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 <title><![CDATA[The Diving Officer’s Report]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:28 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Good evening, everyone, and I must say how good it is to be back here at the Bell & Anchor for another Annual General Meeting…’ MIKE WARD takes the minutes]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[How to pick the perfect buddy]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:23 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Make the wrong choice of liveaboard dive buddy and you could be facing the holiday from hell. If you can't find the ideal companion, you should at least know who to avoid. Mike Ward presents his own handy selection guide]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[My first dive]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2006 16:08 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[We all have to start somewhere. An inland quarry in February could be just the place for that initial plunge - and perhaps Mike Ward's account will ring nostalgic bells for some of you]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[The Rocky Quarry experience]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 08:43 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Ah, the smell of fried bacon and talcum powder on a Sunday morning! For Mike Ward it can mean only one thing - another day's diving at his favourite site...]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[The trainee from hell]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 08:43 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Spare a thought for the long-suffering diving instructor who has to cope with would-be divers like this one, spotted by Mike Ward]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[The training officer's tale]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2006 16:01 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[What qualities does a club instructor need? Patience, understanding, ability to communicate clearly, awareness of others' needs, flexibility, single-mindedness... Mike Ward certainly has the single-mindedness, and if some trainees can't stay the course, there are plenty more where they came from!]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[The chairman's tale]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 08:43 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Being Chairman of a dive club may be a heady intoxicant but, explains Mike Ward, people don't understand the pain that goes with the power]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Who needs an entertainment committee ?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:02 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Forget about the club's annual picnic and Mike's latest Red Sea slides. For real entertainment, all you need is a group of divers with a boat, an engine and a raft of diving gear, says Jeff Green. Take them out to sea hoping they know something about seamanship, and watch what happens!]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[My first sea dive]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:02 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[That marine baptism is all-important, says Mike Ward - it won't take a bright novice long to learn the most important lessons about diving conduct]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[The club trip to Scapa]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 08:43 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Diving the classic wrecks of Scapa Flow can be so rewarding for intelligent, skilled divers who have the right attitude and approach.But what if you have none of these qualities? Mike Ward reports]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[The truth about drysuits]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:02 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[There's what they tell you in those fancy catalogues, and then there's what divers learn through bitter experience. Mike Ward presents his rough guide to the UK diver's friend and sometime enemy, the drysuit]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[The rules of the club]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:01 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Dive clubs need rules, and framing them is a painstaking process that needs to be handled with sensitivity. Mike Ward reports from the Dog & Duck]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Coming home]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 08:43 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Red Sea diving is all very well, but don't you sometimes think it's a bit too soft and easy? Mike Ward decides to take a break from Sharm el Sheikh to do some real diving]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[My first hardboat]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 08:43 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Having survived his first RIB dive, the rookie diver feels ready to take that next big step - the wreck dive from a hardboat. Mike Ward was there on the day]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[The club weekend]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:02 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Everyone's set for a great club diving weekend, following a riotous Friday night celebrating their arrival. But the next morning throws up a few problems. Mike Ward is in charge]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Last out, first in]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:02 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Some divers like to take a break from UK diving during winter. Others have proud traditions of discomfort to maintain, as Mike Ward reports]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Inland dive site opens in East Yorkshire]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:01 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Britain's inland dive sites have a new addition, following the opening of a centre in East Yorkshire. It features platforms, wrecks and swim-throughs and will have a limit on visitors to prevent crowding. ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[The Birth of East Anglian Branch No 11 by Douglas Lutkin]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:01 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The Birth of East Anglian Branch No 11 by Douglas Lutkin ]]></description>
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