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Abseil and Zip Wire day for St David’s Hospice Care – 23 March 2013
Wednesday, December 5th, 2012
A 200ft Cliff top abseil over a 250ft deep lake or a 2,100ft long Zip Wire!
Are you up for the challenge . . . .
The National Diving & Activity Centre is promoting a Sponsored
Absei/Zip Wirel fundraising event for the charity St David’s Hospice Care on Saturday 23rd March 2013 at The National Diving & Activity Centre, Chepstow.
The Wire Zip Slide
The wire is one of the UK’s longest, tallest and fastest zip slides, running the 2,100ft length of the Quarry at Chepstow’s National Diving & Activity Centre.
Launch yourself from the 200ft high cliff edge and speed along the length of our 250ft deep flooded quarry, reaching speeds up to 40 miles per hour.
This exhilarating ride will take your breath away!
The wire zip slide is suitable for all ages.
Restrictions
• The zip slide is open to anyone over 18, or those under 18 with consent from a parent or guardian.
• The minimum age for this event is 14. Maximum weight limit is 120kg (18.8 stone). Lower Limit is: 20kg (3.15 stone).
• The entry fee is just £15 and we are looking for participants to aim to raise a suggested £80 in sponsorship.
You may chose which hour you would like to do your Zip Slide, from Midday until 5pm.
Cliff Top Abseil
The Abseil will run from the top of the quarry, some 200ft down the cliff face onto a floating pontoon which sits on top of a 250 ft deep lake at The National Diving & Activity Centre, Chepstow.
Restrictions
• The abseil is open to anyone over 18, or those under 18 with consent from a parent or guardian.
• The minimum age for this event is 14. Maximum weight limit is 120kg (18.8 stone). Lower Limit is 20kg (3.15 stone).
• The entry fee is just £10 and we are looking for participants to aim to raise a suggested £80 in sponsorship.
You may chose which hour you would like to do your Abseil, from 9am until 4pm.
To take part
Enter Online on the St David’s Hospice Care Website>
The entry fee is just £10 (abseil) or £15 (The Wire) and we are looking for participants to aim to raise a minimum of £80
For further information about St David’s Hospice Care and the great work they do please visit their website
http://stdavidshospicecare.org
If you are interested in hosting your own sponsored event at the National Diving & Activity Centre please contact us online or phone 01291 630 046.
Scuba Santas – Win a free holiday with Fleet Dive!
Thursday, November 29th, 2012
The latest news from Scuba Santa HQ is that one of the sponsors of this year’s Scuba Santa Event, Fleet Dive, are giving away a free diving holiday to a lucky raffle winner!
The prize on offer from Fleet Dive is an amazing free diving holiday at their property in the Costa Brava in Spain. A prize worth over £1,800!
The trip includes:
• Free mid-season use of a 6-person property for 1 week
• Transfers to/from local airport
• Tanks and weights
• Free use of a RIB*
• Free use of a 7-seater people carrier*
* Petrol costs must be covered, a local skipper can be found if required. Winners can change to high season trip by paying the difference in price. Flights/meals/air fills not included.
In addition Fleet Dive will be giving everyone that attends Scuba Santas 2012 a free 10% off voucher for future bookings!
This is an awesome prize from Fleet Dive and it is also suitable for non-divers as the property is in a beautiful area of the world.
The prize will be part of the raffle. If you can’t attend and want to enter the raffle please get in touch with Scuba Santas and they’ll let you know how you can enter before the day!
Please check out the Fleet Dive website for more details about their great offer!
Find out more about Scuba Santa and to take part or take part in the raffle, visit the Scuba Santas website
This year’s Scuba Santa event will be held on Sunday 16th December 2012, at the National Diving & Activity Centre (NDAC), Chepstow. If you’re looking for a very fun winter dive grab yourself a santa costume and your dive gear and head on over, divers with any level of experience are welcome and you’re sure to meet lots of new diving friends!
The Wooden Wigwam accomodation at the NDAC is likely to get booked up quickly with this busy weekend, so book your wigwam early to avoid disappointment.
Santa Swim for St Davids Hospice Care. Sunday 16 December 2012
Tuesday, November 6th, 2012
In parallel with the ever popular Scuba Santas we are hosting an event for all you non-scuba divers out there!
Come along to the National Diving and Activity Centre near Chepstow for a seasonal Santa Swim in the open water quarry and help raise funds for St David’s Foundation Hospice Care.
Fully supervised by qualified staff, St David’s Hospice Care offer 4 events – so that there is something for all abilities
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Bronze – Plunge – Dip yourself into the cool waters! |
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Silver – 50 metre swim |
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Gold – 100 metre swim |
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Platinum – Over 100 metre swim |
All participants will receive a certificate, and a hot chocolate and mince pies to warm you back up again.
The facilities at the National Diving and Activity Centre are second to none with full changing and showering facilities as well as the View Cafe Bar.
Entry for the 2012 Santa Swim is £10 (suggested minimum donation) and participants are asked to raise sponsorship to support the work of St David’s Hospice Care in the community.
Can you keep a santa hat on whilst you swim? that’s half the challenge!
How to take part
• Enter on-line at the St David’s website
• Download an entry form and flyer here
• Or ring St David’s Hospice Care on 01633 851 051.
Read more about the Santa Swim on the St David’s Foundation website>
St David’s Foundation Hospice Care provide and continue to develop a free and comprehensive palliative care service of excellence throughout the unitary authorities of Newport, Caerphilly, Torfaen and Monmouthshire for people, their families and carers facing a progressive life-threatening illness which is no longer curable.
Read more about St David’s Foundation Hospice Care and the great work they do>
Tenovus Charity Cliff Top Abseil 20th Oct 2012
Saturday, October 6th, 2012
200 ft Cliff top abseil,
over a 250ft deep lake.
Are you up for the challenge,
or do you know someone who is . . . .
The National Diving & Activity Centre is promoting a Sponsored
Abseil fundraising event for the cancer charity Tenovus on Saturday 20th October 2012 at the
National Diving & Activity Centre, Chepstow.
The Abseil will run
from the top of the quarry, some 200ft down on to a floating pontoon
Help support more women this Breast Cancer Awareness Month by taking part in the Tenovus 200ft cliff top abseil over a 250ft deep lake at The National Diving Centre, Chepstow on Saturday 20th October.
No experience is necessary. The abseil is open to anyone over 18, or those under 18 with consent from a parent or guardian.
To take part
Complete the registration form on the Tenovus website here>
The entry fee is just £10 and we are looking for participants to aim to raise a minimum of £80
For further information about Tenovus visit their website
http://www.tenovus.org.uk/
If you are interested in hosting your own sponsored event at the National Diving & Activity Centre please contact us online or phone 01291 630 046.
Ride the Zip Wire in aid of Guide Dogs
Sunday, September 30th, 2012
Sunday 14 October 2012
The Wire Zip Slide
at The National Diving & Activity Centre, Chepstow
Dare to take the Zip Wire Challenge this Guide Dogs Week?
Reach speeds of up to 40mph while zipping across a beautiful water filled quarry. 70m high and 700m long, The National Diving and Activity Centre boasts one of the UK’s longest zipwires.
For a minimum sponsorship of £50 you can take part in what is bound to be a thrilling day.
Friends and family are very welcome to come along on the day and support you in your challenge. There is an excellent viewing area and café bar and you may even want to stay the night in the exciting Wigwam village accommodation.
To book your place
Contact Alison Selby, Alison.Selby@guidedogs.org.uk, 07500 993210
Further information available on the guide dogs website>
About Guide Dogs
Guide Dogs provide mobility and freedom to blind and partially sighted people. They also campaign for the rights of people with visual impairment, educate the public about eye care and fund eye disease research.
Guide Dogs have been expertly breeding and training guide dogs for more than 75 years, providing many thousands to blind and partially-sighted people of all ages and from all walks of life.
They also deliver confidence-building rehabilitation services to adults, young people and children – including long cane mobility training and communication and daily living skills.
Guide Dogs carries out research that provides sound scientific evidence on which to base our services, campaigns, policies and operational procedures.
They fund ophthalmic research projects, and carry out canine research in-house.
Visual impairment is a fact of life for thousands of people, and with an ageing population many more will be affected by sight loss in the future. Guide Dogs campaign alongside visually-impaired people for rights that most sighted people take for granted. These include access to services and transport, freedom of mobility, and provision of better rehabilitation services. Working closely with guide dog owners, service providers, other voluntary organisation and MPs, we’ve won major victories and have successfully lobbied to influence policies and legislation.
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Scuba Santas 2012 – Registration is now open
Friday, September 21st, 2012Scuba Santas will be entering its 6th year in 2012 and continues going from strength to strength. Often quoted as the "best dive of the year" the event has raised thousands of pounds for crew training at the RNLI breaking its own world record several times over in the process.
Registration for the 2012 Scuba Santas event is now open >
Born out of the popular scuba diving forum Yorkshire Divers (or YD for short) the event started in 2007 with a group of 8 hardy divers heading out to do something a little different and raise some money for charity. The ethos behind Scuba Santas is to hold a fun christmas diving event that divers return to year after year. The charitable aspect is an important part of Scuba Santas and is great side-effect of people enjoying themselves.
We specifically donate funds to RNLI crew training as thanks for the great service that these people provide to the UK diving community. By slowly growing the event and tweaking the format we hope to achieve the most enjoyable event for the greatest number of divers. We’re always interested in feedback to help improve the event!
Over the past few years the event has started to attract corporate sponsorship leading to increased donations and goodie bags for attending divers.
Scuba Santas can be found all over the internet, so if you’d like to find out more information please check us out via one of the following methods:
• The Scuba Santas website
• Email – info@scuba-santas.co.uk
• Scuba Santas Facebook page
• Twitter feed @ScubaSantas
• Location of Scuba Santas
• Frequently asked questions
This years event will be held on Sunday 16th December 2012, at the National Diving & Activity Centre (NDAC), Chepstow. If you’re looking for a very fun winter dive grab yourself a santa costume and your dive gear and head on over, divers with any level of experience are welcome and you’re sure to meet lots of new diving friends!
Why not book a Wooden Wigwam, make a full weekend of it and go glamping in style. The wigwams are likely to get booked up quickly with this busy weekend, so book your wigwam early to avoid disappointment.
Stroke Spooky Slide in aid of the Stroke Association
Friday, September 21st, 2012
Saturday 27 October 2012
The Wire Zip Slide
at The National Diving & Activity Centre, Chepstow
Taller, faster, longer. Do you dare take on the challenge?
Take on the challenge of ‘The Wire’, a Sponsored zip wire in aid of the Stroke Association.
70m high, 700m long and reaching speeds of between 40 – 60 mph – ‘The Wire’ is a real adrenalin rush. Will you be brave enough?
Registration costs £20 and we ask all participants to pledge to raise £80 in sponsorship.
Friends and family are very welcome to come along on the day and support you in your challenge. There is an excellent viewing area and café bar and you may even want to stay the night in the exciting Wigwam village accommodation.
Click here to sign up online…
Once registered, The Stroke Association will send you out a fundraising pack and some further information about the day.
Be there and be very, very scared!
To book your place or to register today visit stroke.org.uk/spookyslide
For more information
Call 02920 524 417
Email walesfundraising@stroke.org.uk
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Scuba Santas – 18 December NDAC
Sunday, November 13th, 2011
Scuba Santas will be entering its 5th year in 2011 and continues going from strength to strength. Often quoted as the "best dive of the year" the event has raised over £15,000 for crew training at the RNLI breaking its own world record several times over in the process.
Born out of the popular scuba diving forum Yorkshire Divers (or YD for short) the event started in 2007 with a group of 8 hardy divers heading out to do something a little different and raise some money for charity. The ethos behind Scuba Santas is to hold a fun christmas diving event that divers return to year after year. The charitable aspect is an important part of Scuba Santas and is great side-effect of people enjoying themselves.
We specifically donate funds to RNLI crew training as thanks for the great service that these people provide to the UK diving community. By slowly growing the event and tweaking the format we hope to achieve the most enjoyable event for the greatest number of divers. We’re always interested in feedback to help improve the event!
Over the past few years the event has started to attract corporate sponsorship leading to increased donations and goodie bags for attending divers. This trend continues with sponsorship already confirmed by Divelife.co.uk, Simply Scuba, NDAC, Scimitar Diving (Weymouth), with discussions going on with other companies. Scuba Santas 2011 sees the event move from its original home of Vobster Quay up to the bigger site at the National Diving and Activity Centre (NDAC), near Chepstow. The team at NDAC have been working with us over the past 15 months to help find corporate sponsorship and spread the word about the event.
Scuba Santas can be found all over the internet, so if you’d like to find out more information please check us out via one of the following methods:
• The Scuba Santas website
• Email – info@scuba-santas.co.uk
• Scuba Santas Facebook page
• Twitter feed @ScubaSantas
• Location of Scuba Santas
• Frequently asked questions
This years event will be held on Sunday 18th December 2011, at the National Diving & Activity Centre (NDAC), Chepstow. If you’ve attended before we’re very much looking forward to seeing you at our new home. If, however, you’ve never attended before and are looking for a very fun winter dive grab yourself a santa costume and your dive gear and head on over, divers with any level of experience are welcome and you’re sure to meet lots of new diving friends!
Don’t forget that we are holding our December Night Dive the day before, so why not book a Wooden Wigwam, make a full weekend of it and go glamping in style. The wigwams are likely to get booked up quickly with this busy weekend, so book your wigwam early to avoid disappointment.