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London canoe & kayak demo day
Whitewater The Canoe Centre are hosting a Demo Day on Saturday June 16th from 9.30am at Shepperton Marina, in west London. The shop is located right next to the marina and there is plenty of free parking. It’s a great opportunity to try out sit-on-tops, open boats, sea kayaks and whitewater boats from all the [...]
£500 grants for London clubs
Grants of up to £500 are available for clubs and/or centres who want to run a Go Canoeing taster session to help attract more people to the sport and hopefully members to clubs and centres. Provided by the London Regional Development Team, BCU affiliated clubs and centres can apply for an initial grant of £300 [...]
2012 slalom team decided
Beijing 2008 silver medallist David Florence will lead a British team of five slalom canoeists at London 2012. Florence, 29, won two of the best-of-three selection races in the men’s C1 (one-man canoe) category on the Lee Valley Olympic white water course on Saturday 14th April 2012 . Florence also earned a place in the two-man C2 boat [...]
Canoe and Kayak news for London
L3 subsidies available
Canoe England 2012 Level 3 bursary scheme for volunteers Canoe England is running a £10,000 bursary scheme to financially support coaches who will be commencing a Level 3 Certificate in Coaching Paddlesport in 2012 as part of their coaching development. Coaches who have volunteered their coaching services regularly (at least once a week) to a [...]
Upper Dart high water
London paddlers Mike Cross and Andy Lodge headed west last weekend to paddle the Upper Dart. With plenty of rainfall the river was out of its banks and roaring down from the moors. Along with a highly experienced local paddler, Jeremy, they took on the river, and two out of three of them made it [...]
Kayak Colombia
Accomplished river runner, expedition kayaker and freestyle champion Lowri Davies will be sharing some of her recent Colombian adventures at the next Allenbury’s event on Tuesday 22nd May 2012. All are welcome, bring your family, friends and colleagues – and pass the message onto other interested parties. The talk will start at 8pm sharp, but [...]
Local Polo League
Meridian Canoe club are hosting a series of local league tournaments throughout the summer period (outdoors) and possibly the winter (Indoors) to increase the participation and development of Canoe Polo but also to raise funds towards the 2016 Canoe Polo World Championship in Hyde Park, London bid. The tournaments will be one-day events on 2 [...]
London Canoe Polo Tournament 2012
The 14th London International Canoe Polo Tournament 2012 will be hosted by Meridian Canoe Club in South East London on 11th and 12th August 2012. Accommodation: Camping on Friday and Saturday night on site in Danson Park. Competition: The tournament will be held on 4 pitches. All teams are expected to provide suitably competent match [...]
Midlands Canoe Show
Canoe Kayak Trader is running a free demo event at the Nene Whitewater Centre, Northampton on 20th May. This is a fantastic opportunity for recreational and whitewater paddlers to try the latest boats and equipment from the industry’s leading brands. They will have the latest boats available from Jackson thanks to Square Rock, as well [...]
Planet Canoe
The International Canoe Federation has launched a new, digital magazine called Planet Canoe. This colourful and feature packed magazine can be viewed at http://www.canoeicf.com/icf/Canoe-Magazine.html Planet Canoe covers all canoe and kayak disciplines and this issue includes a major feature on the London 2012 Olympics. The magazine can be viewed online or printed using the icon at [...]
Training subsidies available to BCU members
Training grants are currently available for British Canoe Union (BCU) members who live in London or paddle with a London based club. The BCU’s London Regional Development Team has a limited number of grants available. There is an application form online at www.canoelondon.btck.co.uk or email londonregion@fairloppaddlesport.co.uk requesting a form and one will be sent out [...]