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Posted by: Madi

You may have been noticing a distinct lack of trips this term, sorry! (Blame polo! boo!)  But fear not we shall be back to business starting with a Refreshers trip week6 15th-17th of February. This trip is primarily based at... you guessed it, freshers, it's another chance to get you up to scratch for the almighty Scotland tour over Easter, (which to come on, you need to have been on at least 1 river trip). We will hopefully be staying in a bunkhouse, more details to follow closer to the time. Sign up will be up tomorrow lunch time http://www.warwickcanoe.co.uk/site/trips/, so mouses at the ready!!

Posted by: Latvia
We'll be meeting at 1pm outside Sports Centre this Saturday to head to conquer Bristol.

There are still as many spaces as you please for this tournament, but I need to know asap please if you're considering joining the current crew of me, Rachel, Noj, Dom, Adam, Carver, Dunphy and Ben. We've entered two open teams, that are guaranteed at least 4 games each and we could easily do with a few more people in fact.

I've been told we'll be fed on the poolside, so that we can head to party straight after.. ?? (Bristol are clearly preparing to party hard...) so please let me know if you're a veggi so I can tell them. The tickets for the party with the other teams (who name themselves anything from Ninja Marmots to Chainsaw Dolphins!) will be 4 pounds each. Mandatory fancy dress I've been told is Heroes & Villains.
We'll sleep at people's houses (or who knows where really..) so take a sleeping bag. On Sunday morning we've been invited for a fry up. We should be back at Warwick in the afternoon, but will see from people's preferences, maybe it's all too good and we decide to say another day... (I'm joking.)

Signe

Posted by: White Ninja
Yes its true, I'm going to come to a social! Its that time of the year to attempt a sport more dangeous than kayaking: Ice skating
When: Next wednesday the 6th
Time: 20:00-22:00
What to bring: gloves, hats, knee pads, helmets, gum shield etc...
Cost: 7 pounds, if more than fifteen of us : 5 pounds twenty! SO BRING FRIENDS
meet in grad for 19:00
cheers
Tom and Rob

Posted by: Latvia

Hey guys, I've just received a text from Gemma saying pool has filter problems again and we have to cancel training tonight. I know this sucks!

p.s. also cancelling the exec meeting then

Sorry bout these news,

Signe

Posted by: Fingers
Hi everyone,

The entries for the National Student Rodeo close on 7th Feb, so I need to know who wants to go by the end of this Friday please. Details of the event can be found here. There is also a Facebook group with photos from last year here.

We have never been as a club before, but some people went last year, so ask them what it was like. As far as I know it is a freestyle event at Nottingham white water course, with a party. I am guessing a bit like BUSA Salom, but instead of going between the poles, you have to do tricks (and the water is more exciting).

The club will either go to this or run a river trip for this weekend, depending on demand, so:
 - if you desperately want to go to Rodeo, post on the forum and say so.
 - if you desperately want to go to on a river trip, post on the forum and say so. The hardness of the trip will depend on who signs up.
 - if you want to go on some kind of trip that weekend but are not fussed which, post on the forum and say so, and I will sign you up for whichever trip is chosen.

The club will organise and subsidise the trip for which there are most people signed up for (on the forum) on Friday Morning, and anyone left out can organise themselves based on who posted on the forum and doesn't want to go on the club trip.

This will hopefully lead to happiness all round, since everyone will get what they want.

Ben
EP

Posted by: White Ninja
THIS WEDNESDAY ITS DISNEY SCORE CHAIRED BY THE INFAMOUS NICOLA WOODCOCK
meeting at Roccoco for 7.15 to fight for a space SO BE THERE ON TIME!
Come dressed as your favourite disney character
here are a few examples
The legend that is Rufio:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um8mMa5w41A
Or  a favourite of Nicky
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9PpD-PzHa4
there will be some non drunkeness socials comin up soon and all are wlecome on wednesday!
cheers
Tom and ROb/Tom

Posted by: Greg

Hi all,

Just to let you all know that we'll be showing the DVD from the latest scotland tour in the SPORTS CENTRE at 8pm tonight (before canoe).  Be there!

Greg

Posted by: Latvia
We'll at some point be ordering personalised polo rashvests, and need to come up with a design! They should be really really cool. The company can really do a lot. They made Bath rashvests, whoever remembers.. (they had the yellow "paddle hard... play harder..." logo on bright blue)
We want to come up with a Warwick polo logo to be put on the back, then something to be written on the front and on the upper arm. Suggestions?
Coulourwise I'd go with black and white, just so we don't end up like a complete rainbow colour selection seeing that probably not everyone will want to get them (yet I'd strongly suggest that everyone likely to venture the busas do). Also sticking to two colours is cheeper, so I've heared.
That's the http://www.splatterandchatter.co.uk for the company for whoever is curious.

Posted by: Fingers
Welcome back everyone,

In store for you this term is:

• Week 3 - BUSA Slalom. Tell me asap if you have a sudden urge to sign up for this.
• Week 6 - Refreshers Trip. To an as yet undisclosed location, suitable for beginners.
• Week 7 - A hard river/surf trip depending on levels.
• Week 9 - Potential trip to the National Student Rodeo (or a river trip, depending on levels/demand).

Sorry if this sounds a bit vague, but the nature of a trip will depend heavily on how much it rains before it, so we cannot plan them so far in advance.

There is also the Nene trip rearrangement to look forward to, and our mighty Easter Scotland Tour, which is open to anyone, lasts a week, and will be immense in every way. To enjoy the experience to its fullest, you should have been on a river, so try and come to some trips before then. Also, it is highly reccomended that if you are going on the Scotland Tour, you should consider buying a dry cag - talk to someone who has one if you are unsure.

Don't forget also the hectic social calender including: Ice Skating, Score and Elections.

I hope to see you all soon.

Ben
EP

PS If you have ordered a jacket, but not picked it up yet, it is waiting in the Warwick Sport Office, at the top of the Sports Centre.

Posted by: Madi

Ok, as promised hoodie is here again, whooo! And here is your chance to have your say what goes on it. Any budding artists this is your time to shine and come up with a design; the prize, your masterpiece gets to go on the must have hoodie of the year! We are looking for something different, fun and which conveys all the bits of canoeing. So please if you have any ideas post here, or if you have a design, email me at secretary@warwickcanoe.co.uk, post it here, or give it to me at one of our canoe sessions. Everyone please feel free to get involved, heres a link to some of last years thoughts to give you some ideas http://www.warwickcanoe.co.uk/site/forum/thread/653/4/

Good luck and get creative!

Madi x

p.s the more glitter the better!