CSCanoe

We are a small, friendly, mixed club of enthusiastic canoeists, of all abilities, ages and interests. We cater for Civil Servants and employees of other bodies affiliated to CSSC Sports and Leisure, mainly based in the London area.

We meet weekly, and also have a programme of weekend trips, both locally and throughout the UK, as well as holidays abroad. Our current interests are touring, white water and sea kayaking.

For newcomers, this site aims to give you an introduction to the Club, and what we get up to; tell you how to contact us for more details, to join etc.

For members, the site aims to provide a useful reference source - for the latest Calendar information, Club rules, forms etc, plus links to useful web sites etc, including information on canoeing elsewhere in the UK, and on other sports and leisure activities available in the Civil Service.

News and Snippets.

Next trips/events:

17-19 February. River Tees, white water in the North of England. Contact Hilary

3-4 March. Flat water touring. Contact Dan Jones

Joining the forum

All members are encouraged to join the Forum on this website. Unfortunately some applications occasionally have to be rejected or left on hold where we can't identify the applicant (in order to prevent spamming). Such problems can easily be avoided by emailing secretary@civilservicecanoeclub.org.uk to tip him off that you have an application to join the forum awaiting approval.

Weekly meetings - Summer Thames sessions

Tuesday evening sessions on the Thames resume next Summer.

Weekly meetings - winter swimming pool sessions

Pool sessions at the Porchester Centre will run up to 13 March 2012. Sessions start promptly at 9pm so please arrive slightly earlier to allow enough time to get changed before 9 pm.

Changes to Westminster Parking policies don't affect us

Council plans to extend hours of control in the West End on evenings and Sundays have been withdrawn. The Porchester Centre and surrounding streets are in Zone B3 which is unaffected by the conversion of certain single yellow lines to double yellow lines elsewhere in Westminster.

Membership fees.

Membership is due for renewal on 1st January. Membership fees are £30 for CSSC members and £45 for Associate members.

Please send your completed form, together with a cheque for the appropriate amount, to the Secretary at the address on the form (which can be found in the Reference section).

River Thames recreational users website
Click the link above for the Port of London Authority's recreational users website. (The PLA are in charge of the Thames between Teddington and the sea). Among other things there is an interesting video on rowing (includes paddling) through Central London.

Club Library
The club has a small library of paddling books available for members to borrow. Most of the books are new, including a number of Franco Fererro's excellent Pesda Press titles, Olli Grau's "White Water kayaking" and Gordon Brown's "Sea Kayaking" to name just a few. The book list can be found on the members' forum in the "General Discussion and Social Stuff" section. Members are welcome to suggest additional books and DVDs for the library. Loans or donations of paddling books which you no longer need are also very welcome.

Calendar was last updated 28 January 2012.

For regular discussion and info on canoeing stuff, see the club forum or the discussion boards at UK Rivers Guidebook and Song of the Paddle.


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