Brecon Canoe Club

CANCELLED Sat 18-Sun 19 Apr 2020 British Canoeing Paddlesport Instructor Award course
2020-04-18 - 2020-04-19 | Rhondda Cynon Taff
***Cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic***
This is an ‘external’ course being run by Steve Rayner, with a possible discount for Club Members!
The British Canoeing Paddlesport Instructor qualification is for people aged 14+ whose main focus of work is delivering paddlesport taster/starter sessions within clubs, centres or other organisations. The qualification is not discipline specific and is suitable for instructors who work with paddlers from any of the competitive and non-competitive paddlesport disciplines.
The process of completing the qualification aims to help prepare candidates for their first paddlesport instructing role; ‘primed and ready’.
Venue to be confirmed (somewhere in the Brecon area).
Cost £150 (maximum) per person (non-residential).
Candidates need to:

be aged 14 or over;
be members of Canoe Wales / British Canoeing (etc.);
register for the Award with Canoe Wales / British Canoeing (etc.) – cost £45;
have attended a British Canoeing Foundation Safety and Rescue Training (FSRT) course; and
have personal paddling (equivalent to the former 2*-level) and rescue competence in one type of craft (kayak, open canoe, sit on top, or stand up paddleboard).

CANCELLED Sun 3 May 2020 Welsh Polo League
2020-05-03 10:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | Taff Bargoed Lakes, Trelewis, CF46 6AP, United Kingdom
***Cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic***
4-a-side tournament aimed at developing players and teams.

CANCELLED Sun 31 May 2020 Welsh Polo League
2020-05-31 10:00 - 16:00 | Taff Bargoed Lakes, Trelewis, CF46 6AP, United Kingdom

CANCELLED Sat 20-Sun 21 Jun 2020 British Canoeing Core Coach Training
2020-06-20 - 2020-06-21 | Rhondda Cynon Taff
***Cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic***

This is an ‘external’ course being run by Steve Rayner, with a possible discount for Club Members!

Date To Be Confirmed

The British Canoeing Coach Award is an entry point qualification which offers discipline-specific pathways across all disciplines. The Award is designed for people whose core function is to coach paddlers who want to gain/improve paddlesport skills within the discipline chosen. This will include coaching beginners new to the sport, or paddlers looking to develop their skills in the given discipline or environment.

The Coach Award content is delivered through 2-day Core Coach Training and 2-day Discipline Specific Training (22 disciplines currently available, including Sheltered Water Kayak and/or Canoe; White Water Kayak; White Water Canoe; and Open Water Canoe).

The two-day Core Coach Training course introduces the shared coaching content that is relevant to all coaches at this level, exploring different approaches to coaching, understanding and enabling learning; and some core coaching skills. It is not specific to any one discipline and will make use of a variety of craft to explore different approaches to coaching and introduce some core coaching skills. The course will be a blend of classroom and water-based activity; and you will also be supported a personal coaching development plan to enable you to take your learning into practice after the course.

Subsequent Discipline Specific Training will then focus on how to coach discipline-specific technical and tactical skills, helping coaches to plan and deliver safe, enjoyable, progressive coaching sessions and explore specifics to help coach typical athletes/learners relevant to the discipline.

Venue to be confirmed (somewhere in the Brecon area).

Cost £150 (maximum) per person (non-residential).

Candidates need to have:

Full ‘on the water’ membership of Canoe Wales / British Canoeing (etc.); and
A base level of knowledge about the discipline(s) you wish to coach.

CANCELLED Sun 28 Jun 2020 Welsh Polo League
2020-06-28 10:00 - 16:00 | Taff Bargoed Lakes, Trelewis, CF46 6AP, United Kingdom

CANCELLED Sat 4-Sun 5 Jul 2020 Summer Training Weekend
2020-07-04 - 2020-07-05 | Biblins Youth Campsite, The Doward, Whitchurch, Herefordshire, HR9 6DX, United Kingdom
***Cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic***
Our annual summer training weekend, jointly with North Avon Canoe Club, at Biblins (near Monmouth) on the Wye. Further details nearer the time…

CANCELLED Sat 24 Oct 2020 White-Water Warm-Up Trip
2020-10-24 | Rhondda Cynon Taff
***Cancelled due to Covid lockdown***

Sat 14 Nov 2020 White-Water Warm-Up Trip
2020-11-14 | Rhondda Cynon Taff
The final plan for this trip will depend on weather, river conditions and participants:
Plan A: Brynich to Brynich on canal and river – a chance for us to all warm-up and remind ourselves how to paddle, starting on the canal from Brynich to Brecon then back to Brynich on the Usk, with some easy white-water suitable for competent paddlers with some moving water experience.
Plan B: Grade 2-3 White Water on the Usk or Wye – only if everyone who wants to come is happy to go straight to some moderate white water!
Plan C: Usk Reservoir tour – only if the rivers are too high to paddle and it’s not too windy!
Timing is most likely 9.30am-3pm, although we won’t finalise this until we know who’s coming and where we’re going!
Paddlers will need their own transport to and from the start and finish points – and clothing suitable for the conditions as well as packed lunch / snacks / drinks and hand sanitiser! Club boats and equipment will be available to hire (£8 per person) but must be booked in advance – if you have your own, please bring them!
Numbers are limited, so RSVP as soon as possible and no later than Sun 8 Nov (using the button at the bottom of the website event listing or by e-mail reply) if you’d like to come along (even if you’re not absolutely certain at this stage). We’ll then be in contact about detailed arrangements.

Sat 28 Nov 2020 White Water Trip
2020-11-28 | Rhondda Cynon Taff
The final plan for this trip will depend on weather, river conditions and participants:
Plan A: River Usk Aberbran to Brecon 5km of (fairly easy) Grade 2 white water.
Participants should all have good flat-water skills and some moving water experience (e.g. have at least paddled the likes of Glasbury-Hay or Symonds Yat).
Timing is most likely 9.30am-2.30pm.
Paddlers will need their own transport to and from the start and finish points (to avoid the need for a car-sharing shuttle) – and clothing suitable for the conditions as well as packed lunch / snacks / drinks and hand sanitiser! Club boats and equipment will be available to hire (£8 per person) but must be booked in advance – if you have your own, please bring them!
Numbers are limited, so RSVP as soon as possible and no later than Sun 22 Nov (using the button at the bottom of the website event listing or by e-mail reply) if you’d like to come along (even if you’re not absolutely certain at this stage). We’ll then be in contact about detailed arrangements.

CANCELLED Sat 12-Sun 13 Dec 2020 White Water Kayak Award course
2020-12-12 - 2020-12-13 | Rhondda Cynon Taff
NB this is an ‘external’ course run by Steve Rayner in his capacity as a professional coach. However, it is an opportunity for club members to get some formal training and an opportunity to be assessed for the British Canoeing White Water Award (similar to the previous 3* White Water Kayak Award). Normally £150 for the 2-day course, this will be available for the bargain price of £50 for Brecon Canoe Club Members – visit https://steverayner.me.uk/event/british-canoeing-white-water-award for more details and booking.
The White Water Award is designed to develop your ability to apply appropriate decision making skills for a safe day out white water paddling in a kayak. It endorses your skill, judgment and decision making to ensure a successful day on rivers up to grade 2. You will be confident in planning and undertaking journeys on moving water with proficient skills to be in control throughout. Your award should be seen as a sound basis for building the experience and knowledge associated with Progressive White Water Award holders.
The amount of training required for the White Water Award depends on prior experience; but as a guideline, participants should expect to spend two days honing their skills, with either ‘continual assessment’ or a separate half- or one-day assessment.
This 2-day course is intended to provide training tailored to the individual needs of participants and, for those who meet the require standard, an opportunity for assessment for this Award. You should already be an experienced and confident flat-water paddler before attending the course, ideally with some moving or white-water experience.

Sun13 Dec 2020 White Water Trip
2020-12-13 | Rhondda Cynon Taff
The final plan for this trip will depend on weather, river conditions and participants:
Plan A: River Usk Talybont to Llangyndir Grade 2-3 white water.
Participants should all have some white water experience (e.g. have at least paddled the likes of Aberbran-Brecon).
Timing is most likely 9am-3pm.
Paddlers will need their own transport to and from the start and finish points (to avoid the need for a car-sharing shuttle) – and clothing suitable for the conditions as well as packed lunch / snacks / drinks and hand sanitiser! Club boats and equipment will be available to hire (£8 per person) but must be booked in advance – if you have your own, please bring them!
Numbers are limited, so RSVP as soon as possible and no later than Tue 8 Dec (using the button at the bottom of the website event listing or by e-mail reply) if you’d like to come along (even if you’re not absolutely certain at this stage). We’ll then be in contact about detailed arrangements.

CANCELLED Sat 26 Dec 2020 Boxing Day Paddle
2020-12-26 | Rhondda Cynon Taff
***Cancelled due to Covid lockdown***
A short trip to burn-off some Christmas calories, to suit all flat-water paddlers!
The final plan for this trip will depend on weather, river conditions and participants:
Plan A: Usk Reservoir
Plan B: Canal Trip if the reservoir is too windy!
Timing is most likely 9.30am-12.30pm, although we won’t finalise this until we know who’s coming and where we’re going!
Paddlers will need their own transport to and from the start / finish point – and clothing suitable for the conditions as well as snacks / drinks and hand sanitiser! Club boats and equipment will be available to hire (£8 per person) but must be booked in advance – if you have your own, please bring them!
Numbers are limited, so RSVP as soon as possible and no later than Sun 20 Dec (using the button at the bottom of the website event listing or by e-mail reply) if you’d like to come along (even if you’re not absolutely certain at this stage). We’ll then be in contact about detailed arrangements.

Mon 11 Jan 2021 Brecon Canoe Club Annual General Meeting
2021-01-11 18:00 - 19:00 | Rhondda Cynon Taff
We propose to hold our 2020 AGM on Monday 11 January, via Zoom.
We need at least a few of our Members to join in to make the meeting quorate, so…
Please RSVP if you can make it (using the button on the event listing or by e-mail)!
Agenda:

Welcome & Apologies for Absence
Minutes of the 2019 Annual General Meeting held on 27 January 2020 (available here)
Summary of activities past, present and future
Receipt of the Trustees’ Annual Report and Accounts (available here)
Presentation and Q&A: The Exciting World of Paddlesport!
Election of Trustees, Confirmation of Officers and Advisers

CANCELLED Mon 18 Jan 2021 Pool Session
2021-01-18 20:00 - 21:30 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom
***Cancelled due to Covid lock-down***

CANCELLED Sat 23 Jan 2021 White Water Trip
2021-01-23 | Rhondda Cynon Taff
***Cancelled due to Covid lock-down***
The final plan for this trip will depend on weather, river conditions and participants.
Plan A: River Tywi, Junction Pool to Dolauhirion Bridge (near Llandovery).
Participants should all have some white water experience (e.g. have at least paddled the likes of Aberbran-Brecon).
Timing is most likely 9am-3pm.
Paddlers will need their own transport to and from the start and finish points (to avoid the need for a car-sharing shuttle) – and clothing suitable for the conditions as well as packed lunch / snacks / drinks and hand sanitiser! Club boats and equipment will be available to hire (£8 per person) but must be booked in advance – if you have your own, please bring them!
Numbers are limited, so RSVP as soon as possible and no later than Sun 17 Jan (using the button at the bottom of the website event listing or by e-mail reply) if you’d like to come along (even if you’re not absolutely certain at this stage). We’ll then be in contact about detailed arrangements.

CANCELLED Mon 25 Jan 2021 Pool Session
2021-01-25 20:00 - 21:30 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom

CANCELLED Mon 1 Feb 2021 Pool Session
2021-02-01 20:00 - 21:30 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom

CANCELLED Mon 8 Feb 2021 Pool Session
2021-02-08 20:00 - 21:30 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom

CANCELLED Sat 13-Sun 14 Feb 2021 White Water Kayak Award course
2021-02-13 - 2021-02-14 | Rhondda Cynon Taff

CANCELLED Mon 15 Feb Pool Session
2021-02-15 20:00 - 21:30 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom

CANCELLED Mon 22 Feb 2021 Pool Session
2021-02-22 20:00 - 21:30 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom

CANCELLED Sat 27 Feb 2021 White Water Trip
2021-02-27 | Rhondda Cynon Taff
***Cancelled due to Covid lock-down***
The final plan for this trip will depend on weather, river conditions and participants.
Timing is most likely 9am-3pm.
Paddlers will need their own transport to and from the start and finish points (to avoid the need for a car-sharing shuttle) – and clothing suitable for the conditions as well as packed lunch / snacks / drinks and hand sanitiser! Club boats and equipment will be available to hire (£8 per person) but must be booked in advance – if you have your own, please bring them!
Numbers are limited, so RSVP as soon as possible and no later than Sun 21 Feb (using the button at the bottom of the website event listing or by e-mail reply) if you’d like to come along (even if you’re not absolutely certain at this stage). We’ll then be in contact about detailed arrangements.

CANCELLED Mon 1 Mar 2021 Pool Session
2021-03-01 20:00 - 21:30 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom

CANCELLED Mon 8 Mar 2021 Pool Session
2021-03-08 20:00 - 21:30 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom

CANCELLED Sun 14 Mar 2021 [Change of Date] White Water Trip
2021-03-14 00:00 - 23:59 | Rhondda Cynon Taff
***Cancelled due to Covid lock-down***
The final plan for this trip will depend on weather, river conditions and participants.
Timing is most likely 9am-3pm.
Paddlers will need their own transport to and from the start and finish points (to avoid the need for a car-sharing shuttle) – and clothing suitable for the conditions as well as packed lunch / snacks / drinks and hand sanitiser! Club boats and equipment will be available to hire (£8 per person) but must be booked in advance – if you have your own, please bring them!
Numbers are limited, so RSVP as soon as possible and no later than Sun 8 Mar (using the button at the bottom of the website event listing or by e-mail reply) if you’d like to come along (even if you’re not absolutely certain at this stage). We’ll then be in contact about detailed arrangements.

CANCELLED Mon 15 Mar 2021 Pool Session
2021-03-15 20:00 - 21:30 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom

CANCELLED Mon 22 Mar 2021 Pool Session
2021-03-22 20:00 - 21:30 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom

CANCELLED Sun 28 Mar 2021 Trip or Event
2021-03-28 00:00 - 23:59 | Rhondda Cynon Taff
***Cancelled due to Covid lockdown***

Details to be confirmed…

Sun 11 Apr 2021 Coaches' Training Session
2021-04-11 09:30 - 13:00 | Brecon Promenade, Fenni-Fach Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9LL, United Kingdom
Training session for Club coaches to run through procedures for operating with Covid precautions and to practise rescues etc.

CANCELLED Wed 14 Apr 2021 Summer Training Evening
2021-04-14 18:30 - 21:00 | Brecon Promenade, Fenni-Fach Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9LL, United Kingdom
CANCELLED DUE TO ROADWORKS IN BRECON – Sorry!
