Diving News

BWPA call for entries

Entries are being invited for the fourth annual British Wildlife Photography Awards competition.

Egyptian turtles report

A key Egyptian conservation group has reported latest findings from research into the country’s sea turtle populations.

Up close with crocodiles

Television presenter Ben Fogle goes diving with crocodiles in a two-part documentary series on BBC2.

South Coast skipper passes away

A popular diving charter boat skipper who plied his trade out of Swanage in Dorset has died, aged 62.

 

Scuba Travel News

DiveSyle Scuba Travel News

5 Star Dives in Jordan

Plenty of 5 star dives in Jordan, including the 80 m long wreck of the Cedar Pride. More coverage now on the SCUBA Travel site at http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/redsea/jordandive.html

Even Sharks Make Friends

Sharks have a reputation for being ruthless, solitary predators, but evidence is mounting that certain species enjoy complex social lives that include longstanding relationships and teamwork.

Honeymoon murder trial hears diver struggled to save wife

During 3rd day of trial Gabe Watson said that as he struggled to save his wife, he thought nearby divers would realise something was going on.

Pulsating coral puffs up to escape sandy burial

Not all corals are couch potatoes. When faced with live burial, this nomadic mushroom variety can swell up to cast off sediment, reaching up to five times its resting size.

 

PADI News

DiveStyle PADI News

PADI 20 Millionth Diver Trip

To celebrate the 20 Millionth Diver Certification, PADI ran a worldwide competition to mark this incredible milestone. Alexandra Swanson (Lexi) became the recipient of the 20 millionth PADI certification when she earned her PADI Open Water Diver course certification on 4 … Continue reading

The Dive Guru™ – Blissful Knowledge

The Guru will be the first to admit that there is a razor thin line between ignorance and bliss. But, that doesn’t mean they’re one in the same – not by a long shot. Hmm. There was that one time … Continue reading

Korean Underwater Sports Show (KUSPO) 한국 수중 스포츠 쇼

The Korean Underwater Sports Expo (KUSPO) will take place from Thursday 23rd February until Sunday 26th February 2012 at COEX in Seoul, Korea. A major highlight on the global scuba diving calendar, the KUSPO show is incorporated with the Seoul … Continue reading

PADI Diving Society Question of the Month – February

PADI Diving Society and Sport Diver magazine are celebrating 15 years of PADI Diving Society with the February Question of the Month below! First, check out the January Question of the Month and all of the responses… Maybe you’ll add … Continue reading

 

Local Diving News

Discover Scuba Dives For Ludgrove School Huge Success!!

Over 40 boys from the top three years took part in a trial dive having had their interest sparked by Mr Atherton’s lecture before the first exeat. 

12 instructors were in the pool from 2-7pm with a ratio of one instructor to two boys, teaching them breathing technique, signs for communication under water, safety skills and the rudiments of diving. 

It was an enormous success with many boys saying that they hope to do it another time. 

“It felt really weird to be able to breathe underwater” C Kirkman

“When I took my flippers off it felt like my feet had come off!” J Hardy

“It was just brilliant” R Lee-Browne

Ludgrove is one of the UK's premier private schools with many a famous student passing through their caring and amazing facilities. To learn more click here

DiveStyle's Latest News Story Makes Sport Diver

Click here to follow the link to our latest relaese on the Sport Divers world famous website.

Contact Forms Now Up & Working

It has come to our attention that the automated contact forms were no longer working, unfortunately they did not give us any error message and it was not until today (22nd August) that I discovered the issue.

I would like to apologize to all that have sent a contact me and have not had a reply.

The DiveStyle Pirate Club Is Born!

DiveStyle has taken the bold step of creating it sown dive club.

We are the scuba diving club of DiveStyle, a 5 Star PADI scuba diving centre based in Reading Berkashire but that doesn’t stop us getting out for a dive!

We’re a friendly and active club who place the emphasis on safety and fun. We are very sociable running not just diving trips, but also a wide range of social events that include BBQ's, curries and annual oversea's dive trips. This club has many active divers amongst its members, including a number of families and juniors.

We also cater for the single diver looking for a buddy or someone who simply wants to dive as much or little as possible with others, in fact all are welcome regardless of experience or qualification level. Non diving members are also welcome, particularly to support diving partners.

The club has no committee, relying instead on active participation from club members to help get diving and social events organised.

For more info or details on how to joing just follow click here

Royal Wedding Openinh Hours

We will be closed on Friday the 29th, Sunday the 1st and Monday the 2nd of May.

We will be open as normal on Saturday the 30th April.

Oh that's going to hurt!

John Campbell has just signed up for a half iron man! That is a 1.9K swim, 66 mile bike ride and a half marathon at the end. John is hoping to raise as much money as possible for the British heart foundation.

Once John has set up the giving page he will post the link here.

DiveStyle Review - Sport Diver Feb 2011

That's right we are featured in the Sport Diver magazine!

To see the full article please click here

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Money Back Guarantee Program For new Divers.

At DiveStyle we are not only proud of the service we provide but also confident in the quality of the service we provide.

That is why for anyone that learns to dive with DiveStyle we offer a money back guarantee on the cost of the training.

We will refund the cost of the course minus the cost of the course materials (£75).