Kingfisher Canoe Club

…Well it was in the pub anyway. Last week saw KKC’s annual ‘Aunt Sally’ evening in the Fox Inn at Steventon. If you don’t know what Aunt Sally is go here:

http://www.thefoxatsteventon.co.uk/aunt_sally.htm

A couple of days before that was the end of beginners course BBQ and the official opening of the new KCC Boat Hut. Tony, the oldest serving club member we could find, performed the ribbon cutting duties.

Also after an absence of several decades the stuffed Kingfisher was returned to the club.

Link

Louise and Ian are running an ‘improvers’ course for 6 weeks commencing August 6th 2008. The aim of this course is to improve moving water and 2 star skills including rescues.

This course is open to KCC members. You should be 1 star level or above.

Places are limited by the availability of equipment. Please let us know if you have your own equipment when you book a place.

More details here: http://kingfishercanoeclub.co.uk/courses/improvers-course-2/

The beginners courses end on Wednesday evening (2nd July) with the traditional BBQ to which all members are invited (but please bring your own dead items etc for grilling + drink).   This year has been unusual in that we have been able to run two beginners courses and participants from both will be taking the BCU One Star test that evening before engaging with the BBQ’s products.

For those new to the club, be advised that the equipment hut was erected at the beginning of the year and its creation followed many years of planning, re-planning, debate, frustration, angst and tearing of hair! Long-time KCC member/paddler and peerless breakfast chef Tony Wilkins has kindly agreed to cut the tape.

Despite being delayed for a few weeks when the Thames decide to rise to spate levels the KCC Blastathon went ahead on Saturday.

Despite the inclement weather a good sized crowd turned up to take part, watch and eat burnt meat.

Photos from various club members can be found at the following links:

Photos from Les Dix: Here

Photos from Matt Attree: Here and Here

Photos from Simon Knox: Here and write-up Here

Thanks to everyone who took part and help make it an enjoyable event. The final results were: