As a section of the Camping and Caravanning Club, all our camping events are open to Camping and Caravanning Club members (including Canoe-camping Club members) only. Anyone participating must be a member of the Camping and Caravanning Club before attending a meet.

Please remember to bring your Club membership cards to all club events, since we are required to check and record memberships are current.  We also need to record BRITISH CANOEING numbers for those who have them. Paddlers need to be a member of the Canoe-camping Club and/or one of Britain's paddlesport National Governing Bodies*.   These are needed to ensure that we are covered by the Club's and British Canoeing's insurance.
Canoeing and kayaking are ‘assumed risk’ ‘water contact’ activities, however serious accidents are very rare.
Participants should be aware of and accept these risks, and be responsible for their own action and involvement.
All participants in club trips or meets do so at their own risk, and neither the Club nor its officers can accept any liability for loss or injury of any kind sustained whilst on a Club trip, meet or other activity.

*British Canoeing / Canoe Wales / Canoe NI / The Scottish Canoe Association

Coming events

TRENT & MERSEY CANAL + RIVER TRENT
Sunday 21 February 2016, 10:00am
Contact Simon Beeston

Portaging trolley essential.

7 miles, 2 locks, no car shuttle but three 400m portages.

 

Meet at the car park in Burston, just next to the church.

Burston is a Hamlet off the A51 Stone to Rugeley road. It is halfway between Stone and Weston.

 

The trip:

We portage to the canal then paddle up to Stone, leaving the canal just before the A520 and Town Lock. This is Westbridge Park. We portage across the park tO Stafford and Stone Canoe Club’s base and either access the Trent above or below the slalom course (If people are training on the course, we’ll get on below it).

On the paddle back to Burston, there’s one very small weir (about 6 inches). Getting out at Burston will require some agility.  The portages at Burston may be muddy. I’ll be taking my wellies. 

 

The Greyhound serves good food all day on Sundays. Let me know if you think you’ll be eating there at the end of the trip.

Trip organiser - Lester Stuart