On a very foggy and rather chilly Sunday morning in March we gathered at The Grove Lock Pub for our Hydro5Kpaddle, all set up and ready to go by 10am we had a few minor adjustments to make, but we were on the water and ready at about 10 past 10. 321 and we were […]
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Hydro5Kpaddle and Hypochondriacs. On Sunday 22nd of Feb 2026 we ran our monthly Hydro5Kpaddle from the Grand Junction Arms in Tring, due to other commitments and schedules it seemed to be organised last minute. The weather was surprisingly warm and dry for a change, and only a week on from our cancelled trip we were
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It had been a while since we last did our bit of tidying the local waterways as a club. but on a previous trip we had noticed a build-up of litter in the river Gade heading to Watford, so it was encouraged to tackle this. Four hardy souls set off from the Clubhouse to tackle what
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On Sunday we met at the pub for a 10am start for our free 5K paddle. 7 signed up. Graham O walking the bank and Zoe as a timekeeper, Phillip in his new electric canoe was our turn around marshal and Dave and Chris looked after the paddlers on the water. It was a misty,
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A bit of Ditching and ice breaking. On the morning of the 11th of Jan 26 and our 1st paddle of the year 5 of us set out on a paddle just as the canal had defrosted and seemed to be paddle able. We went upstream to the river Gade, portaging the Batchworth lock and
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Winter Hydropaddle At Tring 21st December It was delightful to know that the Grand Junction Arms at Tring had reopened and was available for a 5k circular Hydropaddle. It was very misty heading to Tring early in the morning, but the weather turned out just right for a paddle at 1000am. With nine attendees we chose
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At the Grove lock pub, Leighton Buzzard, on the 19th of October, we met for our monthly Hydro5Kpaddle. This is a Free 5K timed event, but you don’t need to be timed, many paddlers use it as a free social paddle and social it is, with many friendships made throughout the day. All of the
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Well, what can I say? Feedback below from an amazing trip with great people. by DH. We had the most fantastic time on a two-day kayak trip led by Davepaddles.co.uk, starting from the George and Dragon pub in Wargrave. From the very beginning, Dave was welcoming, knowledgeable, and clearly passionate about the river and all
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As some people know this was not our first paddle of this type from here, but we have re branded it and made it better.These events are owned, marshalled and run by davepaddles.co.uk and are totally free for participants with their own craft and kit, subject to signing up (free) via our website.Our signup sheets
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A Paddle of Discovery. We don’t normally use our website for peer paddle blogs, although we thought differently about this one. Reason, to bring awareness as to what can go wrong at any time or place, also to put an importance on the training gained by the club’s leaders and instructors to keep themselves and
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