Discover Canoe - Introduction to Canoeing over 4 weekly evening sessions

Discover Canoe is the perfect first step for anyone who wants to learn canoe. The course is suitable for complete beginners. A great way to unwind at the end of the day. This is a 4 week course, cost £40. Sundays starting 29th September 2024, 13:00-15:00pm.

Who is this course for?

This course is for Forth Canoe Club members. Membership is £25. If you are not a member, you can join on .

The minimum age for this course is 16 years.

More information on what is covered in a Discover course can be downloaded from the British Canoeing website here: https://www.britishcanoeingawarding.org.uk/paddle-awards/

Location: all courses will run from our boathouse, situated on the bank of the Union Canal at the southern end of Harrison Road.

The nearest Postcode is Polwarth Church - EH11 1LU.

What you should bring with you:

We ask that you bring a bottle of water and a snack. In addition you will need suitable clothing for canoeing (this is weather dependent, but could include a fleece, warm t-shirt/thermal, tracksuit trousers, cagoule/windproof, hat and towel). We encourage you to wear footwear in the kayaks, plimsolls or crocs are ideal or wet-shoes. There are changing rooms & a toilet available during this time.

Contact details

Please contact the relevant coach for more details:

Please contact Course Co-ordinator at [email protected] who will direct your query to the appropriate coach if necessary. Coaches and co-ordinators are volunteers, so do take the time to look through in the information to hand to ensure that your question is not answered elsewhere. If your question is about membership and is not answered on forthcanoeclub.com/membership, do email our volunteer club secretary at [email protected] and we will try our best

Payment

The cost of the course is £40.

Information we require

During booking you must fill in a form, about medical info that the coach should know, and emergency contact info etc. We appreciate it takes time to complete the forms but we have a requirement to provide our coaches with up to date information about the students they will be coaching. Many thanks for giving our coaches the information they need.

DATA USAGE

Forth Canoe Club will keep a record of members’ names and addresses and contact details on an EventBrite account accessible to those who need it in the Forth Canoe Club Committee. Your record may be inspected by contacting the Membership Secretary. We are affiliated to the SCA and will pass on your data for insurance and membership statistics use. By signing up this course, you are agreeing for Forth Canoe Club to use your contact data in this way if necessary.

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