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Water ways: A poetic journey into paddling

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

NCC help Newbury come ABLAZE!

NCC help Newbury come ABLAZE on the canal

NCC migrate to North Wales: Part 3 Paddling the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

NCC paddle the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

NCC migrate to North Wales: Part 1 Camping

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

NCC migrate to North Wales: Part 2 Hiking

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

The Red Buoy of Southampton Estuary

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

Small but mighty

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

NCC boathouse gets a new mural with City Arts

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

Newbury paddlers win team trophy at Devizes to Westminster race

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

Please Dad can I Have a Hamster? Reflections on DW 2024

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...

NCC members learn Suicide First Aid

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...

Witches seen floating through Newbury

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...

NCC face choppy waters at the Hasler final for the 2nd year

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...

Duck herding duties

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...

NCC Sprint Kayak racers compete at the National Club and Inter Services Championships

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

Just a typical weekend with NCC!

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...

In the words of one of our founders!

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...

Chronology of the History of NCC

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...

Taster and beginners courses for 2023

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

NCC do their bit for The Big Paddle Clean Up!

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...

First Succesful SUP Starters!

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...

Up the Oracle Without a Rudder!

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

Devizes to Westminster 2023 soars through Newbury!

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

Summer 'SUP Safer' taster course

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...

Waterside'D' - for 'All Done'!

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...

NEW for 2023 Beginners introductory 'START' course

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...

Logistical challenges to overcome for Waterside C

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

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