Alderford Lake in December
Sunday 31 Dec 2023 | by Danny Shuker
Despite the mixed weather, we’ve been lucky to continue our weekly paddle at Alderford Lake throughout December, with minimal impact from the high winds due to our sheltered location.
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Paddle Stats for December 2023
Sunday 31 Dec 2023 | by Al Patterson
How Many Paddlers? A total of 30 festive paddle boarders, kayakers, and other paddle lovers took to the water in December 2023 to complete one of the 8 Free 5k paddle event in their local area. What was the total time paddled? Those 30 paddlers clocked up a combined time...
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Millpond at Manvers!
Thursday 30 Nov 2023 | by Jane Burren
I woke early with anticipation on Sunday morning and eagerly set off to Manvers Lake the venue for AquaPaddle Rotherham. As I navigated the car park and faced the lake I was greeted by a beautiful glassy millpond, still air and the glimpse of sun. Today was going to be...
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Paddle Stats for November 2023
Thursday 30 Nov 2023 | by Al Patterson
How Many Paddlers? A total of 100 paddle boarders, kayakers, and other paddle lovers took to the water in November 2023 to complete one of the 13 Free 5k paddle event in their local area. What was the total time paddled? Those 100 paddlers clocked up a combined time of...
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Back to the Island
Thursday 16 Nov 2023 | by Brett Scillitoe
With all the Autumn rains, the River Thames has risen and is constantly running now at over 100 tonnes of water a second. Which is very fast. It also means that running any sort of event, let alone paddling on the river would just be dangerous.
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Halloween at Alderford Lake
Tuesday 07 Nov 2023 | by Danny Shuker
There were lots of great costumes at our Halloween themed AquaPaddle last weekend. Sam was awarded Best Halloween Costume, voted for by all the paddlers, though there were plenty of worthy...
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Paddle Stats for October 2023
Wednesday 01 Nov 2023 | by Al Patterson
How Many Paddlers? A total of 198 paddle boarders, kayakers, and other paddle lovers took to the water in October 2023 to complete one of the 17 Free 5k paddle event in their local area. What was the total time paddled? Those 198 paddlers clocked up a combined time of...
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Swiss Valley Halloween
Monday 30 Oct 2023 | by Jul Kokocnk
Our Halloween-themed paddle had everyone rocking their most creative fancy dress outfits, and the energy was through the roof! The day started with sunshine beaming down, and the clear waters were just perfect. But, as the day went on, the wind added an extra twist, making it even more thrilling...
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AquaPaddle Cotehele Pilot Event
Monday 23 Oct 2023 | by Samm Pawley
Fantastic support for our first AquaPaddle here at Cotehele in Cornwall. The sun was bright and warm, the wind non-existent, the river like a mill pond and the tide times perfect, if only we could can that every time!
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Alderford Lake in October
Tuesday 17 Oct 2023 | by Danny Shuker
It’s been amazing to see so many paddlers continue heading to Alderford Lake on a Sunday morning for our weekly AquaPaddle. Since we started in May, we’ve built up a lovely community of paddlers, with both regular attendees and newcomers continuing to join us.
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Paddle Stats for September 2023
Sunday 01 Oct 2023 | by Al Patterson
How Many Paddlers? A total of 213 paddle boarders, kayakers, and other paddle lovers took to the water in September 2023 to complete one of the 14 Free 5k paddle event in their local area. What was the total time paddled? Those 163 paddlers clocked up a combined time of...
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AquaPaddle Bath Growing
Monday 25 Sep 2023 | by Brett Scillitoe
AquaPaddle Bath is slowly growing as people begin to find what a great location it is to paddle. Paul and his Crew had a successful event. The Start ...
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Lincoln September Event
Thursday 21 Sep 2023 | by Hannah Stockdale
It was a bustling morning before the start of Lincoln’s AquaPaddle on Sunday (17th Sept). Karen completed the route check on the glassy water whilst we put out the flags, banners and notice board ready for paddlers arriving.
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Paddle Stats for August 2023
Thursday 31 Aug 2023 | by Al Patterson
How Many Paddlers? A total of 222 paddle boarders, kayakers, and other paddle lovers took to the water in August 2023 to complete one of the 18 Free 5k paddle event in their local area. What was the total time paddled? Those 222 paddlers clocked up a combined time of...
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Autumn in August
Tuesday 08 Aug 2023 | by Brett Scillitoe
I think the Summer of 2023 will be remembered for a Flaming June and then it quickly turned to Autumn, with most weekends affected by high winds and rain. But us AquaPaddlers are hardy souls and as long as the wind wasn’t too strong, we would be out there running...
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Paddle Stats for July 2023
Tuesday 01 Aug 2023 | by Al Patterson
How Many Paddlers? A total of 163 paddle boarders, kayakers, and other paddle lovers took to the water in July 2023 to complete one of the 14 Free 5k paddle event in their local area. What was the total time paddled? Those 163 paddlers clocked up a combined time of...