould like to congratulate Mark Abbot,Judith Jones, John Shillito andDave Kidd on reaching the PADI Master

Scuba Diver certification level.

If you have any other ideas for club trips for next year, please let us know at the next clubmeeting, so we can organise and book boats etc...This is because we need to book early to ensure that we can have access to the best boats at eachdestination.

If you want to secure a place for next years trips you must bring 10 per trip to the meetingotherwise your name cannot be put down to reserve a place.

Anyone who pays a deposit and revokes must pay for the trip in full if you do not find anyoneto take your place as we have to book and pay for our boats in advance.


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May 2011Location Brighton

Dates 28th. 29th

Trip Details Diving on hard boat with diver lift, Advanced Divers and above only,with experience of sea diving in the UK essential.

Price 80 for two days diving - 12 Divers

June 2011Location Cyprus or Malta

Dates TBA

Trip Details TBA

July 2011Location Farne Islands

Dates 30th 31st July

Trip Details Hard boat with diver lift

24 divers

August 2011Location Pembrokeshire

Dates TBATrip Details Advanced Divers and above only, with experience of sea diving in the

UK essential.

September 2011Location St Abbs

Dates 17th - 18th September

Trip Details Hard boat

Possibility of two boats 24 divers

October 2011Location Egypt Marsa Alam

Dates Depart Approx 19th October

Trip Details TBA

Club Trips for 2011

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