Clitheroe Canoe Club

 

The Awards - 2004 [2003]

Awards 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. A report of the evening's proceeding can be found [here].

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!
Club Member Of The Year Award
Presented to the club member who, during the course of the year has contributed most to the club at any or all levels.
This year's winner : Robert Anderson
Members Choice Award
Every year members are asked to vote for a member to whom this award should be presented, for whatever reason they see fit.
This year's winner : Jim Nolan
The Flying Paddle Award
A family award, given to the family who shows greatest involvement and enthusiasm for our sport during the course of the year.
This year's winner : The Kemp Family
High Priestess To The River God
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.
This year's winner : Felicity Downing
High Priest To The River God
As for the "High Priestess" award, but this one is awarded to a male club member.
This year's winner : Chris Walton
The Whale Award
This is the swimmer award to beat all swimmer awards.
This year's proud winner : Stuart Heather
Half The Paddle Twice The Junior
This award is presented to the junior member who has excelled or shown great improvement in open boating during the course of the year.
This year's winner : not awarded
Half The Paddle Twice The Person
This award is presented to the senior member who has excelled or shown great improvement in open boating during the course of the year.
This year's winner : Robert Anderson
(Awarded for dogged persistence in master rolling a C1 with an open canoe paddle)
The Rescue Award
Normally presented to the club member who has had to perform an outstanding rescue during the course of the year.
This year's unfortunate winners : Robert Anderson and Stuart Heather
The Anorak Award
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.
This year's joint winners : Andy Noblett
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The "Derek's Paddle" Award
First awarded to Derek Kenyon in 1995, this award is presented to the paddler who has the most significant "forget" of the year.
This year's winner : George Nolan
(Awarded this year for being forgotten after one of the Saturday Sessions)
The Found Trophy
Awarded to the club member who has made the most significant "Find" whilst on a paddling trip.
This year's winner : Ruth and Euan Douglas
(Awarded For finding each other - they married during the course of the year - ahhh!)
The Go-Go-Gadget Award
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.
This year's winner : Jonathan Noblett
The"Is That A Bin" Award
Awarded to the club member who says or does the most stupid thing during the course of the year.
This year's winner : Jim Nolan
(For overindulging at Euan's 40th and being unable to paddle the Treweryn the next day)
The"It's Easy When You Know How" Award
A coaching award, presented to the coach who has worked particularly well and set high personal standards during the course of the year.
This year's winner : Andrew Coultherd