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Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 5:34 pm
by Mark Shaw
Without access to water with gates hung either on a permanent or semi-permanent basis it is extremely difficult to encourage the development of slalom within your canoe club.
It doesn't have to be moving water however - an old gravel pit would do once a health & safety assessment has been undertaken.
P.S. Can you please post a reply when you vote so that I know which clubs/individuals have responded to the poll?
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:51 pm
by Nicky
St Albans make use of the permanent gates at harefield (there's a race their soon too!) http://www.canoeslalom.co.uk/courses/harefield.htm
The site isn't owned by any particular club, but a few of the St Albans paddlers now maintain it... There are a couple of sliuces and permanent gates!
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:27 pm
by Dee
Permanent gates, non-permanent water!
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:53 pm
by dsamartin
Cleveland Canoe Club are very fortunate in that they have permanent gates(although difficult to move!) reliable water, regular coaching support for lower division paddlers (Div4-1, Darren Cresser)
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:17 pm
by c1champ
Matlock canoe club has permanent gates, water. There is a very good coaching support from two very good coaches. Can get very busy in summer with other water users. Thats the only problem. There is a wide range of paddlers from div 4's to some of the top prems.
Steve Hawkins Matlock c.c
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:26 pm
by ratty
Gates set up permanently at Matlock Mark
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 9:30 am
by Munchkin
Baldock and District have a permanent swimming pool with occassional gates! No moving water, no permanent gates and no slalom specific coaches (just very nice volunteers who have given slalom a go themselves and pass on words of wisdom to the rest of us).
We have more people getting into the sport but I am not sure how far we can get them. Nevermind, most started because we advertised the cake prizes at Orton Mere!!!
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 1:31 pm
by jke
We have permanent gates on flat water at Market Yard in the centre of Frome. We also have some gates during the summer at Langham Farm slalom site.
John Kent
Frome Canoe Club
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:59 am
by Alison
We have a swimming pool session but no access to gates. Usally a weekly river trip somewhere. As a result its quite hard to encourage new people to slalom. I'm hoping the situation will improve next year with Symonds Yat though the gates won't be permanent.
Alison
Cheltenham
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:27 pm
by davebrads
You've been to Marple often enough Mark! But for those that haven't, we have about 25 permanent training gates in three sections, and we are planning to add another 5 or so in the near future.
I am very aware just how lucky we are at Manchester, though we do curse about bashing our paddles on the bottom at this time of year!
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:50 pm
by katonas
Hereford KC has 2 singles poles hanging from tree branches above the old bridge on the Wye, in the centre of Hereford. One pole is obstructed by debris. I voted 'no'.
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:47 pm
by Spiderman
We have 10 gates permanently hung outside the Clubhouse on flat water. When the water level rises, we paddle on Duckmill Sluices where we spend 15 mins stringing out 6 training gates. We train every week, once a week. As we train all year round, I think it splits maybe 40% on sluices and 60% on the flat.
Discussions are in progress with the local authority to permanently illuminate the sluice area and that seems it will go ahead. we are also discussing a retractable gate suspension system that will be generally invisible but only take 5 mins to erect and get training.
We train every Tuesday night (7pm to 9pm) through summer and Sunday morning (10am to noon) through winter and these days change with the clocks changing. Anyone may join in the sessions, but if you are not a VKC member, a fee of £5 per session is requested.