Well it was a scorcher of a weekend, that’s for sure!

We were at Paddle Round the Pier with our Regional Manager from PADI Emma Hewitt, and Territory Director Jonas Samuelsson.

We were working alongside our friends at another local Dive Centre, Oyster Diving.

Together we were representing the dive industry as a strong front promoting diving in general and diving in the UK, lots of visitors to the stand were surprised at just how much we have to offer just off of our coast line in the UK.

During the weekend, there were so many fantastic events going on, but as we were busy chatting to so many people about courses and local diving, we didn’t get time to go and watch any of the fun paddle races in the sea.

We ran a joint raffle prize draw over the weekend, for 2 chances to win a Discover Scuba Diving experience for 4 people, worth £200, 1 prize being offered from each dive centre. To make all things fair, we got the Paddle organisers team to pick the names out of the bag, we have informed our lucky winner, who will receive a Discover Scuba Diving session for themselves and three friends, what a great treat to bring some new fans to the underwater world.

We were in the middle of the Paddle site, opposite the Historical Diving Society stand and tank. Jonas Samuelsson (PADI) and Paul from Oyster both got the chance to get suited and booted and went into the huge big tank in full-on original Brass helmet dive gear… what a great opportunity to see and experience what diving back in the day was really like.

We were also lucky enough to get a couple of slots to go into the tank on Sunday, with our normal very light and portable dive gear on, we were just playing, the kids certainly loved the bubble rings!

I think in this shot I was mid mask removal – sunglasses replacement…

All in all, a great weekend, by the end of which we were all a little bit glowing!

If you came by to say hello, thanks for the visit!

SATURDAY 3rd MARCH 10am start

We all know that rubbish and plastic is a HUGE problem for our seas and the amazing creatures in it. Many of us watched, distraught at the scenes on the Blue Planet II last year, it is time to stop this attack on our seas and oceans

We at Ocean View are joining forces with Sea Shepherd UK for a Brighton Beach Clean Up this spring.

Starting locally we can make a difference, by helping to keep our local beaches clean we can be part of a bigger community taking care of our environment.

These beach cleans are have a great visual impact to other residents and visitors, to highlight the need for keeping our beaches and streets clean.

Sea Shepherd UK are organising a series of Beach Cleans around the UK, we are working in partnership with them to allow you to take part in the below the water line clean up.

The clean up will start from by the Marina wall at what most of us divers know as the “Black Cat” area of the Beach at 10am, parking available in the car park at the end of Madeira Drive.

Young divers are welcome but need to have a parent or guardian diving with them. Equally if your child wants to partake in the above water clean up, you and they are more than welcome, again with a parent or guardian with them.

You will realistically need to be a drysuit diver as it’s likely to be a bit chilly, bringing some nice thick dive gloves to make sure you look after yourself.

We suggest getting your kit sorted the day before, or during the week beforehand to avoid an early morning battle for the car park 😉

For divers you will be getting kitted up ready to get in the water about 40 minutes before high tide.

Of course, if the weather determines that it is not safe for divers, the beach clean can carry on above the water line.

Get in touch if you need to organise some dive equipment with us for the dive.
You will need to show us your certification card for equipment rental.

Project AWARE® is a global movement for ocean protection powered by a community of adventurers. They connect the passion for ocean adventure with the purpose of marine conservation.

They work in partnership with PADI to educate about the plight of our Oceans.