Holme Pierrepont Canoe Club

Joolz, John and Stuart led Kevin, Bob and Martin down the Dee from the chainbridge hotel to JJ's cafe.After a very warming paddle along the canal the group successfully ran the river including Serpants tail.

We finished the day honing our skills on the slalom course.It,s good to get a group progressing from Hpp to "real" rivers,hopefully this being the first of many more.

Since having moved on from HPPCC to the manager's post at Bassenfell Manor Christian Centre (http://www.bassenfell.org.uk) last July, I thought you may be interested in a couple of holidays we are running this year.

Last year saw a distinct lack of White Water Trips, and so for this year I have decided to do something about it! Especially as there is a growing number of intermediate paddlers (BCU 3*) now paddling the white water course on a regular basis. Isn't it time you tried some other rivers?

Well now is your chance! And you cannot have a better start than a trip to the... My aim is to try to have a trip at least once a month and as such I have created a table of trips. Much is still to be confirmed due to water levels/release details, but this will be constantly updated, especially as we get nearer each trip. Here is the plan:

The events in Bold are confirmed.

Please note that these trips are not coach lead trips. You should be of at least 3* standard and be able to paddle the White Water Course.

If you are interested in any of these trips please sign into the website, select Club Events, select the WW trip and at the bottom of the screen click on Register (You can un-register if needs be). If you have any problems with registering then please contact me Simon Turnbull via email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Now that the snow has melted, one can get a better perspective of the work that has been done to date to create a new, secure compound for the Club’s equipment. The charred and twisted cages, racking and trailers have been moved from their previous locations on to the car park, trees at the rear of the site have been cut down, some of the bank at the back has been dug out, the ground has been levelled and hard core put down. There may be a long way to go, but a start has been made!!

Attached is the latest Club Newsletter. If you have anything that you would like to go into the newsletter please let Dawn know, or register and put it on to the website, if you are unsure about this drop me the item and I will put it up for you.

As Christmas and New Year are right round the corner can I wish you and your families a very Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year, and hope to see you on the water very soon.

Ian Scott
Secretary

The club congratulates two of its members as they are both selected to join the Great Britan Freestyle Team
for the 2010 season! Josh Gosling was selected to join the mens squirt team and Rachel Bovill was selected
as the reserve for K1 junior ladies.

Many congratulations to Rachel Bovill one of the clubs regular white water freestyle paddlers who recently came a respectable third place in the junior female category of the British Kayak Freestyle Championships.