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Volume 35 Issue 4 ~ April 2011

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Frome Canoe Club is affiliated to the British Canoe Union and is a Registered Charity (Number 1104728)

Frome Canoe Club leads the way: a small scale hydro electric scheme at Welshmill weir will provide all the energy we need and more.

Andy, Rich, John and Pam visit Evans Engineering in Cornwall and clinch the deal on turbines and other

associated machinery. Read all the details on page 7.

Kayak Krazy: the new slalom boats pass the test!

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FCC ‘THROWLINE ’ CLUB MAGAZINE

Send articles for the next issue to [email protected] by 27th April

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President

Graham Warnecke

Vice Presidents

Richard and Jane Arney

Jim and Catharine Croft

Chairman

Andy Bell

Vice Chairman

Rich Carter

Treasurer

John Kent

Secretary

Pam Dixon

16 Blagdon Walk, Frome, BA11 2YH

Committee Members

Debbie Ashdown

Howard Charlesworth

Sam Charlesworth

Mandy James

Alun Jones

Gareth McGiveron

Karl Waldeck

Sara Withall

Jack Smiles (Youth voice)

Kit Officer

Tim Smiles

In this issue

3 Calendar in brief

4 River Frome

4 Grand Easter Egg Hunt

5 Surfing

5 Open Canoe Tour

6 Wednesday Club Sessions

12 Friday Club Sessions

15 Other essential dates

8 River Tavy trip

9 Loop and Lower trips

10 Work Party

12 Usk trip

11 Report: Shepperton slalom

13 What is happening this year?

17 PaddlePower Slalom

7 Welsh Mill Weir Project

14 More about Wednesday Sessions

16 Swimming for medals!

17 Kayak Polo

19 Courses in brief

CALENDAR

REPORTS

SLALOM MATTERS

SPECIALS

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Calendar 2011

Date Event Standard Contact

April

8 LAST POOL SESSION All Pam D

10 River Frome trip Passport or 1 Star John K

20 FIRST WEDNESDAY SESSION All Pam D

24 Grand Easter Egg Hunt All Rich C

29 Langham Farm sessions start Adults John K

May

1 Sunday slalom training All John K

4 Discover course starts Passport Pam D


8 River Frome trip Passport or 1 Star tbc

11 Passport course starts Beginner youth Pam D

11 Passport to Slalom course starts Passport Pam D


17 Tuesday Two Star starts Participants Pam D

21/22 One Star course Participants Pam D

22 Surfing trip Ability to roll Howard C

29 Set up Langham Farm slalom All Andy B

June

4/5 LANGHAM FARM SLALOM All Andy B


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Calendar in detail - river trips


Grand Easter Egg Hunt 24th April - Easter Sunday At Langham Farm 10am till noon Cost £2 Organiser - Rich Carter Come paddling and have some fun searching for Easter eggs, all from your kayak or canoe. Please note that paddlers should bring their own boats and equipment and make their way direct to site between the stated times. We will not meet at Market Yard for this special session. If you need a boat or kit please either add it to the list when you sign up, or email me (see back page for details) well in advance and I will try to have it available for you. MUMS, DADS and families: come and join in. You can take an open canoe between you. This event is open to all our members, families and friends.

River Frome 10th April Woolverton to Iford Meet at the Clubhouse, 9am Cost £3 Organiser - John Kent We’re doing a slightly different section today! Woolverton to Iford. From Woolverton we paddle to Langham Farm and then on to waters beyond. It’s a long time since we did this stretch and so it will be a ‘new’ section for many of us. But it has flat bits and weirs just like the stretch we often do!

The beauty of this trip is that it takes in the Zoom Flume, which is like a long slide with a big wave at the bottom. Very exciting!

Then there are three more weirs after this, Snarlton, Farleigh and Iford.

This paddle is about 7 miles, so be sure to bring a good lunch to keep energy levels up.

It will be great to do a different section.

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Calendar in detail - more trips


River Frome 8th May Meet at the Clubhouse, 9am Cost £3

Another Frome trip in May. Not sure which section, but our Frome trips are always good fun.

Same format as usual: change at the clubhouse, leap into cars and go for a paddle!

Surfing Day Trip 22nd May Meet at the Clubhouse, 9am Cost £13 Organiser - Howard Charlesworth

We’re re-instating the surf trip we lost earlier in the year (due to lack of waves). Let’s hope there are waves this time. As before this trip is not for the feint hearted. A secure roll is essential. People need to be able to look after themselves, so it’s not a trip for beginners.

The exact location will be decided on the day but we normally head to North Devon and the sandy beaches of Croyde or Saunton.

Open Canoe Tour June 10th - June 12th

A relaxing meander through the beautiful countryside and camp-ing in the wilderness

Are you interested in paddling a self supported trip from Hereford to Lydbrook in open boats?

The trip would take three days pad-dling and two nights camping

So we start on Thursday 9h June eve-ning with the drive up to Hereford have a hearty meal and camp. Paddle Friday to Hoarwithy and camp, then Saturday paddle down to Ross on Wye and camp. Then on to Lydbrook on the Sunday, shuttle and home.

All three days paddling are gentle 4 – 5 hour paddles. The camp sites are family friendly and close to pleasant hostelries with a fine selection of ales, wines and vitals.

In order to plan the logistics we need to know numbers so please let Howard know. Further details will be available later.

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Wednesday club sessions START 20th April


Sessions provide opportunities for training and for having fun!

We will have the evening divided into two as before:

FIRST HOUR (7pm-8pm) For YOUNG PEOPLE

the options are : Slalom training Fun and games Passport - a beginners course Discover - an improvers

course

SECOND HOUR (8pm-9pm) for ADULTS

the options are: Slalom training Adults only Polo (every other week) Open boating (new this year)

MIDDLE HOUR Tasters - for people new to the club Fun and games

this year is the Open Boating session, with Sara, our Ca-

noe Coach leading the way. Paddling in the second hour, Sara will be offering a mixture of fun and games alongside traditional

canoe skills.

Polo, to be lead by Jack. Every other week. A

fast and exciting session with our new polo goals and a new playing pitch. The ability to roll is a must! See also page

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Continued from front page

Welshmill Weir Project


Says Andy Bell, who has been leading the project “Gone are the days when

we will have to worry about fund rais-

ing. Not only will this scheme provide

us with all the electricity we need for the club’s use, it will also raise funds for

us when we sell the surplus electricity

back to the national grid. We will shortly

be in that wonderful position of being able to fund the long awaited extension

and what everybody has been asking

for: a bar in the room upstairs.”

Research by Andy revealed that we

could use the drop at Welshmill weir without too much disruption and in fact

the layout of the weir means that the

expense of installation is reduced

considerably. There are three types of hydroelectric schemes: ‘Impoundment’

which needs a dam and reservoir, (too

big for us), the ‘Pumped Storage’

where water is pumped back up during periods of low energy demand and the

‘Diversion’ or run-of-river type. The one

which is suitable for us is the Run-of-

river type. It can provide up to 100 kW of power with the micro hydro system

we have purchased from Evans

Engineering.

We have already obtained the

extraction license from the Environment Agency. The EA looks favourably on

renewable energy projects and so we

did not have any problems. We will also

require planning permission to erect the small building to house the turbine and

we have secured the piece of land on

river left, for this. Andy has drawn

together the plans for this project and we know from past applications

how successful he has been in

securing permissions.

Obtaining the funding has not been

too difficult. For low-head systems

where there is a weir already, costs are £4,000 per kW installed. The

good news is that the funding for our

project is already place. We have

received grants from both Frome Town Council and Mendip District

Council. Both have welcomed our

scheme and are in fact showcasing our project to other councils across

the west. Other funding has come

from the DTIs Low Carbon Buildings

Programme which has given us the maximum grant available of £30,000

for small scale hydro projects for

community organisations. This

leaves the club having to find only £5000, because we found out that

our VAT bill will be less than

expected: only 5% for systems which

are used for charitable purposes.

Andy, Rich, John and Pam have been working on behalf of the club

with Evans Engineering and Power

(Cornwall). Their most recent visit

clinched the deal and we are expect-ing the project to start on April 1

st.

Pam has loads more information and the next newsletter will include

pictures of the plans and so on. If

you do want more information before

then, email her - [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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Reports - Tavy trip


Temptation on the Tavy 13th March By Alun Jones

The Tavy is the pretty little sister that seems innocent at the begin-ning but becomes a bit naughty when she gets the chance.

We arrived in the sunshine with hopes that the water level had been boosted by the rain that was supposed to have fallen during the night. We were, however disappointed. The river was as low as a lizard’s belt buckle, and it was soon apparent to most of us that we would have to get in a long way down from the town weir in order to be able to get afloat.

The journey began with stretches of shallow water and punting off the rocks to make slow progress until the deeper water became more frequent and we began to find some drops and play waves to reward our efforts.

The warm conditions and clear water clearly tempted some of the more experienced paddlers to get some rolling practice in. Jack and Tim somehow contrived get their hair wet before Mark got fed up being too hot and took a swim after one of the drops

in a narrow section.

Birthday boy Bob decided that he should also join in the fun and took a dip at the same time. By now the river was presenting some challenges at regular intervals and Bob was again able to lead by example and showed Gareth how they could cool down together.

The last stop before lunch was at the steep weir where the usual route down the LHS was obstructed by fallen trees. We therefore opted for the bumpy ride on the right and all found a way down safely, thanks to Tim’s intervention with a helping shove for Bob who was determined to get more points.

After a very brief lunch stop above the grade 3 section, a route was agreed upon and the last major obstacle was successfully overcome by everyone though some lines were more comfortable than others. We approached Denham bridge and played on the sloping weir, although there seemed to be one or two who couldn’t play nicely with the other

boys, but we all managed to have a turn.

I hoped we could have tempted out the angry riparian

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Reports - trips continued

Loop: 7 Paddlers and 21 Points

Girls: Ellie H Ladies: Jane T (6), Kate J (3) Men: Mike B, (6), Peter T (3), Rich C and Terry O (3)

Lower: 17 Paddlers and 18

Points Girls: Isi Miles, Jaz Shillabeer (3), Katie H (2), Lia H and Lily C (2) Ladies: Debbie A and Pam D, Boys: Ben M (3) and Max C (2) Men: Chris H (3), Howard C, James M (3), John K, Richard H, Pip, Stu M, and guest paddler Martin.

Tavy: 12 Paddlers and 20 Points

Boys: George M, Jack S (1), Kurt D and Rich N Men: Alun J (1), Arthur B (1), Bob B( 8), Carl G, Gareth M (3), Jonathan H, Mark B (3) and Tim C (3).

owner so we could see his angry riparian but there was no sign of them today.

After a long day we found our way to the woodland car park with exfoliated hulls on our kayaks and we began to pack away the gear. Gareth’s last day before his surgery was coming to an end. The last quality meal that he could enjoy before the enforced fast required by the doctors had been planned to provide the best in both nutri-tion and taste.

George lit the stove (eventually) and boiled the water, carefully pre-pared and served the pot noodle: what more could a man wish for!

Thank you to the drivers Tim, Gareth and Arthur for making the trip possible.

Well done to Kurt, George, Rich N, Carl and Jonathan for staying dry.

Loop and Lower 13th March

On same day as the Tavy trip, others did the Loop and the Lower Dart, and there was no walking on these trips.

There hadn't been much rain to speak of, so levels on the Loop made it an interesting and technical paddle.

The Lower had more water than we expected and so we were pleasantly surprised. Pip joined us and led us down.

It was one of those rare sparkling spring-like days with warm sunshine and no wind. It was a beautiful day for a paddle!

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Reports - Work party


First victim of the slalom boats revealed!

It was a paddler in a C1 on the Try-It-Day who claims this prestigious

award of ‘swimmer extraordinaire’. Jack, looking rather nervous in spite

of his vast experience on grade 4s in Scotland, picked up speed in the

C1, (on flat water remember) tried to execute a turn, boat slowed down,

weight thrown over, edge caught, and oh yes, a swim!

Ed: That’s 3 points Jack! But I think he knew a slalom boat would get him today. He certainly came prepared, after all Jack had his full dry suit on.

Noggin’ work party

What a turn out! Thank you every-one.

There was measuring, cutting, ham-mering, nail gunning, screwing, and just a little bit of fun tonight. All to the wonderful sounds of buzzing electric tools, loud pops from the air gun and worst of all the frightening and loud noise of an air compres-sor exploding into life after indeterminate periods of relatively quiet.

Noggins were fitted till the wood ran out. Insulation panels were fitted till the batons ran out.

And while all this was happening upstairs, Sally and Tim were count-ing and checking helmets in the boat store and generally getting to grips

with other kit issues.

Howard cut his finger in the first five minutes which let him escape duties pronto. but then made himself useful taking on a Health and Safety role Mostly it worked.

So a big thank you to: Lily,

Max, Sam, George, Jack, How-ard, Jonathan, Gareth, Nad-

ine, Jon, Austen, Terry and Rich.

And of course to Sally and Tim for their detec-tive work on the kit.

Andrew and John were supposed to be making the

tea, but it turned out to be a self service affair tonight with people doing it themselves, because those two concentrated on slalom boats. That worked. And Pam stuck to cleaning duties.

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Reports - Shepperton slalom


Shepperton Slalom A Division 1/2 event

We arrived in Shepperton on Friday afternoon so I could inspect the course. Two hours from Frome, it is the closest event so always worth attending.

Unlike other river slaloms the weir can be very boily and unpredictable, changing second by second. There were two of the weir gates open and this created a jet of water that had to be crossed. The force of the water is similar to Cardiff WWC and takes some getting used to. There was nobody about on Friday, so I got on and had a go - 19 gates with some very tight turns. To cross the jet took total com-mitment otherwise you got washed down to the bottom of the course. It took 30 seconds to paddle back up - a lifetime in slalom terms.

My practice run was fine but brute force was necessary on some of the gates just to get through the fast flow-ing current which seemed to come from 3 different directions!

There were 150 people taking part so no late entries were accepted. Div 1 and 2 entrants seemed to be swim-ming in equal numbers. The air temperature was 5°C with the wind from the north, it felt quite cold, so the

prospect of a swim seemed unpleas-ant. My first run was at 12.10. After warming up on the bank I got on with two people before my run and 153 seconds later it was all over. All the gates secured first time and only hitting one pole. It felt steady and I was 10th out of 40.

I had managed to encourage one chap (about my age) to do his run: he had not wanted to go out again after a swim on his practice run. He succeeded and finished his first run with a big grin on his face as he had managed to negotiate the course.

For many that became their biggest achievement, similar to me two years ago. Just not to have swum was a milestone for them. After a 4 hour wait when the sun came out briefly it was time for run 2. At gate 17 I got gobbled up by a very nasty vortex and ended up going back for 17 and 19 so was 30 seconds slower. Overall I came 14th out of 40 and was delighted with the result. The mem-ory I will take away with me from the day was despite lack of experience many paddlers just had a go and one way or another, got through it and gained valuable experience for the next time. Roll on Shepperton 2012.

Andrew Lyall (FCC Slalom Coaching Team)

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Usk report and Friday club sessions


FRIDAY SESSIONS At Langham Farm Start 29th April 7pm - 9pm Cost £2

These sessions are for adults, but young people can come if their parents bring them and stay to paddle or watch.

People usually ‘do their own thing’, either slalom training, or a gentle paddle up and down stream in a kayak or open boat.

It is an ideal opportunity to take it easy.

Bring your own kit or let John know in advance if you want to borrow club kit as we only have a limited amount of stuff there.

River Usk 27th February

It was to be the section Talybont to Crickhowell today. With over 30 of us, it had the makings of a good trip!

The river started nice and gentle and everyone seemed OK. But it wasn’t long before the moaning started: too flat, apparently! ‘Was it going to be like this all the way?’ could be heard above the splish-splash of paddle strokes. Rich just kept his mouth shut knowing what was soon to happen. Mill Falls! Ah yes! Swimmers galore. But that was not the only place where swimming was demonstrated to a high standard. The stopper under the bridge at Llangynidr saw just a little more action.

It was a good trip. We loved it!

Paddlers (33) and Points (56) Girls: Ellie H Ladies: Becki F (9), Bex T (3), Jane T (6), Kate J, Linz K, Mandy J (2) and Veronica F (8). Boys: Ben M, George M (1), Jack H, Joe G (2), Kurt D (2), Rich N, Rowan A and Sam B (1). Men: Alex N, Alun J, Andy A, Andy V, Arthur B, Bob B, Carl G (1), Dave B, Chris H (6), Jonathan H, Karl W (6), Mark B, Matt N (1), Mike B, (3) Peter T, Rich C and Stuart M (5).

Bring your tokens to any club session, or if you don’t come to sessions at the moment, do what Jim did, post them to Pam. Thank you Jim!

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SLALOM MATTERS


SLALOM: what IS happening this year? ...

PASSPORT TO SLALOM A new 4 week programme specially for Passport paddlers. Start dates are 11th May and 22nd June. (See Page 17)

Wednesday training Normal Wednesday sessions start on April 20th and the weekly slalom training resumes then. 7-8pm for youth/beginners and 8-9pm for adults/experienced paddlers. Note: for the first two weeks there will only be one session because the evenings are still a bit dark!

Sunday Morning training Starting on May 1st At the Clubhouse, (except the 29th May which will be at Langham F)

1st May, 8th May, 15th May, 29th May 9.45 - 11am Youth members 11am - 12.45 Adults

Fun Mini Slaloms These popular events run at Langham Farm by Andy A last year are to be repeated. First one in June. (Either 10th or 17th)

Llandysul Slalom 21st/22nd May. A Division 2/3 event:

Langham Farm Slalom 4th/5th June. A Division 3/4 event: good for beginners.

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Wednesday sessions - more information!


Wednesday sessions - start on April 20th At the Clubhouse in Market Yard, Frome. Cost £2

Sessions provide opportunities for training and for having fun!

How are the sessions are organised?

7pm till 8pm - for younger members and less experienced paddlers 8pm till 9pm - for more experienced paddlers and adults. 7.30 till 8.30 - fun and games and for non members to try it out Page 6 shows the complete choice of activities you have!

What do I do?

On the door, when you pay, you sign up for the group you are going to join.

You get a coloured bib. Get changed in the changing rooms and then go and collect all the kit

you need. Someone will help you if you are not sure what to choose. Put the bib on top of your buoyancy aid. This helps the instructor for

your group find you. When your instructor is ready, carry your boat carefully down to the

jetty and get in. Remember the steps are steep and sometimes slippery so take great care. Get someone to help with your boat so that you share the load. And at the end of your session, put all your kit away.

What do I need to bring?

£2 entry fee. A change of clothes for the water. You will need warm clothes for the

first few weeks. Some trainers or wetsuit boots. A towel to dry yourself after your shower. If you have a wet suit, bring that. Bring any other canoeing kit that you may have.

Remember you can borrow paddles, spray decks, buoyancy aids etc, etc from the club.

The first few weeks may run to slightly different times because the evenings are shorter. We just have to manage.

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Advance notice about some essential dates


Langham Farm Slalom 4th/5th June. Great for beginners!

Biblins 25/26th June This is a camping and paddling weekend. We get to paddle the River Wye on two days. And don’t worry ! You won’t have to cook - we provide all the meals for you!

Market Yard Slalom 17th July. At the clubhouse this time, a nice and easy one

Summer Barbeque 7th August. And do we want another cardboard challenge? Or some-thing different? Give us your ideas. Alex has suggested a bath-tub race! Ummm...

Surfing weekend 27-29th August. Bank holiday weekend so that we can have three days. It’s a self catering event. We all camp in the same field but you have to be able to be self sufficient. So young people, you need to bring your parents with you! Carl has negotiated lower camp-site prices for us this year: £6 adult/£6 teenager/£4 child per night. (Thank you Carl!)

Tiverton training weekend 8/9th October. A weekend at Tiverton, paddling the River Exe on two days and staying overnight in a youth centre. We work in small groups helping you to gain, or improve your moving-water skills. Dart weekend 12/13th November. Our second training weekend based on the River Dart.

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Jonny Bevan swims for medal


Rumour has it that our resident police officer, Jonny Bevan, is soon to whisk his wife away on a short city break to London, staying at the luxurious Savoy hotel, going to see a West End show and generally living the high life. And all of this is to be paid by you and me, the tax-payer! Outrageous, I hear you cry... In fact, the highlight of Jonny and Nicky’s trip to London will be meet-ing the Prime Minister, because Jonny has been nominated for a national award for bravery. It turns out that he leapt into the River Avon in Bath to help a man who was in difficulty in the river having jumped from Pultney Bridge. Well done Jonny – we are all very proud of you! We assume that you were wearing a BA and helmet, of course?... Jonny has already received a regional commendation for this and was delighted to hear the news about being set up for a national commendation too. Those who have paddled with Jonny in Scotland are now left wondering if he is expecting to re-ceive multiple retrospective

awards at the next FCC Social in rec-ognition of his many swims in Scot-land over recent years. There was one memorable one caught on film at the bottom of the top drop of the Allt a Chaouruinn when he even cut his fingers.

Everyone say “Ahhhhhh...”

Ed: Here is Jonny on the Etive last year, just before a different big swim. Simon rescued him this time! PS Jonny racked up a grand total of 19 points for the 2010 Scotland week. In 2009 he got 10 .... What will it be this year?

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Wednesday activities


If you did a Passport course

last year . . . look here!

Do you fancy taking part in four weeks of slalom training, building on the skills you learned in Passport? This training programme will prepare you for one of our slaloms later in the year. Training starts 11th May on Wednesdays, from 7-8pm. Cost: Just the normal session charge. Sign up for this 4-week training on the sheets or by letting Pam know. Limited to six members - so sign up for this quickly!

Don’t know what to do when we are

back in the river?

Then come join us for a fast, fun evening and

see what you think. Develop skills, learn the

basics and just have a good time. Sound good?

Put your name on the sheet available on club nights. If you want

more information then speak to Jack Smiles.

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Thank you Mike

Our last newsletter requested help from a builder to cut a hole in a wall. Mike is the Man!

Bits and Pieces

CALLING ALL PARENTS HELP IS NEEDED

WEDNESDAY CLUB SESSIONS

We need volunteers to help ‘man’ the store and give out kit to new members. No previous experience is needed - we will show you everything you need to know!

Can you give up one Wednesday a month (or more) to be in a rota of volunteers? Email Pam if you want to know more. [email protected]

THE PROOF IS HERE: WE DO HAVE GHOSTS IN THE CLUBHUSE The circular shapes are characteristic of a phenomenon known as bio-luminescent orbiting body spectra, or BLOBS.

Says one photo expert “They are very common whenever a bunch of wasters gather in one place with some power tools”.

Congratulations Andy

and Lou!

A new baby paddler for the club, arriving in September.

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Membership Prices, 2011

Youth £16.50 Adult £26.50 Family £42

Bits and Pieces

COURSES Passport £30 An introductory 7 week course for the under 14s. Wednesdays 7-8pm. Start date - 11th May

Discover £45 This follows on from the Pass-port course. 12 weeks for under-14s. Wednesdays 7– 8.30pm. Start date - 4th May

Passport to Slalom A 4 week slalom training Start dates - 11th May, 22nd June More information: see page 17.

One Star £35 An introductory course in a weekend, for over 14s. 21st/22nd May OR 9th/10th July

Two Star £50 Choose either the 6 week eve-ning course or the 3 day one. Tuesday evenings 17th May - 21nd June Journey 12th June A course over three days 3rd/4th Sept and 11th Sept

Canoe Safety (FSRT) £30 18thJune

Pool Sessions - are stopping soon.

Last one is April 8th

Well we are coming to the end of another season of pool sessions. We have had some brilliant sessions this year and it has been good seeing so many members there.

We move to river sessions on Wednesdays for our weekly club nights, and we look forward to seeing you all out on the real water, in the fresh air, the cold and the rain . Ah, we love the rain don’t we? The sessions start on 20th April, 7-9pm, and run all through the summer .

Last but not least, I would like to say a big thank you to the dedicated band of coaches and supervisors who have given up their chance to be in the water each night and have instead, kept the pool safe and organised. And so to Sam, Alex, Jack, Vicky, Linz, Howard, Gareth, John, Arthur, Karl, Andy V and Rich, THANK YOU - Pam.

LAST POOL SESSION IS 8th APRIL

Start again in September!

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CONTACTS

Chairman: Andy Bell 07966 203309

Vice Chair: Rich Carter 01373 864623 [email protected]

Treasurer: John Kent 01225 765168 [email protected]

Secretary: Pam Dixon 01373 473836 [email protected]

Youth Voice: Jack Smiles [email protected]

Canoeing and kayaking are “Assumed risk” – “Water contact sports” that may carry attendant risks. Participants should be aware of and accept these risks, and be responsible for their own action and involvement.

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COPPER NOSE CLIP POINTS

1 point for a capsize and roll up 2 points for a technical rescue (ie you would have swum without a little bit of help!) 3 points for a SWIM

Jane Thomas 18 Arthur Belbin 3

Miles Benjafield 17 Peter Thomas 3

Becki Fryer 12 Terry O'Neill 3

Chris Harvey 12 Kate Johnson 3

Ian Jones 9 James Munn 3

Jaz Shillabeer 9 Mark Baines 3

Mike Bullen 9 Gareth McGiveron 3

Veronica Francis 8 Tim Cottle 3

Bob Barr 8 Isi Miles 2

Jon Cox 6 Hilary Pound 2

Ben Miles 6 Kurt Doel 2

Ellie Howell 6 Max Charlesworth 2

Karl Waldeck 6 Lily Charlesworth 2

Joe Gregory 5 Katie Hobbs 2

Mandy James 5 Alex Nicol 1

Bex Tanti 5 Matt Norman 1

Stuart Miles 5 George McGiveron 1

Jack Smiles 4 Carl Gilder 1

Ben Lemon 3 Sam Bloodworth 1

Alan Carpenter 3 Alun Jones 1

Jonathan Howell 3

Nadine Robson 3

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