Canoeing
Ealing has more miles of canal than any other London Borough and the Thames is just a few miles away. Canoeing provides a wide range of low cost opportunities to enjoy these local resources.
Pool sessions
These sessions teach basic skills such as capsize
and rescue drills and boat balance. The eskimo roll (how to
self rescue a capsized boat by flicking it upright) is also taught
at these sessions.
|
Venue |
Day |
Date |
Age |
Time |
Cost |
|
Acton Swimming Baths |
Saturday |
On-going |
Eight years and over |
4.30pm– 6.30pm |
Club members: £4.65 adult/£2.65 Junior: Club non members: £5.40 adult/£3.35 Junior |
|
Gurnell Leisure Centre |
Thursday |
On-going |
Adult |
9pm-10.30pm |
£4.50 adult |
Club information
There are good local clubs covering a range of
recreational and competitive canoeing activities. For further
information, please contact the clubs direct.
Chiswick Canoe Club
Address: Chiswick Pier House, Courney Reach Way, London
W4 2UG
Website:
www.chiswickcanoeclub.co.uk
This club covers a growing range of canoe disciplines –
particularly freestyle, slalom, polo and touring/recreational
canoeing. Sessions take place on the Thames and at Acton
swimming baths. The club also organises trips to local weirs
for freestyle activities.
Ealing Canoe Club
Address: Horsenden Farm, Perivale
Website:
www.ealingcanoeclub.org.uk
This long established club has a clubhouse on the Grand Union
Canal at the south end of Horsenden Lane North. A wide range
of canoeing activities are covered including recreational paddling,
BCU star awards and slalom. Membership is low cost and all
ages and abilities are welcome.
Hillingdon Canoe Club
Address: The Old Farm House, Colney Farm, Off Park
Lane, Harefield, Middlesex UB9 6HH
Contact: Ian Bowditch / Aaron Dempsey
Website:
www.hillingdoncc.btinternet.co.uk
Email: hillingdoncc@btinternet.co.uk
This club offers marathon, wild water rafting, polo, touring, surfing and recreational canoeing as well as introductory courses. For further information, please contact the club direct.
Canalside Activity Centre
Address: Canal Close, Ladbroke Grove, London W10 5AY
Tel: (020) 8968 4500
Email:
robert.bell@rbkc.gov.uk
This centre is a purpose built water sports facility,
maintained by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Located on the Grand Union Canal next to Sainsburys at the top of
Ladbroke Grove, Canalside excels in water sports. Catering
for beginners through to advanced levels, skills are graded and
tested to national standards. There are opportunities for
residential expeditions, and a Duke Of Edinburgh Award Scheme is
based at the centre.
Outrigger Canoe Paddling (OCUK)
Contact: Mike McDermott
Tel: 07968 365931
Email:
ocuk@hotmail.com
Website:
www.o-c-u-k.com
OCUK was formed in April 2002 to promote outrigger (dragon
boat) canoeing in the UK, and compete where possible with other
crews around the world. The club paddles from
Barnes.
Useful contacts
British Canoe Unit (BCU)
Adbolton Lane, West Bridgeford, Nottingham NG2 5AS
Tel: 0115 982 1100
Website:
www.bcu.org.uk
Regional BCU Development Officer
Contact: Gordon Walling
Email:
gordon@bculondon.freeserve.co.uk
Kayakojacko
Contact: Andrew Jackson – Coach, Sales and Operations -
South
Tel: 07775 762 552/ 01628 824484
Email:
service@kayakojacko.com
Website:
www.kayakojacko.com
Organised coaching and assessment in a number of canoeing
disciplines