Welcome to Leeds Canoe Club

Pool Sessions are now back up and running.
Sessions are now at the John Charles Sports Centre on Thursday evenings from 7-8pm

Next Club Event:

Event	Intermediate trip
Date	Sunday February 14th 2010
Location	To be decided
Category	Intermediate
Notes	x

Leeds is one of the premier canoe clubs in the Yorkshire region. The club was first established in 1947 and was the first to be set up in West Yorkshire.
We are an extremely active club, with pool sessions, river sessions and river trips running every week throughout the year.
Our main speciality is white water kayaking, but we also regulary participate in Canoe Polo, Kayak Surfing, Slalom, Play Boating, and Canadian/Touring.

 

 

Our clubhouse is located on the bank of the River Aire at Kirkstall, and here we have a range of boats suitable for all ages and sizes, including those with a disability. Everyone can be catered for and everyone will be welcomed with open arms.

If you are new to the sport and have no experience, we have instructors who will train you in the safety of the swimming pool at Armley Leisure Centre. Following these pool sessions you can progress onto the river where we have training sessions on Tuesday evenings throughout the summer. There is usually at least one beginners trip every month, but often more during the summer months

The club organises many weekends away throughout the year, with many now a fixture in the clubs calendar. Some of these include

• Lakes Weekend (January)
• Easter Weekend Scotland Trip (April)
• Bank Holiday Surfing Weekend (May)
• Alps Trip to France or Austria (June/July)
• Liffey Descent - Dublin (September)
• Intro to White Water Weekend (October)
• Advanced Trip to North Wales (November)

The club has a very strong social side, with frequent events such as Pie and Peas, Fun days at the river, cinema trips, ice skating, casual drinks and Curry nites to name but a few. We also organise events for Bonfire Night and Christmas. Check out the calendar or join the mailing list to get more information.

 

 

• We participate and organise river safety for the Kirkstall Festival held at Kirkstall Abbey during the summer
• We organise a National Division Wild Water Racing meeting at the Washburn facility, which helps to choose the GB racing team
• Currently involved with the Kirkstall Valley Park redevelopment project to potentially establish a white water course on the River Aire.
• We are British Canoe Union club affiliated.
• We organise and run a variety of nationally recognised courses, including coaching and first aid awards
• We have a Polo team at regional level and representatives in various other disciplines of canoeing.