Agenda AGM / Paddler of the Year Awards and club presentations of major trips Thursday 23rd October 2025
Please reserve a place so we have an idea of the number attending
Location – Liverpool Marina – Anchor Bar and conference room (Access from the bar)
Attendance register – please sign in using the sheets
Apologies for absence via email, please. Secretary@liverpoolcanoeclub.co.uk
7:30 – 8:00 pm – Catch up with Members – Slideshow of the club`s activities over the year.
Liverpool Canoe Club is open to all and aims “to provide the maximum canoeing and kayaking opportunities for all its members”.
8:00 – 8:20 pm – AGM (Election of Club Officials, Paddler of the Year, Members’ Motions)
Welcome from the chair & review of the year
1. Apologies for Absence.
2. Minutes of the previous AGM – Click here
• Signed as a true record by the Chair
• Matters arising.
3. Honorary Treasurers (Auditors) Report Online Year End Accounts – Click here
4. Members Survey – Analysis of the responses. (Laura Bevan)
5. Brief reports from each discipline (2 minutes each)
6. Standards of Deployment and how it is affecting the club – Stewardship Group and Mark Benson
7. Members’ motions – Please email any member’s motions (two emails, please, from the proposer and seconder) that require an LCC constitution change. Deadline 16/10/25
8. Members’ Questions – Please email any question(s) about the club, its organisation or its activities to the secretary (5 minutes max given to this item). Deadline 16/10/25
9. “John Lamb – Lasting Memorial” – Richard Clews
10. Chair to thank all the volunteers who have coordinated and guided the club over the past year, especially those who have given up their time to run sessions for its members. Members are reminded that volunteers give their time freely to try and get as many people on the water as possible.
11. Election of Officers – Proposed list of those willing to stand for 2025 – 2026 (To be approved by a simple show of hands from those present unless a position has multiple proposals). If you believe that you could contribute to running your club, please speak to any member of the Stewardship Group or to the Volunteer Coordinator (email secretary@liverpoolcanoeclub.co.uk). Deadline 16/10/25.
This applies to any position below, whether it is currently vacant or not.
Stewardship Core Members (Voting Members)
Chair – John Cooke
Secretary – Vacant
Membership Secretary – Mark Benson
Treasurer – Vacant
Honorary Treasurer (Auditor) – Craig Ford
Lead Safeguarding Coordinator – Amy Newnham
Assistant Safeguarding Coordinator Carol Atkinson
Junior / Youth Coordinator – Amy Newnham
Coaching Coordinator – Adya Misra
Maintenance Coordinator – Dominic Fahey
Volunteer Coordinator – Roy McHale
Club Safety Officer – Vacant
Home Waters (Docks) Coordinator – Vacant
Discipline Coordinators (Voting Members)
Canoe Polo Coordinator – Callum Cook
Junior Polo Coordinator – Richard Clews
Sea Kayaking Coordinator – Ian Bell
White Water Coordinator– Chris Marsden
Open Boat Coordinator – Nikki Aldridge
SUP Coordinator – Adya Misra
Inland Touring Coordinator – Carl Leungs
Paddle-Ability Coordinator – Chris Marsden
Swim Safety Coordinator – Kevin Corcoran
Co-opted members (Non-voting Members)
Surf Coordinator – Karl Tattum
Freestyle Coordinator – Paul Harwood
Racing Coordinator – Colin Smith
Communications Officer – Mark Benson
Data Protection Officer – Keith Steer
Website Developer – Vacant
8:30 to 8:45 pm
Paddler of the Year Awards presented by the chair.
2025 Paddler of the Year
2025 Young Paddler of the Year
2025 Volunteer of the Year
8:45 to 9:30 pm – Short presentations from this year’s Club Trips
