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Saturday was the paddling day we’ve all been waiting for, with glorious blue skies and warmth from the sunshine. It was great to see Sally, who we welcomed for her second paddle, we were also joined by four ladies from… Continue Reading →
A huge thank you to Gorka Plada and his charity piano performance in aid of Oxford Paddlers For Life. It was an incredibly moving performance raising a whopping £250. The performance was part of a music event held at the… Continue Reading →
Waitrose stores run a monthly ‘community matters‘ scheme. Three good causes are chosen by the Waitrose partners, and green tokens are given at the end of the shop and placed in the box. At the end of the month, £1000… Continue Reading →
It was the perfect evening to be out on the water with the sun shining down, but temperatures not to hot. Tuesday’s paddle saw our trainee helms Joel and Sonia further training their skills under Esmee’s guidance. We were also… Continue Reading →
Today we welcomed Donald and Marion. Chris spent some time before the warm up on our paddle technique, encouraging us to rotate through our hips and lengthen our outside arm. Our white board with our boat plan is working well,… Continue Reading →
Thanks to grants from Sport England and Oxford Sports Council, we’ve been able to purchase our very own buoyancy aids and carbon fibre paddles. The grants will also cover the cost of a new boat and equipment, which we’ll order… Continue Reading →
After the wonderful Easter bank holiday and all of the Easter eggs and hot cross buns, we were all in need of a bit of exercise, but we didn’t expect Esmee to work us quite as hard as she did!… Continue Reading →
You would have been forgiven for thinking it was the start of summer rather than the end of March, as we enjoyed our third paddle out on the Thames on Saturday. The weather was glorious with blue skies and just… Continue Reading →
On Saturday we had our first social get-together since the boat arrived, with a meal at the Isis Farmhouse. As Sunday is St Patrick’s Day the menu was Irish themed with the likes of Guinness-battered fish and chips, Irish stews… Continue Reading →
After checking the weather and the river conditions, we knew it was going to be a little breezy, the conditions weren’t too bad at all; plus we had the bonus of it being dry and sunny, so all in all… Continue Reading →