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Every year the club awards prizes to members in various classes. These are decided
on by the Committee and presented at the Club's Annual General Meeting at the start
of each year -
A number of the awards have been revised over the years. For completeness the full list of Award winners before and after the change of awards have been listed here.
Most Improved Paddler
Awarded to the person who has made the most progress in their paddling during the last year.
Most Improved Female Paddler
Awarded to the female member of the Club who has made the most improvement in their paddling during the year. A new trophy was used from 2007 onwards.
1999 Jack Bradbury
2000 Jimmy Hobbs
2001 Emily Blezard
2002 John Stopford
2003 Dave Wakeford
2004 Debbie Stopford
2005 Tom Wild
2006 Matt Walker
2007 Mark Limmer
2008 Adrian Ward
2009 Keith O’Hara
2010 Kevin Whittington
2003 Emily Blezard
2004 Andrea Thomas
2005 Sarah Ford
2006 Jo Sharman
2007 Rebecca Gledhill
2008 Mandy Spry
2009 Anita Brian
2010 Lois Young
Most Improved Junior (14 and over)
Awarded to the junior member of the Club who has made the most improvement in their paddling during the year. This was introduced in 2003 to replace the Most Improved Slalom Paddler Award.
Highest Ranked Veteran
Awarded to the Veteran member of the Club (over 35!) who has achieved the highest position in the ranking lists for competitive canoeing disciplines during the last year. This award was discontinued in 2002
2003 Tom Wild
2004 James Stopford
2005 Ian Stopford
2006 Jessica Acheson
2007 Nick Jowett
2008 Ben Thwaites
2009 Nathan Fuller
2010 Harry Blanchard
1997 Robert Soothill
1998 Robert Soothill
1999 Robert Soothill
2000 Vic Buckley
2001 Steve Davison
Most Improved Junior (Under 14)
Awarded to the junior member (under 14) of the Club who has made the most improvement in their paddling during the year. This is a new award introduced in 2009.
2009 Callum Jeffcock
2010 Callum Jeffcock
Best Beginner
Awarded to the person who has started canoeing in the last year and made the most progress during the year
Most Improved Playboater
A new trophy instigated in 2007 to reflect the growing popularity of playboating in the Club. Awarded to the person who has made the most improvements in playboating during the last year.
2000 Tanya Lambert
2001 Wesley Aldridge
2002 Ruth Close
2003 Robert Stopford
2004 Paul Morris
2005 Tom Hustler
2006 John Elvidge
2007 Dan Garside
2008 Richard Smith
2009 Nigel Dodd
2010 Angela Smith
2007 Ian Stopford
2008 James Stopford
2009 Jessica Acheson
2010 Matt Walker
Volunteer of the Year
Introduced in 2003, this award is for the person who has made the greatest contribution to the running and success of the club during the last year. his should be a contribution over and above any role that the member takes on as a member of the committee or coach
This is voted on by members at the AGM from a shortlist drawn up by members of the committee. .
Rubber Duck
An extra special award presented to the member of the club who has done the most foolish thing on Club activities. Nobody wants to win it, but each years there are a surprisingly high number of contenders!
The achievements of past winners have included: swimming or terror in ankle deep water, failing to turn a corner and paddling up the river bank, getting throw lines tangled over slalom wires
2003 Steve Davison
2004 John Stopford
2005 Les Ford
2006 Matt Walker
2007 Sarah Ford
2008 The Catering Team
2009 Les Ford
2010 Victoria Bradford
2005 Rob Acheson
2006 Tom Wild
2007 Roberta Davis and Matt Walker
2008 Jonathon Toothill
2009 Richard Boyce
2010 James Stopford
Highest Ranked Man
Awarded to the member of the Club who has achieved the highest position in the ranking lists for competitive canoeing disciplines during the last year.
Highest Ranked Lady
Awarded to the female member of the Club who has achieved the highest position in the ranking lists for competitive canoeing disciplines during the last year.
1997 Tristan Matthews (Prem)
1998 Chris Moore (Prem)
1999 Chris Moore (Prem)
2000 Robert Soothill (Prem)
2001 Chris Moore (Prem)
2002 Tom Emerson (Freestyle)
2003 Tom Emerson (Freestyle)
2004 Tom Emerson (Freestyle)
2005 Les Ford (Div 2)
2006 Les Ford (Div 1)
2007 Les Ford (Div 1)
2008 Les Ford (Div 1)
2009 Les Ford (Div 1)
2010 Les Ford (Div 1)
1995 Kaye Buckley (Div 1)
1996 Jenny Davison (Div 1)
1997 Jenny Davison (Div 1)
1998 Jenny Davison (Prem)
1999 Jenny Davison (Div 1)
2000 Jenny Davison (Prem)
2001 Jenny Davison (Prem)
This award was withdrawn due to the low number of slalom paddlers at the club, but was reinstated in 2007.
2007 Roberta Davis (Div 2)
2008 Roberta Davis (Div 2)
2009 Roberta Davis (Div 2)
2010 Roberta Davis (Div 2)