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History of club trophies
This lists the trophies that the club has awarded over the years. The information goes back to 1998 for complete information, and partial information back to 1989.
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From the dim and distant past
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History of the committee
Year Chairman Treasurer Secretary Membership 2020 – 2021 Tom Brockett Fran Bamber Ezra Watts Nick Wainwright 2019 – 2020 Tom Brockett Fran Bamber Patrick Rainey Nick Wainwright 2018 – 2019 Jeremy Sykes Fran Bamber Tanya Cownie Nick Wainwright 2017 – 2018 Jeremy Sykes Conor O’Neill Richard Puttock Nick Wainwright 2016 Read more
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New committee for 2018-2019
The Bristol Canoe Club AGM 2018 was held last week. The new committee for 2018-2019 is: Chairman: Jeremy Sykes Treasurer: Fran Bamber Secretary: Tanya Cownie Membership: Nick Wainwright Other committee members: Conor O’Neill, Dave Hill, Mark Gillett, Emma Newman, Iain Hissett, Lee Nicholls
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Neil Cox Iceland Cost-to-Coast May 2017
Neil Cox, and Leanne Dyke, both members of Bristol Canoe Club, crossed Iceland with a Packraft (a type of inflatable kayak) in May 2017. Here is Neil’s write-up, including video, and a river description. https://www.neilcoxmisadventures.com/packrafting/2017iceland-report Neil comments: “We believe this is the first recorded source-to-sea descent of the Þjórsá, with Read more
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Congratulations to Tim Trew in DW
Very many congratulations to Tim Trew who came 10th in the senior doubles class in this year’s Devizes to Westminster race on the Easter weekend, with a time of 20:17:53 (non-stop). He was paddling with a friend Adam Dumolo. Also congratulations to recent new member George Botsford who paddled in Read more
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Bristol Canoe Club’s first newsletter
I have a copy of the very first newsletter distributed by Bristol Canoe Club. This is “Issue 1, Number 1”, December 1962. The club had obviously been founded before this, but we don’t know how much earlier. Note that this includes a suggestion to paddle the river Dart from Dartmeet Read more
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Trophies 2016
At the 2016 AGM, various trophies were awarded, as follows: White-water ‘River God’: Dave Hill, for his enthusiasm for getting people onto the water. Most improved white-water: Elinor Griffiths Marathon award(s): Tris Turner, and Greg Tonetti Most ‘Most Valuable Player’: Lee Nicholls, for passing his referee qualification Phil Longrigg Trophy: Read more
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New committee for 2016-2017
The Bristol Canoe Club AGM 2016 was held last week. The new committee for 2016-2017 is: Chairman: Simon Pearson Treasurer: Conor O’Neill Secretary: Adrian Clancy Membership: Nick Wainwright Other committee members: Mark Heeley, Rich Puttock, Dave Hill, Mark Gillett and Emma Newman
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Montenegro, Tara gorge, Summer 2015
In Summer 2015, a group of us went to Montenegro to paddle the Tara gorge, a beautiful three-day trip through a deep gorge. We found that the (limited) available information was sometimes misleading, so I created something to help future trips. This document isn’t really a trip write-up, instead it Read more
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Old trip reports and magazines
A reminder that some very old club trip reports and magazines are still hanging around on our web site here; these may be good for some browsing when you have some spare time. http://www.bristolcanoeclub.org.uk/static/reports/reports.htm http://www.bristolcanoeclub.org.uk/static/magazines/magazines.htm Have fun – Conor