Ladies Development North Tournament One The ladies team played their first tournament of the season at Cheadle Pool last night.  This year they have a large squad so the season looks good.  The six that played last night are: Laura Watkin, Rachel Smith, Leanne Murray, Rebecca Lawson, Emma Kirk and Charlie Threlfall.

Hi all A few of us are going to the Banff Mountain Film Festival UK Tour at the Plaza cinema in Crosby on Friday 17th Feb if anyone fancies it (also Friday 7th April, which is a different film programme)? Every year they show a great mix of 6-7 amazing films about adventure/ the outdoors (including some paddling) & there are competitions on the night & chance to have a beer. Check out the trailer here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=tiXqKu35zZc There’s more info on the website (http://www.banff-uk.com) & you can buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/banff-mountain-film-festival-liverpool-17-february-2017-tickets-29012509196 Hope to see you there

This looks great! Is anyone able to drive this forward? The Wye is a great river for kayaks or canoes, and 4 days paddling it sounds fantastic. Join The 100 Mile Canoe Test This Year! The 100 mile canoe test was conceived as a personal challenge for youngsters coming together in teams from youth clubs all over the country. Over four days the participants call on their skill, determination and stamina to complete the 100 mile route. The achievement brings a sense of personal fulfilment and team camaraderie that will remain with them for life. 2017 sees the event will running for its 55th year and it will take place on the River Wye over the late May bank holiday. The event was originally developed for the network of youth clubs who are part of what was the National Association of Boys’ Clubs. This year participation in the event has been opened up, through partnership with British Canoeing, to welcome all canoe clubs. The ‘Test’ alternates each year, between the Wye, Severn and Trent. In 2016 it was on a very windy Trent. One of the younger teams taking part struggled and was unable to complete the last day past Newark because of the waves being blown down the river towards them. Such is the determination of youngsters taking part, the team came back later in the year and completed their 100miles! How Does The Event Work? Teams will arrive at Fownhope on Friday evening (26th May) and set up base camp. On Saturday morning a procession of mini buses and trailers leave for the start at Glasbury and the first leg of paddling. Each day Safety Marshall’s set off first, scout the river for hazards and set up any necessary cover. The teams will paddle as a unit with, their own leaders, sometimes passing other groups and socialising. […]

Alpine Paddling Holiday River Durance – Briancon (France) Friday 21st July to 6th August 2017 Alps photos…..  LCC Home   Site Map  We stay at the French White Water Course Campsite (Camping Les Ecrins) Summer Holiday Alpine Rivers – Southern Alps (Trips daily for Grade 2 to 3 and 3 to 4+ paddlers) Contact Keith Steer if you would like more information or want to go. 12 places in the minibus or drive your family out and camp with us.  The cost for a place in the minibus and trailer is £400 for everything except food.. Please contact me for a place in the minibus as they are going fast…… Camping Les Ecrins campsite and maps of area…… ****** (How to book campsite if you are not travelling in the minibus…)Information Sheet a nd Kit List…….. Medical Consent Form……….. Chris Murphy`s Video of previous trips 2013…. 2014…. 2015…… Possible itinerary…….. Activities The Towns of Embrun and Briancon have many shops, children’s activities (Sailing, sailboarding, swimming, rock climbing, ropes courses, museums and historic sites). The region is a winter ski area and the valleys and mountains of the Ecrin surround the rivers. Families and club members are most welcome to join us. In 2016 we paddled, surfed, mountain biked, went horse riding, glacier walking, Via Ferrata, went shopping and sight-seeing. The Minibus and trailer leaves on Friday evening to Folkstone / Dover from Formby at around 6pm to arrive on the campsite Saturday afternoon. We travel back on the Saturday Evening / Night with a Ferry crossing about 4am on Sunday (two weeks later). Several club members drive out with their families for either one or two weeks. People have also gone by air to Geneva or Turnin and hired cars or vans.  

Photo of the Month Competition – Click here to vote for your favourite. Phils Hotdog – Photo by John Fay  Llandysul (mid Wales) along the slalom course – photo by John Pegram Tees weekend 2016 – Photo by K Steer Christmas Paddle 2016 –  Photo by John Cooke Tees Weekend 2016 Photo by Jenny Brown Halloween Paddle – Photo by Paul O`donnell Photo of the Month Competition – Click here to vote for your favourite.

I had wanted to paddle the river Eden for a long time, but had always been put off by the faffage associated with the booking in process. So it was great when Ian Bell told me that he also wanted to do an open boat run down the Eden and that the booking process appeared to have been abandoned. Project Eden was go!   So, on the new year bank holiday 4 LCC open boaters met at the easy put in (its a car park with canoe launching steps) at Lazonby. Due to the temperature being rather cold there was no faffing, or was it that Andy Garland wasnt with us, and we were soon on the river. Although cold, the water that splashed onto my airbag froze, it was a lovely crisp winters day – perfect open boating weather.   The river starts easy and allows paddlers to build up confidence as the rapids get slightly more challenging, at the level we paddled it is a superb improvers trip (it felt a step up from the Carrog to Horseshoe falls section of the Dee). We paddled away from the start and were amazed that for a lakeland river it was wide and had a remote feeling to it, quite similar to the Scottish Spey.     Past elegant fishing huts, sandstone cliffs and ancient carvings, we paddled on. Enjoying the easy rapids and chilling on the flatter sections we made our way down to the weir which we portaged over the rocks mid river. A final flatish section down to Armathwaite where we exited the river on river right just below the bridge – easy egress onto a public footpath with steps out of the field onto the main road.   Thanks to Ian for organising, I am sure we […]

Our pool sessions start again this Thursday after the Christmas break.  Want learn to roll, first time in a kayak and want some help then pre-book the session now and just turn up.  There are plenty of boats to use at the pool. Kingsway Pool – Widnes Thursday (general paddling and rolling) –  WA8 7QH Thursday, 5 January 2016 9pm – 10pm 20 spaces available. An online payment is required to book. Click here to book or go via our website….. Every Thursday 1 hour Club Pool Session (The session runs from 9:00pm to 10:00pm but you are advised to arrive for 8:45pm). Cost: £4.00 for 1 hour, plenty of club boats and paddles available or bring your own. (These must be clean from all forms of contamination, ie washed inside and out with freshwater.) Sea kayaks will be allowed but only if at least two places left (18 or less from 20 places). Should the pool fully book you will have to use a pool boat! Kingsway Pool, Widnes, WA8 7QH Telephone: 0151 495 2200

Great Britain Under 18’s Dragon Boat Squad shared an event to Liverpool Canoe Club‘s Timeline Open to all paddlers under 18! A great low cost(£10 off for new paddlers) opportunity to try dragon boat racing, nothing to lose, who knows where it could lead! Get in touch for more info! https://www.facebook.com/events/1372602142779319/

Surfing at Rhosneigr Beach, Friday 30th December Karl Tattum having the swim of his life at Rhosneigr Beach. Karl later told me his “leg popped out” and “my spraydeck came off on its own”.

13 – 17th April 2017 Scottish Easter Paddling Holiday based at Kinlochleven – coordinator Roy McHale. Click to book a place… 12 – 14th May 2017 Anglesey Weekend #1  based at Tyn Rhos Trearddur Bay  – coordinator Peter Massey. Click to book a place… 26 – 29th May 2017 Pembroke Bank Holiday Weekend #1  coordinator Jenny Brown. Click to book a place… 9 – 11th June 2017 Anglesey Junior Club Weekend #2 based at Pen-y-Bont Farm, 4 Mile Bridge  coordinator Keith Steer. Click to book a place… 25th June 2017 Hilbre Island Race – Club event for all  More information…….. 7 – 9th July 2017 Anglesey Weekend #3 based at Bodfan Farm, Rhosneigr  – coordinator Jenny Brown. Click to book a place… 21st July  – 6th Aug 2017 Alpine Holiday  Alpine Rivers Briancon France  Contact Keith Steer for more information… 22 – 24th September 2017 Anglesey Weekend #4 based at Outdoor Alternative Rhoscolyn  – coordinator Peter Massey. Click to book a place…

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The external temperature gauge on my car briefly flickered to as high as zero before resuming its steady reading of -2 degrees centigrade. I was on my way to meet Mike Alter, John White and Ian Bell for a spot of open boating on the Dee, and it was going to be cold. Very cold. We met at Mile End Mill and immediately commenced some highly intricate faffing (signing-in faff, deciding what to do faff, drinking tea faff, car shuttle faff, kit sorting, faff, plus copious amounts of general common-all-garden faffing). After we had faffed ourselves senseless we launched from Carrog Bridge and made our way quietly downstream past a couple of fishermen, who appeared to pay us no attention whatsoever. The stretch of the river between Carrog to Horseshoe Weir includes several Grade 1 sections, a brief stretch of Grade 2, a couple of little play spots and ample opportunity for chatting and watching the world go by. Salmon jumped, steam trains puffed their way past and it felt as if everything was good with the world. Everyone was paddling just hard enough to keep the blood flowing to their fingers, and so we were soon at Horseshoe Weir and the start of a slightly more difficult stretch of water. We elected to run this section as far as Nomads/Mile End Mill, rather than paddle the conveniently located nearby canal that runs parallel to the river. One by one we shot the small drop at the river-left side of the weir (shooting the weir itself is decidedly dangerous and a definite no-no), and eddy hopped towards the Serpents Tail. We got out of our boats at the top of ‘Serpents’ and inspected the line. It was way out of my league in an open boat, and I was relieved […]

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Christmas rolling competition.