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AD/PCC girls in the paper for DW

Well done to all the competitors of the DW. Special mention to Miriam and Ellie for getting into the Newbury Weekly news. Great

Waterside Series Race A cancelled

Just to let you know that the Waterside Series Canoe race is CANCELLED this Sunday. This is due to cold weather and80% of the course being frozen over with ice. Check the Waterside series website for updates.Thanks to all of you who have offered to

Win Prizes with AD and Berkshire Canoes

To celebrate the festive seasons AD and Berkshire Canoes have some prizes. To win please comment in 20 words or less ‘Whats the best thing about doing adventurous activities?’The winner in the under 16 gets Sweet T shirt, Nookie mat, Noseclips, 2 DVD, Pyranhna Sponge, Wet shoes and stickers.

Success at Adventure Dolphin

At the recent Canoe England Southern Region Annual meeting, the following members of the team gained BCU Anniversary Awards:

Janet Gillespie – Event Volunteer (Recognition of volunteers who work behind the scenes at local, regional and national

42nd Pangbourne Hasler

PANGBOURNE CANOE CLUB

SUNDAY 18th September 2011

VENUE : River Thames, The Dolphin Centre, Whitchurch Road, Pangbourne

OS Map No.175 Grid Ref: 637768. Exit M4 at Junction 12 and follow A4 signed to Theale and Pangbourne. At 2nd roundabout turn right onto the A340 to Pangbourne. As you enter the village turn right at the first mini roundabout then left at the next

42nd Pangbourne Hasler 18/9/11

PANGBOURNE CANOE CLUB

SUNDAY 18th September 2011

VENUE : River Thames, The Dolphin Centre, Whitchurch Road, Pangbourne

Help needed for Hasler

Lots of volunteers needed for the Pang Hasler on Sunday 18th September all day. On hands on deck for this one. We need bodies on the water, safety for the start, on the turns, following the lightnings,some folk down to the Portage at Mapledurham who are land based so volunteers, coach or otherwise would be most welcome!, Mums, Dads etc etc…! It will be a great fun day.

Quality Assurance

The next stage in our accreditation process is to gain ‘Adventure Mark’, this is a Kite Mark for schools approval for learning outside the classroom. I have received a report from Kevin D who visited all the club sessions in late February early March. He was pleased at what he saw and some sessions were excellent – so congratulations to all involved – we are moving in the right direction. He did highlight some things

Waterside

To those unfamiliar with the series which has been going for the last 42 years. Hosted at the ‘Waterside Centre’ hence the name, and supported by Adventure Dolphin in many ways including marshalling, Finishing, preparing food and manning the Café. The series is aimed at those preparing to compete in the Devizes to Westminster Canoe race over the Easter weekend. The Series takes place at two week intervals going back from Easter Sunday. The races increase in length each

Tesco and Sainsburys Vouchers

We have managed to collect an amazing amount of vouchers so far.

We have got a total of 1 700 Tesco vouchers. They are no longer giving out vouchers in store so if you have any around the house, in bags, wallets or cars please could you drop them in or post them in. We have a few more weeks until we need to send them in to redeem them for equipment for our youth clubs and sports equipment.

Paddlesport sprints

Congratulations especially to our four new Paddlesport paddlers - Amanda, Catherine, Stephen and Jenny.

K1 had two sections:Time trial to establish a time for each paddler. These were then ranked and the top four paddlers raced against each other in the points races. Then the next four fastest and so on.In the past there has been attempts to manipulate this by not paddling too fast in the time trial and therefore hoping to be in a slower

Keep collecting Sainsbury and Tesco Vouchers

Brilliant news, we’ve managed to collect over 1 500 Sainsburys Active Kids Vouchers and 700 Tesco Vouchers. This is a fantastic start and we are really close to being able to get some exciting kit and equipment for our groups and clubs to use.

If you shop at either Sainsburys or Tescos remember to ask to recieve your vouchers; one for every£10 spent in store and in petrol stations or 1 voucher for every £5 spent in Express/ Local shops. Why not ask your friends

Waterside B

Waterside B starts at 9:30 from the Police station this Sunday the 13th March. It’s a race down to Aldermaston lockand back to the Waterside Youth centre. Tea, Coffee and burgers are availible to buy.

Come down and watch some of the country’s top paddlers in preparation for the

Help us Collect Sainsburys Active Kids Vouchers

Great news! Adventure Dolphin is able to collect vouchers for the Active Kids scheme run by Sainsburys.

This isafantastic chance for us to be able to getsome kit and equipment to help our youth clubs, paddling clubs and DofE sessions do more exciting things for more of you.

Some of the things that we are collecting vouchers for includes

Canoe England Club of the Year

Exciting news

Adventure Dolphin has been short listed for the Canoe England Club of the Year. As one of the top three clubs we will receive a minimum of £250 with a chance of gaining the first prize of £500.