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During our annual inventory we discovered we are missing a few items - wetsuits especially but also a few other bits n' pieces. If you know you have a few things then please can you arrange to get them back to the store - hand them to someone you know who is coming along, contact a committee member to drop them off or even post them to "Graham Swanson, Woodland Herbs, 100 Woodlands Road, Glasgow, G3 6HB". We are happy just to get them back - no late fees, no blacklisting, just a thank you!   On a related note: if you have some spare kit: wetsuit, cag, spraydeck, etc that you had though about donating to the club then please feel free. If we can use it we will, or we may use it to help increase club funds for more kit, events etc....

WOW! What a DAY. 2013 DCKC Loch Lomond, Balloch Park Paddle Festival. Sooo many SUPERSTARS: Shona and the Paddle Festival committee: Tony, Bernie, Ron ++ 5* All the Coaches 5* All the club members and their family support teams 5* Gillian Park Ranger and her team 5* The Weather ...

Just a reminder the club paddle festival is at Loch Lomond (Balloch Park) this Sunday. Contact Shona (shonaoff70 AT hotmail.com) to find out you can help or you could simply come along and see what is going on or come for a paddle between 11am and 3pm. For more info we are Item 44 in the program...

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The website has been going through some changes and to get the most from them you will need to be able to login. We aim to get usernames and passwords out to people when they do the membership 2013/14 and once you have it you will be able to:- - use the new improved club forums. - comment on articles and posts and some pages. - access some "club member only" information. Meanwhile the new "posts" page could be your best "home page" - New Posts Page as it has the recent posts which will become used more often, the middle section of the page now includes the calendar and any recent posts, replies and comments so you can keep up to date on chat. Also for "Posts" like this one we now have the option to include pictures (automatically reduced in size) - like this one of Bill last Saturday at the West Dumartonshire Club Sports Show. and even some slideshows like this one...

Sandy will take orders for club clothing emblazoned with the above logo up until the end September 2013. Rather than putting an order form round as we have in the past please shop and order as follows: 1. Look up the online catalogue at http://www.superlogo.co.uk 2. choose the items of clothing and take a note of item/size/colour/cost 3. email Sandy on sandy.johnston@sky.com with these details before 30/09/13. 4. Sandy will collate the order together and arrange for the embroidery. 5. pay for the items when delivered to the club in late October/ early November Remember the costs quoted are a guide as they don't include VAT, delivery costs, plus the £1 donation to the club. Also the club logo is blue and green so the logo doesn't stand out on blue and green clothing, best colours are black, grey or lighter colours like white/yellow/stone/red, etc There is a wide range of clothing available for embroidery including outdoor clothing. Have a look at the catalogue and see............ Sandy...

To download the most recent newsletter for July / August 2013  Click Here Shona has also added some info to the calendar about a great day out in September:- "The club's paddle festival is on Sunday 8th September 11am to 3pm at Balloch Castle Country Park (Loch Lomond). It's a fantastic day and it's free, so please don't miss it! Bring you friends & family. Take part in competitions & races, socialise with new & old members, eat & drink -bbq, coach or be coached in your paddling skills. It is part of the Great Outdoors Festival organised by West Dunbartonshire Council so there will be lots of other activities too. Shona still needs more helpers so please email shonaoff70'hotmail.com if you can assist in any way. Thanks Shona"...

We have just confirmed that Roddy McDowell will be our guest coach at the club night on Tuesday 13th August. Roddy is an L5 Sea Kayak coach and the lead coach for www.kayakbute.co.uk  as well as a UK distributer for tiderace kayaks. One of the good things is that we let the guest coach bring his/her own style and view to the evening - so we can't let you know what is planned! P.S. It would be great if any sea kayakers planning to come along could make sure they arrive and are changed in good time.  ...

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Just a quick reminder that we move to Loch Lomond for the first Tuesday of May, leaving the warmth of the pool for the great outdoors. The sessions are still suitable for all, from absolute beginner to experts. More info on the calendar.... but please remember- - we meet at the club outdoor container - not the pool container! : Club Locations - you are likely to be able to choose whether to paddle canoe, kayak or sea kayak, although this may depend on your own abilities, the group sizes on the night and the weather conditions. There is always somewhere suitable (except for tropical lightning storms! ) - although the club has a small trailer that can take up to 4 canoes and 6 kayaks, cars with roof racks will be needed to transport all the boats needed. - later on in the year we may venture to the River Clyde, Lake of Menteith, Loch Ard, a gorge walk or more. Dates will...

Great news We recently received confimation that our application to the 2014 Communities lottery fund has been successful! This application was to help us develop the options in the club for young (and not so young) paddlers by purchasing some boats suitable for canoe  polo and also to help with the training costs of more club coaches.  We have been awarded £2000 to help with this, and with the forms safely returned we should be able to start choosing the new boats and also finding suitable club members who would like to add some coaching to their skills soon. Possible new boat is a  revenge which will be suitable for use in the pool and also on flat water outside. If you are thinking that a bit of coaching training might suit you then contact any of the club coaches! The level 1 coach course is normally over 2 weekends and is ideal for a 2 star standard of paddler.  The club would...

We have been hard at work trying to get some grant support for the club to help keep up with how busy we are and have had a couple of great successes! The Sports Council for Glasgow have awarded us £360 to help fund the purchase of a new Karnali kayak for the pool and also flatwater outdoors. The Karnali is the more up to date version of the CK320 that fits the larger paddlers in the club. Thank you to the Sports Council for this help - much appreciated. (The boat is on order!) West Dumbartonshire Council though their "Sustainable Sport, Stong Futures" project have offered the club funding to help us set up a new section in the club. We wrote a proposal to start a competition section for our junior members, intially focussed on polo along with slalom and sprint. Following a grant meeting in December they have agreed to award us approximately £1400 to fund the purchase of...