Club Info
Harbour Lights Scuba Diving (HLSD), has been running in Hemel Hempstead since 2000. Three years ago HLSD was lucky enough to receive a grant from Hertfordshire Community Foundation, which enabled us to set up our sister club Matthews Sharks.
Matthews Sharks is a scuba diving and snorkeling club specifically for young adults aged 8 to 19. In the three years Matthews Sharks has been active we have successfully trained many young adults to become qualified scuba divers.
Matthews Sharks train at Hemel Hempstead Sports Centre on a Thursday evening from 7.30 to 9.30pm and carry out open water training at weekends. As Matthews Sharks is subsidised by grants, we can offer the opportunity of learning to dive at a greatly reduced rate.
Scuba diving is a non-competitive sport which promotes inclusion of all. Much like many team sports, divers feel a great sense of camaraderie, as with diving there is always a need to trust your buddy and there is always a great sense of challenge and achievement.
The sense of inclusion and acceptance of all, is something which is very important to us at Matthews Sharks and something which we work hard with our young adults to promote and protect.