On the 13th of September we as a group decided on a gentler paddle from the Grove Lock pub in Leighton Buzzard passing our usual turn around point at 2.5K and continuing to the lock. We had a short refreshment break before returning to the start and enjoying a nice beverage on the canal side
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On Sunday the 9th of August we met at Hurley Carpark for a Paddle Safer award course, this was a multi craft award delivered by Dave over a 4-hour session, 10am until 2pm. With 5 sign-ups and a 6th at the last min on a hot day in the 30”s we arrived early, Parked and
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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 me (made by Dave, for once!) as I woke up at about 7am with
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“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 better, especially when the setting and the company is as fabulous as it was on the Llangollen Canal Trip. Part of a two-night adventure, the
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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 into sections, Friday being a walk to the castle, Saturday we were paddling and Sunday would be
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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 marshalling and actually running it as an event, so the day before those
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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 than forecast, sunny with only a few clouds in the sky, and it has been mentioned for
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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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A peer paddle before our annual AGM. On the water for 10am we paddled up to the lock closest to the Aquadrome and waited for Chris to catch us up, after some 15 mins and no sign of him we decided to return, meeting up with Chris on the side with a few tech issues,
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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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