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Welcome
Welcome to the Home Page of the Ribble Canoe Club. We invite you to use the links on the left to find out more about our club, what we get up to, how we can help you to enjoy your sport, and how you can join us.
"Come & Try It" Nights
"Come & Try It" nights - First Tuesday of each month, find out more by clicking here.
March 2012 newsletter
The March 2012 newsletter is now out and can be viewed by clicking here. As always it is packed full of interesting articles and useful information.
2012 Summer Courses
Several members who completed the 1 star course last year have asked if we are going to do a 2 star course this year. To meet this demand we will be running our usual BCU 1 star course to introduce our new members to paddlesport, but we are also offering a 2 star skills course in either kayak or open canoe.
Those of you who are familiar with the new 2 star award will know that in order to gain the award you have to be proficient in both canoe and kayak, we recognize that many of our members want to improve their paddling skills but do not necessarily want to paddle the alternative craft. The 2 star skills course we are proposing will follow the 2 star syllabus but we will concentrate on the skills in one craft only, therefore you will not receive a certificate at the end of the course. However to also cater for those members who do want to gain the full 2 star award we will also be offering the skills course next year, so if you learn to paddle a kayak this year and learn the canoe skills next year we will be able to run a 2 star assessment next year. Both the 1 star and 2 star skills courses will run on a Tuesday night at the Hand & Dagger for 8 weeks. The 1 star candidates will start with a pool session on Friday the 20th April, before joining the 2 star candidates at the Hand & Dagger starting on the 24th April until the 19th June with a 1 week break during the school holidays on the 5th June.
There will be at least 1 trip away from the Hand & Dagger, most likely to Coniston in the Lake District.
It is expected that people enrolling on the 2 star skills course will have already completed the 1 star award or be able to demonstrate a basic level of competence in a boat.
For further details of this year's courses please speak to Allan Hacking who can usually be found loitering or scheming at the Hand & Dagger most Tuesday evenings.
Course fees for 2012 are being held at the same price as last year which are £40 for adult and £30 for junior members, plus normal pool fees and BCU certificate fees.
It is planned to have 2 enrolment nights at the Hand & Dagger on Tuesday the 27th March and Tuesday the 17th April.
Photo Gallery 2010 / 2011
The Gallery page has been divided into Three pages. The Gallery page - this is the last three years and The Gallery Archive - this is the years prior to and including 2008 and The Video Gallery -. This has been done to improve the performance of the website. The Gallery page now loads quicker.
Videos from the beginners trip to Coniston have been uploaded to the website, and can be viewed by clicking here:
The following photos have been uploaded to the website, and can be viewed by clicking here:
Dee Trip - Easter 2011, pictures courtesy of Roy Booth.
Napel - April 2010, pictures courtesy of Adam Fielder.
Heven on the Leven - 5th March 2011, pictures courtesy of Adam Fielder.
A.G.M. - 15th February 2011, pictures courtesy of Richard Collins.
Keswick Greta - 13th February 2011, pictures courtesy of Roy Booth, Rick T and Sam Binks.
River Crake - 23rd January 2011, pictures courtesy of Roy Booth.
The Mighty Burrs - January 2011. Pictures courtesy of Ice Maiden
Tay Decent - October 2010, pictures courtesy of Roy Booth.
Halton Working Party - October 2010, pictures courtesy of Pat and Norman Green
Rothay July - July 2010, pictures courtesy of Pat and Norman Green
Sea Training Day - 2010, pictures courtesy of Pat and Norman Green
Great Orme - 2010. I have also included the pictures of the cute seal at Great Orme. Pictures courtesy of Pat and Norman Green
More photos to follow soon.
Forum - Mobile Version
If you're using a mobile device to access the forum, you can now use the cut down version for the iPhone and other mobile devices - click here to start!
Google Calendar
Due to the previous web site calendar not being entirely up-to-date and many trips being organised at short notice
we have integrated Google' popular Calendar application into the website. This will enable the committee, coaches
and trip organisers to add, amend and remove trips themselves via Google and the changes will be reflected on our website.
Hopefully everyone will find it clearer to understand which trips are taking place, when and where. I look forward
to hearing your feedback on this.
Calendar Updated
The latest trips are now up on the calendar, you can view them by clicking here. If you wish to host a trip, please get in touch with Terry Maddock, you can email him at chairman@ribblecanoeclub.co.uk.
The pool calendar has also been updated with various sessions being held every Friday night.
Training
The Training page is now up to date with 2011 dates. Please check out this years training by Clicking Here.
Club Policies
The clubs policies are now available on the website for all to view by clicking here. Please take a look as they are relevant to all members and inform you of the things you need to know about the club and its members.
Photos/Videos
As always, please send in any photos and videos you want to see up here, you can send them to webmaster@ribblecanoeclub.co.uk. Please remember to Zip them up as it will save you time uploading and me time downloading. You can also stick videos on a site such as YouTube and send me the link as I can then embed the video into this site.