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Written by James Mitchell
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Tuesday, 17 March 2009 21:15 |
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 Lower Wharfe Canoe club is a family orientated club that has been running for 11 years, with a base at Tadcaster Community Swimming Pool, and Bishopthorpe on the river Ouse. We host a large number of families who enjoy the sports of canoeing and kayaking, and have a wide range of members aged eight to nearly eighty! We are a friendly welcoming club that run many water and non-water based events that are well attended. The club has a large number of both adults and children who enjoy the sport and develop their skills onto faster moving water, and into high level competitions through the slalom section, with our most successful paddlers going on to compete for Great Britain at international events - 2012 here we come! The club is open to all abilities (as long as you can swim 25m) and it is a great place to come along and have a go at a new activity. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 07 May 2009 20:10 |
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Written by James Mitchell
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Monday, 18 May 2009 13:09 |
 This year saw the formation of the Lower Wharfe Canoe Club Polo team, who even given their lack of experience have come third division 3. This is a wonderfull achievement for such a young and inexperienced team, and hopefully an even better performance can be achieved next year with already being training planned for the next season. |
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Written by James Mitchell
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Wednesday, 25 March 2009 20:56 |
 The Club offers training & testing for the BCU Star Awards through its own team of BCU coaches. Training and assesment up to 3 star is availible and club coaches can train to 4 star and arrange assesment. Foundation Saftey and Rescue Training and assesments can also be arranged. Would all those interested in training or testing please register with a senior commitee member. |
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Last Updated on Monday, 18 May 2009 19:16 |
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Written by James Mitchell
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Wednesday, 25 March 2009 21:02 |
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The Club owns a fleet of kayaks and canoes together with ancillary equipment. This equipment is availible for use during club paddles, but must be booked the week prior to the event at the latest - bookings are taken at pool reception on Sunday Pool Night or at Thursday Club Night. Equipment Fees (Boat, Paddle, Spraydeck, Bouyancy Aid) | | Member | Non-Members | | Kayaks | | Evening | £2.00 | £4.00
| All Day
| £3.50 | £7.00
| | Weekend | £5.00 | £11.00 | | Open Canoe & Sea Kayak | | Evening | £3.00
| £6.00 | All Day
| £5.50 | £12.00 | | Weekend | £8.00 | £20.00 |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 19 April 2009 14:42 |
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Written by James Mitchell
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Tuesday, 17 March 2009 21:57 |
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Our Club runs trips that are suitable for absolutle baginners to advanced whitewater kayakers. Some of these trips include the river Ouse through York; the river Derwent at Howsham Weir and the River Ure from Mickley to Sleningford which is a moving water trip. More advanced trips include the River Wharfe, Linton Locks on the River Ouse, the River Lune and many more. There is also a touring section of the club that run trips to the Lake District and Wales for longer paddles. In addition, we have very successful slalom section that enter competions throughout Great Britain and train once a week in York. The newly formed Polo section have had their first season in Division 3, and training for next season will soon begin. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 March 2009 20:54 |
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