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Burton Sub Aqua Club

About the Club

The club was established in 1968 and meets every Tuesday at the Meadowside Centre throughout the year. Our club is one of many branches across the world of the BRITISH SUB AQUA CLUB( BSAC). Use of the pool from 9.00pm / 10.00pm, New members welcome. BSAC training; Ocean Diver, Sport Diver, Dive Leader & Advanced Diver.

The club provides diving equipment for trainees to use during pool training and for use in open water training at Stoney Cove.

In it's early days the club met at the swimming baths off the Old Bridge. During 1980 the club finished alterations to the Co-Op shop in Byrkley Street to provide a Club House. In November that year, TV Botanist, David Bellamy officially opened it. Unfortunately, a few years later it had to be demolished to make way for new council offices.

Over the years, the club has helped recover various submerged items, a gold ring from the canal, a large urn from the River Trent adjacent Stapenhill Cemetery, model boats from Branston Water Park, Two dustbins full of golf balls from the 18th hole water trap at Branston Golf Club, a accidentally misplaced boat trailer at Formark Reservoir, helped Burton Mutual Angling Association catch and transport a substantial quantity of large carp. It has also taken part in the annual raft race at Matlock on Boxing Day and street collections in Burton, both in support of the RNLI.

We arrange expeditions around our shores each summer. Diving off our own Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RIBS) and chartered vessels, Diving around the British Coast can be a very rewarding and social event. Members also arrange SCUBA holidays abroad.

Our Club has an active social event calendar, dining out regularly, fun/fund raising events & occasional diving related coach excursions. Recently about 20 members enjoyed a night out Go-Karting, we have even built our own indoor portable Skittle Alley that we use and hire out (see photo's below).

The Club is now starting to encourage snorkelling as an option, We run snorkel only lessons for groups and individuals. This pool based experience is an excellent way of gaining sufficient confidence to enjoy the underwater world of shallow reefs on holiday. A one hour evening SCUBA experience can also be arranged.

Cross Over Training

Qualification:	BSAC equivalent:
Padi - (Advanced) Open Water Diver
SSA - Open water Diver	Ocean Diver
SSI - (Advanced) Open Water Diver
Padi - Rescue Diver
SAA - Club Diver	Sport Diver
SSI - Advanced Open Water Diver +"Stress & Rescue"
Padi - Diver Master
SAA - Diver Leader	Dive Leader
SSI- Dive Control Specialist

We also have social events during the year.

Contact Mr D Hilton (Diving Officer) on 01283 542942

Going On Holiday ?

The Club Has Now Started Running Snorkle Courses For All The Family. Enjoy Some Of The Under Water World Most Holiday Makers Never See, Come And Join Us To Learn In Safety And Gain Confidence In Using The Equipment Which Will Open Up A New World To Talk About. Don't Just Think About It DO IT Next course starts T B A ( course duration 4 weeks)

Skittles Alley

The club has its own Skittle Alley which is available for hire. The Alley is 38ft long by 4ft wide and includes a scoreboard and small P.A system

The Alley is ideal to hire for private functions and fund raising events.

For further details please contact Dave Hilton (details as above) .