Mon 11 Oct 2021 Pool Session (Polo Training)
2021-10-11 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom
Details as Mon 13 Sep 2021 Pool Session (Polo Training). Contact mail@breconcanoeclub.org.uk to book places on individual sessions (if you haven’t block-booked for all 3).

Sat 16-Sun 17 Oct 2021 Paddlesport Instructor Course
2021-10-16 00:00 - 2021-10-17 23:59
***Last-minute addition to programme! This is a ‘commercial’ course being run by Steve Rayner, with the possibility of discounted places for Brecon Canoe Club Members.

The perfect course for anyone aged 14 or over wanting to take their first steps into leading or coaching sessions in kayaks, canoes or SUPs!

Participants need to:

be Full 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 at least 2 weeks beforehand – such as the one running on 3 Oct; andhave 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).

Venue to be confirmed.

What to Do Now

Contact Steve as soon as possible to book places or get more information!

Sat 16 Oct 2021 Canoe Wales Youth Polo Development Session
2021-10-16 13:00 - 17:00 | Rhondda Sports Centre, Gelligaled Park, Ystrad, Rhondda Cynon Taff, CF41 7SY, United Kingdom
There is an opportunity for our young (under-18) canoe polo players to take part in a Canoe Wales development session on Sat 16 Oct, 1-5pm at Rhondda Sports Centre, Ystrad (near Pontypridd). This will be suitable for new players as well as those with experience; and will be led by very experienced canoe polo coaches. Equipment should be available from the organisers. Please let Steve know ASAP if you’re interested or would like more information.

Mon 18 Oct 2021 Pool Session (General Training)
2021-10-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom
Details as Mon 6 Sep 2021 Pool Session (General Training). Contact mail@breconcanoeclub.org.uk to book places on individual sessions (if you haven’t block-booked for all 4).

Sun 24 Oct 2021 Trip or Event
2021-10-24 00:00 - 23:59
Probably a trip on a local Grade 2 white water river, e.g. the section of the Usk between Aberbran & Brecon. Details to be confirmed…

Mon 1 Nov 2021 Pool Session (General Training)
2021-11-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom
Full details below, training will include:

‘wet skills’ (capsizes, rescues, recovery strokes and rolling); andbeginners skill training.

Book now for ‘block’ of 4 sessions (using the RSVP button below or via mail@breconcanoeclub.org.uk) on alternate weeks:

1 Nov15 Nov29 Nov13 Dec

Options for booking individual weeks will follow once we start to get an idea of numbers…

We will still be operating with Covid precautions, so please see below – and follow coaches’ instructions:

Arrival & Changing

Please arrive just in time to be changed and ready to enter poolside for 7pm (i.e. don’t arrive too early – but don’t leave it until 7pm to start getting changed!). To minimise time in the changing rooms, please arrive pre-changed where possible (e.g. swimwear under clothes). Please wear T-shirts as well as swimwear (for warmth as well as modesty!).Make your way straight to the changing rooms – there should be no need to check-in at reception unless asked to on arrival.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.Please wear face coverings in the building, including changing rooms. You won’t need to wear them once poolside or on the water!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

Please keep 2m away from one another (except other family members).We will have a one-way system on poolside: please turn right out of the changing rooms and queue 2m apart by the external doors to collect a boat, paddle, spray-deck, buoyancy aid (for polo) and helmet. Continue anti-clockwise around the pool until you reach a point at least 2m from the person in front of you, where you can kit-up and launch (when given the all-clear to do so). Please don’t go back-and-forth past other people to collect kit! At the end of the evening we’ll reverse this procedure, going clockwise!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 – but please work closely only with your own children!No outdoor shoes on poolside please.

In the Pool

Please try to keep 2m (the length of a paddle) away from other paddlers, unless agreed by coaches (e.g. to practise rescues and during ‘close-contact’ polo drills and games, when you may, if you’re happy to, spend short periods in closer contact with individual paddlers).Coaches will aim to keep 2m away from participants as much as possible, but will need to be closer at times (e.g. for hands-on rolling training; and to recover capsized paddlers). However, we will each aim to spend less than 15min total within 2m of each individual paddler (and less than 1min total face-to-face within 1m of each individual paddler) – in line with Test & Trace ‘Close Contact’ guidelines.

Mon 8 Nov 2021 Pool Session (Polo Training)
2021-11-08 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; andgameplay.

Book now for ‘block’ of 4 sessions (using the RSVP button below or via mail@breconcanoeclub.org.uk) on alternate weeks:

8 Nov22 Nov6 Dec20 Dec

We will still be operating with Covid precautions, so please see below – and follow coaches’ instructions:

Arrival & Changing

Please arrive just in time to be changed and ready to enter poolside for 7pm (i.e. don’t arrive too early – but don’t leave it until 7pm to start getting changed!). To minimise time in the changing rooms, please arrive pre-changed where possible (e.g. swimwear under clothes). Please wear T-shirts as well as swimwear (for warmth as well as modesty!).Make your way straight to the changing rooms – there should be no need to check-in at reception unless asked to on arrival.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.Please wear face coverings in the building, including changing rooms. You won’t need to wear them once poolside or on the water!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

Please keep 2m away from one another (except other family members).We will have a one-way system on poolside: please turn right out of the changing rooms and queue 2m apart by the external doors to collect a boat, paddle, spray-deck, buoyancy aid (for polo) and helmet. Continue anti-clockwise around the pool until you reach a point at least 2m from the person in front of you, where you can kit-up and launch (when given the all-clear to do so). Please don’t go back-and-forth past other people to collect kit! At the end of the evening we’ll reverse this procedure, going clockwise!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 – but please work closely only with your own children!No outdoor shoes on poolside please.

In the Pool

Please try to keep 2m (the length of a paddle) away from other paddlers, unless agreed by coaches (e.g. to practise rescues and during ‘close-contact’ polo drills and games, when you may, if you’re happy to, spend short periods in closer contact with individual paddlers).Coaches will aim to keep 2m away from participants as much as possible, but will need to be closer at times (e.g. for hands-on rolling training; and to recover capsized paddlers). However, we will each aim to spend less than 15min total within 2m of each individual paddler (and less than 1min total face-to-face within 1m of each individual paddler) – in line with Test & Trace ‘Close Contact’ guidelines.

Sun 14 Nov 2021 Trip or Event
2021-11-14 00:00 - 23:59
Probably a trip on a local Grade 1-2 white water river, e.g. the section of the Wye between Newbridge & Builth Wells. Details to be confirmed…

Mon 15 Nov 2021 Pool Session (General Training)
2021-11-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom
Details as Mon 1 Nov 2021 Pool Session (General Training). Contact mail@breconcanoeclub.org.uk to book places on individual sessions (if you haven’t block-booked for all 4).

Mon 22 Nov 2021 Pool Session (Polo Training)
2021-11-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom
Details as Mon 8 Nov 2021 Pool Session (Polo Training). Contact mail@breconcanoeclub.org.uk to book places on individual sessions (if you haven’t block-booked for all 4).

Sun 28 Nov 2021 Trip or Event
2021-11-28 00:00 - 23:59
Probably a trip on a local Grade 2(3) white water river, e.g. a section of the Usk between Trecastle and Brecon. Details to be confirmed…

Mon 29 Nov 2021 Pool Session (General Training)
2021-11-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom

Tue 30 Nov 2021 Annual General Meeting & Awards Presentation
2021-11-30 19:00 - 20:00
Please join us online for Brecon Canoe Club’s 2021 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; andanswering any questions and listening to any suggestions you might have about the Club and its activities!

Agenda

Welcome & Apologies for AbsenceMinutes of the Annual General Meeting 11 January 2021 – see Brecon Canoe Club AGM Minutes 2020Summary of activities past, present and futureReceipt of the Trustees’ Annual Report (1 Jan-30 Nov 2021) and Accounts (1 May 2020-30 Apr 2021) – see Brecon Canoe Club Annual Report and Accounts 2021Election of Trustees, Confirmation of Officers and Advisers – Steve Rayner & Gary Williams both ‘retiring’ (as required by our constitution) and standing for re-electionAnnual Awards – Achievement Awards, Novice Awards, ‘Swimmer of the Year’ and ‘Paddler of the Year’Any Other Business / Q&A

Click here to join the online Zoom session at 7pm on Tuesday…

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

Mon 6 Dec 2021 Pool Session (Polo Training)
2021-12-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom

Sun 12 Dec 2021 Trip or Event
2021-12-12 00:00 - 23:59
Probably a trip on a local Grade 2(3) white water river, e.g. a section of the Wye between Builth Wells & Boughrood. Details to be confirmed…

Mon 13 Dec 2021 Pool Session (General Training)
2021-12-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom

Sat 18-Sun 19 Dec 2021 British Canoeing White Water Award course
2021-12-18 00:00 - 2021-12-19 23:59
This is now being run by Steve as a Club course (rather than as a ‘commercial’ course), with half-price places for Brecon Canoe Club Members!

An excellent opportunity for 2 days on white water in a kayak and perhaps get a British Canoeing Personal Performance Award into the bargain!

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 on rivers up to grade 2.

The course will be based on appropriate rivers in the Brecon area, e.g. the Wye and Usk.

Visit the website below or contact Steve for more details and bookings.

Mon 20 Dec 2021 Pool Session (Polo Training)
2021-12-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom

CANCELLED Sun 26 Dec 2021 Boxing Day Paddle
2021-12-26 00:00 - 23:59
CANCELLED DUE TO LOW NUMBERS – SORRY!

A short paddle on canal, river or reservoir to burn off some Christmas excess!

Sun 9 Jan 2021 Trip or Event
2022-01-09 00:00 - 23:59
PLAN A = a day of White-Water Safety & Rescue training / practice (not an official British Canoeing WWSR course!) – if it’s not too cold for lots of swimming!!

PLAN B = a trip on a local Grade 2 (3) river e.g. a section of the Usk between Talybont & Crickhowell.

Details to be confirmed…

Mon 10 Jan 2022 Pool Session (Polo Training)
2022-01-10 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; andgameplay.

Contact mail@breconcanoeclub.org.uk if you’d like to join in (£27 for 3 block-booked sessions or £13 for individual sessions):

28 Feb14 Mar28 Mar

Following recent Welsh Government relaxations, we will still be operating with some Covid precautions, so please see below – and follow coaches’ instructions:

Before the Session

Please take a Lateral Flow Test within the 48 hours prior to each session and don’t attend if you tested positive!

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 should be no need to check-in at reception unless asked to on arrival.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 – but please work closely only with your own children!No outdoor shoes on poolside please.

CANCELLED Mon 17 Jan 2022 Pool Session (General Training)
2022-01-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom
***Session cancelled due to pool closure***

Training will include:

‘wet skills’ (capsizes, rescues, recovery strokes and rolling); andbeginners skill training.

Book now for ‘block’ of 3 sessions (using the RSVP button below or via mail@breconcanoeclub.org.uk) on alternate weeks:

17 Jan31 Jan14 Feb

Options for booking individual weeks (£13 each) will follow once we start to get an idea of numbers…

We will still be operating with Covid precautions, so please see below – and follow coaches’ instructions:

Before the Session

Please take a Lateral Flow Test within the 48 hours prior to each session and don’t attend if you tested positive!

Arrival & Changing

Please arrive just in time to be changed and ready to enter poolside for 7pm (i.e. don’t arrive too early – but don’t leave it until 7pm to start getting changed!). To minimise time in the changing rooms, please arrive pre-changed where possible (e.g. swimwear under clothes). Please wear T-shirts as well as swimwear (for warmth as well as modesty!).Make your way straight to the changing rooms – there should be no need to check-in at reception unless asked to on arrival.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.Please wear face coverings in the building, including changing rooms. You won’t need to wear them once poolside or on the water!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

Please keep 2m away from one another (except other family members).We will have a one-way system on poolside: please turn right out of the changing rooms and queue 2m apart by the external doors to collect a boat, paddle, spray-deck, buoyancy aid (for polo) and helmet. Continue anti-clockwise around the pool until you reach a point at least 2m from the person in front of you, where you can kit-up and launch (when given the all-clear to do so). Please don’t go back-and-forth past other people to collect kit! At the end of the evening we’ll reverse this procedure, going clockwise!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 – but please work closely only with your own children!No outdoor shoes on poolside please.

In the Pool

Please try to keep 2m (the length of a paddle) away from other paddlers, unless agreed by coaches (e.g. to practise rescues and during ‘close-contact’ polo drills and games, when you may, if you’re happy to, spend short periods in closer contact with individual paddlers).Coaches will aim to keep 2m away from participants as much as possible, but will need to be closer at times (e.g. for hands-on rolling training; and to recover capsized paddlers). However, we will each aim to spend less than 15min total within 2m of each individual paddler (and less than 1min total face-to-face within 1m of each individual paddler) – in line with Test & Trace ‘Close Contact’ guidelines.

Sun 23 Jan 2022 Trip or Event
2022-01-23 00:00 - 23:59
***It’s looking a bit cold for lots of swimming, so we’ll be going for PLAN B next Sunday***

PLAN A = a day of White-Water Safety & Rescue training / practice (not an official British Canoeing WWSR course!) – if it’s warmer than 9th Jan !!

PLAN B = a trip on a local Grade 2 (3) river…

Details to be confirmed…

Mon 24 Jan 2022 Pool Session (Polo Training)
2022-01-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom
Details as Mon 10 Jan 2022 Pool Session (Polo Training). Contact mail@breconcanoeclub.org.uk to book places on individual sessions (if you haven’t block-booked for all 3).

Mon 31 Jan 2022 Pool Session (General Training)
2022-01-31 19:00 - 21:00 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom
Training will include:

‘wet skills’ (capsizes, rescues, recovery strokes and rolling); andbeginners skill training.

Bookings for all three sessions in this ‘block’ are now closed but ‘reserve’ spaces may be available on individual sessions – contact mail@breconcanoeclub.org.uk to check.

17 Jan CANCELLED due to pool closure31 Jan14 Feb21 Feb ADDITIONAL SESSION to replace 17 Jan

Options for booking individual weeks (£13 each) will follow once we start to get an idea of numbers…

We will still be operating with Covid precautions, so please see below – and follow coaches’ instructions:

Before the Session

Please take a Lateral Flow Test within the 48 hours prior to each session and don’t attend if you tested positive!

Arrival & Changing

Please arrive just in time to be changed and ready to enter poolside for 7pm (i.e. don’t arrive too early – but don’t leave it until 7pm to start getting changed!). To minimise time in the changing rooms, please arrive pre-changed where possible (e.g. swimwear under clothes). Please wear T-shirts as well as swimwear (for warmth as well as modesty!).Make your way straight to the changing rooms – there should be no need to check-in at reception unless asked to on arrival.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.Please wear face coverings in the building, including changing rooms. You won’t need to wear them once poolside or on the water!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

Please keep 2m away from one another (except other family members).We will have a one-way system on poolside: please turn right out of the changing rooms and queue 2m apart by the external doors to collect a boat, paddle, spray-deck, buoyancy aid (for polo) and helmet. Continue anti-clockwise around the pool until you reach a point at least 2m from the person in front of you, where you can kit-up and launch (when given the all-clear to do so). Please don’t go back-and-forth past other people to collect kit! At the end of the evening we’ll reverse this procedure, going clockwise!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 – but please work closely only with your own children!No outdoor shoes on poolside please.

In the Pool

Please try to keep 2m (the length of a paddle) away from other paddlers, unless agreed by coaches (e.g. to practise rescues and during ‘close-contact’ polo drills and games, when you may, if you’re happy to, spend short periods in closer contact with individual paddlers).Coaches will aim to keep 2m away from participants as much as possible, but will need to be closer at times (e.g. for hands-on rolling training; and to recover capsized paddlers). However, we will each aim to spend less than 15min total within 2m of each individual paddler (and less than 1min total face-to-face within 1m of each individual paddler) – in line with Test & Trace ‘Close Contact’ guidelines.

Mon 7 Feb 2022 Pool Session (Polo Training)
2022-02-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom

Mon 14 Feb 2022 Pool Session (General Training)
2022-02-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom
Details as Mon 31 Jan 2022 Pool Session (General Training). Contact mail@breconcanoeclub.org.uk to book places on individual sessions (if you haven’t block-booked for all 3).

CANCELLED Sun 20 Feb 2022 Trip or Event
2022-02-20 00:00 - 23:59
***Cancelled due to forecast – high river levels, heavy rain & strong winds***

***Change of date – replacing trip cancelled trip from 13 Feb***

Probably a trip on a local Grade 2(3) white water river, e.g. a section of the Wye between Llangurig and Llanwrthwl (or one of the Wye / Usk tributaries). Details to be confirmed…

Mon 21 Feb 2022 Pool Session (General Training)
2022-02-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Brecon Leisure Centre, Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR, United Kingdom
***Additional session in half-term to replace cancelled 17 Jan session***

Details as Mon 31 Jan 2022 Pool Session (General Training). Contact mail@breconcanoeclub.org.uk to book places on individual sessions (if you haven’t block-booked for all 3).

Sat 26 Feb 2022 Trip or Event
2022-02-26 00:00 - 23:59
***Date changed from 27th to accommodate polo tournament***

Probably a trip on a Grade 2(3) white water section of the Usk (before the start of the Usk’s game fishing season!). Details to be confirmed…
