Canoeing and Kayaking Events

Generally the club has the following schedule, but check the notices below for the relevant month for more up to date information.

Please see the British canoeing site for up to date information about coronavirus, this can be accessed from the home page.

Sunday morning, river Don, Oughtibridge 9.30-12.00pm.
April to September only - Most Wednesday evenings (when we have coaches). River Don, Oughtibridge 6.30pm-8.00pm.
Friday evening, 7:30 - 9:00pm, except Bank holiday weekends Hillsborough Leisure Centre (until 16th December, then resume on 6th January 2023).
Monday evening, at the river, (by prior arrangement only) This is for groups, most often scouts.
Thursday evening at the river, night slalom. Enquire for details.
Friday evening at Hillsborough pool starting at 7:30pm.

Club Trips Notice

To avoid disappointment on the day - it is important you notify the trip organiser if you intend paddling. Every trip has an upper limit of paddlers to comply with safety guide lines. Please remember to notify the organiser or you may well be turned away on the day. Thank you.

The club has been running since 1966, and so is years old.

It has an interesting history, which Phil is currently researching and compiling. This will feature on the website when it is complete.

Breaking news

Event	Date(s)	Venue	Comment
AGM	18th November 7:00pm	The White Hart	Annual General meeting, committee members please attend.
Night Paddles	18th November (before the AGM) 4:30- 7:00pm	The river Don at Oughtibridge	Bring lights for your boat
Wild River Session II	5th November	The River Don at Oughtibridge	Congratulations to Archie, Oliver, Keiran, Sam, Jude, Mark and the regulars, for mastering the (really) swollen river at Oughtibridge. The river is more challenging after a good downpour, and 1.50m is almost 100% higher than expected.
Wild River Session I	29th October	The River Don at Oughtibridge	Congratulations to Archie, Thomas, Kelly, Danny, Peter, Jude, Kadee, Lisa, Oliver, Mark and the regulars, for mastering the swollen river at Oughtibridge. The river is more challenging after a good downpour, and 1.20m is about 50% higher than expected.
Pool cancellation	20th October	Hillsborough pool	Sorry, cancelled on account of the weather
Rolling clinic at the pool	27th October 7:30pm start.	Hillsborough pool	This session is purely for rolling. Bring goggles, nose plugs and ear plugs. The latter are optional
National Slalom Competition	16th/17th September 12:00pm start. Help needed on the 15th from 10:00am please.	The river Don at Oughtibridge	Thanks to everyone who helped and participated. It was a reduced turnout, but still a success.
Visit by the Womens Institute	14/9/2023 1:30pm	The river Don at Oughtibridge	The ladies all gave paddling a go including an ex coach, and some took to it like a duck to water.
Open House Barbeque At The River	3rd September 12:00pm start	The river Don at Oughtibridge	There was an excellent turnout, thanks to Cath for organising.
Filming at the river for Opus, to support the River Don Project	9th August	The river Don at Oughtibridge	The filming session started at 5:30am and concentrated on capturing the beauty of the river for a promotional video.
Pool sessions	8th September	Hillsborough Pool	At last, pool sessions resume at the refurbished Hillsborough pool
Oughtibridge Litter Pick	7th June 2023 6:30pm	River Don (Off Forge Lane)	We collected at least seven sacks of rubbish including someone's lounge carpet. I found a mobile phone power bank, that works.
Oughtibridge Gala	24th June	River Don at the part just across the bridge at Oughtibridge	Why not just come along and try kayakingpage here?
Kayak instructor training course	18/3/2023	River Don at Oughtibridge	This was well attended and a great success. Thanks for organising Nick.