Wyre Forest Canoe Club

Coach - Keith.  Paddlers - Laura & Richard. With the warmer weather and a rare free Sunday I posted up for an 'Intro to Whitewater' session, there was some initial interest but on the day only Laura and Richard were available, so of we went to Symonds Yat - as you all know a very suitable and friendly introductory river.....

Sunday paddle on the Lower Tryweryn As with most of our paddles mid-week saw the start of a discussion of… “it looks like there’ll be water, shall we paddle?” and with a few other offers for people it was looking as though there would only be three of us paddling today…that soon turned into nine!

Turning left into 2017..! Paddlers - Keith, Chucky, Colin, Samantha, Michael, Rob, Jamie, Alex, Dylan Venue - Afon Conwy - Ysbwy Ifan to A5 bridge and A5 bridge to lay-by - Approx 8km in total Paddling in 2017 has been off to a faltering start, with a couple of planned days being abandoned due to no rain, it has been a VERY dry start to the Winter season.  So the midweek plans were tentatively made with keen eyes watching the weather forecast and becoming meteorological experts.  By Thursday it seemed fairly clear that there would be some water around so the beginnings of plans were discussed and continued through to Saturday night, with a few excited bodies itching to get back on the water, in some cases for the first time in over 12 months!

Tryweryn Peer Paddle by Sam Paddlers - Chucky, Sam, Dean, Jamie and Zaf from WFCC, also joined by Dave.Y, Dave.M, Laurence and Taz and Ross. The day began with an obligatory stop at dobbies for breakfast and to allow all separate parties to meet. The drive into bala was a picturesque one with the valleys full of fog.

WFCC White Water Improvers day September 11th - Tryweryn Paddlers: Keith, Dean, Trevor, Bill, Ali and Chucky With plans in place we rocked up at the club house to move the boats around, collect the campers’ boats and head off to Bala. The Tryweryn was to be the days training venue. Taking in the views on the mountain road as the weather gradually got warmer and the clouds disappeared.

Paddlers (and non-paddlers): Keith, Chucky, Bill, Ali, Norman, Sue, Gemma, Mark, Richard, Dave, Trevor, Yvonne, Steph +1 (sorry, nobody got your name!!!), Mandy, Robert, Will, Tom, Dean, Kira, Kerry, Sam, Gregg, Jason, Jordan, Jonathan, Duncan.  Plus Misty, Milly, Molly + Elton! This was a rolling start to a weekend with people arriving on Thursday, Friday and Saturday!  Obviously the Thursday folks got the camp site set up for the rest of us, so after a rather wet and miserable drive down on Friday night it would be nice to relax under the group shelter with a beverage or two - OR so we thought!!!!

Paddlers - Keith, Chucky, Bill, Ali, Sam, Gregg, Dean, Kira, Michael & Kerry (Chief photographer) The day started for me at around 11:45am, getting our of bed feeling VERY cloudy headed!  Yes, Saturday night had been a heavy one (very unusual for me I know...!?!) A slow trek around the house collecting paddling kit and getting boat out, then realising that my car was in Bewdley!!