NDAC e-shotlines06 Dec 2006

Issue 6 Dec 2006

If you've been good this year Santa will bring you lots of nice new diving equipment. So why not sneak away from the turkey sandwiches and the re-runs of Only Fools and Horses to try it out at the National Diving & Activity Centre?

We're open throughout the festive period, only closing 25th-26th Dec 06 and 2nd-4th Jan 07. For full details of our Christmas opening times can be found here>

In this Issue

Christmas Opening Times

Naked Divers Spotted!

How you can save ££££ on scuba equipment servicing

Planning Success for NDAC

New Updated Gas Room

Rare Breed of Duck Lands at NDAC site

Welcome the New Year with Style at NDAC

Planning Success for the
National Diving & Activity Centre

The National Diving & Activity Centre will be the jewel in the crown for the Forest of Dean after being given the green light from The Forest of Dean District Council (FODDC) Planning Committee to develop the site.

After 27 months of blood, sweat and tears planning permission has been awarded to turn the centre into one of the UK's finest diving and activity centre's.

This will put us firmly on the UK and European map as a destination to visit. We are now in a very fortunate position and have support from Parish, District and County Council Members.

Some architects plans and details for the new centre can be viewed online here. Watch the website and e-shotlines for future updates, plans and images of the shape of things to come.

We would like to say a big thank you to all of you who over the past two years who have supported us by visiting the site and giving us the encouragement to push on. We would also like to thank all those who took the trouble to write a letter of support for the site development.

Rare Breed of Duck Lands at NDAC site

A rare breed of yellow duck was spotted next to the freediving platform on Sunday 19th November 2006.

It is believed that the bird was part of a flock on a 14 year migratory route from China, via the North Pacific, Alaska, Japan and North America; traveling over 21,000 miles so far.

A few of the birds have broken away from the main flock of 29,000 and have headed to Europe. Research suggests that this maybe the first UK sighting of its kind.

It is hoped that some more of the flock will populate the quarry during Easter 2007.

Please watch our website and e-shotlines for further updates.

Naked Divers Spotted at NDAC Scuba site

The 2007 calendar was created by Forest Pirates SAC and features photos of naked divers hiding behind their dive equipment at our quarry in Chepstow.

The calendar is available to buy from the ndac shop for £9.99, with 99p from each sale being donated to the Diving Diseases Research Centre (DDRC). The remainder will be distributed between the Forest Pirates and the National Diving & Activity Centre.

This calendar would make a fantastic stocking filler for any divers you know, or why not just get one for yourself by popping into the ndac shop.

For further details please visit the website page here>

1st New Years Dive
of 2007

Start 2007 as you mean to go on and join the National Diving & Activity Centre for a New Years dip on Monday 1st January 2007.

There will be free festive mince pies and gluehwein to warm the divers up, so why not make your new years resolution something to remember.

Due to the ongoing site developments our opening days will be changing in 2007. The Centre will be open on Fri, Sat, Sun and Mon for normal operations and we will be closed for business on Tue, Wed & Thurs. more>

Save ££££ off your Servicing Costs

Being a NDAC Member certainly has its benefits. From the 1st December 2006 until the 28th February 2007 all 'in-date' members of NDAC will be able to claim a 5% discount off all servicing that is booked in through the centre's shop.

Regular servicing of your equipment is very important for safe and reliable performance, and to ensure your expensive kit has a long life.

So why not take advantage of the discounted rate and ensure your dive kit is ready and waiting to go for 2007.

If you’re not already a member, or your membership has lapsed why not visit our website to see the benefits NDAC membership offers. more>

For further details of the specific equipment servicing available at the centre and our competitive prices please visit our servicing information page on the website. more>

Gas Room Improvements

The gas room has now been up and running for just over a year, which has given us time to use the gas mixing panel for several thousand fills and make some improvements.

The following improvements have been made with consultation from the HSE

Safety lines have been added to all whips; in case of hose rupture the line will stay fixed to the wall rather than flailing around.
NEW state of the art Trimix/ Nitrox mixing panel.
All non-stop valves have been replaced with needle valves reducing the risk of explosion when filling Nitrox/ Trimix.
Non-return valves have been added to the air charging lines to stop back contamination from customer’s cylinders protecting our gas blenders and customers.
The helium/oxygen analyser is now completely separate from the panel, safely speeding up gas fills and also possible contamination from customer’s cylinders.

We will continue to make improvements as and when required to improve the safety to our gas blenders and customers.

For details of our gas prices please visit the gas room page on our website. more>

Find out how to save 20% on your air fills at NDAC. more>

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