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Check out the Grand Opening of DiveLife this Saturday 2nd September in Manchester
DiveLife in Manchester, UK will be holding its Grand Opening on Saturday 2nd September from 10am until 4pm. Staff will be on hand to answer all your questions about equipment, servicing, air fills, trips and club events. Training staff will be there to talk about the courses available and there will even be some special offers for those that sign up on the day.
Diving manufacturers, including Mares, Cressi, Fourth Element and Northern Diver are coming to answer questions and show off their latest equipment. There will be short talks by experts from the diving world on photography, travel, training and tech diving. There will also be something to keep the kids entertained with a bouncy castle and bungee run, along with refreshments for all the family.
At around 10:30am, the official opening will be marked by the cutting of the ribbon by Mandy Smith, widow of Graham Smith. To the uninitiated the old DiveLife store was held together by Brett, Adam, Chris, Ryan and the others that helped serve in the shop, to the rest of us we know that it was the community that built up around these people that made it what it was. A key figure for many of us was Graham Smith; he was the heart and soul of DiveLife always there with a story about his diving exploits, friend to everyone and so keen to dive he would stand in the rain wearing fins. Sadly, Graham was lost to illness in 2014, but the new DiveLife is about everything that Graham represented – fun, enjoyment of the sport, community and support of new divers. In his name, DiveLife will be dedicating a new award to the best new diver each year.
For underwater photographers, Nick and Caroline – the DiveLife and Scubaverse Photo Pros – will be on hand to talk to you about equipment, as well as giving tips and advice throughout the day. Garry Dallas will be there to discuss sidemount diving, Ian France will give a talk on cave diving in France. Ed Bulmer from SSI will be talking about diver training. Nick Robertson-Brown will give a talk on his top tips for underwater photography and Caroline Robertson-Brown will discuss the best diving destinations around the world.
It will be a fun-packed day for divers of all abilities; a chance to come and meet up with, and swap diving stories with like-minded people; plus, an opportunity to see some of the latest diving gear. The DiveLife team look forward to seeing you there!
For more information email DiveLife or visit their website at www.divelife.co.uk.
Over the next 12 months, specialist scuba holiday company Dive Worldwide will be supporting Bite-Back Shark & Marine Conservation with donations collected from client bookings to any one of its stunning dive destinations around the world. The independently-owned operator expects to raise £3000 for the UK charity.
Manager at Dive Worldwide, Phil North, said: “We’re especially excited to work with Bite-Back and support its intelligent, creative and results-driven campaigns to end the UK trade in shark products and prompt a change in attitudes to the ocean’s most maligned inhabitant.”
Bite-Back is running campaigns to hold the media to account on the way it reports shark news along with a brand new nationwide education programme. Last year the charity was credited for spearheading a UK ban on the import and export of shark fins.
Campaign director at Bite-Back, Graham Buckingham, said: “We’re enormously grateful to Dive Worldwide for choosing to support Bite-Back. The company’s commitment to conservation helps set it apart from other tour operators and we’re certain its clients admire and respect that policy. For us, the affiliation is huge and helps us look to the future with confidence we can deliver against key conservation programmes.”
To launch the fundraising initiative, Phil North presented Graham Buckingham with a cheque for £1,000.
Visit Dive Worldwide to discover its diverse range of international scuba adventures and visit Bite-Back to learn more about the charity’s campaigns.
MORE INFORMATION
Call Graham Buckingham on 07810 454 266 or email graham@bite-back.com
Free Octopus with every purchase of a SCUBAPRO regulator system
Just in time for the spring season, divers can save money with the FREE OCTOPUS SPRING PROMOTION! Until July 31st SCUBAPRO offers an Octopus for free
with every purchase of a regulator system!
Get a free S270 OCTOPUS with purchase of these combinations:
MK25 EVO or MK19 EVO with A700
MK25 EVO or MK19 EVO with S620Ti
MK25 EVO or MK19 EVO with D420
MK25 EVO Din mit S620Ti-X
Get a free R105 OCTOPUS with purchase of the following combinations:
MK25 EVO or MK19 EVO with G260
MK25 EVO or MK17 EVO with S600
SCUBAPRO offers a 30-year first owner warranty on all regulators, with a revision period of two years or 100 dives. All SCUBAPRO regulators are of course certified according to the new European test standard EN250-2014.
Available at participating SCUBAPRO dealers. Promotion may not be available in all regions. Find an authorized SCUBAPRO Dealer at scubapro.com.
More information available on www.scubapro.com.
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