Welcome

Hi and we're half way through the year! That means that it's nearly time for the Annual General Meeting. We're holding it at 7.30pm on Thursday 14 July in Milne's Bar followed by a hot buffet and sandwiches. You should find enclosed a copy of the minutes from last year's AGM. The position of secretary is up for election. Please contact me if you would like to nominate yourself as secretary. Owen will be standing down as Training Officer. This post is apointed by the Dive Officer and is not an elected post, although the new Training Officer will be a committee member.

Valerie has confirmed that there are now 69 members in the club. You should have received a contacts list with your Diveslate. If not, please let me know and I can forward one to you by post or by email. When you receive your membership renewal forms, you should also receive a request for your next of kin details. As DO, Sandra is currently updating the next of kin list, so please could you ensure that you give the details back to Valerie even if they haven't changed since you last provided them.

Congratulations to the following people who have recently passed their Dive Leader qualification:

1. Sheila Halliday
2. Rachel Eager
3. Pete Collier
4. Magnus Lyon
5. Brian Tyndall
6. Alison Fish

And a big thank you to the instructions who have helped them. We have recently started another Dive Leader course and have completed most of the lectures. We will be taking on a set of Ocean Diver trainees in the autumn so we'll be having regular pool sessions then.

Finally, a reminder that we are not holding club nights each week, but twice a month on the first and third Thursdays. We will have a break with no club nights during August as the pub will be busy with the festival.