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Sunday 30 October….A day off from diving today and a catch up on some jobs in the swimming pool. Lots more diving over the next 2 weeks, so come on down and join us, viz is great. Have a think about our latest Speciality, we are one of the first dive centres to be offering this brand new and very useful course…..
The RNLI, with PADI, have developed a new specialty aimed at the UK market. RNLI Sea Survival Diver is designed to teach divers how to plan and make dives in UK conditions as well as how to prepare for and what to do in an emergency at sea.

Friday 28 October…Super day of diving and meeting lots of peeps. Well done to Shane and to Ian C this morning in completing their PADI Open Water Referral course. Welcome back and well done to Becky and Graham on their PADI Drysuit Speciality today, a perfectly seamless transition into drysuit diving. Great to have Bridget back again with us, and well done in qulifying on her PADI dSMB Speciality today. A big thanks to a committed Instructor team Julian and Paul C who made the diving work like clockwork under their perfect stewardship.

Thursday 27 October…A bracing day at the Cove today, even some wavelets.welcome back and well done to Bridget and to Dave on qualifying on their PADI PPB speciality today, 2 great dives and a pike party, lots of them about today. Big thanks to Julian for coming in to help teach, and giving the old man rest time due to being struck down with man flu. Its nearly November and diving is still very busy, a really long and action packed season.

Tuesday 25 October….Apologies, have missed FB posting with being away diving and safety boat cover for British Rowing Championships, an exciting event. Thanks to all the instructor team who covered things whilst away. Well done to Andy and Sarah on their PADI Nitrox course, and to Sean and Ian on their PADI Open Water course. Added photos of last few days, Em had a lightening visit to NEC diveshow, to see some industry friends. Just to confirm… We will be offering the brand new RNLI/PADI Sea Survival Diver course from this weekend. Finally, just a reminder re this Thursday evening for a meet up with everyone going on our Jan 2017 Red Sea liveaboard dive trip.

Friday 21 October….Trafalgar day, and a very busy day in the dive school. Well done to Colette and Connor on their open water dives today at the Cove. Congratulations to Eric on his PADI Advanced Open water and to Vinni on his PADI Open Water certification. A big thanks to Instructor team Julian and Peter for giving up the day to help teaching.

Thursday 20 October….Another super days diving at the Cove, blue skies and sunshine followed by showers. Welcome and well done to Eric from Stockport (therefore needed explanation of the scary golden disc in the sky and eye protection from the sun), on his PADI Advanced Open Water course. Well done to Vinni on his PADI Open water dives today. Thanks to Peter for his help and of course all the cakies today. Book a course or some escorted dives for next week, we are diving every day.

Weds 19 October…Autumn sunshine made for a super afternoons diving at the Cove today, viz is getting better every day with approx 7 metres in the first 12 metres depth. Congratulations and well done to Richy on qualifying as PADI Open Water Diver, and to Kyle on his PADI Drysuit qualification. We will be offering a brand new PADI Sea Survival Diver Speciality in next couple of weeks, exciting and new opportunity for a range of survival skills, let us know if you want to take the challenge. For all our friends going on the Red Sea liveaboard in January 2017; we have a social/get together next Thursday evening, you will have received emailtext too.

Monday 18 July…A scorcherooni for sure, following a great weekend of diving for some of the team, and for safety boat cover at the British Rowing championships for the rest of us. Some super comments coming back from the south cost at moment with stunning viz, might try a quick pop to the old briney in next few days or so, if can organise the teaching to accommodate it. Just a couple of pics from the weekend, come on down and joinus for some escorted dives, or a new speciality.

Thursday 14 July….As you can see from the photo, we were bathed in sunshine today at the Cove. Congratulations to Maria on her PADI Drysuit qualification, and congratulations to see Mark on completing his PADI Advanced Open water course. Nice to Gez joining us for another dip, and thanks to Julian for his help today and supply of donuts.

Weds 13 July….Another busy day, lots of visitors, welcome to Tim who came up from Devon to see us, nice to see Tom who popped by readying for his hols. Welcome and well done to DM Maria on her drysuit speciality and welcome back to Kyle who joined us for his Scuba Review course today. Lots of o/w diving going on, so come join us. If this dismal weather persists, we should be able to fill the last few spaces for guanteed Red Sea sunshine on our liveaboard Jan 2017.