Weekly News Letter - 9th January 2010
Kit for Sale
Richard has some second hand kit to see including: Buddy commando BCD, DSMB and mid-sized reel, Large sized boot fins, compass, boots (size 10), gloves, wrist mounted depth gauge. You can try any of these out in the pool if you wish.
2010 Dive Schedule
A big thanks to Anne who had this years dive schedule, you can find it on the website (under 2009 dives which will be archived soon)
http://www.hackneydiving.org/dive_schedule
Note; Only a cheque in advance secures a place. I shall be opening the dives to other clubs if there is a slow take up of places. Cheques should be written out to HSAC and dated for the weekend of the dive. Cheques will be forfeited if the diver withdraws at short notice without finding a replacement.
BRIGHTON - how about 'CITY OF BRISBANE' (28M)?
BRIGHTON DIVER ON SAT 1ST MAY
There are 6 spaces available. Contact Anne now £40
WARM UP - Ocean plus
SWANAGE Anyone up for either 1/2 MAY or 8/9 MAY ?
SAT Under the pier usually good viz and free
SUN variety of wrecks 12-20 m or 30 plus depending on qualifications
Caravan accommodation can possibly be arranged £10 per night sharing
More Ocean dives can be arranged on request please speak to Anne.
WARM UP Ocean plus
NEWHAVEN Sea-zones Sunday 16th MAY tbc £35
FARNES Robs trip not club Fri to Sun 4/5/6 JUNE £120 for dives
Accommodation booked 3/4/5
Sports
DOVER Sunday 13th JUNE £40
Sports
DOVER Sunday 11th JULY £40
Sports
POOLE 24/25 JULY £80 for wkend
Contact Anne if you want accommodation
Sports
DOVER Saturday 31st JULY £40
Its my birthday!
Sports
DOVER Sunday 15th AUG £40
Ocean plus
FARNES Fri - Sun 20/21/22 AUG £120 for dives
Accommodation booked 19/20/21
Sports
LOCHALINE Fri - Sun 10/11/12 SEPT £90 for dives
Accommodation booked 9/10/11
Sports
POOLE 2/3 OCTOBER £80 for wkend
Contact Anne if you want accommodation
Weekly News Letter - 1st January 2010
Happy New Year!!
Octopush
This Monday is the second of our winter Octopush sessions. The game starts in the pool at 8:30pm, so arrive a bit earlier to change and get ready. All you'll need is fins, a mask and a pair of gloves. It's great fun so come along and join in!
Congratulations Richard!
Richard qualified as a Theory Instructor just before Christmas - well done!
Weekly News Letter - 20th December 2009
Pool Closed for Christmas
The pool is closed for the next 2 weeks for Christmas. The next pool session will be on the 4th and will be a game of octopush.
Diving Officer Conference
Georgia attended the Diving Officer Conference on Saturday 5th and will send a summary e-mail to the club soon.
Wing for sale
If anyone is interested in buying a wing - Moxy has one for sale - drop him a line on ring_paul@hotmail.com
Brixton Gig next month
On Friday the 29th of January, Neville Staples from the specials is playing in Hootananny Brixton tickets are only £8-10. If anyone fancies a good night out let Clyde know on clydephilipson@blueyonder.co.uk
Weekly News Letter - 7th December 2009
35th Anniversary and Christmas Party this Saturday
It's the club's 35th Anniversary and Christmas Party on Saturday 12th December, at The Perseverance Pub, 112 Pritchards Rd, London, E2 9AP, starting from 7.30pm.
Map here: http://www.streetmap.com/map.srf?x=534489&y=183477&z=0&sv=E2+9AP&st=2&pc...
Closest tube station is is Bethnal Green, and there's plenty of buses up Mare Street, and Hackney Road where you can get to it. There will be a buffet and (hopefully!) also a slideshow celebrating the club's history.
Please let Liz know whether you are planning to attend (or not), so we can ensure the buffet is sufficient! Email her on ladylizluv@hotmail.com
Hope to see you there!
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting
The minutes from last Monday's meetings are attached.
Thanks from Rob and Rita
Rob and Rita would like to pass on their thanks to the club members who contributed to Mikhail's present.
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Weekly News Letter - 30th November 2009
A very late newsletter this week - apologies - I've been very distracted with changing jobs!
Octopush tonight!!
It's winter again - and that means Octopush! The first game is tonight - so it would be great to see you at the pool for a friendly game at 20:30 sharp!
Quarterly General Meeting Tonight
Our next Quarterly general meeting is tonight in the Approach after the pool session about 21:45. This is a chance to speak to the committee and hear what's been happening and what's coming up. It would be great to see you there.
Weekly News Letter - 20th November 2009
35th Anniversary and Christmas party - DATE CHANGE
The event will now be held on Saturday the 12th of December - this is to allow more ex-members to attend. It will be held at The Perseverence, 112 Pritchards Rd, London, E2 9AP. There will be a buffet and a slideshow celebrating the clubs history. Hope to see you there!
Octopush!!
It's winter again - and that means Octopush! The scheduled date are 30th November, 4th January, 1st February and 22nd February.
Lifeguards needed
Because of safety regulation at york hall - we now need to provide surface cover whenever we have divers in the pool. If you'd like to help out for a session - please contact Caron on caron.smith@hotmail.co.uk
Need any training? Contact Joanna
Any trainees that need to cover anything should let Joanna know so she can co-ordinate with intstructors. Email her on joanna.kelly@qubix-uk.com
Scuba 4 You try dive packages
On sale now via BSAC's online Shop - www.bsac.com/scuba4you - Scuba4You is a packaged ‘experience’ gift that builds upon BSAC's tried and tested ‘try dive’ format. Scuba4You will appeal to anyone who is curious about learning to dive. The Scuba 4 You box contains a voucher for a Try Dive session plus a great selection of BSAC-related products (including our DVD and a disposable underwater camera) to make a full gift package.
All bookings are co-ordinated via BSAC HQ, with the voucher-bearer allocated to their nearest participating branch. For every Scuba4You session delivered, the participating branch will receive £10. If you do purchase a Scuba4You pack, please specifically request to be allocated to Hackney, branch no. 721.
Weekly News Letter - 15th November 2009
Good news from Rob and Rita
Rita and Rob have recently adopted a 1-year old boy called Mikhail. They have had him at home from the beginning of the month and things are going well. Best wishes from all of us at the club!
35th Anniversary and Christmas party
The Club has quite a milestone coming up - our 35th anniversary! As it's happening in December, we're going to combine it with our pre-christmas get together.
It will be in an east-end pub on Friday the 11th of December. The venue will be announced in next week's newsletter.
35th Anniversary Material?
As part of our Anniversary celebration, we're going to set up a display/slideshow. If you have any old photos, newspaper articles or other interesting info about the club’s members, trips etc. in the past; it would be very helpful if we could make copies for the display. Please contact Evan or Caron if you have anything that might help.
Quarterly General Meeting
Our next Quarterly general meeting will be on November the 30th in the Approach after the pool session. This is a chance to speak to the committee and hear what's been happening and what's coming up. I would be great to see you there.
Weekly News Letter - 16th October 2009
Thanks from Richard
Richard would like to thank everyone who sponsored him. He finished 3,156 out of 10,006 timed finishers in a time of 1:51:40. £665 was raised for the British Heart Foundation.
News From Iain
Iain's finished his instructor course and exams and is now officially a PADI scuba instructor! He's just waiting for the paperwork and his teaching status to come through and will be let loose on the world. As he's already completed various of the BSAC Instructor modules, he should get an automatic cross over to BSAC Instructor when he gets back and says he'll be even more bossy and annoying! At the moment he should be in Bangkok. He says hello to all and sends his best wishes.
Leaving the pool on time
If we are slow to leave the pool, it inconveniences the staff as they have to leave later when this happens. A reminder of times:
8.15pm kit up to be in pool for 8.30pm
9.30pm must be out of pool and leave the building by 9.45pm
Weekly News Letter - 9th October 2009
No pool session this week
No pool session this Monday (12th).
Swanage
The dive weekend in Swanage was great fun. Good to see some different faces out on a club dive. Some gentle pottering around the peer (which was teeming with life) was followed by a nice (if low viz) wreck dive on the Fleur de Lys.
Congratulations to our newest Ocean Divers, Alex and Lily. Well done guys. Hope to see you on a few more trips now.
Mickey's lecture
Safety talk by Mickey G at 8pm at 18 Victoria Park Square (Will's office where we have the AGM)
Leaving the pool on time
If we are slow to leave the pool, it inconveniences the staff as they have to leave later when this happens. A reminder of times:
8.15pm kit up to be in pool for 8.30pm
9.30pm must be out of pool and leave the building by 9.45pm
Weekly News Letter - 4th October 2009
Swanage
Everyone diving in Swanage needs to bring the club kit back to the pool on Monday. There is a fine for late returns.
DIVE magazines
Richard is still looking for people to give him old copies of the BSAC magazine to use to advertise the club.
Micky's Lecture
On the 12th of October, Micky Gee will be giving and informal lecture and discussion about safe diving, knowing your limits and deeper diving techniques.
This will be a great opportunity to learn from one of our club's most experienced (and humorous!) divers.
Mat's Show
Mat's painting show opened on Thursday. 11 Mare st in the 'Shop of Horrors'.
The themes of the paintings are largely derived from the stuff he sees when he is diving. Everyone is welcome! Earlier shows were great so I can recommend it!
