News
!!!!!!!! Elections Next Week Woooo !!!!!!!!
Posted 4y 5mth ago by Claudia Perry
!!!!!!!! Elections Next Week Woooo !!!!!!!!
Both Canoe and Canoe Polo clubs will be holding our annual elections event next Thursday 6th May at 7:30, on teams at the link here: https://tinyurl.com/CanoloElections
As tradition expects, this utterly serious event requires nothing less than the most formal of attire - we’re all sitting at home but why not at least try to imagine we’re in kelseys. As a reminder, this does mean no jeans, so let’s see a bit of glitz and glamour in our outfits.
If you are running for an executive position, don’t forget to prepare your parody canolo-themed song or poem, and a joke, to perform on the night!
The presidential nominees are in, so without further ado, we are super excited to reveal the presidential manifestos for each club:
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CANOE
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Sarah Rogers
I realize because of the unique circumstances of the past year not many of our new members will know me (how awful) so I thought I’d make a short poem to introduce myself (apologies in advance im not very creative)
Simply the best, better than all the rest (this would have worked better if the position was contested)
Averagely below average paddler
Rock lover, tree hater
Amoral, Ambidextrous, Axolotl
Hilarious, Hysterical, Handsome and very very Humble
Hecking awesome at sudoku, baking and other hip young things
Human?
Hellish ginger spawn of Satan
Humanities for the win! Down with STEM!
Horrendous drunken shite talker (if you see my name in the red book no you didn’t)
Help…
In all seriousness I’d like to think I'm a friendly bubbly member of the club so whether you are planning on joining me on the canoe exec, or are just looking forward to coming on some trips, this year should hopefully be more eventful then the last.
In terms of promises I think we’ve all learnt our lesson about making overly optimistic plans so a key objective is just to try and return to as close to normalcy as Corona allows. However, some other points of focus for the club are
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Developing WWSR and leadership skills to improve the quality and quantity of capable members and ensure the safety and viability of our river trips now and in future years
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Introducing a radical deforestation strategy, in accordance with the clubs standing hatred of trees, to rid british rivers of those pesky branches once and for all.
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Boosting confidence in freshers by personally swimming on every eddy line
Pebble
It’s hard to improve on perfection, but I’ve still put together a comprehensive reform plan, ensuring the clubs future and providing an excellent service to all our members, the core parts of this plan are summarised below:
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The creation of the “Debt Collector” Exec position to ensure no member or organisation can remain indebt to the club.
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Diverting focus for WMG from “Driverless Cars” to “Driverless Kayaks” this will reduce club faff and ensure the club fully embraces the future.
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A financial contribution to the start up “Coach Dans, Coaches and Vans” to ensure the club has access to transport for the coming year.
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The creation of HS3 and HS4, high speed kayak-friendly rail services connecting the Midlands to North Wales, and the Scottish Highlands, ensuring fast access to rivers.
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The purchase of a “City grade” shower to ensure on demand white water in periods of little or no rain and send the water bill to Canoe Polo.
As you can see I have some dramatic ideas which I’m sure you will agree will benefit the club dramatically, therefore I am clearly the only choice, vote Pebble and make Canoe great again!
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CANOE POLO
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James Hickmott
While this year hasn’t seen much time actually on the water, I fully intend to get back in the pool as a club. This means my key aim is to encourage as many new members as possible. This shall be achieved through 3 key initiatives:
1. Being a welcoming and fully inclusive club to all
While this may be relatively self-explanatory, almost everyone who joins the club has never even heard of the sport, let alone played it, I certainly hadn’t, and it’s is easy to let the club focus on the more skilled members, who, generally are very familiar with the sport and club already. To prevent this, there will be many skills sessions held, catered to all levels and abilities. The sports fair shall also be an engaging and fun event, aimed at enticing people from every end of the university.
2. Offering well organised pool sessions when they return to ensure everyone notices personal improvement
Rapid improvement in any sport can be very encouraging, and may be the key to retaining members, people may often leave after a few weeks if they feel they’ve stagnated early. At the top of my agenda regarding how sessions shall be run, games being played will be monitored by exec members to help mentor new members. This will help members quickly gain new skills. Another reason for this is it should help prepare the club for tournaments, which we are currently not prepared for.
3. Ending the age long feud with canoe
This is this unnecessary, and I refuse to let it continue. Why can’t we all just be friends? This isn’t just a matter of kindness; I also appreciate that canoe can be a reliable source of members, and I would like to take full advantage of this next year. This will be done by having two fully collaborative execs, bridged by each exec having committed members of both sports.
Sponsorship:
One other key aspect of the club, vital next year, is our sponsorship with Esquires coffee. It’s important that we develop this relationship further over the coming year as it’s still in its early infancy and we cannot risk losing it. Through hosting socials and meetings as well various forms of publicity, we hope to show the benefits the club can bring to them.
I fully understand that this year has understandably not seen much in the way of personal development for paddlers or recruitment of new members, and that is why I also hope to fulfil much of what Claudia hoped to achieve this year, on top of my new aims.
Please vote for me!
Pebble
Just as my ancestors before me, my whole life has been *literally* shaped by the water, so I fail to see how any other candidate could be more appropriate for this role.
As president, I will endeavour to shift the club’s focus back to the most relevant and important form of polo; the mint with the hole.
More specifically, I believe it is of utmost importance that all of our members are made aware of the extensive polo options available to them, which include, but are not limited to:
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Original Polo mint: the original and best
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Spearmint: “cool look, cool taste”
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Fruit: strawberry, blackcurrant, orange, lemon and lime - all in one tube!!
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Polo Gummies: for the soft-at-heart, gummy sweets in a polo shape
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Butter mint polos: not new but less well known, had to be included in this list
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Sugar free: but still sweet!! Contains sorbitol
Don’t make the wrong decision, no other candidate will leave you feeling so minty fresh
><> ><> 🥘🥘🥘Curry social 🥘🥘🥘<>< <><
Posted 4y 5mth ago by James Hickmott
Hai all,
Today is the first of the summer socials! I hope everyone is looking forward to this evening and is ready with a meal (preferably a curry).
At 7:00 this evening, we'll be on the club teams, looking to get back to some online games🎮.
Social love,
James, Dan, and all the exec
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ab1d540aedf604c5788e43a3e91b7da79%40thread.tacv2/1619695188153?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2209bacfbd-47ef-4465-9265-3546f2eaf6bc%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22b5b6f94d-fcbd-4a81-bf38-0f5eab80021a%22%7d
Elections Reminder
Posted 4y 5mth ago by Owen Kelly
Just a little reminder that if you'd like to run for an exec position next year, please email the president of the club with the position you'd like to run for.
Canoe - president@warwickcanoe.co.uk
Polo - president@polo.warwickcanoe.co.uk
Elections will be on 6th May (so obviously we all know that these are the most important elections that day)
Being on the exec is a great experience as you'll get to meet new people and have a lasting impact on the club, any questions feel free to reach out to me or the current exec member in the position you're interested in 😊
Elections Love
Owen and all the Canolo exec
><> ><> 🥘🥘🥘Curry social 🥘🥘🥘<>< <><
Posted 4y 5mth ago by James Hickmott
Pe'el all,
Welcome back everyone, and I hope you're all doing well. We're looking to start the term off with a classic online curry🥘 social. Feel free to make/buy any curry you like, or just any meal if you prefer😂.
We look forward to seeing you on Thursday at our normal time, 7:00 for a good chance to catch up!
Social love,
James, Dan, and all the exec
Dinnertime Destress is BACK!!!
Posted 4y 5mth ago by Claudia Perry
With term 3 on the horizon🌅 (sorry for the reminder😢), there’s no time more appropriate for a bit of sociable chill time to take your mind off things!!
This week we’ll be throwing it back to the first lockdown with the return of YOGA🧘♀️🧘♂️🧘♀️!!!
We’ve got a short (approx 10-15 min) video for us to follow with a focus on self care/brain power/getting in the zoneeee, and of course we’ll follow up with a nice chit chat catch up☺️.
Looking forward to seeing you there at 7pm tomorrow (Monday) at the teams link here: https://tinyurl.com/yswa72x9
Best of luck to everyone with the upcoming term - there’s light🌟 at the end of the tunnel!!
Chilled out love ✌️,
Claudia 💜
><> ><> Outdoor Canoe Session Week 1 <>< <><
Posted 4y 5mth ago by Dan Collier
Good Afternoon all,
I bring you exciting news We will be running our first outdoor canoe session at the Leamington Boat Centre, next Sunday afternoon.
This is open to everyone and if you would like to come please sign up using the link at the bottom of this post.
This will be a great opportunity to take some time away from those pesky exams/dissertations/assignments and relax.
Canoe love,
Dan and all the exec.
Scotland ‘trip’ Launch - The Deets
Posted 4y 6mth ago by Claudia Perry
*****Scotland ‘trip’ Launch - The Deets*****
The groups are decided and the challenges have been set!!
Our three groups, Team Tulip, Lily Legion, and Bluebell Band will try to complete as many of the following ten challenges as possible, from Monday 22nd-Friday 26th inclusive! If a team doesn’t do at least 7 each member will face a (pie/milk/marshmallow related) forfeit 
Team Tulip:
Jonathan
Adi
Chris
Rowan
Claudia
Lily Legion:
Joe
Tara
Grady
Ivan
James
Bluebell Band:
Owen
Sarah
Will
Liam
All the challenges are Scotland-related because its just that time of year 
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As a group, run/walk/paddle the length of the Gary (35km) in one day
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At least 2 members of the group travel half the Etive (9k) in one run/walk/paddle
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One member of the group records 3 run/walks of Spean Gorge in the week (5k)
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Run 3 etive sections in the week (2.5km each)
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Stop and do 6 star jumps, 6 sit ups every kilometre for a whole run/walk that’s at least 3km (because right-angle is a 6m drop!)
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One member cycles half the Findhorn (50k)
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Spend 8 hours exercising between group in total (the journey time to Scotland!)
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Climb Cairn Gorm worth of elevation (1245m) in a week as a group
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4 members of a group do the same activity simultaneously (it’s good to paddle as a group)
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Every member does at least 2 activities throughout the week
The team that completes the most challenges will be crowned champions
and will win absolutely nothing because it’s all for charity (kidding, there actually will be some PRIZES 
on offer for the winning team, just in case you’re motivated by something other than helping people )
and will win absolutely nothing because it’s all for charity (kidding, there actually will be some PRIZES on offer for the winning team, just in case you’re motivated by something other than helping people )In the case of a tie, the winners will be decided by the group that records the most time on strava.
On that note, all activities must be tracked on strava (or if you’re climbing stairs for elevation, messaged to Joe).
And most importantly of all, this event is once again in aid of our chosen charity Valley House who are doing amazing work helping people struggling with issues such as homelessness, depression, and unemployment to look forward to a brighter future: https://valleyhouse.org.ukAll donations should be made via our ongoing Just Giving page: https://tinyurl.com/WCCPJustGiving
Please spread the link with friends/family/everyone you know (don’t forget when we reach £500 Chris’ hair will be going PINK!!
)
)From some someone that’s excited about their first Scotland trip
Elections + How to run for a position!
Posted 4y 6mth ago by Owen Kelly
It’s time for the old exec to bid adieu and for us to elect a new exec to take the club next year, (which will hopefully actually involve getting in a boat). We will be running elections on 6th May during our normal social time (7PM).
If you would like to run for a position, please email the current president for the club you wish to run for (if it’s a joint position, please email both).
The emails are:
Canoe: president@warwickcanoe.co.uk
Polo: president@polo.warwickcanoe.co.uk
We also ask that you prepare a short canoe related parody song and a joke of your choice to perform on the night. If you’re running for President you must also submit a short manifesto detailing all the amazing things you will do for the club.
The exec positions are:
𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗲:
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Coach
Tour Secretary
Kit Secretary
𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗼:
President
Treasurer
Secretary
Tournament Secretary
Coach
Kit Secretary
𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁:
Social Secretary x2
Media Officer
Charities, Development, and Outreach (CDO) Officer
If you have any questions about any of the roles/what they involve/what to run for/how to run/elections themselves/anything else feel free to get in contact with any of the current exec.
We’ll have some more details about the elections themselves closer to the night so stay tuned……
Canolo Love,
Owen, Claudia and all the joint exec
Fri-YAY Reminders!
Posted 4y 6mth ago by Claudia Perry
It’s Friday
, it’s week ***10***
, we made it peeps - the end of a very long term for many of us!!!
, it’s week ***10***, we made it peeps - the end of a very long term for many of us!!!As if you needed any more reason for hype today there are 2 very exciting things happening this evening!!!
’Scotland’ signups close tonight at midnight for our team-orientated charity event!!The challenge is open to everyone - members new and old (you don’t even need to have come to a pool session this year) so it would be great for as many of us as possible to get involved!
Once signups close, we’ll organise y’all into ‘river groups’ for the duration of the event (next week Monday 22nd - Friday 26th March), and we’ll be releasing a list of activities-based challenges over the weekend for you and your group to complete as a team.
Sign up here: https://warwickcanoe.uk/trips/trip.php?trip_id=71
Challenges will be aimed at a range of abilities/time commitments and overall the event should be a lot of fun - all in aid of our chosen charity Valley House, and there will be prizes for the winning group!!
(Any questions/queries whatsoever feel free to shoot me a message)
Secondly, Polo’s wonderful tournament secretary
Tara
will be representing our clubs tonight in Warwick Latin and Ballroom’s annual “Warwick does Strictly” charity event.The link to stream the event from 7pm is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfxTn_cw7Pw
And to donate and place your vote for Tara (it’s number 4!!!) head to the just giving page: https://tinyurl.com/u3e8x59z
This is super exciting so be sure to tune in and show Tara some Canolo support!!!
Well done everyone on pushing through this term!! I’m sure this won’t be the last you hear from me over the next few weeks, but have a lovely Easter break
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!Take a break, don’t work too hard, and be kind to yourselves 
All the Friday-feeling love and hugs,
Claudia xxxxxx
><> ><> Final Social of the Term <>< <><
Posted 4y 6mth ago by Dan Collier
Tonight is the final social of the term, and in memory of last years Scotland Trip 😢 we will be playing "Would I lie to you?" 🧐. If you wish to participate then please message James or myself a truth and then come along tonight at 7pm on Teams to find out if other members of the club would lie to you just to win the game.
Link to Teams meeting:
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ab1d540aedf604c5788e43a3e91b7da79%40thread.tacv2/1616064944103?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2209bacfbd-47ef-4465-9265-3546f2eaf6bc%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22f0e6d9ca-3af2-43d2-9821-34848a92fb3e%22%7d
Social love,
Dan, James and all the exec