I’ve managed to find a B&B to replace Tolpuddle Hall. It’s the Alverstoke Guest House, 43-44 Lennox Street in Weymouth (www.alverstoke.tripod.com) and has 4 single rooms, 3 twin rooms and 5 doubles, not all en-suite. I’ve reserved 1 of the doubles and all the rest for now. No single room supplement. Costs range from £25 to £28 per night. Now just need to find a local eatery…

Hi everyone,
I am receiving number of bookings for the Christmas dinner at Strada which I am glad to process, and want to apologise for any late reply to some of those, as I have just moved to Manchester and got pretty busy with the opening of our new restaurant.
I shall be confirming all not yet confirmed emails within a week. so please bear with me.

on other note: does anyone have contact on someone from pink tank, the Manchester gay diving club, or are there any GLUG member in Manchester? it would be nice to stay in touch with diving even when out of London. The pink tank web site is dead for couple of weeks.

Thank you all Alesh

Flights for this trip are with British Airways and come with a generous sport equipment luggage allowance.

Price is £92 return inclusive of all taxes as of 23 October 2007

Flight number: BA0346; Heathrow to Nice; Depart: 14 Aug 2008 at 09:50; Arrive: 14 Aug 2008 12:50
Flight number: BA0345; Nice Terminal 1 to Heathrow; Depart: 18 Aug 2008 15:25; Arrive: 18 Aug 2008 16:25

It is your responsibility to book the flights above.
DO NOT book any other flights unless you are planning to extend your stay and/or arrange your own transfer from/to the airport.

Easyjet is likely to have flights at similar times from Gatwick and I will confirm which flights are acceptable for this trip when Easyjet’s summer schedule is announced late November.

Don’t forget to email me for a booking form if you are interested as your space will only be confirmed when you’ve paid a deposit.

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Only 5/6 spaces for this trip left! Register soon if you are interested.

Please note that your space is not confirmed until you have paid the deposit.

Would all members who have expressed an interest on the event page please email me at: adelinemmc(insert @ here)yahoo.co.uk or follow the link from the event page. I will then send you a registration form with details of where to send the deposit.

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Just imagine, it’s beginning of December. It’s wet, cold and dark and miserable looking people are pushing their way towards overcrowded underground carriages. But not you, you are in a different world. You are rolling out of bed, waken up by a glorious sunshine, trowing on shorts and t-shirt, having your breakfast on a terrace and walk into a next door diving centre.

5-10 min car journey brings you to the harbour where you kit up and board the RIB. It takes only between 10-15 min to get to one of the diving sites where spectacular rock formations, three species of rays, loggerhead turtle, barracudas, octopus, cuttlefish, trumpet fish, angel shark and friendly dive guides could make your diving trip unforgettable. Look at the pictures from our previous trips to Tenerife in the Gallery, to see how much fun we had.

I have two kit items for sale. A little used Body Glove Pro Lite neoprene dry suit (generous M size) has Apex valves, two front pockets and integrated boots size 6-7. A new Subaqua Comfort 1200 BCD has a generous size L.

Please e-mail me by clicking on the envelope on the top of this post for more details.

GLUG members, and others who subscribe to our mailing list will have noticed that recent emails don’t contain the body of the post - just the title.

I’m aware of the problem (as well as a “404 error” that sometimes occurs when Editing posts), and I’m working to find the cause.  In the meantime, clicking on the Post title in the email will take you to the website to read the whole Post.

Apologies for the inconvenience.

Neil.

There are still places available on this trip but we need to close the booking next week to ensure that suitable accommodation is available.

In order to secure your place on the trip, you have to book your flight and e-mail me a confirmation, if you haven’t already done it. Please refer to a previous post <1168> or e-mail me ASAP.

Diving for Life 2008 has just been announced - it will be on Phi-Phi Island, Thailand from 18-25th October 2008. We hope for a huge GLUG uptake on this one!! Keep your eyes on the DFL (Diving for Life) website : www.divingforlife.org
where in the next few days/weeks bookings will open.
I have emailed Adam at Rainbow Scuba (also Thailand) to see if he can arrange a liveaboard for the week preceding - if you’d be interested in this please email me direct so i can keep a head count. (stephaniebutcher@aol.com),

When?
Thursday 14th August 2008 to Monday 18th August 2008, incl.

You can of course turns this into a week but please note you’ll either have to make your own way to/from St Maxime or meet us at Nice airport to benefit from transfers.

Where?
Sainte Maxime is on the South coast of France, between Toulon and Nice. Flights will be to Nice. You can also take the Eurostar & fast train but see comment above re transfers.

For more info on Saint Maxime in general and the diving in particular, go to: http://www.diamonddiving.net/destinations/stemaxime.htm

What?
The package includes: transfers to/from the airport as a group, half-board accomodation in a ‘centre de vacances’ (holiday centre) and 5 dives with tanks and weights. The holiday centre is a bit outside town and has a swimming pool and tennis courts. The food is decent wihout being wow (still better than a bacon buttie in Portland) and includes wine with your meal, after all, this is France!
Weather permitting, we will dive Le Rubis, a beautiful submarine lying upright on a sandy bottom. See this link for a short underwater movie of the wreck or look in the October 2007 Dive mag at page 49 for a nice piccie and a short description.

Who?
12 divers - 7 spaces already gone!
Le Rubis is not a shallow wreck so only well dived in Bsac Sport or Padi Advanced, and upwards. If you are less experienced and still wants to come for the fun and the sun, you may have to pay extra for a guide on all dives and/or not dive le Rubis. If you have any questions, ask and I’ll try to get more details of what is possible according to your level.

We may be able to accomodate a few non divers too but depending on the size of the group this may have cost implications if we need an additional people carrier so please ask. Non-divers should not be bored as on top of the pool and tennis court, Sainte Maxime has plenty of bars, restaurants, shops and beaches.

How much?
£259 for all the above (£154-£197 for non-diving partners depending on group size and whether we need extra transport), then approx £90-£150 for flights.

Flights are BA from Heathrow. There might be an Easyjet flight from from Gatwick but this is not certain and will involve waiting for BA flight arrival in Nice.

To secure your space, you need a) indicate your interest by adding your name on the event page; and b) send me an email at: adelinemmc- put the @ symbol here(this avoids spam)-yahoo.co.uk and I’ll send you my address for you to send a cheque for £78 for divers and £46 for non divers.

Question? Leave a comment here or call but please let me know ASAP if you want to go as this will open to non-Glug divers in my Bsac club (all Glug-friendly and well behaved) if this does not get booked very soon to save cost on flights.
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