The Canoe-Camper Spring 2017 Issue #309 by Canoe Camper Magazine

The Canoe-Camper Spring 2017

issue no 309

PADDLING ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT FRAN FAULKNER

T H E C A N O E C A M P I N G CLU B PRESIDENT: Jo Ledger

SECTION COMMITTEE

VICE PRESIDENTS: Fred Hutt

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL COUNCIL ADVISORY OFFICER Dave Henderson, Clover Cottage, Sheldon, Bakewell, DE45 1QS Email: Chairman@canoecampingclub.co.uk VICE CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE Tim Wheeler, 3 Birch Close, Sprotborough, Doncaster, DN5 7RE Tel:01302 645427 Tel: 01246 827202 Email: vice@canoecampingclub.co.uk GENERAL SECRETARY/MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY (SITES OFFICER/WEBMASTER)/CHERTSEY CANOE SHEDS Fran Faulkner, 23 Somerville Road, Eton, Windsor, SL4 6PB Tel: 01753 850122 Email: Secretary@canoecampingclub.co.uk HONORARY TREASURER Brian Hamer, 16 Teal Avenue, Poynton, Stockport, Cheshire,SK12 1JT Tel: 01625 879504 Email: Treasurer@canoecampingclub.co.uk 5TH EXEC MEMBER & ACCESS OFFICER / REPRESENTATIVE TO THE SPORT & RECREATION ALLIANCE Kevin East, 7 Silesian Gardens, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 8SG Tel: 01932 562111 Email: exec@canoecampingclub.co.uk/Access@canoecampingclub.co.uk MAGAZINE EDITOR Josie Faulkner, 113a Upper Tooting Road, London, SW17 7TJ Tel: 07939244318 Email: magazine@canoecampingclub.co.uk

COMMITTEE MEMBERS DEE & NORTH WEST COORDINATOR Brian Hamer, 16 Teal Avenue, Poynton, Stockport, Cheshire,SK12 1JT Tel: 01625 879504 Email: DeeNW@canoecampingclub.co.uk HERTS & EAST ANGLIA COORDINATOR Pete Bradshaw, 53 Hillingdon Avenue, Sevenoaks, TN13 3RB Email: HertsEA@canoecampingclub.co.uk MIDLANDS COORDINATOR Simon Beeston 11 Elston Hall Lane, Bushbury, Wolverhampton, WV10 9HE Tel: 01902 653430 Email: Midlands@canoecampingclub.co.uk THAMES & SOUTH EAST COORDINATOR Robin Hickman, 32 Shepherds Way, Roffey, Horsham, W Sussex, RH12 4LS Tel: 01403 267244 Email: Thames@canoecampingclub.co.uk WEST COUNTRY COORDINATOR Paul Whitehead 17 Whitley Crescent, Bicester, OX26 4XR Tel: 07739 840828 Email: Westcountry@canoecampingclub.co.uk CAMPING & CARAVANNING CLUB NATIONAL ADVISER Anne Dearling ARCHIVIST Janet Hales, 9 Strode Street, Egham, Surrey, TW20 9PT Tel: 01784 432 517 CANOE-CAMPING CLUB LIBRARY CURRENTLY WITH THAMES & SOUTH EAST

IN THIS ISSUE S

2. CONTACTS 4.CCC AGM 5. EAT LOCAL COMPETITION 6. A TRAIL OF TWO RIVERS TONY SMITH

LETTER

S ‘ R O T I D E

1. IN PHTOTOS PADDLING ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT FRAN FAULKNER

pring is finally here! I hope those who went on the Easter Meet had a fabulous trip and those gearing up for the National Families Meet in Hereford at the end of May are going to have a good time. You’ll find the booking form in this issue of The Canoe -Camper.

7.SBS MISSION OPERATION WILD WATER SUSAN TEMPLETON

Sadly I will not be attending Hereford this year (which is the first time I will have missed it in nearly 15 years), so I wish that everyone has the best time for me.

9. NATIONAL FAMILIES MEET HEREFORD 2017 TIM WHEELER

I hope you are all enjoying the slightly warmer weather and as always, keep your submissions for the newsletter coming in.

11. HEREFORD BOOKING FORM 15. RUNS LIST 2017

Happy paddling! Josie Faulkner Editor

17. CLASSIFIEDS

Please send all contributions for the Summer 2017 issue no. 310 to the editor by 25th June 2017. Email or hard copy acceptable. Please do not edit or convert photos other than by cropping and keep them separate from the text.

The Canoe-Camper Front Cover - Paddling on the Isle Of Wight by Fran Faulkner Visit the Canoe Camping Club website at : www.canoecampingclub.co.uk The Canoe Camping Club is a section of the Camping and Caravanning Club (company limited by guarantee) Greenfields House, Westwood Way, Coventry, CV4 8JH T: 0845 130 7631 or 024 7647 5448 *** Printed by: The Printhouse, Hove, BN3 2FB 3

Canoe-Camping Club Fotheringhay, Nothamptonshire 16-18 June 2017 Outline Base Camp Castle Farm Fotheringhay, with daily paddles on the river Nene and the AGM in Fotheringhay Village Hall. Falcon Inn serves food. It is a long time since I have been, thus I cannot vouch if it has maintained its past good standard. For details see www.thefalcon-inn.co.uk/

Programme Friday Arrive Friday evening or by 9am Saturday. Saturday . 9:30am. Day Paddle on River Nene, starting upstream, finishing at the camp site Starting point to be confirmed. Depending upon numbers/demand we may have two start points for short/long runs. 5pm

C-CC AGM, followed by General Members Meeting. AGM deals with formal business of the club and usually only takes about 30-45 minutes. The General Members meeting is an informal opportunity to discuss any matters related to organisation of the club, informing the newly elected Council. There will also be a meeting of the Section Council.

Sunday. Out & Back Paddle on River Nene towards Peterborough. How far we go depends upon the speed of the paddlers and target time for departure of those participating. A packed lunch should be carried on both paddles.

Camping Castle Farm, Fotheringhay,Peterborough, Cambrigeshire PE8 5HS This is a basic site with water tap and CDP only. Own Sanitation Essential, but there will be a club toilet on site for those without.

Licences/Permits British Canoeing membership block licence covers the Nene. If not a BC member then an EA boat licence is required.

Cost Camping ÂŁ9.60 pun (Includes up to 2 adults)

Bookings No deposit, but let me know you wish to camp so that I may advise approx numbers Please let me know if intending to eat at the pub. Tim Wheeler

01302 645427(H) 07528 373387(M) timothy.wheeler@blueyonder.co.uk 4

After the success and fun of 2016’s trial Cook-Off at NFOL, the Camping and Caravanning Club is launching Club Campsite Cook of the Year 2017 - in association with CADAC, the Club’s Eat Local sponsor - and want you to take part. To find our most enthusiastic, talented and keen campsite cooks, the Canoe-Camping Club will be holding our own heat at the National Families’ Meet in Hereford on Saturday 27th May. The winner of our section event will win a Cadac Carri Chef Barbecue worth £185. In August 2017, all region/section winners’ recipes will be judged by the Eat Local team at HQ, and eight winners invited to take part in the exciting cook-off final at the Cadac stand, NFOL at 4.30 on Saturday 26th August 2017. The overall winner will be presented with a Club Cook of the Year Trophy and a fantastic patio barbecue. The winning recipe will also be published in the Eat Local pages of the magazine. There are fantastic runner-up prizes too. So, how do you get involved? The essence of the competition is to demonstrate skill and creativity in producing a simple campsite meal beyond burgers and sausages. We are asking entrants to send us their recipe for one main course meal. This meal must be a camping-friendly recipe, one that is possible to prepare and cook at your pitch on a bbq grill or gas stove. (No ovens, microwaves or electric appliances allowed) The actual cooking time (not including prep) must be 30 minutes or under. The recipes will be judged on suitability for campsite cooking, creativity, and in particular the judges will be looking for a meal that embraces the spirit of our Eat Local campaign, whether it’s using a fresh local, seasonal ingredient, incorporates a regional cheese, beer or fruit or perhaps just taking inspiration from a regional dish or flavour. From easy but tasty one pan suppers, exciting salads, vegetarian feast a fabulous fish dish, great grilled meats to pasta with a twist... anything goes, we are looking to be inspired! Entrants are asked to submit details of their proposed meal via e-mail using the form on our website. Closing date: Saturday April 29th 5

A Trail of Two Rivers WORDS BY TONY SMITH

The West Country Group is due to complete the journey down the Warwickshire Avon in July. We began this trip two years ago on the South Stratford Canal and have subsequently paddled through Stratford, Bidford and Evesham to arrive last September at Pershore. This year we will carry on from Pershore and paddle to Tewkesbury where we will leave the Avon and join the Severn. Our final destination for the weekend will be Upton on Severn. When you descend from the Avon to the Severn you don’t just changes rivers; you also change the scenery, the scale and — some would say — even the mood. Behind you lies the open pastoral backdrop of the Avon whilst ahead the Severn banks are often high and give a sense of remoteness and detachment from the surrounding land. Paddling on mid-summer river water levels, it will be difficult to imagine that the debris spiked to the tops of trees and far above our heads came from the river when it was in flood not that long ago. The locks on the Severn can be huge with nearby Upper Lode Lock measuring in at a whopping 80.77 meters long, 9.27 meters wide and with a maximum draft (at low summer levels) of 3.02 meters. In this partnership of rivers, the Avon is, by far, the lesser of the two. On rare occasions, spring tides, wind direction and Welsh rain can combine to create a ‘perfect storm’. When this happens, the mighty Severn bore will breach the three downstream weirs and enter our section of the river to rush unchallenged a further sixteen miles up to Worcester where it will finally fade at the base of Diglis Lock. The tidal predictions indicate that if you join us on this meet you will not have the chance to get ‘bored’.

Being at the confluence of these two rivers and their huge catchments, it is not difficult to understand why Tewkesbury suffered so badly in the floods of 2007. The most memorable aerial shots of that time showed the town and surrounding area under water, but the abbey safe and dry on the high ground where it has stood for nine hundred years. Maybe there is a simple lesson here for today’s town planners. In Shakespeare’s Henry V, Falstaff declares: “……..his wit’s as thick as Tewkesbury Mustard…...” Tewkesbury is still known for its mustard and also for its Mop Fair, its links to the War of the Roses and more. It has a thriving theatre and enough shops to empty your wallet. With its fine half-timbered buildings, overhanging upper storeys, elaborate carved doorways and narrow alleyways you will be able to keep your camera clicking away until the battery runs flat. Upriver at Upton you will find a busy little town with a wide selection of shops and activities, from fishing tackle and a famous map shop: to a handmade chocolates factory, from art galleries, old book shops and floral sculpture in ceramics to the skill of the blacksmith. If you love rivers as much as we do, you will – by joining us – get two rivers for the price of one on a boredom-free weekend. Our meet is sure to ‘float your boat’ and also ‘cut the mustard’. Does this all add up to a chance you just can’t afford to miss? The West Country Group invite you to join them and look forward to catching up with paddlers old and new.

SBS (SOUTHERN BOAT SERIES) MISSION OPERATION WILD WATER RACE (WWR)

FAIRTHORNE MANOR 12 FEBRUARY 2017

WORDS & PHOTOS BY SUSAN TEMPLETON

FLASH SIGNAL: SITUATION REPORT 24 paddlers started the mission and 24 finished although a few of the resistance group on the bank did go down with the cold. Unlike Operation Frankton, more colloquially called the Cockleshell Heroes raid, where of the 10 paddlers who set off from submarine HMS Tuna off the French coast, only two survived to make it back to Great Britain. Two were drowned/ died of hypothermia and the other six killed by the Germans. The raid set out to mine German shipping in the Port of Bordeaux in December 1942 during the Second World War using canoes (the cockleshells). Interestingly Major Herbert “Blondie” Hasler the leader of the cockleshell heroes lived just opposite YMCA Fairthorne Manor for part of his life. He was one of the two survivors. The mission started at the boat shed in YMCA Fairthorne Manor, with SBS paddler’s recceing the one mile course on the way up to mission start at Botley Mill, where they rendezvoused with Agent Starter for mission start at 1200 ZULU. Having done their reconnaissance they then raced back down to Agent Finisher, attempting to avoid traps such 7

as low lying tree branches, roots, debris and shallows. The shallows caught a few of the SBS paddlers on the way down: Sheila Worth in her first race mission narrowly avoided capture after getting stuck midstream just after the start. Some paddlers also had to avoid friendly’s passing them and rogue agents (not part of the race) taking water space around them. In the Men’s ranking WWR class Richard Kent (age 53) blew the field away again with a time of 7 minutes and 2 seconds followed by 48 year old Dr Selwyn Richards with 18 year old Conor Buckman in a slower plastic wavehopper in third. The Ladies was won by 59 year old Susan Templeton in a composite WWR followed by 13 year old Rachel Jones and then in third 58 year old Sheila Worth both in slower slalom boats. In the Open class Tony Smith age 53 in a Sea kayak took first in the men’s and in the Ladies a rapidly improving paddler in her first WW Race Beth Perry age 11 in a K1 came first. The Canadian Canoe class was won by 42 year old Phil Brown, followed by 13 year old Philip Smith A number of the SBS paddlers did dress up in camouflage and face paint as part of the race theme. Young 10 year old Jacob Law from Winchester and District Canoe Club was voted as the most successful and was awarded a DVD of the cockleshell heroes and some other camouflage gear.

After the all paddlers had received their operational medals most SBS paddlers disappeared into the undergrowth, whilst the Hamble Sea Scouts (who sacrificed the most paddlers to the mission) left by motorised boats, loaded over the gunwales with their canoe missiles awaiting a call for their next missions which by the way are: â&#x20AC;˘8 April 2017 1230 Start Woodmill Sprint â&#x20AC;˘29 April 2017 Wimborne Sprint (Poole Harbour CC) Run by Itchen Valley and The Sharks Canoe Clubs http://www.thesharks.org.uk/ Details on the GB WWR website http://www. wildwater.org.uk . Many thanks to YMCA Fairthorne Manor for allowing such great racing to be held from their lovely grounds. 8

AUTUMN 2016

Hereford National Families Meet 2017

2017 will be the 26th time this event has run, some of us have been attending every year from the early days and our children are now adults and some are now returning with their children. The meet is very child friendly, but it is not compulsory to bring children, though â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the child withinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; certainly helps! The meet is suitable for all ages and levels of experience. In 2016 we had a total beginner aged 80, who by the end of the week had paddled canoes, kayaks, Stand up Paddleboards and subsequently bought his own canoe. Youngest in the past has been 4 months, albeit attending with canoeing parent and grandparents. For beginners, or more experienced paddlers trying paddling with young children the meet is ideal, providing opportunities to develop new skills under the watchful eye of highly experiences members. Helping newcomers develop the skills to safely enjoy the sport is central to the event. Unlike activity centres, all coaching and leadership is provided free by suitably experienced members attending the meet. The result is a very low cost holiday, though due to being reliant upon voluntary leaders, we cannot guarantee particular activities will happen, but it is rare anyone leaves disappointed. 9

Again for 2017 we have use of the Sea Cadets facilities which provide good facilities for families and young persons including Disabled/Parent & Child shower room. In addition, the improvements to the female facilities at the rowing club were completed early 2016. As with 2016, we have to finish on Friday due to the dates of the Hereford Regatta. Having observed the setting up of the Regatta, this year we can stay until the evening on Friday, thus enabling us to paddle Friday. In addition, the initial safety training, mass paddle and first BBQ will be brought forward to Saturday, re-gaining a paddling day and the change should make the event much more attractive to those only able to attend for public holiday weekend. The more frequent BBQâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at the fire pit were well received last year and will be repeated. We look forward to seeing you at Hereford, all welcome, first timers, regulars, all ages. Dogs and other pets are welcome, but must be kept under control, to avoid scaring children or conflict with other dogs. For non-paddling members of families there is plenty do within Hereford and nearby, such as the world famous book fair at Hay on Wye. Any questions/queries, my contacts are in the front cover of the magazine. Tim Wheeler 10

THE CANOE CAMPING CLUB INVITES YOU TO THE NATIONAL FAMILIES HOLIDAY MEET

HEREFORD ROWING CLUB 37 Greyfriars Avenue, Hereford HR4 0BE www.herefordrc.co.uk

Friday 26th May to Friday 2nd June 2017 PROPOSED ACTIVITIES FOR 2017 Day Paddles, Long & Short Canoe Camp the Wye (if leader forthcoming) Training: Canoe, kayak, safety Bring & try various boat and equipment types Marquee for social use (barbeque and other activities) Campsite games, canoe sports, Bilge sale etc Further details will be announced in update newsletters Communal Barbeque Saturday 27th 6pm

The types of activities vary depending on the weather, river conditions being suitable and the availability of volunteers. The Meet relies on those with skills contributing – please let the organisers know if you are able to assist in training / run leading / organising “après-canoe” etc. Those that have been before will be expected to assist with stewarding etc, if not otherwise contributing to running of the event. Offers of help by newcomers will be very welcome. Please note there are no Electric Hook ups on this site. Water, Dishwashing & CDP are available at the club house Toilets and showers are available at the club house and Sea Cadets building RETURN COMPLETED FORMS with payment to Tim Wheeler 3 Birch Close Sprotbrough Doncaster DN5 7JY • Book only ONE pitch per form. Duplicate the form for extra pitches. • Complete the form and questionnaire fully. • Please do not send cash • Site opens 2pm. Friday 26th May, closes 6pm Friday 2nd June 2017 • Refunds can only be provided after the event and will be at the discretion of the organising committee. For Inquiries regarding the meet, or offers of help, contact Tim Wheeler e-mail: holidaymeet@canoecampingclub.co.uk or phone 01302 645427 12

RUNS LIST 2017 THE CANOE-CAMPING CLUB - The club for canoeists who camp and campers who canoe We are an active Section of The Camping and Caravanning Club, Greenfields House, Westwood Way, Coventry, CV4 8JH FOR MEMBERSHIP ENQUIRIES PLEASE CONTACT THE SECRETARY Fran Faulkner secretary@canoecampingclub.co.uk The Canoe-Camping Club organises local day trips and weekend meets throughout the year, as well as longer holiday meets. You’ll find outline details of the events for the year here. Some events such as the Easter Meet and the annual Families’ Holiday Meet are attended by members from all over the country. Members are welcomed on all meets. (Some of the more advanced trips may be restricted to experienced paddlers). This programme is an outline of proposed events for the calendar year 2016. Further details will be made available when events have been finalised in the quarterly magazine, the Canoe-Camper, distributed to members, via the website www.canoecampingclub.co.uk and via the ‘Pitch and Paddle’ Facebook group. Camping and Caravanning Club membership cards must be shown at all meets. Canoe-camping Club members should keep the Secretary informed whether they are current members of British Canoeing, Canoe Wales, The Scottish Canoe Association or the Canoe Association of Northern Ireland.

RIVERS STORT AND LEA / BISHOPS STORTFORD TO LONDON / HERTS & EAST ANGLIA / 13 - 17 APRIL POOLE HARBOUR / WEST COUNTRY / 14 - 17 APRIL RIVER THAMES / HENLEY / THAMES & SOUTH EAST / 28 APRIL - 1 MAY RIVER ARUN / THAMES & SOUTH EAST / 13-14 MAY RIVER WYE NATIONAL FAMILIES MEET / HEREFORD / MIDLANDS / 26 MAY - 2 JUNE 15

KENNET & AVON CANAL / WEST COUNTRY / 27 - 29 MAY CHICHESTER HARBOUR / COBNOR / THAMES & SOUTH EAST / 10 - 11 JUNE RIVER NENE / FORTHERINGHAY / AGM MEET / MIDLANDS / 17 - 18 JUNE RIVER THAMES / SHILLINGFORD / THAMES & SOUTH EAST / 24 - 25 JUNE RIVER AVON / WEST COUNTRY / 30 JUNE - 2 JULY NATIONAL YOUTH RALLY / NORTHERN IRELAND NATIONAL / 1 -2 JULY RIVERS ADUR & CUCKMERE / THAMES & SOUTH EAST / 8 - 9 JULY RIVER TRENT/CANAL / MIDLANDS / 15 -16 JULY RIVER DERWENT / DEE & NORTH WEST / 22 -23 JULY LOWER MOLE / ESHER / THAMES & SOUTH EAST / 23 JULY RIVERS HAMBLE & BEAULIEU / THAMES & SOUTH EAST / 5-6 AUGUST LLANGOLLEN CANAL/RIVER DEE / LLANGOLLEN / MIDLANDS / 19 - 20 AUGUST RIVER WYE / WEST COUNTRY / 19 - 20 AUGUST RIVER THAMES / CHERTSEY / THAMES & SOUTH EAST / 2-3 SEPT

RIVER TRENT / HALCROFT FISHERIES / MIDLANDS / 9-10 SEPT MONMOUTHSHIRE & BRECON CANAL / WEST COUNTRY / 22-24 SEPT LAKE BALA / DEE & NORTH WEST / 30 SEPT - 1 OCT RIVER MEDWAY / THAMES & SOUTH EAST / 30 SEPT - 1 OCT RIVER WEY / A LOOP / THAMES & SOUTH EAST / 22 OCT LANCASTER CANAL / DEE & NORTH WEST / 29 OCT RIVER THAMES / WINDSOR/WALTON / 4-5 NOV TYNE TOUR / MEETS & TRIPS / 4-5 NOV BASINGSTOKE CANAL / CHURCH CROOKHAM / THAMES & SOUTH EAST / 26 NOV RIVER CHERWELL / OXFORD / WEST COUNTRY / 10 DEC BRIDGEWATER CANAL / DEE & NORTH WEST / 10 DEC RIVER WEY / GUILDFORD / THAMES & SOUTH EAST / 17 DEC RIVER DERWENT / MIDLANDS / 26 DEC

Dee & North West Brian Hamer, 7 Glastonbury Drive, Poynton, Stockport SK12 1EN DeeNW@canoecampingclub.co.uk Herts & East Anglia Pete Bradshaw, 4 Thirlmere Court, Felixstowe, IP11 9SN Herstea@canoecampingclub.co.uk Midlands Simon Beeston, 11 Elston Hall Lane, Wolverhampton, WV10 9HE Midlands@canoecampingclub.co.uk Thames & South East Robin Hickman, 32 Shepherds Way, Roffey, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 4LS Thames@canoecampingclub.co.uk West Country Paul Whitehead, 17 Whitley Crescent, Bicester, OX26 4XR Westcountry@canoecampingclub. co.uk The Canoe-Camping Club is a national club for touring canoeists (and kayakers) and for those who like to combine canoeing/kayaking and camping. The Club caters for everyone, with a variety of meets round the country. Some are ideal for beginners whilst others challenge the more experienced paddler. Members are always glad to offer help and friendly advice to newcomers. All ages are welcome, and in particular the Club likes to encourage families Unless otherwise stated, inland trips are planned on relatively easy water. Conditions on coastal trips are less predictable. Distances depend on conditions and participants: organisers will advise, and also reserve the right to decide whether individuals may participate. It is often possible to organise shorter and easier trips for the less experienced. 16

Canoe England have been asked if anyone wants to give a home to this canvas on lathe double kayak. (not folding). A bit historic. We don’t need any more in Chertsey shed! Let me know if interested and I will give contact. Robin. “I have a two man touring canoe (Mallard) wood and canvas that was built by my farther over the winter of 1959/60 from a kit. It was well used over the years but has been stored in the roof of my garage for many years. I am shortly moving house and have got to dispose of it. On inspection it appears in reasonable seaworthy condition, although in need of a bit of cleaning and re varnishing etc. ( would make an ideal project for anyone interested). I don’t want anything for it, but wondered if your group or anyone associated with it would be interested in it, otherwise it will be a very sad journey to the dump! I live in Welling, Kent. It would make me extremely happy if anyone could use it.”

FOR SALE 16ft Apaché Open Canoe Wood gunwales and seats (gunwales need some attention!) Comes with kneeling twart White fibreglass body This was my first open canoe given to me as a 16th birthday present. It breaks my heart to sell it, as we have been on many a journey together, but without the time to paddle it’s wasting away on a rack. It does have a few scrapes along the bottom as has been down many a rapid, but solid. £375.00 o.n.o Contact Josie Faulkner / Fran Faulkner (details in front of magazine) 17

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