River Dee, Farndon Bridge to Sandy Lane 26th Feb by Allan Blanchard (led by Alan Peachment, John & Marty). The 9 of us made the trip to Farndon bridge to offload our boats and then shuttled our cars to Sandy Lane.  We managed to be on the water for 1030. We thought that one of us, John or I, may have gone for an early swim due to the low… Read More »River Dee, Farndon Bridge to Sandy Lane by Allan Blanchard

NW Division 2 tournament that took place last weekend by Norman Cook We played our second round of games in the Northwest and Central Division 2 on Saturday, surprisingly winning all four games including a last-minute winner with 20 seconds on the clock. We currently lie second in the league table with the final tournament scheduled for March at Collingwood dock. A big well done to the team: Richard, Ollie,… Read More »NW Division 2 tournament by Norman Cook

Leeds-Liverpool canal – Ring ‘o’ Bells to Morris Lane by John Fay Having enjoyed a previous paddle from the Ring ‘o’ Bells pub to Appley Bridge lock it made sense to explore the other way towards Scarisbrick and the Marina. So Allan (Blanchard) set about organising the trip which resulted in 14 LCC members meeting at 10 am for a great trip. The route took in some lovely scenery even… Read More »Leeds-Liverpool canal – Ring ‘o’ Bells to Morris Lane by John Fay

Leisure paddle trip to Winsford Marina 5th Feb 2023 by Allan Blanchard (led by John Fay) A big thank you to everyone who turned up, Diane Rogan, John Fay, Jacki Jenkins and myself. A bigger thank you to John for leading the group and taking us on an expedition up the ‘Orinoco’! The 4 of us met up at the Winsford Marina carpark at 1000 and were all on the… Read More »Leisure paddle trip to Winsford Marina 5th Feb 2023 by Allan Blanchard (led by John Fay)

Results of the 2023 January photo of the month Competition Congratulations to Martin Aldridge for his winning photograph. First Place – Roy McHale taking part in the Rescue Session on the Slalom Course on the French Alps Trip by Martin Aldridge Equal Second Place – Andy hand rolling in Christmas Rolling Competition by Martin Sinnot Equal Second Place – Adya on a paddleboard on the Conwy Estuary by John Fay… Read More »Results of the 2023 January photo of the month Competition

Whitewater trip to the Dee Saturday 4th Feb – Chris Marsden It was a last-minute decision to put on a trip for Saturday morning and I was surprised by the response. 18 in all. We met at Horseshoe carpark for 10 am and it was already full of paddlers. I’ve never seen it so busy. We sorted out our groups and then carried out our shuttles. By the time we… Read More »Whitewater trip to the Dee Saturday 4th Feb – Chris Marsden

Sea Paddle on the North Coast of Anglesey 28/01/2023 by Ian Crook The three of us met up at Bangor services promptly at 9am, and after agreeing to head to north Anglesey, we headed straight on to Porth Eilian. After the usual faff, and the novelty of unloading kayaks onto the middle of a roundabout, we set off west from Porth Eilian against the flooding tide.  The tide wasn’t due… Read More »Sea Paddle on the North Coast of Anglesey 28/01/2023 by Ian Crook