January 2016 Chairmans report

Hi All Just a quick update on a few things that have been going on since the new year.

As always there has been lots of trips. We have had a Matlock trip, a really good intermediate Vyrnwy trip, and a friends Nene WW trip. We have also had a Derwent/Trent trip,(trip report to follow) and an advanced Lake district weekend, these guys paddled the Kent and Leven, and the video’s are well worth watching.

The kit and equipment workshop that we had at Stanton went really well, Yannig from Leam Boat Centre kindly joined us to do a presentation about boats of all types and show us lots of different types of kit and clothing. This was very useful and informative, especially for the newer members/paddlers. Also Fraser organised a paint balling day for us, about 10 members went on this and most still have the scars to prove it.

The HCC Hammerheads polo training is still happening every Sunday and going really well, the team have their first friendly match this month, so good luck to all of you and enjoy.

As you all know the pool sessions start again this month and are nearly fully booked, keep your eye out on facebook as slots do sometimes become available.

We have lots of trips and events on the website calendar for everyone, including four, 3 star training/assessment weekends, this is a great opportunity for lots of you to progress your paddling to the next level, at a sensible price, with a friendly and very good coach. Please ask if you are unsure or need any more info about these courses.

After a lot of discussion we now have permission to site a third container in our area at Stanton lakes.This will give use more storage space for the boats we have and room for more as the club continues to grow. When this happens some help at a couple of working party’s would be appreciated.

One last thing, the last AGM reminder and Nomination form will be landing in your inbox very shortly.

See you on the river Dave Clarke