NEWHAVEN SCUBA CENTRE

Thursday, 23 July 2009

MARGARETT & HER CADDY

A few photo's taken this week of Margarett and her Caddy (aka Amro) at El Gouna Golf Course and a couple of picture of an Eagle which keeps appearing on her balcony at her appartment in Hurghada.

Saturday, 11 July 2009

Well its here....the new website is up and running.

It has a lot of information to add yet and some pages are still under construction , which I will sort out with the help of Angie.....

If you want to see something on the website please let us know, we want your ideas, its your website to.
So what you waiting for check it out www.newhaven-scuba.co.uk

Sara...x

Monday, 15 June 2009

TRIP TO CORNWALL - KERNOW DIVE FESTIVAL 19TH/20TH/21ST JUNE 2009

It looks as tough the weather is going to be good to us for once, so fingers crossed everyone it looks like we will be going diving. Also the basking sharks have been sited around the area - it would be amazing if we actually get to see them, my camera is ready!

BRIGHTON MARINA TRAINING/GNOME GARDEN

BRIGHTON MARINA TRAINING/GNOMES

Above are some photo's taken from training at Brighton Marina and a few photo's of the gnomes which we have re-housed there - we will be publishing some more photo's soon from our underwater garden as soon as the viz clears up.

Wednesday, 20 May 2009

BAFTA: A Life in Television with Sir David Attenborough.

http://www.davidattenborough.co.uk/

I thought I would share with you all one of the best evenings I have had in a long time, with a silver haired man & a voice that is known all over the world on Television.

It was of course a night at The Brighton Dome with Sir David Attenborough.

Melvin Bragg presented & asked Sir David questions through his life and experiences, with photos & videos for over 2 hours, with questions from the audience at the end.

Sir David went from his early days as a child with his Brother Richard, through to how he got in to TV & the making of so many great shows Beginning with "Life On Earth (1979). The Living Planet (1984). The Trials Of Life (1990). The Life Of Mammals (2002). Life In The Undergrowth (2005) and Life In Cold Blood (2008). All these are available in Books to accompany the series.

This was a tribute paid to Sir David by BAFTA, and it is also his autobiography which is in print called " David Attenborough: A Life on Air (2002).

Sir David's work has been highly rewarded over the years, perhaps his most prestigious achievements being his Knighthood (1985) and being made Fellow of the Royal Society (1983).

Sir David has been voted Britain's Greatest Living icon by BBC viewers (2006).

This was a fantastic night, a real insight into Sir David & his growing up, what lead him on his path to being the best Naturalist of our time.

He also talked about Cousteau and Darwin as well.

Managed to get a few pictures and his autograph while he was book signing, so very happy..Have to go now as I need to start reading his book....

Wednesday, 22 April 2009

BUDDIES MEETING - FRIDAY 17TH APRIL 2009

BUDDIES MEETING

Firstly, I would like to thank everyone who attended:-

Angie
Margarett
Sara
Debs
Sue & Zak
Richard
Ray
Allison
Andrew
Steve
Alan
Richard Garrett
Phillip Dempster
Wallace

Plus apologies for absent were recieved from:-
Matt
Glenn
Ken
Steve W
Derek

The agenda was as follows:-

MARGARETT PRESENTED AREK WITH A CERTIFICATE TO CONGRATULATE HIM ON BECOMING OUR FIRST EVER STUDENT TO BECOME A COMMERCIAL DIVER - WELL DONE AREK.
SUE PRESENTED MARGARETT WITH HER GLASS PLATE FROM PADI TO CONGRATULATE HER ON HER 15TH YEAR MEMBERSHIP AS A PADI INTERNATIONAL RESORT AND RETAILER.
RIB DIVES ARE FILLING FAST - ESPECIALLY OVER THE BANK HOLIDAY WEEKENDS. SO BE AWARE THAT YOU NEED TO BOOK YOUR SPACE EARLY.
ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN TRAINED FOR THE COMPRESSOR PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE SIGNED THE PROCEDURE BOOK - (see Margarett or Angie)
DIVE FILES ARTICLE IS NEARLY COMPLETE - SO LOOK OUT FOR JUNE'S EDITION OF SPORT DIVER!
SINKONE4SUSSEX - VOLUNTEER APPLICATION FORMS ARE IN THE OFFICE.
BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 25TH MAY - BBQ AND RIB FUN @ WEST BEACH 4.00PM {WEATHER PERMITTING}
CAMPING TRIP TO KERNOW DIVE FESTIVAL 20TH/21ST JUNE WITH RICHARD AND SUE - NUMBERS AND PITCH SPACES HAVE NOW BEEN CONFIRMED.
INTEREST AT THE MOMENT - JULY 11TH/12TH FOR A TRIP TO DIVE THE SCYLLA AT PLYMOUTH - FORMS ARE UP ON THE BOARDS AS USUAL.
RED SEA LIVE ABOARD TRIP 24th JULY 09 – MY GELEN (NEW LUXURY 5* LIVE ABOARD WITH AMRO) – 2 SPACES STILL AVAILABLE.
PADI PROJECT AWARE GOLF DAY - MON 10TH AUGUST 2009 AT SHENDISH MANOR (2 Teams or more for this year) IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO TAKE PART IN THE GOLF THEN WHY NOT JUST COME ALONG FOR THE MEAL AND AUCTION - IT'S A REAL GOOD FUN DAY OUT TO CATCH UP WITH FELLOW DIVERS ALIKE.... FORMS ARE IN THE OFFICE AND DON'T FORGET ALL MONEY RAISED GOES TO THE PROJECT AWARE FOUNDATION.
WEEKEND TO PORTLAND 15TH/16TH AUGUST 2009 - INTEREST'S AT THE MOMENT - FORMS ARE UP IN SHOP AS USUAL.
BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 31ST AUGUST 2009 - BEACH BBQ AT WEST BEACH NEWHAVEN - FORMS UP ON BOARD {WEATHER PERMITTING}
SATURDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER - SWANAGE DAY TRIP - FORMS UP ON BOARD IN SHOP.
WEEKEND OF 19TH/20TH SEPTEMBER - EXTREME SPORTS SHOW, MADEIRA DRIVE, BRIGHTON - VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED FOR THE STALL - SINKONE4SUSSEX AWARENESS - SPEAK TO ANGIE IN THE OFFICE.
SATURDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER - ONE DAY TRIP TO LITTLEHAMPTON AS USUAL PUT YOUR NAME ON THE FORM IF YOUR INTERESTED.
NEW INTERACTIVE WEBSITE BEING DESIGNED – LAUNCH DAY & PARTY TO FOLLOW COMPLETION - WATCH THIS SPACE..
ALL NEW OPEN WATER STUDENTS NOW RECEIVE A ONE DAY KIT HIRE FREE OF CHARGE UPON PASSING. THIS IS TO ENCOURAGE THEM OUT DIVING ONCE QUALIFIED.
VERY IMPORTANT – ALL DIVERS MUST ENSURE IF DIVING IN THE MARINA THAT THE ROPES ARE FITTED ACROSS AT ALL TIMES.
ONCE AGAIN – IF DIVING THE MARINA YOU MUST HAVE DIVE PERMIT PASSES – AS SECURITY WILL BE CHECKING.
PROJECTAWARE:- INK CARTRIDGES - ENVELOPES IN THE OFFICE.
SARA & I NEED SOME VOLUNTEERS PLEASE– TO HELP CEMENT THE GNOMES AND TO START THE UNDERWATER FEATURE AT OUR MARINA DIVE SITE.
ALSO FOR THE NEW WEBSITE - SARA NEEDS PHOTOS OF ALL DM'S AND ABOVE - OTHERWISE WE WILL BE PICKING YOUR PHOTO'S FROM OUR OWN SELECTION.
NEED VOLUNTEERS TO TAKE UNDERWATER PHOTO'S OF MARINA DIVE SITE FOR THE NEW WEB SITE.
ANYONE WISHES TO PLAN ANY OTHER TRIPS – FEEL FREE
NEXT MEETING IS TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY 5TH JUNE 2009 @ THE HOPE INN, 7.30PM

Tuesday, 21 April 2009

UPDATE ON WHALE WARS

Just had an update to say that Whale Wars, the series about Sea Shepherd's Antarctic campaign, premiere's in the UK :-

DISCOVERY CHANNEL

MONDAY 27TH APRIL

@ 9PM

and not as previously posted.

TRY DIVES FOR THE KIDS @ SEAFORD HEAD OVER THE EASTER BREAK

http://picasaweb.google.com/angela1312/

TRY DIVES SEAFORD HEAD FOR THE KIDS?

Above is a few photo's taken on Friday 17th April 2009 from the Try Dives held at Seaford Head for the kids during their easter break.

Tuesday, 31 March 2009

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS - MARCH 09

Well done to the following on this months achievements

OPEN WATER

Tim Manly
Hector Manly
Samuel Manly
Alice Manly
Henny Whetstone
Alison Briscoe
Steven Briscoe

NITROX

Andrew Brotherton

EFR & CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH AED

Ian Cottenham
Traycie Bailey
Mick Austen

Congratulations to all the above on your achievements.

Monday, 30 March 2009

KERNOW DIVE FESTIVAL, PENZANCE, CORNWALL - 20TH - 21ST JUNE 2009

We have now worked out the costing's - as follows:-

(This will include the hire of a 4 man tent for 2/3 people to share, dives, camp site fee & BBQ on Saturday night) This does not include travel or fuel costs.

DIVERS £55.00 per person

NON DIVERS £35.00 per person

Could you please let me know if you are interested as soon as possible with a £20 deposit so that I can reserve your space and pre-order the tent. If you have your own tent and do not require tent hire then we will adjust the price accordingly.

We must have definate dates by Friday 17th April.

For more information on the camp site and local activities visit http://www.cardinney-camping-park.co.uk/

Tuesday, 17 March 2009

DIVER BUOYANCY CHALLENGE

This was a really good weekend of fun. After filling in all the usual disclaimer's it was time to have a quick cuppa in the cafe before going into the pool area for the challenge.

This was really challenging. We had to position ourselves through a window and stay there for over a minute without touching any of the sides. We then had to travel through a group of diamonds pick up a goody bag at the end, turn round and travel back through them without touching them. We also had to ascend and descend through tightly group diamonds at various heights, and do a puzzle whilst being stationery through a window and so on. This was a really good fun day out and we will definately be attending more or maybe holding our own buoyancy clinics down the marina in the future.

RIB DIVES - TOP KNOTS

*NB ALL RIB DIVES ARE WEATHER PERMITTING*

Sat 21st March Drift Dive (Seaford Bay) Meet @ 09.00 O/W £10

Sat 21st March Wreck Dive (Local) Meet @ 11.30 Adv £20

Sun 22nd March Drift Dive (Seaford Bay) Meet @ 09.00 O/W £10

Sun 22nd March Wreck Dive (Off Shore) Meet @ 12.00 Adv £25

*NO DIVES FOR SAT 28TH MARCH - LIDS*

Sun 29th March Drift Dive (Seaford Bay) Meet @ 09.00 O/W £10

Sun 29th March Wreck Dive (Off Shore) Meet @ 11.00 Adv £25

Sat 4th April Wreck Dive (Off Shore) Meet @ 10.30 Adv £25

Sat 4th April Drift Dive (Seven Sisters) Meet @ 13.30 O/W £15

Sun 5th April Drift Dive (Seven Sisters) Meet @ 09.00 O/W £15

Sun 5th April Wreck Dive (Off Shore) Meet @ 12.00 Adv £25

Fri 10th April (Bank Hol) Wreck Dive (Off Shore) Meet @ 10.00 Adv £25

Fri 10th April (Bank Hol) Drift Dive (Peacehaven) Meet @ 13.30 O/W £10

Sat 11th April Wreck Dive (Local) Meet @ 11.00 Adv £20

Sat 11th April Drift Dive (Seven Sisters) Meet @ 13.30 O/W £15

Easter Sun 12th April Drift Dive (Seaford Bay) Meet @ 09.00 O/W £10

Easter Sun 12th April Wreck Dive (Off Shore) Meet @ 11.15 Adv £25

Mon 13th April (Bank Hol) Drift Dive (Seaford Bay) Meet @ 09.00 O/W £10

Mon 13th April (Bank Hol) Brighton Pier Dive Meet @ 11.45 Adv £20

(PLEASE ENSURE THAT EACH DIVER MUST HAVE HIS/HER OWN SMB, REEL, TORCH, TIMING DEVICE OR DIVE COMPUTER - THESE CAN BE HIRED FROM THE SHOP)

Thursday, 12 March 2009

THE CAPTAINS TABLE - NOW OPEN

The Captains Table

The Cafe is now open. Have spoken to Christine who is the owner and she is going to draw up some special prices for our divers. The food is fabulous.

Tuesday, 10 March 2009

BUDDIES MEETING

Firstly, I would like to thank everyone who attended:-

Angie
Sara
Debs
Sue & Zak
Richard
Dave
Natalie
Ray
Ken
Allison
Andrew
Steve
Alan
Richard Garrett
Chris Douch
Ian
Miranda
Phillip Dempster
Glenn
Wallace

Plus apologies for absent were recieved from:-

Matt
Arek
Mick A
Steve W

The agenda was as follows:-

RIB DIVES ARE COMMENCING FROM END MARCH - THEY WILL BE GOING FURTHER AFIELD THIS YEAR DUE TO THE POWER OF THE ENGINE.
DIVER BUOYANCY CHALLENGE OVER THE WEEKEND OF 7TH & 8TH MARCH. FOR THOSE PARTICIPATING MEET AT DIVE CENTRE 10.00AM.
PADI PRO SEMINAR IS ON MONDAY 23RD MARCH – DOORS OPEN @ 6.30 – SEMINAR STARTS 7.00PM Location: Brighton Pier (signs will be put up directing you to the exact meeting point).
EFR AND EFR UPDATE ON SATURDAY 28TH MARCH 2009.
DIVE SHOW AT EXCEL LONDON OVER THE WEEKEND OF 28TH / 29TH MARCH - CALL THE OFFICE IF YOU REQUIRE TICKETS. ALSO, STEVE FROM OCEAN OPTICS WILL BE ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS OF THE BUOYANCY CHALLENGE.
RED SEA LIVE ABOARD TRIP 24th JULY 09 – MY GELEN (NEW LUXURY 5* LIVE ABOARD WITH AMRO) – SPACES AVAILABLE.
NEW INTERACTIVE WEBSITE BEING DESIGNED – LAUNCH DAY & PARTY TO FOLLOW COMPLETION.
CAMPING TRIP TO KERNOW DIVE FESTIVAL 20TH / 21ST JUNE WITH RICHARD AND SUE - NEED TO CONFIRM NUMBERS AT NEXT MEETING. LOTS OF INTERESTS ON THIS ONE. CALL THE OFFICE FOR DETAILS OF TRIP, ALSO IF YOU DONT HAVE A TENT WE HAVE DETAILS ON RENT A TENT AT VERY REASONABLE PRICES.
PADI PROJECT AWARE GOLF DAY (2 Teams or more for this year) 10TH AUGUST 2009 More details to follow in the spring…. Or just come along for the meal and auction – its real good fun…
ALL NEW OPEN WATER STUDENTS NOW RECEIVE A ONE DAY KIT HIRE FREE OF CHARGE UPON PASSING. THIS IS TO ENCOURAGE THEM OUT DIVING ONCE QUALIFIED.
VERY IMPORTANT – ALL DIVERS MUST ENSURE IF DIVING IN THE MARINA THAT THE ROPES ARE FITTED ACROSS AT ALL TIMES.
ONCE AGAIN – IF DIVING THE MARINA YOU MUST HAVE DIVE PERMIT PASSES – AS SECURITY WILL BE CHECKING.
PROJECTAWARE:- INK CARTRIDGES - ENVELOPES IN THE OFFICE.
I NEED SOME VOLUNTEERS – TO HELP CEMENT THE GNOMES AND TO START THE UNDERWATER FEATURE.
WE WILL BE PLANNING SOME BBQ/ BEACH DIVES OVER THE BANK HOLIDAY WEEKENDS (DETAILS NEARER THE TIME).
FOR THE NEW WEBSITE WE NEED PHOTOS OF ALL DM'S AND ABOVE - OTHERWISE WE WILL BE PICKING YOUR PHOTO'S FROM OUR OWN PHOTO'S THAT WE HAVE OF YOU.
NEW UNDERWATER PHOTO'S OF MARINA DIVE SITE FOR THE NEW WEB SITE.
ANYONE WISHES TO PLAN ANY OTHER TRIPS – FEEL FREE
NEXT MEETING IS TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY 17TH APRIL 2009.