website move

just wanted to let everyone know that we've just started the process of moving the evolution diving website host.  i got fed up with the site going down at the weekend, being slow, and generally not doing what i want it to do.  i'm hoping it will transfer without a break, but you just never know.  apologies in advance if there are any breaks in service.  it does also mean that email may go down over the next 3 days so if i don't get back to you quickly that is probably why.

PADI PPB and SMB course success

wow, what a weekend, yesterday saw 5 intrepid explorers, Laura, Dan, James, Emma and Neil take to the water with us for their PPB. , and today, Laura and Neil came back for some more fun with us for their SMB diver. very well done to you all guys, it was a fantastic weekend.

New Open Water Divers

Very well done to our newest open water divers, Laura, James and Dan.  We've had a fantastic two weekends with you all.  looking forward to 1 Sept and our next adventure together

change to the advertised schedule, the 1 Sept we're now doing the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy course and 2 Sept we're going to be doing the PADI Surface Marker Bouy course.  If you fancy either of these then give us a shout to book your space at either mail@evolutiondiving.co.uk or phone us on 02392 984124

12 hr Care for Children First Aid course 21/22 Jul 12

hot off the press, we've just added a 12hr Care for Children first aid course on 21/22 Jul.  so if you want to get on it, give us a shout on 02392 984124 or mail@evolutiondiving.co.uk

Course updates

two additions and some alterations. 

22/28/29 July we've added a PADI AOW and drysuit. pool orientation on 22 then off to Chepstow for the weekend for the drysuit and AOW dives. 

4/5 and 11/12 Aug we're adding a PADI Open Water Diver course.

Call us on 02392 984124 or email us at mail@evolutiondiving.co.uk if you want to book on either of these courses.

looking at putting on an Advanced Open Water course 28/29 July at Chepstow National Dive Centre. give us a shout if you're interested, mail@evolutiondiving.co.uk or 02392 984124

Well, now I know what I'm doing for the rest of the year, I can finally publish a schedule. So why not have a look here and see if anything takes your fancy. Don't forget, Evolution Diving works on the principal that our schedule is as flexible as you want it to be. If there's anything that you want to do, which we have either not scheduled or our dates don't work for you, then give us a shout, we can always look at moving stuff around.

We've got another try dive session coming up, on the 2nd June, so if you or someone you know has always wanted to see what it's like to breathe underwater, now's your chance.  Give us a call on 02392 984124 to book your space.

So slight change in the schedule, we're now doing an EFR Primary & Secondary Care course on 12 May and O2 Provider on 13 May.  The following weekend we're doing the EFR Instructor course.  


Give us a shout if you want to do any of these 02392 984124 or mail@evolutiondiving.co.uk

Kids Trydive session

Looking for something different for the kids to do one weekend?  Well, how about a trydive?  We have organised an exclusive kids trydive session so you can let them experience what you've no doubt experienced many times before.  And what's more, we're going to be holding our very own aqua Olympics, with underwater and surface events.  Give us a call on 02392 984124 or email us at mail@evolutiondiving.co.uk to book or for more information. 

Dive season is here!!

Well its official, the dive season is now here, dust off that kit divers, and lets get wet.  Give us a shout if there is anything that you want to do, training or just diving.  We'll be adding more to the schedule over the next few days, but if there's dates you want then let us know and we'll do our best to sort you out.  

PADI Rescue Diver Course

Don't forget about the rescue course we have running 14/15 April.  If you want to learn how to rescue other divers in their hour of need then its not too late to book on.  Just give us a call on 02392 984124 or email us at mail@evolutiondiving.co.uk

PADI Rescue Diver Course

So anyone out there in diver land fancy doing the PADI rescue diver course?  If so we've got a course scheduled for 14/15 April.  Give us a call on 02392 984124 or email us on mail@evolutiondiving.co.uk to book on. 

Diving banned on Zenobia

Diving on one of the world's most famous wrecks, the Zenobia, which arguably is Cyprus' biggest dive attraction, has been banned by port authorities in a controversial move that is a devastating blow to the local dive industry

MS Zenobia was a 12,000 tonne 178-metre long RO-RO ferry launched in 1979 that capsized and sank close to Larnaca, Cyprus, in June 1980 on her maiden voyage, taking with it some €250 million worth of lorries, industrial machinery and other cargo.

Since sinking she has become a popular dive site for visitors to Cyprus and frequently named one of the world's top wreck dives.

The Zenobia provides a wide range of challenges to scuba divers, from a fairly simple dive to 16 metres (52 ft) depth along the starboard side of the ship (suitable for newly qualified divers); moving up to a more advanced dive inside the upper car deck and accommodation block, right up to extremely adventurous dives within the lower car deck or the engine room (which are only suitable for very experienced divers).

Although everybody was safely evacuated from the ship before she sank, four scuba divers have since lost their lives on the wreck.

Lawsuit
One of these divers was Catherine Vicar, 33, who was found unconscious in the engine room of the Zenobia shipwreck in October 2010. According to the Cyprus Mail, port authorities’ general director Yiannakis Kokkinos said that her family were “considering legal action against port authorities because they consider us responsible for her death”.

Larnaca mayor, Andreas Louroudjiadis has been quoted by Cyprus Maul for calling the port authorities’ decision was “rushed and arbitrary”. Meanwhile Head of the Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) Alecos Orountiotis said that port authorities had not actually consulted them and that he had been “informed by the press”.

The CTO had also paid around €50,000 to pay four ships to be sunk in other spots, including Paphos, Paralimni and Limassol in order to promote marine tourism such as diving, Orountiotis said.

He said that he did not know what would happen to those plans now. “Sea sports bring in some €150 million in tourist revenue each year: it’s a huge product,” Varoshiotis said.

April Courses

We've just added a couple of course dates for April.


We've set aside 7/8 April as a Tec weekend.  If you fancy doing some tec training then give us a shout.  First come first served decides the course.  


The second date is the following weekend for PADI Rescue Diver 14/15 April.  Why not start the new season better prepared to be able to help other divers in their moment of need, and just in case you need to do some first aid first, then we've scheduled that that in for 1 April.


As always, if you want to do any of these courses, give us a shout on 02392 984124, or email us at mail@evolutiondiving.co.uk

Life's not all about schedules

You know, life isn't all about schedules.  As some of you may have noticed, we've not published a schedule yet, but that doesn't mean we're not doing anything, because we just love diving sooooooooo much, if its deeper than a muddy puddle, we're in, so if there's anything you want to do, why not give us a shout, have a look at the website evolutiondiving.co.uk to see the courses that we offer.  And unlike some dive centres, we don't insist on minimum numbers for most of our courses, so if you want to get wet, we'll get wet with you.  Go on, what are you waiting for, get your dive season off to a flying start. You know you want to.

PADI Search & Recovery course 11/12 Feb

So bit short notice I know, but we're running a PADI Search & Recovery course over the weekend of 11/12 Feb at NDC.  Winter special offer £200 for the course, which includes the manual and certification.  Entry to NDC and accommodation are extra.  Learn all about underwater search patterns, using lift bags and how to tie various bends and hitches underwater.  If you're an aspiring Dive Master candidate then this course is for you as there is now a S&R module to that course, so why not get ahead of the game.  


Phone us on 02392 984124 or email us at mail@evolutiondiving.co.uk to book on.

Happy New Year and some early dates for the diary

First of all, we would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very happy new year.  


So a couple of early dates for everyone to ponder.


We will be running a PADI Open Water course in Feb, just waiting to confirm the pool dates, but likely to be 18/19/25/26 Feb, £350 fully inclusive of everything you need.


PADI AOW 10/11 Mar £220 (includes manual and certification)


EFR 12 hour Care for Children first aid.  Perfect if you are a child care provider.  £80 (includes manual and certification)


If you would like to book on to any of these courses, then call us on 02392 984124 or drop us an email to mail@evolutiondiving.co.uk 


So what are you waiting for, why not kick the year off as you mean to go on...