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ABOUT THE CLUB                    COMMITTEE                    DOWNLOADS

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ABOUT THE CLUB

Westhoughton Canoe Club is a fairly small and friendly club based in the Westhoughton / Atherton area of Greater Manchester, although many of our members come from outside this area. We have a wide age range of members, who include all levels from complete beginners to experienced coaches.

The club was founded as Westhoughton Canoe Group in 1997, initially to cater for any Scout Association members in the Manchester area to learn or improve their canoeing skills. Since that early start the club is now open to any persons who wish to learn how to paddle in good company.

The founder member, Graham Brooks, is a BCU Level 3 Coach having over twenty years experience in canoeing. Several members have followed in his footsteps and we now have several qualified coaches.

We usually meet on Wednesday evenings. In the summer we meet outdoors, usually at the Burrs site in Bury where there is a flat water training pool and a section of grade 2 moving water on the River Irwell. In the winter we retire to the warmth of the pool in Westhoughton Leisure Centre, ideal for practising rolling and a range of strokes. See our training page for more details. Other events further afield are arranged at weekends throughout the year on at least a monthly basis. Upcoming activities are shown on the calendar, and reports from some recent trips are on our reports page and the club forum.

For more information, please check the links on the left.

For general enquiries pease email: membership@westhoughtoncanoeclub.org.uk

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Chairman & Events Co-ordinator	Carl Southward	carl@westhoughtoncanoeclub.org.uk
Treasurer	Graham Brooks	graham@westhoughtoncanoeclub.org.uk
Head Coach	Chris Townson	chris@westhoughtoncanoeclub.org.uk
Secretary Deputy Welfare Officer Website Editor	Steve Thomas	steve@westhoughtoncanoeclub.org.uk
Welfare Officer	Bridget Thomas	bridget@westhoughtoncanoeclub.org.uk
General Committee Members	Paul Mullineux Chris Hopkins

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