Our Annual Awards and Social Evening is coming up soon! We’ll be handing out our highly sought after awards on 9th February – be there to cheer on the nominees! Best beginner Amy Blackburn Joanne Blackburn Julie Petty Ross Peel Most improved male Steve Smith Stan Lawler Eliot Wood Michael Whitaker Colin Ward Bob Lawler …
The club’s AGM and annual awards and social evening will take place on Saturday 9th February 2018 – 7.15pm start at the Sowerby Bridge Cricket Club, Turntable Works, Walton St, Sowerby Bridge HX6 1AN. Click HERE to view a map. All members and their families are encouraged to come along, get involved and have some fun! We spend the first 15 minutes …
We’re on the water between 1.30pm and 3pm (December 15th), so arrive at 1pm please – festive dress preferred! Come on down and paddle in your best Christmas outfit – you’ll have a great time with everyone having a giggle on the river whilst we all get in the Christmas spirit. When: 1pm meet to …
We’re letting you know that that due to a health and safety incident Paul Scarborough has been relieved of his position as a volunteer coach and river leader at Halifax Canoe Club. This means that he won’t be coaching or leading any trips on behalf of the club. The committee is very grateful to Paul …
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Thursday Evening Kayak Pool Sessions – Available to Book Now! Learn How to Paddle or Refine Your Roll! Thursday Evening Pool Kayak Pool Sessions Available to Book Now! Winter pool sessions are now available to book online via the Halifax Canoe Club website. Coached sessions run from October to March at Salendine High School …
Our 9th September Washburn release has been cancelled due to a lack of water in the release reservoir. We’re working to organise a river trip on that day, but this is a bit tough due to the lack of water in the rivers. Please bear with us. Please monitor our Facebook page and the website …
We are running the tour event at the River Washburn on Sunday 9th September. The Washburn is a dam controlled grade 3 river near Harrogate that releases on a number of occasions a year for canoeing, and we are running this event (water release to be confirmed). Help is needed throughout the day between 8:30am and …
I bet you didn’t expect to see that as a headline in a news article! We’ve recently sent an email to everyone asking them to update their privacy preferences so that we are line with GDPR – to do this you’ll need to log in to your account and answer the two statements at the bottom …
We’re recently sent an email to all members about a paddle clear out at the club. There are lots of un-claimed member paddles that we’d like to tidy up. Any paddles that don’t have a name written on them are on the floor at the back of the club. If you have a paddle at …
We’re holding our annual membership sign up night at Hollins Mill Pub, Sowerby Bridge, on Wednesday 28th March 2018. The evening will start at 7.00pm. Get directions by clicking HERE Courses are due to start on week commencing 16 April! You can sign up for summer courses on the night, pay your membership and boat storage fees (limited …
On 28 March we’re changing the padlocks at the clubhouse. If you’re a current key holder please come down to the membership night at Hollins Mill pub at 7.00-8.30pm so that Jose can swap your key for you. Any questions? Please contact buildings@halifaxcanoe.org.uk
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Hello and welcome to our new members as well as those returning for another year. 2017 was another strong year for HXCC. We were able to really improve the range of paddling opportunities we are able to provide for our members – from whitewater to sea kayaking; slalom to SUP; and play boating to open …
The club’s AGM and annual awards ceremony and social evening will take place on Saturday 3rd February 2018 – 7pm start at the North Bridge Leisure Centre, North Bridge Street, Halifax, HX3 6TE. Click HERE to view a map. All members and their families are encouraged to come along. We spend the first 10 minutes having our AGM. …
If you are free during the week (usually Tuesdays) and fancy getting out for a bit of gentle paddling on the rivers and canals in the area why not join up with the Water Rats. Outing have included various stretches of the Calder / Aire & Calder Navigation, Bridgewater canal, Peak Forest canal, Salford Quay …
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Our winter pool sessions start on Thursday October 5th and there’s still time to book a place on the first session – click HERE now to make a booking. Please contact secretary@halifaxcanoe.org.uk if you have any questions!
Winter pool sessions are now available to book, with coaching sessions running from October to March at Salendine High School. Coached, 5 block Sessions are for beginners and those that would like to learn how to roll. A 5 block course is only £35*, including equipment use. Pay and Play sessions are also available for …
Club Pool Sessions will be starting again in October – more details will be on the website etc shortly. Once again we are running 2 weeks of training and assessment to get more people through the BCU Lifeguards Pool Endorsement Award – we need people with this award to provide ‘lifeguard’ cover on the poolside …