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Clitheroe Canoe Club
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The Awards - 2003 Prize Night
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are normally presented to club members at the annual presentation
night, where all members are invited to meet for a fun social occasion,
dance and dine, and applaud the various award winners. Awards are presented to paddlers of all ages and abilities for outstanding performances during the course of the year. Some performances, efforts and demonstrations of skill are genuinely acknowledged. There are some occasions of note where paddlers would prefer to forget their not-so-outstanding performance, so it is the committee's duty to publicly acknowledge these occasions and drag the skeletons out of the cupboard! |
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Club
Member Of The Year Award
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Presented
to the club member who, during the course of the year has contributed
most to the club at any or all levels.
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This
year's winner
: Alison Tapley
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Members Choice Award
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Every
year members are asked to vote for a member to whom this award should
be presented, for whatever reason they see fit.
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This
year's winner
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Dave Kershaw
(Who is invariably the first coach new starters meet when they try canoeing for the first time) |
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The
Flying Paddle Award
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A
family award, given to the family who shows greatest involvement
and enthusiasm for our sport during the course of the year.
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This
year's winner
: The Briggs Family
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High
Priestess To The River God
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A
swimmer award. Awarded to a female club member for a single river
swimming event of note, or a consistent failure to stay boat bound
during the course of the year on river trips.
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This
year's winner
: Alison Tapley
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High
Priest To The River God
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As
for the "High Priestess" award, but this one is awarded
to a male club member.
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This
year's winner
: Neville Wilkinson
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The
Whale Award
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This
is the swimmer award to beat all swimmer awards.
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This
year's proud winner
: Mark
Schoefield
(In recognition of his personal battle with the River Kent throughout 2003) |
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Half
The Paddle Twice The Junior
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This
award is presented to the junior member who has excelled or shown
great improvement in open boating during the course of the year.
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This
year's winner
: Chris
Wilkinson
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Half
The Paddle Twice The Person
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This
award is presented to the senior member who has excelled or shown
great improvement in open boating during the course of the year.
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This
year's winner
: Neville
Wilkinson
(An open boating whitewash for the Wilkinson family this year) |
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The Rescue Award
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Normally presented to the club member who has had
to perform an outstanding rescue during the course of the year.
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This
year's unfortunate winner
: Jim
Nolan
(Awarded because he wasn't rescued but recovered himself with style and dignity!) |
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The Anorak Award
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This
sport of ours, as those who partake know, is very addictive. This
award is presented to the club member who displays all the symptoms
of one who has failed to get the life/paddling balance correct,
and lives in a sad world of living, breathing, eating, drinking,
and most obviously talking paddling.
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This
year's joint winners
: Jonathan
Noblett
and Tom Turner
(Ah, bless them!) |
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The
"Derek's Paddle" Award
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First
awarded to Derek Kenyon in 1995, this award is presented to the
paddler who has the most significant "forget" of the year.
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This
year's winner
: John
Turner
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The
Found Trophy
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Awarded
to the club member who has made the most significant "Find"
whilst on a paddling trip.
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This
year's winner
: Gary
Walton
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The
Go-Go-Gadget Award
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This
award is presented to the member who makes the most imaginative
use of commonly used items or invents a cunning device to improve
their own or other peoples' paddling experiences.
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This
year's winner
: Cameron
(Tweety-Pie) Downing
(For his imaginative use of rubber gloves to keep out the cold.) |
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The"Is
That A Bin" Award
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Awarded to the club member who says or does the
most stupid thing during the course of the year.
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This
year's winner
: Robert
Anderson
(He didn't lose the bucket, we know its at the bottom of the lake somewhere!) |
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The"It's
Easy When You Know How" Award
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A coaching award, presented to the coach who has
worked particularly well and set high personal standards during
the course of the year.
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This
year's winner
: Jonathan
Downing
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