Wokingham Canoe Club

Last year we had a very pleasant trip down the river Thame from Stadhampton to the Thames at Dorchester, paddling in the Summer sunshine and pushing our way through the reeds. To get away from the reeds, John Bennell arranged the next paddle earlier in the year - hitting the weekend when the clocks go forward. Accordingly, it felt like 7.30am when we met at the club to collect boats and kit, put boats on cars, and set off in convoy for Waterstock, near the town of Thame. John had negotiated a secret get-in by a personal visit with the local access officer, so we had easy access from the garden of a very picturesque old mill. While the cars were being shuttled, the opportunity was there to play under the roadway in tunnels that were wide enough for a paddle, but not wide enough to turn a boat round.
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On a chilly March Saturday in Mid Wales, the hardened few set off for Concrete Bridge. Six kayaks and an open launched on to fairly perfect water conditions.

A few gentle rapids and play waves gave way to continuous Grade II with the occasional large boulder to avoid and overhanging trees to catch the unwary.
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