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Newsletter April 2006
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Welcome to the new season [back to top]
After a long cold and wet winter, spring is thankfully once more upon us and we can now look forward to a new season on Chatburn Water and beyond. As you will no doubt know by now the first Saturday session was the 15th April with, as normal, a coaching session at 1:30pm and a fun session at 3:00pm. Wednesday evening practice sessions will start on the 19th of April. These sessions are dependent on a coach being available and are informal sessions intended for 2 Star standard paddlers and coaches to practice their personal skills.
Wednesday sessions are free to coaches, but there will be a charge to members of £2 per session if you are using your own kit, or £3 if using club kit. A season ticket is available for £20. We also hope to run an open boating coaching session one evening a week details to
follow.Many thanks to the group of intrepid volunteers who, in preparation for the new season, did some spring cleaning, maintenance on kit and clubhouse. I hope you will all notice our new cutom made clothing racks. We have now largely disposed of the existing racks and many of the much-disliked coat hangers. We hope this investment will dramatically improve our lives, particularly the coaches, as it will make putting kit away a simple job. So please when you take kit off the new racking put it back tidily in the appropriate place. There will no longer be any excuse for leaving it on the floor!!
Finally, as you will I’m sure by now be aware, membership fees for the 2006/7 season are now payable. To aid cash flow and avoid the additional cost of reminder letters, could I urge you to renew your membership as soon as you possibly can. Full details of membership and sessions fees can be found [here].
I look forward to seeing you soon,
Neville Wilkinson – Chairman CCC
neville.wilkinson@clitheroecanoeclub.org.uk
2005/6 Pool Session [back to top]
By the time you read this newsletter the pool session will have come to an end. We hope those of you who have participated in the sessions have found them both useful and enjoyable. The coaches look forward to working with you in the coming season to build on the skills you have learned.
Many thanks to all the coaches for their efforts as well as everyone that helped out moving kit at the start and end of sessions. We hope you will agree that generally the sessions went smoothly. There was a problem with the first Fun session having to be cancelled due to equipment failure at the pool, unfortunately these things happen and this was beyond our control. However, apologies are in order to the 5 members affected by our need to cancelling the final session on the 8th April. We were force to do this as the club needs to run a coaching standardisation session for coaches before the start of the new season and the 8th was the only available date.While your experiences of the 2005/6 sessions are still fresh in the mind, could we have your thought on how it went? If you have any constructive comments or suggestion as to how the sessions could be improved, or even if you like them the way they are, please drop us a line at info@clitheroecanoeclub.org.uk, or talk to any committee member.
Swallows and Amazons 7th May 2006 [back to top]
A date for your diary on Sunday the 7th of May the Club will be taking a day trip to Coniston.Following the success of previous years events we are to re visit Peel Island for Swallows and Amazons 2006! This will be an excellent day out for all the family, parents are encouraged to come along to help with transport, and either have a paddle or be a passenger in an open canoe.
We will be meeting at Chatburn Water at 9:00am and plan to return before dark! Make sure to bring a picnic, sunscreen and a change of clothing. The trip is open to members and their families, and there will be no charge.
Sporting Excellence Awards [back to top]
Congratulations to members Jonathan Noblett and Tom Turner who were among the recipients the Ribble Valley Sporting Excellence Awards 2006.
The awards were presented at a reception hosted by the Mayor of Ribble Valley, Councilor Mary Robinson and are a much-deserved recognition of their commitment and dedication to paddle sports.
The awards form Ribble Valley Borough Council’s (RVBC) part of the Government’s
increased funding for sports coaching for the 2012 London Olympics. RVBC awarded
grants totaling £4,000 for the area's young sports stars, some of whom already compete
at national level. A broad spectrum of sports were covered with grants ranging from £100 to £350 towards the cost of equipment and coaching.The club would also like to express its thanks to their dedicated parents. If you are interested in getting involved in freestyle then talk to a committee member or Andy or Jonny Noblett, John or Tom Turner.
BCU International Canoe Exhibition [back to top]
Tom Turner was again in the News this after achieving 3rd place in the junior boys section of the Youth Freestyle Competition at this years British Canoe Union International Canoe Exhibition, held at the NEC in Birmingham.
The competition consisted of 3 disciplines including slalom, freestyle and canoe bungee! This is an excellent achievement for Tom who at just 14 was the second youngest competitor.
The next event on the Youth Freestyle calendar is a the National Whitewater centre at Holme Pierrepoint in Nottingham where both Tom and Jonny Noblett will be competing.
Open Day Saturday 22nd April [back to top]
Do you know anyone who would like to try out canoeing? If so get them to keep Saturday 22nd April as a free date in their diary, because CCC will be hosting an open day. The open day is available to any members of the public to try canoeing or kayaking for free!!
The Open Day will start at 12:30pm and end at 4:30pm. Coaches will taking small groups on to Chatburn Water for up to 45 minutes at a time. So please help us spread the word! The Open Day will also be publicised in the local press so bring you best smile.
We will also be performing the formal opening of the new boat store and taking this opportunity to thank ICREW (Improving Coastal and Recreational Waters for All, www.icrew.info) for their support in funding the project with a generous grant of £3000.
Part of the Mersey Basin fund (www.merseybasin.org.uk), ICREW is a 3 year project funded by the European Union with partners in the UK, Ireland, France, Spain and Portugal. ICREW will ensure a better future for Europe’s bathing waters, through an innovative programme that will deliver major improvements to recreational and coastal waters.
We will also be performing a boat naming ceremony, recognising a kind donation from the father of Duncan Eglin. Duncan was a keen and young paddler who died tragically young in an accident. The proceeds from the sale of Duncan’s paddling equipment have been put towards the purchase of an open canoe that we will be naming “The Duncan”.
Mr Eglin will be able to attending the ceremony.
Ribble Valley Sport & Community Awards 2006 [back to top]
Ribble Valley Borough Council annually seek to reward community sporting activities. So, if you feel you may know of any club or individual deserving of a nomination please feel free to download a form from [here].
Nominations can be made in the following categories:
- Club of the Year,
- Coach of the Year,
- Young Volunteer of the Year,
- Adult Volunteer of the Year,
- Rising Star Award, and
- the Marjorie Partridge Award for Exceptional Achievement.
Full details can be found on the RVBC web site [here]. Nomination close on Tuesday 2nd May.
North West Weekend March 27th/28th 2006 [back to top]
Next year’s Northwest Weekend is being held at the Nene Whitewater course, Northampton. The weekend will be on 27th and 28th of May and promises to be a weekend of fun, competitions and coaching.
The expected start on the Saturday will be 1pm to allow time for travelling. This years event is aimed at the novice and improver whitewater paddlers as the Nene course is suitable for all levels of paddlers, and especially suited for those new to whitewater.
There will be a family-fun atmosphere over the weekend, with all events aimed to get paddlers and spectators enjoying themselves. Entry will be £20 per person including on-site camping. There will be concessions for families. And of course demo boats will be available over the weekend for you to try out. So keep the 27th & 28th of May free!!
Why not check out their website: http://www.nenewhitewatercentre.co.uk
