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• Lee Valley White Water Course Private Hire - Club Led Activity

  • When
    29 Jun 2025
  •  
    17:00 - 21:00
  • Location
    TBC
  • Spaces left
    0

  Lee Valley White Water Course Private Hire - Led Club Activity

  This is a placeholder for a potential Private hire of Lee Valley Legacy, we will need to provide our own coaches and bank safety (2 on bank and one boat collector at the bottom of the course).

  We'd need a min of 25 people to make it viable and we would open it to other clubs, each club would need to provide a bank safety person and a WW coach for their members.

  Location:  Lee Valley Water Water Centre, Station Rd, 
  Waltham Cross, EN9 1AB

  Experience the Thrill of White Water: 

  As this is a private hire and so you do not need to have completed the assessment to be able to paddle the course.

  This is a great course for paddlers wanting to improve their skills, move from flat water to white water, or practice the skills required for the Olympic course. Spectators and on the bank support will be welcome to join us (no charge to spectators & on the bank support.)

  Lee Valley White Water Centre: 

  The centre was built for the London 2012 Olympic Games, operating as a community resource in the lead up to – and following – the event.  The centre contains a 300m Olympic canoe slalom course, and a 160m intermediate course.

  The Legacy Loop, which will be used, is a 160-metre-long grade 3 rapid with a drop of 1.6 meters in height. This rapid is fed by three pumps supplying 10,500 litres of water per second.

  Expert Guidance: 

  The Legacy Loop offers a dynamic environment which replicates Grade Two Whitewater features suitable for all levels. If you are a regular to the annual Cardington or the Nene, this is the next step up in white water.

  This is suitable for paddlers comfortable in the moving water; an Intermediate paddler will find less technical areas to build confidence, while experienced paddlers can tackle more challenging features to push their limits.

  There will be provided bank safety within the group of paddlers as well as on the water advice and coaching throughout the session, ensuring a safe and enjoyable experience for all participants.

  Parking Information: 

  Ample parking is available on-site, but please remember to sign your car in at the visitor centre to avoid parking fees.

  Cost

  • £18 per adult,
  • £10 per junior
  • £0 for Helpers (Coaches, WWS&R & Boat Chaser)

  Skills level Required:

  You will need an understanding of moving water principles and some experience of moving water. and you must have paddled the craft you are bringing previously for trip.  You must also be able to self rescue either by a roll or by swimming to bank and emptying the craft, putting yourself back into it.

  Club Equipment: Equipment is available to borrow, for Pirates CC Members) please make sure you book it out with the Quartermaster and collect at least 1 week in advance of use if away from Lake and deliver it back within 1 week after use.

  Organiser: Malcolm Oates

  Responsible Coach/Leader/Instructor:  Malcolm Oates

  Bank Safety/Boat Chaser: TBC

  
  

  Important

  Paddlesport has inherent risks associated with it.  By registering for this event you are acknowledging these risks. 

  By Signing up to this event, you are confirming you are have the paddle ability stated in the event details, this could be a self rescue, a specific PUK craft award or skills of equal level.

  The coach/leader/Instructor is viewed as being responsible for leading the session, managing safety, enforcing rules and making informed decisions in response to changing conditions or emergencies.

  Participants are expected to follow the instructions of the coach/leader/instructor, to act responsibly, follow club rules, support each other and the general safety of all participants

  "Unsupervised paddle group"  in PCC terms is a group of at least 3 paddlers, they must be of PPA level ability and are responsible for themselves whilst on the water. They are not supervised by a coach/leader directly, but a coach/leader is on the water or on the bank during the session and have given a briefing before launch is allowed. An unsupervised paddle group cannot be made up just of juniors. Refer to welfare policies.

  
  

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• Introduction to Sea Kayak Training - With Sammy Club Led Event

  • When
    30 Jun 2025
  •  
    18:30 - 20:30
  • Location
    Conningbrook Lakes, Ashford
  • Spaces left
    7

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  Introduction to Sea Kayak Training

  Sammy will be running the second of two introduction sessions on the lake to give members the chance to try and experience paddling a sea kayak.

  The idea is to introduce you to fundaments of sea kayaking understanding how they manoeuvre on the water .

  The aim is to provide the fundamental training in preparation for two Sea Kayaking  journeys he plans to run in July.

  Ideally participants should be comfortable paddling a normal kayak and can demonstrate the skills beyond the Discover award.

  This session will take place at the lake on a normal club night with kayaks and paddles being provided, all you need to do is bring your own buoyancy aid and spray deck. That said there is club equipment available within the container if needed.

  Important

  Paddlesport has inherent risks associated with it.  By registering for this event you are acknowledging these risks. 

  By Signing up to this event, you are confirming you are have the paddle ability stated in the event details, this could be a self rescue, a specific PUK craft award or skills of equal level.

  The coach/leader/Instructor is viewed as being responsible for leading the session, managing safety, enforcing rules and making informed decisions in response to changing conditions or emergencies.

  Participants are expected to follow the instructions of the coach/leader/instructor, to act responsibly, follow club rules, support each other and the general safety of all participants

  It is your responsibility to update the leader of the paddle if you have any new medical issues not on your PCC  website profile.

  
  

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• Beginners Course - Introduction to Paddleboarding Part 3

  • When
    7 Jul 2025
  •  
    18:30 - 20:30
  • Location
    Conningbrook Lake
  • Spaces left
    5

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  Beginners Course - Part 3

  Our beginner's course has been designed to give you the basic skills in controlling your board.  Once you've completed the course, you'll have the confidence and abilities to join us on our trips, tours and regular paddle sessions.

  What You’ll Learn:

  • Paddleboarding safety and water awareness
  • Launching, balance, and basic paddling technique
  • Turning and manoeuvring
  • Fun activities and games to build skills and confidence

  This course must be pre-booked as so we know how many coaches we need for each session; we cannot accept on the day arrivals.

  If you can't attend one of the sessions, please let the coach know and we'll try to fit you in another time.  Please arrive promptly as we will aim to be on the water as close to the start time as possible

  Alfresco changing rooms. Unfortunately, we do not have access to the changing rooms at the Julie Rose Stadium.  Please arrive dressed to paddle and bring a large towel, plastic bag etc. to cover your car seat just in case you are damp on the way home.  (You may alternatively choose to change in the car park). This also means there are no toilets available.

  Dress for the weather.  We'll be outside, obviously, so if it's a chilly day in October you'll dress differently to a sunny day in July.  Everything you wear will at least get dripped on and might get very wet indeed!  Man-made materials are generally better than natural ones as they dry faster and remain warm when wet.  Some suggestions include:

  Top Half

  • Gym top, t shirt, rash vest
  • Wet-suit (not required, but OK if you have one)
  • Thin fleece (depending on weather)
  • Thin waterproof, e.g. pac-a-mac.  These are great to keep the wind off.  (depending on weather)
  • Hat (depending on weather).  Sometimes to keep the heat off; sometimes to keep the heat in!

  Bottom Half

  • Tracksuit bottoms, shorts, leggings, walking trousers
  • If you have them, wet-suit / neoprene bottoms

  Footwear

  • Beach shoes / sandals
  • Old trainers
  • Wet-suit booties
  • Flip-flops / Crocs (although these are not ideal as they float away if you fall in!)

  Location of Conningbrook Lake

  The road, access, point to Conningbrook  can be found using what3word here (https://w3w.co/mirror.logic.class)

  As parking is limited by the lake, we ask where possible, that you drop off boats/kit, and park in the newly laid access road. There are limited spaces, if we park sensibly, we will be able to accommodate everyone.
  (Container location is here https://w3w.co/closes.fence.panel)*

  Important

  Paddlesport has inherent risks associated with it.  By registering for this event, you are acknowledging these risks. 

  By Signing up to this event, you are confirming you have the paddle ability stated in the event details, this could be a self-rescue, a specific PUK craft award or skills of equal level.

  The coach/leader/Instructor is viewed as being responsible for leading the session, managing safety, enforcing rules and making informed decisions in response to changing conditions or emergencies.

  Participants are expected to follow the instructions of the coach/leader/instructor, to act responsibly, follow club rules, support each other and the general safety of all participants

  
  
  

  
  

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• Come and Try Coached Club Activity

  • When
    26 Jul 2025
  •  
    10:00 - 12:00
  • Location
    Conningbrook Lakes Country Park, Julie Rose Stadium, Ashford, Willesborough Rd, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 0LS- ///bands.juices.quick
  • Spaces left
    9
  • Registered
    8 registrants

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  Come and Try Coached Club Activity

  Have you ever fancied kayaking, canoeing or Paddle boarding?

  Why not come down to Conningbrook Lake and let Pirates Canoe Club give you a taste of this fantastic sport!

  

  This is the third of our Come and Try sessions held at Conningbrook Lake, this will be a Coached Led session group paddle.

  Our coaches will take you out on the lake for a two hour session to give you a taste of what paddling can offer.

  You will need to meet your Coach for the session at the Containers to collect your craft and buoyance aid.  You just wear suitable clothing (including shoes) that will get wet .

  Kindly Note:

  The session is subject to our T&Cs and is the fee is non-refundable.

  https://piratescanoeclub.com/terms

  https://piratescanoeclub.com/constitution

  For a Junior under 18, they need to be accompanied by an Adult which will remain present throughout the whole session.

  Meet Address:  Conningbrook Lakes Country Park, Julie Rose Stadium, Ashford, Willesborough Rd, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 0LS 

  W3W:  ///bands.juices.quick

  Important

  Paddlesport has inherent risks associated with it.  By registering for this event you are acknowledging these risks. 

  The coach/leader/Instructor is viewed as being responsible for leading the session, managing safety, enforcing rules and making informed decisions in response to changing conditions or emergencies.

  Participants are expected to follow the instructions of the coach/leader/instructor, to act responsibly, follow club rules, support each other and the general safety of all participants

  
  

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