BUDDY DIVERS NEWSLETTER
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Thanks to all who attended the meeting, which was over run by Bonfire Night interlopers at the pub. We soon got rid of them and carried on, Mr Chris (Lightening) Emmett in the chair.

Dive Trips 2010 ? We will be organising next year?s trips very soon, places mentioned for trips in 2010 are as follows:

Ullapool - North West Scotland (over a Bank Holiday weekend)
Swanage  - South Coast
Oban or Lochaline - West Coast Scotland
North Berwick - East Coast Scotland
Farnes - Northumberland
St Abbs - Scottish Borders

If the shift workers have any particular days to avoid or to use can they let me know and we will try and accommodate.

Lombok Strait Indonesia? March/April 2010 JT is organising a trip to Indonesia to go to Lombok Strait. If anyone would like to go with them, please email or call JT for dates and costs. JT?s have been before and have DVD?s of the diving etc if you would like to know more. 6 people are definite for this trip.

Red Sea  - Sept 2010 ? Daedelus/Rocky/Zabargad Nick is arranging this trip and is asking for names, please email or call him asap if you want to go on this trip early Sept 2010. It will be around the ?1000 mark depending on numbers. So far we have 15 definites and 2 possibles.

Local Trips ?If anyone is planning either a weekend or mid week trip, over the winter months please post it on the Forum as there may be other people who would like to join you. There are quite a few midweek divers now, so if you want a trip and have no buddy, post it on the Forum and hopefully someone will take you up on the offer.

Christmas Do ? Bowling and curry Saturday 5th December 6.30pm at Keighley, for drinks. 7.00pm we will have a couple of games of bowling       
(Cost ?8.75) and then 9.00pm descend on Azeems for a curry and SBD Awards 2009 Please remember that you will need to bring your own booze to Azeems. This invitation goes out to all club members, partners etc and to friends far and near.

Names on the list are
Jt + Jt
Karen & Mike
Chas & Bev
Steve, Sue, & Louise
Chris E
Karen & Malc
Nick + one
Stu
Dan + one
Total 17 so far.

Please remember that is your name is not on the list and you want to go ? send me an email or text or sign up on the Forum  - under ?Social Events? asap.

If anyone would like to nominate someone for an award please let me know!!

AGM ? This will take place on the first meeting 7th January 2010. We will need your questions and also your nominations/votes for Officers of the Club. Can you send me your questions via email so that I can put them on the agenda.

Insurance ? Dive Insurance will be required when you renew your membership  At ?10.50 per year it?s a small price. Details from www.divermaster.co.uk

For dive holiday insurance www.direct-travel.co.uk is used by many of the club members for individual trips or yearly cover.

Tanks ? Club tanks have now been tested and returned and are ready for use by any club member. Please contact JT if you want to borrow them. Prompt return please once you have finished with them.

First Aid Kit & O2 please TELL US if you have use anything so that we can replace it. As we said before the First Aid and O2 must be returned to JT after each trip please

Todmorden Launch Day  - Great day, well done, a lot of hard work gone into this venture by Adz & Deb. Links from the Forum with ?Secret Buddy Divers? pages. Answers to competitions soon.

Forum Highlights

New Look - Nick has been working hard in the background and has updated the Forum with a new look and taken some underused items away. Please note that if you had a nice picture of yourself on the Forum you will need to re load this.

Posters - Please circulate at work or anywhere else you think is good for an advertisement. They are in the ?Important? topic and are marked as SBD Flyers.

Website Links - We now have links to both Bill and Adz websites, if anyone else would like a link to their website, please let Nick know and we will add to the Forum

Things to do this month ?

Come to the meeting Thursday 3rd Dec at Cross Keys, Skipton

Sign up for Red Sea 2010 and Lombok Strait 2010

Post your Christmas do confirmation to Karen, either on the forum or by email message.

UK Dive Trips 2010 can we have your ideas for where and when to go

Nominations and questions for the AGM

Post a SBD Flyer at work or in your local pub or club - thanks

SEE YOU AT THE MEETING