Wokingham Canoe Club

The Appeal for a Level Three Coach is Open!

This year appears to be passing by quickly April is almost over and the next event we have scheduled is a surfing trip at Saunton Sands on 10th and 11th of May

Magic Seaweed give a good surf forecast, but with my lack of surfer knowledge it means nothing to me so it’s probably best just to pass on the address to everybody to check themselves.

As for accommodation, it’s a camping trip so, err, bring your own. We will be using the Lobb Fields Campsite and, depending on final numbers it should cost about £15 per person.

So I hope you will join us on the sea, if you are interested, send me an e-mail answering the questions below.

Phil Milman
07970 816 197
phil_milman@yahoo.com

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Spend the Spring Bank Holiday exploring the River Thames, camping overnight.

Last year we made the journey from Sandford to Pangbourne, this time we will be starting higher up at Buckland Marsh and working our way down to Long Wittenham over the three days.

Join us for the weekend or if you would prefer only to join in on the days that suit you.

The Plan
Saturday: Meeting in the lay-by across the river from the Trout Inn, Tadpole Bridge, Buckland Marsh, Faringdon, SN7 8RF.  Paddling downstream for 12 miles to camp at Pinkhill Lock, Eynsham, Oxon, OX29 4JH.

Sunday: Continuing on from Pinkhill Lock campsite and paddling 10 miles to stay at Oxford Camping International, 426 Abingdon Road, Oxford, OX1 4XN, which is just off Hinksey Stream.

Monday: Finally paddling from Oxford Camping International for 11 miles to the Plough Pub, 24 High Street, Long Wittenham, Abingdon, OX14 4QH.

The Trout Inn don’t have a campsite anymore so the closest place to stay if you require accomadation on the Friday night is Lincon Farm.

You will need to bring food for the length of your stay: breakfasts, lunches and evening meals.  It should be possible to eat out in the evening.

Please confirm to me when you will be paddling: it would be great for people to arrange to share transport, and I also need numbers to book the campsites.

The cost will vary - probably between £5 and £30 per person - depending if you paddle for one day or the whole weekend.

If you are planning on borrowing club equipment it needs to be arranged with the Boson, and signed out in the book.

So I hope you will join us on the river, if you are interested, send me an e-mail answering the questions below.
 
Phil Milman
07970 816 197
phil_milman@yahoo.com

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The club owns at least 3 sets of sprint numbers. None of these can be found. Please can everyone have a look amongst their kit to see if any of these are lurking.

For the uninitiated - the boards are yellow plastic, about 7″ square and numbered 1 -9.

If anyone can shed any light on the whereabouts of these boards, please contact Julie Hall.

Alternatively if you wish to remain anonymous you can just pop them into the club bay under cover of darkness!!

 Here is some information an a little event that I go to every year.  Now I’ve been put in charge of organising the trips I thought the least I could do was invite everybody else in the club.  So if you are interested in coming let me know.

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