Enter the Deep

November 2002
THE DEEP, Hull's £45m millennium commission lottery project, has begun working in conjunction with Hull dive school Above and Below, which will now be termed The Deep Dive School. The partnership was launched at the Dive 2002 show on 12 October and was enthusiastically welcomed by the diving public.

The idea behind the partnership is to promote diving through the aquarium. All those taking courses at The Deep Dive School will be given tours around The Deep, and talks on marine life and environmental issues, driving home what diving is all about. The chief executive of The Deep explained that while they've been successful as a tourist and visitor attraction, they have also been exploring other ways of exploiting the brand.

However, The Deep Dive School will retain complete control over it's business decisions. The theory part of the PADI courses will take place at the lifelong learning centre at the aquarium and, although the two organisations are working together to promote diving, no diving can actually take place in the tanks at the aquarium due to safety regulations for divers and marine life alike. The pool sessions take place in a local swimming pool in Hull, and the open water dives at Capernwray, depending on the type of diving and weather. For further information contact Derek Johnson on 01482 222266

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