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
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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Sunday 21st April was quite a busy day for davepaddles, we had planned to paddle from here to the Koi carp pub and back and with Glen tagging along who was going to show us a few tricks and flips in his new C1, all was set, Glens new boat was delayed, and work still
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Hi all, Our new membership year Starts on the 1st April. All the details are on our register page https://davepaddles.co.uk/register-with-davepaddles We hope to see you in our new year and look forward to paddling with you. The Davepaddles Committee
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The Basingstoke Canal 24th March 2024. Our River Stour trip was cancelled two weeks ago due to the weather, floods in the area and just the condition of the river really, I had gone the week before to recce the route etc and to be honest although a lovely stretch I wasn’t satisfied due to
Hello Everyone. March’s Newsletter is here, Yes I know its early, but we have some exiting things going on that take some time to plan and as the new membership year is fast approaching, I thought (as our comms officer is holidaying again) I would step in and cover his work. The new membership year
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As Davepaddles.co.uk grows as a quality paddlesport club there are a lot of things to consider, The welfare of all of our paddlers matter to us. It starts at the top and works down, Anyone involved with the club day to day is a volunteer. We bare no financial gain what so ever. Everyone involved
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Welcome to our February newsletter. Dave has done most of the work again as I have been away skiving (well, skiing).There were a couple of trips completed and two more planned for March. Although it might have seemed cold first thing recently, we have had some great weather when out on the water. The sights
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Wolvercote Circuit with A Thames Twist Sunday morning 25.02.24 started with a heavy frost and a blanket of mist, neither of which were good omens for kayaking the Thames. However, led by Dave H, we headed to Oxford to paddle the Wolvercote circuit, something we had done before. No dogs were brought on this trip
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Hi all, I am Chris Harper and I am the Davepaddles Communications Officer. I have yet to meet you all but look forward to doing so soon.I attach the club’s first newsletter, although I can claim no credit for putting it together, as that was done by Dave as I was away on holiday. He
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