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Exec Elections
Hey Boys ÔÇÿnÔÇÖ girls,
 
The time has come again: 2006 CANOE AND CANOE POLO ELECTIONS
 
This year weÔÇÖll be holding Elections on Wed wk 10 (8th March), your dedicated social secs will send exact timing and set ups around soon, but I can tell you itÔÇÖll be an early start in the bar, followed by our elections dinner in the Farmhouse in Canley, after which the actual speeches and voting will take place. Then itÔÇÖll be onto score! (tickets in advance) to seal the voting (and forget who got in!)
 
As ever any member can stand, and itÔÇÖll be great to get some new faces involved. DonÔÇÖt feel scared to put yourself forwards! The positions and details are on the web site but if youÔÇÖre feeling any inkling towards standing have a chat to the current bod.
 
Our elections are a pretty casual affair, your speech needs to consist of a poem or song (pts for comedy/originality) and a joke (the dodgier the better!). Nominations and seconding will take place in the bar/farmhouse at the beginning of the evening.
 
Positions are
 
CANOE: President, Treasurer, Secretary, Kit Sec, Coaching Sec, Tour Sec (NEW this yr!!)
 
POLO: President, Treasurer, Secretary, Kit Sec, Coaching Sec
 
JOINT: Web Monkey, Social Secs (x2)
 
All info online at http://www.warwickcanoe.co.uk/site/execpositions/
 
Handovers will take place at the beginning of term 3 (After the BUSAÔÇÖs for polo), and will roll throughout the term.
 
Our elections are always an awesome night, and it would be great to see you there
Keep an eye on the emails for final details and in the mean time get writing those poems!!
 
Angie & Jon
Los Presidentes
 
Ps Current Exec dig out those Hawaiian Shirts, I feel we should go out as we came in!
Tournament
Hi all,
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for helping out with the tournament today - timekeeping, refereeing, cheering on our teams, clearing away at the end and just general helpfulness.  All went really smoothly and (just about) on time.
An email in two parts
hey guys
Okay two things, we'll get the not-so-fun one out of the way first: Be warned the exec are going to be cracking down on swimmers in the pool on Monday Training Sessions. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SWIM OR JUMP IN TO THE POOL WHEN THERE ARE KAYAKS IN THE POOL. The only exception is if you are in the shallow end teaching rolling. I am not trying to be anal but there is a lot of playboating going on now and someone is going to get hurt. If mister roberts cartwheels into your head you are going to know about it for weeks to come. Please don't make us ask you twice.
Okay worry over, the OUTDOOR SHOW in the NEC is on 17th-19th March which amongst other things includes this yrs BCU International Canoe exhibition 'Canoe 06', with top speakers, demonstrations, the Uk indoor free style Championships etc. it's an awesome day out, and only 20mins/£4 away on the train. I've been before and always had a gd day and picked up cheap kit in the bargin.
All info on www.theoutdoorsshow.co.uk. The club isn't going to specifically organise a trip - but use the forum and group yourselves up on a convenient day if you fancy it.
Surf trip sign up still there for a couple more days, be good to see lots of you there
See you on Monday
Angie
Elle Presidente
Social Wednesday
Hello!
Social tomorrow, Woodcock and I will be in the bar from 18:30, festivities will commence at 19:00. Check your e-mail for further details!
G and Special
SURF TRIP WEEK 9 SIGN UP
...is now online.
Weekend trip end of week nine, 3rd - 5th March. We'll be camping and surfing in North Devon and it's open to all ablities as surf lends itself to mixed ablity groups so no worries if you've never kayak surfed before.
As usual limited spaces due to transport - so sign up quick. Any questions ring me or grab me in the pool
Angie
Elle Presidente
Polo Rules!
Hello!
A quick reminder that the Rules Course will take place this Wednesday - details below. If you would like to come along, please e-mail me to let me know you're coming (if you haven't already). If you can make it, be there!
Matt (coach@polo.warwickcanoe.co.uk)
Polo Rules Course
Wednesday Week Eight (22nd Feb) from 2pm until 4pm, Meeting Room Six, Union North.
P.S. The following people have already confirmed that they're coming -
Ralph, Tash, Noj, Louise, Mike, Sam, James, Lucy
Polo Rules Course
Following on from my poor show of last term, I actually am going to do a RULES COURSE in the next few weeks! 
The couse will be theory based, with the chance to practice in training sessions.  It will be mainly aimed at people wanting to learn to referee, but, it will also be useful to anyone who feels a little rusty on their rules.
I must stress that this will not be for an official qualification, as I am not qualified to do that...... however, you might get a certificate!!
The provisional date will be the afternoon (2 or 3 o'clock) of Wednesday 22nd February (Week 8).  It will last for two hours.  I will let you know the exact time when I have confirmed the room booking, and also tell you more about the format nearer the time.  Please e-mail me to confirm that you would like to attend. (coach@polo.warwickcanoe.co.uk) 
I would really love to get as many people there as possible, even if you aren't wanting to referee!
Matt
coach@polo.warwickcanoe.co.uk
Canoe Clothing!
Right, i finally have your choices for this year's CANOE CLUB CLOTHING!
Two choices, as mentioned before:
1.) Rugby shirts. Really, really good quality (330gsm if that means anything to anyone). Black with white collar. Will have the Who Dares Swims logo printed on the back (like the Fat Face jumpers have) and your name/ nickname and "Warwick Canoe" embroidered on the front. Size: XS-XXL
Price: £20.37
2.) Hoodies- again, really good quality, 300-310gsm, much better than the standard fruit of the loom (which is 260gsm) deal! You have a choice of either chocolate (see the snow hoodies), olive or black. See the attached pictures for what the designs'll look like (all will be the same in the final design except perhaps for the front left breast which i'm going to ask him to make more canoe- related)- the canoer is someone from the club which is pretty cool (see if you can guess who- it's from last year's surf trip). Will be printed on the back, and embroidered on the front.  Again, will have your name/ nickname embroidered on the front as well. The design this year is very different to previous years, but we wanted to try something new and which didn't just have the university crest on it!
Price: £22
       Delivery: i know the jackets have been annoying, but neither the rugby shirts or hoodies are with that company and each promise to have them done by the end of term AT LEAST if we get the order off asap.
Once again, deadline is NEXT TUESDAY!!
Happy ordering, see you all tonight or at Pub Golf on Thursday,
Frank
Centenary Party! (Will YOU be the 100th member?)
For those of you that don't look at the union canoe page (and those of you who can't get onto it because you've not a member yet... shame on you!) we currently have
89
members, which is a whole ELEVEN off
100
(for those arts students amongst you, 89+11=100)
which also means weÔÇÖre a whole
11
people off a
CENTENARY PARTY!
┬á┬á 
(complete with 100 candles, balloons, a crown for the 100th member, etc.
etc.)
So if you havent joined, JOIN!! and get
your friends to join! (if you havenÔÇÖt got any friends, bribe people)
(As an added incentive.. youÔÇÖre not allowed, insurance-wise, to come on any canoe trips without joining to if you want to go on the surf trip, THE trip of the year which is open to all, then youÔÇÖre going to have to join eventually anyway.. yes even you polo people)
Hope the hangovers arenÔÇÖt too painful from last night everyone who went, see you all on Monday in the pool.
Polo Training
Hi all,
Hope you enjoyed polo last night - I did!
It was really evident last night that everyone has really improved in all areas, and the standard of every game last night was really, really good.  Very well done to everyone - if we all continue to play like that, then we should all do excellently at our own tournament in week eight, and in the BUSA's.  Time for some tournament victories methinks....  (Bring it on Nottingham Men/Birmingham Ladies!).
To make sure we keep on top of our game, we'll do some more training exercises next week, as well as some games.  If there is anything you would like to practice in particular, please e-mail me (address below) to let me know, and we'll fit it in.
Could I also make a request?  Could everyone really try to be on time (7.15) for training next week please?  It makes it soooo much easier to organise!  I do realise, though, that people have lectures and things, which can make it difficult.  But if you don't, it would be cool if you could arrive on time, or even a little early to help with getting the kit out, putting goals up and that kind of thing.  We can get more time playing polo that way!
I promise we are going to do some trips to the River Leam in Leamington some time soon.  We're just waiting for the weather to get above zero degrees before we brave it!
Well done again to everyone at training last night - keep it up!
Matt