Holme Pierrepont Canoe Club

Restricted sessions over the summer

Monday, 19 July 2010 21:33 Dawn Scott

Due to coaches being on holiday the club will not be able to take new paddlers on the weeks of the 24th of July, 31st of July and the 7th of August. After that new paddlers are welcome to turn up to any of the Saturday sessions as usual.

White Water Rescue Tech Course

Friday, 16 July 2010 20:20 Dawn Scott

Ben Spowage-Delaney has sent notification about this course; the course is in bala... It cost 260 and runs 13th-15th of next month... It can be used for 4 star and coaching and is recognised outside the BCU... Rescue 3 are internationally renouned and it seems worth the fee... Need to know by monday... If interested as the course may be closed to entry on monday... Please call me on 07809745348

Dawn and Ian - River Wye Trip Weekend

Thursday, 01 July 2010 15:22 Wye Weekend Trip reporter??

Can everyone please nag Dawn and Ian for a trip report for the Wye weekend ?? :-P

Last Updated on Sunday, 25 July 2010 20:20

The Refurbishment of the Club’s Storage Accommodation

Thursday, 20 May 2010 12:43 Nick Tuffin

Phase one of the refurbishment of the Club’s storage accommodation has been completed. The Club is particularly indebted to: -

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 May 2010 13:04 Read more...

April 2010 Newsletter

Saturday, 01 May 2010 08:54 Simon Turnbull

The April 2010 Newsletter is now available! icon April 2010 Newsletter

Note: This is stored in Club Documents.

New Foundation in Safety and Rescue Course

Tuesday, 01 April 2008 12:26 Dawn Scott

The BCU Foundation in Safety and Rescue Course has now been launched replacing the old Canoe Safety Test. This will be applicable from the 1st of April 08 and will be a pre-requirement for all of the new coaching courses.

The differences are that paddlers will have to show rescues in a variety of boats and will need the new multi boat 2 star award as a pre-requisite.

CST assessors must register to assess the new award with the appropriate form from the BCU.

Coaching Courses

Wednesday, 05 May 2010 16:59 Dawn Scott

Underneath are a list of courses and training that is being arranged for club members, at vastly reduced costs.

Two Star Tests

These tests will be run over the usual Saturday morning session and will run into the afternoon as well for a further 2 hours.

Cost £15.00 per person this includes your water fee, session fee and BCU fee for the certificate.

Test will involve a river trip in a craft of your choice, then the full 2 star syllabus carried out in both open canoe and kayak plus the appropriate rescue skills.

Dates: 22nd May, or 17th July or 25th September

Pre-booking essential by sending a cheque to the treasurer or paying at a Saturday session. Please state which day you wish to attend.

Personal Performance Awards

Three Star WW Kayak

Pete Whitehouse has offered to run a training course for 3 star WW kayak skills followed by an ssessment. If you wish to be a part of this group please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Cost for this training course will be just £10 plus any course fees. Assessment fees are separate.

Three Star Open Canoe or Three Star Touring

Remember that if you paddle a kayak but don’t want to roll, then you can do the 3 star touring award which does not involve rolling skills.

If you want 3 star training and assessment please contact the Chairman for more information. These sessions will only be run by request.

First Aid Course

We will be running another BCU Level 1 Aquatic First Aid Course for anyone who either needs to renew their qualification or wants to undertake one for the first time.

The course will be over two evenings on Thursday the 20th of May and Thursday the 3rd of June.

The course runs from 6pm until 10pm each night and both nights must be at-tended to receive certification.

Cost for the course is £30 which includes the manual and BCU certification.

Places are limited to 8 on the course so please book early by getting your money to the treasurer.

Foundation Safety and Rescue Test

The club will be arranging a Foundation Safety and Rescue test for Sunday the 6th of June.

This course is open to any paddler holding their BCU 2 star award and the rescue tests are carried out in both canoes and kayaks.

The course is a full 6 hours with a break for lunch. This course is a pre-requisite for anyone who wants to undertake the level one coaching award and is a great way of brushing up your flat water rescue skills and learning some new tricks and techniques. The course can also be at-tended by non paddlers who wish to observe it and learn the bank based rescue skills. This makes it ideal for parents or for anyone considering becoming a Level 1 bank based coach.

The cost for the day is £20 which includes water ac-cess fees and the cost of certification.

Early booking is recommended and again please book by sending your money to the treasurer as soon as possible.

Last Updated on Sunday, 09 May 2010 20:11

UKCC Coaching course oppertunity

Sunday, 02 May 2010 20:12 Paul Tuffin

If anyone is interested in wanting to get on the coaching ladder, Durham Uni Canoe Club have spare places on Level 1 and Level 2 training coaching courses in conjunction with www.kenhughescourses.com running soon for £100 each! The Level 1 will run from from the 31st May to 4th June and incorporates the FSRT prerequisite on the first day. The Level 2 will run from the 21st-24th June.

Boats and kit can be provided, accommodation advice can also be given if needed. Anyone interested should email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

It is very unlikely that you will find these courses at a better price!

HPPCC BCU 3 Star Kayak Moving Water Training Course

Saturday, 01 May 2010 19:26 Pete Whitehouse

For further details of this May/June Training course for 3 * award ,as published in latest Newsletter , please view following document ( available in coaching documents) , and contact Pete Whitehouse ASAP if interested . icon HPPCC BCU Three Star White Water Award Training Course

Last Updated on Monday, 03 May 2010 10:27

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