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This week’s slight relaxation of exercise rules by Welsh Government does mean that canoeing, kayaking and paddle-boarding are now acceptable forms of exercise, provided that you: paddle only with other household members (or alone, although Canoe Wales doesn’t recommend this for safety reasons); paddle only close to home (anything more than a short drive would … Read more

…but as we’re sure you’ll all appreciate, the Covid-19 crisis has disrupted our activities somewhat (and Steve has been busy sorting his own life out for a change!). When social distancing kicked-in, we were very sorry to have to cancel our last two pool sessions but were still looking forward to paddling outdoors after Easter … Read more

Despite our recent optimistic assurance… …following the announcement this evening by the Prime Minister, Brecon Leisure Centre has announced that it will be closing with immediate effect, for the foreseeable future – which of course means that we will have to cancel our remaining pool sessions on 23 & 30 March. Unfortunately, we are not … Read more

Although the situation is changing rapidly, as things stand we are not intending to cancel any Canoe Club sessions, based on guidance that the health and wellbeing benefits of keeping active significantly outweigh any risk (unless you are advised otherwise by a health professional) – and chlorinated water will help to kill the virus! We … Read more

Now that we’ve reached the end of the winter white-water season (Steve and Dave had a great paddle on the Upper Wye on Sunday, just a shame no-one else was able to join us!) and we’re approaching the end of our pool sessions (Monday 16th is polo training as usual)… …our thoughts are turning to … Read more

Steve is looking for a few paddlers to come along and act as ‘guinea-pigs’ on a coaching course he is running on Sun 22 Mar. Most likely based at Brecon Promenade from 10am-12pm this could be an ideal opportunity to get some free coaching in kayak and/or canoe, at the same time as helping out … Read more

We already have 2 players for the first (5 Apr) and last (28 Jun) Welsh League tournaments at Taff Bargoed – so we just need 2 more to enter a team – head over to our events list and RSVP NOW on any of the 4 available dates (the others are 3 & 31 May)!! … Read more

Checkout our events listing for more details and bookings for… Sun 8 Mar white water trip – the last one of this winter’s season (RSVP by Thu 5 Mar) Mon 9 Mar skills training in the pool

We’d really appreciate ALL our members spending a few moments to tell us about what you’d like to do with us over the summer; and what else you’d like us to do to make your experience with the Club as enjoyable as possible. You can access our online survey here – it shouldn’t take you … Read more

Many thanks to everyone who’s now booked for pool sessions – it’ll be great to see many of you (including a couple of new faces) on Monday for our next ‘general skills’ session. Details in the event listing. Look out for payment requests (including membership fees for our newest members) coming soon from GoCardless and/or … Read more