UK Stoney Cove 2009 January 30th Weekend First trip of the year! We will make a weekend out of it, heading to nearby town on Friday evening. Two/three dive sessions on Saturday followed up by one/two dives on Sunday. Ideal for refreshing dive skills and to catch up on both Friday and Saturday nights! Details on accomodation can be found at here. and the diving itself on here. UK Portland/Swanage 2009 February 20th Weekend This is fast becoming one of our favourite destinations. We will have two dives at Portland on the Saturday followed up by a dive at Swanage Pier on the Sunday! More details to follow re: Accommodation. However, should you wish to attend then please email us and we will secure a place on the boat (completed with a lift!). UK Leybourne Lake or Wraysbury 2009 March 21st Depending on interests gauged, we will meet at either one of the two destinations to dive. This is an excellent opportunity to brush up any skills or undertake a course. Two Deaf Instructors will be present to help with any issues you may have. Afterwards, we can eat out together. Both destinations are a short drive away from London. UK Newhaven 2009 April 24th Weekend We will charter a boat for Saturday and possibly Sunday too. It is a short drive from Brighton where can eat out at afterwards. Beside the pier is a dive shop where you can get to hire equipments from, just email us for details. UK Vobster Quay 2009 May 15th Weekend One of the UK's most popular inland diving centre, situated in the heart of Somerset countryside. Like Stoney Cove, this is an excellent opportunity to try out new equipment or refresh any skills. We can squeeze in 3 dives on the Saturday and time/weather permitting, fit in another dive or two on the Sunday. For more information, check out the site Vobster Quay UK Plymouth 2009 June 19th Weekend Wrecks diving galore - Scylla and some others. A great oopportunity to polish up wrecks diving skills before the annual week long trip next month (to Scapa Flow). We will be going for the full weekend so this promises to be a great weekend. More information to be publshed on here soon. UK Scapa Flow 2009 July (TBC) Every year, we have a week long trip. For 2009, we have voted for Scapa Flow which is famed for its wrecks (frequently published as one of top 100 must dive destination in the world!). Logistics are yet to be confirmed but a possibility is hiring a mini-bus from London. Only experienced advanced open water divers as a minimum can attend. It is important to secure your place on the trip asap. UK Capernwray/River Lune 2009 August 7th Weekend As we have dived alot in the south england, we have decided to give the north side a go. In this trip, we will be paying a visit to Capernwray inland diving centre on the Saturday followed up by a drift dive along River Lune. This is also a great opportunity for Deaf Divers from the north to attend. Indonesia Komodo and Sunda Islands 2009 19th-29th September The trip is organised by Worldwide Dive and Sail. Maximum capacity - 16 people. They aim to have at least 12 Deaf/hoh per trip. The trip costs £1450 per person. Will get discounts if book 7 places at the same time. Requires 30% deposit at the time of booking. You can find all the info on the website. UK Farnes 2009 24th to 27th September Friendly seals can be found at Farnes. As this is a long drive from the south, we will be heading up on Thursday night in order to make the most of the long weekend. More details re: accommodation and dives will be published here nearer the time. UK Portland/Swanage 2009 October 23rd Weekend See trip in Feb 2009 above for details. UK DD Social Gathering 2009 November 26th Meet at a pub in central London to discuss the 2010 schedule as well as chat about the trips made this year! Also a great opportunity to catch up with all of us on a dry land for a change! Belgium Brussels 2009 4th/5th December Take the Eurostar train from London to Brussels on the Friday night and we will be diving the Nemo 33 which is the world's deepest diving pool on the Saturday - see here. After the pool dive, we can sightsee the city itself followed up by some shopping! If interested in any of the trips above, please email us at info@deafdivers.co.uk