Monthly News, April / May

[AnnieW]

Monthly News
April / May 07

Here's a rundown of News....whats gone up on the board & other stuff going on.... have a look at the various sections for more info and to post replies:

A huge Welcome to all the new forum members since the last news:
wetface
fede
Juliet
Paul N
To those of you trying to register, we introduced Admin verification to try to stop the onslaught of spammers gaining access to the forum...apologies if you have had to wait for verification ...and WELCOME!

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS coming up to:
Yellowduke (14th)
wetface (28th)
Keithfyfe (29th)

Gary & Lucy both had Birthday parties this month. Hope you all had a great time!

Club Night:
Next Club Night will be: Tues 1 May
We meet for Club Night on the first Tuesday of every month at:
Eagle pub on Chatham Road, SW11, from around 8pm ish.
(have lots of beers for me please as I'll be in Romania working)

Questions & Other Stuff:
C**k of The Month: Get your votes & Nominations in for the 'C**k of the Month Award'.... it's a bit late for this month...but let's hope that someone does something to win it ready for next month!
Diving Stories: Juliet is trying to get lots of photos & diving stories for her new mag....London Diver....have a look...and get in touch...

Calendar:
Check out the 'Calendar' in top right & look out for 'Events Coming up' at the bottom of the main page.....
(For a general course calendar, see the main DLL site:
http://www.divingleisurelondon.co.uk/Calendar/May07.asp

Club Details:
Club Membership: if your membership has expired, why not renew it? , see link below or call the shop.
Tribal News: DLL now has an e-news letter to keep you up-to-date ...if you'd like to receive it, get in touch with Liz.... or fill this in: http://www.divingleisurelondon.co.uk/Tribe...Application.asp
Membership Form: http://www.divingleisurelondon.co.uk/Tribe...Application.asp

Other Interests:
Free Diving: Courses are coming up at Vobster & SETT with Deeper Blue. Other news: Loic Leferme dies.
Project AWARE / Eco: see the information on 'Shark Trust' (in progress) from the Talk last month before Club Night & also see petitions....
Photography & Videography: photoshop for divers, Jims Whirlwind video, who'd like to do a Photography trip in the UK?????.......have a look...lots here!

Diving Destinations:
New Trips: South Africa, Tobago, Austria (Ice/Altitude), Maldives, Zanzibar, Philippines, Bikini/Truk....see the forum section...
If there's anywhere you'd like to go, put a post up to get some interest going...
Sardine Run: planned trip for beginning July with PaulT, check out the 'New Trips' section for details.....
Sardinia: Glenn has just been....what was it like??

DLL Holidays:(Main DLL Site)
http://www.divingleisurelondon.co.uk/Travel/TravelAbroad.asp
This page has now been up-dated.....have a look....loads of Red Sea Liveaboards....from March through to December! and all marked on the Forum Calendar.

Technical Diving: * New Forum Section *
Diving Trips: Gary is organising a trip to the M2 & Salsette in June....
Go Tech: Paul T is running Tech courses all the time....drop him a mail.
Tech Meeting: the first Tech Club meeting was held in March...the minutes are up & watch this space for lots more Tech info from Paul T....

Courses:
http://www.divingleisurelondon.co.uk/Calendar/May07.asp
(All the courses; Open Water, Adventure Dives, Rescue, DM.... are on-going, so check details in each section, the calendar on the main DLL site....or call Liz in the shop for more info....)
Bubblemaker & Seal Team: if you're interested in a Birthday party idea for 8-12 year olds...get in touch with Liz.... (more details to follow on the forum soon....)
IDC: get in touch with PaulT.....
IAHD Pro Training: for DM's, AI's & Instructors....Coming soon! if you are interested in doing this, please get in touch with Paul T asap as he is arranging dates with Fraser

First Aid Courses:
All of the new First Aid protocols are now being taught & the new EFR manuals are full colour and easy to reference.....
EFR:
DAN O2:

Other News:
As for other news.....have a look at the 'Tribal News' email It is sent out each week & includes all the courses that are running, holidays, general gossip, birthday parties and all the 'FeedMeMusic' gigs..... http://www.feedmemusic.co.uk/index.asp

You can also have a look at the Club Night Minutes which hopefully someone else will be able to do this month as I wont be here!


Keep the On-line Articles coming in....

[AnnieW]

Welcome to new forum member:

Alex Griffin

[AnnieW]

and also welcome to:

Lindsay

[AnnieW]

Hey AndrewR , welcome to the DLL forum.....

[AnnieW]

Liz & Gary are working really hard for the DLL Dive Club organising lots of UK diving trips so check out sections:

UK Dive Trips
Technical Dive Trips

If you are interested in going on these trips then it's really important to get deposits in to Liz as soon as possible so the boats & skippers can be confirmed.

It's going to be a busy UK dive season for DLL, & Gary only books with the best skippers. Lets help him out & get the deposits in so we can get the boat & the best people to plonk us right over what we are going to see

[AnnieW]

Charity Summer Dinner & Dance in Aid of BITE-BACK and Marie Curie Cancer Care

Thursday 23rd August 2007
The Wharf Restaurant and Bar, Teddington

Check the post by wetface here:
'Club Stuff & Gatherings'
http://z13.invisionfree.com/DLL_Dive_Club/...=638&st=0&#last

[AnnieW]

Forum Changes....

You will have noticed a few changes on the forum....

Paul T now has a newsletter for 'The Diving Matrix', so this will get posted in his section. I'll try & post info from that in other sections too....but i'll see how much time I get...

I've merged a couple of sections but you'll still find 'DLL Club Membership' & 'Tribe Newsletter' forms in 'Club Stuff & Gatherings'.

'The Lounge' is there for chit chat and all other questions....


Kind Regards

Annie

[AnnieW]

Welcome to new forum member

stevereid

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Hello everyone

Check out all the prizes at the August 'Charity Dinner & Dance' in support of charities:

Marie Curie Cancer Care
BITE-BACK

For full details see the post by wetface here:
http://z13.invisionfree.com/DLL_Dive_Club/...=638&st=0&#last

also on the DLL Web page here:
http://www.divingleisurelondon.co.uk/Krew/Charity%20Ball.asp


...and we'll look forward to seeing you there

[AnnieW]

Huge congratulations to:

Aidan & Celehte .... now TDI Advanced Nitrox & Deco divers

Andrew & Paul ..... now TDI Extended Range divers (apart from the final exam still to do)


A huge thank you to everyone who went to Malta: Paul T, Gary, Celehte, Johanna, Aidan, Adam, Sally, Anne & all of Paul T's family.... for making it a fantastic weekend. Also a huge thank you to: Dave, Gail & Patrick at Gozo Aqua Sports for looking after us so well.


There are now some nominations for 'C**k Of The Month' with more to follow....so get your votes in

[Celehte]

Hear hear Annie, thanks to all, what a fab time, great to have you there as well. Ps, have you seen a worm? We must do that again real soon

[AnnieW]

not for a week or so .... but then I've not seen any tequila for a week or so!

Are you going to Gonzo again in August? Work willing, I'll be there.....

[AnnieW]

Welcome to new forum member:

richard.ritson

[AnnieW]

With Club Night around the corner (Tues 3 July) .....get your nominations in for:

'C**k Of The Month'
http://z13.invisionfree.com/DLL_Dive_Club/...=629&st=0&#last




Adam is winning so far...... !

[AnnieW]

Ah, doesn't time fly!

Hope you're all well.

Just to let you know again.....CLUB NIGHT is NOT on Tuesday this week....it's on FRIDAY at the EAGLE to coincide with DLL's 10th Birthday.
Come along for a beer, a chat & some nibbles.

Also on Friday, we'll be having a drink to wish Liz well who has now left DLL...shortly to be married. Congratulations!

All the Best & hope to see you on Friday.

Annie