Dave and Zoe were camping for the whole weekend at the Mytchett center campsite, a campsite with basic facilities run by Hampshire Council. A lovely grassy field campsite that was not overly busy as we were on “term time” side of the holidays. This campsite has: toilets, showers, washing up facilities, a cafe and above […]
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Clear Access Clear Waters (CACW) Grand Union Canal Tring 2nd June 2024 As we use the Grand Union Canal near Tring for AquaPaddle, crewed by davepaddles and A1 Sup Hire, it seemed appropriate to undertake our CACW contribution in that area. This time we chose the Wendover Arm section and met at the excellent Grand
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Hi all, this month’s newsletter Issue 5 should now be in your inbox. apologise for the word Final, it’s not our last one, these things take a lot of time and effort to create and are passed throughout the various sections before being released, so the word final was (final draft) not final copy. our
What a great day today was, the young lady in the picture featured is an inspiration, wanting to progress further in the world of paddle sport. After an initial assessment she decided to go to the Paddle Explore PPA, this is an 8 hour Course with various conditions, in a sheltered water environment. Definitions for
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Davepaddles Clear Access Clear Waters Officer and Chairman Jai is planning Our 1st clean up as a Paddle UK affiliated club. THIS IS A FREE EVENT IF YOU HAVE YOUR OWN KIT. Jai plans to do 4 of these a year on various sections of Rivers and Canals. Our Pilot event will be held on
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19.05.24 AquaPaddle – Davepaddles Pilot Event 19th May 2024 Tring “Have you thought of trying an AquaPaddle?” suggested Lyndsey at one of our founding committee meetings. This suggestion set Dave, with his normal enthusiasm, on a pathway to learn more. Initially, he signed up for an event in Northampton as a helper, it was cancelled
Peer Paddle, Glen Affric, Scotland, May 2024 This trip was suggested after a member of Davepaddles (LN) visited the area in 2023 and saw that both lochs were suitable for longer kayak camping paddles. In early May 2024 two DP Members (LN and PG) met at Cannich, a small village in the Glen Affric area,
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I woke up to find the sun streaming in through my bedroom windows it was 06.15 in the morning. I’d googled the parking spot the previous evening and it helpfully (not) suggested a journey time of anything between 1.45 – 2.20 from deepest Kent. I left just after 7am & arrived just before 9. Dave
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Hello Everyone. Aprils Newsletter is here, We have some exiting things going on that take some time to plan an execute. Aquapaddle, GUC canal clean up. (CWCA). Trips and more. its all in our newsletter. Davepaddles became a club in Dec 2023, and look how far we have come already. We aim to be one
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On 28.04.2024 Zoe and Dave went to assist Brett in running the Molesey Aquapaddle as Crew, They Took the camper van and stayed overnight at the Apps Court campsite right next to Sunbury Lock, which is exactly halfway on our paddle the Thames section 13 to Teddington, so we may change our Thames section to
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