Many thanks to Colne Tyre Centre for replacing all our tyres (and spare) on our RHIB trailer. Super generous donation to our diving club and is very much appreciated by all our members.
This happened back on 14th May 2019, and although it was posted on our local community group ... Naz actually forgot to share it here! Colne Tyre Centre is no stranger to helping out the local community ... they are very active and always keen to put something back into the local community.
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Colne Tyre Centre helps out local scuba diving club
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Colne Tyre Centre generously donate 5 tyres to Burnley Sub Aqua Club for their boat trailer. After hearing that Burnley Sub Aqua Club needed a new set of tyres for their boat trailer, Colne Tyre Centre stepped in and offered to supply and fit them free of charge.ย Owner Azhar Iqbal was initially...Don't forget, it's the Burnley BSAC Scuba Diving Club AGM today (Tue 23rd April 2019). 8.30 pm at Molly Rigby's. Committee to meet earlier, at 8 pm.
Thank you!
Notice of the
๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
For
Burnley Sub Aqua Club
Notice is hereby given that the 58th Annual General Meeting for the Burnley Sub Aqua Club will be held on Tuesday 23rd April 2019 at Molly Rigbyโs, Padiham at 8.30pm.
The current Committee will meet at 8pm on Tuesday April 23rd for a pre-AGM meeting.
All members of Burnley BSAC are welcome at the AGM, including past members. However, only fully paid up members will be entitled to vote at the AGM.
The Committee for 2018-19 is as follows:-
๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง: Naz Alam
๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ James Dennett
๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ: Naz Alam
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ซ: Chris Wood
Other Committee positions:-
๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ: (not delegated)
๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ: Nadeem Alam
๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ: James Dennett
๐๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ:
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Sharks!
A few pictures from Clayton from his recent diving at Tiger Beach in the Bahamas.
Diving in the Bahamas โ Tiger Beach
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One of our Sports Divers, Clayton, diving with sharks at Tiger Beach in the Bahamas ... If you're interested in diving pictures, checkout our dive trip reports page.Ocean Diver trainee Sam Whitehouse at Canary Divers getting kitted up with a suitable dry-suit and BCD's etc. ahead of his open water lessons.
Looking good Sam!
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Drysuit and kit fitting at Canary Divers
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Ocean Diver trainee Sam Whitehouse trying on a dry-suit and generally getting sized up with diving kit ahead of his open water lessons. In winter, the water temperature in the managed quarries that we use for training can drop to as low as 4 degrees Celsius.ย Hence, Burnley Sub Aqua normally...Club member Katie Broadley receiving her PADI Assistant Instructor qualification at Bolton Area Divers Club.
Katie is already a BSAC Assistant Instructor and she continues to train. She is about to embark on the BSAC Twin-set Diver Course and will no doubt be completing her Dive Leader qualification very soon.
Well done!
Katie picks up PADI AI qualification at Bolton Area Divers
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Burnley BSAC Assistant Instructor Katie Broadley has just qualified as a PADI Assistant Instructor. She was presented her certificate by Matt McMinn at Bolton Area Divers, one of our local dive shops. Although we are diving club that offers BSAC training, we welcome qualified divers from any...First trailer & RHIB maintenance session of 2019 ... VHF Radio successfully replaced.
Pendle Witch โ Maintenance Session 1 (2019)
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On Sat 23rd February,ย Andy & Naz spent about 3 hours at the boat conducting some initial maintenance for 2019. RIB - VHF Radio replaced. Trailer - flat tyre inflated and all wheels checked to ensure that they turn freely.ย ย The VHF radio unit (an MTECH MT-500) on the club's RHIB (Pendle Witch)...Congratulations to Sam Whitehouse on completing his Ocean Diver Theory lessons and passing his Ocean Diver Theory Assessment.
Top job! Well done.
The relationship between Manchester University SAC and Burnley SAC continues to flourish and provide both clubs with benefits.
Burnley Instructors attend Manchester University SAC Xmas Curry Night
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Instructors from Burnley Sub Aqua Club were invited to attend the Xmas curry event for Manchester University Sub Aqua Club (MUSAC). This was held at Shere Khan curry house in Rusholme, Manchesterย on Tue 4th Dec 2018. As would be expected, after meal we all headed to the pub to 'discuss diving'...BSAC Diving Incident Report 2018.
BSAC Annual Diving Incident Report 2018
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According to the BSAC Diving Incident Report 2018, nineteen divers died in this reporting year - six of these were BSAC members and thirteen were non-BSAC members. Three fatalities of these divers were over the age of seventy and the average age of the divers who died was 55.8 years (last year...