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11May 2015 by Webmaster

Rickmansworth Festival 16th/17th May 2015

Next weekend is the Rickmansworth Festival and your club needs your help to promote the club and let festival goers know who we are and what we do. This means we can recruit more members and remain a healthy and active club. To promote the club, we will have an information stand at the clubhouse and we will be running ‘Come and Try’ sessions on Saturday 17th at 1pm, 3pm & 4.30pm and Sunday 18th 11.30am, 1pm & 3.30pm. There will also be Canoe Polo Demonstrations on both days at 2pm. Help is required from 10am on both days. Over the weekend there will be no formal recreational or polo sessions but there will be plenty of opportunity for all members to kayak at some stage during the weekend. How…

03Nov 2014 by Webmaster No Comments

Twitter Feed

News, Website

Nomad Kayak Club now have a twitter feed! @NomadKayakClub Follow us today!

03Nov 2014 by Webmaster No Comments

Aquadrome Bridge Closure

News

3rd - 8th November Just a quick note to say that the Aquadrome Bridge is closed to cars for maintenance this week. Works are due to be complete by next week but there is a chance that it will take longer. Club members will have to park elsewhere and walk in on Wednesday. We will let you know if there are any updates.

28Sep 2014 by Webmaster No Comments

Novice & Beginners Polo

Polo

Novice & Beginners Polo Training We are hosting polo training for novices and beginners every Saturday in October between 9am and 10.30am. You will need your usual change of clothes. Free for members of Nomads, the non-members charge is £5 a session. Novice & Beginners Polo League Do you want to play polo in competition with others of a similar ability, if so the Development League could be for you? Our first friendly tournament will be held in the aquadrome immediately after warm up training on Saturday 4th October and you are welcome to come along and watch or play. If you want to play please let Katherine, Malc or Chilly know before the day. Our second tournament is on Saturday 25th October in the evening at an indoor swimming…

22Sep 2014 by Webmaster No Comments

Mid-Week Recreational Sessions

News, Recreational

As of 1st October the Aquadrome car park closes daily at 6pm; this coupled with coach availability and ever decreasing daylight means that this Wednesday (24th September) will be the last mid-week recreational session of the year. Over the last 5 months, Wednesday evening recreational sessions have run continuously. Thanks to all members who attended the sessions particularly the coaches/experienced paddlers who ran/supervised the sessions. Mid-week sessions will restart again in April/May next year. Sunday recreational sessions (10am till 12pm) will continue as normal throughout the winter months.

29Aug 2014 by Webmaster No Comments

Facility Works

Maintenance

Our club is hiring out our polo facilities for league tournaments the first of which takes place on Saturday 20th September. For us to prepare the site there are a few remaining tasks to complete, these include creating a concete landing stage, goose fencing and perimter fencing and we shall also be making some alterations to the pitch size and hope to re-position the scaffold goal. To complete this work we require help from the members and we have organised the work to take place over the next three weekends. Sunday 31st August - Concreting the new landing stage and installing a goose "Keep out" fence. Saturday 6th September - Bund works and perimeter fencing. Sunday 7th September - Bund works including creating a site entrance and Prune overhanging branches.…

14Aug 2014 by Webmaster No Comments

Alps Trip 2015

Trip

Hi All As you probably know the club have reserved a French Alps trip with Fluid Skills from 11th July - 18th July 2015. In order to ensure that we do not loose our places we need to put down a 10% deposit (£65 each). So far preference will be given to the following who have put their names down already. I will be sending out account details and booking forms over the weekend; if anyone else wants to join us, please speak to me at the club or drop me an email. Thanks Arthur trips@nomadkayakclub.co.uk

12Aug 2014 by Webmaster No Comments

August Bank Holiday Special

Event

Fun in Boats/Club Social When - 3pm to Dusk on Bank Holiday Monday (25th August) Where - Meet at the Club House to collect a boat, all the fun will take place at the sheltered teaching facility. Who's Invited - All Club Members - Let us know if you can make it, the more the merrier! (If you don't fancy a paddle, come along for the Social). Water based activities include: - The Cross Stream Slalom Challenge - Novice Polo - Testing of the Prototype Launch Slide - Playboating - Open Canoeing - Rafting - 1 & 2 Star Assessments (Instructors required to supervise water based activities) Land based activities include: - Club Social - Bank and pathway works - Update on Club move Barbeque food and drinks will be…

06Aug 2014 by Webmaster No Comments

London International 2014 Results

News, Polo

On the 26th and 27th July Nomad Kayak Club entered two teams into the 16th London International Canoe Polo Tournament 2014, hosted by Meridian Canoe Club. [caption id="attachment_1600" align="aligncenter" width="300"] 'Nomad Mixed' entered into Division 2, finishing in 4th place.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1601" align="aligncenter" width="300"] 'Nomad Others' entered into Division 3, finishing in 11th place.[/caption] The full results are below:

29Jul 2014 by Webmaster No Comments

Upcoming Events and Courses

Courses, Trip

Hi All The second half of the year promises to be quite busy with a number of trips and courses in the pipeline. The following are some of the "bigger" items in the calendar, but are by no means the only activities going on. We have many active members paddling throughout the year, so if anyone wants to get more involved or if you do not see a trip that is suitable, please just ask at the club. Trip specific details i.e. travel arrangements, accommodation etc. will generally be sent out 7-10 days before the event. All events will be in the events section of the Recreational Facebook page. 9/10 August 2014 - Dee / Tryweryn Trip Trip to the Dee (Saturday) and the Tryweryn (Sunday) with Nick. The trip…