First Club Night of 2026

The weather is finally warming up a little just in time for our first club night of 2026, so get out all those welcome thermal layers that Santa brought and join us on Wednesday 14th Jan 2026 for the 90 minute sessions on both courses, 7-8.30pm. Booking via WebCollect now. Bank safety Thanks again to all those who gave their time, expertise and enthusiasm to provide bank safety during 2025. Hugely appreciated of course! Please sign up with Spond if you are able to help this week as we return to Club Night paddling.

LVPC 2025 Year End Message from the Chair, Jonathan Males

Dear Club Members I really enjoyed meeting so many of you at this week’s Christmas meal. The paddling session beforehand reminded me of what makes this a great club – people young and old paddling freestyle, slalom, race rafting and simply having fun on whitewater. As we come to the end of the year and a pause in LVWWC based activities, I wanted to acknowledge and say thank you to: *All of those club members who have volunteered – to cover bank safety, welcome members at reception, coach fellow club members, organise trips and competitions, tidy the sheds, update websites, manage our finances, post on social media… *David Redington and his team at Lee Valley Whitewater Centre, for the welcome partnership and collaboration.*Pam Phillips and all the committee for your work behind the scenes.* Martin Smyth, one of the club’s founding Directors, who will be standing down in 2026. Some Club Highlights of 2025 *The summer inflatables session, where we discovered that pink flamingos are fine to go down the legacy course, but that certain other inflatable items are not (IYKYK !).*The hotdog event, where I laughed more than I have laughed for a long time.* Hosting the successful British Open …

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Club Rep

Club Rep – Positions Vacant We are opening up the list for Club Members to volunteer as the Club Rep on Wednesday evenings for Club Night.  What you get: Free paddling on any course for the evening you are Club Rep. What you need to do: The Club Rep provides a first point of contact between LVWCC and the Club in case of any serious issues. All club coaches are first aid qualified, so you do not need to provide first aid yourself but you may need to coordinate with club coaches / LVWWC reception / emergency services. This requires a level of common sense and maturity to handle unplanned and potentially stressful situations. Thankfully, these are very rare but we need to be ready. If you wish to paddle while being Club Rep, you simply need to wear the purple Club Rep Bib, so that the club’s members and bank safety volunteers can easily identify you if any assistance is needed.  There are two times when you need to be available on land: In the 30 minutes before the first club session starts and the next 15 minutes of the session. To ensure both safety trolleys are set up (throw bags packed, first …

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