Mers from the British Isles!

[Mermaid Daenerys]

Hi, I'm not sure if this is the right place to introduce myself but hopefully someone can redirect me if not!
I'm Mermaid Daenerys; I'm a student, so I divide my time between London and up North (where I go to uni), and just kinda wanted to say hi to all the other British mers that are here - I had no idea there were so many of us! I am as of yet tail-less, but I have got a monofin I'm training with, and am sewing/painting a tail over the next couple of months, as well as saving for a more realistic tail. So, that's me, I guess, nice to know I'm not alone on here xD

[Lucinda]

Hi, and welcome Daenerys!

I'm not British myself, but I was born in England so I guess that counts for something.

Don't worry about being tail-less. Plenty of us (still) are.

[MerSkye]

From good o'l london ^0^

[Ondine]

I realise this is super late, but welcome

[Jadestone]

Man, of COURSE the big mermaiding weekend was during the two weeks I went back home to the states :/ I'll be back in Cambridge after tomorrow though, so I guess I'll just hope we get something figured out for september/october!

[Mermaid Grace Official]

New Mermaid on the block!
Well, not quite...As my name states, I'm a mermaid in training!

Anyone know of any pools in the Berkshire area of England where I can train with my monofin? I'm not having much luck so far

And a great big HELLO to all the mers in England!

[Mermaid Neri Elvina]

Hey everyone! Great to see so many mers in the UK! I love the Ingo books! I would love to meet up with fellow mers like me but I am in the south so I wouldn't be able to travel very far. My name is temporary as I am still thinking hard about my mermaid name. I am tail-less now but hoping to get the FinFun Asian Magenta Tail (with monofin of course) I have been swimming since I was young, I am 13 now and was interested in getting a tail when I was 8. I am new to the Mernetwork and I am still finding my way around the vast ocean that is the Mer community!

[Mermaid Daenerys]

Hi there, Tempest and Mermaid in Training! Great to see so many new mers popping up in the UK!
Regarding your training with your monofin, Mermaid in Training, what I can suggest is a release letter (though that may not work if you're not above 18 and thus an adult). Anyhow, a release letter is a letter or email you send to your pool, explaining what your monofin is, that you know how to use it and are safe, and that you 'release' them of any blame if you have an accident while using your fin. It also doesn't hurt to explain that you'll be using it at quieter times if you can, such as late evenings, early mornings and during the middle of the day when most people are at work/school, because another consideration they have to take in is what happens if you hurt someone else with it. Put emphasis on the fact it's a swimming aid, not a hindrance.

[Lucinda]

Anyone know of any pools in the Berkshire area of England where I can train with my monofin?

I used to live in that area when I was little...

[Mermaid Neri Elvina]

I am hoping to get my tail soon, I have just started saving. I have also decided on my mer name and it is Neri. What do you guys think?

[Sammyantha171]

Hello everyone
Did a date get decided for the mer meet in Blackpool?
I may not be able to get to it in October, I won't be able to book any holidays off, but hopefully I won't be working the days anyway.

[Lucinda]

I am hoping to get my tail soon, I have just started saving. I have also decided on my mer name and it is Neri. What do you guys think?

Interesting choice. Did you know that the main character in the Australian sci-fi show "Ocean Girl" (aka "Ocean Odyssey" in the UK) was also named Neri?

[Mermaid Neri Elvina]

Interesting choice. Did you know that the main character in the Australian sci-fi show "Ocean Girl" (aka "Ocean Odyssey" in the UK) was also named Neri?

No I did not! Did you know it was also the name of the spirit of wisdom in the Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass?

EDIT: Just looked it up, why haven't I not heard of this before, it's freaking Jonathan M. Shiff-creator of H2o and Mako Mermaids!

[Lucinda]

No I did not! Did you know it was also the name of the spirit of wisdom in the Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass?

EDIT: Just looked it up, why haven't I not heard of this before, it's freaking Jonathan M. Shiff-creator of H2o and Mako Mermaids!

Not familiar with the Zelda games, but choosing a name that some associate with wisdom isn't a bad idea.

Overall, Jonathan M. Shiff's programmes seem ridiculously hard to get a hold of here in Europe. I checked Amazon.co.uk, but the first season DVD set for Ocean Girl is "currently unavailable" and has been unavailable for over a year maybe even longer. (I think their supplier might have run out of DVD sets but Amazon is still waiting for more. Just a theory)
Anyway, I put H2O on my Christmas wishlist last year. Getting a hold of the show proved quite a challenge for my brother and my dad. There doesn't seem to be a British release so they had to go through the process of deciphering the German Amazon site instead. I now have the German DVD sets for season 1 and 2. Fortunately, we can set the audio to English.

Edit: I found Ocean Girl on German Amazon. If you're up for a challenge, you can order it from there: http://www.amazon.de/Ocean-Girl-M%C3...2Ocean+Girl%22
(This box set includes seasons 1 and 2. You can flip the language to "Englisch".)

[Mermaid Neri Elvina]

Really?! That hard to get hold of ?! H2o was shown on Nickelodeon for quite a while! There are three seasons, all of them were shown. As for Ocean Girl, I had never heard of it, so I guess it wasn't as popular in Europe...

[Mermaid Lilium]

heya guys sorry I've been AWOL.... things have kinda been falling apart for me =( I doubt I'm going to get the blackpool meet organised in time for october, so would you guys be okay if I delay it until the spring? Like March or April?

FYI had the pleasure of meeting Toni from meet a mermaid a few weeks ago here in Blackpool and can confirm she's as lovely and beautiful as she appears online lol

[Lucinda]

Really?! That hard to get hold of ?! H2o was shown on Nickelodeon for quite a while! There are three seasons, all of them were shown. As for Ocean Girl, I had never heard of it, so I guess it wasn't as popular in Europe...

Well, it's difficult to find Region 2 English DVD releases of these watery shows. H2O was on TV here in Finland a couple of years back, but I didn't know that it was the kind of show I'd appreciate so I didn't watch it then. It's getting a hold of it afterwards that proved more difficult.

[Vixy]

heya guys sorry I've been AWOL.... things have kinda been falling apart for me =( I doubt I'm going to get the blackpool meet organised in time for october, so would you guys be okay if I delay it until the spring? Like March or April?

FYI had the pleasure of meeting Toni from meet a mermaid a few weeks ago here in Blackpool and can confirm she's as lovely and beautiful as she appears online lol

Not at all. It'll be easier for me to save and get time off. My boyfriend is wanting to show me around Blackpool so perhaps can try and arrange something.

I'm here if you need a chat *hugs*

[Mermaid Lilium]

Not at all. It'll be easier for me to save and get time off. My boyfriend is wanting to show me around Blackpool so perhaps can try and arrange something.

I'm here if you need a chat *hugs*

well if you're heading up here I'm living opposite the pleasure beach currently so even if you wanna stop by for a cuppa just let me know =)

It's looking hopeful for bannatynes gym saying yes to me training too btw - waiting for the sales manager to check with the gym manager and get back to me, but he's said he can't see it being an issue. When I hopefully go for a trial day, I'll ask about hiring the pool for events, and at the very least once I'm a member there I can buy a £5 guess pass for you to come swim with me if you want to =) It's halfway between town and my house (20 min walk from town or my house)

If they say no then the meet will likely have to take place at the de vere (expensive resort one) or I have yet to ask some of the out-of-town caravan/lodge parks that have their own gym and pool but those would be troublesome in terms of transport

and thankyou hun <3 I may msg you on fb this week if I see you online xx

[Mermaid Neri Elvina]

Well, it's difficult to find Region 2 English DVD releases of these watery shows. H2O was on TV here in Finland a couple of years back, but I didn't know that it was the kind of show I'd appreciate so I didn't watch it then. It's getting a hold of it afterwards that proved more difficult.

I had trouble finding Mako Mermaids online, the only one I could find was on a Spanish site - the episodes were in English though!