Hi All, In an attempt to streamline the renewal process we have for the last year we have experimented with a recurring subscription method of membership.  While this has been successful for many, a large number of members have had problems during this process.  Consequently we are from today reverting to the old membership system where you log in to the website and pay online each year.   Please note your membership always starts from your renewal date so please feel free to pay before the date of renewal (just click renew account when logged in).  You will never lose any days by paying in advance. This process will start from today so all those that have recently paid by recurring subscriptions are valid members until their renewal date.  All will have their subscription cancelled over the next few days and will then have to pay manually each year (you should receive a reminder email a week or so before renewal but you can easily check renewal dates by logging in to the account manager – see below) Many thanks for your continuing membership of the canoe club Membership team If you have any problems renewing or upgrading your membership please contact: membership@liverpoolcanoeclub.co.uk  Membership Adult £20.00 An individual 18 or over Family £30.00 Adult and Spouse or partner living together and their children under 18 Junior £10.00 Individual under 18 (Must have parent or guardian present at all times) Vounteer Nominal fee eg Helping to run the club / on Stewardship group / Active Coach etc. If you would like to change to a volunteer membership please contact: membership@liverpoolcanoeclub.co.uk

Karl Leungs organised this weekend jaunt down the mighty river Severn.  We paddled from Shrewsbury Weir to Ironbridge on the first day enjoying a well earned stop at the Riverside Inn.  We made the 24 miles to Ironbridge just as dark fell on us.  Jackson rapids were run in twilight and head torches were needed to navigate to the boat inn and Coalport YHA were we either camped or enjoyed to luxury of the YHA. The next day we paddled the beautiful valley down to Bridgnorth aided by the swift flowing current.  It was great to see such a variety of boats on the river (opens, sea kayaks, inland tourers, white water boats) Paddlers comments Great paddling weekend and thanks to all for the support for the slower paddler and especially Gareth for taking Aleksander on board.  Not sure my shoulders will be the same after getting the Burn to the end though!  Great YHA venue. Thanks a bunch for organising a fun weekend paddling down the River Severn from Shrewsbury to Bridgnorth including a run through Jackfield Rapids just as the light was fading on Saturday night. A great time was had by all and I really enjoyed meeting some new club members.  Sign me and Carole up on the next trip please Karl. Hi everyone, I will like to say a big thank you to everyone for turning up this weekend for the Severn trip. Hope you are all home and safe, recuperating after the arduous 24 miles paddling on Saturday I know it was a tough one but you all completed the journey, helping each other as we paddle down to Coalport. Fantastic trip, on a beautiful river, thank you for organising, perfect timings and a good night at the YHA in Coalport.  I have this picture – always helps to carry a […]

Treats Galore at the Halloween Paddle! Sunday 29th October 2017 At the Halloween paddle there were lots of people dressed up and boats decorated for the occasion. There were wolves, zombies, scary masks and even fake blood! Some boats were decorated with stickers, flags and balloons, there was even a boat decorated with flowers!   We paddled to the slipway by the Albert Dock where we shared cakes, buns, treacle toffee and sweets. Then we paddled around the Albert Dock. It was surprising to see that many people were taking photos and films of us. Maybe we scared them! My favourite part was when we shared the treats. From Poppy and Ella    

2017 “Paddling Film Festival” supported by Reel Media – Ontario. Wednesday 22nd November 2017. (Liverpool`s only showing for this world tour of paddling films from Ontario) http://liverpoolcanoeclub.co.uk/film/

HI Folks, Just wanted to invite you all to a talk I am hosting on November 15th at Hugh Baird University Centre in Bootle. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.4450509,-2.9893966,15.54z The subject is an across Scotland Canoe trip myself and Nick Cunliffe undertook in July of this year. We began in Mallaig in the West and finished in Perth on the east. The talk itself will be a combination of anecdotes, photos and video footage from trip. The event is FREE and we would really appreciate your support. If you are interested please click the link below to book a seat (its just so we know how many to set out.) If you would like to share the link by email or on social media please feel free to do so we are hoping for a big turnout. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/two-canoe-across-scotland-registration-38652592946?aff=es2  

A rather windy surf session at Crosby today. The tide came in much faster than expected. Must remember to carry safety knives. Almost a fishing line incident. Great to see 4 surf kayaks on the water amongst the sea kayaks and river boats.    

        Shortly after joining Liverpool Canoe Club the opportunity arose to paddle with the club on the Easter trip to Kinlochleven. We were lucky to have brilliant weather and managed to get some excellent paddling in at locations that we would never have attempted on our own. After this I really fancied a summer holiday paddling at Arisaig and soon found others similarly interested. John and Chris Fay and Phil Edwards decided that they would like to join Irene, Sue and I for a week’s break. Accomodation in two “Lodges” was duly booked. The weather was really kind and we managed to get some great days on the water. After the success of this trip, Irene suggested that we try “The Great Glen Canoe Trail” For this we were joined by Nathan——-Phil’s son, and Julie. Another very successful trip, made possible by Chris shuttling for us, with brilliant weather. Due to the successes of the last two, I thought it may be good to try Arisaig again and the same two “Lodges” were booked for a week in October. Well, to say the weather was unkind is a little short of the mark. Gales were forecast and from Saturday evening until Wednesday morning it blew a “HOOLY”. We had an excellent view of the “White Horses” on the seascape from our window. While there was some walking done, the first paddling was not accomplished until late on Wednesday afternoon. We were very lucky to get out of our exposed “Put in” at Gorten Sands with only minor scary moments and proceeded to an area of the Skerries that had good shelter. All in all a great couple of hours on the water. Thursday saw us back at Gorten Sands, but this time we stayed in the bay […]

Paddler of the Year Award presentations, Talks on Alaska, Nepal and the French Alps and AGM Wednesday 11th October 2017 7:30 – 8:00pm – Arrival Liverpool Marina, Spinnaker Suite.  Slide-show of club photographs and activities over the year. 8:00 – 8:20pm – AGM (Election of Club Officials, Paddler of the Year, Members Motions) Welcome from the chair & review of the year Apologies for Absence. 2.         Minutes of the previous AGM – Click here Signed as a true record by the Chair Matters arising. Treasurers report  Online Year End Accounts – Click here Brief reports from each discipline (2 minutes each) Members motions –  None received.           Chair to thank all the volunteers that have coordinated and guided the club over the past year. Special thanks going to those who are now moving on: Kingsway pool on Monday Stuart Toulson, Brian Green from Surf. Polo – Theo Gaussen, Youth Coordinator – Chris Murphy          Election of Officers – Proposed list of those willing to stand for 2017-18 Chair – Fiona Barry; Secretary – Carole Thomas, Treasurer – Craig Ford; Membership Secretary & Volunteers – Keith Steer; Welfare Officers – John Fay, Publicity – Pete Thomas; Grants- Nicky Corbett; Junior / Youth Coordinator – Ian Colwyn; Notice boards – Peter Massey; Kingsway pool on Monday Dominic Fahey; Robin Emery; Stuart Conway; Nick Coughlin; Dave Reynolds & Keith Steer; “Discipline Representatives” to advise members / act as a point of contact: Coaching Coordinator – Dave Reynolds, Technical Coaching Advisor – Ian Bell; Polo – Josh Cook, Sea – Gareth Jones; White Water – John Allerton & Stuart Toulson; Freestyle – Graham Devaney; Open Boat – Mike Alter & Ruth Edwards; Kayak Safety Cover – John Worswick; Slalom – Michal Giezgala; Racing – Colin Smith; Surf – Karl Tattum, SOT – […]

Little video of the surfing at cable bay, anglesey weekend #4 by Craig Ellingham  

For those that like surfing or want to know the sea state for sea kayaking this might be of interest. CEFAS have a map of UK wave buoy data (WaveNet), which also provides forecast information at some locations. See http://wavenet.cefas.co.uk/Map If you select the basic map and click on the arrow in Liverpool Bay, then select the graph tab you’ll get the local 24hr wave forecast for wave height and period.

Congratulations to everyone who took part in the ‘Stand Up To Cancer Canoe Paddle.’ A number of celebrities have been picking up their paddles to join an heroic team powering their way through waterways of the North West arriving in the Albert Dock on Friday 29th September to a rapturous crowd. They were followed by a team of twelve kayakers from Liverpool Canoe Club, coordinated by Julie Brookes, who followed them through the iconic docks of Liverpool to the finish arch at the Albert Dock where they were met by hundreds of friends and specators as well as TV cameras from Channel 4. Showing grit and determination, the ‘Paddlers’; Carla Bradbury, Jag Chather, David Sing and Helen Weller, who have all been affected by cancer, have been rowing five marathons in five days. The team set off from Chester on Monday 25th September and finished the challenge in the heart of Liverpool, at the Albert Docks, today. ‘Swim Safety’ provided the safety cover throughout the 120 trip in three inflatable ribs. Some of the celebrities taking part include Hollyoaks actress Anna Passey (Sienna Blake), Made In Chelsea’s Sam Thompson, Liberty X singer Michelle Heaton, Judge Rinder star Robert Rinder, TV presenter Anthea Turner, The Only Way Is Essex star Chris Clark, Love Island’s Jess Shears and Dom Lever along with a host of other celebrities. Each of the marathon paddlers were partnered with a celebrity each day to help them reach the finish line. To date some £15,700,222 has been raised to fund further research into cancer!. Channel 4 will be producing a documentary later in the year featuring the research and the ‘Stand up to Cancer’ campaign. Congratulations to everyone concerned!

Do you enjoy paddling white water? Have you taken part in The largest white water event in Europe? The Tyne Tour is based in Hexham Northumberland over the weekend of the 3rd-5th of November.  The rivers are dam released from Keilder reservoir giving miles of river fun, come and paddle through the Northumbrian countryside.  In what I think is the most stunning time of year.  Including the infamous Wardens gorge!!! The  ticket booking for the weekend will be  individually via the main website   tynetour.co.uk  There are many options for booking available, depending on the number of days you wish to paddle etc.   Once you have booked a place on the weekend register you attendance on the LCC booking page and Stuart will  Personally I plan to arrive on the Saturday morning, meet anyone who wishes to join me on a peer group paddle from Barrisford to the Hexham Tyne green. This a grade 3 paddle and anyone who joins us should be capable of paddling at this level.  This section is non portagable, that means if you decide to run it you can not get off the river until the get out. The Saturday evening I will pitch my tent  on the Tyne green then head into Hexham to eat, drink and watch the fireworks On Sunday I plan to head south and paddle a section of the Tees depending on levels.  Many options for rivers are also available,  the organisers are running some grade 1/2 trips bookable via the web site.  With well over 1500 paddlers attending the area is busy, with this in mind, could you please inform us of your attendance via  the club  calendar booking page after you have ordered your tickets. This will ensure I can contact everyone and we can all meet up.  Thanks,  Stuart Toulson

Canoe Focus Magazine – September

If you’re interested in having access to tidal predictions between UK tide gauge locations the National Oceanography Centre have released a tidal predictions app anyTide. This provides tidal elevation and current information at 1.8 km intervals around the UK coastline, http://noc.ac.uk/business/marine-data-products/anytide For those of you who use the UK Hydrographic Office EasyTide predictions, these are based on software developed by the National Oceanography Centre. So the data at tide gauge locations should be the same.