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Club
Information
Adult Session
Every Thursday evening throughout the year the club meets at the
Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre (north Leicester) on the River
Soar. The Soar is flat with some good weirs. The group is often
split in to two. A more experienced group will do a long tour
with a few weirs and the less experienced members of the group
will stay around the site or paddle a shorter distance.
All regular participants will be offered the chance to do their
BCU Star Awards and the club encourage members to go on to the
coaching awards, First aid and Canoe Safety awards.
The group is very welcoming so don't be shy, we were all new
once. We always socialises after the session. There are hot
drinks and snacks available.
The session starts at 7:30pm (best to arrive at around 7pm) and
the session usually finishes at around 9pm - 9:30pm. The costs
are £3 for members, £4 for non-members, and
an extra £1 if you need to hire a boat. Membership is
paid annually. With membership, discounts are available at a
variety of local outdoor pursuits shops.
For more information, Charges.
For a map to the Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre,
click here.
Junior
Sessions
Throughout the summer from Easter to mid October a junior group
meets from 6 - 8.30pm. on Thursdays. Run by experienced coaches
from the club, this offers youngsters (from 7 upwards) a chance
to try canoeing. The group also organise longer paddles at
weekends and bank holidays. Have a look at the diary and news
pages for more information.
Tours & Weekends
We also take part in tours organised by the BCU and the club
often organises tours to local rivers such as the Trent, Nene,
Derwent and Dove. We also run weekends away in Wales on
Whitewater rivers or surfing and of course the clubs annual camp
to the River Wye on the August bank holiday and weekends at the
Burrs centre.
Competitive
Training
These sessions take place at the centre at the same time as the
adult session but as a separate group. We cater for several
disciplines including Marathon, Slalom and Wild Water Racing. All
ages are welcome.
We currently have 2 club members competing at an International
level and several at a national level. Jes Oughton, the head
coach is also the GB Wild Water Racing Team Manager and is
supported by other coaches in the club.
For more info, e-mail Jes at wwr@paddleplus.co.uk
Sessions not affiliated by the
club,
but which are club member based
In the summer months, club members organise evenings at the
National Whitewater Centre and Nene Whitewater Centre. Just
liaise with members and see for yourself!
Pool Sessions
Whilst pool sessions are not organised by the club at present,
there are several opportunities around the city which are
attended by club members and coaches. For further information
see Pool Sessions.
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