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THE RUBBER REVIEW Photo by Steve Colligan

Bolton Area Divers 01204 394441 Bolton Area Divers Club

Unit 10a Brownlow Business Park, Tennyson Street, Bolton, boltonareadiversltd BL1 3DX

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IF YOU HAVE GOT ANY COMMENTS, TRIPS, PICTURES ETC FOR THE RUBBER REVIEW PLEASE SEND THEM TO US AT THIS ADDRESS: [email protected] Instructors Dive Ce ntre Staff Gary Mawston – CD Shereen Roberts Matt McMinn – MI (Manager) Carl Sanders – MI Simon Edlington – IDC STAFF Katie Broadley Shereen Roberts – MI (Assistant Manager) Jo McManus – IDC STAFF Mike Hughes – IDC STAFF Phil Wyatt – MSDT Paul Greenough – MSDT Howard Turner – MSDT Ian Reynolds – MSDT Chris Jones – OWSI Assistant Instructors Andy Smith - MSDT Gareth Thompson Ben Singleton - MSDT Steph Fallon Ian Ball - OWSI Mark Hughes Jack Finney - MSDT Paul Byrne Katie Broadley - OWSI Sue Sanders Mark Brierley - MSDT Tony Davies Paul Cunningham - OWSI Paul Gibson - OWSI Philippa Desveaux - OWSI

Divemaster Trainees Divemasters Colin Marshall Alex Boa James Mayers Yo-Han Cha Judith Bowley Steve Colligan Lisa Everett Matt Knowles Lukasz Warzecha Rob Scott Gary Gerrard Stewart Heywood Connor Mackay Gary Appleton

Courses Passed BEFORE LOCKDOWN

Sidemount Diver

Open Water and Drysuit

DSMB

Assistant Instructor Congratulations to all our students who passed and thank you to all our amazing instructors, AIs, DMs and surface cover help! Courses INTERACTIVELY

Advanced Open Water Theory

Drysuit Theory

Rescue Theory Quarantine Bingo! JUST CIRCLE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE, CAN YOU GET A LINE OR EVEN A FULL HOUSE? Bolton Area Divers B I N G O !

Zombie Been on a Seen Used Night Apocalypse Liveaboard a nitrox Speciality Trip whaleshark on a dive dive

100 Dived in Done a Ice Owns an conservation underwater dives a cave dive dived camera

Has had a Dived Dived on Owns a Tried twinset wetsuit in 3 or a wreck sidemount tan continents drysuit Collected Carved Done a Seen a litter under Seen an a nudibranch drift dive water octopus pumpkin underwater Quarantine Bingo! CLUB MEMBERS BINGO CARDS Upcoming Trips & Courses If you have a trip or course booked with us up until the end of April, then please be aware that these have been cancelled. Any trips beyond that we will keep you updated as to what is happening.

Once the shop is opened all trips and courses will be rebooked and reorganised and we will contact everyone individually to tell them new dates. Thank you for your ongoing support during this time.

In the meantime please enjoy some photos of past diving, old and recent!

Photo Collections We asked you to show us some of your best fish photographs. Here are some club member's photos below. If you would like to send in a fish photo you have got, we can feature it on our Instagram and Facebook pages! Just email it to [email protected]

STE STEVE BAXTER COLLIGAN

JO MARK DIXON HOLBROOK

STEVE & SARAH HART STEVE SWINTON

PHIL IAN WYATT LEIGH Who's Who? OUR MONTHLY INTERVIEW WITH OUR MEMBERS OF STAFF Name Steph Fallon

What is your dive qualification? PADI Assistant Instructor

When and where did you learn to dive? I completed my open water course with BAD in 2014. Paul Gibson was our instructor. It was very cold at Capers and I remember getting a dry suit flood!

What is your favourite piece of dive equipment? I love my Mares fins! They are the first thing I ever bought and they are still going strong. I have dived with them every dive I have ever done. Been through a lot together.

Name one place that is on your bucket list for diving- .Just one place is tough! If I am paying, it's Turks and Caicos. If someone else is paying, it's Galapagos.

Describe a memorable dive: It was the last dive of my Divemaster course. I was guiding 2 divers round the Blue Hole in Lanzarote. We didn't see much at the beginning but then after swimming out of cave we was surrounded by a giant swarming ball of tiny silver bait fish. We couldn't see anything except fish. They slowly moved a few metres away still swirling, I think we may have spooked them. Then out of nowhere came a living wall of Barracuda, all around us from sand to surface! We could not swim through, we were trapped between predator and prey. The Barracuda circled the bait ball then started shooting in eating fish. After a few minutes of that, some big Jack Fish appeared shooting in to eat the fish as well. The bait ball was quite small by the time a small group of Tuna darted in snatching the last of the fish. It was like an episode of Blue Planet in front of my eyes but without the David Attenborough voice over. It was amazing! What a way to finish!

What is your favourite dive advice? Simple-Just enjoy it! Online courses available EITHER INTERACTIVELY OR THROUGH OUR ONLINE PORTAL Online Theory Open Water Diver To book onto these just click the Enriched Air Diver (No dives course) PADI logo and get started Advanced Open Water Dive Theory (No dives course) today! Scuba Tune-Up Rescue Diver Divemaster Digital Underwater Photography

These can be completed any time you choose. Please note that this is the thoery only. There is an additonal cost to also complete the dives.

Interactive theory lessons If you already have your manual for a course, we can arrange for an intructuor to go through the theory with you interactively over Skype or Zoom. Just let us know what you need! PADI Project AWARE Speciality course- Now discounted price! Sat 18th April at 1pm A nyone can do this course, there is no minimum age or diving prerequisite!

Price: £50 (Discounted from £75)

Info: The underwater world needs heroes. You can be one of them by championing the causes of the world’s most fragile and important aquatic ecosystems. You can make a difference. Learn about some of the most pressing problems facing these vulnerable environments and everyday actions you can take to help conserve them. It’s informative, interesting and most importantly, you learn how to make a difference. Through interactive discussions, you’ll learn how you can make a difference for ocean protection every time you dive or travel. A dry, ‘fins off’ course, this specialty is ideal for divers and non-divers alike to gain insight into how decisions above and below the surface impact our water planet. On completing this course you will also have another PADI certification to use towards your Master Diver qualification. Project AWARE Foundation is the scuba diving industry’s leading non-profit environmental organisation dedicated to conserving the aquatic environment through education, advocacy and action. Besides completing the Project AWARE Speciality course, you can become a partner in the efforts to preserve the underwater environment. Discover just how important our underwater eco- systems are and what you can do to help protect them.We will email this over to you before your course begins.

You learn about:• The ocean commons and coastal zone issues How Long Will it Take? Fisheries challenges and sustainability 2-3 hours over Skype Coral environment overview and inhabitants The role of the scuba diver in protecting aquatic environments Club Membership Club membership is £60 per year, a mere £5.00 per month. You can pay your subscription at the shop, at the next club meeting or by standing order. If you’re not already a club member now’s the ideal time to join. Just set up a £5 per month standing order to the bank details:

Bank: The Co-Operative Bank, Salford Account name: B.A.D. Club Sort Code: 08-92-50 Account #: 52008306

We will keep track of the bank payments and change your membership accordingly once the payments have changed. Direct debit forms are available at club meetings, the shop or ask us to email you one.

Club Membership benefits include:

USE OF POOL - FREE TRIP UPDATES BY EMAIL - FREE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER - FREE TRIP ORGANISATION - FREE CLUB MEETING ACCESS - FREE AIR FILLS (for personal use only) - FREE KIT HIRE - Discounted CLUB TRIP PRICE - No Booking Fee (£10 per trip for non club members) PLACES ON CLUB TRIPS 1st PRIORITY SHOP PURCHASES DISCOUNT- 10% off retail

Further promotions & loyalty discounts will be available in future for other local companies – watch this space!

And of course just being a member of the most friendly club dive club in the UK :-) Courses Offered At Bolton Area Divers

PADI SPECIALITY COURSES PADI RECREATIONAL COURSES ALTITUDE DIVER £90.00 PADI Discover Snorkelling £25.00 AWARE CORAL REEF £75.00 PADI Skin Diver £50.00 AWARE FISH ID £90.00 PADI Discover Scuba £30.00 BOAT DIVER - Excludes boat fees £90.00 PADI Bubblemaker £50 (£30 no materials) DELAYED SMB £90.00 PADI Seal Team £125.00 PADI DEEP DIVER £150.00 Master Seal Team £200.00 DIGITAL UNDERWATER PHOTO £125.00 PADI Open Water Referral £200 DIVER PROPULSION VEHICLE £125.00 PADI Open Water Weekends – Fixed Schedule – DRIFT DIVER £90.00 Weekends £325 DRY SUIT DIVER £125.00 PADI Open Water Flexible – Flexible Schedule – Weekends ENRICHED AIR NITROX - Exc fills £125.00 / Evenings £450 EMERGENCY OXYGEN PROVIDER £75.00 PADI Open Water Executive – 1 on 1 flexible tuition with EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST £75.00 Master Instructor. All fees included £850 MULTI-LEVEL DIVER - £100.00 PADI Advanced Open Water –2 core dives, 3 elective dives NIGHT DIVER £125.00 £250 PEAK PERFORMANCE BUOYANCY £90.00 PADI Rescue Diver – Diving Rescue course £275 PROJECT AWARE £75.00 PADI Master Scuba Diver - 5 speciality courses, including SEARCH AND RECOVERY DIVER £125.00 PICs From £375 SELF RELIANT DIVER £125.00 SIDEMOUNT £150.00 PADI TUNE UP COURSES UNDERWATER NATURALIST £100.00 PADI Scuba Review Pool – 1 theory, 1 pool session £50 UNDERWATER NAVIGATOR £125.00 PADI Scuba Review Open Water – 1 theory, 1 pool session WRECK DIVER - Excl boat fees, £150.00 and 1 open water dive £75 PADI Reactivate Pool – 1 theory, 1 pool session [Includes PADI TEC DIVING COURSES Reactivate Touch] £75 DISCOVER TEC £90.00 PADI Reactivate Open Water– 1 theory, 1 open water TWIN SET SPECIALITY £90.00 session [Includes Reactivate Touch] £100 TEC 40 £250.00 DSAT GAS BLENDER £90.00, TRIMIX £150 FIRST AID COURSES TEC 45 £250.00 all 3 TEC £600.00 Emergency First Response Adult – Primary, secondary TEC 65 TRIMIX £250.00 care, AED use Adults £75 TEC 50 £250.00 Emergency First Response Care for Children – Primary, Courses for TEC TRIMIX £250.00 secondary care, AED use Children £75 Emergency First Response Adult + Care for Children £100 SPECIAL OFFERS Emergency First Response Refresher – Refresh your skills PACKAGE 1 – OPEN WATER DRY – Open Water, Dry Suit every 2 years (plus materials) £50 plus materials. Spec £400.00 PACKAGE 2 – OPEN WATER UK – Open Water, Dry Suit & PADI PROFESSIONAL COURSES PPB Specs £475.00 Emergency First Response Instructor £250 PACKAGE 3 – OPEN WATER EXTENDED UK – OW, Dry PADI Divemaster – The 1st rung on the professional ladder. Suit, PPB, Nitrox £550.00 £400 PACKAGE 4 – LOYALTY 1 – OW, AOW, EFR, RESCUE, MSD PADI Divemaster Loyalty £200 DM FOR £200 + SPEC FREE from £1300.00 PADI Assistant Instructor – Professional qualification PACKAGE 5 – LOYALTY 2 – OW OR AOW, EFR, RESCUE, leading to Open Water Instructor £600 MSD DM FOR £200 from £975.00 PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor £350 plus materials PADI IDC Preparation Theory £250 plus materials NON PADI COURSES PADI Speciality Instructor £100 plus materials Scuba Refresh – 1 pool session and optional open water dive £25.00 PADI IDC Staff Instructor £300 plus materials Dry Suit Orientation – 1 pool session and 1 open water dive

with a member of staff £75.00 KIT HIRE IS INCLUDED FOR OPEN WATER AND ADVANCED OPEN WATER COURSES ONLY. KIT CAN BE HIRED FROM THE SHOP FOR OTHER COURSES AT CLUB MEMBER RATES.

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Shop Opening Hours We are currently closed until further notice.