There is something nice about heading out early on a Sunday morning to the river for a paddle. It was a great winter morning, chilly but sunny. Meeting up at Eckington Bridge it wasn’t long before we were on the water. Breakfast’s were packed safely in our boats as we did a quick warm up weaving in and out of the bridge arches which was good practice with a bit more flow on the river than normal after all the rain we have had. With Clive, Russ and Dave in their canoes, Clive ( new guy, not...

Last nights 2 hour pool session saw lots of people turning up and practicing a variety of skills. Everything from support strokes, hand rolling to self rescues. A selection of club buoyancy aids were tested by Nuala Dalton to check they officially pass the float test. If you’ve not come along to a pool session for a while, it really is a great place to practice and fine tune your skills.