Welcome to our club site
Paddleplus is a multi-activity club, predominantly canoeing.
We are located in Leicestershire and are based at the Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre. We are affiliated to the BCU. The regular meeting night is Thursday throughout the year. See our information page for more details.

River Dart January 2012

A group of Club Kayakers had already had a couple of days on the Dart at the end of December. It was the turn of the open boaters to make a trip, delayed from two years ago when snow had put pay to a visit. Staying at the YHA Bellever (highly recommended) a group of 5 from the club where joined on the water by a friend from Beaumanor. High rain fall before and during the visit meant there was plenty to paddle - including the roads accros Dartmoor. More pictures of the trip are in the club gallery with 2,200 other photos. Some details of the trip will also appear on the new swim Counter!

MiniBus Use click for link to see availability of bus

A big thank you to a couple of local businesses for their continued support of the club and our paddlers:

Desperate Measures: for sponsoring our young paddlers and thier continued support of the club. www.desperate-measures.co.uk

Leisure Shack: who have donated a full set of water-proof covers for the new minibus seats. www.leisureshack.co.uk

Both companies also offer discounts on production of your Paddleplus club membership cards so please check out their websites, which are linked to the company names.

East Midlands Regional Website
A new website has been launched to bring together paddlers from all around the East Midlands. The site is intended to help and inform both paddlers and non-paddlers about paddlesports activities and events throughout the East Midlands. If you have not yet had a look please do.

Soar Point - Message Board
This is the interactive part of the club's website where members and visitors can keep upto date with what is happening and it includes a section for sales/wanted adverts.

Photo Gallery for PaddlePlus
A user-friendly photo gallery has been created as a repository for the club's photos. Thanks to members who have sent in photos the gallery currently has over 900 images which have been viewed 34,000 times. Movies are now being added to our space on YouTube to compliment the stills collection in the gallery. Please keep sending over your photos - take a look

Newsletters on-line
Copies of the Club's newsletters are now available for download from this site. Click here for details.

Members Reports
Whilst working on the site it has been terrific to re-read some of the excellent reports submitted over the years by the club's members. If you have not yet read through the list of over 20 reports - now would be a good time!


PaddlePlus is an accredited BCU Top Club
and holder of the Sport England ClubMark

Video from trip 02/07/10

Other YouTube videos
PaddlePlus has space on YouTube where videos of the club's activities are upload. Be sure to leave your comments and rate the film clips to get maximum exposure for what we do


Karl at Bathroom Solutions, Wigston is one of our kind sponsors, do nothing with your plumbing, bathroom or kitchen until you have spoken to him!


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