All opportunities and workshops for volunteers which Canoe England hear about will be kept up to date on this section.
If your club, centre, county or region are looking for volunteers for your club/centre or at events, please email us with the details or use the registration form to inform us of your opportunities.
Join the Canoe Focus Team!
Here at Canoe England, we are constantly looking at ways in which we can improve our members' magazine, Canoe Focus. As a result, an opportunity has arisen to be part of the 2010 Canoe Focus Review Group. For more information, click here.
Coaches / Assistant Coaches / Volunteers - All Clubs
If you are interested in volunteering in your area then get in touch! Clubs are always looking for willing and enthusiastic volunteers who can lend a hand and utilise their skills in a club setting. From coaches to club secretary, clubs will welcome you into their voluntary team. Do you have special skills which could help a club? Are you an accountant who could help as treasurer? Do you have IT / design skills which could help a club put together a website or club leaflet?
Search for your local club / centre or email Canoe England to find out more information.
BCU Sprint Racing's National Regattas - Volunteer Assistance for Start Gate System
The Start Gates system curently used at all the National Sprint Regattas at the National Water Sports Centre at Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham are maintained and installed by the World Class Programmes.
The BCU Sprint Racing Committee would like to train two or three volunteers from the wider canoeing community to assist with the operation, assembly, installation and removal of the gates before and after a regatta.
This is an excellent opportunity to get involved in the Sprint Regattas with a long term possibility towards eventually leading an assembly team. If you are interested in this role and would like more information please contact the Volunteer Development Officer or David Enoch.
Funding available for Cornwall Coaches
Cornwall Sports Partnership have some funding available to help with coach training aimed at people who are not already coaches to fund the whole cost of a BCU UKCC Level One course up to a maximum of £150. Once accepted on the course, you will also be entitled to other free training including Safeguarding & Protecting Children; Emergency First Aid and Equity in your Coaching.
There will be also the opportunity for more senior coaches at the club to attend a mentoring workshop so they can help with coach development within the club.
Click here for more information on the Recruit into Coaching scheme and contact details.