02/5/14 Menorca Sea Kayak Expedition 2014 Menorca is the easternmost island in the Balearic Islands group, situated slightly closer to the coast of Mediterranean Spain than it is to the north coast of Africa. It has a rich history and culture and, for the…

Each Spring, Stafford and Stone Canoe Club holds taster sessions for juniors who are interested in trying Canoe Slalom to come and have a go. The ideal age for these sessions is 9 to 11, school years 5 & 6.…

Spring Open Canoe paddle… What a great night to be on the water…   A heron greeted us as we gazed at the double rainbow and pondered whether we’d made the right decision, but the initial downpour of rain quickly…

On Saturday, three of our juniors went to the Youth Freestyle event at TNR on the River Dee. There were more than 20 junior paddlers there, from clubs around the country. The day started with a fun warm-up, before everyone…

Eight of us met at Sandy Lane car park for a junior paddle on the River Dee through Chester. It was a good day for it – clear enough to see what we were doing, with a steady flow on…

A last-minute decision paid off with a cracking coastal paddle from West Kirby Sailing Club out to Hilbre Island. Despite a cloudy start, light winds made for ideal paddling conditions. As the session went on, the skies cleared to blue,…

River Leven – Racecourse Section (Lakes Trip) A cracking day up in the Lakes with wall-to-wall sunshine – not something we always get! Spirits were high as we took on the Racecourse section of the River Leven, managing two full…

Junior canoe polo tournament in Penrith LCC players made the journey to Penrith to play in the NWC Youth Tournament on Saturday. Our players were split across 3 teams with players from Penrith, Barrow & Red Rose. Everyone had a…

Try Try Try leads to Tryweryn!! Four of us met for a peer paddle at the car park in Bala to one of our favourite stretches of white water in Wales. The Lower Tryweryn.  What a beautiful, somewhat technical stream of water it…

Finding a time when we could all meet up to make plans for the trip was proving difficult – in the end, we opted for a Sunday evening and met in Adlington by the canal at 4 pm. This was…

LCC Paddlefest 2026 aims to get Club members on the water, and we have many different sessions to book. If you would like to attend one of the coaching and skills sessions or just join in with the fun, please pre-book…

Lots of fun and games at the junior pool session yesterday! Well done to all the juniors who enjoy practising different skills. Thanks to all our helpers who make the sessions possible! Lots of fun and games at the junior…

Nine of us met at the car park in Sandy Lane to swap boats onto cars, then we headed down to Farndon to start the paddle down the Dee to Chester. The level was 0,96 which is high but easily…

River Weaver Peer Paddle by Jacki J Sunday, 15th 2026, was one of the first bright days this year. It’s been a gloomy, grey, long winter and sometimes difficult to get out for a paddle. But I decided after a…

There has been some discussion on the LCC Message Board about requirements for club leaders (the initial post was originally about requirements for the sea). We all need to be very careful with social media posts from others.  A commercial…

We arrived at Farndon and had a good look at the river to decide on our route. As it was very cold and raining heavily, we decided to paddle upstream as far as we could, then turn around and float…