Blake takes us on a poetic journey into paddling with Newbury Canoe Club

NCC help Newbury come ABLAZE on the canal

NCC paddle the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Location : Llangollen, North wales Event:  Hike and paddle over Pontcysyllte Aqueduct Surprising factoid: It didn’t rain...again! (and it...

Event: Hike Date : 26th - 28th August Location : Somewhere in North Wales Dramatic personae : Ted, Lynne, Kieron, Ena, Caroline, Julie,...

A creative reflection from our Secratary Richard Carter Newbury Canoe Club, in the distinguished guise of Ted, Rachel, Andy, Rob, Jak,...

Newbury Canoe Club had a good showing at the PaddleUK Marathon Racing Committee  National Championships hosted by Reading Canoe Club ...

Two thriving communities of Newbury came together on Sunday 2nd June as Isabel from City Arts designed and directed the mural painting of...

From Saturday afternoon 30 March 2024 through to the early hours of the following morning, three K2 crews of Newbury paddlers took on the...

By Rob Whitehead From the outside looking in, last year's race was a good result with a second place finish and a respectable time...

On Saturday 6 January, 12 members of the canoe club attended a workshop on suicide first aid held by Sue Bennett from West Berks Suicide...

Did you see a fleet of witches floating through Newbury on Halloween night? If so, don't be scared, they weren't real witches but NCC...

For the second year running, Newbury Canoe Club made it to the Hasler Final. This year’s final was on Sunday, 24th September, on the...

NCC have had the pleasure of assisting in two duck races this summer;one at the Rowbarge and the other one at the Oracle Reading. Thanks...

Sprint Racing Report September 2nd/3rd: Newbury Paddlers competed at the National Club and Inter Services Championships over the 2/3...

Whilst the summer weather has been evading us somewhat this has not put off us hearty Newbury paddlers from getting out on the water in...

Richard Johnstone was one of the pivitol figures in the formation of NCC as it is today. Here he offers his own account and recollections...

1940’s 1948 The first official DW was completed by Peter Brown, Brian Walters, Laurie Jones and Brian Smith, all aged just 17. 1950’s...

We are running our last series of kayaking courses for 2023. We very strongly prefer people to go on the “Taster” before committing...

Clear Access, Clear Waters is a campaign for fair, shared and sustainable open access on water for all. As part of this campaign, and in...

On 27th May the sun came out as 4 participants took to the water for the first SUP Safer Taster session. They came with little or no...

A personal account by Rob Whitehead of competing in the Devizes to Westminster race 2023. Easter arrived and with it the DW full fat...

Easter weekend brought us a break in the weather and perfect sunny but cool conditions for the marathon 125 miles and 77 portages Devizes...

Have you ever thought you would like to have a go at Stand-up Paddleboarding? If you want to find out more about this up and coming...

A Great end to the Waterside 2023 series Type 2 fun occurs when a task is difficult at the time, but feels rewarding afterward, often...

With the weather a little warmer and with us past the Spring Equinox now’s a good time to get out on the water in preparation for a full...

Waterside C was faced with a number of logistical challenges, but with the clubs growing membership there were plenty of volunteers to...