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Canoe England Regional Volunteer & Recognition Awards 2013
Help us to recognise volunteers in your region!
Nominations are now open with a closing date of Friday, 28th June 2013.
All regional winners will be nominated for the Canoe England National Awards 2013 which will be held later this year.
Please see the
2013 Regional Awards poster and the
Volunteer Recognition Nomination Form or contact Karen Bagshaw at
karen.bagshaw@canoe-england.org.uk for further details.
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COMMUNITY SPORT AND RECREATION AWARDS 2013
The 2013 Sport and Recreation Alliance Community Sport and Recreation Awards nominations are now open. There are several categories of awards, designed to highlight the breadth of work that is undertaken in the community sport and recreation sector. Any clubs wishing to enter for this award will need a supporting letter from either the NGB or local CSP. Please contact volunteers@canoe-england.org.uk if you would like to nominate your club.
For more information about the awards please go to www.sportandrecreation.org.uk
Please note that this is not the Canoe England Volunteer Awards.
The 2013 Sport and Recreation Alliance Community Sport and Recreation Awards nominations are now open. There are several categories of awards, designed to highlight the breadth of work that is undertaken in the community sport and recreation sector. Any clubs wishing to enter for this award will need a supporting letter from either the NGB or local CSP. Please contact if you would like to nominate your club. For more information about the awards please go to Please note that this is not the Canoe England Volunteer Awards.
DOWNLOAD THE NEW CLUB SUPPORT PACK
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JOIN THE NEW LOOK PADDLESPORT REWARD SCHEME.
The Paddlesport Reward Scheme has had a makeover and needs volunteers to join it. Find out more by clicking here.
JANUARY 2013
Canoe England Club Forums will be running across the country throughout February and March. Talking Sport will deliver the morning workshop, their seminars offer volunteers a new and stimulating way of learning about key topics and developing key skills to help succeed and thrive in their roles. In the afternoon there is a choice of two workshops - A Safety Module Workshop will provide role specific event/activity management training. The alternative afternoon workshop is a Time to Listen Course designed to equip those with a designated child protection role at clubs with information to fulfill their role.
To view the dates and locations please click here. To request a booking form please email volunteers@canoe-england.org.uk
DECEMBER 2012
Stuart Conway from Oakwood Youth Club speaks to Canoe England about his time volunteering. Click here to read the full story
DECEMBER 2012
Canoe Clubs in the news
Adventure Sunderland in the news. Please click here to read their story.
If you have any positive sotories or news articles you would like to share then please send them to volunteers@canoe-england.org.uk
Volunteer & Recognition Awards 2012
The sixth volunteer and recognition awards took place on October 27th at Eastwood Hall, Nottingham. Over 150 guests joined Olympic heroes Etienne Stott, David Florence and Liam Heath and Paracanoe champions Jeanette Chippington and Pat Mahoney to celebrate their volunteering achievements. Click here to meet the winners
(October 2012)
Club leaders is part of the Olympic Legacy Programme, Places People Play, and provides free training and support to those doing the day-to-day running of community sport, helping create a robust, economically sustainable and enterprising club network. Please click here for more information. To view the Club Leaders flyer please click on the image below
(September 2012)
FALCON CANOEING AND ROWING CLUB RECEIVE QUEENS AWARD
Congratulations to The Falcon Canoeing and Rowing Club, based in Oxford, who has won the covated Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.
The award was created in 2002 to mark the Golden Jubilee, recognising outstanding contributions by groups of volunteers. For a voluntary group, it is the equivalent of getting an MBE!
If you have any news about your club please let us know. Email the details to the Volunteer Development Officer
(September 2012)
JOIN THE YOUTH ACTION NETWORK NOW!
Canoe England is looking for young paddlers aged 16 - 25 to join its Youth Action Network group. The panel's primary aim is to represent the voices of young people throughout England.
(August 29 2012)
Games Makers @ canoeing events
Please visit the Olympics 2012 pages to see lots of images of the fantastic Olympic 2012 volunteers hard at work in a wide range of tasks