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Dear all — for anyone interested in British Canoeing’s club newsletter, read on (or to see it with all the lovely pictures and find the links to follow, go to http://e-britishcanoeing.org.uk/interface/external_view_email.php?AJ91693881157667207739996423527&varId=&utm_campaign=Club+Mailing+August+2017&utm_source=emailCampaign&utm_content=&utm_medium=email
British Canoeing Club Mailing
Your latest Club and Centre news from British Canoeing
Welcome to your new look Club and Centre Update! We have taken on board feedback and added new regular sections which we hope you will find useful. If you have any feedback, comments or suggestions for content you would like to see please get in touch with the communications team by emailing mediaenquiries@britishcanoeing.org.ukIf you would like your club or centre to be featured send your good news stories to mediaenquiries@britishcanoeing.org.uk!
Worcester Ring Challenge
Go Canoeing have released a new challenge route with the help of Worcester Canoe Club.
The canoe club, who run the yearly Worcester Ring Challenge, helped make it possible to add this tough, twenty-one mile route, to our previous four routes.
Read more here.
Club affiliation:
Please remember to check your club affiliation and ensure that it doesn’t lapse. If your affiliation lapse’s it means that your club is not insured to carry out activities. If you are unsure when you need to affiliate or would like to find out more please contact our membership department.
Contact details:
If you have any queries about club affiliation your key point of contact is Steph Roberts in the membership department.
It is important that we have a correct and up to date email address for each club or centre to make sure the relevant updates get to you! Please make sure that if your key contact changes, or if you would like to add anyone else in your club to the list to receive this email you let us know.
New canoe trails launched by British Canoeing
British Canoeing has launched new canoe trails across the country, in a brand new, visually impressive format, to encourage more people to pick up a paddle and embrace the great outdoors.
The 2017 British Canoeing National Volunteer & Recognition Awards have now been launched! This is your opportunity to recognise the everyday heroes at your club or organisation by nominating them for a volunteer or coaching award.
For more information about each award, to download your nomination form or to fill out a form online, please go to our website page.
Last year’s Club of the Year Award went to Halifax Canoe Club. Take a look at their video here!
Have you heard about our reward scheme?
Clubs and centres can receive commission for every member they recruit to British Canoeing through Rewards. Every 6 months we pay commission at a rate of £5 per new member.Encourage new members to sign up and the origin of each new member will be traced by referencing the name of the club or centre.
Find out more on our website!
Super September is nearly upon us!
A whole month of fantastic events, where you can see our top athletes perform as well as getting the chance to meet with them.
British Canoeing staff will also be attending each of these events and will be available to chat to clubs about the Club Reward Scheme.
The official Super September t-shirts and polo’s are now available to pre-order for as little as £10!
There’s also the option to personalise bulk orders for your club!
Order yours here.
Enter the Freestyle European Open
The European open is taking place over the weekend of 30th September and 1st October. The weekend will contain the Freestyle British championships, club championships and an open European competition.
Entries open to club members on the 6thSeptember 2017. Keep an eye out for entry information on their Facebook page.
This is a new and exciting challenge which has been set up to inspire you to get out on the water and to help raise money for our chosen charity Cancer Research UK.
You can complete it individually or as a group.
Click here to find out how to get your club or centre involved!
Skills development and qualifications
The Paddlepower award scheme is a colourful and youth centred series of personal performance awards designed to meet the needs of young people.
The British Canoeing Star Awards are designed for paddlers aged 16 and over.
1 and 2 star awards encourage paddlers to experience the various types of paddlesport available. Paddlers then ‘specialise’ in particular disciplines from the 3 Star Award onwards.
The focus of the 1, 2 and 3 star awards is developing personal skills and gaining independence, while the 4 star and 5 star awards are leadership awards which enable paddlers to lead groups in appropriate conditions.
Find out more on our skills development pages on the British Canoeing website.
A chance for people from your club to become Paddlesport Activity Assistants.
A new scheme has been launched by British Canoeing to formally recognise individuals who play important roles within the paddlesport community.
The PAA is ideal for clubs as it supports the delivery of paddlesport activities by developing volunteers and is a way of formally recognising this.
Read more here or see case studies below.
Become a Coach Award Provider
British Canoeing Launched the Coach Award on the 3rd July 2017 and will need a number of Coach Award Tutors and Assessors in order to deliver the award from the 1st January 2018.
The deadline for Provider Applications is the 21st August 2017.
Find out how you can become a Coach Award Provider here.
How pro-active is your club in ensuring the safety and welfare of your members?
Club Welfare Officers
All British Canoeing clubs should have at least one Club Welfare Officer in place. The importance of this role should not be underestimated and clubs should ensure their members know who they are and how to contact them.
We recommended that a Welfare Officer does not hold another position on the club committee, and is not an active coach or instructor at the club. In addition, the Welfare Officer should not be related to other members of the committee or members of the coaching team. We are aware that for some clubs it may not always be possible to recruit a truly independent Welfare Officer and those clubs should therefore appoint a second or deputy Welfare Officer.
Parents in Sport Week 2- 8 October 2017- send us your stories!
Launched by the Child Protection In Sport Unit (CPSU), national Parents in Sport week aims to encourage sports organisations and clubs to recognise and promote the positive and important role parents play in helping children reach their full potential.
Resources and further information can be found here.
In the meantime, British Canoeing are looking for stories and examples of the valuable role of parents, to share and promote in the lead up to, and throughout the week.
Send us your stories here!
British Canoeing Safeguarding Contact Details
Contact for Reporting Concerns
Urvasi Naidoo Tel: 0115 8968842Contact for DBS related queries and guidance about Safeguarding policies, documents and processes.
Kimberley Walsh Tel: 0115 8966580 (Mon-Wed)Is your Club Welfare Officer signed up to our mailing list?
Our CWO quarterly E-newsletter contains specific safeguarding information, guidance and resources for Club Welfare Officers.
Email kimberley.walsh@britishcanoeing.org.uk to add your CWO to the list if they don’t already receive the mailing.
Do you have an update you’d like clubs and centres in your region know about? Send an email to mediaenquiries@britishcanoeing.org.uk!
Upcoming Events
Looking for a paddling weekend away, to brush up your skills and take part in some fun paddling? Take a look at the What’s On page in our website.
Are you running an event that you would like us to help you promote? Then get in touch: laura.sutherland@britishcanoeing.org.uk
Event Safety Workshop dates:
Saturday 9th September – Tees Barrage International White Water Centre
Friday 22nd September – Leighton Buzzard Canoe Club
Price: £15 per person and this also acts as a coach update.
To find out more click here.British Canoeing
National Watersports Centre
Adbolton Lane
Nottingham
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