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Beginners Courses - starting July 14th 2008 Thanks you for your interest in a beginners course with Halifax Canoe Club
When:
Monday evenings starting Monday 14th July, sessions start at
7pm (you need to be there about 6.45 to get changed ready to start for 7pm).
There will be separate courses for Adults and Juniors
Where: At
our base in Greenups Mill, Wharf Street, Sowerby Bridge - for full directions
please se our website www.halifaxcanoe.org.uk . We will use the flat water
section of the river Calder upstream of Sowerby Bridge.
At the club we have good changing rooms with
showers and toilets.
What is involved: The
courses cover all the fundamental skills of kayaking, plus of course all the
safety aspects you need to get you started. Courses are run by our BCU
qualified volunteer coaches. For adluts the course leds to the BCU 1 star
award, for kids you will work towards the paddle power awards - the same
skills but in a more modular format!
What to I need: The
CLub provides all the kayaking equipment you need (kayak, paddle, buoyancy
aid, helmet). You need clothes to paddle in - old clothes you don't mind
getting wet (tracksuit, fleece etc), ideally you need an old waterporrf that
you don't mind getting wet as well (this keeps the wind and water splashes
off, so ensures you stay warm. You also need some old shoes to wear in your
kayak (trainers, plymsoles, deck shoes, beach shoes etc). In addition you
need a towel and change of clothes to go home in.
You also should be able to swim - ideally 50m, but
you will have a buoyancy aid on all the time
Cost: The
cost of a course is a membership of the Canoe Club. This is £40 for
individuals, if 2 or more members of you family are on a course you need a
family membership which is £65. This includes your membership of the club all
coaching and use of equipment. (note winter pool sessions are an extra cost as
we ahve to cover the cost of hiring the pool)
How to Book on: If
you are still interested in a beginners course please either email us back or
telephone us 01484 854099 to confirm your place. We will need you
to fill out a Club Membership form and a Safety Information Sheet which
you can get from the membership area of our website or fill in on the
first night, and then bring your money with you on the first night (cheques
to Halifax Canoe Club)
As the Course starts on 14th July, please
can you let us know by the 9th July
(we are away from the 11th and need to pass details on to the coaches
before we go away)
More details: There
have been occasional incidents of theft from our changing rooms (non-members
walking in and talking cash / phones. Where possible please your valuables at
home, your coach will advise you where valuables can be left at the Club on
the first night on the course.
If you have any other questions,
please call or email
Thanks
Sarah & Les Ford
Halifax Canoe Club
01484 854099
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