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• Pool Session - Open Session

  • When
    30 Sep 2023
  •  
    16:45 - 18:00
  • Location
    Folkestone Sports Centre
  • Spaces left
    7

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  Pool Session

  This session is an open session

  Pool session have moved to Folkestone Sports Centre

  • There is a fee of £5 per person, with a cap of £10 for a family.
  • The sessions will start promptly at 17:00, please arrive with plenty of time to find a parking place and get your kit to the pool. 
  • It is advisable to turn up ready to paddle and then use the changing rooms at the end of the session.
  • You must ensure your craft is clean of any mud and dirt prior to arriving, DIRTY Craft = no paddling
  • At the end of the session please remove your craft from the pool before getting changed 

  • The pools changing rooms are available to members throughout the session.  - NOTE: THE CHANGING ROOMS, ALTHOUGH SINGLE SEX ARE OPEN PLAN. ADULTS AND CHILDREN CHANGE TOGETHER, THUS GUARDIANS OF UNDER 18’s SHOULD MANAGE ACCORDINGLY.

  • Equipment
    

  If you do not have your own equipment and wish to borrow some, please make sure you  book equipment out in advance. You will need to make you own arrangements for it to be transported.

  
  

  Address

  Radnor Park Ave,

  Folkestone

  CT19 5HX
  

  
  

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• Pool Session - Sea Kayaks

  • When
    7 Oct 2023
  •  
    16:45 - 18:00
  • Location
    Folkestone Sports Centre
  • Spaces left
    3

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  Pool Session

  This session is for Sea Kayaks only

  Pool session have moved to Folkestone Sports Centre

  • There is a fee of £5 per person, with a cap of £10 for a family.
  • The sessions will start promptly at 17:00, please arrive with plenty of time to find a parking place and get your kit to the pool. 
  • It is advisable to turn up ready to paddle and then use the changing rooms at the end of the session.
  • You must ensure your craft is clean of any mud and dirt prior to arriving, DIRTY Craft = no paddling
  • At the end of the session please remove your craft from the pool before getting changed 

  • The pools changing rooms are available to members throughout the session.  - NOTE: THE CHANGING ROOMS, ALTHOUGH SINGLE SEX ARE OPEN PLAN. ADULTS AND CHILDREN CHANGE TOGETHER, THUS GUARDIANS OF UNDER 18’s SHOULD MANAGE ACCORDINGLY.

  • Equipment
    

  If you do not have your own equipment and wish to borrow some, please make sure you  book equipment out in advance. You will need to make you own arrangements for it to be transported.

  
  

  Address

  Radnor Park Ave,

  Folkestone

  CT19 5HX
  

  
  

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• Intro to moving water - Yalding

  • When
    8 Oct 2023
  •  
    14:00 - 16:00
  • Location
    Yalding, Kent
  • Spaces left
    2

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  Intro to moving water

  We are running an introduction to moving water session at Yalding.

  The aim of the session will be to introduce everyone to breaking into and out of an eddy, ferry gliding and a little surfing.

  The event is suitable for canoe and kayak.

  The session is open to all club members who can preform a self rescue**, there is a high possibility of getting wet and swimming but that is all part of the fun.

  Organiser: Sammy

  Location - Yalding Car Park *

  Equipment - Bring your own or Borrow Club Kit

  Toilets - Public toilets onsite

  Changing Facilities - Alfresco (we will have a gazebo for those wanting some privacy)

  * We are now using WHAT3WORD when giving out meet up locations; it provides a more precis location for more remote sites that we use. If you do not already have it on your phone, we strongly advise downloading the app, its free so no reason not to have it. It is also used by emergency services throughout the southeast and can be given as a location reference when needing their services. (https://what3words.com/)

  ** A self-rescue is generally an eskimo roll/rescue or swimming to the bank with your boat and paddle, retrieving it from the water and getting back in unassisted. This can be taught in the skills session.

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• Pirates take on the Rother

  • When
    14 Oct 2023
  •  
    10:00
  • Location
    Bodiam - https://w3w.co/digs.airbrush.decoder

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  Saturday Afternoon on the Rother

  We will be launching at Bodiam Castle and paddling towards Newenden and return.

  There is a carpark at Bodaim:

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  This is an easy paddle, suitable for anyone who can perform a self-rescue.

  If you are borrowing club equipment, please remember to book it with the Quartermaster.  Unfortunately, we are unable to transport club equipment.

  Organiser and Leader: Sammy Deans

  * We are now using WHAT3WORD when giving out meet up locations; it provides a more precis location for more remote sites that we use. If you do not already have it on your phone, we strongly advise downloading the app, its free so no reason not to have it. It is also used by emergency services throughout the southeast and can be given as a location reference when needing their services. (https://what3words.com/)

  ** A self-rescue is generally an eskimo roll/rescue or swimming to the bank with your boat and paddle, retrieving it from the water and getting back in unassisted. This can be taught in the skills session.

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• Pool Session - Rescues

  • When
    21 Oct 2023
  •  
    16:45 - 18:00
  • Location
    Folkestone Sports Centre
  • Spaces left
    11

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  Pool Session

  This session will focus on rescue skills

  Pool session have moved to Folkestone Sports Centre

  • There is a fee of £5 per person, with a cap of £10 for a family.
  • The sessions will start promptly at 17:00, please arrive with plenty of time to find a parking place and get your kit to the pool. 
  • It is advisable to turn up ready to paddle and then use the changing rooms at the end of the session.
  • You must ensure your craft is clean of any mud and dirt prior to arriving, DIRTY Craft = no paddling
  • At the end of the session please remove your craft from the pool before getting changed 

  • The pools changing rooms are available to members throughout the session.  - NOTE: THE CHANGING ROOMS, ALTHOUGH SINGLE SEX ARE OPEN PLAN. ADULTS AND CHILDREN CHANGE TOGETHER, THUS GUARDIANS OF UNDER 18’s SHOULD MANAGE ACCORDINGLY.

  • Equipment
    

  If you do not have your own equipment and wish to borrow some, please make sure you  book equipment out in advance. You will need to make you own arrangements for it to be transported.

  
  

  Address

  Radnor Park Ave,

  Folkestone

  CT19 5HX
  

  
  

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• North Wales Weekend - Away Trip

  • Start
    27 Oct 2023
  • End
    29 Oct 2023
  • Location
    North Wales

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  North Wales White Water Trip

  We will be travelling to North Wales for some fun on 'proper' rivers.

  The aim is to travel up on the Friday afternoon/evening and stay at a yr-hen-felin bunkhouse. We will paddle on the Saturday and Sunday morning before travelling back on the Sunday afternoon.

  For the Bunkhouse you'll need to bring Bed Sheet, Pillow & Sleeping Bag/Duvet

  Loose plan on the water will be:
  Group 1 experienced paddlers wanting to paddle the Tryweryn (30 min drive) can do so as a peer group. You'll need to be comfortable on Grade III and  have a decent roll or very good support strokes 

  Group 2 progressive and beyond beginners we have a couple of options, we can paddle the top section of the Tryweryn (30 min drive) which is a grade II and offers lots of spots to develop personal skills. We can finish the day with a paddle on the Lower Tryweryn which is a solid grade II river and offer lots a smiles.
  We can also look to the River Dee (35 min drive) from horse shoe falls to Mile End Mill (MEM)

  Group 3 beginners / intro to WW then we can offer below Bala Mill falls which is a good play spot to learn the basics or River Dee from horse shoe falls to Mile End Mill (MEM)Sunday we can either offer the same again or run the Dee from Horseshoe to MEM as a Club trip.

  Ideally we'd like to keep group 2&3 together along with any Paddleboarders

  Food wise

  • Bacon and egg rolls on Saturday and Sunday
  • Organise your own lunch both days
  • Dinner out on Saturday

  Organiser: Malcolm Oates and Gordon Davies

  Don't forget to book equipment if you need it!

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• Canoe PPA training

  • When
    11 Nov 2023
  • Location
    tbc

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  Day trip training session for the canoe PPA pilot group.
  location and plan for the day will be determined as part of the course.

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• River Trip Tonbridge to Hartlake with Meal

  • When
    25 Nov 2023
  •  
    13:00 - 16:00
  • Location
    River Medway

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  Saturday Afternoon on the Medway

  We will be paddling from Tonbridge to Hartlake and finish with a Pizza at the Poacher and Partridge: https://elitepubs.com/venue/the-poacher-and-partridge/ 

  This is a ONE-WAY trip, so you will need to agree a shuttle system with other members.

  The car park at Tonbridge is Pay and Display and the WHAT3WORD is:

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  We will probably be paddling for about 2 hours, getting off the lake at Hartlake Bridge:

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  If you are borrowing club equipment, please remember to book it with the Quartermaster.  Unfortunately, we are unable to transport club equipment.

  Organiser and Leader: Sammy Deans and Richard Moore

  * We are now using WHAT3WORD when giving out meet up locations; it provides a more precis location for more remote sites that we use. If you do not already have it on your phone, we strongly advise downloading the app, its free so no reason not to have it. It is also used by emergency services throughout the southeast and can be given as a location reference when needing their services. (https://what3words.com/)

  ** A self-rescue is generally an eskimo roll/rescue or swimming to the bank with your boat and paddle, retrieving it from the water and getting back in unassisted. This can be taught in the skills session.

  Show details