John Pegram’s Funeral Wed 6th May Hi All, Here are the details of John’s funeral in case you live near Wingate road (Jerico Lane / Aigburth Road); Wed 6th May, leaving from John’s house at 17 Wingate Road L17 0AY about 10.15am and then driving past Judith’s house which is close by. Some people are planning to line the route (Please keep to the 2 metres plus guidance), and Judith is hoping to either livestream, zoom or relay the service which may help everyone feel as involved. The service will be at Springwood Crematorium at 10.45am. Immediate family ONLY. As yet I don’t have the details about the video stream but will forward it to you as soon as I can. Caz and I can’t risk attending but Nicky Corbett is planning on standing at the side at the road near John’s house. Pete T

Reece Marsden and Harvey Harwood selected for GB Freestyle Academy Great news for Reece Marsden and Harvey Harwood. They have both been selected for the GB Freestyle Academy.  Here they will get some great coaching and a it is great platform to get into the GB Freestyle Team. Well Done!

Sea Kayak Essentials Live Coast Navigation session Friend of the club Nick Cunliffe Nick gave an online sea kayak navigation session on Thursday evening. If you missed it, you can watch it here to find out about tides and races etc around Anglesey. https://www.facebook.com/Kayakessentials/videos/3179919622019278/

Hi all, LCC Virtual Canoe Club talk on Zoom – Every Tuesday evening at 7:30 pm until paddling resumes. Next Tuesday we intend to have a Virtual Canoe Club talk on Zoom and hopefully this will allow members to keep in touch as currently the guidance means the club has cancelled all upcoming physical events until further notice. This week it is Turner Tours Ltd Open Boat Expedition to Canada (the hardest trip I have ever undertaken) You do not need a zoom account to join the talk but it is easy to create one if you want.   https://zoom.us/ You can join via a browser, download the software for PC or App on your phone.  Ideally you will have access to a webcam and microphone, but this is not essential. Please feel free to interact and ask questions either during or at the end of each talk. Please use the Meeting ID *** *** **** next Tuesday at 7:30 pm to join in or simply click the weblink provided in the Google Group Email. We hope to have a different talk each week so if you have a set of photos or can talk about some aspect of the sport for about 20 minutes please contact website@liverpoolcanoeclub.co.uk Kind regards LCC

First Virtual Sunday morning Gathering / Paddling Session Hi all, This Sunday saw 27 paddlers join us for our first Sunday morning paddle on Zoom.   Many were seen wearing paddling attire.  Trevor and Jill were in kayaks, John had Protective Paddling Equipment (PPE) covering his head – very sensible for sofa surfing.  Craig was in his kayak protecting his supply of emergency energy biscuits.  We even had a pirate turn up for the gathering!  It would be great to see more club members at next Sundays gathering. You do not need a zoom account to join the gathering, but it is easy to create one if you want.   https://zoom.us/ You can join via a browser, download the software for PC or App on your phone.  Ideally you will have access to a webcam and microphone but this is not essential. Please use https://zoom.us/join or click join with the Meeting ID ***-***-*** next Sunday at 10:30 to join in. This code is the same each week and will be sent again via googlegroup email.

Long-time member of the Club, John Pegram sadly passed away today at Aintree Hospital The club is saddened to pass on the news that John Pegram died peacefully this afternoon at Aintree Hospital. He had Covid-19 and had been battling with advanced cancer for several years. We understand that Judith was able to be there at his side. John joined the club in March 2010 and took part in all disciplines. He paddled in the French Alps, Scotland, Wales and England. John obtained his Level 1 Coach Award in 2012 and helped introduce many new members to the sport, including his son Matthew. He loved camping and joined us on many of the Anglesey and Pembrokeshire weekends. More recently John has been an active member of the Stewardship Group and has also taken many fabulous photographs and videos of members paddling all over the country with the club. John was an inspiration to all and will be dearly missed by all his friends in the club. John paddling in the Hilbre Island Race John paddling in the French Alps Pembroke Bank Holiday Weekend with the club Some of John`s many YouTube Videos of club Trips

Day 8 of the World Back Yard Rolling Championship. We’ve had so many entries. Can we get any more? There’s a few LCC members sneaking in there. Check out the video below or add your own contributions…

Hi All, Next Sunday we intend to have a Virtual Canoe Club gathering on Zoom an hopefully this will allow members to keep in touch as currently the guidance means the club has cancelled all upcoming physical events until further notice. You do not need a zoom account to join the gathering but it is easy to create one if you want.   https://zoom.us/ You can join via a browser, download the software for PC or App on your phone.  You will need a webcam and microphone. Please use the Meeting ID sent to all members via googlegroup email next Sunday at 10:30 to join in or email Nadia for a personal invite. P.S buoyancy aid or similar canoeing kit is suggested for this gathering. We want to try to bring a bit fun to are lives at this strange time. If you want to be in a kayak or canoe people are welcome to do that. Kind regards  Nadya Ford

Paddling with a few friends on Anglesey by Vic Leather Day 1 – Mermaid pub to old Menai bridge. We had all travelled to Anglesey in our own cars and had observed impeccable social distancing at all times. This often felt over the top compared to many others we observed but ultimately was proved the correct thing to do as BoJo announced further restrictions a week later. We descended down in the cars onto the south bank of the Straits to the get in at the Mermaid Pub, the sun was up but there was not too much wind. Ideal conditions for a paddle. We set off, crossing over to the far shore. The wind started to pick up but not too much … the tide was still dropping but usefully had turned in the straits and we would use it to carry us up towards Menai Bridge. We paddled up past Port Dinorwic and pulled in for lunch. We had our butties on the beach by church island all with our own rocks 4-5 metres away from each other. After lunch we paddled through the ‘Swellies’ which were thankfully flat (no whirlpools this time !!)  then on through the old Menai Bridg. (No ferry gliding /swimming this week!) portaging at the ramp by Menai Bridge. Then back to Anglesey outdoors an early night in our individual rooms. Day 2 – Porth Dafarch to North Stack and back. Launching from Porth Dafarch with the sun high up in the sky we paddled around the headland rock hopping are way towards South Stack taking in some amazing sea caves and one huge wave eroded crack. We all ventured in about 100 metres. Then only to realise we couldn’t turn around inside as it was a kayaks width in places (good opportunity […]

Liverpool Canoe Club – Suspension of all club paddling. Sadly, we will now have to stop all paddling with LCC, this includes paddling at the docks. Following the government restrictions announced tonight we are forced to stop all paddling at the docks for at least 3 weeks or until the restrictions are lifted. Many thanks for all your support but I think we all knew this was coming. LCC