Here is the set of the club’s policies, collected together into one place.
Operational policies
- Access to the boat storage cage at Baltic Wharf (“Gatekeeper” policy): Cage_Policy_20240215.pdf (updated Feb 2024)
- Information for borrowing club boats: Boat_Policy_20210811
- Personal Boat storage policy: 20240129-PERSONAL_BOAT_STORAGE.docx (updated Jan 2024)
- Rules around paddling on Bristol Harbour (as of November 2023)
- Definition of a “Club Activity”, summarised from British Canoeing (November 2023)
- We offer bursaries towards club members who undertake coaching and other qualifications; details here: Training Bursary Policy and application.
“Legal” bits
- General WW Risk Assessment: GeneralWWRiskAssessmentV1.0
- Pool & Polo Risk Assessment: PoolAndPoloRiskAssessmentV1.0
Polo Hazard Log: BCCPoloHazLogV2.0 - Flat Water (and Bristol harbour) Risk Assessment (revised August 2024): FlatWaterRiskAssessmentV2.1
- Racing Risk Assessment (December 2023): Racing Risk Assessment (7 Dec 2023)
- The Bristol Canoe Club Constitution, new version from October 2018:
https://www.bristolcanoeclub.org.uk/static/info/BCC_constitution_revised_Oct_18.pdf - Youth policy: here
- Consent form: here
Rules
- The (old) Bristol Canoe Club Rules can be seen here, but these have mostly been superseded by the new Operational Policies (above): Rules