Sadly, Des Capps, one of our longest standing members, has passed away. A tribute site may be found at https://derekcapps.muchloved.com/
Our thoughts are with Doreen and the family.
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Sadly, Des Capps, one of our longest standing members, has passed away. A tribute site may be found at https://derekcapps.muchloved.com/
Our thoughts are with Doreen and the family.
Due to the unprecedented disruption to our paddling life this year, the committee have decided to extend membership validity for currently paid-up members to the end of April 2022.
Looking at the Government’s ‘roadmap out of lockdown’ we anticipate that we will not be able to use the building without social distancing nor share equipment until mid-June at the earliest, so the club will continue to operate as we did last summer – i.e.
We are also extending the kit-loan scheme for this period of time.
Following the lifting of Lockdown-3, and taking into account British Canoeing advice Club members may paddle under the same conditions that were in place between the middle of June and December 2020 –
i.e. those who have been allocated a set of club kit and members with their own kit may use it with the following restrictions:-.
For clarification, to avoid cross-contamination no club equipment is to be used at this time (boats, paddles buoyancy aids, gym equipment etc.) except the numbered equipment which has been allocated to you and only the boat-house will be accessible. The combination to the rest of the club (changing rooms, toilets, club-room, gym) has been changed, so please do not try to enter.
Under Lockdown 3, British Canoeing have once again informed us that all club activities must cease. This means that paddlers who are not personal “on the water” members of British Canoeing will not be covered by the club waterways licence (for the Thames) or insurance should they go paddling.
If you want to become an “on the water” member of British Canoeing, you can do so here https://www.britishcanoeing.org.uk/membership/on-the-water-membership , otherwise you must not paddle using club equipment during the current Coronavirus National Restrictions in place until Mid February or beyond.
We must all avoid gatherings of any kind – so the following restrictions remain in place at the boat-house:
For clarification, to avoid cross-contamination no club equipment is to be used at this time (boats, paddles buoyancy aids etc.) except the numbered equipment which has been allocated to you and only the boat-house will be accessible.
Following the lifting of Lockdown-2, and taking into account British Canoeing advice Club members may paddle under the same conditions that have been in place since the middle of June –
i.e. those who have been allocated a set of club kit and members with their own kit may use it with the following restrictions:-.
For clarification, to avoid cross-contamination no club equipment is to be used at this time (boats, paddles buoyancy aids, gym equipment etc.) except the numbered equipment which has been allocated to you and only the boat-house will be accessible. The combination to the rest of the club (changing rooms, toilets, club-room, gym) has been changed, so please do not try to enter.
Our Club regular Wednesday evening coached sessions will not recommence during 2020.