Newsletter No 6

Your Club Officials

We have now filled all our vacant positions on the Management Committee and all our Sub Group Representatives. Click here to download their contact details

River Sessions

We are now taking bookings for both Tuesday and Thursday evening sessions. To book and guarantee your place, phone our booking officer Julian on 07444 050100 and leave a message. Cost will be £5 per week. please can you bring the full amount to your first session this week. Any missed weeks will be credited to your next month.

Moving Water Weekend, Saturday 30th April and Sunday 1st May 2016

Our next moving water weekend is Saturday 30th September and Sunday 1st May 2016, starting at 10:30 am. at Sleningford Mill, River Ure, North Yorkshire.

There is no cost to club members for the coaching or the use of club kit (first-come-first-served for kit), other than your fuel costs and any accommodation costs. It is just over an hours drive from Scunthorpe, so it can be done as a day trip.

This is the same venue as the event we ran last Easter, which was really popular. You can see photos here and here showing the venue and the fun we had!

We sometimes call this a whitewater day, and you may hear the coaches saying that, but please do not be put off by the word “whitewater”! This day is open to all paddlers who are comfortable wearing a spraydeck and have demonstrated they can capsize wearing one. Please talk to a coach if you are unsure of your, or your child’s, suitability to attend. Please note also that this river can rise quickly after heavy rain in which case it can be unsuitable for beginners, so we cannot guarantee that you will be able to paddle (though usually the problem is not enough water!). It is at the coaches discretion whether paddling will take place or not and their decision is final.

If you are going, why not make a weekend of it? Sleningford Mill is a caravan and campsite right next to the moving water section of the river. Some of us will be going up Friday night and leaving Monday morning (no club paddling on Monday though), so book a pitch now! Please book your pitch direct with the campsite: www.sleningfordwatermill.co.uk STOP PRESS: The site may be full for electric pitches. Non electric MAY be still available.

And finally, if you are attending, please remember to add your name to the list in our boathouse and tick the box for any club kit you wish to borrow. It is the borrower’s responsibility to transport the kit they borrow, including boats, to the venue (or arrange the transport of it).

Moving Water Weekend Accommodation

If Sleningford campsite is full, or camping is not for you, Martin Heywood has a two bedroom river side apartment in West Tanfield village (short drive of 30 min walk away), booked for Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.

One room (a double) is still available, at £145 per room for the three nights, = £48.33 per night. (The Bull Inn is £75 per night for a double and the Bruce Arms £90 per night for a double, so good value). If you want the room please contact Martin on 07739 326607

This is the cottage website: http://www.riverviewapartment.com/

Google map:

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/West+Tanfield,+Ripon,+North+Yorkshire+HG4+5JY/@54.2041809,-1.5872274,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x487ea929d8832691:0x33a76c8c4e628e5b?hl=en

 

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