🚣 July-August 2026 ☀️

Celebrate Marlow Canoe Club’s 50th anniversary on September 12th–13th with a massive weekend of paddling, food, and nostalgia!

The festivities kick off on Saturday with a paddle at 2:00 PM followed by a late afternoon BBQ and the possibility of camping, wrapping up on Sunday with a morning paddle.

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Tickets are just £5 for food (BYOB!), so please head over to Membermojo to book your spot, order your commemorative T-shirt, and grab your 50 Paddle Challenge book. Once you’re done, don’t forget to head to our Facebook page and click “Attending” to let us know you’re coming!

Thank you to everyone who shared their thoughtful feedback following the recent EGM; your expertise and care for the club’s future are greatly appreciated.

The committee takes all your concerns seriously – including site security, water safety, protecting our freehold, and space-sharing logistics – and we are committed to doing everything we can to safeguard the club.

Please rest assured that the EGM vote merely authorised us to proceed with discussions and does not lock us into moving. We as a committee will meet on August 17th to review where things stand and evaluate whether the Council’s proposals adequately resolve or mitigate these issues. In the meantime, please continue to share any further thoughts with us, and we look forward to seeing you on the water soon.

A reminder that our indoor pool sessions are every first Saturday of the month, and aren’t just for learning how to roll! They are the perfect, warm environment to practice support strokes, get comfortable being upside down in the water, or even practice swimming with your paddle.

Once you’ve built up your confidence, check out the explore courses listed in the calendar at the bottom of our webpage, or sign up via the Spond app for our upcoming Introduction to Whitewater trip this August.

Your safety is our top priority, which is why we highly recommend reviewing Paddle UK’s latest guidance on Paddlesafer
and Managing Medical Conditions in Paddlesports.

On a practical note, please make sure your name and emergency contact details are clearly labelled on all your personal equipment. If your kit ever floats away, it allows the authorities to quickly verify that you are safe and sound ashore rather than triggering a false emergency search! We highly recommend using durable labels from Tough Tags to keep your gear identifiable.

Our recent whitewater trip to the French Alps offered the ultimate summer adventure with a perfect challenge for everyone. Paddlers tackled continuous grade 3/4 rivers and slalom courses, balanced with gentler “bambling” stretches to breathe easy and soak in the stunning alpine backdrop.

The off-water action was just as spectacular, featuring post-paddling beers in the sunshine as we loaded boats, lake swimming, ice cream eating, and an epic cheese fondue by Ted! A few photos below.

The Paddle UK Explore Award gives you ownership; allowing you to choose where you move next in the world of paddlesport. Working with a coach you will be able to develop a programme that suits what you need. Learning to make confident choices and developing your ability to independently paddle your chosen craft in a sheltered water environment. You can find out more about what will be covered here.

The Journey will be on either 15 or 16 August (To be decided).

New to whitewater? Get in touch if you’re keen to get started. Frequent paddlers, sign up on the Spond App and email our equipment officer to reserve a club boat.

British Canoeing Discover Course over two days, leading to BC certification. https://www.britishcanoeingawarding.org.uk/download/393/

This is the minimum level of competence required to join Marlow CC social paddles and inland tours.

Pool session at Chalfont Leisure Centre, Chalfont-st-Peter, SL9 9LR (What3Words: ///bets.cheese.parts) from 18:30 to 20:00. Open to all members who have passed Discover or completed an assessment paddle, this is a perfect opportunity to practise (self) rescue skills. Juniors accompanied by their parents are also welcome.

You need to arrange transport to and from the pool for the boat and equipment you will use. If you need help accessing the clubhouse please post a note on the MCCMembers Facebook page.

New to whitewater? Get in touch if you’re keen to get started. Frequent paddlers, sign up on the Spond App and email our equipment officer to reserve a club boat.

British Canoeing Discover Course over two days, leading to BC certification. https://www.britishcanoeingawarding.org.uk/download/393/

This is the minimum level of competence required to join Marlow CC social paddles and inland tours.

Celebrate Marlow Canoe Club’s 50th anniversary on September 12th–13th with a massive weekend of paddling, food, and nostalgia! The festivities kick off on Saturday with a paddle at 2:00 PM followed by a late afternoon BBQ and the possibility of camping, wrapping up on Sunday with a morning paddle.

Tickets are just £5 to cover food, so please head over to Membermojo to book your spot, order your commemorative T-shirt, and grab your 50 Paddle Challenge book (BYOB!).

Once you’re done, don’t forget to head to our Facebook page and click “Attending” to let us know you’re coming!

Note from Simon, our Sea Officer:

“I have just spent a great weekend in Anglesey with Portsmouth Canoe Club that included rock hopping, big swell and tide races, all under the watchful eye of excellent advanced sea kayak leaders. If there is sufficient interest (between 8-16 paddlers) I will organise a trip for us. The trip would be open to paddlers from novice (some sea experience) to advanced on a 1:4 coaching ratio. The coaching would be provided by Sea Kayaking UK Adventures (www.skukadventures.com) at a cost £200pp. Accommodation would be at the Anglesey Outdoor Centre where we could camp or book out a bunkhouse to ourselves (not included in the above price).

I am looking at the weekend of 19/20th September 2026. This may seem like very advance planning but both accommodation and coaches will get booked up once we get into the New Year. It is at least a 5.5hr drive so we would travel up on the Friday.

I will create an event in Spond so please accept it if you want to go. We can then secure everything with a deposit in January.”

New to whitewater? Get in touch if you’re keen to get started. Frequent paddlers, sign up on the Spond App and email our equipment officer to reserve a club boat.