The Dates for DFL (Diving for Life) 2010 have been announced today.   It will be held at Anthony’s Key Resort on Roatan, Honduras, from October 2nd-9th 2010.

Registration will open between mid and late January, so keep an eye on the DFL website.

Neil.

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As those who attended the AGM last week will already know, it was decided that GLUG would make a £250 charitable donation this year.

I should point out (this was raised at the AGM) that this is entirely separate from DFL (Diving for Life), this is GLUG giving away surplus cash from 2009 to a charity.

What we need now is a charity, and that’s where you come in. Firstly we need nominations for charities, then we’ll need votes. It was decided at the AGM that all nominations must be linked to diving and/or homosexuality though unlike DFL  the gay bit isn’t limited to gay health.

The nominations are needed ASAP so there can be a poll on the site in time for the result to be announced at the January meeting. This means people kind of need to act NOW and not leave it until tomorrow!

Please leave a comment on this post or email me direct ()  with you nomination(s) and once they’ve been shortlisted I’ll set up the poll for voting.

Cheers

Mark
(Webmaster)

I have just recentl joined GLUG and would like to know when the next meeting is…

Someone left behind a black woollen scarf after the meal on Saturday. If it’s your’s, please let me know.
Fiona.

…for organising the GLUG christmas dinner at Carluccio’s last night. Good food and good company made for a good evening. (Thanks to Doug too for taking the stress out of payment on the night…).

Well done!

Alan

Just a quick reminder for all of you going to the Xmas dinner @ Carluccios, Covent Gdn, this Saturday (12th), please be there for 7.30 and ask for the private dining room. For those of you who fancy a pre dinner tipple, I will be in The Box from 6.30ish. The Box is only about 5 mins from Carluccios and can be found at
32-34 Monmouth Street,
7 Dials,
Covent Garden,
London,
WC2H 9HA

Now pay attention at the back! A lot of work has already gone into this evening, both from ourselves, and from Lucy & Warren at Carluccios. I will be carrying a list of your menu choices (£20 0r £30) and specific dietary requirements, as well as those of you, who have paid their deposits. As there are 38 of us who may be a wee bit merry, PLEASE, PLEASE, when it comes to paying the bill can you kindly cooperate and pay what you feel you owe. We shouldn’t need to refer to the list but I will keep it as back up.

Please note that there will be a 12.50% service charge to the bill which is not optional.

Thank you in anticipation and looking forward to a good night with you all.

Please don’t forget the AGM at 3pm for those of you who want to get involved!

Charlie

	Great Escapes and Diving Eccentrics ‘Dive Lectures’ At The Royal Geographical Society    As 2010 approaches, you divers will once again be looking forward to the annual “Dive Lectures” at the Royal Geographical Society, run by The London Diving Chamber to banish those winter blues. This year we are delighted to have Trevor Norton and Monty Halls speaking,  with an introductory talk by the inspiring World Champion and Paralympic Champion, Danny Crates. The ‘Dive Lectures’ are held in support of Scuba Trust – a charity devoted to giving people with physical disabilities an equal opportunity to experience the pleasure and excitement of scuba diving and the underwater world.  Entrance will be free, but please help us fill those Scuba Trust buckets on the night. To register, please click here. Date: – Friday 12th February 2009 Time: – 6.30pm (doors open at 6pm) Location: – The Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR Trevor Norton - Brave, Brilliant and Balmy’ Trevor Norton will be regaling tails of the extraordinary antics of some of the more eccentric people who have contributed to underwater research. At school Trevor Norton specialized in failing exams, until he saw Hans and Lotte Hass “Diving to Adventure” on TV.  Suddenly he began to pass exams and, to the disbelief of his teachers, became a professor of marine biology.  He first went diving in 1953 and later used SCUBA extensively in his ecological research.    He has written over 160 scientific articles and recently his popular literary books have earned him the accolade ‘Bill Bryson under water’.  A play ‘inspired’ by his first book, Stars Beneath the Sea, ran at the Edinburgh Festival prior to a nationwide tour.    Trevor lives on the Isle of Man overlooking the sea that he has underlooked for most of his working life. Monty Halls - ‘Great Escapes’ For the last two years Monty has been seeking out the Great Escapes – whether that be living the simple life on the west coast of Scotland, travelling round South Africa following the greatest of all sporting tours (whilst experiencing the very best shark dives around the coast), or working as a wildlife ranger in the Outer Hebrides.  The latter project will be the subject of his next BBC2 series coming out this Spring.  Find out all about the filming of the last Great Escape series, get a sneak preview of the next, and find out why the existence of diving, sharks, rugby, South Africa and beer is absolute proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy. If you have any problems booking via the link below, please go to our website www.londondivingchamber.co.uk * Due to the nature of some of our speakers work, there maybe a change in the list of talks.

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Monty Halls

For anyone who’s never been to one of these lectures, it’s a great way to spend a cold February evening.   The speakers are almost always entertaining, and offer an insight into aspects of Scuba that you might not have thought about – and best of all, it’s free!

Returning this year is the rugged but attractive Monty Halls, who many will know from the BBC “Great Ocean Adventures” series, and more recently the “Great Escape” series.   You can find out all about the filming of the last Great Escape series, get a sneak preview of the next, and find out why the existence of diving, sharks, rugby, South Africa and beer is absolute proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy.

The other speaker so far announced is Trevor Norton, who will be regaling us with tales of some of the more eccentric characters in the world of underwater research. He has written over 160 scientific articles and recently his popular literary books have earned him the accolade ‘Bill Bryson under water’.

The event is FREE, but you MUST pre-register, on the LDC Website.  Spaces are limited, so book now!   Please give your Dive Club as GLUG, and leave a comment below to let others know you’re going.

Hi GLUGgers,

The venue I have been able to book us into, if we want it is Carluccio’s in Covent Garden – very convenient considering the location of the AGM.

Depending on the number of GLUGgers going we may have a private room!  The room, however, requires a mimimum spend of, glup £1000!  Mind you – if 30 of us attend, as in previous years, that would only mean sheeling out about £35 each including drink!  Anyway, please find below the list of people that have already said they would like to come – if you would like to attend and have not yet let me know, or if your name does not appear – please do let me know asap!

Cheers

Doug

List of meal attendees (in no particular order)

Alison B

Anna B + 1

Ben B

Takaki

Alan L

Sonja W + 1

Debbie P

Val C

Martin M

Charlie S

James W

Helen B

Ian C and Karl

Richard and Fred

Oh yes, Me!

Hi Fellow GLUGgers,

The AGM this year will be at 3.00pm at the Phoenix Artists Bar (where we hold our monthly meetings) on Saturday December 12th.  This will be followed by our Christmas Dinner.  Can you please respond to this post letting us know whether you will be attending the AGM, the AGM and Dinner, or purely the dinner.

The venue for the Christmas Dinner has yet to be decided – which is where you come in!   In order for us to secure a reasonable menu and price, we need to know how many GLUGgers are intending to come along – could you please let us know if you would like to come to the dinner, and also let us know what type of food would suit you – Italian, Steak, Traditional Christmas, Thai, etc, so that we can find somewhere able to take us!

As time is running out – could you please respond by the evening of Friday 6th November.

As an aside, due to the fact that we are having the AGM, there will be NO Monthly GLUG Meeting in December, and also the January Meeting will be the second Tuesday of January (Tuesday 12th).

Cheers

Doug

Please see below for an event which one of our members (Francis) is involved in.

Further information can be found at their website: Diversity Choir.