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Elmbridge Regatta and bbq 2 May – CANCELLED

Posted on April 27, 2012 by guy

UPDATED 2 MAY: This event has been CANCELLED. Elmbridge Canoe Club is running its annual regatta with barbeque afterwards next Saturday – 5 May. The Desborough Channel will be closed to other river traffic for the duration of the 200m…

Olympic canoe selections start this weekend

Posted on April 12, 2012 by guy

This weekend will see large numbers of paddlers converge on two venues in Britain for what for some will be the most important competitions of their lives so far – Olympic selection. About 50 of the UK’s top slalom canoeists…

Devizes-Westminster set for slow times

Posted on April 1, 2012 by guy

Less than a week to go till the start of the Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race and it’s clear that conditions are not going to facilitate fast times. Much of the River Kennet near Marlborough, Wiltshire, which flows into the…

Tagged with: Ben Brown, Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race, Elmbridge Canoe Club, Ivan Lawler
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I’m a canoeist, get me out of here!

Posted on January 31, 2012 by guy

Distressing news reaches us of several aspiring Olympic canoeists getting involved in some sort of celebrity-type cooking competition. Andy Daniels (not a Royal canoeist, it must be said), Jon Boyton (who is….Jon, what were you thinking?), Ed Rutherford of Elmbridge…

Club memorabilia, old photos? All wanted for the website!

Posted on January 13, 2012 by guy

We’re on the look-out for pictures, programmes, race details and any other club memorabilia for the website and to create an archive of digital content. We have masses of artefacts from the past 150 years of Royal Canoe Club but…

Tagged with: Elmbridge Canoe Club, memorabilia, Olympian, Robin Ayres, royal canoe club
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