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Hydro 5 or 10K Paddle Tring, 14 June 2026
On Sunday the 14th of June 2026 we met for our monthly HydroPaddle, this month we were in Tring and hosted by The Grand Junction Arms as usual, a lovely country cask ale pub that sits on the waterside...
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River Dee, Horseshoe Falls 31st May 2026
The following morning, Sunday 31st May there were a few more clouds in the sky compared to the last few days and it had rained for a short time the evening before. I had a nice cup of tea waiting for...
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Llangollen Canal Aquaducts and Tunnels 30 May 2026
“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing–absolutely nothing–half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” [1] As Ratty said in Wind in the Willows, there is nothing...
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Castell Dinas Brân 29th May 2026
On Friday the 29th of May, after the heatwave experienced by the UK over the last week, we embarked on one of our signature trips to Llangollen, North Wales. We had decided to split the whole thing up...
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Hydro5Kpaddle Leighton Buzzard 17th May 2026
As usual we met at the Grove Lock Pub in Leighton buzzard for a 10am Start, Due to the fine weather and holidays etc we were short of numbers for this to be an exciting event for the effort that goes into...
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Wolvercote 19th Apr 2026
Well, it was nice to be back doing this trip, our last attempt in Feb was cancelled due to the conditions, and safety concerns. We had no stream warnings this time and as always, the weather was better...