Our first summer tournament of the year took us to Treharris with only 5 players raring to go, as some of our squad took the easy route and went to Glastonbury????. The tournament was held on the Taff Bargoed Valley near Merthyr Tydfil on the River Taff. There were 8 Read more…
A big thank you to the 15+ people who supported the club’s rubbish clearance in the City Docks last night (Especially Anne Greenhalgh, who got the clean-up kit from Paddle UK, and helped with the organisation.). We collected 5 large sacks of rubbish, working in three teams, covering Cumberland Basin Read more…
The Club organised its first Activity Day on Saturday June 14th, 2025 with over 50 members and their families attending. During the day we had demonstrations of play-boating, racing and canoe polo, as well as food and refreshments from an excellent BBQ. Many of the attendees had the opportunity to Read more…
The dates for our next beginners courses are now available for booking: Course 2: MONDAYS 6.30pm Starts June 9th. Sessions on June 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th. Course 3: MONDAYS 6-30pm Starts July 14th. Sessions on July 14th, 21st, 28th and August 4th Course 4: TUESDAYS 6-30pm Starts August 19th. Sessions on August Read more…
This page shows the minutes from the current year’s committee meetings.
Bristol Canoe Club is a club for paddlers in the Bristol area. With around 150 members our members participate in many canoe based activities as well as social events throughout the year. The Club is primarily focused on white-water paddling, flat water racing and canoe polo, while also pursuing a Read more…
The current committee (2024-2025) are: Chairman: Mark GillettTreasurer: Tom BrockettSecretary & Membership: Anne Greenhalgh Welfare Officer: Genny Sargent Committee members: David Brain, Lewis Downward, Mark Heeley, Steven Pike, Jules Taylor, Ben Wetherill Brief biographies Mark Gillett (Chair) I built my first canoe in glass-fibre at the tender age of 14 Read more…
Bristol Canoe Club’s annual Dart weekend took place over 15-17 November 2024. We had over 29 paddlers having a great time despite the complete lack of rain, which came a couple of days too late for us. Nevertheless, a wide range of activities were pursued including hiking, sea kayaking, caving, kayaking, Read more…
Welcome everybody and thank you for attending the 2024 AGM. The agenda for our AGM is very straightforward, I will be asking shortly if there are any comments on the minutes from last year, I will then ask the officers on the committee to present, followed by the discipline leads Read more…
Trophies awarded at the 2024 AGM and many congratulations to all winners.