River Trips Winter 2008
If you fancy attending any trip then hook up with the organiser on the Thursday before at Dowtys or contact them to let them know you are interested (all contact details are in the club programme). Not sure what it all means? Check out this explanation of river grading. River guides can be found at www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk which is a top resource for all things paddling related.
Clicking on the icon in the Download column allows you to download a file in vCal format to save the trip details to your calendar software.
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Day |
Trip |
Organiser |
Download |
| Sat 04-Oct | Beginner River Trip - Rea. Neon Savage—Newnham Bridge (needs water). Gr.2 No Water—M WywBuilth Broughrood Bridge 12m Gr.2 | Iain Kelly |  |
| Sat 11-Oct | Open boating trip—Wye (Kayaks Welcome) | Jessica Chandler | |
| Sun 19-Oct | Upper Usk. Sennybridge - Brecon. 9m. Grade 2/3. (5m if low) | Noreen Bishop | |
| Sat 25-Oct to 26-Oct | "Teifi Tour Weekend. Grade 2 (& 4, or portage)" | Chris Walker | |
| Tue 28-Oct | Ice Skating - Swindon | Bhavin Vaja | |
| Thur 30-Oct | Presentation - French Alps Take 2!! | Laurence + Adam | |
| Sat 01-Nov | Paintball | Adam Griffiths | |
| Sun 02-Nov | Dart Loop 4m Gr3 & Lower Tavy | Jen Walker | |
| Sat 08-Nov | Tyne Tour Weekend - Hexham. Grade 3 (Leave Friday). | Rich + Ali | |
| Sun 09-Nov | Monnow. Skenfrith to Monmouth. 10 m. Grade 2 | Laura Ferrario | |
| Thur 13-Nov | Scotland. Thurs evening - Monday evening. Gr 4 | Gerome Mezo | |
| Fri 21-Nov | 10 Pin Bowling. 2 games. 7.30 pm (Cotswold Bowl) | Tony Kelly | |
| Sat 22-Nov | Exe. Black Cat - Tiverton. 10m. Grade 2. (+4m to Bickleigh) | Bhavin Vaja | |
| Sat 29-Nov to 30-Nov | Wye / Usk Weekend. Grade 3. | Sharon Edge | |
| Sat 06-Dec | Sawdde. 6m. Grade 3+ OR Tavy Grade 3+ | Pete Bogle | |
| Thur 11-Dec | Xmas Dinner | Tony Kelly | |
| Sun 14-Dec | Grwyne Fechan / Fawr + Ysgir (Usk valley). 5m. Grade 3 | Duncan Cameron | |
| Sun 21-Dec | Tawe. Glyntawe - Abercraf) 5m. Grade 3-4 (medium levels) and/or Nedd Fechan Gr 4 | Laurence Mezo | |
| Sat 27-Dec | Irfon 5m. Grade 3-4 (Medium) | Laurence Mezo | |
| Tue 30-Dec | Mountain Biking (morning only - with pub lunch?) | Pete Bogle | |
| Sun 04-Jan | Mellte. Gr 4+ | Rich Longhurst | |
| Sat 10-Jan | Advanced White Water Safety & rescue Course (All weekend) | Laurence Mezo | |
| Sun 11-Jan | Middle Usk. Talybont—Crickhowell. 11m Grade 3 | Ali Williams | |
| Sat 17-Jan to 18-Jan | Dart Weekend. Grade 3 Loop 4m. Grade 4 Upper 5m. | Noreen Bishop | |
| Sat 24-Jan | Skittles Evening 7:30pm at Dowtys. | Pete Bogle | |
| Sun 25-Jan | Barle. Tarr Steps - Dulverton. 6m. Gr 2. (+4m to Exebridge) | Duncan Cameron | |
| Thur 29-Jan | AGM 7:30pm | Committee | |
| Sun 01-Feb | Tywi. Lower 8-10m Grade 2/3. Upper 2m Gr 4+ | Ollie Slater | |
| Sat 07-Feb | Upper Usk. Sennybridge - Brecon. 9m. Gr 2. (5m if low) & Grwyne Fechan / Fawr + Ysgir. 5m. Grade 3 | Jen Walker | |
| Sun 15-Feb | Wye. Newbridge-Builth Wells. 8m. Grade 2 (1 x Gr 3) | Noreen Bishop | |
| Sat 21-Feb | Conwy. Grade 4. (North Wales weekend) + Paddling or Mountain walking | Mark Thompson | |
| Sun 01-Mar | Middle Usk. Talybont - Crickhowell. 11m. Grade 3 And/or Clydach Gr 4 | Tom Kelly | |
| Sun 08-Mar | Dart Loop 4m Gr 3 & Upper 5m Gr 4 | Noreen Bishop | |
| Sat 14-Mar | U. Wye. Llangurig - Rhayader. 10m. Grade 3 | Rich Berry | |
| Sat 21-Mar | Tryweryn or Dee (Serpants tail - Town Falls) Gr 3/4 (All weekend possible) | Tom Kelly | |
| Sat 28-Mar | Barle. Tarr Steps - Dulverton. 6m. Gr 2. (+4m to Exebridge) | Rich Berry | |
| Sat 06-Apr | Morocco Expedition | Ali Williams | |