Brecon Canoe Club

Mon 31 Oct 2022 Pool Session (Polo Training)
2022-10-31 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom
Details as Mon 5 Sep 2022 Pool Session (Polo Training).

Sun 6 Nov 2022 Open Canoe Skills Training
2022-11-06 00:00 - 23:59 | Powys
This will be a day working towards the Canoe Award (equivalent to the old 3* Canoe Award), aimed particularly at club members who are working towards leadership or coaching awards; but we may have space for one or two others. This is being funded by Canoe Wales so there’ll be no charge to participants. Contact Steve for more information.

Mon 7 Nov 2022 Pool Session (General Training)
2022-11-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom
This will be the first week in our next block of 4 sessions on alternate weeks 7 & 21 Nov, 5 & 19 Dec.

Training will include:

Introductory kayaking for beginners;

‘Wet skills’ for developing kayakers – covering capsize confidence, recovery strokes and rescues; and

Rolling clinics to learn, improve or practise the art of kayak rolling

We are trialling a new online booking process with this block of sessions, giving you currently 3 options for booking:

if you have one of our new website-based membership accounts (which you’ll have received a separate e-mail about), you can now ‘buy tickets’ direct via PayPal for the next block of 4 pool sessions using the ‘tickets’ section below (you’ll be asked to login to your account – please try this out and let us know if you have any problems;

or you can still use the ‘RSVP’ section below to ‘express interest’ in attending individual sessions or the whole block;

or you can drop us an e-mail at mail@breconcanoeclub.org.uk to let us know you’d like to come along to one or more sessions (or if you have any questions!).

NB our plan is to gradually extend and improve the direct online process once we know whether it works!

Arrival & Changing

Please arrive in time to be changed and ready to enter poolside for 7pm.

Please wear T-shirts as well as swimwear (for warmth as well as modesty!).

Make your way straight to the changing rooms – there is no need to check-in at reception.

Please wait at the changing room exits before going poolside – we’ll need to be given the ‘all-clear’ that the previous group has left before we enter.

Feel free to bring your own boats & paddles – as long as they’re clean. Deposit them by the external doors in the car park before the start of the session.

On Poolside

Parents are welcome on poolside to help children carry boats and get kitted-up, also to help them empty boats if required during the session (we’ll show you how!). You might even be able to help in the water, if this is something you’d be willing to do – in which case, come prepared with swimwear!

No outdoor shoes on poolside please.

Sun 13 Nov 2022 Trip or Event
2022-11-13 00:00 - 23:59 | Powys
Probably a white water trip aimed at paddlers with enough white water experience and skill to handle Grade 3 rapids (ask if you’re not sure!).

Details to follow…

…but if you’re at all interested please let us know using the RSVP button below or by e-mail to the organiser (numbers may be limited, so please book early!).

Mon 14 Nov 2022 Pool Session (Polo Training)
2022-11-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom
Canoe Polo training for existing AND ASPIRING polo players – come and develop your kayaking skills through the medium of this exciting game (think 5-a-side rugby in boats – but don’t worry, we’ll start gently!!). Training will include:

boat handling skills;

ball handling skills;

fitness development; and

gameplay.

We are trialling a new online booking process with this block of sessions, giving you currently 3 options for booking:

if you have one of our new website-based membership accounts (which you’ll have received a separate e-mail about), you can now ‘buy tickets’ direct via PayPal for the next block of 3 polo sessions using the ‘tickets’ section below (you’ll be asked to login to your account – please try this out and let us know if you have any problems;

or you can still use the ‘RSVP’ section below to ‘express interest’ in attending individual sessions or the whole block;

or you can drop us an e-mail at mail@breconcanoeclub.org.uk to let us know you’d like to come along to one or more sessions (or if you have any questions!).

NB our plan is to gradually extend and improve the direct online process once we know whether it works!

Arrival & Changing

Please arrive in time to be changed and ready to enter poolside for 7pm – please don’t leave it until 7pm to start getting changed!). Please wear T-shirts as well as swimwear (for warmth and safety as well as modesty).

Make your way straight to the changing rooms – there is no need to check-in at reception.

Please wait at the changing room exits before going poolside – we’ll need to be given the ‘all-clear’ that the previous group has left before we enter.

We’ll provide polo boats, paddles, spray-decks, buoyancy aids and helmets (as long as we have enough of the right sizes – we’ll find out on the first evening!).

On Poolside

Parents are welcome on poolside to help children carry boats and get kitted-up, also to help them empty boats if required during the session (we’ll show you how!).

No outdoor shoes on poolside please.

Sat 19 Nov 2022 Welsh Canoe Polo Indoor 4s Tournament
2022-11-19 12:00 - 17:00 | Rhondda Sports Centre, Gelligaled Park, Ystrad, Rhondda Cynon Taff, CF41 7SY, United Kingdom
Indoor tournament for our ‘beginners’ polo squad

Mon 21 Nov 2022 Pool Session (General Training)
2022-11-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom
Details as Mon 7 Nov 2022 Pool Session (General Training) – Brecon Canoe Club

Sun 27 Nov 2022 Trip or Event
2022-11-27 00:00 - 23:59 | Powys
Probably a white water trip aimed at new and developing white water paddlers (ask if you’re not sure!).

Details to follow…

…but if you’re at all interested please let us know using the RSVP button below or by e-mail to the organiser (numbers may be limited, so please book early!).

Mon 28 Nov 2022 Pool Session (Polo Training)
2022-11-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom
Details as Mon 14 Nov 2022 Pool Session (Polo Training) – Brecon Canoe Club

Sun 4 Dec 2022 Leadership Skills Training
2022-12-04 00:00 - 23:59 | Powys
This will be a day aimed particularly at club members who are working towards leadership or coaching awards; but we may have space for one or two others. Subject matter tbc but may be additional Open Canoe skills, building on those covered on 6 Dec. This is being funded by Canoe Wales so there’ll be no charge to participants. Contact Steve for more information.

Mon 5 Dec 2022 Pool Session (General Training)
2022-12-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom

Wed 7 Dec 2022 Annual General Meeting & Awards Presentation
2022-12-07 19:00 - 20:00 | Powys
Click here to join Zoom meeting

Please join us online for Brecon Canoe Club’s 2022 Annual General Meeting – at which we’ll be conducting the ‘usual’ AGM formalities (presentation of accounts etc.) and…

presenting our Annual Awards‘ including the prestigious ‘Paddler of the Year’ trophy;

outlining the Club’s activities and plans for the coming year; and

answering any questions and listening to any suggestions you might have about the Club and its activities!

***NB if you would be interested in helping us run the Club by joining our committee of trustees, please contact Steve for more information!***

Agenda

Welcome & Apologies for Absence

Minutes of the Annual General Meeting 30 November 2021 – see 2021 Annual General Meeting Minutes

Summary of activities past, present and future

Receipt of the Trustees’ Annual Report (1 Jan-30 Nov 2022) and Accounts (1 May 2021-30 Apr 2022) – see 2022 Annual Report and Accounts

Election of Trustees, Confirmation of Officers and Advisers – Eleanor Bolt nominated for re-election as Trustee

Any Other Business / Q&A

Annual Awards – Achievement Awards, Novice Awards, ‘Swimmer of the Year’ and ‘Paddler of the Year’

Please RSVP (using the button below or by e-mail to Steve) if you’re able to join us.

Sun 11 Dec 2022 Trip or Event
2022-12-11 00:00 - 23:59 | Powys

Mon 12 Dec 2022 Pool Session (Polo Training)
2022-12-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom

Sat 17-Sun 18 Dec 2022 White Water Award
2022-12-17 00:00 - 2022-12-18 23:59 | Powys
This is a ‘commercial’ course being run by Steve but could be an ideal opportunity for club paddlers wishing to hone their skills on Grade 2 white water (using our local rivers) and possibly achieve a British Canoeing Personal Performance Award into the bargain. Cost max £120 each (depending on numbers). Limited spaces – details and bookings at British Canoeing White Water Award – Steve Rayner Outdoor Pursuits, or contact Steve to find out more and check suitability…

Mon 19 Dec 2022 Pool Session (General Training)
2022-12-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom

Mon 26 Dec 2022 Boxing Day Paddle (tbc)
2022-12-26 00:00 - 23:59 | Powys
Burn off the Christmas pudding with POSSIBLY a short paddle somewhere in the local area.

Details to follow…

…but if you’re at all interested please let us know using the RSVP button below or by e-mail to the organiser (numbers may be limited, so please book early!).

Sun 8 Jan 2023 White Water River Trip
2023-01-08 00:00 - 23:59 | Powys
One of our ‘harder’ white water trips aimed at paddlers with enough white water experience and skill to handle either grade 3 rapids, a long trip, or new-river-exploration (or all 3!) – ask if you’re not sure.

This one is likely to be an ‘exploration’ trip on a grade 2(3) river that we haven’t paddled before (or for a long time), e.g. one or more of the Usk tributaries, the Nedd or Lower Tawe; or a long trip on the Wye from Builth Wells to Boughrood (depending on numbers and river levels)…

…so if you’re at all interested please let us know using the RSVP button below or by e-mail to the organiser (numbers are strictly limited, so please book early!).

Mon 9 Jan 2023 Pool Session (Polo Training)
2023-01-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom
**The focus for this half-term will be preparation for forthcoming tournaments so we need as many players as possible – both ‘old’ and ‘new’ to come along please**

NB we are moving away from our ‘usual’ alternate weeks of polo / general training to fit with these tournaments – so polo sessions this half-term will be 9, 16 Jan & 6 Feb.

Canoe Polo training for existing AND ASPIRING polo players (aged 11+) – come and develop your kayaking skills through the medium of this exciting game (think 5-a-side rugby in boats – but don’t worry, we’ll start gently!!). Training will include:

boat handling skills;

ball handling skills;

fitness development; and

gameplay.

We are trialling a new online booking process with this block of sessions, giving you currently 3 options for booking:

if you have one of our new website-based membership accounts (which you’ll have received a separate e-mail about), you can now ‘buy tickets’ direct via PayPal using the ‘tickets’ section below (you’ll be asked to login to your account – please try this out and let us know if you have any problems;

or you can still use the ‘RSVP’ section below to ‘express interest’ in attending individual sessions or the whole block;

or you can drop us an e-mail at mail@breconcanoeclub.org.uk to let us know you’d like to come along to one or more sessions (or if you have any questions!).

NB our plan is to gradually extend and improve the direct online process once we know whether it works!

Arrival & Changing

Please arrive in time to be changed and ready to enter poolside for 7pm – please don’t leave it until 7pm to start getting changed!). Please wear T-shirts as well as swimwear (for warmth and safety as well as modesty).

Make your way straight to the changing rooms – there is no need to check-in at reception.

Please wait at the changing room exits before going poolside – we’ll need to be given the ‘all-clear’ that the previous group has left before we enter.

We’ll provide polo boats, paddles, spray-decks, buoyancy aids and helmets (as long as we have enough of the right sizes – we’ll find out on the first evening!).

On Poolside

Parents are welcome on poolside to help children carry boats and get kitted-up, also to help them empty boats if required during the session (we’ll show you how!).

No outdoor shoes on poolside please.

Sat 14 Jan 2023 Southwest Regional League Polo Tournament
2023-01-14 00:00 - 23:59 | Leisure@Cheltenham, Tommy Taylors Lane, Cheltenham, GL50 4RN
Indoor tournament for our developing polo squad.

Mon 16 Jan 2023 Pool Session (Polo Training)
2023-01-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom
Details as Mon 9 Jan 2023 Pool Session (Polo Training) – Brecon Canoe Club.

e-mail the organiser if you are not already block-booked but wish to book for this individual session.

Sat 21 Jan 2023 Southwest Regional League Polo Tournament
2023-01-21 00:00 - 23:59 | Leisure@Cheltenham, Tommy Taylors Lane, Cheltenham, GL50 4RN

Sun 22 Jan 2023 White Water River Trip
2023-01-22 00:00 - 23:59 | Powys
One of our ‘easier’ white water trips aimed at new and developing white water paddlers (but also open to those with more experience) – ask if you’re not sure.

The intention for this one is to paddle the Wye from Newbridge to Builth Wells, though this will depend on who wants to come as well as river levels…

…so if you’re at all interested please let us know using the RSVP button below or by e-mail to the organiser (numbers are strictly limited, so please book early!).

Mon 23 Jan 2023 Pool Session (General Training)
2023-01-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom
NB we are moving away from our ‘usual’ alternate weeks of general / polo training to fit with polo tournaments – so ‘general training’ sessions this half-term will be 23, 30 Jan & 13, 20 Feb (including half-term week).

Training will include:

Introductory kayaking for beginners;

‘Wet skills’ for developing kayakers – covering capsize confidence, recovery strokes and rescues; and

Rolling clinics to learn, improve or practise the art of kayak rolling

We are trialling a new online booking process with this block of sessions, giving you currently 3 options for booking:

if you have one of our new website-based membership accounts (which you’ll have received a separate e-mail about), you can now ‘buy tickets’ direct via PayPal using the ‘tickets’ section below (you’ll be asked to login to your account – please try this out and let us know if you have any problems;

or you can still use the ‘RSVP’ section below to ‘express interest’ in attending individual sessions or the whole block;

or you can drop us an e-mail at mail@breconcanoeclub.org.uk to let us know you’d like to come along to one or more sessions (or if you have any questions!).

NB our plan is to gradually extend and improve the direct online process once we know whether it works!

Arrival & Changing

Please arrive in time to be changed and ready to enter poolside for 7pm.

Please wear T-shirts as well as swimwear (for warmth as well as modesty!).

Make your way straight to the changing rooms – there is no need to check-in at reception.

Please wait at the changing room exits before going poolside – we’ll need to be given the ‘all-clear’ that the previous group has left before we enter.

Feel free to bring your own boats & paddles – as long as they’re clean. Deposit them by the external doors in the car park before the start of the session.

On Poolside

Parents are welcome on poolside to help children carry boats and get kitted-up, also to help them empty boats if required during the session (we’ll show you how!). You might even be able to help in the water, if this is something you’d be willing to do – in which case, come prepared with swimwear!

No outdoor shoes on poolside please.

Sat 28 Jan 2023 White Water Rescue Practice
2023-01-28 00:00 - 23:59 | Powys
One of a series of days that Canoe Wales is paying for Steve to deliver to develop our existing and aspiring leaders and coaches, we may also have one or two spaces for other club paddlers. The aim will be to practise and refreshing our skills in dealing with the type of rescue scenarios we might encounter on club paddling trips on grade 2(3) water. Participants need to be confident grade 2 paddlers with the stamina (and clothing!) to spend considerable time in the water on a winter day! Venue tbc depending on water and weather conditions. Contact Steve ASAP if you’re interested in joining him, Dave, Pete, Sam C and Tanya for the day.

Mon 30 Jan 2023 Pool Session (General Training)
2023-01-30 19:00 - 21:00 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom
Details as Mon 23 Jan 2023 Pool Session (General Training) – Brecon Canoe Club.

e-mail the organiser if you are not already block-booked but wish to book for this individual session.

Mon 6 Feb 2023 Pool Session (Polo Training)
2023-02-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom

Sun 12 Feb 2023 White Water River Trip
2023-02-12 00:00 - 23:59 | Powys
One of our ‘harder’ white water trips aimed at paddlers with enough white water experience and skill to handle either grade 3 rapids, a long trip, or new-river-exploration (or all 3!) – ask if you’re not sure.

The intention for this one is to paddle the Upper Wye (above Rhayader), though this will depend on numbers and river levels…

…so if you’re at all interested please let us know using the RSVP button below or by e-mail to the organiser (numbers are strictly limited, so please book early!).

Mon 13 Feb 2023 Pool Session (General Training)
2023-02-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom

Mon 20 Feb 2023 Pool Session (General Training)
2023-02-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom
