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

River Dee, Bangor on Dee to Farndon 15th Jan 2023 by Allan Blanchard (led by Alan Peachment, John Fay) The Heavy rain and the Dee being in Flood meant we cancelled this trip and decided to move to the Weaver. A big thank you to everyone who turned up, Diane Rogan, John Fay, Michael Plant, Dave Hendry, Ian Hastings, Gary Quine, Alan Peachment, Dorin Wang and Jacki Jenkins. The 10… Read More »River Dee, Bangor on Dee to Farndon 15th Jan 2023 by Allan Blanchard (led by Alan Peachment, John Fay)

River Lune Beckfoot to Killington Sunday 8th January The heavy rain had eased overnight, and most rivers had returned to below-high levels. Game on and we returned to Burton Services to try to run the middle Lune again. The Lune often runs when other rivers are too low so it’s often a fallback trip when other rivers are too rocky but it is also fun when it is medium-high. You… Read More »River Lune Beckfoot to Killington Sunday 8th January

River Trip Irwell to Burrs Country Park. 07/01/2023 by Andrew Broddle River Trip Irwell to Burrs Country Park. 07/01/2023. Pics from a fun and lively day on the river. Many thanks to John Allerton for organising and leading.  River Level: 0.56m, falling (Grade 2+ currently) The put-in at Ramsbottom gives access to the bottom of the weir which is quite friendly apart from the left-hand corner. Under the road bridge,… Read More »River Trip Irwell to Burrs Country Park. 07/01/2023 by Andrew Broddle

River Lune to Kirby Lonsdale with high water – Saturday 7th January We had been checking the gauges and rainfall on Friday evening and although it looked high it would probably be ok. Well, it rained all night and most of the next morning and the levels were rising. Upon meeting up, it did not take long to switch to our backup plan. We would run the grade 2(3) section… Read More »River Lune to Kirby Lonsdale with high water

Monday 2nd January – Sea Paddle – Little Orme and Great Orme by Ian Crook A great little sea trip to kick off the new year. I arrived early at Llandudno North Shore for a leisurely breakfast in the van. Soon other kayakers started to arrive and found myself surrounded by a large group from Snowdonia Canoe Club. They were a very friendly bunch, but confusion then reigned as LCC… Read More »Monday 2nd January – Sea Paddle – Little Orme and Great Orme by Ian Crook

River Lune in Canadian Canoes – 31st January 2022 by Andy Garland Four intrepid and skilled open-boat canoeists (Nikki, Martin, Keith and Ian), plus a nervous cack-handed sea kayaker (me) met at Devils Bridge on the River Lune with the aim of paddling an 11km grade 1-2 section of the river.  Keith had arrived before me and kindly wandered a few meters upstream to take photos of the hardest rapid… Read More »River Lune in Canadian Canoes – 31st January 2022 by Andy Garland