About Us

Bristol Canoe Club is a club for paddlers in the Bristol area. [ May 2021. Please see our separate page regarding membership applications during the CoronaVirus situation: Membership applications during Covid-19 ] We are a very active club, and we do lots of things – see the Calendar page for Read more

Beginner’s course 2014

Please note – this course is now full. The club will be organising a beginner’s course for adults in May/June 2014. The course will consist of four 2-hour sessions on Bristol docks, on Thursday evenings from 6pm. This will (probably) cost £60. This course is expected to begin on Thursday Read more

Trophies 2013

At the 2013 AGM, various trophies were awarded, as follows: White-water ‘River God’: Lisa Fitzsimons, for not swimming during the trip to California. Most improved white-water: Not awarded (its been a bad yea!) Marathon award: Danielle Clarke Most ‘Most Valuable Player’: Zach Gillett, for being able to shoot Phil Longrigg Read more

Club constitution and Rules

The Bristol Canoe Club Constitution can be seen here: http://www.bristolcanoeclub.org.uk/static/info/clubconstitution.htm The Bristol Canoe Club Rules can be seen here: http://www.bristolcanoeclub.org.uk/static/info/clubrules.htm  

New Committee for 2012-2013

The Bristol Canoe Club AGM 2012 was held last month. The new committee for 2012-2013 is: Chairman: Nick Wainwright Treasurer: Conor O’Neill Secretary: Richard Puttock Membership: Conor O’Neill Other committee members: Stewart Anderton, Michaela Peters, Richard Russell-Johnson, Lisa Gunton, Lee Taylor, Pete Knight, Steve Bennett, Jon Kerswell, Robin Wilson, Richard Read more

Photos from triathlon

Tony uploaded a few photos from our ‘triathlon’ day in May, where we did kayaking (at Cardiff), cycling (at Cwmcarn), and caving (Ogof Clogwyn near Gilwern). The photos only show people pushing their bikes up the steep bit at Cwmcarn! Note that you may need to be signed in to Read more

Beginner’s course 2012

The club will be organising a beginner’s course for adults in May and June 2012, to gain the British Canoe Union (BCU) 1-star qualification. The course will consist of four 2-hour sessions on Bristol docks, on Thursday evenings from 6pm, plus a fifth week when you can try out some Read more

Calendar

Our club calendar is on its own proper page here: Club calendar. [ You might need to click on this post’s heading to make the link work properly 🙁 ]