On Sunday 7th April we paddled on the Basingstoke Canal once again, but this time the Odiham castle stretch, The weather was great, but a bit blustery, The water was crystal clear most of the time and you could see the shoals of Rudd very clearly. The get in was an easy one with a […]
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31/3/24 We eventually met up to paddle the Great Ouse in Bedford, I say eventually because we all went to different Anchor pub get ins, anyway with the invention of mobile phones and google maps we were all at the same place and proceeded to change and kit up. The river was in flood, and
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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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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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The River Wey. 11th February 2024. On Sunday morning the paddlers met at the Rowbarge Inn only to find the river was down about 18 inches below normal levels and was pushing through at quite a pace. Jai led this trip as part of his leadership training and assessed the situation. A full safety brief
28.01.24 It is good to paddle a new river that I had not paddled before. The River Stort is 24 miles long and flows from just south of the village of Langley in Essex to the River Lea at Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire. Dave, Phillip and his two dogs CoCo and FiFi paddled on the Stort Navigation part which is the canalised section of
14.01.24 The Thames Journey – Where It Begins Cricklade Section 1A On a cold morning four DP members set off on a ninety mile trek to start the Thames Journey at Cricklade, supported by our trusty shuttle driver, Graham. Led by Dave were Phil (without the girls – his two dogs Coco and Fifi), new
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26/11/23 4 paddlers met at Ardingly Reservoir for a taste of some bigger water than they are used to, most have not been more than 50 metres from a bankside, and Ardingly was the perfect place for a taster session. It was a frosty cold start to the day, with all of us having to
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